Switch

Description

 

 

/P:<number>

Selects the active partition using the partition’s ID number.

/S

Shows partition information, including ID numbers and volume

 

names.

/V:<label>

Selects the active partition using the partition’s volume label.

/?

Displays a brief description of the switches and examples of how to

 

use them.

For example, to set the second available bootable partition active without rebooting, you would type PQBOOTX /P:2 /A.

Running PQBoot for DOS with Command Line Switches

1Go to a DOS prompt.

2Change to the directory containing PQBoot (typically C:\PROGRAM FILES\Norton\PARTITIONMAGIC 8.0\DOS).

3(DOS) Type PQBOOT switch or PQBOOTX switch (where switch is the appropriate switch).

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