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BackInfo and RestInfo
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ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ
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The complete disk setup information recovery utility
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Version 1.22
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1990, 1991 (c) KsofT Development
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Chief Data Recovery Co.
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P.O.Box 499, Nes-Ziona 70400, ISRAEL.
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Phone: +972-8-400070
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FAX: +972-8-403295
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BBS: +972-3-9667562
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FidoNet: 2:403/138
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SHAREWARE INFORMATION
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The BackInfo/RestInfo package is distributed as a shareware package.
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It is not a free program nor public domain. BackInfo / Restinfo
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requires registration for individual and commercial use. If you have
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found the package helpful and you created a BackInfo diskette for
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use in the future - you mast register it. Please refer to the
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registration form at the end of this document.
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BackInfo / RestInfo Page 1
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Introduction
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The BackInfo/RestInfo package designed to help in recovering a crashed
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hard disks and return them to use in the easiest way.
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The BackInfo program will create a master system diskette (BackInfo
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Diskette) with all the needed information to recover the hard disk
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crash.
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The RestInfo program will attempt to recover the system with the
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information recorded on the BackInfo diskette.
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Validating programs
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ÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ
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To validate that BackInfo and RestInfo programs are intact, please use
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McAfee's VALIDATE utility and compare the results with the ones listed
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here. If the validation codes mismatch - Don't use the programs and
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get yourself a fresh copy of the package.
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File Name: BACKINFO.EXE RESTINFO.EXE
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Size: 18,004 13,317
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Date: 7-31-1991 7-31-1991
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File Authentication:
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Check Method 1 - 888D B5B9
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Check Method 2 - 11E2 04A8
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Creating the master system diskette
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To create the master system diskette you must follow these steps:
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1. Format a new system diskette in drive A: by commanding
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"FORMAT A: /S" at the DOS prompt.
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2. Make sure that your PATH statement is set correctly and points to
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the DOS directory where it can find important files.
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3. Place both BackInfo and RestInfo in the same directory and run
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"BACKINFO" from the DOS prompt.
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The program will then write all needed information to the diskette.
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4. Place a write protect tab on the diskette and put it in a safe
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place.
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The BackInfo diskette should be re-created every time you change your
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system configuration or after the following events:
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1. Installation of a new hardware.
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2. Low level format of the hard disk.
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3. New DOS version installation.
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4. Changes in the AUTOEXEC.BAT or CONFIG.SYS.
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5. Change in system paths.
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6. Any other case of changing the boot process.
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BackInfo / RestInfo Page 2
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The information on the BackInfo diskette contains the following:
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1. CMOS information (AT only).
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2. Partition table.
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3. Track 0 of the hard disk.
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4. Boot record.
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5. System files and command processor.
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6. Startup files (AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS).
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7. Device drivers listed in the config.sys file.
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8. System configuration text file.
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9. RestInfo program.
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10. A new AUTOEXEC.BAT file to run RestInfo.
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This information may be manually restored, but only by a trained
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person. However, the RestInfo program should restore all this
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information correctly.
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Restoring information after a system crash
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In case of a system crash or a hard disk boot failure, you should poll
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out the BackInfo diskette from it's safe place and follow these steps:
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1. Make sore that your PC can boot from drive A.
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If it's an AT computer, make sure that the CMOS configuration is
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correct for drive A.
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2. Place the BackInfo diskette in drive A: and boot your PC.
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The RestInfo program will automatically start in the AUTOPILOT
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mode. You'll be prompted if you like to continue in this mode.
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If you don't know nothing about recovering a crashed hard disk,
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just let restinfo do it's work and answer all questions with 'Y'.
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RestInfo will recover the system step-by-step and will boot the system
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after each step of recovering data.
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RestInfo will always prompt for Y/N if a disk write operation is about
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to accrue. It will never do anything without noting you first.
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After RestInfo will complete it's operation, it is most likely that
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your hard disk is back to it's normal state.
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After RestInfo
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After RestInfo completed it's operation and restored the hard disk
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data, it is your responsibility to check the system to validate it.
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Compare the information in your AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS to the one
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recorded on your BackInfo diskette.
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Check important device drives like DMDRVR.BIN and copy them from the
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BackInfo diskette, if necessary.
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BackInfo / RestInfo Page 3
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Warnings and Notes
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þ The BackInfo system diskette should only be used on the system it
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was created on. Never use a BackInfo diskette on other systems.
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þ If problems accrued during the creation of the BackInfo diskette
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you should never try to restore from it.
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þ If BackInfo reports of files that were not copied to the diskette
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do it manually. If there is not enough free space in the diskette,
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copy them to a second diskette and keep it with the backInfo
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diskette.
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þ RestInfo is able to successfully restore a disk in about 95% of the
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cases. However - almost 100% of cases may be manually recovered by
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the information in the BackInfo diskette.
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þ On rare occasions RestInfo may not safely restore the information to
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the hard disk. In these occasions, it is in you're judgement to
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decide if to use RestInfo to recover the hard disk.
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The safe solution
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If you want to play safe and don't want to get into the statistics of
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RestInfo failures, you should consult a pro about recovering your
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disk.
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There are some companies that actually does data recovery and can
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recover you disk information easily by using the RestInfo diskette.
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In USA you may consult the ONTRACK data recovery company, and in
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Israel you may consult Chief Data Recovery Company.
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Registration
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To register Back/RestInfo you should fill the registration form at the
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end of this document and send it with a 25$ check or money order to:
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Chief Data Recovery Co.
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P.O.Box 499
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Nes-Ziona 70400
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ISRAEL
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When we'll receive your registration, we'll sent you the latest
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version of Back/RestInfo.
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Back/RestInfo Registration for Individual home use
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Yes. I want to become a registered owner of the Back/RestInfo package.
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Please send me the latest version of the Back/RestInfo package.
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Name:_______________________________________________ Date:____________
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Address:______________________________________________________________
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Phone(s):______________________________ _____________________________
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Computer type:________________________________________________________
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Hard disk(s) type:____________________________________________________
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DOS Version:__________________________________________________________
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Please mark one option: __ I never had a disk crash
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__ I had a crash and recovered in myself.
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__ I had a crash and used a pro to recover it.
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__ I had a crash and couldn't recover it.
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Copies Amount
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BackInfo/RestInfo Registration $25 x ________ = $___________
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Add $5 per package outside Israel . . . . . . . . $___________
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T O T A L . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $___________
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Payment by (Please mark one):
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____ Check/Money Order No. ______________________
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( Please make checks payable to Chief Data Recovery Co. )
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____ Charge my Visa credit card:
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Card Number_______________________________________________________
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Name on Card______________________________________________________
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Exp. Date_________________________________________________________
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Signature_(Must)__________________________________________________
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Diskette format requested is ___ 5 1/4" ___ 3 1/2"
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Site licence registration is also available.
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Please connect Chief Data Recovery Co. for more information.
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