Paragon Rescue Kit 4.0
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1. DOS e PTS DOS safe mode Boot into PTS DOS safe mode e Floppy disk Reboot the computer from floppy disk e Windows XP Automatically detected information about the operating system installed on your computer includes the Details below e Details Hard disk Partition Primary Extended Logical File System To move within menu use arrow keys of computer keyboard 3 2 2 Boot into Linux After Paragon Linux was selected the Linux Launch menu appears e Mount Unmount a partition e View the list of mounted partitions e Backup Restore partitions see Drive Back up version for Linux e Start the file manager see GNU Midnight Commander 18 Paragon Rescue Kit Quick User s Manual e Record necessary files to CD DVDs see Easy CD DVD Recorder e Partitioning operations see Drive Backup version for Linux e Network configuration starts the Network configuration Wizard e Start the command line e Reboot the computer e Power off the computer 3 2 3 Boot into Linux safe mode The Launch menu for Paragon Linux safe mode contains the same commands as for Paragon Linux 3 2 4 Boot into PTS DOS After PTS DOS was selected on the Boot menu PTS DOS Launch menu appears It looks similar to the Linux Launch menu but has slightly different functionality e Mount Unmount a partition e View the mounted partitions e Backup Restore partitions see Drive Backup version for DOS e Partitioning operatio2. LINUX COMPONENTS 5 3 cio eret terti tite ree EP Di Ee e E 10 LIL NTFS TOPLIUX vacate ina cede cis td ER e A ERE E inda 10 1 22 Easy CD DVD Recorder iiis aane ahhh nnn haa naa aaa nana 10 1 32 3 GNU Midnight Commander iain aiat 10 1X4 DrhveBackup deer een ere x E Re ERE Re ER peel RE e dv 10 1 4 DOS COMPONENTS cR 11 LI NIES EXES for DOS iria t acd eae a RaT 11 2x Paragon Rescue Kit Quick User s Manual 4 42 Drive Backup ouis do a eta fida e Gh ER ol ied ed es 11 1 43 OSF DOS Navigator npe nl aea or eva uen Fea Fa rud 12 2 GETTING STARTE D raean iae emehe diaro appini niskaa sananen ranae Sainani nnne 12 2 1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS cscccsseccescussusdvecsccuscusucvsvucusneescuaeeuaeecusiencerceessuee 12 222 DISTRIBUTION E E r T 12 221 Ditnbu tive CD nerna a bind debe er EA A AE Aaa 13 222 ESD Online Distribution eiiis aisi 13 Z2 R glslIallOl iiio ipe ero teda rr a eere eene a eg eue 13 224 How to Download Updates Upgrades eee eee 15 2 3 HOW TO INSTALL THE RESCUE KIT c eene mene 15 231 How to Install Windows components ie sese eee 15 2 4 CONTACTING PARAGON TECHNOLOGY GMBH enn 16 3 BOOTABLE RECOVERY CD eese nnn nnn nnne 16 3 1 How TO BURN A RECOVERY CD eesseeeene mener 16 3 1 1 Download the ISO Image of Recovery CD essen 16 3 1 2 Download Paragon ISO Burner isses eene nnn 16 BLS Bum Re
3. Lite Windows version of Paragon Partition Manager Lite can be used to access a partition of any type and mount it to the system It also provides a set of basic functions for hard disk partitioning such as Create Format Delete Hide Unhide Modify Paragon Rescue Kit Quick User s Manual 1 2 2 Volume Explorer Paragon Volume Explorer is a handy tool when you have different file systems on the disk whether they contain an operating system or just data This Utility uses several Paragon file system drivers Volume Explorer will let you explore a file system of any type and will provide an access to the necessary files and directories regardless of their security attributes See File Systems and Platforms Overview for details of cross platform access to file systems 1 2 3 Image Explorer Image Explorer can be used to explore the contents of backup archives of FAT16 FAT32 NTFS and Ext2 Ext3 partitions made by Paragon Drive Backup see Drive Backup and Paragon Image Explorer User s Manual Under Windows the Image Explorer supports e Browsing through the contents of images of a single partition or entire hard disks e Export of single or multiple files and folders from any image e Opening and viewing of documents from browsed image See How to export files from backups using Image Explorer 1 2 4 Ext2FS Anywhere Paragon Ext2FS Anywhere utility is able to mount Linux partitions under Windows operating systems as normal l
4. creating copying editing deleting renaming of files and folders 2 Getting Started 2 1 System Requirements To use the Paragon Recovery CD on your computer it doesn t matter what operating system is installed make sure that your computer meets the following minimum system requirements IBM AT compatible computer with i486 or higher CPU 64 MB of RAM 12 MB of free disk space SVGA compatible monitor Mouse recommended ATAPI compatible CD ROM drive On board BIOS supports booting from CD first There may be additional requirements if you want to use advanced features e Network card is required to send the disk partition backup to a network computer or to retrieve from it e Recordable CD DVD drive is needed to burn backups to compact disks To save copy or backup of a hard disk or partition removable USB disks can be used Rescue Kit supports USB Drives 1 0 2 0 To Use Paragon Utilities Under Windows The components of the Rescue Kit 4 0 may be installed for Windows 95 98 ME NT 2000 or XP There are no additional requirements for the installation 2 2 Distribution Paragon Rescue Kit 4 0 can be purchased as 2123 Paragon Rescue Kit Quick User s Manual e a boxed package from Paragon Technology GMBH and resellers e a downloadable package over the Internet at company s web site see Contacting Paragon Technology GmbH 2 2 1 Distributive CD Boxed package includes the distributive CD which is a bootable R
5. installation for several other utilities forms a complete Rescue Kit 4 0 It will serve you as reliable emergency recovery tool 3 2 How to Boot from the Recovery CD The Recovery CD can be used to boot your computer into PTS DOS or Linux and to get an access to the hard disk without use of the failed operating system The Rescue Kit utilities have almost the same functionality under PTS DOS and Linux In addition to Paragon utilities traditional easy to use file managers are available in both cases You also have an option to boot in Linux or PTS DOS safe mode The reboot of the computer from the Recovery CD in safe mode is helpful in a number of non standard situations such as interfering hardware settings or serious problems on 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 17 Paragon Rescue Kit Quick User s Manual 3 2 1 Boot Menu After you have inserted the Recovery CD into CD DVD drive and restarted the computer Localization menu appears e English e Deutch To move within the menu use the arrow keys on the computer keyboard When the language has been selected the Boot menu appears The Boot menu contains commands e Back to select Language e Paragon Linux e Paragon Linux Safe mode Boot into Linux safe mode then only the minimal set of drivers will be included like hard disk monitor and keyboard drivers e PTS
6. language on the Localization menu and after that select Paragon Linux on the Boot menu Eject the Recovery CD Insert a blank recordable CD into Recordable CD DVD drive Select the Record files to CD DVDs command on the Linux Launch menu see Easy CD DVD Recorder Easy CD Recorder s Welcome page appears and you are offered to select the operation to perform Choose the Create data disk operation The operation has two modes p ain and expert At the bottom of the page there is a checkbox for expert mode In plain mode the Easy CD recorder uses the default values for parameters that are optimal in most cases In expert mode you are required to choose the values for operation parameters Plain mode is recommended Click Next On the page Add files and catalogs to ISO you can form the project the content of compact disc to be recorded By clicking the Add files button you start a file browser window which will help you to find and select files and folders Added files and folders are displayed as a tree like list in the project window in the center of the page The bar lower the project window indicates the total size of added files If the project size exceeds the disc capacity the part of the bar over the required capacity will be red colored You can remove files or folders using buttons Remove Remove all When your project is formed click the Next button On the Select the device page you ll see the list of devices av
7. 3 1 2 Download Paragon ISO Burner If you don t have any program for burning to CD DVD you can download the Paragon ISO Burner one of the most convenient tools for burning ISO images Paragon ISO Burner utility is free for our registered customers The downloadable ISO image of Paragon ISO Burner is available at the Paragon Company web site http www paragon ag To download it follow the next steps 1 Choose the end user option from the Product support box 16 Paragon Rescue Kit Quick User s Manual Choose Paragon ISO Burner from the drop down list of Paragon products Choose Update option from the Problems Description page Type in your registration information Get the latest version of the ISO Burner SAWN 3 1 3 Burn Recovery CD The ISO image of the Recovery CD should be burned to a recordable CD DVD This task can be completed by the Paragon ISO Burner utility or by any other CD DVD burning software Here is how to use ISO Burner to burn the Recovery CD 1 Run the ISO Burner 2 Insert a blank disc into writable CD DVD drive 3 Click the Burn Wizard icon on the Wizards pane on the left side of ISO Burner window 4 On the first wizard s page choose the CD DVD device to be used to burn the CD 5 On the second wizard s page choose the ISO file to be burned to CD 6 Click Next to complete the process Remove the CD Now you have a bootable Recovery CD which with the downloaded file containing Windows
8. 4 0 1 1 Features Overview Paragon Rescue Kit 4 0 is an integrated set of powerful tools to rescue the data in case of system failure or crash The main part of the Rescue Kit is the multiplatform bootable Recovery CD which gives you the choice of running the Utilities under Linux or PTS DOS thus providing an access to the hard disk when the system fails After booting into Linux or PTS DOS you can explore practically any file system find and extract necessary files and copy them to a safer location on the hard disk or network computer or burn them directly to CD DVD You also will be able to back up system and data partitions and selectively restore the necessary data later With user friendly interface and a unique set of features the Paragon Rescue Kit 4 0 can become a useful tool for home computer users and computer professionals There are two editions of Paragon Rescue Kit Personal and Professional The Personal edition provides basic functionality for the majority of recovery scenarios In addition to this Professional edition includes several advanced features 1 1 1 Multiplatform Bootable Recovery CD Multiplatform bootable Recovery CD contains the components installed and configured for Linux and DOS platforms The Recovery CD gives you the choice of running the Utilities under Linux or PTS DOS see How to boot from the Recovery CD Paragon Rescue Kit Quick User s Manual 1 1 2 File Systems and Platforms Overview
9. Paragon Rescue Kit Paragon Rescue Kit 4 0 Quick User s Manual Quick User s Manual Paragon Rescue Kit Quick User s Manual Table of Contents 1 ABOUT PARAGON RESCUE KIT 4 0 2 cts 5 11 FEATURES OVERVIEW ritin 2 iiri idet Ir i aoa pant eue aa aeaa 5 1 1 1 Multiplatform Bootable Recovery CD eee eser nnn nnn 5 1 1 2 File Systems and Platforms Overview sees aenean nnn 6 1 1 2 1 Ext3FS Ext3FS Support for DOS and Windows 7 1 1 2 2 Advanced NTFS Support for Linux DOS Windows 7 1 1 2 3 Linux Swap and ReiserFS eeeeeeeeeeee nnne 7 1 1 2 4 SCO EAFS and HTFS Support for DOS and Windows 7 1 1 3 Windows 2000 XP Dynamic Disks SUDDOrt i essei 7 1 1 4 Network Support under LINUX wiccsisseseccennsnescennnsnsensnnnesensnnnnssssniaes 7 1 1 5 Back up Restore Operations for Linux and DOS 7 1 1 6 Professional and Personal Editions Compared eee 8 1 2 WINDOWS COMPONENTS uo teeee eee ee a a nnn nnn nnn nnn 8 1 21 Partition Manager Lile uuii iiis isse essen niin nnn nna nnn 8 12 2 Volume EXDI OIQE m innnan ani eee E TR ER TREE ENSE YE TR ER eu Rae un 9 12 3 Jmage EXPlOVen ii isi Ed Ee hn Lee aden FERRE FER a ERR Fa sanders de 9 124 EXt2ELSAnyWlete i i eoe rarae Poza rag Rae Epor ego 9 12 5 NTFS for Windows 98 ssssssiiii sisse enne nnn nnn 9 1 2 6 Easy CD DVD Recorder eiiis eese aranea ahhh nnn naeh a ana 9 1 3
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11. Table I Cross platform File System Access Supported by Rescue Kit 4 0 Platform PTS DOS Linux Windows 95 Windows NT File System 98 ME 2000 XP INTFS Basic RW RO RW RW NM Disks NTFS Dynamic i RO NO RW NO NO NM Disks FAT16 FAT32 RW RO NM RW Ext2 Ext3FS RW RO NM RW RW Linux Swap2 3 BP BP BP BP ReiserFS BP BP BP BP SCO EAFS NO NO RO NO RO NO HTFS INTFS Basic version of the NTFS with Basic Disks NTFS Dynamic version of the NTFS with Dynamic Disks simple spanned striped RW full read and write access to file system RO read only access NO access not supported NM native file system supported by this operating system however may be used for not mounted partitions BP Basic Partitioning Operations RW RO RW NO RO NO if types of access for Professional and Personal editions are different the value in brackets refers to Personal edition Paragon Rescue Kit Quick User s Manual 1 1 2 1 Ext3FS Ext3FS Support for DOS and Windows The Professional edition supports read write operations for Ext3FS Ext3FS partitions under all versions of Windows DOS 5 0 and later while the Personal edition supports read only access under DOS 1 1 2 2 Advanced NTFS Support for Linux DOS Windows The Personal edition provides full read write access to NTFS Basic Disks under Linux and Windows 95 98 ME and read only access under DOS As for P
12. WINDOWS Change the number of the Windows system partition in a string fragment partition x to match it to the system partition number in boot loader section of the file Partitions are numbered starting from 1 while disks are numbered starting from 0 5 Eject the Recovery CD 6 Reboot the computer 4 3 2 How to Solve Problem by Using Change Primary Slot Function To correct the invalid numbering of partitions in the Partition Table the following steps are recommended 1 Insert the Paragon Recovery CD into your CD DVD drive and reboot the computer On the Boot menu select the Paragon Linux On the Linux Launch menu select Backup Restore operations see Drive Backup version for Linux 26 Paragon Rescue Kit Quick User s Manual 4 Select the disk on the list of partitions after that select the Change Primary Slot command on the Hard Disk menu 5 On the Change Primary Slot page the program displays the actual state of the Partition Table Find and select the partition which has an invalid number in the Table You can find it out by comparing the order of partitions slot numbers and their start sectors which reflect the actual positions of partitions on the disk 6 Select the required partition and move it UP or DOWN the list of partitions by using the UP and DOWN arrow buttons on the right side of the Partition Table s window Click OK The entry which corresponds to this partition in the Partition
13. ailable for burning Select one and click Next 22 Paragon Rescue Kit Quick User s Manual 10 The burning starts Upon the end of the process the program informs you about successful completing of the burning operation 4 1 4 How to Copy Files to USB Drive To copy files to USB drive you can use only Linux The following steps are recommended 1 Connect the device to available USB port Insert the Paragon Recovery CD into your CD DVD drive Reboot the computer Select Paragon Linux on the Boot menu m oBWwM Choose the Start the file manager see GNU Midnight Commander on the Linux Launch menu 6 On one panel of file manager set up the source drive on the other the destination USB drive To mark or highlight the folders or files you want to copy use INS key to unmark files use again INS Start copying by pressing the F5 key Repeat until all required files will be copied to the destination drive 7 Eject the Paragon Recovery CD from your CD DVD drive Turn off the computer 9 Disconnect the USB drive 4 2 How to Back up Partitions and Extract Files from the Backups 4 2 1 Where to Save Backups If you don t have time right now to copy important data file by file you can make a backup image of the whole partition and extract files you need later Backups can be saved on Local Drive Network drive under Linux Professional edition CD DVD under Linux both Professional and Personal editions USB D
14. ber of the system partition registered in the system file BOOT INI and the actual number of the restored partition on the disk This can cause software conflicts during Windows startup The same problem can arise if you use other disk managing tools as FDISK or Windows Disk Administrator If the number of the Windows system partition is invalid the following error message will appear after Windows starts loading Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt Windows root gt system32 hal dll Please re install a copy of the above X file The problem may be fixed by one of the following methods e editing the BOOT INI e using Change Primary Slot function of the Drive Backup see Drive Backup version for Linux and Drive Backup version for PTS DOS 25 Paragon Rescue Kit Quick User s Manual 4 3 1 How to Solve Problem by Editing BOOT ini File Manually 1 Insert the Paragon Recovery CD into your CD DVD drive 2 Reboot the computer Select the language then select Paragon Linux on the Boot menu 3 Choose the Start the File Manager see GNU Midnight Commander from the Launch menu In the Midnight Commander select BOOT INI file and press the F4 key to call the Editor and edit the BOOT INI file 4 BOOT INI FILE has two sections Operating systems boot loader In the operating systems section of BOOT INI find the string fragment multi 0 disk 0 rdisk 0 partition 1
15. covery COren ea de ava usan opua deu RES NER eR ERR a dnd agna 17 3 2 How TO BOOT FROM THE RECOVERY CD eem 17 A4 JBOODMODu ei Ende ei pe rani E E anta Fa beeen eevee 18 3 2 2 SBOOE HNO LINUX sistere exo P ER MER Re Rar Ey aerea aa Ree res 18 3 2 3 Boot into Linux Safe Mode ii sisse sisse enne nnne 19 32 4 Bool into PIS DOS iiri bei rennen tione Rae n 19 4 TYPICAL RECOVERY TASKS eene nnne nnne nnn 20 4 1 How TO RESCUE INDIVIDUAL FILES e eem 20 41 1 How to Copy Files to a Local Drive or a Diskette sseesssesss 20 41 2 How to Copy Files to a Network Drive isses eee nnn nnn 21 41 3 How to Burn Files to CD DVD iiis essei een noeh nn nhan nnn han nn an 22 23 Paragon Rescue Kit Quick User s Manual 41 4 How to Copy Files to USB Drive uississsecensnssssensnneesensnnnesssensannesensas 23 4 2 How TO BACK UP PARTITIONS AND EXTRACT FILES FROM THE BACKUPS 23 421 Where to Save Backups eise aee hannah hahahaha aa nua 23 4 2 2 HOW to Back up a Partition issseii essei esent 24 42 3 How to Export Files from Backups Using Image Explorer 24 4 3 WHAT CAN BE DONE IN CASE OF INVALID ORDER OF PARTITIONS ee 25 431 How to Solve Problem by Editing BOOT ini File Manually 26 43 2 Howto Solve Problem by Using Change Primary Slot Function 26 Paragon Rescue Kit Quick User s Manual 1 About Paragon Rescue Kit
16. e E Service System On the Menu click the Product Registration item The list of the registered products will appear with the new product registration form 4 Select the Paragon Rescue Kit in the list of Products Type the serial number of your product in the Serial Number field Click the Submit button 14 Paragon Rescue Kit Quick User s Manual You ll receive a confirmation by E mail 2 2 4 How to Download Updates Upgrades Downloading of updates upgrades can be fulfilled in the following way 1 Enter E Service System page On the Menu click the Download Update to see what updates are available for you Select the desired update and click the Download button On the Download page you can see the list of your registered products on the top of the page Below the list of products you can see the list of available commercial updates for products you have registered These updates are free of charge for the registered users Each item is accompanied by the following information new features size of the downloadable file and the date 2 3 How to Install the Rescue Kit The Rescue Kit 4 0 contains the bootable Recovery CD and several Utilities which can be installed under Windows see Distribution The Recovery CD itself whether it is the distribution CD from the boxed package or the Recovery CD downloaded as an ISO image and burned to CD DVD doesnt need installation to be used under DOS or Linux see How to Boot From
17. ecovery CD and auto run for Windows components installation on the same disc The Recovery CD can be used as it is it doesn t require installation see How to boot from the Recovery CD Several Paragon utilities can be installed separately for use under Windows see How to install the Rescue Kit If you want to download the update or upgrade for the Rescue Kit it will be in the form of the downloadable installation package as described in ESD Online Distribution 2 2 2 ESD Online Distribution Rescue Kit purchased over the Internet contains three downloadable files e self extracting file for Windows components installation e Recovery CD ISO image file e ISO Burner installation file You can download them all or only files you need An ISO image of the Recovery CD should be used to burn it to a recordable CD DVD see How to Burn the Recovery CD The self extracting file contains several Paragon Utilities which can be installed under Windows The ISO Burner installation file can be useful in case you don t have any program for burning CD DVDs see How to Burn the Recovery CD The downloadable installation package can also be obtained as an update upgrade of Paragon Rescue Kit from the E Service System see How to Download Updates Upgrades 2 2 3 Registration Paragon Technology GmbH provides a wide range of online services through the Paragon Electronic Service System hereafter ESS 23 Paragon Rescue Kit Qu
18. fferent file system types and perform basic partitioning operations such as Create Format Delete Move and resize e Modify partition For more details see the Paragon Drive Backup User s Manual 1 4 DOS Components 1 4 1 NTFS Ext2FS for DOS Access to NTFS Ext2FS and Ext3FS files systems is supported in DOS environment The driver supports mounting of these partitions exploring of their contents and browsing through their folders and directories 1 4 2 Drive Backup Paragon Drive Backup as the Recovery CD Utility gives you a wide range of opportunities to copy back up restore partitions or entire hard disk Under DOS it provides such functions as e Copy partition amp Copy disk e Backup partition amp Back up disk e Restore partition amp Restore disk Using Drive Backup in DOS environment you can save backup images only on local drives see Where to save backups In addition to the Back up Restore features Paragon Drive Backup allows you to mount partitions of different file systems and perform basic partitioning operations such as e Create e Format e Delete e Move and resize 11 Paragon Rescue Kit Quick User s Manual e Hide unhide e Set active For more details see the Paragon Drive Backup User s Manual 1 4 3 OSP DOS Navigator OSP DOS Navigator is a traditional text mode file manager with user friendly interface which provides fast browsing through the files and folders and supports
19. files you want to copy use INS key to unmark files use again INS Use F5 key to copy 6 Eject the Paragon Recovery CD from your CD DVD drive Now you are ready to start the re installation process 4 1 2 How to Copy Files to a Network Drive To copy files to other local network computer the following steps are recommended 1 Insert the Paragon Recovery CD into your CD DVD drive 2 Reboot the computer 3 Select the language after that select Paragon Linux on the Boot menu 4 Choose the Network Configuration item on the Linux Launch menu Network Configuration Wizard starts It will help you to configure network to get access to a particular network computer You have to know network card information computers IP addresses and so on see Network Support under Linux 5 Return to the Linux Launch menu Select the Start the file manager command 6 On one panel of the File Manager set up the source partition s folder and use INS key to mark or highlight files you want to copy to unmark files use again INS On the second panel of File Manager set the network drive and copy files 7 Eject the Paragon Recovery CD from your CD DVD drive 21 Paragon Rescue Kit Quick User s Manual 4 1 3 How to Burn Files to CD DVD To burn files directly to CD DVD you can use only Linux The following steps are recommended 1 2 3 Insert the Paragon Recovery CD into your CD DVD drive Reboot the computer Select the
20. ick User s Manual e Registration of new users e Registration of purchased products for registered users e Available around the clock Downloading center where registered users can download free updates and upgrades of purchased products the documentation and language versions being available too e Downloadable free demo versions and open documentation for all users e The Knowledge Base of the Technical Support Team in question answer form To enter the ESS visit the web site ess paragon ag It is recommended to use Internet Explorer 5 or any compatible browser To Register as a New User To register at ESS please follow these steps 1 Run the Internet browser and visit the page ess paragon ag 2 Select Registration on the Menu 3 On the renewed page select the country and the language Then fill out the registration form The most important field on the form is E mail address First a password will be sent for you to this address second this E mail should serve as a login to enter E Service System To Register the Rescue Kit as Your New Product If you are a registered user then to register Rescue Kit at ESS just follow the steps 1 Click Login on the menu 2 On the Login page in the User Name field type Email which you have used for registration In the Password field enter the password which you received with registration confirmation Click Submit 3 If User name and Password are valid you ll enter th
21. k to use the backup image later see How to back up a partition After that with the help of the Image Explorer you will be able to restore the whole partition or just particular files from the partition 2 Paragon Rescue Kit Quick User s Manual backup or separate partitions from the disk image see How to export files from backups using Image Explorer 1 1 6 Professional and Personal Editions Compared Paragon Rescue Kit 4 0 is available in Personal and Professional editions They have the same set of basic features but the Professional edition provides extended support for different file systems The differences are presented in the Table below Table II Comparing the Personal and Professional Editions Paragon Rescue Kit 4 0 Personal Professional Paragon Drive Backup for Linux DOS Paragon Image Explorer for Windows Paragon Partition Manager Lite for Windows Paragon Easy CD DVD Recorder for Windows Linux y y y y Paragon Volume Explorer for Windows V y y y 4 4 File Managers for Linux DOS NTFS under DOS Basic disks RO RW NTFS under Windows 95 98 Me Basic disks RO RW NTFS under Linux Basic disks RW RW NTFS under Linux Dynamic disks simple spanned RW striped Ext2 3FS under DOS RO RW SCO EAFS HTFS under Windows 7 RO 95 98 Me NT 2000 XP Network Support on Recovery CD SMB client y 1 2 Windows Components 1 2 1 Partition Manager
22. ns see Drive Backup version for DOS e Start the file manager see OSP DOS Navigator e Record files to CD DVDs not available in PTS DOS e Network configuration not available in PTS DOS e Start the command line e Reboot the computer e Power off the computer Menu commands marked by red stop signs are not available in PTS DOS 19 Paragon Rescue Kit Quick User s Manual 3 2 5 Boot into PTS DOS safe mode The Launch menu for PTS DOS safe mode contains the same commands as for PTS DOS 4 Typical Recovery Tasks In case your operating system failed you don t have access to the disk cant retrieve data and can t find the problem and fix it by means of the operating system installed on you hard disk You can only reinstall the system and that means you ll lose all the data on the disk or on system partition It could be different if you have the Rescue Kit 4 0 The Recovery CD gives you an opportunity to boot into Linux or PTS DOS and that way you ll get an access to your hard disk and be able to run the Rescue Kit utilities With the Rescue Kit you can save your data which otherwise will be destroyed during the operating system re installation process With cross platform support of file systems provided by the Rescue Kit 4 0 you can copy your data as separate files to diskettes to local drives to USB drives to compact discs and to network drives You also can make a backup of partition or an entire disk and
23. ogical drives with appropriate drive letters In the Professional edition it mounts partitions for read write operations while in the Personal edition it supports read only operations on mounted Linux partitions For details see the Ext2FS Anywhere User s Manual 1 2 5 NTFS for Windows 98 NTFS for Windows 98 utility will let you mount NTFS partitions under Windows 95 98 ME as logical drives with properly assigned drive letters Both the Professional and Personal editions provide full read write access to NTFS partitions Basic Disks including compressed files and system files 1 2 6 Easy CD DVD Recorder Paragon Easy CD DVD Recorder is a utility that gives you an opportunity to save data from different partitions on your hard disk directly to compact discs This recorder supports various formats of laser disks CD R RW DVD R RW 9 Paragon Rescue Kit Quick User s Manual DVD R RW and can handle multi session burning Can be installed as utility under Windows for details see the Easy CD DVD Recorder User s Manual 1 3 Linux Components 1 3 1 NTFS for Linux Paragon NTFS for Linux utility is a component of Recovery CD for Linux environment Unlike some free Linux drivers Paragon NTFS for Linux provides the whole range of read write operations for NTFS including the full support of Windows Dynamic Disks simple spanned striped 1 3 2 Easy CD DVD Recorder Paragon Easy CD DVD Recorder gives you an opportunity to save rescued da
24. operating system all version of Windows if Image Explorer was installed as a separate Utility under Windows e Using the Recovery CD The Linux and PTS DOS based versions of Drive Backup include the Paragon Image Explorer utility How to Export Files from a Backup Using the Recovery CD 1 Insert the Paragon Recovery CD into your CD DVD drive and reboot the computer 24 Paragon Rescue Kit Quick User s Manual On the Boot menu select Linux or PTS DOS On the Launch menu select Backup Restore operations see Drive Backup version for Linux or Drive Backup version for DOS depending on your choice of operating system On the Partition menu choose the Selective Partition Restore command 5 On the list of partitions in the center of Selective Partition Restore page find the backup which contains files you want to extract or export Click the Browse Archive button The Paragon Image Explorer window opens see Image Explorer On the left pane of the Image Explorer window you can see the list of archives on the right pane the contents of currently selected archive Select the file on the File menu choose Save As command and select the new location for the file Repeat for all files you need to extract 7 Exit the Image Explorer Eject the Recovery CD 4 3 What Can be Done in Case of Invalid Order of Partitions Sometimes the restoring of the primary bootable system partition may result in a mismatch between the num
25. rive under Linux the Professional edition 23 Paragon Rescue Kit Quick User s Manual The instructions how to back up a partition may vary depending on the supposed backup location You can use PTS DOS only for backing up to a local drive In all other cases you should use Linux To save to a network drive you need to configure the network environment first by calling the Network Configuration command from the Linux Launch menu see Network Support under Linux 4 2 2 How to Back up a Partition To backup a partition follow the steps below 1 Insert the Paragon Recovery CD into your CD DVD drive and reboot the computer On the Boot menu select Linux or PTS DOS On the Launch menu select Backup Restore partitions command see Drive Backup version for Linux or Drive Backup version for DOS depending on your choice of operating system Select the partition to back it up 5 On Drive Backup menu select the Partition submenu and Backup operation On Backup operation dialog page choose the destination folder or drive or network drive Select other options don t forget a descriptive labeling text for a backup it will help you to find it later 7 Apply operation 4 2 3 How to Export Files from Backups Using Image Explorer After you reinstalled the system or restored the system partition you can restore the data you need from the backup image file You can do it using the Image Explorer e Under your regular
26. rofessional edition it supports full read write access for NTFS Basic Disks under Linux and PTS DOS Compressed NTFS files are supported too 1 1 2 3 Linux Swap and ReiserFS For these file systems both editions of the Rescue Kit support only basic partitioning operations such as create format delete partition 1 1 2 4 SCO EAFS and HTFS Support for DOS and Windows Read only access for these file systems under Windows is supported only in Professional edition 1 1 3 Windows 2000 XP Dynamic Disks Support The Professional edition of Rescue Kit 4 0 supports Windows 2000 XP dynamic disks simple spanned striped under Linux However under DOS the read only access is provided by reverting of a simple Dynamic disk into a Basic one All other operations are not supported under DOS The Personal edition doesnt support Dynamic Disks at other platforms 1 1 4 Network Support under Linux The Professional edition supports network access for the Recovery CD under Linux so that you can save a backup of a partition or disk or just several files on a network computer You can also retrieve a backup from a network computer for restoration purposes The Network Configuration Wizard is at the Linux Launch menu see Boot into Linux and How to copy files to a network drive 1 1 5 Back up Restore Operations for Linux and DOS After booting from the Recovery CD into Linux or DOS you can use Drive Backup to back up a partition or the entire dis
27. ta from your failed hard disk directly to a compact disc in case you have a CD DVD burner installed on your computer or available over the local network CD R CD RW DVD R DVD R DVD RW and DVD RW discs and multi session recording are supported Utility is available at Linux Launch menu see How to burn files to CD DVD and see the Easy CD DVD Recorder User s Manual 1 3 3 GNU Midnight Commander GNU Midnight Commander is a powerful file manager with traditional user friendly interface which provides all necessary file operations creating copying editing deleting renaming of files and folders and so on 1 3 4 Drive Backup Paragon Drive Backup as the Recovery CD Utility gives you a wide range of opportunities to copy back up restore a separate partition or entire hard disk Under Linux it provides such functions as e Copy partition amp Copy disk e Back up partition amp Back up disk e Restore partition amp Restore disk Using Drive Backup you can save a backup image on local drive USB Drive network drive CD DVDs using the function Burn image to CD of Drive Backup 10 Paragon Rescue Kit Quick User s Manual A backup image of partition can be used to restore the whole partition or to export files selectively see How to back up a partition and How to export files from backups using Image Explorer In addition to the Back up Restore features Paragon Drive Backup allows you to mount partitions of di
28. the Recovery CD 2 3 1 How to Install Windows Components In addition to the Recovery CD Paragon Rescue Kit 4 0 contains several Windows based utilities which can be installed separately under the Windows on your computer If you have the distributive CD it is the auto run of installation for Windows components see Distributive CD If you have downloaded the installation package see ESD Online Distribution you ve got a self extracting file which contains the installation of Windows components In both cases the Install Shield Wizard will guide you through the installation process 15 Paragon Rescue Kit Quick User s Manual 2 4 Contacting Paragon Technology GMBH If you have questions about Paragon Rescue Kit please contact Paragon Technology GMBH Service Contact Visit Paragon GMBH web site http www paragon a E Service i i http i registration amp updates p ess paragon ag Knowledge Base amp Technical k i x Support http kb paragon ag Pre sale information eshop paragon ag 3 Bootable Recovery CD 3 1 Howto Burn a Recovery CD 3 1 1 Download the ISO Image of Recovery CD The downloadable package of the Rescue Kit contains the ISO image of the Recovery CD You can download it following the steps 1 Visit the company Web page 2 Choose the product 3 Enter the registration information or fill out the form 4 Follow the on screen instructions
29. use it later to export the necessary files and folders You can also fix one of the most common boot problems caused by invalid partitions numeration which in turn resulted from recent restoring or copying of partitions on the disk The problem can be solved by editing the BOOT INI file or by changing the entry in the Partition Table using the Change Primary Slot function 4 1 How to Rescue Individual Files 4 1 1 How to Copy Files to a Local Drive or a Diskette To copy files to a diskette you can use both PTS DOS and Linux To copy files to other partition check the Table I see File Systems and Platforms Overview for types of access supported by different editions of Rescue Kit 4 0 For example having the Personal edition you can t copy files from Linux system partition to NTFS partition under PTS DOS Under Linux all partitions are accessible To copy files to a local drive or to a diskette the following steps are recommended 20 Paragon Rescue Kit Quick User s Manual 1 Insert the Paragon Recovery CD into your CD DVD drive 2 Reboot the computer 3 Select Paragon Linux or PTS DOS on the Boot menu 4 Choose the Start the file manager command on the Launch menu the GNU Midnight Commander will be available under Linux or OSP DOS Navigator under PTS DOS 5 On one panel of File Manager set up the source drive on the other the destination drive Find the required folder To mark or highlight the folders or
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