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- This document provides general support for possible problems with the
- Rescue Disk program.
-
-
- Rescue problems generally fall into 2 categories, with sub
- categories...
-
- Problems creating the rescue set (covered in Part I of this
- document)
- a) Initializing problems
- b) File copying problems
-
- Problems booting from the rescue set. (covered in Part II of this
- document)
- a) Missing files problems
-
-
- Part I:
-
-
- Initializing problems
- *********************
-
- Problem: My a: drive doesn't show up on the list of drives on the
- Rescue window.
-
- Solution: You may have a 5.25" drive set as the a: drive. Rescue will
- only work on 3.5" (1.44 Meg) floppy drives set as the a: drive. If you
- have a 5.25" floppy drive as the a: drive and a 3.5" floppy drive configured
- as the b: drive, reassign the drive letter designations so that the floppy
- drive letters are switched.
-
-
- Problem: When I run Rescue, it freezes up the computer while Rescue is
- initializing and I have to reboot to get the computer working again.
-
- Solution: You can have freezing problems, or crashes, with rescue for a
- few reasons
-
- 1. Corrupted rescue files.
- 2. Program conflicts.
- 3. Registry problems.
-
-
- To resolve problems with corrupted rescue files, do the following:
-
- 1. Re-install the program that included Rescue Disk.
-
-
- To resolve problems with program conflicts:
-
- a) Close all programs down before running the program again. To check if
- you've shut down all programs, press the CTRL-ALT-DEL keys. This should
- produce a Close Programs box. Inside this box should only be one or two
- applications, namely Explorer and Systray. (Note: On some systems, it may be
- shown as Windows Explorer.)
- b) Click on the windows Start button, click on RUN, and type the following:
- RESCUE32 /RESET
- c) When you click on the OK button, the Rescue Disk window should appear.
-
-
- To resolve problems with the registry:
-
- a) You'll need to use a utility program, such as the Optimization Wizard
- (a component of Norton Utilities), to keep the registry in proper condition
- so that programs may run correctly.
-
-
- File copying problems
- *********************
-
- Problem: When I hit the Create button, rescue reports that "Certain Files
- could not be copied." What do I do?
-
- Solution: On that message, you should see a Details button. If you click on
- this button, another screen should appear with a list of files that could
- not be copied. Click on the plus sign next to each file to find out why the
- file could not be copied to the disk.
-
- If the reason is "file not found," do a search for the requested file(s) to
- see whether it exists on the drive. If the file(s) is not on the hard drive,
- proceed with the creation of the rescue set as the file(s) may not be
- necessary. After all the files are copied over to the disk, you'll be
- asked to reboot to test the rescue set.
-
-
- Problem: Rescue reports that PARTINFO.DAT cannot be copied over to the disk.
-
- Solution: PARTINFO.DAT is the file that stores a copy of the partition data
- on your computer. If you have an IDE or ATAPI zip drive, make sure it is not
- configured in the BIOS settings as it can cause this error to appear. You can
- look at these settings from a setup program that can run when your computer
- is booting up. Usually, you will see a message on bootup to enter a setup
- utility by pressing F1 or Del. It is from this program that you can see
- whether the zip drive is listed among devices attached to the IDE ports on
- your computer. You can set up the port that contains the zip drive to NONE,
- instead of AUTO, to stop the BIOS configuration of the zip drive from
- occuring.
-
- Note: this error is also common if you have security software like Your
- Eyes Only, or if you have NTFS partitions on the hard drive.
-
-
- Problem: When rescue starts to copy files over, I see a Disk Write Error
- message on the screen.
-
- Solution: The floppy diskette may be physically damaged.
-
- Try to full format the floppy. Double-click on My Computer and right-click
- on the a: drive. Choose Format, followed by Full Format on the next screen.
- If the format procedure fails, the disk (or drive) is likely damaged.
-
-
- Part II:
-
-
- Missing Files
- *************
-
- Problem: When I reboot with the rescue set in place, I am left at a blinking
- a: prompt.
-
- Solution: The startup files on the rescue floppy diskette were probably
- not created correctly, and so the rescue program will need to be reset.
-
- a) Click on the Windows Start button, click on RUN, and type the following:
- Rescue32 /RESET
- b) When you click on the OK button, Rescue Disk window should appear.
-
-
- Problem: When I bootup with the rescue set, I see the a Non-System Disk
- error on the screen.
-
- Solution: Try creating a new rescue set using a different floppy, if the
- problem persists, reset the rescue program as follows:
-
- a) Click on the windows Start button, click on RUN, and type the following:
- rescue32 /RESET
- b) When you click on the OK button, Rescue Disk window should appear.
-
-
- Problem: When I bootup with the rescue set, the floppy drive is accessed for
- a moment and the screen freezes.
-
- Solution: Try the solution listed to the problem above. If the problem
- continues, replace the diskette as the system area on it is probably
- faulty.
-
-
- **********
-
- For additional information please see the readme.txt file in the Rescue Disk
- folder.
-