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CREATING THE RESCUE DISK
Rescue disk creation means the creation of a disk image (ISO file) with up-to-date anti-virus databases and configuration
files.
The source disk image serving as base for new file creation can be downloaded from Kaspersky Lab server or copied
from a local source.
The image file created by the wizard will be saved in the "Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Kaspersky
Lab\AVP80\Data\Rdisk\" folder (or "ProgramData\Kaspersky Lab\AVP80\Data\Rdisk\" – for Microsoft Vista) named as
rescuecd.iso. If the wizard has detected an ISO file created earlier in the specified folder, you can use it as original disk
image by checking the Use existing ISO file box, and jump to Step 3 – image update. If the wizard has not detected
any image file, this box is not available.
Rescue disk is created by a wizard that consists of the series of boxes (steps) browsed with the Back and Next buttons;
the wizard finishes its activity by clicking the Finish button. To stop the wizard at any stage, use the Cancel button.
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BOOTING THE COMPUTER USING THE RESCUE DISK
If the operating system cannot be booted as a result of a virus attack, use the rescue disk.
You will need the boot disc image file (.iso) to load the operating system. You can download an ISO file from Kaspersky
Lab server, or update the existing one.
Let us take a closer look at the rescue disk functioning. When loading the disk, the following operations are under way:
1. Automatic detection of the computer's hardware.
2. Searching file systems on hard drives. File systems detected will be assigned names starting with C.
Names assigned to hard drives and removable devices may not match names assigned to them by the
operating system.
If the operating system of the computer being loaded is in sleeping mode, or its file system has the unclean
status due to an incorrect shutdown, you will be offered to choose whether you wish to mount the file system or
restart the computer.
File system mounting may result in its corruption.
3. Searching the Microsoft Windows swap file pagefile.sys. If it is missing, the volume of the virtual memory is
limited by the size of the RAM.
4. Selecting the localization language. If the selection has not been done after a lapse of time, then the English
language will be set by default.
5. Searching (creating) the folders for anti-virus databases, reports, quarantine storage, and additional files. By
default, the folders of Kaspersky Lab's applications, installed on the infected computer (ProgramData/Kaspersky
Lab/AVP8 – for Microsoft Windows Vista, Documents and Settings/All Users/Application Data/Kaspersky
Lab/AVP8 – for earlier versions of Microsoft Windows) will be used. If such application folders cannot be found,
an attempt to create them will be made. If those folders have not been found, and they cannot be created, the
kl.files folder will be created on a system disk.