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Installation and Run

System Requirements   Activation   Languages/Localizations   Program Settings   Problems and Limitations

Attention! Do not load operating system, install or run the program on a partition where lost or damaged data is located (data to recovery), otherwise it may be erased irrevocably.
To prevent writing to the problem disk load system from the removable media (LiveCD, bootable flash drive) and run the program from the removable media (diskette, flash drive).

To install and run the program extract all files and folders of the package to a separate folder (which may be on a removable media) and execute the file dmde.exe or dmde or another executable or command file which is provided with the given program version.

Windows 9x/ME

Attention! Windows 9x/ME handles 128 Gb and larger drives incorrectly.
Reload computer in MS-DOS mode and use DMDE for DOS version to access such drives via BIOS or ATA-interface or load another Windows version from the removable media.

Windows 2K/XP

To use the program you should login as Administrator.
Attention! To work with 128 Gb and larger drives under Windows 2K/XP you need Windows 2K SP4 with LBA48 support manually switched on in the registers or Windows XP SP2 (LBA48 is swithed on by default).

Windows Vista/7

To run program as Administrator right-click the program icon and use the corresponding command in the context menu or confirm UAC elevation request.

Linux

At first go to the Root Terminal or run Teminal emulator (xterm, konsole, Gnome-terminal, etc.). Go to the software folder and type ./dmde. You should run the software as a superuser to access devices. Please, refer to your operating system documentation for this information (e.g., run sudo ./dmde in Ubuntu, go to root with su command in Debian before, etc.). You may also need to set execution permission for the file dmde.

DOS Bootable Diskette

To prepare bootable DOS diskette under Windows XP format empty diskette using option "Format bootable MS-DOS disk". Remove all files except AUTOTEXEC.BAT, COMMAND.COM, CONFIG.SYS, IO.SYS, MSDOS.SYS, EGA3.CPI (or another *.CPI file). Copy files DMDE.EXE, CWSDPMI.EXE, DMDE.INI, EULA_EN.TXT and folder LOCALS from the DMDE package to the diskette. Move EGA3.CPI to the folder LOCALS. Boot from the diskette and type dmde in the command string.