Backing Up PPP

Making a backup copy of your files is very important. A system breakdown or hard disk failure might damage your data. Therefore, you should generally back up your PPP JOB and LOG files on a floppy or ZIP diskette, or on a tape device.

However, it is not necessary to make a backup copy of PPP on your hard disk. PPP can always be reinstalled from the CD-ROM. The only thing you will want to save is the custom settings. If you are installing PPP on a machine where it has never been installed or has been uninstalled, PPP will not remember your previous custom settings.

Fortunately, there is a way to back up the current program settings for PPP. All the user options and parameters can be saved on a backup disk. PPP stores the custom settings in the following files:

PPP.INI

USER200.INI

USER300.INI

USER400.INI

USER500.INI

USER600.INI

USER700.INI

USER800.INI

These files are located in the directory where you installed PPP. You might not have all of these files. The default location for PPP is C:\Program Files\Elan\PPP. We suggest that you locate these files and save them on a backup disk or tape after you change the custom settings or some of the page detection parameters.

Notes:

• Please exit PPP before you back up the INI files.

See also:

Restoring PPP Settings

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