ContentsAbout the Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset 6.5 Tools included in Microsoft DaRT 6.5 What has changed since Microsoft DaRT 6.0? About the product documentation Known issues with Microsoft DaRT 6.5 Unicode characters may not be displayed in file names Microsoft DaRT command-line installation may fail silently File Search cannot move a folder to a different volume File Restore cannot unlock volumes encrypted by BitLocker Some data may not be available on computers where the drive letters are remapped Hotfix Uninstall does not uninstall service packs Disk Wipe: Disks with spanned volumes, striped volumes, or mirrored volumes cannot be deleted |
October 2009 About the Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset 6.5Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset (Microsoft DaRT), which is part of the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) for Software Assurance, includes tools formerly available as part of Winternals Administrator's Pak.
Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset 6.5 is a complete suite of powerful and versatile tools that allow you to repair unbootable or locked-out systems, restore lost data, and diagnose system and network issues while the system is safely offline. Tools included in Microsoft DaRT 6.5
Supported operating systems
Minimum hardware requirements
What has changed since Microsoft DaRT 6.0?The following changes have been made to Microsoft DaRT:
About the product documentationFor documentation on how to create an ERD repair disk, see the MSDaRT.chm Help file in the Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset installation folder. For help on how to use the tools in Microsoft DaRT 6.5, see use the Help available on the MSDaRT Tools menu. More informationFor more information about Microsoft DaRT 6.5, see the following:
Providing feedbackWe are interested in your feedback on Microsoft DaRT 6.5. You can send your feedback to dartreq@microsoft.com. This e-mail address is not a support channel, but your feedback will help us to plan future changes for these tools to make them more useful to you in the future. Known issues with Microsoft DaRT 6.5Unicode characters may not be displayed in file namesIf you delete a file that has Unicode characters in its file name and try to restore the file by using the File Restore tool, the file is not found. This only occurs when using characters from a language other than the language of the Windows DVD that was used to create the ERD CD. Workaround: Ensure that the language used by Microsoft DaRT matches the language used by the operating system from which it is trying to restore files. Microsoft DaRT command-line installation may fail silentlyMicrosoft DaRT command-line installation fails silently if run with the quiet mode option unless it is run using elevated administrator permissions. Workaround: Run the command-line installation using elevated administrator permissions. Microsoft DaRT installation supports the normal Windows Installer options for command-line installation. Please refer to Command-Line Options (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=160689) for Windows Installer for more details about the various available switches. File Search cannot move a folder to a different volumeMoving folders between volumes is not supported by the File Search application. If you attempt to move a folder to a different volume in File Search, the following error is returned: "An error occurred while writing the file <filename>. Ensure the drive has sufficient space and the destination path is accessible." Workaround: Use the Explorer to move a folder to a different volume. File Restore cannot unlock volumes encrypted by BitLockerFile Restore cannot access or restore files from a BitLocker encrypted volume unless you unlock the volume during Windows RE boot. Workaround: To restore files from a BitLocker volume that is recognized by the operating system, enter a valid BitLocker recovery key and unlock the volume during Windows RE boot. Some data may not be available on computers where the drive letters are remappedThis problem can occur on BitLocker enabled machines and multi-boot machines. It occurs because some information in the offline registry has hard coded drive letters and Microsoft DaRT uses different letters for the same volumes. The typical effects include not having access to certain local user accounts in ERD Registry Editor or Autoruns. Additionally, some tools may not be able to get properties that rely on resolving file paths. Workaround: Use the new option to remap the drive letters as the ERD starts. This aligns the normal drive letters that are expected when Windows 7 is online with the ERD. Hotfix Uninstall does not uninstall service packsIf you attempt to use Hotfix Uninstall to uninstall a service pack when the computer is offline, Hotfix Uninstall may indicate that it succeeded. However, the service pack remains installed. Workaround: Uninstall the service pack when the computer is online. Disk Wipe: Disks with spanned volumes, striped volumes, or mirrored volumes cannot be deletedDisk Wipe does not support deleting disks that are spanned, mirrored, or striped across one or more volumes. Workaround: Select and delete each disk in the volume separately. Redistribution rightsRedistribution rights are not provided for any files in Microsoft DaRT 6.5. 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