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Chapter 2. PROCEDURES.

This chapter describes how to prepare and use the application.

2.1. Preparing a DOS-Bootable Floppy Disk (Startup Disk).

Active@ Partition Recovery operates from the floppy drive in a Microsoft DOS environment.
If you have a bootable floppy, skip to the Copying Active@ Partition Recovery section, below.
 

To prepare a bootable floppy from MS-DOS, Windows 95/98/ME/XP, put a blank 3.5-inch floppy in the floppy drive (A:) and follow the appropriate instructions below:

1. From MS-DOS or in Command Prompt mode of Windows 95/98:

a) On the screen, type the format command as follows (see Figure 1):

FORMAT A: /S 

b) Follow on-screen messages until process is complete.

Figure 2-1 Formatting floppy disk

2. From the Windows 95/98/ME screen:

a) Click the Start button and click Settings, Control Panel.
b) From the Control Panel screen, click Add/Remove Programs.
c) In the Add/Remove Programs screen, click the Startup Disk tab.
d) Click the Startup Disk... button and follow the screen instructions until the process is complete.

3. From the Windows XP screen:

a) Right-click A: drive.
b) From the drop-down menu, click Format...
c) Enable the checkbox beside Create an MS-DOS startup disk.
d) Click the Start button and follow the screen instructions until the process is complete.

Figure 2-2 Startup Disk preparation in Windows XP

2.1.1. Copying Active@ Partition Recovery.

Copy the Active@ Partition Recovery file (PR.EXE) to the bootable floppy disk or startup disk in drive A:.

If you don’t have the Active@ Partition Recovery file, download it from http://www.partition-recovery.com.

After copying the file onto the floppy disk, remove it from the floppy drive.

Once preparation of the bootable 3.5-inch floppy disk is complete, you are ready to begin recovering data.

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