User ManualTable of ContentsAbout This Guide9Introduction11Acronis OS Selector as a Boot Manager11Acronis OS Selector as a Partition Manager12Acronis OS Selector Key Features12Main Disk Administrator features13Acronis OS Selector System Requirements14How does Acronis OS Selector Function?15What is a Boot Context?15Basic Information17What is a Hard Disk?17Hard Disk Architecture17How does Hard Disk Work?17Hard Disk Formatting18Physical Formatting18Logical Formatting18File Systems19FAT1619FAT3220NTFS20Linux Ext220Linux Ext321Linux ReiserFS21Partitions21When is it Useful to Have Multiple Partitions?21Partition Structure on a Hard Disk21Boot Sequence23Very Beginning23Booting without the Boot Manager23What does the Boot Manager do?23Managing Partitions24Setting an Active Partition24Accessing the Same Files from Multiple Operating Systems24Efficiency of Disk Space Usage24Hidden Partitions25Drive Letters26Assignment of Letters in Different Operating Systems26MS-DOS 5.0-6.22, MS-DOS 7.0, Windows 95 (original)26MS-DOS 7.1/8.0, Windows 95 OSR2/98/ME27OS/227Windows NT/2000/XP27Troubles Arising from Changing Letter Assignment281024 or 4096 Cylinder Limit2864K Boot Code Limit30Installing and Uninstalling Acronis OS Selector31Getting Started31Installation32Repairing/Upgrading Acronis OS Selector34Boot Menu35Booting operating systems36Running Acronis OS Selector Tools37Tuning Acronis OS Selector37Acronis OS Selector Setup39Automatic Setup Operation Mode39Acronis OS Selector Setup Main Window40Two View Modes of Configuration List42Manipulating an Operating System Configuration44Setting a Default Configuration44Copying44Deleting44Hiding45Editing Configuration Properties45Manipulating an Operating System47Copying47Deleting47Hiding48Editing Operating System Properties48Deleting the Information about Removed Hard disk50Special Configuration List Items51Boot From Floppy Section51Separator52Comment53Acronis OS Selector Options54Standard Options55Input Device Options55Passwords56OS Detection Wizard57Intro Page57Partition Page57Boot Sector Selection Page58Search Result Page59Deactivating Acronis OS Selector60Uninstalling Acronis OS Selector60Disk Administrator62Running Disk Administrator62Disk Administrator Main Window Survey62Disk Administrator Interface64Using the Mouse64Using the Keyboard65Disk Administrator Appearance Setup Menu («View» Menu)65Pending Operations66Getting Help67Main Operations with Disk Administrator68Creating a Partition68Creating Bootable Partitions69Creating a Partition with Disk Administrator70Copying or Moving a Partition72Resizing a Partition74Formatting a Partition75Deleting a Partition75Changing the Partition Label76View Details about a Partition77General Properties Sheet77File System Properties Sheet78Errors Sheet78Getting Detailed Information about a Hard Disk79Standard Property Sheet79Hard Disk Property Sheet80Extended Properties Sheet81EDD Properties Sheet81Advanced Operations with Disk Administrator82Converting a Partition82Changing the Partition Type83Setting an Active Partition84Hiding a Partition84Resizing Clusters/Blocks85Resizing the FAT16 Root Folder86Moving a Partition in the Partition Table87Particularities of Operating System Functioning89DOS-type Operating Systems89Supported Versions89Boot Sequence89System and Configuration Files90Limitations91Windows 95/98/ME91Supported Versions91Booting Details and Limitations91System Folders92Details on Windows 95/98/ME Installation with Acronis OS Selector92Windows NT/2000/XP93Supported Versions93Booting Peculiarities93System and Configuration Files94System Folders94Limitations95Linux95Other Operating Systems95Windows 95/98/ME Installation Wizard97Wizard Start97Preparation to Upgrading Windows 95/98/ME without Saving its Old Version98Preparation to Upgrading Windows 95/98/ME with Saving its Old Version99Preparation to New Windows 95/98/ME Operating System Installation100Installing/Updating Windows NT/2000/XP102Installing A New Windows NT/2000/XP102Starting the Installation1021st Installation Stage1042nd Installation Stage105Installing Windows 2000/XP Via Upgrading Windows 95/98/ME105Installing Windows 2000/XP by Upgrading Another Windows NT/2000/XP108Restoring (Repairing) an Already-Installed Windows NT/2000/XP Operating System109Gaining Access to Windows NT/2000/XP Boot Menu109Running Windows NT/2000/XP Setup Program to Restore an Already Installed Operating System109Appendix A. Text Editor111A.1 General Information111A.2 Main Functions111Appendix B. Disk Editor113B.1 Running Disk Editor113B.2 Navigating Disk Editor114B.3 View Modes114B.4 Simple Editing and Undoing Changes116B.5 Editing in the Partition Table Mode117B.6 Using Blocks and Clipboard119B.7 Search120Appendix C. Acronis OS Selector On-Line Help121C.1 Controls121C.2 Using the Mouse121C.3 Using the Keyboard122Appendix D. Compatibility with Other Software123D.1 DOS FDISK123D.2 Norton Utilities123D.3 Disk Compression Software124D.4 Other Boot Managers124D.5 Anti-virus Software124D.6 Disk Overlay Software124Appendix E. FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)126Appendix F. Glossary129Size: 2.25 MBPages: 136Language: EnglishOpen manual