WINCheckIt Rescue Disk TouchStone Software Corporation ------------------------------- Important! For best results, do not use the RESCUE.EXE program with Windows running. Using your Rescue disk ---------------------- While the creation of your Rescue Disk was done in Windows (from WINCheckIt's Realtime menu), you will restore your files using the DOS-based RESCUE.EXE program located on your Rescue disk. To run the RESCUE program, change to the drive (and directory if applicable) where the Rescue disk was created and type: RESCUE [Enter] After selecting the Restore button, you will be prompted with a standard open file dialog box where you will identify the path of your Rescue file. After you select the Rescue file (named RESCUE.WCK), the RESCUE program will take a quick survey of the files stored in your Rescue Disk, and then allow you to make choices as to which files you would like to restore. By default, the check boxes for all available options will be selected. Any unavailable options (because the item was not collected), such as PROTOCOL.INI for non-Windows for Workgroups users, will be grayed out. To select or de- select an option, tab to that option and press the bar. When you have selected and de-selected the files you wish to restore, press the Restore button. If you have selected files to be restored to your WINDOWS or WINDOWS\SYSTEM directories, you will be asked to specify your Windows path. If you are only restoring DOS files or the CMOS table, you will not be asked for this information. After typing in the path for Windows (if applicable), the RESCUE program will begin restoring the files you have selected. You will see a progress indicator, showing you which files are being copied and how far the process is toward completion. When all of the selected files have been restored, RESCUE will return splash screen, where you can select the Restore button to choose other data to be restored, or Cancel to quit. Changes from the WINCheckIt User Guide -------------------------------------- 1. The Rescue Disk will automatically save your AUTOEXEC.BAT, CONFIG.SYS, WIN.INI, SYSTEM.INI, and PROTOCOL.INI (if available) files. 2. The Rescue Disk command will save the data you select to a temporary file in the WCHECKIT\DATA directory and then report to you the necessary disk space for your target drive. Upon approval, the Rescue Disk command will then send a copy of the RESCUE.EXE program, the compressed data (in RESCUE.WCK), and this RESCUE.TXT to your specified target drive. 3. The WINCheckIt User Guide provides instructions for running RESCUE.EXE from the WCHECKIT directory. This is not necessary, as a copy of RESCUE.EXE is placed on your target drive. For more details on the Rescue Disk, please refer to the "Rescue Disk" and "Restoring from a Rescue Disk" sections in the WINCheckIt Help file. Getting more help ----------------- If you need more assistance in using the Rescue Disk, please feel free to contact our Technical Support department at (714) 969-7746 between 8am and 5pm, California time. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- To print this file, type: Type README.TXT >prn