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Running PartitionMagic

You can run PartitionMagic from Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT

4.0Workstation, Windows 2000 Professional, or Windows XP. Under any other operating system, you must run PartitionMagic from the rescue disks.

To run from:

Do this:

 

 

Windows Start menu

Click Start Programs Norton PartitionMagic 8.0

 

PartitionMagic 8.0.

Windows Explorer

Right-click any drive object, and click PartitionMagic 8.0.

Running PartitionMagic from Rescue Disks

When you boot your computer from the first rescue disk, PQMAGIC automatically runs. You must insert the second rescue disk when prompted.

Preparation

Before you run PartitionMagic from the rescue disks, you should:

Turn off third-party disk caches.

Deactivate/unload any TSR programs that access or modify partitions being changed.

You cannot run PartitionMagic on a Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Professional, or Windows Me machine that is in hibernation. To use the rescue diskette or PartitionMagic for Windows, Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Me must have been shut down normally.

Rescue Disk Limitations

The following features are not available when you run the DOS version of PartitionMagic from the rescue disks or from the PartitionMagic bootable CD.

Split partitions

Secure erase of partitions

Undo last change

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