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!topic: RECOVERY
^BRECOVERY
* Recover deleted files and repair
damaged ones.
* Restore formatted disks.
* Protect disks against data loss.
* Diagnose problems with computer
hardware.
!command: Diagnostics
!dos-cmd: NDIAGS
^BNorton Diagnostics
NDIAGS [SWITCHES]
Identify problems with your computer
hardware.
^BCOMMONLY USED SWITCHES
/AUTO:^Bn^N Auto mode, ^Bn^N seconds/screen
/BURNIN:^Bn^N Repeat tests ^Bn^N times
/SPEC:^Bfile^N Run tests specified by ^Bfile
/REP:^Bfile^N Output results to ^Bfile
/RESET Reset saved hardware config
!command: Disk Doctor
!dos-cmd: NDD
^BNorton Disk Doctor
NDD [drive:][drive:]... [SWITCHES]
Automatically detect and correct
physical and logical disk errors.
^BCOMMONLY USED SWITCHES
/QUICK Just test System Area
/COMPLETE Test System and Data Areas
/R:^Bfile^N Write a report to ^Bfile
/RA:^Bfile^N Append a report to ^Bfile
/X:^Bd^N Exclude drive from testing
!command: Disk Editor
!dos-cmd: DISKEDIT
^BDisk Editor
DISKEDIT [drive:][path][file] [SWITCHES]
View and edit the entire contents of a
diskette or hard disk, including disks
that DOS cannot recognize or access.
Repair or rescue damaged files or their
data.
^BCOMMONLY USED SWITCHES
/M Maintenance mode ── bypass DOS and
examine disk directly
!command: Disk Tools
!dos-cmd: DISKTOOL
^BDisk Tools
DISKTOOL
A set of four utilities to make disks
bootable, recover from the DOS RECOVER
command, revive defective diskettes,
and mark clusters as bad or good.
!command: File Fix
!dos-cmd: FILEFIX
^BFile Fix
FILEFIX [filename]
Diagnose and repair damaged Lotus 1-2-3,
Symphony, Excel, Quattro Pro, dBASE and
WordPerfect files. "UnZap" dBase files.
!command: Image
!dos-cmd: IMAGE
^BImage
IMAGE [drive:][drive:]... [/NOBACK]
Take a "snapshot" of a disk's vital
bookkeeping information to ensure
that accidentally formatted disks
can be recovered.
^BSWITCH
/NOBACK Overwrite current IMAGE.DAT
file (IMAGE.BAK backup file
is not created)
!command: INI Tracker
!dos-cmd: INITRAKD
^BINI Tracker for DOS
INITRAKD [SWITCHES]
Take a snapshot of your DOS and/or
Windows system or INI files. Also,
recover previous snapshots. (Use
Windows INITRACK to configure).
^BCOMMONLY USED SWITCHES
/B Snapshot files being tracked
/L:^Bfile^N Output change log to ^Bfile
/R:^Bn^N Restore ^Bn^Nth previous snapshot
/S:^Bname^N Label the startup snapshot
!command: Rescue Disk
!dos-cmd: RESCUE
^BRescue Disk
RESCUE [/CREATE | /RESTORE]
Create or restore from a Rescue Disk,
which contains vital information about
how your computer is set up. Recovery is
easy if CMOS data, partition tables, or
boot sectors are lost.
^BIf you don't have one, create it now!
^BSWITCHES
/CREATE Create a rescue disk
/RESTORE Restore from a rescue disk
!command: SmartCan
!dos-cmd: SMARTCAN
^BSmartCan
SMARTCAN [SWITCHES]
Protect against accidentally deleted
files. Guarantees future recovery of
deleted data.
^BCOMMONLY USED SWITCHES
/STATUS Display SmartCan status
/ON Enable SmartCan
/OFF Unload SmartCan
!command: UnErase
!dos-cmd: UNERASE
^BUnErase
UNERASE [filename]
Search for and recover erased
(deleted) files.
Automatically recover intact files
── use manual mode to recover data
from files that have been partially
overwritten or fragmented.
!command: UnFormat
!dos-cmd: UNFORMAT
^BUnFormat
UNFORMAT [drive:]
Recover from an accidental format of a
hard disk or a floppy disk formatted
with Safe Format ── the data is back.
A near-perfect recovery of a hard disk
is possible if you've used Image to take
a "snapshot" of your disk's vital system
information.
^BIf you haven't used Image on your hard
^Bdisk, do it now!
!topic: SECURITY
^BSECURITY
* Secure data from unauthorized use
or examination.
* Guard against viral infection.
!command: Disk Monitor
!dos-cmd: DISKMON
^BDisk Monitor
DISKMON [SWITCHES]
Prevent data from being written to disk
without your approval; display letter of
drive currently being accessed; park
hard disk heads.
^BCOMMONLY USED SWITCHES
/STATUS On-screen status summary
/PROTECT+ Turn protect features on
/LIGHT+ Turn DiskLight feature on
/PARK Park disk drive heads
/UNINSTALL Remove DISKMON from memory
!command: Diskreet
!dos-cmd: DISKREET
^BDiskreet
DISKREET [SWITCHES]
Encrypt and password-protect files.
Create password-protected "virtual"
disk drives (NDisks) on which all
files are encrypted.
^BCOMMONLY USED SWITCHES
/ENCRYPT:^Bfile^N Encrypt specified file
/DECRYPT:^Bfile^N Decrypt specified file
/PASSWORD:^Bxxxxxx^N Set password to ^Bxxxxxx
/STATUS Display NDisk status
!command: WipeInfo
!dos-cmd: WIPEINFO
^BWipeInfo
WIPEINFO [drive:] [SWITCHES]
WIPEINFO [filename] [SWITCHES]
Totally obliterate single files, entire
disks, or erased data, so that they
cannot be recovered by any means ── not
even the Norton Utilities.
^BCOMMONLY USED SWITCHES
/E Wipe erased/unused space on disk
/N Delete files DOS-style without
wiping
/K Wipe slack space at end of file
!topic: SPEED
^BSPEED
* Soup up your computer to improve
performance.
* Tune up your disks to protect data.
!command: Calibrate
!dos-cmd: CALIBRAT
^BCalibrate
CALIBRAT [drive:] [SWITCHES]
Optimize the speed and reliability of
data transfer to and from your hard
disk.
^BCOMMONLY USED SWITCHES
/BATCH Skip all prompts, exit to DOS
when done
/NOSEEK Do not perform seek tests
/NOFORMAT Do pattern testing only, do
not format
/X:^Bdrives^N Don't test listed drives
!command: Norton Cache
!dos-cmd: NCACHE2 /STATUS
^BNorton Cache
NCACHE2 [SWITCHES]
Improve performance by holding recently
read data in RAM ── frequently-needed
data can be accessed faster. Also,
buffer data so that disk writes are
performed in the background.
See the Users Guide for complete
information.
^B── ^NNCACHE2 is a command-line utility.
!command: Speed Disk
!dos-cmd: SPEEDISK
^BSpeed Disk
SPEEDISK [drive:] [SWITCHES]
Improve hard disk performance by
optimizing the physical placement of
all directories and files on the disk.
Unfragment files and consolidate free
space.
^BCOMMONLY USED SWITCHES
/F Optimize complete disk
/Q Compress free space only
/U Unfragment files only
/B Reboot after optimization
!topic: TOOLS
^BTOOLS
Programs to make your computing faster
and easier:
* Control your display and keyboard
* Set timers
* Find files
* Navigate through directories quickly
* Format diskettes safely
* Get information about your computer
system
* And much more...
!command: Batch Enhancer
!dos-cmd: BE /?
^BBatch Enhancer
BE subcommand(s)
Automate procedures by creating batch
files that can be controlled in real
time.
Draw demonstration and sign-on screens.
^B──^N Use in batch files.
!command: Configuration
!dos-cmd: NUCONFIG
^BNorton Utilities Configuration
NUCONFIG [/BW]
Reconfigure Norton Utilities setup
options.
Install or remove device drivers and
programs run at system startup.
^BOCCASIONALLY USED SWITCH
/BW Use black and white for the display
!command: Control Center
!dos-cmd: NCC
^BNorton Control Center
NCC [pathname] [SWITCHES]
Control your PC's hardware settings.
Set the cursor size, change DOS
colors, set palette colors, select
video mode, change keyboard settings,
set mouse speed, and more.
^BCOMMONLY USED SWITCHES
/SET ^B ^NSet options saved in ^Bpathname
/CO80 ^B ^NSet display to 25x80 color
/50 ^B ^NSet display to 50 lines (VGA)
/START:^Bn^N Start watch number ^Bn
!command: Directory Sort
!dos-cmd: DS
^BDirectory Sort
DS [path]
DS sortkeys [path] [/S]
Sort directories for easier viewing.
^BSORT KEYS
N name Append a dash to the
D date sort key to reverse
E extension the sort order.
S size
T time
^BSWITCH
/S Sort subdirectories
!command: Duplicate Disk
!dos-cmd: DUPDISK
^BDuplicate Disk
DUPDISK [source-drive: [target-drive:]]
Fast diskette copying ── especially
when making multiple copies.
!command: File Attributes
!dos-cmd: FA
^BFile Attributes
FA [filename] [SWITCHES]
Display files by attribute; change
attributes of files and directories.
^BCOMMONLY USED SWITCHES
/A archive Use ^B+^N or ^B-^N after
/R read-only switch to set or
/HID hidden clear attribute.
/SYS system
^B── ^NFA is a command-line utility.
!command: File Date
!dos-cmd: FD
^BFile Date
FD filename [SWITCHES]
Change file time and date information.
^BCOMMONLY USED SWITCHES
/D:^Bdate^N Set date to mm-dd-yy
/T:^Btime^N Set time to hh:mm:ss
/S Include files in Subdirectories
FD without /D and /T will stamp the
current date and time on the file.
^B──^N FD is a command-line utility.
!command: File Find
!dos-cmd: FILEFIND
^BFile Find
FILEFIND [wildcard] [text] [SWITCHES]
Locate misplaced files by searching
for their data or names through all
available drives (including network
drives) and directories. Change file
attributes.
^BCOMMONLY USED SWITCHES
/S Include files in subdirectories
/CS Case-sensitive search
/CLEAR Clear all file attributes
/NOW Set time & date to current time
!command: File Locate
!dos-cmd: FL
^BFile Locate
FL [drive:] [filename] [SWITCHES]
Locate a file. FL by itself lists all
files on the default drive.
^BCOMMONLY USED SWITCHES
/A Search All drives
/P Pause after each screen
/W List files in Wide format
/T Search the PATH only
/F[^Bn^N] Find first ^Bn^N files (default=1)
^B──^N FL is a command-line utility.
!command: File Size
!dos-cmd: FS
^BFile Size
FS [pathname] [target-drive:] [SWITCHES]
Display the size of files and
directories. Find out if a group of
files will fit on another drive.
^BCOMMONLY USED SWITCHES
target-drive: Test for enough space
/P Pause after each screen
/S Include Subdirectories
/T Display Totals only
^B──^N FS is a command-line utility.
!command: Line Print
!dos-cmd: LP
^BLine Print
LP filename [output] [SWITCHES]
Print text files to printer or disk.
^BCOMMONLY USED SWITCHES
/CONFIG:^Bdescription^N Printer configuration
(created with NUCONFIG)
/T^Bn^N /B^Bn^N /L^Bn^N /R^Bn^N Margins
/W^Bn^N /HI^Bn^N Page Width/HeIght
/HEADER^Bn^N Type of header (1,2,3)
/PR:la Laserjet output
/PR:po Postscript output
^B──^N LP is a command-line utility.
!command: Norton CD
!dos-cmd: NCD
^BNorton Change Directory
NCD [directory name] [SWITCHES]
Navigate through and manage the
directory structure on your disk,
no matter how complex. Rename, move,
copy, and delete directories.
Switch to any directory, no matter how
deep, with a few keystrokes.
^BCOMMONLY USED SWITCHES
/R Rescan disk directory
/N Do not write or update TREEINFO.NCD
!command: Safe Format
!dos-cmd: SFORMAT
^BSafe Format
SFORMAT [drive:] [SWITCHES]
Safely and quickly format a disk. Data
is not overwritten so that recovery is
possible if you format a disk by
mistake.
^BCOMMONLY USED SWITCHES
/F:^Bsize^N Specify size (360, 720, etc.)
/Q Quick format
/S Copy DOS system files
/V:^Blabel^N Add a volume label
!command: System Info
!dos-cmd: SYSINFO
^BSystem Information
SYSINFO [SWITCHES]
Reports on all facets of your computer
system: hardware, memory, networks,
disks, TSRs, device drivers, and so on.
Includes benchmarks and performance
ratings.
^BCOMMONLY USED SWITCHES
/AUTO:^Bn^N Auto mode, ^Bn^N seconds/screen
/SPEC:^Bfile^N Use report specs in ^Bfile
/REP:^Bfile^N Output report to ^Bfile
/TSR Show only active TSRs
!command: Text Search
!dos-cmd: TS
^BText Search
TS [pathname [text]] [/S][/T] [SWITCHES]
TS [drive: [text]] /D^B|^N/E [/Cn][SWITCHES]
Search for text in files, disks, or
erased space on disks.
^BCOMMONLY USED SWITCHES
/S Include subdirectories
/T List filenames only
/D Search entire Disk
/E Search Erased space
/C^Bn ^NStart search at cluster ^Bn
^B── ^NTS is a command-line utility.