A DOS program that is used to save, restore and copy hard-drive, partitions, floppy disk and DOS devices

Partition Saving is a DOS program that is used to save, restore and copy hard-drive, partitions, floppy disk and DOS devices.

Here are some key features of "Partition saving":

· saving an element (hard disk, partition, floppy disk, device)
· restoring an element that was saved before
· copying an element
· copying a backup file created by this program, modifying its size or compression rate
· verifying created files
· updating partition definition in Windows 2000/XP/Vista registry
· updating BOOTSECT.DOS/BOOTSECT.BAK file
· exploring a partition
· simulating elements with created files
· creating files on a NTFS drive under Windows for use in saving
· cancelling bad sectors information of a filesystem


Requirements:

Hardware:
· 386 or better
· 4 Mb of memory (could work with less, but data compression might not work). Free DOS memory must be at least 300 Kb

Software:·
· DOS (version >= 3.3)


Limitations:

· The program will not work under Windows OS and using it with an emulator is unadviceable (especially if it runs in a multitasking environment).

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· Add of an option to update Windows Vista boot configuration. This option was tested only on Windows Vista RC1, but I do not expect there was something modified here into final version. This option is needed only if you move the Windows Vista or boot partition.
· For saving Windows Vista itself, there is no change since Windows XP (it is the same NTFS version). You must be aware to cleanly reboot it, not to let it into hibernation mode (default Vista shutdown mode). For this, you have to choose menu having detailed shutdown options (button like an arrow near the default button).
· Add of options into options file to be able to copy a partition with using it (see source_xxx and dest_xxx options)
· Take into account of some FreeDos incompatibilities in how to detect language and available drives