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Norton Utilities
Version 7.0
by Tony Curro
In 1982, Peter Norton released the first version of his utilities.
Actually, then, it contained one program named UNERASE. Since then,
he has added, or improved, on features with each release. His latest
version of, Norton Utilities version 7.0, has been released. There
are several new and improved features in this release. Many, are for
DOS 6, which NU 7.0 fully supports. Others are for all users, and
there is additional support for Stacker and SuperStor users.
Installation is the same as all Norton products. The interface has
not changed. However, I did run into a problem when I first
installed it. It asked for Disk 2, and NONE of the disks is labeled
numerically. The first disk, understandably, is INSTALL. Since there
are only three disks, in the 3.5 version, I inserted the disk
labeled UTILITIES. This turned out to be disk 3. The only other disk
I had, which is EMERGENCY-DATA RECOVERY, turned out to be the
elusive disk 2. They should have either labeled them numerically, or
asked for them by name rather than number. NU 7.0 requires
approximately 3MB hard disk space for a full installation. You
should let the program create a RESCUE DISK when you are asked.
There are several options which you can choose to have loaded for
you. Two of them are: NCACHE and NDOS. The first is a SMARTDRIVE
replacement, while the second is a DOS add-on. NDOS, is a version
of the popular 4DOS program. Through licensing, Norton has supplied
this in his last two release. It adds quite a few commands to DOS,
and simplifies your everyday tasks. NCACHE also works seamlessly,
and maybe even better than Windows Smart Drive.
Benefits for DOS 6.0 users:
* Extends automatic data recovery protection to compressed drives.
* Norton Disk Doctor contains nine automated repair functions
specific to compressed drives.
* Speed Disk is the only utility available for defragmentation of
both standard and compressed drives.
* Rescue and Restore automatically recreate lost CMOS
configurations.
All the utilities work well with DOS 5, and with those users who do
not use Stacker, DoubleSpace, SuperStor, etc. It is nice to have the
added features for DOS 6 and compressed drives even you do not
currently use it.
NU7.0 automatically recovers lost, damaged and crosslinked files on:
DOS 6 DoubleSpace, Stacker and SuperStor compressed drives. In
addition, the Enhanced Disk Editor includes Advanced Recovery Mode
(ARM) which enables never before possible recovery of data from hard
drives whose system areas have been physically damaged.
UnErase, File Fix, Norton Cache and Disk Editor have been improved.
Support for large hard disks of up to 2 gigabytes has been added.
Added also is, advanced network support including data recovery and
repair on network drives.
Other features include One-Pass Diskette Duplication, which allows
you to copy a whole floppy, without having to switch source and
target several times.
One of the new features that greatly impressed me was Hardware
Diagnostics. It told me everything, except what I had for breakfast.
Diagnostics test your: memory (conventional, extended and expanded),
system board, serial and parallel ports, video, hard and floppy
drives, and many other features. Ordering the optional, and free,
port terminators, allow you to run loop-back test on both serial and
parallel ports.
Overall I was satisfied with the product. Then again, I have been
using Norton Products (Utils, Desktop Windows and Backup) for quite
some time, and am always eager to get a new release from them.
Registered users can upgrade for $49.
Product Information
Norton Utilities
Version 7.0
List Price -- $179.
Symantec Corporation
10201 Torre Avenue
Cupertino, CA 95014-2132
408-253-9600
408-252-4694 (FAX)