Disk Safe ver 2.0 - Documentation
There are two ways which the administrator may use DiskSafe to restore the system: manual and automatic. An automatic configuration will restore the computer between every reboot. A manual configuration, however, will always boot to Windows; you, as the user, will restore the system should you ever encounter a problem.
If automatic restoration is enabled, your computer will restore before it boots. This method is simple and requires no intervention from you. When the restore is complete, the computer will boot to Windows. During booting, you will see the DiskSafe boot screen (described below), which will begin the restore process, and then reboot the machine into Windows.
If manual restoration is enabled, your computer will always boot to Windows. During every boot, you will see the DiskSafe boot screen (described below), but the default will be set to enter Windows without intervention.
If the computer is using automatic restoration, you have no work to do. If, however, the administrator has chosen manual restoration, follow these steps to restore the system to a stable state.
Procedure 4.1. Manually Restoring the System
Reboot the computer. Always attempt a proper shutdown first, to ensure that files on network shares or the data drive are properly saved.
Reboot and wait for the boot menu. The default option will be to boot to the usual Windows, as seen in Figure A.25, "The DiskSafe Boot Prompt (Manual Restore)". Press the down arrow and select Restore.
Wait a few moments for DiskSafe to boot and begin the restoration process. You can see the progress of the restoration, as in Figure A.26, "Restoring From a Snapshot".
Always Complete a Restore
It is important that DiskSafe completely copies all snapshot data during a restore. If a restoration is terminated prematurely, the operating system will be in an inconsistent, probabably unusable, state. If this happens, simply re-perform the restoration process.