Impulse Archiving/Restoring Tutorial on WC Wiki

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WC member gmc2 has created a user tutorial on how to Archive and Restore using Impulse, and posted it to the WinCustomize Wiki.  Thanks for taking the time to create this, and remember anyone can post a tutorial or guide to the WC Wiki for others to use.

http://wiki.wincustomize.com/wiki/Impulse:_Archiving/Restoring_Programs

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Thanks Spencer, nice job gmc2!!!  This will be helpful. :beer:

Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top

you're welcome, nice to be able to help.

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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top

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Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Finally! I only wish I knew how to do this before, having lost 2 decent applications to buggy updates. A request to the powers that be: Impulse could use a 'how to' menu. Thanks gmc2!
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Luckily, my other PC still has an earlier version of DeskScapes installed: the one where you right-click on desktop>properties>DeskScapes>apply. I want to archive this version but it doesn't appear on Impulse, which instead offers DeskScapes 3 and says 'previous version installed' under 'status'. But right-clicking on it won't give an 'archive' option for this previous version, only 'download and archive' for DeskScapes 3. Any ideas on how to find and archive the previous version would be really appreciated.
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Nice one!

Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Well done tutorial. Short, thorough and to the point. Thanks!  :)

Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Thank you for putting this up, very good to have.

Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Well done!

 

Might want to add that Download and Archive is OS independent and Archive is not.

Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top

ZUBAZ! BRO!

Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Might want to add that Download and Archive is OS independent and Archive is not.

I hear the words but not sure of the meaning. what's the difference from archive and archive and downloading what specifically.

speak layman Zubaz. I'll make the additions or you can make the changes if you like, either or...

Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting gmc2, reply 11

Might want to add that Download and Archive is OS independent and Archive is not.

I hear the words but not sure of the meaning. what's the difference from archive and archive and downloading what specifically.

speak layman Zubaz. I'll make the additions or you can make the changes if you like, either or...

I speak Zubish; I don't think speaking laynam is possible for me.

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Reply #13 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Great job on the tutorial. Everyone should archive their apps, so this will be very helpful.:thumbsup:

Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top

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Reply #15 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Reply #0 Friday, September 10, 2010 1:37 AM Zubaz reply #7, August 18, 2010: "You can set Impulse to archive your existing app on install of an update. It can eaiteher create a new achive each time or overwrite the last one." I didn't know this option existed under Advanced Settings. "Archive application before updating" in Advanced Settings should do the trick. Thanks, Zubaz gmc2 you might want to mention in the Tutorial that this option exists under Advanced Settings.
Reply #17 from WinCustomize Forums Top

gmc2 you might want to mention in the Tutorial that this option exists under Advanced Settings.

it's under item 4, "future considerations".