(Current version is: 11.0, released 21-Dec-2011)

To improve usability, bootable solutions are offered like a bootable CDROM, USB-stick and diskette-image. These have the big advantage that they can be used for recovery tasks on systems that support booting from CD, USB or diskette, without the need to install anything on the (possibly damaged) harddisk. DFSee is available on a bootable CDROM for a small additional cost compared to the standard version, which include the registration-key on the CD-ROM. These bootable media are based on FreeDOS and Linux with user supplied additions.

DFSee bootable USB stick

This is a very flexible solution, based on some excellent work from the linux community allowing booting almost any (CDROM) ISO file stored on a memory-stick from a selection menu. The DFSee solution uses this UNCHANGED, you just add a Linux ISO (PartedMagic), the DFSee CD-ISO and linux files to the stick and are ready to boot into FreeDOS or Linux and use DFSee.

You can create your own custom stick in any size using the instructions supplied on the PenDriveLinux website (which requires a Windows system to make the stick bootable).

However, it is much easier to restore the DFSee prepared imagefile using the install script dfsusb32.dfs, through the DFSee Actions menu. The script prepares a fully bootable stick, and all you need to add are the actual (DFSee and Linux) ISO files to be booted, and a copy of the DFSee linux files so you can run them from the Linux desktop.
This procedure is almost self-documenting when run from the menu, but some additional information as well as instructions for manual creation of similar sticks can be found in dfsusb32.txt.

When setup properly the stick provides a boot-menu:

So this gives you the following two options:

• Boot to the DOS-version of DFSee, with access to the stick to store files
• Boot to a Linux KDE desktop, with a DFSee icon to start DFSee, access to the stick and many other Linux programs including network and internet access.

A special DFSee 'stick' ISO is available, that is not only much smaller (2.5 Mb), but that also has the default selection on the FreeDOS menu changed to '0', which is the most convenient one when used with the USB bootable stick. Just copy the ISO from this ZIP to the root of the prepared USB stick as 'dfsee11x.iso' and you are ready to boot into the DOS version of DFSee.

DFSee 11.x bootable CDROM

The perfect recovery solution!

With a bootable FreeDOS and DFSDOS available, it can be used for recovery tasks without having to install anything!

The CD includes a unique PERMANENT registration-key based on the email address used on ordering, similar to the keys generated for the electronic delivery products. Your CDROM will be burnt on demand, at the moment you order it, so you will always receive the latest available DFSee version.

Buy the CDROM here or just click on the large CDROM image ...

If you have no DFSee registration yet, just buy the complete CDROM version that includes the standard registration.

Only if you already have a 11.x registration, you can get the CDROM for existing users.
So when ordering this, make sure that:

• You HAVE ordered a relevant DFSee 11.x registration through Mensys earlier
• You use the SAME EMAIL address or same FULL name on the CDROM order

If you have an older registration, get the 11.x CDROM at the lowest cost by:

• Buying the regular upgrade from 4.xx upto 10.x to 11.x (electronic delivery)
• Shortly after that, buy the CDROM update for existing 11.x users, this is for the PHYSICAL distribution of the genuine CD only.
  If you can burn CDROMs yourself, you can also download the ISO file for FREE, and create your own CDROM. (See below)

DFSee bootable CDROM, ISO image

If you are a registred 11.x user, and you can burn your own CD's, this might be the best recovery solution for you.

This is a ZIP file with the latest ISO image for the bootable CDROM, plus a few small programs that are used to customize the ISO before burning it to CDROM, or copying it to a bootable USB stick:

• Add your existing registration key to this image.
• Change the keyboard language used
• Change the default selection for the FreeDOS boot menu

The bare ISO image contains a temporary key, expiring about 90 days after release. If you have a registration, it is advised to burn the ISO to a CD after adding your own key with the supplied utility.

    Download latest DFSee ISO image (35 Mb ZIP)
Download the CD ISO files seperately, to create a custom ISO with additional tools. (34 Mb ZIP)

Download the standard DFSee CDROM labels in JPG and GIF format (600 Kb ZIP)
The label is designed to fit 12cm and 8cm CDROMs when scaled properly ...

Example CD, registration info is printed on the greenish label field

DFSee bootable diskette image

For evaluation, or simply to get a nice bootable recovery solution, this image will get you a bootable FreeDOS diskette with DFSDOS.
If you are a registred DFSee user, you can add your key, otherwise you can use the diskette for evaluation purposes only.

This is a ZIP file with a self-extracting diskette-image (Thanks to Daniel Valot).
It can be extracted on any platform capable of running DOS or OS2 textmode executables.
Simply run the enclosed 'bootdisk.exe' and it will write to a (formatted) diskette,
or use 'bootdisk /h' for other usage ...

  Download latest DFSee bootdisk image (1 Mb ZIP)

DFSee CDROM ordering and pricing

     Mensys online shop

Shipping worldwide for the CD is 5 Euros at the moment, within the Netherlands it is just € 2.50

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Created by Jan van Wijk:   May 2005, last update:   21-Dec-2011