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               RestoreIT! Disk Tools: Usage Guide
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CONTENTS
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1 "RestoreIT! DISK TOOLS" - OVERVIEW
2 WHEN TO USE RestoreIT! DISK TOOLS
3 USING RestoreIT! DISK TOOLS
4 NOTES
5 CONTACT US

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1. RestoreIT! DISK TOOLS -  OVERVIEW
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1.1 RestoreIT! Disk Tools (Vbtools.exe)runs in purely MS-DOS 
    mode and is provided with the RestoreIT! setup disc.
    RestoreIT! Disk Tools may also be created during the 
    RestoreIT! Install procedure or from an installed 
    RestoreIT! program. 

1.2 RestoreIT! Disk tools consists of three executable files: 
    vbtools.exe, srptest.exe, and uninst.exe 
   
1.3 RestoreIT! Disk Tools is not supported in 
    Windows Me/NT/2000/XP environments and must be 
    run from the floppy drive. 
  
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2. WHEN TO USE RestoreIT! DISK TOOLS
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 RestoreIT! Disk Tools is suitable for use in the following 
 situations :

     1.2.1 For creating a backup of the hard disk 
           MBR(Master Boot Record) drive prior to 
           RestoreIT! installation.

     1.2.2 To replace the current hard disk MBR with another MBR 
           created using vbtools.exe.

     1.2.3 To uninstall RestoreIT!. 
           (vbtools.exe is also available for 
	   RestoreIT! 1.x, 2.x uninstall.)

     1.2.4 To release the RestoreIT! partition if a previous 
           Uninstall failed to do so.
 
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2 USING RestoreIT! DISK TOOLS
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Launching RestoreIT! Disk Tools
    For Windows Me/NT/2000/XP, boot your PC from floppy drive to 
    run vbtools.exe
    In Windows 98 vbtools.exe can be run from  MS-DOS mode or the 
    floppy drive.

Insert RestoreIT! Personal Rescue Disk into the floppy drive and 
reboot your PC, then run "A:> vbtools.exe". The RestoreIT! Disk 
Tools will show THREE OPTIONS:

   (1) Backup the MBR(master boot record) to file :

        Copies the current hard disk MBR(Master Boot Record) to 
        serve as a backup file. 
       
   (2) Restore the MBR from file:

        Replace the current hard disk MBR with a previous version
        created using the vbtools.exe  program.

   (3) Multiple-boot support setting:

       Allows RestoreIT! to operate within multiple-boot Windows 
       systems. If your PC is unable to boot into Windows desktop 
       after RestoreIT! installation, please run vbtools.exe and 
       enable the "Multiple-boot support setting".

   (4) Uninstall RestoreIT!:

       If Uninstall was completed but failed to release the 
       RestoreIT! non-dos partition. Normally you can 
       completely uninstall RestoreIT! via "Uninstall RestoreIT!"
       in Windows. However, in some situations, RestoreIT! may 
       not release non-dos partition on the hard disk drive, 
       

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3 NOTES
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(1) Multiple-boot setting is not supported in multi-boot 
    operating systems that use Linux or Unix. 
    Do not run vbtools.exe on any hard disk drive using Linux or 
    Unix operating systems.

(2)It is highly recommended to make a RestoreIT! Personal Rescue 
   Disk during the RestoreIT! installation procedure.
   A Rescue Disk can also be created after the successful 
   installation of RestoreIT!.

(3)If you require technical support, please record the "Error Code" 
   produced by the vbtools.exe and send it to FarStone's technical 
   support team.

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4 CONTACT US
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*Technical Support & Product Upgrades
 
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