Manuali utente per Acronis os selector 8.0

Sommario

• About This Guide

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• Introduction

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  • Acronis OS Selector as a Boot Manager

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  • Acronis OS Selector as a Partition Manager

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  • Acronis OS Selector Key Features

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  • Main Disk Administrator features

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  • Acronis OS Selector System Requirements

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  • How does Acronis OS Selector Function?

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  • What is a Boot Context?

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• Basic Information

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  • What is a Hard Disk?

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    • Hard Disk Architecture

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    • How does Hard Disk Work?

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  • Hard Disk Formatting

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    • Physical Formatting

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    • Logical Formatting

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  • File Systems

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    • FAT16

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    • FAT32

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    • NTFS

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    • Linux Ext2

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    • Linux Ext3

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    • Linux ReiserFS

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  • Partitions

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    • When is it Useful to Have Multiple Partitions?

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    • Partition Structure on a Hard Disk

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  • Boot Sequence

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    • Very Beginning

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    • Booting without the Boot Manager

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    • What does the Boot Manager do?

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  • Managing Partitions

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    • Setting an Active Partition

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    • Accessing the Same Files from Multiple Operating Systems

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    • Efficiency of Disk Space Usage

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  • Hidden Partitions

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  • Drive Letters

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  • Assignment of Letters in Different Operating Systems

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    • MS-DOS 5.0-6.22, MS-DOS 7.0, Windows 95 (original)

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    • MS-DOS 7.1/8.0, Windows 95 OSR2/98/ME

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    • OS/2

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    • Windows NT/2000/XP

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  • Troubles Arising from Changing Letter Assignment

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  • 1024 or 4096 Cylinder Limit

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  • 64K Boot Code Limit

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• Installing and Uninstalling Acronis OS Selector

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  • Getting Started

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  • Installation

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  • Repairing/Upgrading Acronis OS Selector

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• Boot Menu

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  • Booting operating systems

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  • Running Acronis OS Selector Tools

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  • Tuning Acronis OS Selector

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• Acronis OS Selector Setup

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  • Automatic Setup Operation Mode

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  • Acronis OS Selector Setup Main Window

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  • Two View Modes of Configuration List

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  • Manipulating an Operating System Configuration

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    • Setting a Default Configuration

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    • Copying

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    • Deleting

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    • Hiding

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    • Editing Configuration Properties

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  • Manipulating an Operating System

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    • Copying

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    • Deleting

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    • Hiding

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    • Editing Operating System Properties

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    • Deleting the Information about Removed Hard disk

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  • Special Configuration List Items

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    • Boot From Floppy Section

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    • Separator

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    • Comment

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  • Acronis OS Selector Options

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    • Standard Options

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    • Input Device Options

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    • Passwords

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  • OS Detection Wizard

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    • Intro Page

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    • Partition Page

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    • Boot Sector Selection Page

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    • Search Result Page

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  • Deactivating Acronis OS Selector

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  • Uninstalling Acronis OS Selector

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• Disk Administrator

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  • Running Disk Administrator

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  • Disk Administrator Main Window Survey

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  • Disk Administrator Interface

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    • Using the Mouse

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    • Using the Keyboard

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  • Disk Administrator Appearance Setup Menu («View» Menu)

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  • Pending Operations

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  • Getting Help

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• Main Operations with Disk Administrator

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  • Creating a Partition

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    • Creating Bootable Partitions

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    • Creating a Partition with Disk Administrator

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  • Copying or Moving a Partition

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  • Resizing a Partition

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  • Formatting a Partition

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  • Deleting a Partition

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  • Changing the Partition Label

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  • View Details about a Partition

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    • General Properties Sheet

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    • File System Properties Sheet

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    • Errors Sheet

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  • Getting Detailed Information about a Hard Disk

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    • Standard Property Sheet

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    • Hard Disk Property Sheet

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    • Extended Properties Sheet

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    • EDD Properties Sheet

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• Advanced Operations with Disk Administrator

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  • Converting a Partition

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  • Changing the Partition Type

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  • Setting an Active Partition

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  • Hiding a Partition

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  • Resizing Clusters/Blocks

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  • Resizing the FAT16 Root Folder

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  • Moving a Partition in the Partition Table

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• Particularities of Operating System Functioning

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  • DOS-type Operating Systems

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    • Supported Versions

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    • Boot Sequence

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    • System and Configuration Files

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    • Limitations

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  • Windows 95/98/ME

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    • Supported Versions

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    • Booting Details and Limitations

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    • System Folders

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    • Details on Windows 95/98/ME Installation with Acronis OS Selector

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  • Windows NT/2000/XP

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    • Supported Versions

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    • Booting Peculiarities

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    • System and Configuration Files

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    • System Folders

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    • Limitations

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  • Linux

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  • Other Operating Systems

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• Windows 95/98/ME Installation Wizard

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  • Wizard Start

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  • Preparation to Upgrading Windows 95/98/ME without Saving its Old Version

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  • Preparation to Upgrading Windows 95/98/ME with Saving its Old Version

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  • Preparation to New Windows 95/98/ME Operating System Installation

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• Installing/Updating Windows NT/2000/XP

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  • Installing A New Windows NT/2000/XP

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    • Starting the Installation

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    • 1st Installation Stage

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    • 2nd Installation Stage

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  • Installing Windows 2000/XP Via Upgrading Windows 95/98/ME

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  • Installing Windows 2000/XP by Upgrading Another Windows NT/2000/XP

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  • Restoring (Repairing) an Already-Installed Windows NT/2000/XP Operating System

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    • Gaining Access to Windows NT/2000/XP Boot Menu

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    • Running Windows NT/2000/XP Setup Program to Restore an Already Installed Operating System

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• Appendix A. Text Editor

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  • A.1 General Information

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  • A.2 Main Functions

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• Appendix B. Disk Editor

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  • B.1 Running Disk Editor

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  • B.2 Navigating Disk Editor

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  • B.3 View Modes

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  • B.4 Simple Editing and Undoing Changes

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  • B.5 Editing in the Partition Table Mode

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  • B.6 Using Blocks and Clipboard

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  • B.7 Search

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• Appendix C. Acronis OS Selector On-Line Help

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  • C.1 Controls

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  • C.2 Using the Mouse

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  • C.3 Using the Keyboard

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• Appendix D. Compatibility with Other Software

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  • D.1 DOS FDISK

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  • D.2 Norton Utilities

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  • D.3 Disk Compression Software

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  • D.4 Other Boot Managers

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  • D.5 Anti-virus Software

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  • D.6 Disk Overlay Software

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• Appendix E. FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

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• Appendix F. Glossary

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