Acronis os selector 8.0 User Manual
Another special thing about the installation program is that it can be run only
from DOS and during the very first stage creates system and applications
folders. The name of the latter is always fixed (but depends on language
version of Windows). This causes problems in the following cases:
from DOS and during the very first stage creates system and applications
folders. The name of the latter is always fixed (but depends on language
version of Windows). This causes problems in the following cases:
• If you wish to install another Windows 95/98/ME on the same partitions.
• If you wish to install Windows 95/98/ME on the system folders partition
• If you wish to install Windows 95/98/ME on the system folders partition
where Windows NT/2000/XP already resides.
• If you wish to install another Windows 95/98/ME on another system
partition.
To solve these problems, and allow the user to freely choose system files
and system folders partitions, and even to some degree the letter order,
Acronis OS Selector Setup now includes a Windows 95/98/ME Installation
Wizard, see Chapter 10.
and system folders partitions, and even to some degree the letter order,
Acronis OS Selector Setup now includes a Windows 95/98/ME Installation
Wizard, see Chapter 10.
At the very beginning of its work Windows 95/98/ME installation program
runs the SCANDISK.EXE utility to check if there are any errors in the partition
file systems. This utility may produce error messages about files on partitions
where different DOS and Windows 95/98/ME language versions are installed.
The reason is that different DOS versions have different character sets that
can be used in short file names. NEVER answer affirmative to the offer to
correct these errors. Disk check will not be performed if Windows 95/98/ME
setup program is run with «/is» key.
runs the SCANDISK.EXE utility to check if there are any errors in the partition
file systems. This utility may produce error messages about files on partitions
where different DOS and Windows 95/98/ME language versions are installed.
The reason is that different DOS versions have different character sets that
can be used in short file names. NEVER answer affirmative to the offer to
correct these errors. Disk check will not be performed if Windows 95/98/ME
setup program is run with «/is» key.
9.3 Windows
NT/2000/XP
9.3.1 Supported
Versions
Acronis OS Selector supports Windows NT versions 3.51, 4.0, Windows 2000,
and Windows XP and can also detect their most common language versions.
and Windows XP and can also detect their most common language versions.
9.3.2 Booting
Peculiarities
Operating systems of Windows NT type consist of two main parts: the boot
part and the main part. These parts can reside on different partitions. Boot
part consists of the operating system kernel loader NTLDR (which is also a
simple boot manager), its configuration file (BOOT.INI) and initial hardware
detection code (NTDETECT.COM). The partition where the boot part resides
is called Windows NT/2000 boot partition.
part and the main part. These parts can reside on different partitions. Boot
part consists of the operating system kernel loader NTLDR (which is also a
simple boot manager), its configuration file (BOOT.INI) and initial hardware
detection code (NTDETECT.COM). The partition where the boot part resides
is called Windows NT/2000 boot partition.
The loader usually opens a simple menu from which you can choose
Windows NT/2000 configuration or some other operating system whose boot
sector is stored in a file.
Windows NT/2000 configuration or some other operating system whose boot
sector is stored in a file.
Main Windows NT/2000 part resides in the WINNT system folder (this can be
assigned during installation) and in the application folder (Program Files
usually), whose name cannot be changed. A partition where the main part of
assigned during installation) and in the application folder (Program Files
usually), whose name cannot be changed. A partition where the main part of
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