nxh@meaddata.com (Nobuya "Higgy" Higashiyama) (11/09/90)
Has this happened to you? I ordered the free working model of WFW from Microsoft. I got it in a few weeks, and proceeded to install it as described. Lo and behold, it proceeded to delete all .GRP files so that only WFW demo .GRP file was left! It took me about 30 minutes to restore all the program groups just the way I had it before (I know, I know, I should have backed up regularly). So, if you're planning on checking out their working models, be sure to back up your /WINDOWS directory before installing it. Just a friendly warning ... Higgy -- Nobuya "Higgy" Higashiyama | ____/| Mead Data Central, Dayton, OH | \ o.O| Vote for Bill in '92! Internet: nxh@meaddata.com | =(_)= UUCP: uunet!meaddata!nxh | U ACK! THPHTH!
laughner@news.nd.edu (Tom laughner) (11/10/90)
From article <1903@meaddata.meaddata.com>, by nxh@meaddata.com (Nobuya "Higgy" Higashiyama): > Has this happened to you? > > I ordered the free working model of WFW from Microsoft. I got it in a few > weeks, and proceeded to install it as described. Lo and behold, it proceeded > to delete all .GRP files so that only WFW demo .GRP file was left! It took me about 30 minutes to restore all the program groups just the way I had it before It may be something else in your PC...we've been installing the WFW demo all over the place here with no problems at all. Tom Laughner Consultant/Analyst University of Notre Dame TLAUGHNE@IRISHVMA
gettys@regent.enet.dec.com (Bob Gettys N1BRM) (11/10/90)
In article <1903@meaddata.meaddata.com>, nxh@meaddata.com (Nobuya "Higgy" Higashiyama) writes... >Has this happened to you? > >I ordered the free working model of WFW from Microsoft. I got it in a few >weeks, and proceeded to install it as described. Lo and behold, it proceeded >to delete all .GRP files so that only WFW demo .GRP file was left! It took me >about 30 minutes to restore all the program groups just the way I had it before >(I know, I know, I should have backed up regularly). > >So, if you're planning on checking out their working models, be sure to back up >your /WINDOWS directory before installing it. Just a friendly warning ... > Funny, I got the Project for Windows demo and have loaded it on two different machines and didn't have any such trouble (no trouble, in fact). /s/ Bob Gettys