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- PowerQuest PartitionMagic OS Prep Tool
- Version 3.02
- Copyright 1994-2000, PowerQuest Corporation. All rights
- reserved. The Software may be protected by U.S. patents
- 5,675,769; 5,706,472; and 5,930,831; with other patents
- pending in the U.S.A. and elsewhere. PowerQuest is a
- registered trademark of PowerQuest Corporation.
-
- This PartitionMagic OS Prep Tool assists in the setup
- of a new operating system. A full version of PartitionMagic
- may be purchased from PowerQuest Sales at 800-379-2566.
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-
- Contents
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- 1. Install OS Partition
- 2. Uninstall OS Partition
- 3. Uninstall PartitionMagic OS Prep Tool
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- Install OS Partition
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- Before running the PartitionMagic OS Prep Tool, first
- close all other programs and then insert the CD into your
- CD ROM drive. Windows will automatically start the
- installation process. If the automatic install process
- does not start for any reason, select the setup.exe icon
- with My Computer or from the RUN Start Bar item.
-
- Under Windows the PartitionMagic OS Prep Tool will be
- installed onto your hard drive, a new Program Group will
- be created, and the PartitionMagic OS Prep Tool may be
- launched. When the PartitionMagic OS Prep Tool program
- is launched the user will be notified that the computer
- needs to restart into DOS mode. If the user selects
- OK the computer is restarted and the program loads in
- DOS mode.
-
- To create a new OS partition, PartitionMagic OS Prep
- Tool resizes an existing partition smaller and creates
- a new OS partition. The following options are available
- for the partition size: minimum, maximum, user-defined, or
- selected freespace. When the "Maximum" option is chosen,
- the selected partition will be resized down to the size of
- the used space on the partition plus a space buffer defined
- by the manufacturer. When free space is chosen, the entire
- size of the free space will be used. By default, the boot
- or active partition is selected and both the used and
- unused space will be displayed. Another partition or
- drive may be selected by clicking the "Select Partition.."
- button. Optionally the manufacturer may have chosen to
- create an OS Swap partition as well. The size of this swap
- partition is based on the machine RAM.
-
- After selecting OK, an additional prompt is displayed to
- confirm the request. Upon selecting OK again, the resize
- and OS partition creation process is started. A
- progress dialog box is displayed that shows the overall
- process and each individual steps' progress.
-
- Upon completion, the computer will be rebooted. Follow the
- instructions to continue the installation process.
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- Uninstall OS Partition
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- To uninstall OS and remove it's partition, select the
- Delete OS Partition icon in the PartitionMagic OS
- Prep Tool program group from the start menu. This will
- delete the OS partition and restore the resized
- partition to its original size.
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- After you select OK, the computer is rebooted into a
- DOS mode and the program is loaded. The program will
- display the information about which partition will
- be resized to use the space previously occupied by the
- OS. After selecting OK, an additional prompt is displayed
- to confirm the request. Upon selecting OK again, the OS
- partition is deleted and the resize process is started.
- A progress dialog box is displayed that shows the overall
- process and each individual steps' progress.
-
- Upon completion, the computer will be rebooted.
-
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- Uninstall PartitionMagic OS Prep Tool
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- To uninstall the PartitionMagic OS Prep Tool program
- files, select the Uninstall PartitionMagic icon
- or select Add/Remove Software in the Control Panel.
- This will remove the PartitionMagic OS Prep Tool
- from the hard drive.
-