This problem is mentioned in the Read Me file, although the instructions are
a little unclear. The best answer would be to proceed without restoring the
CMOS, and if the Recovery fails , only then restore the CMOS. I have had no
problem with the Recovery program working on reboot.
Laurie Miles
From: Simon Whiting <[log in to unmask]>
>I'd be *very* wary about relying on the Norton Utilities Emergency Zip disk
>option unless you've tested it for real - and on the same machine. I made
up
>an Emergency Zip & floppy set. I then found that when the Zip disk had
>loaded its emergency "mini-Win95" it decided the CMOS had changed, and
>refused to do anything further until it had "restored" the CMOS - and then
>insisted on a re-boot before doing anything more.
>
>Unfortunately the CMOS has auto-changed itself for some very good reason.
As
>a result as soon as the re-boot commenced, the BIOS noted a CMOS checksum
>error and opened the CMOS editor to allow it to be corrected. Closing the
>CMOS editor (without changing anything) reset the checksum, and the
>emergency Zip load recommenced. UNTIL - Norton Utilities noticed the CMOS
>had changed again (the checksum had been reset) & so I was stuck in a
>circle.
>
>In *theory* this circular failure might not have occurred if I could have
>been 100% certain that not the slightest thing in the CMOS had changed
since
>the last "rescue disk" set was made. I wouldn't care to trust this.
>
>There is no way I'd risk the Norton Utilities Emergency Zip disk set as a
>reliable method for any system recovery.
>
>The problem of restoring an OS to use a backup recovery program is
>notorious. I still think the only safe and reliable option is to use a
>backup system which can restore from a DOS prompt (or else over a network
>using a simple DOS client, such as a Novell redirector).
>
>Otherwise - it is indeed a question of reloading the OS before recovering
>the data.
>
>
>Simon Whiting
>Trevithick Surgery
>Camborne Cornwall
>TR11 3LT
>
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