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All rights reserved. http://www.farstone.com/home/ensite/support/support.shtml -2- Contents CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................- 6 1-1 INTRODUCTION TO RESTOREIT....................................................................................................................................... - 6 1-2 FEATURES .......................................................................................................................................................................... - 6 CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION ..........................................................................................................................................- 9 2-1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS .................................................................................................................................................. - 9 2-2 PRE-INSTALLATION CHECK.............................................................................................................................................. - 9 2-3 INSTALLING RESTOREIT .................................................................................................................................................. - 9 2-4 MULTIBOOTING WINDOWS............................................................................................................................................ - 11 CHAPTER 3 RESTOREIT................................................................................................................................................. - 13 MANAGER IN WINDOWS.............................................................................................................................................. - 13 3-1 LAUNCHING RESTOREIT IN WINDOWS......................................................................................................................... - 13 3-2 USING RESTOREIT QUICK START................................................................................................................................. - 13 3-2.1 Quick Backup..................................................................................................................................................... - 14 3-2.2 Quick Restore .................................................................................................................................................... - 14 3-2.3 File Level Restore............................................................................................................................................. - 15 3-3 SYSTEM RESTORE........................................................................................................................................................... - 15 3-3.1 Restoring to an Incremental Backup Point............................................................................................. - 15 3-3.2 Restoring from a Complete Backup Point............................................................................................... - 16 3-4 SYSTEM BACKUP............................................................................................................................................................. - 17 3-4.2 Creating an Incremental Backup Point .................................................................................................... - 17 3-4.2 Creating a Complete Backup Point............................................................................................................ - 17 3-5 MANAGING BACKUP POINTS.......................................................................................................................................... - 18 3-5.1 Introduction to Various Backup Points..................................................................................................... - 18 3-5.2 Viewing Backup Point Properties................................................................................................................ - 18 3-5.3 Deleting a Backup Point ................................................................................................................................ - 19 3-5.4 Locking and Unlocking a Complete Backup Point ................................................................................ - 20 3-5.5 Renaming a Backup Point ............................................................................................................................. - 20 3-5.6 Exporting an Internal Complete Backup Point as an External Backup Point............................. - 20 3-6 FILE LEVEL BACKUP AND RESTORE............................................................................................................................... - 20 3-6.1 How to Restore a Specific File..................................................................................................................... - 20 3-6.2 How to back up Specific Files or Folders................................................................................................. - 21 3-7 ADVANCED FUNCTIONS OF RESTOREIT........................................................................................................................ - 21 3-7.2 Creating and Using a Rescue Disc............................................................................................................. - 21 - Functions of RestoreIT Rescue Disc ......................................................................................................................................- 21 Creating a RestoreIT Rescue Disc ..........................................................................................................................................- 21 How to Use Your RestoreIT Rescue Disc..............................................................................................................................- 22 General Settings ...........................................................................................................................................................................- 23 RestoreIT Scheduler....................................................................................................................................................................- 24 File Backup Settings....................................................................................................................................................................- 25 - 3-8 RESTOREIT SETTINGS ................................................................................................................................................... - 22 - 3-9 UPDATING YOUR PRODUCT............................................................................................................................................ - 27 3-10 GETTING ASSISTANCE.................................................................................................................................................. - 27 3-11 EXITING THE RESTOREIT MANAGER .......................................................................................................................... - 27 CHAPTER 4 RESTOREIT MANAGER IN PRE-OS MODE ................................................................................ - 29 4-1 LAUNCHING THE RESTOREIT PRE-OS MANAGER........................................................................................................ - 29 4-2 QUICKLY RESTORE YOUR SYSTEM IN PRE-OS MODE................................................................................................. - 29 4-3 RESTOREIT MANAGER IN PRE-OS MODE.................................................................................................................... - 29 - Incremental Backup Points....................................................................................................................................... - 30 Complete Backup Points............................................................................................................................................ - 30 RestoreIT Settings ....................................................................................................................................................... - 31 Uninstalling RestoreIT ................................................................................................................................................ - 32 Exiting RestoreIT.......................................................................................................................................................... - 32 CHAPTER 5 REMOVING RESTOREIT....................................................................................................................... - 34 5-1 REMOVING RESTOREIT.................................................................................................................................................. - 34 CHAPTER 6 FAQ .................................................................................................................................................................. - 36 CHAPTER 7 SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT ................................................................................................. - 44 - -4- Chapter 1 Introduction Introduction Instantly recover from system crashes, virus attacks or accidental data deletion. Chapter 1 1-1 Introduction to RestoreIT RestoreIT is an innovative real-time system restoration utility. Once installed, RestoreIT continually monitors and keeps a complete record of all activities on the hard drive. RestoreIT lets you recover lost data after a system crash, virus attack, faulty software installation, accidental file deletion or unintentional formatting of the hard drive. In merely a few minutes, if not seconds, all of the contents of your hard drive can be restored back to a point in time when your computer was functioning properly. RestoreIT is different from general-purpose backup software. RestoreIT uses a unique real-time incremental backup technology, taking up only 5 to 10 percent of the hard drive space. RestoreIT can be set to automatically back up your computer hourly, daily, or at each system startup. 1-2 Features · File Level Restore RestoreIT allows you to back up and restore previous versions of a specific file after it has been deleted, changed or overwritten, without having to restore the entire system to an earlier period of time. · 100% protection RestoreIT allows you to instantly recover from accidental disk formatting, file deletion, virus attacks or system crash. RestoreIT offers complete system protection, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. · Kills Viruses, Rescues Files Feel free to download files and open e-mail attachments without having to worry about virus attacks. Infected or damaged files can be rescued in seconds. · Only a Fraction of Disk Space Used RestoreIT uses a unique real-time incremental backup technology, taking up only 5 to 10 percent of the hard drive space. · Password Protection Using RestoreIT, you can lock your system at the DOS level. No unauthorized person can use your computer. · Personalized and Secure Complete Backup Point RestoreIT allows you to name a Backup Point and lock it to prevent accidental removal. · Complete Backup Point RestoreIT stores a permanent copy of your hard drive, so even after years ...