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McAfee ImageStor v1.11
Release Notes - November 1995
Thank you for your purchase of McAfee ImageStor. As with all
McAfee products, we would like to have your comments. If you
have not already done so, please complete and return the
registration card provided in the file README.TXT and
include your suggestions or comments.
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What's in This File
This file covers the following topics:
- Product highlights
- Installation
- Getting help
- Cancelling a backup operation
- Creating a bootable disk
- McAfee contact information
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Product Highlights
McAfee's ImageStor provides a quick method for backing up and
restoring your hard drive. Here are the main functions of
ImageStor:
- Backup and restore an image of your entire system to disk
or tape.
- Create a bootable disk, which can be used to restore your
system in the event of data loss.
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Installation
Review these basic requirements for installing and running
ImageStor.
- DOS 6.x or above
- VGA display
- An extended memory manager must be loaded
- Destination devices (for example, SCSI hard drive or tape
drive with ASPI drivers loaded)
- Mouse and mouse driver (optional, but recommended for ease
of use).
ImageStor is available from the BBS. You'll need to download
this file:
IS1111.ZIP
DECOMPRESSING YOUR FILES
Use PKUNZIP to decompress the ImageStor product files
either onto floppy diskettes or into a directory on your
hard drive or server. These files are automatically copied
into the appropriate directory structure when you unzip them.
Before you install, you'll want to verify that the files you
downloaded are exactly the same as when we posted them online.
We recommend you perform this task for maximum anti-virus
protection. Read the following paragraphs to learn how to
validate your file.
VALIDATING YOUR FILES
Included in the files you downloaded is the Validate program
(version 2.0.1). Validate is a file-authentication program that
you can use to check program files for signs of tampering.
Validate uses two methods of generating Cyclic Redundancy Checks
(CRC's), and then displays the information so you can compare
these statistics against the "known value" for the program files.
The dual CRC checking provides a high degree of security.
The known value you use for validation is usually provided by the
author of the program, or you may receive it from a trusted
information database. You can find the statistics for
ImageStor in the file PACKING.LST.
To confirm that a program file has not been tampered with, run the
Validate program and then record the validation data produced.
Compare this data against the file statistics the program author has
specified. If the information matches, most likely the program
has not been modified since McAfee put the files online.
To run VALIDATE, enter the following command:
VALIDATE <path spec>
where <pathspec> is the name of a directory and file. (The
wildcard characters, "*" and "?", can be used when specifying
<pathspec>.)
The VALIDATE program displays the following information:
<name of directory>
name of file (starting at row 1)
extension of file (starting at row 10)
size of file (starting at row 15)
date of file (starting at row 25)
time of file (starting at row 35)
check method 1 (starting at row 44)
check method 2 (starting at row 51)
SAMPLE TXT 12345678 01-01-80 12:01a 1A2B 3C4D
<number> file(s) have been validated.
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Getting Help
To get help on any of the ImageStor functions, select the Help tab.
Then, select the desired topic from the index.
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Cancelling a Backup Operation
We strongly recommend that you do not cancel a backup once
it has started. If you stop a backup operation before it is
finished, the data set on the tape is not complete. In addition,
restoration of this information cannot be performed successfully,
and booting your system from this disk may result in data loss.
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Creating a Bootable Disk
UPDATING THE BOOTABLE DISK
When you create a bootable disk, ImageStor searches your
CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files and copies the commands needed
to start your system. Information such as environment variables
and path statements are not copied. New CONFIG.SYS and
AUTOEXEC.BAT files that contain the copied information are created.
If you want to add information to the system files on
your bootable disk, you need to do so after the disk is created.
Refer to your DOS manual for instructions.
CHANGING DEVICE STATEMENTS IN CONFIG.SYS
ImageStor loads device drivers using the following statement:
DEVICEHIGH=
If you use a device which is not compatible with this device load
statement, you can change the CONFIG.SYS file on the ImageStor boot
disk. Refer to your DOS manual for more information.
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McAfee Contact Information
The following McAfee information may come in handy as you
use our products.
For questions, orders and problems call Customer Service Monday-Friday,
6:00AM - 5:00PM PST at (408) 988-3832
For Faxes (24 hour, Group III FAX), call (408) 970-9727
You can receive online assistance through any of the following resources:
Bulletin Board System (24 hour US Robotics HST DS) at (408) 988-4004
Internet Email: support@mcafee.com
Internet FTP: ftp.mcafee.com
World Wide Web: http://www.mcafee.com
America Online: keyword:MCAFEE
CompuServe: GO MCAFEE
The Microsoft Network: GO MCAFEE
MCAFEE TRAINING
For more information about scheduling onsite training for
any McAfee product, call Customer Service at 800/338-8754.
UPGRADING MCAFEE ANTI-VIRUS PRODUCTS
To make it easier for you to receive and use McAfee's anti-
virus products, we have established an Agents program to
provide service, sales and support around the world for our
products. A listing of United States and International agents
is provided in the file AGENTS.TXT.