ABOUT BACKUPS You probably make backups of your data regularly. (At least, we hope you do. If you don't, you certainly should. We say this from personal experience; disaster can strike at any time.) Some backup programs access your hard disk in a non-standard way, bypassing normal DOS processing. Such backup programs are inherently less safe than those that follow published standards, and will not work with NewSpace. PC-Fullbak and Back-It are two such programs that do not work with NewSpace. Backup programs that follow published standards, and that don't bypass normal DOS processing, such as Fastback and Fastback Plus (for backing up to diskette) and Tecmar's QIC- 60 (for backing up to tape), will work very well with NewSpace. Also, the BACKUP command of DOS works with NewSpace. Tecmar's QT-type tape backup systems can be made to operate in either a non-standard way or in a standard way. To make these systems operate in the standard way (compatibly with NewSpace), specify "Other" in the "NETWORK" field on the options panel (whether you actually are using a network or not). BEFORE YOU RUN THE COMPRESS PROGRAM If you are using a file facility program, such as File Facility, dPATH, or EasyPath, then you should deactivate it while you run the (one-time) COMPRESS program. Otherwise, COMPRESS may not be able to find and compress all your files. FOR OWNERS OF JRAM MEMORY BOARDS The JET program by Tall Tree Systems uses a non-standard DOS interface, and is therefore incompatible with NewSpace. However, the JRAM boards, and the software that manages these boards, are compatible with NewSpace. FOR OWNERS OF XtreePro XtreePro sometimes accesses DOS in a non-standard way that is incompatible with NewSpace. In order to change the way that XtreePro works, start XtreePro with the command line option /LS, or use XtreePro's configuration program to specify that the "Standard" disk logging method should be used. NOTE NewSpace doesn't currently work in a multi-tasking environment such as Windows, DESQview, or TopView. In a networking environment such as IBM's PC Network, NewSpace doesn't currently work on the file server or servers, but can be used to compress data on the workstations' hard disks. IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM RUNNING UNINSTALL Certain resident programs prevent NewSpace's UNINSTALL program from working properly. If you try to run UNINSTALL and have any problems, boot your system from a bootable floppy disk with no resident programs (not even the NEWRES program that normally activates NewSpace), and then run UNINSTALL again.