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- PartitionMagic by PowerQuest
- Version 3.0
- Copyright (c) 1994-1996, PowerQuest Corporation
- All Rights Reserved. Patents Pending.
-
- This file explains changes made since the printing of the manual.
-
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- -----------------
-
- 1. License Types
- 2. Boot Manager vs. PQ Boot
- 3. Usage Notes
- 4. UnInstaller Mover by MicroHelp
- 5. Updates
-
-
- 1. License Types
- ----------------
-
- The Personal License Version is a machine-specific license that allows
- modifications on one specific computer. See the *User Guide* for the license
- agreement.
-
- The Pack License Version is available for use on a specific number of
- computers; refer to the specific license for the number of active users
- allowed.
-
- The Professional License Version is available for modifying an unlimited
- number of computers, one computer at a time.
-
- The Enterprise Version is available for organizations requiring remote
- configuration capabilities at multiple sites. This version provides for
- remote execution which runs unattended through use of a script file. The
- Enterprise License allows simultaneous use and can upgrade hundreds of users
- quickly and saves time and travel expense.
-
- For information on the Pack, Professional or Enterprise Versions of
- PartitionMagic, contact PowerQuest Corporate Sales at (801) 226-8977.
-
-
- 2. Boot Manager vs. PQ Boot
- ---------------------------
-
- PartitionMagic 3.0 ships with both Boot Manager by IBM and PQ Boot by
- PowerQuest.
-
- When you install Boot Manager, PartitionMagic will create a separate primary
- partition and mark it active. When the computer starts, Boot Manager
- displays a startup menu that allows you to choose the partition to boot.
-
- PQ Boot is a command line utility to switch between bootable primary
- partitions. When a primary partition is selected using PQ Boot, it is set
- active and PQ Boot reboots the computer.
-
- Both boot utilities are useful for different situations. For example, Boot
- Manager requires an additional primary partition while PQ Boot does not. Boot
- Manager allows you to choose which operating system to boot each time you
- start your computer. PQ Boot, on the other hand, is ideal for users who will
- only occasionally change the active partition. Boot Manager allows OS/2
- installation to a logical partition and can boot OS/2 and a few other
- operating systems from a logical partition. PQ Boot will only boot primary
- partitions.
-
- If both are used together, using PQ Boot to boot a partition other than Boot
- Manager will deactivate Boot Manager. To reactivate it, use PQ Boot,
- PartitionMagic or some other method to set Boot Manager as the active
- partition.
-
- Boot Manager will not correctly boot from a FAT32 partition if other primary
- FAT/FAT32 partitions are present. To boot a FAT32 partition, set it active
- with PartitionMagic or with PQ Boot.
-
-
- 3. Usage Notes
- --------------
-
- - Don't forget to backup your hard drive before using PartitionMagic. While
- PartitionMagic has been thoroughly tested and is quite safe, power failure,
- operating system bugs, and hardware design bugs can put your data at risk. No
- software program, including PartitionMagic, is perfect. Before using any
- utility that makes such extensive changes to your hard drive, you should
- backup your data.
-
- - If you run PartitionMagic from DOS: Turn off 3rd party disk caches.
- Deactivate or unload any TSR programs that access or modify the partitions
- being changed. Do not run PartitionMagic from a compressed drive.
-
- - After using PartitionMagic, it is normal to get an error message when
- starting Windows 3.1 stating that the swap file is corrupt. Windows 3.1 is
- designed knowing that disk utilities may move the clusters of the swap file.
- When a move is detected, the error message is given. To fix the swap file,
- delete the swap file and create it again. Click on the 386 Enhanced icon in
- Control Panel, then on the Virtual Memory button.
-
- - This release of PartitionMagic handles ASCII filenames. PartitionMagic
- does not yet handle double byte character sets such as Japanese, resulting in
- two known limitations: (1) Converting a partition from FAT to HPFS can
- produce incorrectly translated filenames. (2) An attempt to specify or set
- the Volume label may fail.
-
- - Sometimes changes made by PartitionMagic confuse Windows NT 3.5x, which
- then assigns drive letters incorrectly. This bug is fixed in Windows NT 4.0.
- NT 3.5x users should use Disk Administrator to assign the drive letters back
- to the values you prefer.
-
- - OS/2 does not support FAT32 partitions. Also, if you convert a partition
- to FAT32 and convert it back to FAT16, all OS/2 extended attributes (EAs)
- will be lost.
-
- - Progress bars are an estimation only and can pause for several minutes,
- even though PartitionMagic is still working correctly. If you think your
- computer has locked up, please be patient and PartitionMagic will finish the
- operation.
-
- - Please note that the memory requirement (16 MB) for modifying FAT32
- partitions applies to most circumstances. In some circumstances more memory
- may be required.
-
-
- 4. UnInstaller Mover by MicroHelp
- ---------------------------------
-
- For all UnInstaller Mover technical support questions, please contact
- MicroHelp between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Eastern Standard Time at
- (770) 591-6448 or send e-mail to tech@microhelp.com.
-
-
- 5. Updates
- ----------
-
- Minor updates to PartitionMagic are provided periodically. They are
- available from our web site (www.powerquest.com), via anonymous ftp
- (ftp.powerquest.com), from our BBS (801-226-5608), or from CompuServe
- (OS2AVENDOR, Other Vendors section). Check regularly to assure you have the
- latest bug fixes and minor improvements.
-
-