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ImageStor Version 1.5
Copyright (c) 1995, 1996 by McAfee Associates, Inc.
New for Version 1.5
===================
ImageStor V 1.5 uses a DOS extender to allow all systems with
extended memory to run the GUI ImageStor product. ImageStor can
now also be run directly under Windows 95.
The Make Diskette function (either via the GUI or the DOS ISBOOT
program) will now use the alias files CONFIG.DSK and/or
AUTOEXEC.DSK in the ImageStor installation directory to re-create
the required bootfiles, if they exist. Otherwise, the boot
diskette will be created by scanning the actual CONFIG.SYS and
AUTOEXEC.BAT files to locate necessary mouse and ASPI SCSI
drivers.
FEATURE/FIX SUMMARY
===================
* Integrated with Pharlap RTK for actual shippable product.
* Fixed bug due to assumption that partitions would be arranged
in ascending order on a disk drive.
* Added "last ditch" scan of C:\ (root dir) to look for mouse
and SCSI drivers if they were not discovered in CONFIG.SYS.
* Added default geometry determination for blank, non-BIOS drives
so that FDISK should not be required.
* Refinements to help items, especially relating to preferences
screen and image file usage.
* Fixed bug when pressing Enter key in image file path edit box
on Prefs screen.
* Added support for /95 cmdline option to trigger Windows 95-
specific warnings.
GENERAL INFORMATION
===================
Appending to tape:
This version of ImageStor does not support appending images to
tapes. Each tape cartridge can hold only one image.
Restoring an aborted copy:
If you attempt to restore a partial image (from a tape, for
example), the operation will fail when it reaches the point where
the original copy was terminated. The resulting disk will be in
an undefined state; though it may be bootable, the filesystem
will not be intact, and any attempt to use the disk may result in
data loss.
Trouble Shooting
================
Boot Diskette Basics
When you use the "Make Diskette" function from ImageStor or run
the ISBOOT utility from DOS, a bootable ImageStor disaster
recovery diskette is created. This diskette contains the DOS
operating system, some memory-management system files, ASPI SCSI
drivers (if present), and a mouse driver (if present), as well as
the ImageStor program and support files. A new CONFIG.SYS and
AUTOEXEC.BAT file is created on the floppy which loads these
drivers and starts ImageStor.
Boot Diskette creation under Windows 95
ImageStor will attempt to locate drivers by scanning CONFIG.SYS
and AUTOEXEC.BAT under Windows 95, also. But this may not be
sufficient. Because Windows 95 does not require many of the real
mode drivers traditionally used by DOS and Windows 3.1 for
example, ASPI SCSI drivers (ASPI4DOS.SYS) or DOS mouse MOUSE.SYS)
drivers), these files may not be called out by CONFIG.SYS or
AUTOEXEC.BAT. These drivers may not even exist on the Windows 95
hard disk.
Since you own/possess the mouse and/or SCSI host adapter
hardware, you can obtain these real mode (16 bit) drivers from
the hardware manufacturer.
When Windows 95 did not inherit the required real mode drivers
from an earlier DOS/Windows 3.1 installation, ImageStor provides
an alternate method for building the boot diskette. This method
may also be used to enable a network connection from the boot
diskette, even in a Windows 3.1 environment.
You can create the .DSK "override" files to control which drivers
get copied to the ImageStor boot diskettes. This may be necessary
if you are running a Windows 95 system which doesn't use DOS
mouse drivers or DOS ASPI drivers. Though these drivers may not
be required to run ImageStor copies from Windows 95, they will be
necessary to run ImageStor restores from the DOS boot diskette.
In addition, if you use a DOS-based local area network and if you
copy local disk images to a network file, you can use the .DSK
files to specify which network compnents need to be loaded when
the floppy disk boots for a restore operation.
If ImageStor discovers the files CONFIG.DSK and AUTOEXEC.DSK in
the ImageStor installation directory, it will use these files as
templates for CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT on any boot diskettes
it creates, rather than performing the default file scans. In
addition, any drivers referenced within these two files will be
placed on the boot diskette. Note that everything in these files
will be used for the boot diskette; keyword matching is not
performed in this case.
The CONFIG.DSK and AUTOEXEC.DSK files allow ImageStor to build a
customized boot diskette for your particular system, including
network drivers, if desired. When the necessary DOS drivers do
not exist on your disk drive, you may place them in the ImageStor
installation directory itself. In in event, ImageStor will always
use the paths you specify in CONFIG.DSK and AUTOEXEC.DSK to
locate these drivers and copy them to the boot diskettes.
If the .DSK files do not exist, ImageStor will scan the root
directory for MOUSE or .SYS files and use these to create a
bootable disk. If an AUTOEXEC.BAT file doesn't exist, ImageStor
will create on using a default template.
Run Modes
=========
ImageStor will run under a Windows 95 DOS box with no problems.
This can be done by simply double-clicking the filename under
Windows Explorer, by selecting ImageStor from the Start menu, or
by creating a "short-cut" on the desktop.
Another way to run ImageStor is from DOS. This can be done by
"shutting" Windows 95 down to run in MS-DOS mode or by pressing
F4 at boot time and selecting MS-DOS mode from the menu that will
come up.
The last way to run ImageStor is by floppy. The can only be done
if at installation time, you chose to create the boot diskette.
This diskette can be left in the floppy drive and you should have
full access to your disk(s) for copy to disk/lan/tape drive. If
copying to an image on the network drive, you may need to load
the network drivers from another floppy (if your boot disk is
trashed) or from the C: drive subdirectory where they are held.
This will allow for network access.
Possible SCSI Problems
======================
If using a SCSI tape drive with a SCSI hard and you are daisy
chaining, make sure there is no conflict with the SCSI ID. Each
device needs to have its own SCSI ID.
Other possible problems could arise due to pin orientation on the
SCSI cable, a bent pin, a bad cable, a bad terminator, double
termination or no termination on the SCSI chain. You should also
verify that the tape drive can cycle a tape, to ensure that drive
recognizes a tape in the tape drive.