SwitchIt (Ver. 1.0008) Installation Instructions
Genesis One Technologies, Inc.
7470 San Clemente Pl
Boca Raton, FL 33433
www.genesis-one.com
email switchit@genesis-one.com

This program is shareware, and as such, may be used freely for a period of 15 days. If after 15 days you decide to keep and use this program, you are required to purchase the program. You may purchase the program at www.genesis-one.com. As shareware this program may be distributed freely.

What makes SwitchIt unique is that unlike other "dual boot" products, SwitchIt allows you to refresh your second system to a clean working copy and you do it without ever leaving the Windows environment.

SwitchIt is a program that allows you to Switch back and forth between your primary Windows system and a created second duplicate of that system. For the newer home systems where hard drive space is not an issue this program is a must. SwitchIt will maintain a second working copy of your Windows and Program Files directories.

This program provides a "safe" place to test downloaded software. For people who like to download and test software, this program allows you to switch to your second "test" system before installing it permanently. Clicking one icon, (Wincopy), creates the duplicate and another icon (ToWin2) will reboot to the second Windows system where you can test the software and decide to keep it or not. Returning to the primary system is an icon click away. If you want to discard any changes and refresh your second system, just reclick the Wincopy icon and the second system will be returned to it's original form, ready for use again.

Since SwitchIt makes an exact copy of your Windows and Program Files directories and puts them automatically on your C: drive it is imperative that you make sure you have enough disk space on your C: drive to accommodate both of them. Please go to explorer and check before you download or install this program.

Installation

1. Unzip SwitchIt.zip to a temporary directory or a floppy, type setup and install. This will create three new directories on your hard drive, "C:\SwitchIt", "C:\Win2" and "C:\Progfls2" 

2. At the end of the installation you will be prompted to read the readme file. It contains the instructions on how to make the Windows and Program Files copies. The readme will tell you to execute,(double click) the icon on your desktop called "WinCopy". DO NOT EXECUTE (DOUBLE CLICK) THE "ToWin2" ICON UNTIL YOU HAVE EXECUTED "WINCOPY"!!!!! This powerful program will make an exact copy of your Windows and Program Files directories in the "Win2" and "Progfls2" directories. At this point and not before you may switch back and forth between Windows systems.

Tips

You can tell which system you are on by the icons on your desktop i.e., ToWin2 means you are on your primary Windows system. It is also a good idea to change the desktop background color on one of the systems for easier identification.

Advanced

1. The following describes how to create a brand new "clean" Windows system instead of copying your old one. This has certain advantages but should only be done if you have a good working knowledge of DOS and Windows 95.

Creating a second new Windows directory

Before you install a new Windows system you must first rename your current "Windows" directory to "Win1" and rename your current "Program Files" directory to "Progfls1". 
You may accomplish this by booting with your startup disk.
At the a: prompt type rename c:\Windows Win1. Then press enter. 
Next at the a: prompt type rename c:\Progra~1 Progfls1. Then press enter. Note that at the DOS level Program Files appears as Progra~1 and you must rename it.
You may now proceed with the installation of Windows.
One last point. When you get to the "Choose Directory" installation screen, Windows will choose as its default "Win1", you must choose "Other Directory" and on the next screen type in C:\Windows, then proceed with a normal Windows installation. 
After you have installed Windows and it is up and running, from explorer, copy the "ToWin1" shortcut (in the "C:\SwithIt" directory) to your desktop. At this point you may safely switch between your two Windows directories.

2. SwitchIt may also be used as an emergency backup  .

As many of you know Windows 95 crashes occur. By keeping a spare working copy of your windows directory you can save yourself a lot of time if you should experience a system crash.

By using the "WinCopy" program of SwitchIt, and using it only after a succesful boot to Windows 95, you create a working copy of your windows directory that you can switch to from your DOS emergency disk if you can no longer boot to windows.

Use the following proceedure if Windows 95 fails to boot.

1. At the a: prompt type:

rename c:\windows winx      (enter)
rename c:\win2 windows      (enter)

Remove the emergency boot disk and reboot.

2. When windows boots successfully open windows explorer and rename the following:
(Use standard windows explorer conventions)

Program Files to Progx
Progfls2 to Program Files (don't forget to leave a space between Program and Files)

Reboot and everything will be back the way it was.

If everything is working correctly go back into explorer, delete the two renamed files, Winx and Progx, and rerun "WinCopy".

3. There may be some that may not want to keep an extra copy of Program Files on the C: drive (to concerve disk space) SwitchIt may be edited in the following manor.

WARNING!!!! DO NOT ATTEMPT THIS UNLESS YOU ARE PROFICIENT IN BATCH FILE AND EDITING OF BATCH FILES.

a. In the batch file c:\SwitchIt\FileCopy\WinCopy.bat rem out the following 2 lines:

if exist c:\switchit\failfile goto err boss diff "c:\Program Files" "c:\Progfls2" 
c:\switchit\failfile>>c:\switchit\switchit.log

b. In the batch file c:\SwitchIt\ToWin1.bat rem out the following 2 lines:

rename C:\"Program Files" Progfls2 
rename C:\Progfls1 "Program Files"

c: In the batch file c:\SwitchIt\ToWin2.bat rem out the following 2 lines:

rename C:\"Program Files" Progfls1 
rename C:\Progfls2 "Program Files"

d: Delete the Win2 Directory, and don't forget that if you have already run WinCopy, you must delete Progfls2.
