RestoreIT® User’s Guide
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Contents CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................- 6 1-1 INTRODUCTION TO RESTOREIT....................................................................................................................................... - 6 1-2 FEATURES ..............................................................................................................................................................
Exiting RestoreIT .......................................................................................................................................................... - 31 CHAPTER 5 REMOVING RESTOREIT....................................................................................................................... - 33 5-1 REMOVING RESTOREIT ..................................................................................................................................................
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 1 Introduction Instantly recover from system crashes, virus attacks or accidental data deletion. 1-1 Introduction to RestoreIT RestoreIT is an innovative real-time system restoration utility. Once installed, RestoreIT continually monitors and keeps a complete record of all activities on the hard drive. RestoreIT lets you recover lost data after a system crash, virus attack, faulty software installation, accidental file deletion or unintentional formatting of the hard drive.
Using RestoreIT, you can lock your system at the DOS level. No unauthorized person can use your computer. • Personalized and Secure Complete Backup Point RestoreIT allows you to name a Backup Point and lock it to prevent accidental removal. • Complete Backup Point RestoreIT stores a permanent copy of your hard drive, so even after years of use, you can restore your system back to the day you first installed RestoreIT.
Chapter 2 Installation -8-
Chapter 2 Installation 2-1 System Requirements To use RestoreIT, your computer must have one of the following Windows operating systems: Windows 2000 Professional Workstation with Service Pack 4 or higher Windows XP Professional Windows XP Home Edition Windows XP Media Center Edition Your computer must also meet the following minimum system requirements.
RestoreIT will be installed in the path displayed. You can choose anther location to install RestoreIT, or leave it as default. 6. Click Continue and RestoreIT will be automatically installed to the destination folder. Note: Typical Install will skip the next step. 7. Assign a disk size for the internal RestoreIT Secure Area to save the backup data (at least 1000 MB is required). RestoreIT will give a recommended size from each partition to create the Secure Area according to your specified total size.
Chapter 3 The RestoreIT Manager in Windows
Chapter 3 RestoreIT Manager in Windows 3-1 Launching RestoreIT in Windows To launch RestoreIT in Windows, Select Start on the Windows taskbar, then All ProgramsÆ RestoreITÆ RestoreIT. You can also double-click the RestoreIT icon click the RestoreIT icon in the system tray by your clock. on the desktop or double- 3-2 RestoreIT Start After launching the program, you will see the RestoreIT Start page (shown as below).
Quick Backup The Quick Backup option is used for creating a new Incremental Backup Point (for a definition of Incremental Backup Point, please refer to section 3-5.1 Introduction to Various Backup Points) to back up your hard drive and protect your data. To perform a Quick Backup 1. Select the Quick Start page and click the Quick Backup button to create a new Incremental Backup Point. RestoreIT will lock the hard drive during this process.
2. The File Restore window will open with three main display areas. In the left pane, you can expand file folders to locate which file you want to retrieve. The top right pane displays available files located in the selected directory. Click a file to see all backed up versions; this is displayed in the bottom right pane. Here you can select a version and click Restore, or click Open to preview the file.
Note: If you choose to restore the most recent Incremental Backup Point, this is equal to performing a Quick Restore. To perform a Quick Restore you can also do any of the flowing: • Select Quick Start and then Quick Restore. • Select System Restore and then Quick Restore 3. Choose to restore the Entire hard drive or Only C: drive and then press Next. A dialog box will appear to show information on the selected Backup Point.
4. Select the Destination Drive and Destination Partition, and then click Next. To restore a single partition, select only the partition you would like to restore. 5. After reviewing your selections, click Next to confirm your settings and reboot the computer. 6. When the computer restarts, the restoration process will start. Restoring a partition from a Complete Backup Point To restore a partition from a Complete Backup Point 1.
2. Enter a name for the Backup point. You can choose to leave the default name. Click Next to start creating the Incremental Backup Point. 3. RestoreIT will lock the hard drive. If any program is currently accessing the hard drive, RestoreIT will stop creating the Backup Point. If your computer locks up during this period, restart the system manually and try again. Note: RestoreIT does not create new Backup Points if it is unable to lock your hard drive.
Note: RestoreIT will divide the Complete Backup Point into several volumes and let you save these images in different locations if: 1. The selected target location does not have enough space to contain the image; or 2. The size of the Complete Backup Point is more than 2 GB. (If backing up to a NTFS partition, you do not have this limitation.) 6. After the Complete Backup Point is successfully created, click OK to restart your computer.
To view a Backup Point’s properties 1. Select System Restore from the main interface and then Restore to any previous Backup Point. 2. Single-click a backup point to highlight the selected item and then click Property from the buttons on the right, to launch the Backup Point Property dialog box. (shown below) 3-5.3 Deleting a Backup Point To Delete an Ambiguous or Complete Backup Point 1. Select System Restore from the main interface and then click Restore to any previous Backup Point. 2.
3-5.4 Locking and Unlocking a Complete Backup Point Only the Internal Complete Backup Point can be locked and unlocked. The Incremental Backup Points and External Complete Backup Points do not have this function. The default setting of the Complete Backup Point is locked. To unlock a Complete Backup Point 1. Select System Restore from the main interface and then Restore to any previous Backup Point. 2.
3-6.2 How to back up Specific Files or Folders The File Level Backup Wizard guides you through setting up the file level backup protection. To add files or folders to File Level Backup using the Wizard 1. Select the File-Level Restore page and then click File-Level Backup Wizard. 2. The File-Level Backup Wizard will launch. Select Add a file or Add a folder and click Next. 3. Follow the on-screen instructions to add files or folders. Click Finish to exit the wizard.
• Disable Incremental Backup Check this box to stop creating any new Incremental Backup Points. This function will override the settings in the backup scheduler. The pie table provides you with statistics on the used and available space for the RestoreIT Secure Area. • Disable File Level Backup Check this box to disable the File-Level Backup function. • Show RestoreITT Logo at startup Check this box to display RestoreIT logo each time the program starts.
¾ Backup Scheduler This option allows you to configure a schedule for creating your Incremental Backup Points. Creating a Backup Point Automatically Check the Create Incremental Backup Point Automatically box to enable this function. • Create a new Backup when the system starts up: Using this option, your PC will create a Backup Point automatically every time the system starts up. Create one new Backup Point every (number) of day(s). Choose an amount between 1 and 30 days.
• • Restore at system startup: Your computer will revert to a specified Backup Point automatically every time the system reboots. You can schedule RestoreIT to: Restore system every (number) of day(s). Choose an amount between 1 and 30 days. After selecting this option, your PC will revert to the specified Backup Point every (number) of day(s) that you have set.
All files and folder protected by RestoreIT are listed in the box on this page. By default, all files on the hard drive with “.doc”, “.txt”, “.xls”, “.ppt”, “.pdf”, and “.rtf” extensions, and all type of files in My Documents are included. Adding Files to be protected Click Add Files: to start adding any specific file(s). Click Add and select the file(s) you wish to add from your hard drive to the protected file list.
• Copies: You can choose to back up a specified number of copies (between 1 to 50 copies), or unlimited numbers of copies until the file backup space is used up. (RestoreIT will prompt you to delete unneeded backup versions if the file backup space is used up.) • Space limitation: You can specify a size limit (between 1MB to 200MB). RestoreIT will not back up a file if its size exceeds the limit.
Chapter 4 RestoreIT Manager in Pre-OS Mode
Chapter 4 RestoreIT Manager in Pre-OS Mo de 4-1 Launching the RestoreIT Pre-OS Manager To launch the RestoreIT Pre-OS Manager, press the space bar after system POST (Power-On-SelfTest), but before Windows begins to load. Enter your password (if specified) and press Enter to access the main screen of RestoreIT. (If no password has been set, the password box will not be shown.) 4-2 Quickly Restore Your System in Pre-OS Mode After RestoreIT has been launched, you will see the following screen.
Incremental Backup Points Click on Incremental Backup Points to display a list of all Incremental Backup Points. The first available Backup Point will be the one most recently created. Use your mouse to select the Incremental Backup Point, and then choose whether to restore the entire hard drive or the C: drive only. Click OK to start the RestoreIT restoration process. A complete restore can take from 20 seconds up to 10 minutes, depending on the number of files affected.
From the Pre-OS RestoreIT Manager, click on Complete Backup Points. Next, click Browse to select the Complete Backup Point from your hard drive, CD/DVD drive or network storage location. You can view the description in the box below to make sure it is the one you want to restore. Click Next to start the restoration process. Refer back to chapter 3-3.2 Restoring from a Complete Backup Point for more information on how to complete the restoration process.
You can also enable/disable RestoreIT Incremental Backup and Complete Backup functions easily, by un-checking or checking the appropriate check box. Network: Click Configure to manually setup your network settings if you cannot access the network when you back up to or restore from a network place. You can set your network adaptor, the IP address of your compute and the LAN settings here. Uninstalling RestoreIT This option allows you to completely remove RestoreIT from your system.
Chapter 5 Removing RestoreIT
Chapter 5 Removing RestoreIT 5-1 Removing RestoreIT 1. If the RestoreIT Manager is opened in Windows, we suggest you close it before running Uninstall RestoreIT. 2. Select Start on the Windows taskbar, then All Programs Æ RestoreIT Æ Uninstall RestoreIT. 3. Confirm that you would like to remove RestoreIT. 4. Once you enter your password, you will be able to remove RestoreIT completely. (If you have never set the password, the password dialog box will not be shown.) 5.
Chapter 6 FAQ - 34 -
Chapter 6 FAQ 1. Do I need to do anything before installing RestoreIT? A: We strongly recommend that you run the Windows Checkdisk program to check for hard drive errors before installing RestoreIT. The Checkdisk utility can be started by running Chkdsk.exe from a command prompt or by using the RestoreIT, Pre-Installation Checklist. Note: Running Checkdisk from either location will require a system reboot for the operation to be completed. 2.
A: RestoreIT can fix the system only if it was installed prior to the mistaken formatting or repartitioning. 6. Can I use disk tools such as F-disk, PartitionMagic and Norton Speed Disk after RestoreIT is installed on my computer? A: No. While RestoreIT is compatible with this software, certain functions within these utilities may cause RestoreIT to stop functioning or at worst, cause RestoreIT to be uninstalled. 7.
A: The amount of partition space allocated for RestoreIT is not big enough to contain the Complete Backup Point you tried to create. You can resolve this problem by reinstalling RestoreIT and allotting more disk space for your RestoreIT partition. 13.I formatted my hard drive in Pre-OS Mode by using a startup floppy disk.
tool will run the disk defragmenter and create a partition for RestoreIT. RestoreIT will continue installing after Windows is booted. In order for RestoreIT to defragment your system, please do the following: 1. Do not restart the system while defragmenting. 2. The partition tool supports FAT32 and NTFS only. It cannot defragment FAT16 or other partitions. 3. Confirm the partition information listed by the partition tool. 4. Windows may scan the system after the disk defragmentation. 18.
23.If, for example, I restore my system to yesterday, all files changed or created today will be lost. Is there any way to restore to yesterday without losing today’s saved files? A: Yes. You should store all of your saved documents in a different partition. When you restore, only restore your system partition. This way your newer files will not be lost when you restore your system. 24.Can RestoreIT really protect my PC from being destroyed by a virus? A: Yes.
A: Yes. Please do the following: 1. Modify your boot.ini file. a. If you are in DOS, enter the boot partition (C:\) and type “edit boot.ini” to modify this file. b. If you are in Windows, the file boot.ini might be hidden. Select Show hidden files and folders from ToolsÆFolder Options menu to show boot.ini, then open it. 2. Add the following to boot.ini: multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(X)partition(Y)\Folder=" Description " X: is HDD number, generally defined as 0 – 3.
37. After uninstalling RestoreIT I tried to access the partition that was allocated for creating the RestoreIT partition and RestoreIT prompted me to format the partition and indicated that all the data in that partition will be lost. What should I do? A: This message is due to a possible error in the file system of that partition. Please run the Windows Check Disk tool by right-clicking on the partition in Windows and selecting Properties-> Tools -> Error-checking. 38.I had a USB hard drive on my computer.
Chapter 7 Software License Agreement - 42 -
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