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           Advantig BiF (Backup Important Folders)
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Copyright (C) 2007 Advantig Corporation (www.advantig.com),
ALL Rights are Reserved.


BiF (Backup Important Folders) is a free ad-hoc (on-demand) file
backup utility for Commercial or non-commercial use that does not
need to be installed.  It was designed primarily as a tool for use
with our DualDesk remote support software (www.dualdesk.com) but it
can be used as a stand-alone backup utility.

It's a work-in-progress but it may prove useful if you need a quick way
to backup folders or files that are locked.  You can also
use it to clone your entire drive if desired.

It's a quick backup utility that stores files un-compressed in another
folder or on another drive.  BiF is not a full-featured backup program.
It's designed for those times you need to do back up but don't have
time to run a full featured backup program or doing remote support on
a system that does not have a backup program installed.

If the user must have administrative privileges to backup some files
and folders.  On most systems you can even backup files and folders
that are locked.

How to use:

There is no installation required, simply extract BiF.exe to a folder
somewhere and run it.

If you run BiF with no command line parameters it will display prompts
to guide you through the backup process.

It will save your folder selections in the folder it was executed in.

If you prefer a silent backup, you can pass the necessary parameters
on the command line.

Command line usage:

  BiF.exe (<batch file>[/<Destination Folder>]

  Examples:
           BiF.exe
           BiF.exe C:\MyStuff\myBiF.cmd
           BiF.exe C:\MyStuff\myBiF.cmd/D:\MyBackups

Notice there is only a / and not a space between the script and the
destination parameters.

The folder name your files will be stored in is the date it was created
YYMMDD-hhmmss (060315-073059) 


The Windows Registry is always backed up.


Folders that are backed up if the default option is selected.
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DESKTOP
STARTMENU
START MENU
STARTUP
QUICK LAUNCH 
My DOCUMENTS
SEND TO
RECENT DOCUMENTS
FAVORITES
MY NETWORK PLACES
FONTS
TEMPLATES
APPLICATION DATA
PRINTER & FAXES
INTERNET COOKIES
HISTORY
PROFILE\Local Settings\Microsoft\Address Book
PROFILE\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities
PROFILE\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook






License
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This software is free for commercial or non-commercial use.

It is distributed as Freeware NOT Public Domain software
and not open source software.

You may use this software on any number of computers
without time limits.

You are allowed to freely distribute the software, but
Advantig Corporation retains ownership and copyright of
the software and the documentation.

You may use and/or bundle or distribute the software
together with other software products in the same
installer and/or on the same media. 

- You may use and/or distribute the software with the
  following conditions: 

  You may not use the software for illegal activities. 

  You may not modify the program or documentation files
  in any way. 

  You may not reverse engineer, decompile or otherwise
  reduce the Software to a human readable format.

  You may not sell the software or charge a distribution
  fee, except to recover physical media costs and the
  actual postage and or shipping excluding handling fees.

  You must include all the files that were in the original
  distribution.


BiF is a non-profit product.  Development of BiF is funded
entirely by Advantig so updates, upgrades and new features
for BiF may not always advance as quickly as everyone would
like. If you would like to help support the continued
development of BiF, you may do so by providing feedback
and suggestions.



NO WARRANTY

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THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THIS PROGRAM, TO THE EXTENT
PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.  EXCEPT WHEN OTHERWISE
STATED IN WRITING THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND/OR OTHER
PARTIES PROVIDE THE PROGRAM "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY
OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING,
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF
THE PROGRAM IS WITH YOU. SHOULD THE PROGRAM PROVE
DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY
SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION.

IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR
AGREED TO IN WRITING WILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR
ANY OTHER PARTY WHO MAY MODIFY AND/OR REDISTRIBUTE
THE PROGRAM, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES, INCLUDING
ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE
THE PROGRAM (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF
DATA OR DATA BEING RENDERED INACCURATE OR LOSSES
SUSTAINED BY YOU OR THIRD PARTIES OR A FAILURE OF
THE PROGRAM TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER PROGRAMS),
EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED
OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

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