RestoreIT® Professional Edition Version 7 User’s Guide
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Contents CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................- 6 1-1 INTRODUCTION TO RESTOREIT PRO............................................................................................................................... - 6 1-2 FEATURES ..................................................................................................................................................................
CHAPTER 4 RESTOREIT PRO MANAGER IN PRE-OS MODE ..................................................................... - 36 - 4-1 ACTIVATING THE RESTOREIT PRO MANAGER .............................................................................................................. - 36 4-2 RESTOREIT PRO MANAGER IN PRE-OS MODE............................................................................................................ - 36 Incremental Backup Points..................................................
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 1 Introduction Instantly recover from system crashes, virus attacks or accidental data deletion. 1-1 Introduction to RestoreIT Pro RestoreIT Pro is an innovative real-time system restoration utility. Once installed, RestoreIT Pro continually monitors and keeps a complete record of all activities on the hard drive. RestoreIT Pro 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 Pro, you can lock your system at the DOS level. No unauthorized person can use your computer. • Personalized and Secure Complete Backup Point RestoreIT Pro allows you to name a Backup Point and lock it to prevent accidental removal. • Complete Backup Point RestoreIT Pro 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 Pro.
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Chapter 2 Installation 2-1 System Requirements To use RestoreIT Pro, 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.
3. Click on any of the following options to ensure a successful RestoreIT Pro installation of RestoreIT Pro: Check all volumes for errors Runs the Windows Check Disk command to check for errors on all partitions of your hard drive (requires system restart). Defragment files on the volumes Launches Windows Disk Defragmenter, to defragment files and folders on your local volumes and increase system performance. This also will help ensure RestoreIT Pro is installed successfully.
. Select the partition where RestoreIT Pro can create an internal RestoreIT Pro Partition to save the backup data. For the best results, choose the extended partition. The installation program will check the partition size to determine if there is enough space, and give a recommended size for the RestoreIT Pro Partition (at least 400 MB is required). You can also manually assign the size for both the RestoreIT Pro partition and the file backup space. Note: 1.
Chapter 3 The RestoreIT Pro Manager in Windows
Chapter 3 RestoreIT Pro Manager in Windows 3-1 Launching RestoreIT Pro in Windows To launch RestoreIT Pro in Windows, Select Start on the Windows taskbar, then All ProgramsÆ RestoreIT ProÆ RestoreIT Pro. You can also double-click the RestoreIT Pro icon desktop or double-click the RestoreIT Pro icon in the system tray by your clock. on the 3-2 RestoreIT Pro Start After launching the program, you will see the RestoreIT Pro 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 Pro 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. View the Destination Drive structure. You can modify the size of each partition according to your needs. To modify a partition size, double click the Total Size field of the target drive and change the size in the following dialog box. Click OK to return to the previous window. The disk structure in the above window will be refreshed immediately. After you have finished specifying the size, click Next to continue. 5. Check the box to erase disk signature on the Destination Disk if needed.
drive image. 3. Click Next. Select the source partition from the Complete Backup Point. 4. Select the destination hard drive and then click Next to select 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. 3-3.3 Restoring from a Disk Image File A disk image file is a complete backup file of your hard drive including the RestoreIT Pro partition.
You can modify the size of each partition according to your needs. To modify a partition size, double click the Total Size field of the target drive and change the size in the following dialog box. Click OK to return to the previous window. The disk structure in the above window will be refreshed immediately. After you have finished specifying the size, click Next to continue. 6. Check the box to erase disk signature on the destination hard drive if needed.
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 Pro will lock the hard drive. If any program is currently accessing the hard drive, RestoreIT Pro will stop creating the Backup Point. If your computer locks up during this period, restart the system manually and try again. Note: RestoreIT Pro does not create new Backup Points if it is unable to lock your hard drive.
needed) 6. After reviewing your selections, click Next to confirm your settings and begin backing up the selected partition(s) to a Complete Backup Point. Note: RestoreIT Pro 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.) 7.
1. Select System Backup from the menu interface, and then Complete Backup. 2. Select the Disk to Image radio button and click Restart. 3. A screen will appear prompting you to restart your computer to perform this operation. Click OK to restart your computer and continue creating the image. 4. In Pre-OS Mode, select the Source Hard drive in the upper pane. You can view the disk structure in the lower pane. 5. Select a location to store your image and enter a name for the image file.
2. You can choose only one partition at a time. 3. The Source Partition and the Destination Partition cannot be the same. 5. Select the Destination Hard drive in the upper pane, and then select Destination Partition in the lower pane. You can alter the Destination Partition size by double-clicking the Total Size number (green number). Click Next to continue. 6. After confirming your selections, click Start to begin the cloning process or you can click Previous to change your settings.
This section shows the information and settings of a Backup Point. This will help you recognize and manage your Backup Points. 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.
5. Select Next to restart the PC and finish the operation. 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.
Note: You can also right-click a specific file in Window Explorer and select File-Level Recovery to open the File Restore window. 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.
6. RestoreIT Pro will automatically eject the disc after burning succeeds. Click OK to finish. Note: if the image file is larger that a single CD/DVD the original disc will be ejected and you will need to insert another blank disc to continue. Using Recovery CD/DVD to restore your computer To restore your system from a Recovery CD/DVD, simply insert the Recovery CD/DVD disc into the CD/DVD-ROM and reboot your computer. The restoration process will be done automatically.
1. Back up the MBR (Master Boot Record), DPT (Disk Partition Table) and EPT (Extended Partition Table) to file: Click here to copy the current hard drive MBR (Master Boot Record) as a local backup file. 2. Restore the MBR, DPT and EPT from file: Click here to replace the current hard drive MBR with a previous created MBR. 3. Cancel creating or restoring a Backup Point: In case you ever need to cancel the restoration or the creation process, click here to abort the operation. 4.
2. Select Dismount all partitions and click Next to start the process. 3. Click OK to finish. 3-8 RestoreIT Pro Settings RestoreIT Pro settings allow you to modify general settings, backup/restore schedules and file level backup settings. To modify RestoreIT Pro settings Selecting Settings from the main interface and then click Settings in the window that follows. The settings dialog box will be displayed (as shown below).
• Prompting when the free space is low If this option is enabled, the Prompt me when the free space is less than option will display a warning message when the free space in the RestoreIT Pro Partition is less than the specified percentage of the total space size. • Prompt me if there is a new version available If this option is enabled, RestoreIT Pro will check whether there is a new version of RestoreIT Pro available on the FarStone website.
• Create Backup Points while the system is running: Using this option, RestoreIT Pro allows you to create Backup Points while you are using your computer. You can set RestoreIT Pro to create a Backup Point every 1 to 720 hours. Note: During the RestoreIT Pro Backup Point creation process, any program reading from or writing to your hard drive may affect the creation of the Backup Point.
File Backup Settings The File level backup function protects specified files by creating a backup each time the specified files are modified, deleted or overwritten and allowing you to restore the old version at any time. The file backup settings provide you with a convenient way to configure your file level backup settings. You can configure which files/folders or what types of file need to be protected, and configure other settings such as number of backup copies and the space limitation etc.
You can choose to back up all files or only the specified file types (files with certain extensions). If the types you want to backup are not on the list, you can manually add a file type by clicking Add and type the file extension to be included. Check the Include sub-folders box if you want to back up the files in sub-folders. Excluding Files or Folders from the Backup List Select a file or folder and click the Delete button to exclude it from the Backup File List.
¾ View RestoreIT Pro Online Help Click on the Help button and then select Help from the dropdown menu. 3-11 Exiting the RestoreIT Pro Manager When you finish setting up RestoreIT Pro, click the close button on the upper right corner of the program interface or choose Exit from the right-click menu of the task bar icon to close the RestoreIT Pro Manager. RestoreIT Pro will continue to run in the background.
Chapter 4 RestoreIT Pro Manager in Pre-OS Mode
Chapter 4 RestoreIT Pro Manager in Pre-O S Mode 4-1 Launching the RestoreIT Pro Pre-OS Manager To launch the RestoreIT Pro Pre-OS Manager, press the space bar after system POST (Power-OnSelf-Test), but before Windows begins to load. Enter your password (if specified) and press Enter to access the main screen of RestoreIT Pro. (If no password has been set, the password box will not be shown.
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 Pro 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 Pro 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 Pro 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 Pro This option allows you to completely remove RestoreIT Pro from your system.
Chapter 5 Removing RestoreIT Pro
Chapter 5 Removing RestoreIT Pro 5-1 Removing RestoreIT Pro 1. If the RestoreIT Pro Manager is opened in Windows, we suggest you close it before running Uninstall RestoreIT Pro. 2. Select Start on the Windows taskbar, then All Programs Æ RestoreIT Pro Æ Uninstall RestoreIT Pro. 3. Confirm that you would like to remove RestoreIT Pro. 4. Once you enter your password, you will be able to remove RestoreIT Pro completely. (If you have never set the password, the password dialog box will not be shown.) 5.
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Chapter 6 FAQ 1. Do I need to do anything before installing RestoreIT Pro? A: We strongly recommend that you run the Windows Checkdisk program to check for hard drive errors before installing RestoreIT Pro. The Checkdisk utility can be started by running Chkdsk.exe from a command prompt or by using the RestoreIT Pro, Pre-Installation Checklist. Note: Running Checkdisk from either location will require a system reboot for the operation to be completed. 2.
A: No. While RestoreIT Pro is compatible with this software, certain functions within these utilities may cause RestoreIT Pro to stop functioning or at worst, cause RestoreIT Pro to be uninstalled. 7. What should I do if I see error message “0xe23” while installing RestoreIT Pro? A: This error occurs in versions of RestoreIT Pro prior to 3.02. To solve this issue, please complete the following steps: a. Install RestoreIT Pro version 3.03 or later on your computer; b.
A: Yes. RestoreIT Pro version 3.01 or later is compatible with all versions of Ghost except Ghost 2003. If you are using Ghost 2003, in order to copy the hard drive properly you need to modify the Ghost Properties by typing in “parameter –ib” behind the Target command. 15.While I was uninstalling RestoreIT Pro, a disk information error appeared. What should I do? A: This message appears under the following circumstances: a.
19.What should I do if the antivirus software (e.g. Norton Antivirus) gives me a virus warning continuously when I am installing RestoreIT Pro? A: When you are installing RestoreIT Pro on your system, the setup program will write data onto your hard drive. Some antivirus software will regard this process as a virus attack and prompt you with a warning. We strongly recommend you disable real-time protection before installing RestoreIT Pro. Then enable it again after the setup process is complete. 20.
A: This problem will only occur on a computer whose hard drive does not support UDMA3. Please disable UDMA in CMOS setup. 28.When I was creating a Complete Backup Point, it tells me “The size of the Complete Backup Point is more than 2GB. Do you want to create another Backup Point to contain the rest of the data?” A: The size of a Complete Backup Point cannot exceed 2GB when it is created on a FAT32 partition.
Description is the comments for the options in the splash screen at system startup. 33.When I try to revert to a Complete Backup Point stored in the RestoreIT Pro partition, it displays a message "The partition structure of the current hard drive does not match the partition structure in the Complete Backup Point. Reverting to this Backup Point will renew the partition structure. If there are NTFS partitions on your hard drive, the restoration may result in data loss or system boot failure.
40. I had a USB hard drive on my computer. But RestoreIT Pro cannot recognize it when I try to create a complete backup point. How can I solve it? A: Please try the following methods: (1) If you plugged in the USB hard drive after launching RestoreIT Pro, please restart you computer and try again. (2) Set USB Mode as Hi-Speed in BIOS or enable USB 1.1 (3) Remove RestoreIT Pro and install the latest version of RestoreIT Pro. 41. I had a large storage capacity hard drive (>137G) on my computer.
RestoreIT Pro. Please try the following two methods to resolve this issue: ●disable the USB 2.0 Controller; ●set USB to “Hi Speed” in the BIOS USB settings. 46. I created an image for Drive C: on two CD-R discs. Why can the disc not be used to mount a temporary partition? A: Mounting a partition requires all the backup data of the drive. If you use one of two discs, it cannot provide the complete information.
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