Paragon Rescue Kit - 4.0 Quick User’s Guide

Paragon Rescue Kit Quick User's Manual

Paragon Rescue Kit 4.0

Quick User’s Manual

Paragon Rescue Kit Quick User's Manual

Table of Contents:

1 ABOUT PARAGON RESCUE KIT 4.0 ....................................................5

1.1 FEATURES OVERVIEW............................................................................ 5

1.1.1 Multiplatform Bootable Recovery CD............................................ 5

1.1.2 File Systems and Platforms Overview........................................... 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..................................................... 7

1.1.2.4 SCO EAFS and HTFS Support for DOS and Windows............... 7

1.1.3 Windows 2000/XP Dynamic Disks Support ................................... 7

1.1.4 Network Support under Linux ..................................................... 7

1.1.5 Back up/ Restore Operations for Linux and DOS........................... 7

1.1.6 Professional and Personal Editions Compared............................... 8

1.2 WINDOWS COMPONENTS ....................................................................... 8

1.2.1 Partition Manager Lite ................................................................ 8

1.2.2 Volume Explorer ........................................................................ 9

1.2.3 Image Explorer.......................................................................... 9

1.2.4 Ext2FS Anywhere....................................................................... 9

1.2.5 NTFS for Windows 98 ................................................................ 9

1.2.6 Easy CD/DVD Recorder .............................................................. 9

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1.3 LINUX COMPONENTS............................................................................10

1.3.1 NTFS for Linux .........................................................................10

1.3.2 Easy CD/DVD Recorder .............................................................10

1.3.3 GNU Midnight Commander ........................................................10

1.3.4 Drive Backup............................................................................10

1.4 DOS COMPONENTS .............................................................................11

1.4.1 NTFS/Ext2FS for DOS................................................................11

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1.4.2 Drive Backup............................................................................11

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4.1.4 How to Copy Files to USB Drive .................................................23

1.4.3 OSP DOS Navigator...................................................................12

2 GETTING STARTED...........................................................................12

2.1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS .......................................................................12

2.2 DISTRIBUTION ...................................................................................12

2.2.1 Distributive CD .........................................................................13

2.2.2 ESD Online Distribution .............................................................13

2.2.3 Registration..............................................................................13

2.2.4 How to Download Updates /Upgrades ........................................15

2.3 HOW TO INSTALL THE RESCUE KIT...........................................................15

2.3.1 How to Install Windows components..........................................15

2.4 CONTACTING PARAGON TECHNOLOGY GMBH .............................................16

3 BOOTABLE RECOVERY CD................................................................16

3.1 HOW TO BURN A RECOVERY CD..............................................................16

3.1.1 Download the ISO Image of Recovery CD...................................16

3.1.2 Download Paragon ISO Burner...................................................16

3.1.3 Burn Recovery CD.....................................................................17

3.2 HOW TO BOOT FROM THE RECOVERY CD...................................................17

4.2 HOW TO BACK UP PARTITIONS AND EXTRACT FILES FROM THE BACKUPS ............23

4.2.1 Where to Save Backups.............................................................23

4.2.2 How to Back up a Partition ........................................................24

4.2.3 How to Export Files from Backups Using Image Explorer..............24

4.3 WHAT CAN BE DONE IN CASE OF INVALID ORDER OF PARTITIONS. ...................25

4.3.1 How to Solve Problem by Editing BOOT.ini File Manually ..............26

4.3.2 How to Solve Problem by Using Change Primary Slot Function......26

3.2.1 Boot Menu ...............................................................................18

3.2.2 Boot into Linux .........................................................................18

3.2.3 Boot into Linux Safe-Mode.........................................................19

3.2.4 Boot into PTS DOS....................................................................19

4 TYPICAL RECOVERY TASKS .............................................................20

4.1 HOW TO RESCUE INDIVIDUAL FILES .........................................................20

4.1.1 How to Copy Files to a Local Drive or a Diskette..........................20

4.1.2 How to Copy Files to a Network Drive.........................................21

4.1.3 How to Burn Files to CD/DVD.....................................................22

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1.1.2 File Systems and Platforms Overview

1 About Paragon Rescue Kit 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).

Table I. Cross-platform File System Access Supported by Rescue Kit 4.0.

Platform \

File System

1

NTFS Basic

Disks

2

NTFS Dynamic

Disks

FAT16 / FAT32

Ext2 / Ext3FS

Linux Swap2/3

ReiserFS

SCO EAFS /

HTFS

1

NTFS Basic - version of the NTFS with Basic Disks;

2

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.

PTS DOS Linux Windows 95,

98, ME

Windows NT,

2000, XP

RW(RO) RW RW NM

RO(NO) RW(NO) NO NM

RW RO NM RW

RW(RO) NM RW RW

BP BP BP BP

BP BP BP BP

NO NO RO(NO) RO(NO)

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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
Professional 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 doesn’t
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 disk 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

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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

Paragon Drive Backup (for Linux, DOS)
Paragon Image Explorer (for Windows)
Paragon Partition Manager Lite (for Windows)
Paragon Volume Explorer (for Windows)
Paragon Easy CD/DVD Recorder (for Windows, Linux)
File Managers (for Linux, DOS)
NTFS under DOS (Basic disks)
NTFS under Windows 95/98/Me (Basic disks)
NTFS under Linux (Basic disks)

NTFS under Linux (Dynamic disks: simple, spanned,
striped)

Ext2/3FS under DOS
SCO EAFS/HTFS under Windows

95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP
Network Support on Recovery CD (SMB-client)

Personal Professional

√ √
√ √
√ √
√ √
√ √
√ √

RO RW
RO RW

RW RW

- RW

RO RW

-

-

RO

√

1.2 Windows Components

1.2.1 Partition Manager 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

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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:

• Browsing through the contents of images of a single partition or entire
hard disks

• Export of single or multiple files and folders from any image

• 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 logical 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,

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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

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

data 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:

• Copy partition & Copy disk

• Back up partition & Back up disk

• Restore partition & Restore disk

Using Drive Backup you can save a backup image on:

• local drive,

• USB Drive,

• network drive

• CD/DVDs, using the function

operations for NTFS, including the full support of

Burn image to CD

of Drive Backup

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