MSI MS-91F7- User Manual

Paragon Backup & Recovery 10 Suite is distributed in two ways: • Boxed package from Paragon Technology GmbH and resellers • Downloadable package over the Internet at the company’s web-site Distributive CD The boxed package includes a distributive CD that is in fact a bootable Linux/DOS recovery ...

4. Click Register . The most important field in the form is an E-mail address, as it serves as a login to enter the system. Besides your access password will be sent to this address as well. To register a new product If you are a registered user and would like to register Backup & Recovery 10 Su...

Registration & updates web-service www.paragon-software.com/support Knowledge Base & Technical Support kb.paragon-software.com Pre-sale information [email protected] System Requirements Windows based set of utilities To use the Windows utilities, you should install them first. But b...

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. Installation As we have already m...

8. Copying Files . The Copying Files page shows the overall progress of the installation. Click the Cancel button to abort the setup. 9. Finishing the Installation . The Final page reports the end of the setup process. Click the Finish button to complete the wizard. To accomplish online backup/copy ...

2. If you’ve got an external USB storage device, please plug it in now. Anyway, the wizard will prompt you to do that. 3. The wizard will analyze the disk system and then consider the most appropriate place to store backup images. Anyway, you’re free to see results of that analysis and make your own...

6. Once the snapshot storage is ready to use, the program will make an initial snapshot of your hard disk and keep automatically updating it according to the set timetable. No operation will automatically be accomplished if the program console is opened, as it’s assumed that you’re in the process of...

To know more on how to handle the product’s interface and accomplish typical operations, please consult the help system you can find in Drive Backup Professional (Backup & Recovery > Switch to Full Scale Drive Backup Pro). Building Bootable Recovery Media Recovery Media Builder can help you a...

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 (.iso file) option, then browse for an ISO image of our WinPE 2.1 recovery environment or manually type in a full path to it. By selecting the Typical option you can b...

Booting from the Linux/DOS Recovery Environment 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 non-standard situations su...

• Low-Graphics Safe Mode . Boot into the PTS DOS safe mode. In this case, only the minimal set of drivers will be included, like hard disk, monitor, and keyboard drivers. This mode has simple graphics and a simple menu; • Floppy Disk . Reboot the computer from a system floppy disk; • Hard Disk 0 . B...

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); ...

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...

2. In the opened dialog browse for an .INF file of the required driver package located on a floppy disk, local disk, CD/DVD or a network share. Then click the Open button to initiate the operation. To know how to map a network share, please consult the Configuring network scenario. 3. You will be no...

Our WinPE 2.1 recovery environment is 32-based, thus you need to use 32-bit drivers for injection. Basic Concepts This chapter explains terms and ideas that show how the program works. To understand these helps to obtain a general notion of the operation performance and makes it easier for the user ...

It is easy and efficient when creating backup chains. Demerits Resulted backup images may contain a lot of redundant data. It depends on a file system structure, so you won’t be able to process unknown file systems. It is ineffective when trying to maintain a backup chain, especially when little amo...

This function is only available for single primary and logical partitions. Full and Incremental File Backups A full file-based archive only contains files and folders. It is really efficient when backing up an e-mail database or particular documents, as no redundant data is processed. But if you car...

• You can place a backup image to external media (CD/DVD) to guarantee a high level of data protection as long as the backup media is kept secure; • You can place a backup image to a network drive to stand a better chance of success in case of a hard disk failure. Moreover, by storing it on a specia...

(collection of all drivers to your hardware devices located in one folder) for the program automatically pick and install only those drivers required for your OS (recommended), or manually specify drivers critical for the guaranteed startup of your system on the new hardware. Adaptive Restore for Wi...

• Provide for increased availability of hardware and applications; • Cut expenses on hardware and energy; • Guarantee smooth and cost saving system migration; • Enjoy working with old applications you can’t launch on your current PC; • Take advantage of having multiple operating systems on one Windo...

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. This very feature can be particularly benefic...

But that is not all drive partitioning may be used for. If you are willing to play games in Windows while browsing the Internet in Linux, 100-percent sure that no virus will attack your PC, drive partitioning is a necessity. In order to run several OSs on a single hard drive you are to create a corr...

1. Main Menu 2. Tool Bar 3. Virtual Operations Bar 4. Common Tasks Bar 5. Explorer Bar 6. Disk Map 7. Legend Bar 8. 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 s...

Starting the Sector Backup Wizard with the preset scheduling option. Starting the File Backup Wizard with the preset scheduling option. Starting the Restore Wizard to restore a hard disk, separate partition, or files from the backup image. Advanced Backup Tasks Starting the Differential Backup Wizar...

Starting the Synthetic Backup Wizard to change any property of an existing archive (splitting, password protection, compression level, etc.) without accomplishing the backup operation. Starting the File Transfer Wizard to transfer data from any media. Besides it provides access to Paragon backups as...

able to see small partitions at all, but thing strips. On the other hand, if the proportional disk layout is critical for you, the linear type is exactly what you need. Nevertheless there’s a compromise solution – linear scaling with the minimal limit to small partitions. So if a partition is too sm...

• 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 inform...

current page 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. When it is activated it can be found at the bottom of the Explorer Bar . The program distinguishes...

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 reliab...

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...

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 p...

By clicking the link at the bottom of the window you can jump to the Copy/Backup Exclude Options . 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 I...

• Folder where the ISO image is to be placed . When the user decides not to physically burn a CD/DVD, but create an ISO image file, this very folder will be used to contain these images. Hot Processing Options In this section you may configure the hot processing mode: • Enable hot processing . Mark ...

• Attempts to start VSS . Here you can set how many attempts to start Microsoft VSS the program is to do before automatically rebooting the system and accomplishing the operation in a special boot-up mode. • Timeout between attempts (in seconds) . Here you can set a time period between different att...

• Execute at the beginning of the backup process before taking a snapshot . Here you can specify an executable file that will help you to prepare running applications for taking a snapshot. It may contain specific commands/programs to delete unnecessary files, suspend services, flush transactions or...

used parameters. By clicking the link at the bottom of the window you can jump to the Hot Processing Options . 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 s...

• Send e-mail notification on apply . Specify an e-mail to send notifications on the carried out operations. - Send mail in HTML format . Activate the option to create messages in the HTML format instead of plain text. - Send complete report after applying operations . Activate the option to create ...

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 ...

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, Modifi...

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 ...

• 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 la...

In the opened dialog the program allows the user to define the following parameters: • 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 ? ...

• Minimal to have the file emptied all the time; • Custom to set a certain storage life span for the file. Please note, once the defined period has been expired, the file will be emptied. We strongly recommend you not to choose the Minimal option, as in case of having problems with the program, our ...

When you select a small-sized bar (i.e. corresponding to a logical disk) the Explorer Bar will display information on it as well. The page title will contain a drive letter, which is assigned to the disk. The disk layout graph will be colored in accordance with the volume ratio of the used space to ...

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 compres...

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...

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 t...

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 sett...

The program automatically calculates size of the future archive and informs the user about space available on the selected destination. • Archive Comment . You can add some additional description to the archive that will later help to distinguish it from the others. In addition, there is the possibi...

• 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. • Recording speed when the user wants to burn the backup image onto CD...

• 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. ...

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 o...

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 ...

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 . Define whether t...

• 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. Cloning Hard Disks You can clone a hard disk of any file system. During the hard disk copying process, the program moves ...

Verification options This section allows you to define whether the Surface and/or the Writing verification tests will be accomplished during 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 b...

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 fr...

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 af...

- Two Extended Partitions on one hard disk - Five or more Primary partitions on one hard disk - If there is an Extended Partition on the disk, only three Primary partitions are allowed 4. The program allows creating new partitions only within blocks of un-partitioned space. It cannot convert a free ...

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 p...

• Volume label . Enter a label for the selected partition in this textual field. It is an irrelevant parameter usually used for drive identification. In addition, there is the possibility to make further detailed settings (although the default values will do in most cases). To activate the advance m...

Undeleting Partitions When simply deleting a partition (without additional wiping) disk management software only removes references to it in the Partition Table, thus leaving the possibility to recover it later. The program enables to find and recover these partitions. A restored partition will be f...

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 y...

In order to mark a partition active/inactive you should take the following steps: 1. Select a primary partition on the Disk Map. 2. Call the Mark Partition Active/Inactive Dialog to set up the operation. There are several ways to do it: - Select in the Main Menu: Partition > Mark Partition as Act...

- Select in the Main Menu: Partition > Modify > Change Volume Label . - On the Explorer Bar: click on the current volume label. - Call the popup menu for the selected partition (right click of the mouse button) on the Disk Map, then select the menu item: Change Volume Label . 3. Enter a label ...

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. The program enables to mod...

3. The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation. Converting Dynamic MBR to Basic The program allows you to convert a dynamic MBR disk containing simple volumes into a basic one while keeping its contents intact. In order to convert a dynamic MBR disk into basic you should take the ...

2. Call the Change Primary Slot dialog to set up the operation. There are several ways to do it: - Select in the Main Menu: Hard Disk > Change Primary Slot . - Call the popup menu for the selected hard disk (right click of the mouse button) on the Disk Map, then select the menu item: Change Prima...

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 ...

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 re...

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 f...

• 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 ...

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...

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.). Available Operation Scenarios: • Restoring separate files and folders from a backup File Transfer Wizard File Transfer Wizard is designed to make suc...

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. The program enables to process both mounted and unmounted (without drive letter assigned) partitions. Besides...

Result After the operation is completed the required data will be placed into the specified destination. Available Operation Scenarios: • 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 ...

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 Dis...

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 sy...

• An archive to verify . The Browse for Archive page enables to find a backup image you need. 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 an...

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 fu...

By clicking the Send button the built-in mail client will generate a template request with attached compressed log files and then send it to the Paragon Support Team. Log Files Log files are simple textual files that can be opened by any text editor. There are several log files automatically generat...

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 m...

device (assigned in the BIOS). 6. Start the operation (by clicking the Next button) or return to correct the settings. After the operation is completed you can place backup archives into the created backup capsule. This operation can also be accomplished with the WinPE recovery environment. Backing ...

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, delete outdated backups from the Backup Capsule or resize it with the Manage Backup Capsule Wiz...

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 Burn the data to CD or DVD option. 5. Select a recorda...

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 Su...

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. This operation can also be accomplished wi...

This operation can also be accomplished with the WinPE recovery environment. Backing up a dual boot Mac to an external USB drive To back up a dual boot Mac (Mac OS X and Windows XP/Vista/7) and then place the resulted image to an external USB drive, please do the following: 1. Start up the computer ...

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. 9. Select an external USB drive as a backup destination. Copyright© 1994-2009 Parag...

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. 1...

3. On the What folders and files to back up page you can see a list of all partitions (both mounted and unmounted) available in the system. Mark a checkbox opposite a file, folder or even a whole partition to build up contents of the future backup image. 4. On the Backup Destination page, select a l...

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; ...

8. Add comments to your backup describing its contents. 9. Choose whether to accomplish the operation immediately, set a time table for it , or generate a script . 10. On the Backup Summary page review all parameters of the operation and modify them if necessary. Click the Next button to start the b...

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 f...

This operation can also be accomplished with the WinPE recovery environment. Creating an increment to a full partition backup To update only files you need since the last full partition backup, please do the following: 1. Click the Create File Complement… item of the Wizards menu. 2. On the Wizard's...

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 ba...

Creating a cyclic partition backup To automate the partition backup process, please do the following: 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 u...

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 k...

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 al...

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. In the boot menu select Normal Mode to use the Li...

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 ...

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. If you’re not sure which installation you nee...

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 as...

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 butto...

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 mark...

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 parti...

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...

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 ...

• Map a network disk where your archives are placed: - Call the Map Network Drive dialog by clicking the appropriate button; - 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 ...

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 ...

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 Win2...

By default the Normal Mode will be automatically initiated after a 10 second idle period. 5. In the Linux launch menu select the Simple Restore Wizard. 6. On the Wizard's Welcome page, click the Next button. 7. On the What to Restore page, click the standard browse button [...] to find the required ...

12. After completing the operation close the wizard, and then reboot the computer. Restoring a file increment Let’s assume that you’re busy with developing some project and you make file increments of it on a day-to-day basis not to lose valuable information. So you’ve got a file backup chain. One d...

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 f...

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. 9. On ...

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 ...

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: 1. Call the popup menu for the required backup image (right click of the mouse button) in the Archive Database...

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. Volume Explorer To restore separate files and folders from a backup image with Volume Ex...

1. Connect both source and destination disks to the computer. 2. Turn on the computer. 3. Click the Copy Disk item of the Wizards menu (any of the ways described earlier can also be used here). 4. On the Wizard's Welcome page, click the Next button. 5. On the Select Hard Disk to Copy page, select a ...

8. On the Revise Copy Results page review all parameters of the operation. 9. Complete the wizard and then apply the pending changes. 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. This op...

Let’s assume that you’re about to migrate to a brand-new hardware platform with the latest operating system available for it. Your current system is quite obsolete, but you still need access to some of its software. You don’t want to waste time re-installing the old software to the new system, and y...

The maximum limit you can downsize the virtual disk is the capacity of its first partition. 6. On the next page of the wizard set a file name for the resulted virtual disk and its location. Besides you can also provide a path to the integration package of your virtualization software. It’s strongly ...

Now you can connect the resulted virtual disk to your virtual machine . Your system has been virtualized. You need to close the program to unlock the virtual disk. Otherwise you won’t be able to connect it to a virtual machine. Virtualizing system from its backup image Let’s assume that your system ...

• 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 mo...

When having to do with a hard disk backup image, it’s pretty enough to select the system partition only to make your Windows start up in a virtual environment. However that doesn’t guarantee all your applications will work, as they can be installed on the other partitions of the disk. 5. Choose your...

It’s strongly recommended to provide a path to VM Tools/Additions ISO image if you transfer Windows XP to a VMware SCSI disk, otherwise your system won’t boot after the operation. 8. The wizard will provide a detailed report on successful accomplishment of the operation. You can save it by clicking ...

Now your virtualized system is 100-percent bootable. You need to close the program to unlock the virtual disk. Otherwise you won’t be able to connect it to a virtual machine. Connecting virtual disks With our program you can only create virtual disks not virtual machines. Thus to work with your virt...

3. Click Add… to connect your virtual disk to the machine. 4. In the opened dialog select Hard Disk as the required hardware type to add. Copyright© 1994-2009 Paragon Software Group. All rights reserved.

5. On the next page select Use an existing virtual disk . 6. Browse for your virtual disk. 7. Click Finish to complete the operation. Most likely you will be asked to convert your virtual disk to a new format. You can update your disks, since this procedure involves change of a version only, nothing...

Connecting virtual disks to a new virtual machine To connect a VMware Workstation virtual disk to a new virtual machine, please do the following: 1. Click New Virtual Machine . 2. On the Wizard's Welcome page, click the Next button. 3. On the next page select Typical . Copyright© 1994-2009 Paragon S...

4. Select the required guest OS. Please make sure it’s the same as on your virtual disk, otherwise you may face hardware incompatibility problems. 5. Provide a name and location for your virtual machine. 6. The wizard will offer you to create a virtual disk. As you cannot skip it, click Next to comp...

7. Edit settings of the newly created machine. 8. Select the default virtual disk and click Remove to delete. 9. Click Add… to connect your virtual disk to the machine. Copyright© 1994-2009 Paragon Software Group. All rights reserved.

10. In the opened dialog select Hard Disk as the required hardware type to add. 11. On the next page select Use an existing virtual disk . 12. Browse for your virtual disk. 13. Click Finish to complete the operation. Most likely you will be asked to convert your virtual disk to a new format. You can...

14. That’s all. You can now launch the virtual machine. P2P Scenarios Making system bootable on different hardware Let’s assume you had to migrate to a new hardware platform. You just connected your system hard disk to the brand new PC and tried to start up the operating system - you do know for sur...

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. Actually you’ve got three options: • Upload drivers automatically from the provided driver repository . Generally together with new hardware you get its drivers for...

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. However, you can just once configure your network device and then save this file to some other destination, for instance a local...

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 ...