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Restore in DOS environment

Added by Markus Thielen, last edited by Markus Thielen on Jan 22, 2008 (view change)

Due to the limitations of the abcient DOS operating system, we do not recommend this method. Use this method only if

the backup is not located on CDs/DVDs
the backup files are no larger than 2GB
there is absolutely no way to start an independent Windows environment

To restore in a DOS environment, please follow these steps:

You'll need the 16bit DOS version of RSJ HD Image Restore. Since version 2.10, it is located in the installation folder of RSJ HD Image and named hdrest16.exe. Previous versions have a button on the target selection page of RSJ HD Image Creator:

You can also download the restore programs here.

preferably, you should copy the restore program to your boot disk

boot DOS

run the restore program (hdrestor.exe or hdrest16.exe) and provide the source drive or file name on the command line:
```
hdrest16.exe <drive letter|path and name of first backup file>
```

Besides the different launch procedure, the DOS based restore works the same as described under Boot from CD.

Trying to restore a hard disk from an ISO file (not created by this program). boot dos and ran the program hdrest16 and the cd drive lattyer where the cd is located. However it requires the name of the iso file.

Posted by Anonymous at Mar 24, 2008 16:18

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