Use a System Macro to reset your configuration

95LX 100LX

Occasionally I load a program that is incompatible with my 100LX and it locks up, requiring battery removal. The big pain is the reprogramming of the 100LX back to my preferences. I took the pain out of this by making a System MACRO which customizes all my settings.

I store this MACRO file out of harms way on my flash card. When the need arises, after I put the batteries back in, I load the .MAC file and run it. It takes about 1.5 minutes to reset my MANY configuration preferences, including: system sound volume, contrast, memory settings, DOS memory settings, Comm settings (parity, baud rate, down load directory), and World Clock local city. Then the system macro opens my Appointment, Note Taker, and Phone book files, with passwords, so the 100LX will "remember" that they're on the A: drive and ready to use.

I have password protected my APPT, NoteTaker and PHONE data files, and the system macro contains these passwords. To protect these passwords, I have encrypted the .MAC file that contains the reconfiguration macro. Whenever I want to use it, I must un-encrypt the file first.

See HP 100LX User's Guide, page 6-1 to 6-10 for more on creating system macros.

Tom Nicastri AOL: Farfe lN

[The HP 95LX provides an easier approach to this problem. All the system setup information is stored in SETUP.ENV. Keep a current copy of that file on your RAM card. If you lose everything on the C: drive, copy your backup copy to C:\ and it will restore all your system preferences and System Macro keys. In addition, save copies of the *.ENV files found in your C:/_DAT directory. They contain the setup preferences for your other BUILT-IN applications -Robert.]