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How to recover
DPT (disk partition table) with backup file?

About Windows Recovery:

When
your Windows gets corrupted or unstable, Windows Recovery can restore it with
your backup files (by our Windows Backup). Even more, our Windows Recovery is
so powerful that even if you have not done any backup before, you will still
have chances to repair your Windows with our automatic repair tools. However,
we still recommend you to do Windows Backup when your Windows is in good
condition.

Environment
for use of Windows Recovery:

This
function can run only after your computer boots from the Spotmau CD.

Procedure
of
recovering
Windows with backed-up files:

1. Put our Spotmau CD
into your CD drive and restart your computer. Then it will show the following
page. Choose Spotmau Standard Mode to enter our PowerSuite 2009.

2. Later it will show the
interface of PowerSuite 2009. Then click “Windows Recovery” on the
main menu, as followed:

3. It will enter Windows
Recovery page.

4. If you have backed up
your DPT by Windows Backup in the Spotmau WinCare, choose from
the following to enter it:

5. Then you will see the
following dialog:

6. Select Master Boot
Disk from the pull-down menu:

(Tips:
Please ignore this option if there is only one Hard Disk on your computer.)

7. Select the path of the
backed up file by clicking “Browse…”:

8. Then it will enter this
dialog:

9. In the “Select a
backup file” page, find your backed up file from the pull-down menu and file
list, as followed: (After selecting the backed up file, the file name will be automatically displayed.)

(Tips:
Usually, you can find your backed up file in the path where you kept it before.
However, there is still exception in the special situation. You may find your
backed up file in D:, instead of E: where you kept it before.

That
means, when you boot from the Spotmau CD, sometimes it may change some disks in
your computer, which makes them unrecognized. Therefore, the disk that you kept
your backed up file may sometimes be recognized as another one.

But
it’s a rare situation, and to most of the users, it will not happen. )

10. After selecting the backed
up file, click “OK” to continue.

11. Click “Recover”
to finish recovery.

12. The path of selected
file is shown:

The
process of recovery:

13. Recovery is finished.