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Contents Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 9 What’s New in Hard Disk Manager 2010...................................................................................................... 9 Product Components ........................................................................................................... 10 Features Overview.........................................................................
Windows based set of utilities .............................................................................................................................................. 18 Linux/DOS based recovery environment .............................................................................................................................. 18 WinPE based recovery environment ....................................................................................................................................
Data Sanitization........................................................................................................................................35 Scheduling .................................................................................................................................................36 Windows Components ........................................................................................................ 36 Interface Overview ...............................................
File Backup Exclude Options ................................................................................................................................................. 64 File Backup Include Options.................................................................................................................................................. 65 Log Files Options ..........................................................................................................................................
Extra Functionality ................................................................................................................................... 127 View Partition/Hard Disk Properties................................................................................................................................... 127 Volume Explorer .................................................................................................................................................................
Merging a full partition backup with one of its differentials .............................................................................................. 164 Recovery Scenarios .................................................................................................................................. 167 Fixing MBR after a boot virus attack...................................................................................................................................
Extra Scenarios for WinPE ........................................................................................................................ 239 Adding specific drivers ........................................................................................................................................................ 239 Configuring network ...........................................................................................................................................................
Introduction Paragon Hard Disk Manager™ 2010 Server is an integrated set of powerful tools that is specially designed to tackle most of the problems you might face while using PC. Its functionality covers all aspects of a computer life cycle beginning from carrying out all the necessary partitioning operations to install the system from scratch and providing its data reliable protection to secure utilization of an outdated hard disk.
• WinPE 2.1 based bootable recovery environment to enjoy support of a wider range of hardware configurations with the option to add drivers for specific hardware on-the-fly. • More flexibility for online data processing techniques to provide for easier configuration for both, Paragon Hot Processing and Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS).
User Friendly Fault Minimizing Interface • Graphical representation of the data to gain a better understanding. A handy Launcher to easily find and run the required tasks. • Comprehensive wizards to simplify even the most complex operations. • Resize partitions directly on the Disk Map with the drag-and-drop technique. • A context sensitive hint system for all functions of the program.
• File backup to save information you really need. If you only care about safety of your e-mail database or particular documents and are not willing to waste the backup storage space, this very feature will suit you at most. Besides an advanced system of filters will help you automate the process of building up contents of the future backup image. • Incremental backup to a file image to only archive changes since the last full or incremental file-based image.
Copy functionality can also be used as an alternative way of data protection. Boot Management Facilities • Boot Manager Setup Wizard to easily manage several operating systems on one computer. Partition/Hard Disk Management Facilities • Basic functions for initializing, partitioning and formatting hard disks (create, format, delete). Instead of the standard Windows disk tools, the program supports all popular file systems.
Wipe Facilities • Data wiping to successfully destroy all on-disk information including the standard bootstrap code and other system service structures. • Free space clearing to destroy any remnants of deleted files/directories left on disk without affecting the used data. Automatization Facilities • Task scheduling to automate routine operations. It can be particularly effective when you have to repeat a sequence of actions on a regular basis.
• Paragon Hot Backup™ technology to back up locked partitions and hard disks under Windows NT+ family operating systems providing both high operating efficiency as well as low hardware requirements. • Paragon Adaptive Restore™ technology to successfully migrate a Win2K+ physical system to a different hardware platform (P2P). • Paragon Power Shield™ technology to provide data consistency in case of a hardware malfunction, power outages or an operating system failure.
• IDE, SCSI and SATA hard disks • CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD+R double layer and also Blu-ray discs • FireWire (i.e. IEEE1394), USB 1.0, USB 2.0 hard disks • PC card storage devices (MBR and GPT flash memory, etc.) Getting Started In this chapter you will find all the information necessary to get the product ready to use.
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• Intel Pentium III CPU or its equivalent, with 1000 MHz processor clock speed • At least 512 MB of RAM • SVGA-compatible monitor • Mouse (recommended) Additional requirements There may be additional requirements if you want to use advanced features: • Network card to send/retrieve data to/from a network computer • Recordable CD/DVD drive to burn data to compact discs • External USB hard drive to store backup data.
Do not install the program on network drives. Do not use Terminal Server sessions to install and run the program. In both cases, the program functionality will be limited. 7. Confirm Installation. On the Ready to Install the Program page click the Install button to start the installation or the Back button to return to any of the previous pages and modify the installation settings. 8. Copying Files. The Copying Files page shows the overall progress of the installation.
To start up the traditional Launcher, please click on Switch to Full Scale Launcher. To know more on how to handle the product’s interface and accomplish typical operations, please consult the Windows Components chapter.
1. Plug in a thumb drive of at least 250 MBs in size. Please note all data on that drive will be deleted. 2. Launch the Recovery Media Builder. There are several ways to do it: • In the Main Menu: select Tools > Recovery Media Builder… • On the Common Tasks Bar: click the Recovery Media Builder item of the Wizards menu. 3. On the Wizard's Welcome page, click the Next button. 4. Select the Flash Memory option. 5. Select the User specified CD/DVD image (.
Booting from the Linux/DOS Recovery Media The Linux/DOS recovery environment can be used to boot your computer into Linux or PTS DOS to get access to your hard disk for maintenance or recovery purposes. It also has the PTS DOS safe mode, which may help in a number of nonstandard situations such as interfering hardware settings or serious problems on the hardware level. In this case, only basic files and drivers (such as hard disk drivers, a monitor driver, and a keyboard driver) will be loaded.
• Find OS(s) on your hard disks. The program will scan hard disks of your computer to find any bootable operating system. To move within the menu, please use the arrow keys of the computer keyboard. While working with the recovery environment you might experience some inconvenience caused by possible video artifacts. It is just a result of changing video modes and in no way will affect the program functionality. If this is the case, please wait a bit and everything will be OK.
If you are going to use network resources, first launch the Network Configuration Wizard to establish a network connection. • Log Saver (helps to collect and send the necessary log files to the Technical Support); • View the mounted partitions (the list of all mounted partitions will be displayed); The Linux/DOS recovery environment assigns drive letters to partitions the way it is done in DOS, i.e. one after another, primary partitions at first.
Recovery Media Builder can help you prepare the Linux/DOS or WinPE recovery environment either on a CD/DVD disc or a thumb drive. To automatically boot from the recovery media please make sure the on-board BIOS is set up to boot from CD/USB first. 2. Once it has been loaded, you will see the License Agreement. Read the agreement and then mark the appropriate checkbox to accept. If you do not agree with any conditions stated there, you won’t be able to use the program. 3.
4. Click on the required operation to start. Hints on the selected at the moment item will help you make the right choice. 5. Consult the help system by pressing ALT+F1 to know more on the subject. Our WinPE 2.1 based recovery environment offers excellent hardware support. However in case it doesn’t have a driver for your disk controller, your hard disks will be unavailable. Please consult the Adding specific drivers scenario to know how to tackle this issue.
A sector-based backup operates with an image (or a snapshot) of the whole disk system or its separate partitions. It not only includes the contents of all user-made files, but additionally contains the exact structure of directories, information about file allocation, file attributes and other related data. Thus it enables to successfully process system or encrypted partitions of any file system type, no matter what kind of information they contain.
duplicated in all archives and take additional space on backup media. To tackle this issue there has been developed a supplementary technique called Differential Sector Backup. A differential archive only contains data changed since the time of creating a full archive, which forms a base (or a parental image) in this case, thus considerably saving your system resources.
File Increment to a Sector Backup File Increment to a Sector Backup is a unique technology on the market so far that bridges two principally different approaches of the data backup: the file-based backup and the sector-based backup.
kind. Actually, this operation for Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 and Windows Vista/7/Server 2008 differs a bit, so does the wizard’s work algorithm. Adaptive Restore for Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 It actually implies three operations: • Providing the ability to change the Windows kernel settings to the most suitable for your new configuration. The program will automatically add all available Windows HAL and kernels to the boot menu (the boot.
3. Please note drivers are not cached during selection. That’s why if you select a driver to add to the system, but it’s already unavailable during the operation, the program will end the operation with an error. Paragon Hot Processing & Volume Shadow Copy Service Offline versus Online Data Processing In the course of time there have been developed various methods of data processing.
Initiated by a VSS aware copy/backup utility, VSS creates snapshots for the selected volumes and represents them as virtual read-only devices, called volume shadow copies. Once the shadow copies are created, the copy/backup utility starts processing the data while applications keep writing to original volumes. Unlike Paragon Hot Processing the VSS technology provides a unique possibility to make a synchronous snapshot of multiple volumes.
GPT versus MBR GUID Partition Table (GPT) is the next generation of a hard disk partitioning scheme developed to lift restrictions of the old MBR.
service structures, thus maintaining the operating system’s working capability. In case of a system malfunction, the user can get the system back on track in minutes. No additional configuration is required, what is very convenient. The second possible application is the upgrade of a hard disk to a new one. The capacity of a modern hard drive doubles every two years, thus opening up new possibilities for software developers.
Many people believe the misconception that repartitioning a disk will result in complete destruction of its contents. Actually that is not quite so. Repartitioning the drive only alters references to partitions in the Partition Table, leaving all file data intact. In fact, there are a number of programs available to successfully recover previously deleted partitions. Formatting a drive also does not guarantee data destruction.
1. Main Menu 2. Tool Bar 3. Virtual Operations Bar 4. Common Tasks Bar 5. Explorer Bar 6. Disk Map 7. Partition List 8. Properties Bar Copyright© 1994-2010 Paragon Software Group. All rights reserved.
9. Legend Bar 10. Status Bar A number of panels offer similar functionality with a synchronized layout. The program enables to conceal some of them to simplify the interface management. All panels are separated by vertical and horizontal expandable sliders, allowing the user to customize the screen layout. Main Menu The Main Menu provides access to the entire functionality of the program.
Express Create Partition… Create an NTFS partition and make it ready for work Create Partition… Create a partition of any file system Format Partition… Format a partition of any file system Delete Partition… Delete a partition of any file system Wipe Hard Disk or Partition...
One Button Copy Wizard Create a hard disk copy just by pressing one button Copy Hard Disk… Create a hard disk copy Schedule Hard Disk Copy… Set a timetable for a hard disk copy Copy Partition… Create a partition copy Schedule Partition Copy… Set a timetable for a partition copy Hard Disk Back Up Hard Disk… Create a backup archive of the selected hard disk Burn Hard Disk to CD or DVD… Back up the selected hard disk and burn the resulted image to CD/DVD Restore Hard Disk… Restore the selecte
Assign Drive Letter… Assign drive letter to the selected partition Remove Drive Letter… Remove drive letter for the selected partition Hide Partition… Make the selected partition unavailable for the operating system Unhide Partition… Make the selected partition available for the operating system Mark Partition as Active Make the selected partition bootable by default Mark Partition as Inactive Make the selected partition non-bootable by default Change Cluster Size… Change cluster size of the
Disk Map Location Select whether the Disk Map will be located on the top of the main window or at the bottom Help Help Open the Help system (you can also do it by pressing F1) About Open the dialog with information about the program The Main Menu contents available at the moment may vary depending on the selected object.
BUTTON FUNCTIONALITY Cancel the last virtual operation on the List of Pending Operations Cancel the last undo virtual operation on the List of Pending Operations Display the List of Pending Operations Launch the real execution of virtual operations Cancel all virtual operations on the List of Pending Operations Virtual mode is an effective way of protection from any troubles, since no operations will be executed until clicking the Apply button for confirmation, thus giving a second chance to weigh all p
Starting the Express Resize Partitions Wizard to redistribute free space between two adjacent partitions. Starting the Merge Partitions Wizard to merge adjacent partitions of NTFS, FAT, FAT32 file systems. Starting the Redistribute Free Space Wizard to redistribute available disk space of existing partitions. Starting the Undelete Partitions Wizard to recover accidentally deleted partitions.
Starting the Install New OS Wizard to install a new operating system. News and Documentation Launching the help system (you can also do it by pressing F1). Opening the page which contains information about the program. This page will be displayed in the Explorer Bar. Opening a brief review on the Paragon Scripting Language. Disk Map The Disk Map is displayed in the Explorer Bar when the Disk View tab is selected.
Nevertheless there’s a compromise solution – linear scaling with the minimal limit to small partitions. So if a partition is too small it will remain readable. Just click on the arrow icon on the top right side of the Disk Map to select the desired scaling type. Disk Map is synchronized with the Explorer Bar. Thus by selecting a disk on the Disk Map, the Explorer Bar will automatically display detailed information on it.
• Scheduled Tasks, which gives the user the possibility of browsing and editing scheduled operations and the program scripts. • Archives, which enables to manage the Archive Database. • Help, which contains the program help and general information on the product. You can access the desired information by clicking on the appropriate tab.
Refresh the contents of the current page Partition List The Partition List is another helpful tool that enables you to get a clear-cut picture of the current state of the system hard disks/partitions. Partitions are sorted according to their starting position. For every item of the list there is the possibility to call the context-sensitive popup menu with available operations.
By marking a checkbox opposite the required item you can choose whether to display it or not. Besides, you can change its order by pressing the Move up or Move down buttons.
• Volume label (if available), • Type of the logical disk, • File system (represented by the color of the graph and the selected bar), • Total size, used space and free space (in GB or MB). Besides you can modify practically any partition property by clicking on the required value. Legend Bar The Legend Bar explains the color scheme used for disk and partition presentation. You can hide (or show) the bar with the appropriate Main Menu item: View > Disk Map Legend.
General Options This section contains a set of general options that will be taken into account during any operation carried out with the program: • Enable data loss protection. Mark the checkbox to make the program work in the fail-safe mode (also referred to as the data-loss protection mode), which ensures reliability for operations by maintaining a special journal.
Backup Image Options This section contains a set of options that will be taken into account during backup/restore operations: • Control archive integrity. Mark the checkbox to guarantee that all backup images created with the program are 100 percent flawless. If you decided not to control the archive integrity, the backup operation would take about 3-5% less time. • Set image file names automatically.
Partitioning Options This section contains a set of options that will be taken into account during partitioning operations: • Enable 64 KB cluster size for FAT16. Mark the checkbox to enable 64KB clusters for FAT16 partitions. Thus you will be able to create FAT16 partitions up to 4GB in size Due to the maximum cluster size of 32KB for Windows 95/98/ME or MS DOS, FAT16 partitions larger than 2GB are not reliably accessible under these operating systems.
General Copy and Backup Options This section contains a set of options that will be taken into account during copy and backup operations: • HDD raw processing. Mark the checkbox to copy/back up a hard disk in the sector-by-sector mode, thus ignoring its information structure (e.g. unallocated space or unused sectors of existing partitions will be processed as well). This can help to avoid problems with hidden data created by certain applications or the system administrator.
CD/DVD Recording Options This section contains a set of options that will be taken into account during CD/DVD burn operations: • Burn every CD/DVD to the end. By default, the program does not create ISO 9660 compliant burning sessions, as it processes data on-the-fly and can only estimate the resulted session size. That’s why no third party tool will get access to the recorded data. To tackle the issue, mark the checkbox to make the program create a standard Disk-at-Once session.
Hot Processing Options In this section you may configure the hot processing mode: • Enable hot processing. Mark the checkbox to enable the so called hot data processing mode that is specially designed to process data without restarting your operating system. • Hot processing technology. From the pull-down list you can select the required hot processing technology. • Always use hot processing. Select the option to process partitions without making them locked.
By clicking the link at the bottom of the window you can jump to the Run during Backup Options. Run during Backup Options In this section you can specify external applications to execute at various phases of the backup process. It can be particularly useful when imaging systems with high availability requirements (MS SQL, MS Exchange, etc.), since it enables to create a consistent snapshot even as the data is currently modified.
By clicking the link at the bottom of the window you can jump to the Hot Processing Options. By clicking the Browse button you can get into the browser-like window to choose an executable file. The program provides the ability to work with three types of executable files (.exe, .bat, .cmd). It is up to the user to write batch files to safely prepare applications for backup.
E-Mail Options This section contains a set of options that will be taken into account during the Send log files and Send e-mail notification operations: • Outgoing mail server (SMTP). To send messages by using the built-in mail client, it is necessary to have access to a computer running an SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) server. All outgoing messages are first sent to the SMTP server, which in its turn delivers them to the required recipients.
- Send graphical view of the disk sub-system before and after apply. Activate the option to allow the program to attach two pictures of the disk layout made before and after the operation is completed. By clicking the link at the bottom of the window you can jump to the Operation Dependency Options. Operation Dependency Options This section contains a set of options that will be taken into account when the Send e-mail notification on apply function is enabled.
Virtual Mode Options In this section you may configure the virtual mode: • Allow virtual mode. Mark the checkbox to enable the virtual mode. It is an effective way of protection from any troubles, since no operation will be executed until confirmation, thus giving you a second chance to weigh all pros and cons of this or that particular operation. We strongly recommend you to enable this mode. • Close progress dialog automatically.
File System Conversion Options This section contains a set of options that will be taken into account when converting FAT and NTFS file systems. By default, the program takes locale (regional) settings from the system. Problems might occur however because of different standards for file names and file time stamps (Created, Modified and Last Access Time) of NTFS and FATxx file systems. To tackle problems of that kind you can manually set: • Time zone to use during the convert operation.
Copy/Backup Exclude Options In this section the program enables to specify what data should be automatically ignored during copy and sector-based backup operations. You can filter certain files or folders either by the manual selection or by creating masks, what is more preferable. Thus you will be able to effectively manage contents of your backup images or partition/hard disk copies. By default, there are no available filters. To create a filter, please click the Add Category… button.
Click the OK button and you will get a new item on the list of filters. By marking/unmarking a checkbox opposite its name you can choose whether to use it or not. By clicking the link at the bottom of the window you can jump to the General Copy and Backup Options. File Backup Exclude Options In this section you can find a lot of ready-made exclude filters to effectively control contents of your file-based backup images.
• Filter. Press the Browse button to select files or folders you would like to be excluded or specify a filter mask by using * or ? wildcards; • Description. Add a short description to the filter not to miss it up later. Click the OK button and you will get a new item on the list of filters. By marking/unmarking a checkbox opposite its name you can choose whether to use it or not.
• Name. Give to the filter any name you like, but try to use an informative one; • Filter. Press the Browse button to select files or folders you would like to be excluded or specify a filter mask by using * or ? wildcards; • Description. Add a short description to the filter not to miss it up later. Click the OK button and you will get a new item on the list of filters. By marking/unmarking a checkbox opposite its name you can choose whether to use it or not.
Wipe Options Here you can set a specific data erasure algorithm that will be used by default during wipe operations. The current version of the program provides support of one military standard, i.e. US DoD 5220.22-M. Getting Information on Disks and Backup Images The program provides some helpful tools to get information on the properties of disks and peculiarities of existing backup images.
The model and serial number of the disk serve as the title of the browsed page. The disk layout is shown in form of a circular graph, where the color of a sector corresponds to a file system of an appropriate partition. On the right you may see a table, which contains the following information: • Type of hard disk (basic or dynamic), • Total size (in GB), • Information on geometry of the disk (amount of sectors per track, heads and cylinders). Below there is a list of available wizards.
• Volume label (if available), • Type of the logical disk, • File system (represented by the color of the graph and the selected bar), • Total size, used space and free space (in GB or MB). Below there is a list of wizards, which may be called for this disk. All default values of parameters will correspond to the disk settings.
To get a clear-cut picture on properties of the required image, just click on it and the section below will (i.e. Archive File Details) display a short description, including: • Information on a type of the archive contents (whether it is sector-based or file-based), • Whether the archive is compressed or not, • Whether the archive is password protected or not, • The date, when the archive was created.
Besides you may filter backup archives to decide whether to show only file, partition or hard disk archives. To do that, please select the required filter in the left top corner of the page. By clicking the Switch to File View link, you can find the required image in the browser-like window. The section below (i.e.
The next page (i.e. What to restore) displays detailed information about the contents of the archive. If you want to restore the image contents, click the Next button. In order to cancel, click the Cancel button. Using the Archive Database To open the Archive Database, click the appropriate tab in the Explorer Bar. The database window can be conditionally subdivided into several sections that differ in their purpose and functionality: Copyright© 1994-2010 Paragon Software Group. All rights reserved.
1. Explorer Bar that displays properties of the selected image. 2. Volume Explorer that enables to access the selected image as a regular folder to explorer its contents or to retrieve certain files. 3. Archive List that displays a list of images contained in the Archive Database (if any). Besides the program provides all the necessary functionality to manage backup images in the database (add, delete, mount, refresh, etc.
Wizard Work Algorithm To make your job with the program as easy and convenient as possible, all backup wizards share similar work algorithm. So let us just take as an example the Sector Backup Wizard to describe it in detail. By going through steps of the wizard, you configure all the necessary settings to launch the backup operation. To minimize the possibility of making any mistake, the wizard provides auxiliary information on every single option.
• Name and location of the resulted image. Provide a file name for the new image and its exact location. The program automatically offers an easy to understand name containing the date and the time of the archive creation, which can anyway be modified. The program automatically calculates size of the future archive and informs the user about space available on the selected destination. • Archive Comment.
• Whether the selected disk (or the selected partition) will be copied in the sector-to-sector mode (including unused sectors as well). • Whether the OS auxiliary files (pagefile.sys, hyberfil.sys) will be included in the backup image. • Whether backup images stored in the Archive Database will be processed during the backup operation. Skipping backups of the Archive Database may considerably decrease the resulted image file and time to carry out the operation.
Setup Initially the program suggests some consistent values for all parameters. In most cases, you can just press the Backup button to confirm the operation. • Archive Name. The program automatically offers an easy to understand name containing the date and the time of the archive creation, which can anyway be modified. • Archive Description. You can add some additional description to the archive that will later help to distinguish it from the others. • Compression Level.
• Whether the operation will be performed without rebooting the system. The program needs to reboot the system in order to have exclusive access to processing data. In a Windows environment this is difficult to achieve because even when all the other applications are closed, the system service programs are still running. However, there is a way to avoid rebooting. The mode of processing the backup operation without rebooting is named Hot Processing.
• Merging a full partition backup with one of its differentials Restoring System and Data The program includes a convenient and reliable restore wizard. With its help you can restore all types of backup images created with the program. It provides easy to understand instructions to configure and perform all the necessary settings. Moreover you can get an in-depth description to any setting, control, or field of the wizard just by clicking the hint button and then the object you need.
Moreover, on this page you’ve got the possibility to create new folders, delete existing files/folders or map network drives by clicking the appropriate buttons. To know more on the subject, please consult the Viewing Image Properties chapter. File Backup Restore • Data to restore. You’ve got the option to restore not only the entire archive, but separate items of it (the so called selective restore functionality) by marking checkboxes next to the data items you need. • A place to restore.
Besides if you select the Original location option, you can additionally define whether to replace already existing files during the restore operation (good for recovering presumably corrupted files) or leave them intact (good for recovering accidentally deleted files). Sector Backup Restore • Data to restore. You’ve got the option to restore not only the entire archive, but separate items of it (the so called selective restore functionality) by marking checkboxes next to the data items you need.
• Drive letter assignment after restore. The pull-down list contains vacant drive letters that can be associated with the restored partition. Restoring Hard Disk: • Copy data and resize partitions proportionally. If this option is activated, the program proportionally changes the size of partitions keeping their relative order intact. The option can be useful when restoring to a larger hard disk. • Perform surface test.
• Restoring a file increment • Restoring a file increment to a partition backup • Copying of data from the corrupted system disk to another hard disk • Burning of data from the corrupted system disk to CD/DVD • Copying of data from a backup to the corrupted system partition • Restoring separate files and folders from a backup Copy Tasks In this chapter you will find all the information necessary to make a copy of a hard disk or a separate partition.
• The target hard disk. Select a hard disk (if several) where all data of the source disk will be copied to. • Copy parameters. The wizard enables to specify the following options: Copy options - HDD raw copy to copy the hard disk in the sector-by-sector mode, thus ignoring its information structure (e.g. unallocated space or unused sectors of existing partitions will be processed as well). This can help to avoid problems with hidden data created by certain applications or the system administrator.
- Change masks for files to exclude from copy to manage contents of the resulted duplicate. By default the program will take into account exclude filters set in the Settings dialog. If you need to change them, please mark the checkbox and specify additional filters on the next page of the wizard. Resize options - Remove free blocks between partitions not to keep blocks of free space between partitions on the targeted hard disk.
There are a number of options you can modify: • HDD raw copy to copy the hard disk in the sector-by-sector mode, thus ignoring its information structure (e.g. unallocated space or unused sectors of existing partitions will be processed as well). This can help to avoid problems with hidden data created by certain applications or the system administrator. However, it will take more time to accomplish the operation.
Result After the operation is completed, you receive a fully functional duplicate of the existing hard disk. To make a Win2K+ operating system bootable on different hardware, please additionally complete the P2P Adjust OS Wizard. Cloning Partitions You can duplicate partitions to protect oneself from downtime in case of a system malfunction or for cloning sample partitions.
The program enables to copy a partition to a block of free space, which is smaller than the partition itself, taking into account only actual amount of data. • Copy parameters. The wizard enables to specify the following options: - Partition size. Define the size (in Mb) of the copied partition. - Free space before. Define the position (in Mb) of the copied partition relative to the beginning of the available range of disk space. - Free space after.
• Hiding of any primary partition except selected at the moment. Startup Express Launcher • Click the Boot Management button and then select Boot Manager. Launcher • In the Main menu: select Tools > Setup Boot Manager… • On the Common Tasks Bar: click the Boot Manager Wizard item of the Wizards menu. Setup The wizard offers the following steps to accomplish the operation: • Hiding other primary partitions.
• Creating Dual Boot Systems Partition Management In this chapter you will find all the information necessary to carry out partitioning operations supported by the program. Basic Partitioning Operations Here you can learn how to accomplish basic partitioning operations (create, format, delete). Creating Partitions The program provides the ability to create a new partition by using the DOS partitioning scheme.
• In the Main menu: select Wizards > Create Partition… • On the Common Tasks bar: click the Create Partition item of the Wizards menu. Dialog Startup In order to start the operation you should take the following steps: Launcher 1. Select a block of free space on the Disk Map; 2. Call the Create Partition Dialog to set up the operation. There are several ways to do it: • Select in the Main Menu: Partition > Create Partition.
By default, the program allows you to create a new partition only as the last primary or as the last logical drive within the extended partition. However, by activating the advance mode on the first page of the wizard you can remove this restriction that in its turn might result in some boot problems. • Partition size. There is no restriction on size of the future partition, merely depending on space available on the hard disk.
- Partition type. From the pull-down list select a file system the newly created partition will be formatted to, otherwise the partition will remain unformatted (so that it will not be ready to use). - Volume label. Enter a label for the selected partition in this textual field. It is an irrelevant parameter usually used for drive identification. - Surface test level.
• Free space after. Define the amount of trailing free space (in Mb) at the end of the new partition. Partition size and position may also be defined by using the drag-and-drop technique. To do that, just carry out the required operation on the Disk Map. The virtual operations are to be available. • File system for new partition.
Formatting Partitions Any partition should contain some file system to be used for keeping data. The process of installing a file system is commonly known as formatting. A huge variety of file systems have been developed these days. Supported File Systems The program provides the ability to format partitions of the following file systems: - FAT12 & FAT16 - FAT32 - NTFS - Ext2 - Ext3 - Ext4 - Linux Swap v.
As a result of this operation contents of the selected partition will be lost. • Partition properties. On the next page of the wizard you can set the following partition parameters: - Partition type. From the pull-down list select the desired file system type. In fact, the program displays only those file systems that can correctly be placed to the selected partition, taking its capacity into account. - Volume label. Enter a label for the selected partition in this textual field.
• The amount of root entries. This parameter is available exclusively for FAT16 file system. Set the maximum amount of files/directories to be placed in the Root Directory on the FAT16 partition. • The amount of sectors per cluster. Define the Cluster Size for the formatted partition with this spinner control. Number of available options depends on the selected file system type. Dialog Setup Initially the program suggests some consistent values for all parameters.
Number of available options depends on the selected file system type. Result After the operation is completed you receive a fully functional partition formatted to the specified file system. Deleting Partitions With the Delete Partition Wizard or the Delete Partition Dialog you can delete a partition on a hard disk partitioned with the DOS partitioning scheme.
As a result of this operation contents of the selected partition will be lost. • Merge free blocks. As a result of the operation you may get several blocks of the unallocated space on the hard disk. So choose whether to merge them all and place at the beginning of the disk or at the end by selecting the required operation from the pull-down list. Dialog Setup Initially the program suggests you just to remove references to the selected partition from the Partition Table.
Merging Partitions The Merge Partitions Wizard enables to consolidate the disk space, which originally belongs to two adjacent partitions, into a single, larger partition. The order, in which two partitions have been chosen, is important since all contents of the second selected partition will be placed in a folder on the resulted joined partition. The program provides the ability to merge only NTFS, FAT16 or FAT32 partitions.
Be particularly careful when selecting system partitions to process, since the incorrect order, in which two partitions have been chosen, will result in inability to boot the operating system. Result After the operation is completed the disk space of the two adjacent partitions will be consolidated. Redistributing Unused Space between Partitions This operation can be accomplished either with the Express Resize Partitions Wizard or the Redistribute Free Space Wizard.
Result After the operation is completed the unused space between the specified partitions will be redistributed according to your needs. Available operation scenarios: • Increasing size of a system partition by taking unused space of an adjacent partition • Resizing partitions of Apple Boot Camp Redistribute Free Space Wizard The Redistribute Free Space Wizard helps to increase free space on one partition by up-taking the on-disk unallocated space and the unused space of other partitions.
• Partition to donate. Choose any partition(s) (not only adjacent) to donate free space. • Partition size. By default, the program leaves 50% of the unused space on a partition and removes another 50% to add it to the target partition. However, the size to take can be customized by moving the slider or by manually entering the exact value.
The program enables to find and recover these partitions. A restored partition will be fully functional, as long as other partitions were not created, moved or exceeded the disk space occupied by that partition. That is why the program offers this function only for blocks of free space. The operation can be accomplished with the Undelete Partition Wizard.
To know more on the available search methods, please use the context sensitive hint system. • File system filter. By default, the wizard will search for all known file systems. However, by clicking on the appropriate option on the second page of the wizard, you can specify only those file systems you need. • A partition to undelete (if several). By default, the program searches records of any deleted partition ever existed on the selected block of free space.
• Click the Boot Management button and then select Install New OS. Launcher • In the Main menu: select Wizards > Install New OS… • On the Common Tasks bar: click the Install New OS item of the Wizards menu. Setup The wizard offers the following steps to accomplish the operation: • Partition to install a new operating system. The program offers two ways of installing a new OS, i.e. to create a new primary partition for it or use an existing one.
- In case the second option has been marked, the wizard enables to choose an existing primary partition to install a new operating system. Your computer may fail if any other OS has already been installed on the selected partition. • Partition properties. - Partition type. From the pull-down list select the desired file system type. In fact, the program displays only file systems that can be correctly placed to the selected partition, taking its capacity into account. - Drive letter assignment.
Result As the final step the wizard will offer you to insert a distributive CD/DVD of the new operating system and restart the computer to launch the installation procedure. The program will update your MBR, so most likely you won’t be able to start up any of the previously installed operating systems. Please launch the Boot Manager Setup Wizard after the installation has been completed to fix this issue.
• Free space before. Define the partition position (in Mb) relative to the beginning of the available range of disk space. • Free space after. Define the amount of trailing free space (in Mb) at the end of the available range of disk space. • Sector to sector move. Mark the checkbox to move the partition in the sector-by-sector mode to process its unused space as well. This can help to avoid problems with hidden data created by certain applications or the system administrator.
• Select in the Main menu: Partition > Convert file system… • On the Explorer bar: click on the current file system type. • Call the popup menu for the selected partition (right click of the mouse button) on the Disk Map or on the Partition List, then select the menu item: Convert File System… 3. Initially the program suggests some consistent values for all parameters. In most cases, you can just press the Convert button to confirm the operation. • New file system.
• On the Explorer bar: click on the current sectors per cluster value. 3. Define the cluster size for the partition. This parameter can have a profound effect on the overall performance. In a nutshell, larger clusters waste more space, but generally provide for slightly better performance, because of less fragmentation. So be particularly careful with it. The Cluster Size value is expressed in Sectors Per Cluster. To get the Cluster Size in Kbytes, divide it into half. 4.
Changing Partition Attributes This chapter explains how you can change partition attributes (Active flag, Hidden flag, Partition ID, Volume Label, etc.). Mark Partition Active/Inactive The program enables to set an active/inactive flag for primary partitions of a hard disk. By default, an operating system will boot only if its partition is active or bootable. In order to mark a partition active/inactive you should take the following steps: Launcher 1. Select a primary partition on the Disk Map. 2.
It is strongly recommended not to hide the system partition. Otherwise your operating system will fail to boot. Set Label of a Partition The Partition Label is a small textual field (up to 11 characters) that is located in the partition's boot sector. It is detectable by any partitioning tool and is used for notification purposes only. In order to change a partition label you should take the following steps: Launcher 1. Select a partition on the Disk Map. 2.
3. Set a new ID for the selected partition. • Predefined ID. Select from the pull-down list the required ID. • Enter ID manually. With the spinner control set the required ID value. It has to be a 1-2 digit hexadecimal number. 4. The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation. Change Serial Number of a Partition FAT16, FAT32, and NTFS file systems include the Serial Number parameter. A partition's serial number is saved in the boot sector. Its value is generated while formatting.
4. The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation. Hard Disk Management In this chapter you will find all the information necessary to carry hard disk operations supported by the program (Update MBR, Convert to Basic, Change Primary Slot). Updating MBR The program enables to overwrite the current bootable code in the MBR (Master Boot Record) by the standard bootstrap code.
The program can only process dynamic disks containing solid simple volumes (without extension). Converting GPT to Basic MBR The program allows you to convert a basic or a dynamic GPT disk containing simple volumes into a basic MBR disk while keeping its contents intact. In order to convert a basic or a dynamic GPT disk into a basic MBR disk you should take the following steps: Launcher 1. Select a basic or a dynamic GPT disk containing simple volumes on the Disk Map. 2.
The program can only process dynamic GPT disks containing solid simple volumes (without extension). Changing Primary Slot Different operating systems apply different approaches to enumeration of the primary partitions. In Linux: In Linux, every partition has a special symbolic name that encodes a hard disk containing a partition, and a partition itself. Partitions are addressed and accessed by using their symbolic names.
3. In the opened dialog you can see the current enumeration of the primary partitions of the selected hard disk in the Partition Table. To help you distinguish partitions from one another, the program provides the following parameters for every partition: - Slot - Volume - Partition type - File system - Partition size - Volume label There are two buttons on the right to move the selected partition up and down within the primary part of the Partition Table. 4.
• In the Main Menu: select Wizards > Wipe Hard Disk or Partition… Wizard Setup The wizard offers the following steps to accomplish the operation: • The hard disk/partition to wipe. Select a hard disk/partition the data of which you want to destroy. • Wipe mode. This section enables to switch between two options: - Wipe out all data. Select the option to irreversibly destroy all on-disk data of the selected object. - Clear (wipe) free space.
The current version of the program provides support of one military standard, i.e. US DoD 5220.22-M. - In case you preferred to create a customized algorithm, the next page of the wizard enables to define up to 4 wiping patterns, number of passes for each wiping pattern and for the group of patterns. The Mask spinner control allows you to set a two-figure hexadecimal character value ("00" by default). The available range is from "00" to "FF".
The program also enables to store the resulted report. To do that, just press the Save button and choose the exact location in the opened dialog. To make sure that all on-disk data is irreversibly destroyed call the Disk Viewer dialog by clicking the appropriate tab and see it for yourself. The Summary page will be available only when the Virtual operations are disabled.
Setting a Timetable Thanks to the embedded Scheduler, you can set a timetable for execution of any operation. It has two categories for time settings (these correspond to appropriate items in the Schedule type menu): • Initiating the operation by an event: - One time only (i.e. the Once item) - When the system starts (i.e. the At System Startup item) - When the user logs on (i.e. the At Logon item). • Initiating the operation periodically (i.e. Daily, Weekly, Monthly).
On every task you can get in-depth information, including: • The task name • The full path to the generated script of the task • Scheduled time of launch • Statistics on the last launch • Scheduled time of the next launch • Used account information • Comments to the task To easily manage tasks, the program enables to arrange them according to a certain characteristic just by clicking on the required property.
3. In the opened dialog window you can see two tabs - General and Schedule. Click the General tab to modify: • Full path to the macro-command program-interpreter, which describes the scheduled task; • Command line for starting the interpreter (i.e. the task described in macro-language) • Comments referring to the task • The option of enabling/disabling the task. By clicking the Schedule tab you can modify the task timetable.
4. In the opened dialog enter the required task name and specify the task timetable; 5. The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation. This command is unavailable if there are no operations on the List of Pending Operations. Scripting The program actions can also be represented in form of a script. The script describes the appropriate operation with macro-language commands. There is an interpreter utility - SCRIPTS.exe, which is included in the program installation package.
• Script file name and location. By default, the program offers to add the script to the Task List with a name containing its creation date and time. Unmark the Add to Task List checkbox to define an exact location and a filename for the script file. The default file extension that is reserved for scripting files is .psl, which however can be modified. In addition, there is the possibility to make further detailed settings (although the default values will do in most cases).
Extra Functionality This chapter describes the supplementary functionality available in the program. View Partition/Hard Disk Properties The program enables to obtain in-depth information on the properties of hard disks and partitions. Besides the general information, such as capacity, used space or file system type it provides the possibility to get info on hard disk geometry, cluster size, exact partition location, etc. There are several ways to get properties on a partition/hard disk: Launcher 1.
To launch the Volume Explorer you should click Disk View tab in the Explorer Bar and then choose Volume Explorer: Call the popup menu for the selected file/folder (right click of the mouse button) to export it to some other location (local or network drive, etc.).
• Click the Backup and Recovery button and then select Transfer Files. Launcher • Select in the Main Menu: Tools > File Transfer Wizard. • Select the Transfer Files item of the Wizards menu on the Common Tasks Bar. Setup The wizard offers the following steps to accomplish the transfer operation: • Place to look for files/directories. Select a source disk from the pull-down list in the left pane of the page.
• Revision of changes. The Transfer Summary page provides structurally divided information on all the actions made in the wizard. Check the changes and come back to any step of the wizard (if necessary) by following the required hyperlink. Result After the operation is completed the required data will be placed into the specified destination.
However you can manually define the required letter by selecting it from the pull-down list of available drive letters. 4. The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation. Remove Drive Letter In order to un-mount a partition you should take the following steps: Launcher 1. Select a partition on the Disk Map. 2. Call the Remove Drive Letter dialog to define appropriate settings. There are several ways to do it: - Select in the Main Menu: Partition > Remove Drive Letter.
• Call the popup menu for the selected partition (right click of the mouse button) on the Disk Map or on the Partition List, then select the menu item: Downgrade NTFS Version… 3. Decrease version of the selected NTFS partition by selecting the one you need from the pull-down list. 4. The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation. Mount Archive The program provides the ability to assign a drive letter to a partition backup image.
The current version of the program allows the user to mount archives of separate partitions only. There is no possibility to mount archives located on physical (unmounted) partitions or in the bootable capsule. Archives will only be mounted for the current session and won’t be available after the system restart. It is strongly recommended not to un-mount backup images with Windows Disk Manager or other third side software.
4. The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation. Check File System Integrity The program allows you to check integrity of a file system. It can be used to detect possible file system errors before performing any operation on a partition. To start the system integrity check you should take the following steps: Launcher 1. Select a partition on the Disk Map 2. Call the Check File System Integrity dialog to set up the operation.
• In the Main Menu: select Wizards > Backup Utilities > Check Archive Integrity… • On the Common Tasks Bar: click the Check Archive Integrity item of the Wizards menu. • Select a backup image in the Archive Database, then call the popup menu for it and choose the menu item: Check Archive Integrity… Setup The wizard offers the following steps to accomplish the operation: • An archive to verify. The Browse for Archive page enables to find a backup image you need.
Moreover, on this page you’ve got the possibility to create new folders, delete existing files/folders or map network drives by clicking the appropriate buttons. To know more on the subject, please consult the Viewing Image Properties chapter. Result After the operation is completed you can see results of the check. Check Recovery Discs You’ve got the ability to check whether backup media created with the program is 100 percent error-free and ready to use.
Edit/View Sectors With the built-in Edit/View Sectors tool the program enables to view/edit sectors on existing partitions/hard disks providing the possibility to directly access and modify sectors, save and restore sectors from specified files, navigate through the system metadata, etc. In order to edit/view sectors of a hard disk/partition you should take the following steps: Launcher 1. Select a hard disk/partition on the Disk Map. 2. Call the Edit/View Sectors dialog to set up the operation.
Careless use of the Edit Sectors function may result in the irreversible data corruption. Send Log Files The program enables to simplify the procedure of sending support requests to the Paragon Support Team. In case of having difficulties with handling the program, you, with the help of this very function, can address the company support engineers and provide them with all the information they need such as the disk layout, performed operations, etc. in order to tackle the encountered problem.
Cdb.log Contains low-level information on the CD/DVD devices used in the system BioNTlog.txt or Bio95log.txt It is an OS-dependent supplementary log file derived from Bioxx.dll. It may contain valuable information on Windows family operating systems Log files do not contain any confidential information on the operating system settings or the user documents. The Send Log Files function is only available when outgoing mail server (SMTP) and the user e-mail address are properly set.
Typical Scenarios This chapter lists a number of the most frequently used scenarios that may be accomplished with the program. You can find here useful recommendations and descriptions of operations. Backup Scenarios Creating the Backup Capsule Let us take a computer of a rank and file user who is most likely to have only one hard disk with only one partition (the only partition is always system). Suppose that there is enough free space on the hard disk to create the backup capsule as well.
If the partition is locked and cannot be resized, the wizard makes the system reboot to create the backup capsule and automatically boots the system again. (The rebooting mechanism is different for different versions of Windows). 5. Activate the bootable recovery environment if needed. With its help you will get the choice to boot directly from the backup capsule for maintenance or recovery purposes every time you start up the computer.
You’ve got the option to modify the default backup settings by marking the appropriate checkbox on this page. By default the program will take into account exclude filters set in the Settings dialog. 5. On the Backup Destination page, select the Save data to the Backup Capsule option. 6. Edit the archive name if necessary.
9. On the Backup Summary page review all parameters of the operation and modify them if necessary. Click the Next button to start the backup process. This operation can also be accomplished with the Linux/DOS or WinPE recovery environments. Backing up a hard disk or partition to external media (CD/DVD) To back up an entire hard disk or a separate partition and then burn the resulted image to CD/DVD, please do the following: Launcher 1.
Please take into account the Estimated archive size value. It can give you a hint about the number of CD/DVD discs required for the operation. 6. Add comments to your backup describing its contents. 7. Choose whether to accomplish the operation immediately, or generate a script. 8. On the Backup Summary page review all parameters of the operation and modify them if necessary. Click the Next button to start the backup process.
You’ve got the option to modify the default backup settings by marking the appropriate checkbox on this page. By default the program will take into account exclude filters set in the Settings dialog. 4. On the Backup Destination page, select the Save data to local/network drives option. 5. Map a network disk to place your backup image to: - Call the Map Network Drive dialog by clicking the appropriate button; - Click the standard browse button [...
- Mark the checkbox to make this connection permanent. Otherwise it will only be available for the current Windows session; - Click the Connect as user button at the foot of the dialog page to specify a user name and password to access the selected network share if necessary. 6. Edit the archive name if necessary.
You’ve got the option to modify the default backup settings by marking the appropriate checkbox on this page. By default the program will take into account exclude filters set in the Settings dialog. 4. On the Backup Destination page, select the Save data to FTP locations option. 5. Set up parameters for the required FTP location. - Archive location. Type in a full path to the required FTP location; - Name. Set a name for the FTP server (optional); - Login.
When ready, click the arrow button opposite the archive location field to check out you’ve got access to the FTP location. You need to check out yourself Windows Firewall or programs of this kind let our program work with the required port (21 by default). 6. If yes, you’ll get a new item on the list named after the selected FTP location. By clicking the + icon you can browse it to specify a more exact location for your backup image. 7. Edit the archive name if necessary. 8.
4. In the Linux launch menu select Hard Disk Manager. 5. Launch the Backup Wizard by selecting in the Main Menu of the program: Wizards > Backup Wizard. 6. On the Wizard's Welcome page, click the Next button. 7. On the What to back up page, select your Mac hard disk. 8. On the Backup Destination page, select the Save data to any local drive or a network share option. Copyright© 1994-2010 Paragon Software Group. All rights reserved.
9. Select an external USB drive as a backup destination. 10. Edit the archive name if necessary. Please take into account values of the parameters Estimated archive size and Space available on backup destination - if the archive size exceeds the available space, another drive needs to be selected. 11. Add comments to your backup describing its contents. 12. Choose whether to accomplish the operation immediately or generate a script. Copyright© 1994-2010 Paragon Software Group. All rights reserved.
13. On the Backup Summary page review all parameters of the operation and modify them if necessary. Click the Next button to start the backup process. This operation can also be accomplished with the WinPE recovery environment or under Windows. Backing up files to a local mounted/unmounted (without drive letter assigned) partition To back up required files or folders and then place the resulted image to a local mounted/unmounted drive, please do the following: Launcher 1.
5. Edit the archive name if necessary. 6. Specify include masks. The program includes a lot of ready-made filters to effectively control contents of your backup images. You can also create your own filter by clicking the Add category… button. • Name. Give to the filter any name you like, but try to use an informative one; Copyright© 1994-2010 Paragon Software Group. All rights reserved.
• Filter. Press the Browse button to select files or folders you would like to be included or specify a filter mask by using * or ? wildcards; • Description. Add a short description to the filter not to miss it up later. Click the OK button and you will get a new item on the list of filters. By marking/unmarking a checkbox opposite its name you can choose whether to use it or not.
2. On the Wizard's Welcome page, click the Next button. 3. On the Browse for Archive page, specify the required full (base) partition archive: • By clicking the Switch to Archive List View link, you can see a list of images contained in the Archive Database (if any). To get a clear-cut picture on properties of the required image, just click on it and the section below will (i.e. Archive File Details) display a short description.
To know more on the subject, please consult the Viewing Image Properties chapter. 4. The Archive Content page displays detailed information about the contents of the archive. It includes a full description of properties about the partition. In addition, there is the possibility to modify backup settings. To activate the advance mode, you need to mark the appropriate option at the foot of the page. 5. On the Backup Destination page, select where you want to place your backup image. 6.
8. Choose whether to accomplish the operation immediately, set a time table for it, or generate a script. 9. On the Backup Summary page review all parameters of the operation and modify them if necessary. Click the Next button to start the backup process. After the operation is completed you receive a differential backup of the selected partition. It is placed into the specified destination (a local or network disk, the Backup Capsule or a CD/DVD disc), its features defined by the wizard.
To know more on the subject, please consult the Viewing Image Properties chapter. 4. On the What folders and files to back up page you can see contents of the selected partition archive. Mark a checkbox opposite a file or folder to build up contents of the future incremental image. 5. Specify include masks. The program includes a lot of ready-made filters to effectively control contents of your backup images. Copyright© 1994-2010 Paragon Software Group. All rights reserved.
You can also create your own filter by clicking the Add category… button. • Name. Give to the filter any name you like, but try to use an informative one; • Filter. Press the Browse button to select files or folders you would like to be included or specify a filter mask by using * or ? wildcards; • Description. Add a short description to the filter not to miss it up later. Click the OK button and you will get a new item on the list of filters.
7. Add comments to your backup describing its contents. 8. Choose whether to accomplish the operation immediately, set a time table for it, or generate a script. 9. On the Backup Summary page review all parameters of the operation and modify them if necessary. Click the Next button to start the backup process. After the operation is completed you receive an incremental backup of the selected partition archive containing information specified in the wizard.
To get a clear-cut picture on properties of the required image, just click on it and the section below will (i.e. Archive File Details) display a short description. To know more on the subject, please consult the Viewing Image Properties chapter. • By clicking the Switch to File View link, you can find the required image in the browser-like window. The section below (i.e. Archive File Details) will also display a short description of the selected image.
Launcher 1. Click the Smart Backup item of the Wizards menu (any of the ways described earlier can also be used here). 2. On the Wizard's Welcome page, click the Next button. 3. On the What to back up page, click on the section you find answering to your task.
Launcher 1. Launch the Cyclic Backup Wizard by selecting in the Main Menu: Wizards > Backup Utilities > Cyclic Backup... 2. On the Wizard's Welcome page, click the Next button; 3. On the What to back up page, select a partition you want to make a cyclic backup of; The current version of the program enables to make a cyclic backup of only one partition at a time. 4. On the Backup Destination page, select a mounted/unmounted partition, a network share, or an FTP server to place backup images to. 5.
Please take into account values of the parameters Estimated archive size and Space available on backup destination - if the archive size exceeds the available space, another drive needs to be selected. 6. Add comments to your backup describing its contents. 7. Set a timetable for the operation. To know more on the subject, please consult the Task Scheduling chapter. 8. On the Cyclic backup type page, choose the way of creating a cyclic backup: • Base type.
oldest archives will be automatically overwritten (if choosing the Differential type only differential images will be overwritten). 9. On the Backup Summary page review all parameters of the operation and modify them if necessary. Click the Next button to start the backup process. The operation will run according to the set timetable. The resulted backup images will be placed into the specified destination (a local or a network disk), its features defined by the wizard.
• By clicking the Switch to File View link, you can find the required image in the browser-like window. The section below (i.e. Archive File Details) will also display a short description of the selected image. To know more on the subject, please consult the Viewing Image Properties chapter. 4. On the Synthesis Settings page you can additionally modify any property of the selected backup image if necessary. To accomplish our task we have no need to change anything at all. 5.
6. Edit the archive name if necessary. Please take into account values of the parameters Estimated archive size and Space available on backup destination - if the archive size exceeds the available space, another drive needs to be selected. 7. Add comments to your backup describing its contents; 8. On the Synthesis Summary page review all parameters of the operation and modify them if necessary. Click the Next button to start the backup process.
Recovery Scenarios Fixing MBR after a boot virus attack Let’s assume that the MBR (Master Boot Record) of your hard disk has been corrupted as a result of a boot virus attack, thus your system fails to boot. To fix the MBR of your hard disk, please do the following: 1. Start up the computer from our Linux/DOS recovery media. Recovery Media Builder can help you prepare the Linux/DOS or WinPE recovery environment either on a CD/DVD disc or a thumb drive.
4. On the Wizard's Welcome page, select the Correct the Master Boot Record (MBR) option. 5. On the next page choose the required hard disk from the pull-down list (if several) and then select the Update the MBR executable code option. 6. Confirm the operation. 7. After the operation is completed click the Report button to see a well informative summary page. The program also enables to store the resulted report.
8. Click the Finish button to close Boot Corrector. 9. Reboot the computer. Fixing Windows startup ability Let’s assume that due to an unknown reason your Windows fails to complete the startup procedure. At first everything seems quite OK, you can see the standard startup messages on the screen, but at some moment it hangs up. To fix your Windows startup ability, please do the following: 1. Start up the computer from our Linux/DOS recovery media.
By default the Normal Mode will be automatically initiated after a 10 second idle period. 3. In the Linux launch menu select Boot Corrector. You can find it in PTS DOS as well. 4. On the Wizard's Welcome page, select the Search for Windows installations to correct option. 5. On the next page choose the required Windows installation from the list of found installations (if several), then select the Edit the Boot.ini file option.
6. Examine the file – maybe that’s where the problem is. If it contains a mistake, correct it by using the appropriate buttons. 7. If the Boot.ini file does not contain any mistake, please return to the Correct Windows Installations page to correct drive letters in the Windows System Registry. Copyright© 1994-2010 Paragon Software Group. All rights reserved.
8. On the next page choose a hard disk from the pull-down list (if several), then the required partition. If you’re not sure which installation you need, please use the Properties button to get more info on the selected item. 9. Click the Edit Letters button to correct an existing drive letter or assign a new one in the Windows System Registry. 10. Once you’ve assigned the appropriate drive letter, close the dialog, then click the Apply button. Copyright© 1994-2010 Paragon Software Group.
11. Confirm the operation. 12. After the operation is completed click the Report button to see a well informative summary page. The program also enables to store the resulted report. To do that, just press the Save button and choose the exact location in the opened dialog. 13. Click the Finish button to close Boot Corrector. 14. Reboot the computer.
This scenario implies that the backup capsule is bootable. 2. In the boot menu select Normal Mode to use the Linux recovery environment (more preferable) or Safe Mode to use the PTS DOS recovery environment (in case you’ve got problems with Linux). By default the Normal Mode will be automatically initiated after a 10 second idle period. 3. In the Linux launch menu select the Simple Restore Wizard. You can find the same wizard in PTS DOS as well. 4. On the Wizard's Welcome page, click the Next button.
7. On the next page specify a hard disk to restore the image to (if several in your computer). By default, the program offers to restore the archive exactly where it belongs. That’s what we actually need. You can also make the program resize the on-disk partitions proportionally if necessary by marking the appropriate checkbox. All contents on the disk selected for restoring purposes will be deleted during the operation. 8.
10. After completing the operation close the wizard and reboot the computer. This operation can also be accomplished with the WinPE recovery environment. To make a Win2K+ operating system bootable on different hardware, please additionally complete the P2P Adjust OS Wizard. Restoring a system partition from external media (CD/DVD) Let’s assume that your computer fails to boot because of a virus attack or corruption of some system critical files.
By default the Normal Mode will be automatically initiated after a 10 second idle period. 4. In the PTS DOS launch menu select the Simple Restore Wizard. You can find the same wizard in Linux as well. 5. On the Wizard's Welcome page, click the Next button. 6. On the What to Restore page, you can see a list of available images (if several). Most likely the required archive will be there too. If not, click the standard browse button [...] to find it.
7. On the Image Properties page, make sure that you select the correct image by viewing the provided information about the archive. 8. On the next page specify a hard disk, then one of its partitions to restore the image to (if several in your computer). By default, the program offers to restore the archive exactly where it belongs. That’s what we actually need. All contents on the partition selected for restoring purposes will be deleted during the operation. 9.
11. In the Progress window you can see in real-time a detailed report on all actions carried out by the program. 12. After completing the operation close the wizard, and then reboot the computer. This operation can also be accomplished with the WinPE recovery environment. To make a Win2K+ operating system bootable on different hardware, please additionally complete the P2P Adjust OS Wizard.
If you do not agree with any conditions stated there, you won’t be able to use the program. 3. Once you accept the agreement, you will see the Universal Application Launcher. Select the Restore Wizard. 4. On the Restore Wizard's Welcome page, click the Next button. 5. On the Browse for Archive page you need to specify the required backup image.
- Click the standard browse button [...] to browse for the required network share or manually enter a path to it; - Define a letter from the pull-down list of available drive letters; - Click the Connect as user button at the foot of the dialog page to specify a user name and password to access the selected network share if necessary. You can also map a network disk with Network Configurator. • Choose the required archive in the browser-like window.
7. On the Where to Restore page specify a hard disk, then one of its partitions to restore the image to (if several in your computer). By default, the program offers to restore the archive exactly where it belongs. That’s what we actually need. All contents on the partition selected for restoring purposes will be deleted during the operation. 8. On the Restore Results page you can see the resulted disk layout.
10. In the Progress window you can see in real-time a detailed report on all actions carried out by the program. Mark the checkbox at the bottom of the window to automatically switch off the computer on the successful accomplishment of the restore operation. 11. After completing the operation close the wizard, and then reboot the computer. This operation can also be accomplished with the Linux/DOS recovery environment.
To get a clear-cut picture on properties of the required image, just click on it and the section below will (i.e. Archive File Details) display a short description. To know more on the subject, please consult the Viewing Image Properties chapter. • By clicking the Switch to File View link, you can find the required image in the browser-like window. The section below (i.e. Archive File Details) will also display a short description of the selected image.
4. On the Where to Restore page specify a hard disk, then one of its partitions to restore the image to (if several in your computer). By default, the program offers to restore the archive exactly where it belongs. That’s what we actually need. All contents on the partition selected for restoring purposes will be deleted during the operation. 5. On the Restore Results page you can see the resulted disk layout.
8. In the Progress window you can see in real-time a detailed report on all actions carried out by the program. After completing the operation the program will automatically reboot the computer. This operation can also be accomplished with the Linux/DOS or WinPE recovery environments. To make a Win2K+ operating system bootable on different hardware, please additionally complete the P2P Adjust OS Wizard.
To restore a dual boot Mac from a backup image located on an external USB drive, please do the following: 1. Start up the computer from our Linux/DOS recovery media. Recovery Media Builder can help you prepare the Linux/DOS or WinPE recovery environment either on a CD/DVD disc or a thumb drive. To automatically boot from the recovery media please make sure the on-board BIOS is set up to boot from CD/USB first. 2. Connect an external USB drive to the computer. 3. Restart the computer. 4.
7. On the What to Restore page, click the standard browse button [...] to find the required archive. When done, double click on it to select. 8. On the Image Properties page, make sure that you select the correct image by viewing the provided information about the archive. 9. On the next page specify a hard disk to restore the image to. Copyright© 1994-2010 Paragon Software Group. All rights reserved.
All contents on disk selected for restoring purposes will be deleted during the operation. 10. On the Restore Summary page you can see your hard disk layout before and after the operation. Click the Next button to initiate the restore process. 11. In the Progress window you can see in real-time a detailed report on all actions carried out by the program. 12. After completing the operation close the wizard, and then reboot the computer.
• By clicking the Switch to Archive List View link, you can see a list of images contained in the Archive Database (if any). To get a clear-cut picture on properties of the required image, just click on it and the section below will (i.e. Archive File Details) display a short description. To know more on the subject, please consult the Viewing Image Properties chapter. • By clicking the Switch to File View link, you can find the required image in the browser-like window. The section below (i.e.
4. On the How to Restore page specify the way your archive will be restored. In our case we’d rather restore contents of the backup to its original location with replacing existing files as well. 5. Complete the wizard and then apply the pending changes. 6. In the Progress window you can see in real-time a detailed report on all actions carried out by the program. This operation can also be accomplished with the WinPE recovery environment.
To restore your system partition with a file increment from a backup image located on a local disk, please do the following: Launcher 1. Click the Restore item of the Wizards menu (any of the ways described earlier can also be used here). 2. On the Restore Wizard's Welcome page, click the Next button. 3.
To know more on the subject, please consult the Viewing Image Properties chapter. 4. On the How to Restore File Complement page select whether you want to restore both, the partition archive and the desired file increment or just the file increment. In our case we choose the first option. 5. On the Where to Restore page specify a hard disk, then one of its partitions to restore the image to (if several in your computer). By default, the program offers to restore the archive exactly where it belongs.
7. Complete the wizard and then apply the pending changes. 8. The program will require the system restart to accomplish the operation in a special boot-up mode. Click the appropriate button to agree. 9. In the Progress window you can see in real-time a detailed report on all actions carried out by the program. Copyright© 1994-2010 Paragon Software Group. All rights reserved.
After completing the operation the program will automatically reboot the computer. This operation can also be accomplished with the WinPE recovery environment. Copying of data from the corrupted system disk to another hard disk To retrieve valuable information from your hard disk and copy it to another hard disk when the system fails to boot, please do the following: 1. Connect the second hard disk to the computer. 2. Start up the computer from our Linux/DOS recovery media.
By default the Normal Mode will be automatically initiated after a 10 second idle period. 4. In the Linux launch menu select the File Transfer Wizard. You can find the same wizard in PTS DOS as well. 5. On the Wizard's Welcome page, click the Next button. 6. Select a disk where the files you need are stored from the pull-down list in the right pane of the page. 7. Select files you want to copy and place them to Clipboard by pressing the left arrow-button. Copyright© 1994-2010 Paragon Software Group.
Click the Calc button to estimate the resulted data size. 8. On the Select Destination Type, choose the way the data will be stored. Select the Save data to any local drive or a network share item. 9. On the Select Destination Path page, select a hard disk to copy the data to by pressing the standard browse button [...]. 10. On the Transfer Summary page check all parameters of the operation. Click the Next button to accomplish the operation. 11.
12. After the operation is completed, close the wizard by pressing the appropriate button. 13. Turn off the computer. This operation can also be accomplished with the WinPE recovery environment. Burning of data from the corrupted system disk to CD/DVD To retrieve valuable information from your hard disk and burn it to CD/DVD when the system fails to boot, please do the following: 1. Start up the computer from our Linux/DOS recovery media.
4. On the Wizard's Welcome page, click the Next button. 5. Select a disk where the files you need are stored from the pull-down list in the right pane of the page. 6. Select files you want to copy and place them to Clipboard by pressing the left arrow-button. Click the Calc button to estimate the resulted data size. Copyright© 1994-2010 Paragon Software Group. All rights reserved.
7. On the Select Destination Type, choose the way the data will be stored. Select the Burn data to CD/DVD item. 8. On the Choose a Recorder page, select a recorder from the list of available devices and then set a volume label by entering it in the appropriate field. 9. On the Transfer Summary page check all parameters of the operation. Click the Next button to accomplish the operation. 10. In the Progress window you can see in real-time a detailed report on all actions carried out by the program.
Copying of data from a backup to the corrupted system partition The system fails to boot since some files are damaged. If you have a backup of the system partition, you can recopy these files to make the system be operable again: 1. Start up the computer from our Linux/DOS recovery media. Recovery Media Builder can help you prepare the Linux/DOS or WinPE recovery environment either on a CD/DVD disc or a thumb drive.
5. Select a disk where the system backup is stored from the pull-down list in the right pane of the page. 6. Double click on the required backup to open. 7. Select files you want to copy and place them to Clipboard by pressing the left arrow-button. Click the Calc button to estimate the resulted data size. 8. On the Select Destination Type, choose the way the data will be stored. Select the Save data to any local drive or a network share item. Copyright© 1994-2010 Paragon Software Group.
9. On the Select Destination Path page, select your system disk to copy the data to by pressing the standard browse button [...]. 10. On the Transfer Summary page check all parameters of the operation. Click the Next button to accomplish the operation. 11. In the Progress window you can see in real-time a detailed report on all actions carried out by the program. 12. After the operation is completed, close the wizard by pressing the appropriate button. 13. Turn off the computer.
This operation can also be accomplished with the WinPE recovery environment. Restoring separate files and folders from a backup The program provides a very convenient option to access backup archives and restore only data you need (the so called selective restore functionality). This operation can be accomplished either with the Restore Wizard, File Transfer Wizard or Volume Explorer.
6. On the next page specify what you need to extract from the backup by marking checkboxes next to the required data items. At the right lower corner of the window you can see the resulted amount of the selected data. 7. On the How to Restore page specify the way the selected data will be restored. In our case we’d rather restore contents of the backup to its original location with replacing existing files as well. 8.
9. On the next page of the wizard confirm the operation by selecting the appropriate option. 10. In the Progress window you can see in real-time a detailed report on all actions carried out by the program. 11. After completing the operation close the wizard, and then reboot the computer. This operation can also be accomplished under Windows. File Transfer Wizard To restore separate files and folders from a backup image with the File Transfer Wizard, please do the following: Launcher 1.
3. On the Select Destination Type, choose the way the data will be stored. Select the Save data to any local drive or a network share item. 4. On the Select Destination Path page, specify the exact place to copy the data to. 5. On the Transfer Summary page check all parameters of the operation. Click the Next button to accomplish the operation. 6. After the operation is completed, close the wizard by pressing the appropriate button.
Launcher 1. Click the Disk View tab and then choose Volume Explorer; 2. Browse for the required archive and then open it by double click of the left mouse button. 3. Call the popup menu (right click of the mouse button) for a file/folder you need and then select the Export item. 4. Select a place on the disk where the file/folder will be extracted to. Copyright© 1994-2010 Paragon Software Group. All rights reserved.
5. Click the OK button to accomplish the operation. The current version of the program does not enable to access file archives with Volume Explorer. Resize Scenarios Creating a new partition to detach operating system from the rest of data Let’s assume that you’re a rank and file user who is most likely to have only one hard disk with only one partition (the only partition is always system).
The number of available methods depends on your disk layout. To learn more on the way the wizard works, please click the corresponding link on the first page of the wizard. 4. That’s basically it. By clicking the Next button the wizard will start modifying your disk layout. If you’ve got to do with the system partition resize, like we do in our case, you will be asked to restart your computer in a special boot-up mode to accomplish the operation. So click the appropriate button to agree. 5.
After completing the operation your computer will be automatically restarted back to Windows where you can see the newly created NTFS partition. Now you’ve got a place to keep your stuff apart from Windows. Increasing size of a system partition by taking unused space of an adjacent partition Let’s assume you’ve got several partitions on your hard disk. After installing a number of resource-consuming applications and system updates your system partition has started to suffer from the lack of free space.
selected automatically. 4. Increase size of the system partition with the slider or manually by entering the required value. Please note, when you change size of one partition the size of the other will be changed as well, thus redistributing the unused space between the partitions. 5. On the next page of the wizard you need to confirm the operation by selecting the appropriate option. 6. That’s basically it. By clicking the Next button the wizard will start modifying your disk layout.
After completing the operation your computer will be automatically restarted back to Windows where you can see that your system partition is bigger now. Increasing size of a system partition by taking unused space from any other Let’s assume you’ve got several partitions on your hard disk. After installing a number of resource-consuming applications and system updates your system partition has started to suffer from the lack of free space. But one of your partitions has a plenty of redundant space.
3. In the opened dialog shift the edge of the partition to the right by the drag-and-drop technique. While doing this, free space from the partition will be released (displayed in aqua-green). You can also do it manually by entering the exact size of free space. Click the Yes button to continue. 4. Now you’ve got a block of free space to add to the system partition. You cannot do it directly however, but by carrying out a number of extra move/resize operations. 5.
between two logical disks. So we need to move it. To do that, please select the first logical partition and then call the context menu for it (right click of the mouse button) to launch the Move/Resize dialog. 6. At first shift the right edge of the partition to the right, then do the same with the left edge. Make sure the partition size has been left unchanged. 7. Now you can resize the extended partition to take the block of free space out of it.
9. The block of free space has been released. 10. Now you need to move the second primary partition just the way we did it with the logical partition to make the block of free space adjoin the system partition. 11. Finally increase size of the system partition. Call the context menu for it (right click of the mouse button) to launch the Move/Resize dialog. 12. In the opened dialog shift the edge of the partition to the right, thus increasing its size. 13. Apply all introduced changes.
14. The program will require the system restart to accomplish the operation in a special boot-up mode. Click the appropriate button to agree. Shrinking a system partition to increase size of a data partition Let’s assume you’ve got two partitions on your hard disk, the first one takes about 40% of all the disk space and is exclusively used for Vista 64-bit, while the second servers as a data storage.
4. In the main window select the required hard disk (if several) on the Disk Map. 5. Choose your system partition and then call the context menu for it (right click of the mouse button) to launch the Move/Resize dialog. 6. In the opened dialog set a new size for the partition by moving the slider or by entering the exact value in the appropriate field. While doing this, free space from the partition will be released (displayed in aqua-green). Click OK to continue.
7. Now you’ve got a block of free space to add to your data partition. 8. Choose the data partition and then call the context menu for it (right click of the mouse button) to launch the Move/Resize dialog. 9. Move the slider to the right to increase size of the partition. Click OK to continue. 10. Apply the pending changes. 11. In the Progress window you can see in real-time a detailed report on all actions carried out by the program. Copyright© 1994-2010 Paragon Software Group.
Resizing partitions of Apple Boot Camp Let’s assume you’re a Boot Camp user who’s got Windows XP as the second operating system. Initially allocated space for the Windows partition has turned out to be insufficient for your current needs. The only way out is to take some space from your Mac partition, thus redistributing the unused space between the partitions. To increase size of the Windows partition by taking unused space from the Mac partition, please do the following: Express Launcher 1.
5. On the next page of the wizard you need to confirm the operation by selecting the appropriate option. 6. That’s basically it. By clicking the Next button the wizard will start modifying your disk layout. If you’ve got to do with the system partition resize, like we do in our case, you will be asked to restart your computer in a special boot-up mode to accomplish the operation. So click the appropriate button to agree. 7.
After completing the operation your computer will be automatically restarted back to Windows where you can see that your system partition is bigger now. Creating Dual Boot Systems For Windows computers Release of Windows Vista has given a new impetus to the problem of establishing a dual boot system. In this connection we decided to consider two the most frequently used situations a rank and file user may face, i.e. Windows Vista + Windows XP and Windows XP + Windows Vista.
3. Select the appropriate option to create a new primary partition on your hard disk. 4. On the next page of the wizard, define size of the new partition. If the selected hard disk contains blocks of free space, the wizard will automatically merge them all and allocate the resulted space to create the partition. If not, it will take 50% of the unused space of an adjacent partition, thus resizing it. 5. The next page enables to specify a file system and a number of additional parameters.
All the mentioned above operations can also be accomplished with the WinPE recovery environment. 8. Install Windows XP on the newly created partition. We won’t go into details as for its installation, as you can find all the necessary information in documentation that comes with the product.
12. Now restart the computer to make sure you have got a dual boot system. Traditional way This scenario implies that operating systems will be installed on different partitions to provide better security and system independence. Express Launcher Click Switch to Full Scale Launcher in the Express Launcher. 1. In the main window select your hard disk on the Disk Map to make a block of free space on it. 2. Release some free space (not less than 10 GB to install Windows XP) from the partition.
3. In the opened dialog shift the edge of the partition to the left by the drag-and-drop technique. While doing this, free space from the partition will be released (displayed in aqua-green). You can also do it manually by entering the exact size of free space. Click the Yes button to continue. The Move/Resize dialog offers a number of additional parameters that can also be of help. However here we pay attention to the most relevant to fulfill our task. 4.
6. Define parameters of the future partition. By all means it has to be primary and since we are going to install Windows XP, the most preferable file systems are NTFS and FAT32. Click the Yes button to continue. The Create Partition dialog offers a number of additional parameters that can also be of help. However here we pay attention to the most relevant to fulfill our task. 7.
Hiding of the system partition will make OS non-bootable, what is quite normal. 9. Apply all introduced changes. By default, our program works in the virtual mode of execution, so you have to confirm all operations to let the program accomplish them. To do that, just click the Apply button on the Virtual Operations Bar. 10. The program will require the system restart to accomplish the operation in a special boot-up mode. Click the appropriate button to agree.
Installation of Windows XP will make Windows Vista non-bootable. 12. Launch the Boot Manager Setup wizard. As your Windows Vista is non-bootable any more, you need to install our program once again, but this time in Windows XP to activate Boot Manager. To avoid double installation, please use our WinPE recovery environment to activate Boot Manager. 13. Click Boot Management and then select Boot Manager in the Express Launcher. 14. Set up the Boot Manager wizard.
Reviving the system partition In case you are not able or not willing to complete the mentioned above scenarios, but have already reached the point when all changes are applied and everything is ready to install the second OS, please do the following to make your system bootable once again (only relevant for the traditional scenario): 1. Start up the computer from our Linux/DOS recovery media.
4. Unhide the partition by calling the context menu for it (right click of the mouse button) and then selecting Unhide. 5. Only for the Windows XP + Windows Vista scenario you need to make the system partition active as well by calling the context menu for it (right click of the mouse button) and then selecting Set Active. 6. You will be notified after the operations are completed. Copyright© 1994-2010 Paragon Software Group. All rights reserved.
7. Restart the computer. System Migration Scenarios Migrating system to another hard disk (Clone HDD) Let’s assume that you’ve bought a new hard disk. It’s faster and of much higher capacity than your current system disk, so it’s quite natural you start thinking about system migration. We can help you do that. To migrate your system from one hard disk to another, please do the following: Launcher 1. Connect both source and destination disks to the computer. 2. Turn on the computer. 3.
During the operation all contents of the destination disk will be deleted. 7. On the next page of the wizard, define the copy options. In our case we’d rather copy data with a proportional resize to occupy the entire disk. Besides we recommend you to enable the surface test to make sure your new hard disk is flawless. 8. On the Revise Copy Results page review all parameters of the operation. 9. Complete the wizard and then apply the pending changes. Copyright© 1994-2010 Paragon Software Group.
10. When copying is completed, shut down the computer. 11. Disconnect (physically) the source hard disk. 12. Boot the computer from the destination hard disk. To make a Win2K+ operating system bootable on different hardware, please additionally complete the P2P Adjust OS Wizard. Making system bootable on different hardware (P2P Adjust OS) Let’s assume you had to migrate to a new hardware platform.
5. From the list of all found Windows based operating systems (if several) select one you need to adjust to your new hardware. If you’re willing to adjust them all, just re-launch this wizard for each. The wizard can only work with Microsoft Windows 2000 and later operating systems. 6. Choose whether you’re going to add drivers for the new hardware to the selected operating system or not and the way it’s to be done.
After the operation is completed your system will be bootable on the new hardware. Hard Disk Optimization To defragment an NTFS or FAT partition, please do the following: Express Launcher You must have administrator’s privileges to accomplish defragmentation of the system partition. 1. Click the Security and Optimization button and then select Defragment Partition. 2. In the main window, select a partition you want to defragment on the Disk Map. 3.
The Defragment Partition dialog offers a number of additional parameters that can also be of help. However here we pay attention to the most relevant to fulfill our task. 5. Start the operation by clicking the Yes button. Hard Disk Utilization To irreversibly destroy all on-disk information without any possibility to recover and that way providing the maximum level of security, please do the following: Launch the Wipe Wizard.
3. On the Wipe Method page select a specific data erasure algorithm or choose to create a customized one (in our case we prefer to use a certified military standard). 4. The next page of the wizard enables to get detailed information on the selected algorithm, choose whether to carry out residual data verification or not specifying the percentage of sectors to check and estimate the time required to accomplish the operation. 5. Review all parameters of the operation and modify them if necessary. 6.
Extra Scenarios for WinPE Adding specific drivers Our WinPE 2.1 based recovery environment offers excellent hardware support. Anyway you’ve got the option to add drivers for specific hardware with a handy dialog. To add drivers for specific hardware, please do the following: 1. Once you accept the agreement, you will see the Universal Application Launcher. Click Load Drivers. 2. In the opened dialog browse for an .
Configuring network If your local network has a DHCP server, a network connection will be automatically configured once our WinPE recovery environment has been started up. Otherwise you will need to do it manually with a handy dialog by providing an IP address, a network mask, default gateway, etc. Besides with its help you can easily map network shares. To manually set up a network connection and map a network share, please do the following: 1.
By clicking Disconnect Drive… you can delete an existing network share if necessary. 5. Click the Network identification tab to change a network name of your computer (generated automatically) and a workgroup name. 6. By default, the wizard saves all network settings in the netconf.ini file located on the WinPE RAM drive, thus it will only be available until you restart the computer.
2. I run an operation and restart the machine as required, but it just boots back into Windows without accomplishing the operation. Please run 'chkdsk /f' for the partition in question. 3. I cannot create a new partition on the disk. There can be a number of reasons for that: • The program cannot create a new partition on a dynamic disk, but only on a hard disk that uses the DOS partitioning scheme.
9. I cannot back up my hard disk to an external hard drive. Once started, the operation is aborted with the following error: Hard Disk management, Error Code 0x1100a. What is wrong here? The problem is that the Microsoft VSS service is set as the default Hot Processing mode in the program. But this service has not been started in your WindowsXP/Windows2003/Vista. Please start this service (right click on My Computer > Manage > Services > find Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service and make it active.
Bootable Archive is created by adding a special bootable section when backing up the data to CD/DVDs. Thus you will be able to restore the data from these archives without having to run the program, but by simply booting from these CD/DVDs. Cluster is the smallest amount of disk space that can be allocated to hold a file. All file systems used by Windows organize hard disks based on clusters, which consist of one or more contiguous sectors.
The MBR capacity is not sufficient to contain sophisticated boot programs. That’s why the on-boot software is allowed to use the entire 0th track of the disk. For example, boot managing utilities such as LILO, GRUB and Paragon Boot Manager are located in the 0th track. Partition ID (or File system ID) is a file system identifier that is placed in the partition. It is used to quickly detect partitions of supported types.
