Acronis os selector 8.0 User Manual
Drivers that were loaded rescan the partition structure and assign letters to
partitions that were not visible from MS-DOS.
partitions that were not visible from MS-DOS.
There are several differences between Windows 95/98/ME versions:
• Windows 95 contains MS-DOS 7.0, does not support FAT32 and due to
MS-DOS 7.0 limitations cannot be booted from partitions that are located
beyond the 1024th cylinder.
beyond the 1024th cylinder.
• Windows 95OSR2/98 contains MS-DOS 7.1 and supports FAT32.
• Windows Millennium Edition contains MS-DOS 8.0, which supports
• Windows Millennium Edition contains MS-DOS 8.0, which supports
FAT32, but does not allow the use of MS-DOS.
9.2.3 System
Folders
Main Windows part resides in the following folders:
• System (its name can be assigned during installation, default one is
«Windows»).
• Applications (in English and most Eastern Windows versions its name is
«Program Files», in other Western Windows versions this folder has
other names).
other names).
• Backup (available in Windows ME and is called «Restore»).
Acronis OS Selector now supports multiple operating systems with folders
with same names on the same partition. These folders are called system
folders. A system folder is transferred to its proper location (to the root
folder) only when this operating system is booted, other times it resides in
the OS Selector system folder.
with same names on the same partition. These folders are called system
folders. A system folder is transferred to its proper location (to the root
folder) only when this operating system is booted, other times it resides in
the OS Selector system folder.
The above-mentioned folders are added to the system folders list
automatically when an operating system is detected. You can always
manually edit this list by running Setup from Boot Menu and editing the
properties of the selected operating system. For example, sometimes it is
useful to add the «Recycle» folder.
automatically when an operating system is detected. You can always
manually edit this list by running Setup from Boot Menu and editing the
properties of the selected operating system. For example, sometimes it is
useful to add the «Recycle» folder.
9.2.4
Details on Windows 95/98/ME Installation with Acronis OS Selector
One special thing about Windows 95/98/ME installation is that they always
rewrite MBR code. It means that after Windows 95/98/ME installation is over,
control is no longer passed to Acronis OS Selector. To avoid this Acronis OS
Selector adds a call to REINSTAL.COM to the AUTOEXEC.BAT files, and it
restores Acronis OS Selector MBR code. In case of malfunction you can
manually re-activate Acronis OS Selector by booting from the installation
media and selecting the «Activate» option. See 1.1 «Acronis OS Selector as a
Boot Manager».
rewrite MBR code. It means that after Windows 95/98/ME installation is over,
control is no longer passed to Acronis OS Selector. To avoid this Acronis OS
Selector adds a call to REINSTAL.COM to the AUTOEXEC.BAT files, and it
restores Acronis OS Selector MBR code. In case of malfunction you can
manually re-activate Acronis OS Selector by booting from the installation
media and selecting the «Activate» option. See 1.1 «Acronis OS Selector as a
Boot Manager».
Automatic MBR restoration does not work in Windows Millennium Edition, because
this version of Windows does not allow running programs from AUTOEXEC.BAT.
this version of Windows does not allow running programs from AUTOEXEC.BAT.
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Chapter 9 : Particularities of Operating System Functioning