Norton Abrasives 8 manual Before Running PartitionMagic, PartitionMagic Disk

The rescue disks contain the following files:

PartitionMagic Disk 1		PartitionMagic Disk 2
•	Autoexe2.bat	•	Autoexec.bat
•	Autoexec.bat	•	Command.com
•	Command.com	•	Mouse.com
•	Ega.cpi	•	PMHelp.dat (help file)
•	Keyb.com	•	PQMagic.exe
•	Mode.com	•	PQMagic.ovl
•	Partinfo.exe (utility program)	•	PQMagic.pqg
•	PTEDIT (utility program)	•	PQPB.rtc
• Miscellaneous system (.SYS) files		•	Rescue.txt
•	MSCDEX.exe (Windows 9x/Me	•	zAbout.pqg
	only)	•	Boot.ini (Windows NT/2000/XP
•	NWCDEX.exe (Windows		only)
	NT/2000/XP only)

•Fdisk.com (Windows NT/2000/XP only)

•CHKDSK.exe

If you create rescue disks for a double-byte language, the third disk includes fonts.

Before Running PartitionMagic

It is wise to run a file check (such as CheckDisk or ScanDisk) before running PartitionMagic. Doing so can help you avoid problems you could encounter if you try to manipulate partitions on a disk with bad sectors or file system errors. See “Checking Partitions for Errors” on page 50.

You should back up your hard disk before using PartitionMagic. While PartitionMagic has been thoroughly tested and is reliable, other factors, (such as power failures, operating system bugs, and hardware defects), can put your data at risk. Before using any utility that makes extensive changes to your hard disk, you should back up your data.

PartitionMagic cannot run while other low-level disk utilities (such as virus detection software, defragmenting software like Diskeeper®, or backup software like Norton GoBack™) are running. Close all such utilities prior to starting PartitionMagic.

Verify that the version of PartitionMagic you are running is supported on the operating system (and Service Pack, if applicable) you are running. See “PartitionMagic System Requirements” on page 4.

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