Jan
12
You can run a DOS adaptation of PartitionMagic or the BootMagic agreement program from the PartitionMagic CD if your computer has the adeptness to cossack from a CD. If your computer cannot cossack from a CD, PowerQuest recommends that you actualize rescue diskettes at the end of the PartitionMagic installation.
You can actualize accomplishment disks from the PartitionMagic CD or from the Start menu. The bootable CD and accomplishment disks additionally accredit you to run PartitionMagic from DOS, Windows 3.x, or Linux machines.
Rescue disks are advantageous when:
• You appetite to run PartitionMagic, but you do not accept an operating arrangement that is supported by the Windows adaptation of the software.
• You accept hidden the allotment area PartitionMagic is installed and charge to run
PartitionMagic to unhide the partition.
• You accept accidently adapted a allotment to FAT32 or NTFS and your operating system does not abutment that operating system, so your computer will not boot. (You
can use the accomplishment disks to catechumen the allotment aback to FAT.)
• Other occasions appear back you do not accept admission to PartitionMagic on the CD or hard drive.
You charge accept two bare 1.44 MB billowing disks accessible afore you activate this procedure (three disks for double-byte languages).
1. You can create rescue disks three ways:
2. Insert a blank formatted 1.44 MB disk into your 3.5-inch disk drive and click OK.
3. Follow the prompts and the instructions on the progress bar (located at the bottom ofthe window).
The rescue disks contain the following files:
PartitionMagic Disk 1
• Autoexe2.bat
• Autoexec.bat
• Command.com
• Ega.cpi
• Keyb.com
• Mode.com
• Partinfo.exe (utility program)
• PTEDIT (utility program)
• Miscellaneous system (.SYS) files
• MSCDEX.exe (Windows 9x/Me
only)
• NWCDEX.exe (Windows
NT/2000/XP only)
• Fdisk.com (Windows NT/2000/XP
only)
• CHKDSK.exe
PartitionMagic Disk 2
• Autoexec.bat
• Command.com
• Mouse.com
• PMHelp.dat (help file)
• PQMagic.exe
• PQMagic.ovl
• PQMagic.pqg
• PQPB.rtc
• Rescue.txt
• zAbout.pqg
• Boot.ini (Windows NT/2000/XP only)
You can actualize accomplishment disks from the PartitionMagic CD or from the Start menu. The bootable CD and accomplishment disks additionally accredit you to run PartitionMagic from DOS, Windows 3.x, or Linux machines.
Rescue disks are advantageous when:
• You appetite to run PartitionMagic, but you do not accept an operating arrangement that is supported by the Windows adaptation of the software.
• You accept hidden the allotment area PartitionMagic is installed and charge to run
PartitionMagic to unhide the partition.
• You accept accidently adapted a allotment to FAT32 or NTFS and your operating system does not abutment that operating system, so your computer will not boot. (You
can use the accomplishment disks to catechumen the allotment aback to FAT.)
• Other occasions appear back you do not accept admission to PartitionMagic on the CD or hard drive.
You charge accept two bare 1.44 MB billowing disks accessible afore you activate this procedure (three disks for double-byte languages).
1. You can create rescue disks three ways:
- Windows (preferred method) Click Start ➤ Programs ➤ PowerQuest PartitionMagic 8.0 ➤ PartitionMagic 8.0 Tools ➤ Create Rescue Disks.
- PartitionMagicCD (useful if you do not have Windows)1a Open the English\DOSMAKE folder on the PartitionMagic CD. 1b Type MAKEDISK A:, where A: is the drive letter for
your floppy disk drive. - You can also install the DOS version of PartitionMagic to your hard disk using this process. If you install to your hard disk, the PartitionMagic files (but not the system files) will be
installed to a PQMAGIC directory at the root of the disk, and you will not need floppy disks. - PartitionMagic main window Click Tools ➤ Create Rescue Disks on the menu bar.
2. Insert a blank formatted 1.44 MB disk into your 3.5-inch disk drive and click OK.
3. Follow the prompts and the instructions on the progress bar (located at the bottom ofthe window).
The rescue disks contain the following files:
PartitionMagic Disk 1
• Autoexe2.bat
• Autoexec.bat
• Command.com
• Ega.cpi
• Keyb.com
• Mode.com
• Partinfo.exe (utility program)
• PTEDIT (utility program)
• Miscellaneous system (.SYS) files
• MSCDEX.exe (Windows 9x/Me
only)
• NWCDEX.exe (Windows
NT/2000/XP only)
• Fdisk.com (Windows NT/2000/XP
only)
• CHKDSK.exe
PartitionMagic Disk 2
• Autoexec.bat
• Command.com
• Mouse.com
• PMHelp.dat (help file)
• PQMagic.exe
• PQMagic.ovl
• PQMagic.pqg
• PQPB.rtc
• Rescue.txt
• zAbout.pqg
• Boot.ini (Windows NT/2000/XP only)
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