Acronis os selector 8.0 User Manual

 

 

 

Next you have to boot the configuration that has been created by Setup so 
that the installation program can continue its work. Unlike installation, 
upgrade does not require any intervention from the user. At this stage 
primary copying is done, and the computer is rebooted. After this reboot 
Acronis OS Selector considers the upgrade to be over, and a new Boot Menu 
item with the name corresponding to this operating system appears. Choose 
this item to continue the upgrade. 

The next stage, which actually happens within the installed operating 
system, is a final one. Hardware is detected, files are copied, and settings 
are saved. Yet another reboot takes you to the new operating system. 

When adding a Windows NT/2000/XP operating system to the Boot Menu, 
Acronis OS Selector modifies the BOOT.INI file so that the boot menu of the 
operating system loader does not appear. If for some reason you need 
access to this menu, select the necessary configuration in the Boot Menu and 
start editing files. In the text editor window find the «timeout=xx» line and 
remove the comment («;») character in its beginning: 

 

To restore an already installed Windows NT/2000/XP operating system you 
have to initiate the 1

st

 stage of Windows NT/2000/XP full installation. The 

computer also has to be in the context of the operating system you are going 
to restore. Your actions depend on the way you start the setup program: 

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