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  W A R N I N G :
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  Improper use of this program will result in the IRRETRIEVABLE  DESTRUC-
  TION OF ALL DATA ON THE HARDDISK!!! Before PartitionStar will be used a
  Backup should be build.



SHORT OVERVIEW:
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- Scope of functions like FDISK with many extra features
- Unlimited support of all operating systems  and  all  and  file systems
  incl. Windows 2000
- Decreasing and formatting of FAT 12, 16, and FAT 32 partitions
- Two  setup  programs:  One  program   for  DOS  and  one  for   Windows 
  95/98/NT/2000
- Complete functionality with user interface as well as with  own  script
  language
- much more...


MANUAL:
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The manual is  available  as  an  Adobe Acrobat  Portable Document Format
(Manual.pdf). Further information can be obtained  from  the  Adobe  home
page, where you can also download the "Acrobat Reader,"  which  you  need
for reading the manual, free of charge: http://www.adobe.de/.

As an alternative, it is also possible to read the  manual  as  a Windows
Help File.


ENCLOSED FILES:
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The harddisk partitioner PartitionStar will be given in a packed ZIP-file
(PartitionStar.zip).
This file enclosed the following files.

PSDOS.EXE     Program for DOS
PSDOS.HLP     Help file for DOS
PSWin.exe     Program for Windows
PSWin.hlp     Help file for Windows
PSWin.cnt     Supplement for the Windows help file
FreeDOS.bin   FreeDOS binary files
ReadMe.txt    Brief description of this program
Manual.pdf    Manual in Adobe PDF
Order.txt     Order form for orders via mail / fax
Setup.exe     Setup programm for Windows
Setup.inf     Supplement for the setup programm for Windows
PARTINFO.EXE  Program for showing the partition tables


ORDER:
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You can order this program either by using the enclosed order form (File:
Order.txt) or online on the Internet.
All other ordering details and prices can be found on the ordering  form.
Currently, all updates are free!  Updates  may  be  downloaded  from  the
Internet whenever they become available.


LIABILITY / WARRENTY:
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If this program is used improperly, it may  result in  the  irretrievable
destruction of all data on your hard disk drive!

Thus, any responsibility or liability for any losses or  damages  is  not
accepted! UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES!

The purchase of this software is according  to  the  BGB paragraph 494  a
"trial purchase" (German Federal Legal Code). This means that  the  soft-
ware  can  be  evaluated before the actual purchase. The software is pro-
vided as is without warranty of any kind.
Any rights for modifications or follow-up corrections do not exist. 


COPYRIGHT:
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Postal Mail:
  Star-Tools GmbH
  Hopfenweg 207
  22851 Norderstedt
  Germany

Internet:          
  http://www.star-tools.com/


This program is delivered together with a limited version of FreeDOS.  To
be exact, it is possible  to  create  a  boot  disk  using  this  program
together with FreeDOS.  This  program  does  not  use   any  function  or
functionality of FreeDOS.

The copyright of this program has no connection  with  the  copyright  of
FreeDOS. The rights of use of this program have no  connection  with  the
rights of use of FreeDOS.

FREEDOS IS A COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT AND DIFFERENT PROGRAM AND IS  SUBJECT
TO THE GENERAL RIGHTS OF USE AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSES (GPL).

Source code to FreeDOS is available; either write to us for a copy of the
kernel source code that we  used,  or  visit  http://www.freedos.org/  to
download the latest version of FreeDOS!