Acronis disk director suite 9.0 Manual Do Utilizador
Installing and using several operating systems on a single PC
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«Particularities of Operating System Function».
«Particularities of Operating System Function».
The main part of Windows OS is located in Windows (or WINNT), Program Files,
Documents and settings system folders that might be stored on any hard disk
partition and even disk, while the bootable part is required to be located on the
first hard disk primary partition.
Documents and settings system folders that might be stored on any hard disk
partition and even disk, while the bootable part is required to be located on the
first hard disk primary partition.
The disk has to be the first, according to BIOS. This may vary from the enumeration
several operating systems provide. If there are several disks in the PC, you can see
their enumeration in the partition list in the Acronis Disk Director Suite main window.
The disk number will be provided in the WinNT4/2000/XP Number column (to
make it visible, right-click on column header line and check it.) The first disk in the
make it visible, right-click on column header line and check it.) The first disk in the
system is numbered 0.
Due to these bootable part location limitations, you can avoid problems with
Windows only if you follow the installation order, according to which, older
operating systems are to be installed first:
Windows only if you follow the installation order, according to which, older
operating systems are to be installed first:
Windows 95 Windows NT 4.0 Windows 95 OSR2 Windows 98
Windows Me Windows 2000 Windows XP.
Windows Me Windows 2000 Windows XP.
This operating system installation order solves boot problems. Otherwise, boot
files of a newer OS will be damaged by those of an older version of Windows that
knows nothing of its subsequent versions.
files of a newer OS will be damaged by those of an older version of Windows that
knows nothing of its subsequent versions.
Acronis OS Selector breaks this limitation and eliminates the need to worry about
Windows installation order.
Windows installation order.
8.2.2
Preparing partitions for Windows installation
Before you start installing another Windows copy, you will have to prepare a free
primary partition for it.
primary partition for it.
You can do this by using unallocated space (for partition creation instructions see
3: 3.1 «Creating A New Partition» and 4: 4.1.1 «Creating partitions»). If there’s
no unallocated space, you can free it by resizing respective partitions (see 4.1.4
«Resizing and/or moving a partition»).
3: 3.1 «Creating A New Partition» and 4: 4.1.1 «Creating partitions»). If there’s
no unallocated space, you can free it by resizing respective partitions (see 4.1.4
«Resizing and/or moving a partition»).
Besides, Acronis Disk Director Suite allows conversion of free logical partitions
into a primary (for more details see 4.2.2 «Converting a file system»). Still, you
must remember that there can't be more than four primary partitions in a
system.
into a primary (for more details see 4.2.2 «Converting a file system»). Still, you
must remember that there can't be more than four primary partitions in a
system.
8.2.3
Installing a New Operating System
After you prepare a partition, you can start the installation by means of Acronis
OS Selector:
OS Selector:
In the Menu line of Acronis OS Selector main window select OS
→ New →
Boot from floppy;