Maxtor OneTouch User Manual page 66

Restoring your complete system
Windows 2000, XP, 98SE, ME
Before you begin to restore your system backup, you must install
the same version of the operating system that you were using
originally, and create the same number of disk partitions (drive
letters). These partitions must be of equal or greater size to what
they were on your original system. For information on how to
partition and format your system drive, see the Maxtor
Knowledgebase online at: http://www.maxtorkb.com.
NOTE: Do not partition or reformat the Maxtor OneTouch drive that
your system backup is stored on.
Once your system is running with the same operating system and
disk partitions, reinstall Retrospect using the Maxtor Install CD.
See "Installing Your Drive" on page 6 in chapter 2.
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NOTE: If you are running Windows ME, you'll need to do take
these additional steps before you restore your system:
• Go to the Retrospect Express application directory (typically: in
Program Files/Dantz/Retrospect on your C drive)
• Open the folder named 'drsupp'
• Open the file named 'mersthlp'
• Click OK when prompted to disable PC Health/File System
Protection
• Click OK when prompted to restart your computer
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Restoring your system - Step-by-step
1. Prepare your hard dive - (Partition, if necessary, and format.)
2. Install your operating system.
3. Reinstall Maxtor OneTouch software including Retrospect.
(For more information see page 6 in chapter 4.)
4. Open Retrospect.
5. Click Tools on the left side of the screen.
The Tools Overview window will open.
6. Click Repair Catalog.
A window will appear asking you to 'Select a Catalog Repair
Function'
7. Select Recreate from disks and click OK.
A window will appear asking you 'Which disk do you want
Retrospect to check for Backup Set data files?'
8. Click All disks.
A window will appear asking you to 'Select a disk where the
Backup Set data is stored.'
9. Select the disk where you backed up your system (your Maxtor
OneTouch drive).
10. Click OK.
A window will appear asking you to 'Select a Backup Set to
recatalog.'