Acronis os selector 8.0 User Manual

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Appendix F.    Glossary 
Absolute sector. All the sectors of a hard disk can be numbered sequentially, 
starting with zero. Thus numbered sectors are called absolute. 
Acronis OS Selector system folder. Acronis OS Selector keeps its own files and 
system and configuration files of detected operating systems in the 
BOOTWIZ folder on the partition that is chosen when Acronis OS Selector is 
first installed on the computer. BOOTWIZ folders are also created on the 
partitions where system folders of detected operating systems are located. 
These are used to move those system folders. 
Acronis OS Selector Loader is stored in the BOOTWIZ.SYS file. Its purpose is 
to automatically detect changes in the partition structure, to execute other 
Acronis OS Selector modules, to create a boot context and to initiate the 
booting of an operating system itself. 
Acronis OS Selector installation. Acronis OS Selector may be installed on a 
computer by booting from the installation media. BOOTWIZ folder is created 
on the selected partition during the installation process, files from the 
installation media are copied to it, Acronis OS Selector boot sector and MBR 
are created. 
Acronis OS Selector Installation Program is a program from Acronis OS Selector 
package, whose purpose is to create an installation diskette and to install 
Acronis OS Selector on the computer. 
Acronis OS Selector Installation Wizard  is  a  part  of  Acronis  OS  Selector 
Installation Program that allow the user to choose the parameters of Acronis 
OS Selector installation or to perform some actions with an already installed 
Acronis OS Selector. 
Acronis OS Selector uninstallation. If necessary, Acronis OS Selector may be 
completely removed from the computer either with Setup or with Installation 
Program. If partition structure has changed or operating systems that were 
installed before Acronis OS Selector installation were deleted after Acronis OS 
Selector installation, then it is impossible to revert the computer to the 
original state. In this case you will be prompted to select a configuration that 
will be booted after Acronis OS Selector is uninstalled. 
Acronis OS Selector Upgrade/Repair. Acronis OS Selector Installation program 
allows rewriting all the executable files from its package without damaging 
the configuration files. So Acronis OS Selector upgrading/repairing is simply 
rewriting the Acronis OS Selector code while saving all the parameters. 
Acronis OS Selector installation media. You have to boot from the installation 
media to install Acronis OS Selector on your computer. An installation media 
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