• What is SPECTRA RECOVERY KING PROFESSIONAL?

 

SPECTRA RECOVERY KING PROFESSIONAL is a PC time machine.  It allows PC to go back or go forward in time to undo current problems.

 

• How does SPECTRA RECOVERY KING PROFESSIONAL work?

 

SPECTRA RECOVERY KING PROFESSIONAL works by creating (restoring, exploring) snapshots of the PC.

 

• What is a snapshot?

 

Technically, a snapshot is a map of the hard drive sectors and the map's indexing system. In layman’s terms, a snapshot is a "picture" of the PC at a given time.

 

• How many snapshots can I take with SPECTRA RECOVERY KING PROFESSIONAL?

 

SPECTRA RECOVERY KING PROFESSIONAL allows virtually unlimited snapshots.

 

 

• Can SPECTRA RECOVERY KING PROFESSIONAL take a snapshot every time I turn on the PC?

 

Yes, you can create a "snapshot @ restart" schedule to take snapshots during reboots.

 

• Can SPECTRA RECOVERY KING PROFESSIONAL take a snapshot before I setup a new program?

 

Yes, you can create an event-based snapshot schedule – take a snapshot whenever setup.exe is executed.

 

• Can I delete snapshots?

 

Yes

 

• How much disk space do I need to take a snapshot?

 

It depends on how much data has been changed since last snapshot. Even though a snapshot is a “complete picture” of the system but it only takes “what’s changed since the last snapshot” to construct the new snapshot.

 

• What kind of problems can SPECTRA RECOVERY KING PROFESSIONAL solve?

 

Any kind of PC software problems, as long as it's a software problem and as long as you have a good snapshot, you can always go back to it.

 

• Can SPECTRA RECOVERY KING PROFESSIONAL restore system from disk format?

 

Yes, but at the time of formatting the drive, SPECTRA RECOVERY KING PROFESSIONAL needs to be installed and enabled.

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• How is SPECTRA RECOVERY KING PROFESSIONAL different from backup software?

 

SPECTRA RECOVERY KING PROFESSIONAL is not a backup software, it does not backup system/files, therefore it does not require a lot of space or extra devices to run. Most importantly, SPECTRA RECOVERY KING PROFESSIONAL can rollback the entire system to weeks ago in seconds. SPECTRA RECOVERY KING PROFESSIONAL can also recover the system when Windows OS fails.

 

 

• Can I use SPECTRA RECOVERY KING PROFESSIONAL to fix my PC's hardware problems?

 

No, SPECTRA RECOVERY KING PROFESSIONAL is a software product. It cannot fix problems caused by hardware failure.

 

 

• Is SPECTRA RECOVERY KING PROFESSIONAL a replacement of my backup software?

 

No, SPECTRA RECOVERY KING PROFESSIONAL is not designed to be the replacement of backup software. SPECTRA RECOVERY KING PROFESSIONAL allows you to undo PC problems in seconds, which backup software cannot offer. But if you have data that you MUST have, backup in multiple places is still a MUST.

 

 

• I didn't have SPECTRA RECOVERY KING PROFESSIONAL installed, I am having problems with my PC. Can I use SPECTRA RECOVERY KING PROFESSIONAL to recover files or the system?

 

No, SPECTRA RECOVERY KING PROFESSIONAL is a pro-activate protection solution. Not a re-active recovery solution.

 

 

• What is the difference between SPECTRA RECOVERY KING PROFESSIONAL and Ghost?

 

SPECTRA RECOVERY KING PROFESSIONAL is not a drive imaging product even though it contains a drive imaging feature – Drive Image which is just a bonus feature. The heart of SPECTRA RECOVERY KING PROFESSIONAL is the PC rollback which protects your system and data without creating system images.

 

 

• What is the difference between SPECTRA RECOVERY KING PROFESSIONAL and Windows System Restore?

 

Windows System Restore only provides restore for the Windows's system file and Windows registry. SPECTRA RECOVERY KING PROFESSIONAL provides rollback for the entire drive including Windows OS, third party applications and data. Windows System Restore will not work if Windows OS fails. SPECTRA RECOVERY KING PROFESSIONAL works even if Windows OS fails.

 

• What operating systems are supported by SPECTRA RECOVERY KING PROFESSIONAL?

 

Microsoft Windows 2000 / XP/ Vista / Win 7 / Win 8 / Win 10 /Server OS

 

 

• What file systems are supported by SPECTRA RECOVERY KING PROFESSIONAL?

 

FAT, FAT32, NTFS. GPT

 

 

• Does SPECTRA RECOVERY KING PROFESSIONAL support Windows XP/Vista 64?

 

Yes

 

• Does SPECTRA RECOVERY KING PROFESSIONAL Support Linux (Windows/Linux dual boot)?

 

No

 

 

• Can I install SPECTRA RECOVERY KING PROFESSIONAL on dual boot systems?

 

Yes, you need to select Custom Setup and install SPECTRA RECOVERY KING PROFESSIONAL in each OS. SPECTRA RECOVERY KING PROFESSIONAL only supports Windows dual boot.

 

 

• Does SPECTRA RECOVERY KING PROFESSIONAL support silent setup or network deployment?

 

Yes, check for details in SPECTRA RECOVERY KING PROFESSIONAL Deployment Whitepaper.

 

 

• Can I deploy SPECTRA RECOVERY KING PROFESSIONAL in system image, such as Symantec Ghost?

 

Yes, check details in SPECTRA RECOVERY KING PROFESSIONAL Deployment Whitepaper.

 

 

• How can I restore systems when I can't even boot into Windows?

 

SPECTRA RECOVERY KING PROFESSIONAL has a subsystem console which loads pre Windows OS. You can take snapshots and rollback system from the subsystem console. To access SPECTRA RECOVERY KING PROFESSIONAL subsystem console, press the HOME key when you see SPECTRA RECOVERY KING PROFESSIONAL logo screen during startup.

 

 

• If I don't like the snapshot I rollback to, can I go back?

 

Yes, you can rollback or roll forward among snapshots.

 

• I forgot my SPECTRA RECOVERY KING PROFESSIONAL administrator password, how can I recover the password?

 

Please contact SPECTRA RECOVERY KING PROFESSIONAL tech support for assistance with password related issues.

 

• Can I hide SPECTRA RECOVERY KING PROFESSIONAL program interface from end-users?

 

Yes, you can hide both the application console and the subsystem console from end-users.

 

• Can I defrag the drives protected by SPECTRA RECOVERY KING PROFESSIONAL?

 

No, we recommend you to uninstall SPECTRA RECOVERY KING PROFESSIONAL before defrag the drives. In addition, SPECTRA RECOVERY KING PROFESSIONAL has a build-in snapshot defragmenter, we recommend you to use snapshot defragmenter to defrag the SPECTRA RECOVERY KING PROFESSIONAL protected drives.