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- Readme.txt September 23, 1998
-
- Undelete[R] 1.2 (Build 043) for Windows NT[R] V4.0
-
- x86 Platforms
-
- This text file provides information you should know about this
- version of Undelete.
-
-
- TRIALWARE INFORMATION
- =====================
-
- 1. This copy of Undelete is a full-featured version with all the
- functionality of the retail product. The only difference
- between this and the retail version is that this version will
- expire 30 days after you install it.
-
- 2. For information about purchasing Undelete, including volume
- discounts, contact your reseller, or contact Executive
- Software at 818-547-2050. A detailed list of Undelete
- resellers is available from the Executive Software Web site
- at www.execsoft.com.
- Sales Info: sales@executive.com
-
-
- PLATFORMS AND OPERATING SYSTEM VERSIONS SUPPORTED
- =================================================
-
- This version of Undelete is supported on Intel x86 platforms (or
- their equivalent) running Windows NT 4.0 builds 1381 and higher.
- Service Pack 3 for Windows NT 4.0 is recommended due to known
- DCOM fixes in Service Pack 3.
-
- The Server version of Undelete can be installed on either Windows
- NT Servers or Workstations. The Workstation version of Undelete
- can only be installed on Windows NT Workstations.
-
-
- IMPORTANT NOTICES
- =================
-
- 1. Undelete is available in two versions - The Server version
- and the Workstation version. With the Workstation version
- you can recover and undelete files on a local Workstation or
- Server. With the Server version you can recover and undelete
- files and directory folders on your local machine as well as
- on remote computers on your network.
-
- 2. If you are installing an upgrade version of Undelete, you
- must have a commercial, non-trialware version of the product
- installed on your computer.
-
-
- CHANGES IN THIS RELEASE
- =======================
-
- The following changes have been made to Undelete since version
- 1.0:
-
- o Starting with version 1.2, the offical name of our product
- has been changed from Executive Software Network Undelete
- to Undelete for Windows NT, also referred to as Undelete.
-
- o Drag & Drop is supported in this version. You can now
- drag an object directly from the desktop or from Windows
- NT Explorer to the Recovery Bin icon on your desktop.
- Note that the exclusion list does not apply to Drag &
- Drop operations. A "dragged & dropped" object will be
- moved to the Recovery Bin, even if it is listed on the
- recovery Bin exclusion list.
-
- o This version has been internationalized. Non-English
- versions of Windows NT are now supported.
-
- o The Digital Alpha platform is now supported.
-
- o If a previous version of Undelete is detected during the
- installation, you are given the option to save the previous
- Recovery Bin properties and apply them to the new
- installation.
-
- o The default installation directory for the Server
- and Workstation version is now \ExecSoft\Undelete.
-
- o An incompatibility problem noted between version 1.0 and
- Dr. SolomanÆs Anti Virus has been corrected.
-
- o A change has been made to correct a situation that could
- cause a process hang when running version 1.0.
- This change also corrects the potential for a system crash
- when running Undelete on dual-processor systems.
-
- o In version 1.0, under certain circumstances, NTFS
- file header information was read incorrectly and a message
- was erroneously displayed indicating the user had
- insufficient privileges to undelete a file. This error has
- been corrected in this version.
-
- o In some cases with version 1.0, a deleted NTFS file
- could be undeleted directly from the disk, but the
- original file security attributes would not be restored
- to the recovered file. This would cause a message to be
- erroneously displayed indicating the user had insufficient
- privileges to undelete a file. With this version, the
- recovery status message displayed when the file is recovered
- indicates that the file was recovered, but the file security
- attributes were not restored.
-
- o In version 1.0, the check marks on the Setup dialog box
- were mis-aligned on some systems, depending on the default
- font being used on system. This has been corrected in
- this version.
-
-
- KNOWN RESTRICTIONS/LIMITATIONS IN THIS RELEASE
- ==============================================
-
- 1. When you undelete a file, you must first specify the filename
- and directory path before finding the deleted files. Wildcard
- statements (such as * and ?) are supported for specifying the
- filename.
-
- 2. The Recovery Bin Exclusion List does not allow you to exclude
- entire partitions from being processed. Instead, use the
- Recovery Bin Properties dialog to disable the Recovery Bin on
- individual partitions.
-
- 3. If a partition is re-formatted, removed, or has its drive
- letter changed, the Recovery Bin will be disabled for that
- partition. You must reset the Recovery Bin properties to
- re-enable the Recovery Bin on that partition.
-
- 4. When the Recovery Bin is enabled for a partition, the
- \RecoveryBin folder cannot be deleted. The Recovery Bin must
- first be disabled before this folder can be deleted.
-
- 5. On NTFS partitions, only Small and Large file types are
- eligible for being undeleted directly from the disk. However,
- all file types can be recovered from the Recovery Bin.
-
- 6. Files that have been compressed using NTFS file compression
- can be recovered from the Recovery Bin, but they cannot be
- recovered with the Undelete From Disk feature after they have
- been really deleted. Only non-compressed files can be
- undeleted. Note, however, this only applies to files
- compressed with the native Windows NT file compression. It
- does not apply to files compressed with third-party utilities
- such as PkZip and WinZip.
-
- 7. The default name for a common recovery bin (one bin location
- for a given system) is "<system drive>:\CommonBin". This
- location can be configured from the Properties dialog box.
- This can be set to any valid directory name as long as it
- does not conflict with the local recovery bin name on that
- drive ("<Drive>:\RecoveryBin").
-
- 8. When using a single Recovery Bin for all drives (a.k.a.
- storing deleted files in the \CommonBin folder), a file must
- minimally have READ permission granted to the SYSTEM group.
- Otherwise, the file will bypass the common Recovery Bin when
- it is deleted.
-
-
- THIRD PARTY INCOMPATIBILITY LIST
- ================================
-
- Undelete is incompatible with the following third party software
- applications:
-
- 1. Norton Protect. Undelete and Norton Protect perform similar
- activities that are not compatible.
-
- 2. QuarterDeck Cleansweep. Incompatibility between components
- of Undelete and Cleansweep has been noted. However, it has
- been observed that when Undelete is installed first,
- Cleansweep can then be installed and both products run
- correctly. If Cleansweep is installed first, Undelete will
- not start correctly. Therefore, if you have installed
- Cleansweep prior to installing Undelete, we recommend that
- you uninstall Cleansweep before installing Undelete.
-
- On installation of Undelete, a check for the QuarterDeck
- Cleansweep software is made, and if found, you are warned
- that Undelete is not compatible with it.
-
- 3. One site reported that a product named Virtual Address does
- not function when Undelete is installed. This has not been
- independently confirmed.
-
-
- REQUIRED PRIVILEGES
- ===================
-
- You must be a member of the Administrators Group to install
- Undelete and to undelete files directly from the disk.
-
- Members of the Users Group can recover files from the Recovery
- Bin. However, they must have sufficient file permissions and
- ownership to recover a file from the Recovery Bin.
-
-
- INSTALLING UNDELETE
- ===================
-
- After downloading the compressed Zip file into a temporary
- directory on your Windows NT system and UnZipping it,
- follow these steps while logged on to an account that is a
- member of the Administrators Group:
-
- 1. From Windows NT Explorer or File Manager, double click the
- SETUP.EXE file in the directory where you UnZipped the
- Undelete files.
-
- 2. Read the information displayed in the Setup Installation
- Wizard boxes and click the "Next" button as appropriate.
-
- 3. In the "Choose Destination Location" dialog box, either
- accept the default installation location, or click the
- "Browse" button to specify a different disk and/or directory.
- If you specify a directory that does not exist, the setup
- program will create it for you. Click the "Next" button after
- specifying a disk and directory, or to accept the default
- installation location.
-
- 4. After a short period of copying files, the installation is
- complete.
-
- 5. After the installation is complete, you will be prompted
- to reboot your computer. You must reboot your computer
- to start the Undelete Service and device driver.
-
-
- UNINSTALLING UNDELETE
- =====================
-
- Follow these steps to remove Undelete from your computer:
-
- 1. From Control Panel, double click "Add/Remove Programs".
-
- 2. Click the "Install/Uninstall" tab.
-
- 3. Highlight "Undelete".
-
- 4. Click the "Add/Remove" button. This removes the Undelete
- program files from your computer.
-
- 5. The Uninstall program gives the option to reboot your
- computer. Undelete will not be completely removed until
- you reboot.
-
- 6. As a final step, manually delete the Undelete installation
- directory if it exists.
-
-
-
-
- (c) Copyright 1998 Executive Software International, Inc.
- All rights reserved.
-
- Undelete and Executive Software are registered trademarks owned
- by Executive Software International, Inc.
-
- Microsoft and Windows NT are registered trademarks owned by
- Microsoft Corporation.
-
- All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.