Message=No Compression is the fastest method for creating an image file and is
useful if storage space is not an issue. (For an exception to this, see the
tip below.) Drive Image selects No Compression by default.
Low offers a 40% average compression ratio.
High offers a 50% average compression ratio.
Tip: If you are saving your image file to a busy network drive or to a
relatively slow removable media device, compression may be faster than no
compression since there is less data to write to the file.
Context=HELP_CREATE_WIZ_FINISH
Title=Create: Ready to Create Image File
Message=Drive Image displays all the information you have entered to this point:
(a) Source Drive
(b) Source Partitions
(c) Image Filename
(d) Compression Level
1. To modify any settings, click Back to make changes.
2. Click Advanced Options to set such options as disabling file system
error-checking or password-protecting your image file.
3. Click Finish to begin creating the image file.
Note: If Drive Image detects that you are saving your image file to a
floppy drive or removable media, it enables a media-spanning feature that
spreads the image file over a series of disks. If you use the
media-spanning feature, be sure to number the disks in order, since you
must insert them in sequence when restoring the image file.
Context=HELP_CREATE_WIZ_NAME_IMAGE
Title=Create: Name Image File
Message=Type the desired path and image filename in the Image File field. For
example: D:\MYIMAGE.PQI.
Drive Image uses .PQI as the default image filename extension.
IMPORTANT: You must save your image file to a partition that you are NOT
including in your image file. If the drive and directory are not specified
in the filename, Drive Image automatically saves the image file to the
location where Drive Image is launched.
You can click Browse to browse the directory tree for your desired path or
filename. If you select an existing image file, you will be prompted to
choose whether you want to replace the existing file. If you select Yes,
Drive Image immediately deletes the existing file.
You can save your image file to any physical or logical drive that has a
drive letter, including floppy drives, secondary hard drives, network
drives, and removable media storage devices such as Jaz and Zip drives.
To save to a CD-R you must have HIMEM.SYS loaded before running
Drive Image. Otherwise, your CD-R device will not display as an option.
You can save an image to a hidden NTFS, FAT, or FAT32 partition by
choosing it from the New Image File dialog that appears when you
click Browse. A hidden partition will appear in the Drives list as
\\.\Diskn.Partm, where n is the number of the disk and m is the number
of the partition on that disk. Drive and partition numbers begin with
one, so if an NTFS partition were the third partition on the first
disk, it would appear as \\.\Disk1.part3. To further identify the
hidden partition, the volume label will display, if available.
Context=HELP_CREATE_WIZ_SRC_DRIVE
Title=Create: Select Source Drive
Message=If your computer has more than one hard drive, select the drive that
contains the partitions you wish to include in the image file.
Context=HELP_CREATE_WIZ_SRC_PARTS
Title=Create: Select Source Partitions
Message=Select the source drive partitions to include in the image file, or click
Select All to automatically select all partitions.
To deselect partitions, reclick a selected partition or click Select None
to deselect all partitions at once.
Context=HELP_DIRECTORY_SERVICE
Title=Browse Directory Tree
Message=The Browse feature allows you to browse for existing image
files on your system.
To access an existing file, you can either enter the name in the
Image File field or click Browse to browse the directory tree for the file.
In the New Image File dialog, other image files in the current
directory are displayed in the list box below the File Name field.
To quickly access an existing image file, double-click on the desired file.
The List File Type drop-down list box determines the type of files
that are displayed in the File Name list box. Selecting the " *.* "
extension displays all files in the current directory. To list only
image files, select the ".PQI" extension.
The current directory is shown in the Folders field. Your file will
be saved to this directory. If you want to save your image file to a
different directory, click the desired directory in the list box
below the Folders field. To display the contents of a directory,
double-click the folder.
The Drives drop-down list box displays the currently selected drive.
Selecting a different drive displays that drive's filenames and
directories in their respective fields.
Click Comments to display comments for the selected image file.
Click Properties for detailed information about the selected image
file. Click Verify to verify the integrity of the selected image file.
Context=HELP_DISK_TO_DISK_PREPARATION
Title=Disk to Disk: Preparation
Message=Note: Please be aware that it is NOT necessary to format
your destination partition or to partition your hard drives before
performing a Disk to Disk Copy. Drive Image automatically performs
both these functions.
1. If you are upgrading to a new hard drive, refer to the Drive Image
User Guide for the following information:
Using Drive Image with SCSI Hard Drives
Using Drive Image with Drive Overlay Software
2. It is strongly recommended that you perform the following steps
before upgrading to a new hard drive or using Drive Image to copy
disk to disk.
a. Create a bootable DOS diskette. See "Creating DOS Boot Disks" in
Boot Disk Builder help.
b. Before running Drive Image, use a disk utility program such as
ScanDisk or Norton's Disk Doctor to identify and repair any errors
on your hard disk.
c. Verify that the destination drive or partition is the same size
or larger than the source drive.
Note: You can copy a partition or drive from a larger to a smaller
partition or drive. However, there must be enough free space on the
smaller destination to accommodate the used space on the larger source.
3. If you are copying from one partition to another partition on the same
hard disk, you can begin copying the disk.
4. To set up a dual hard drive system,
a. Get the manufacturer's installation guides for both drives. The
installation guides provide information on installing the drives, setting
up the BIOS, and changing the jumper settings. If you do not have access to
these guides, contact the hard drive manufacturers directly. Most drive
manufacturers maintain sites on the Internet that offer setup information.
b. Turn off the computer's power.
c. Discharge static electricity by touching a grounded metal object such
as a metal filing cabinet.
Warning: Do not allow static electricity to contact the inner parts of
your computer. Static electricity can damage or destroy your computer's
electronic components.
d. Remove the computer's cover.
e. Determine which disk you want to be master and which disk you want to
be slave, then follow the manufacturer's instructions to change the jumper
settings on your hard disks accordingly.
f. Attach the interface cable and the power supply cable to the second disk.
g. Mount the second drive.
h. Start the computer and enter its Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) Setup
program before the computer completes startup. This is usually accomplished
by pressing <DEL>, <F1>, or <F2>, according to the prompt that appears at
the bottom of your screen during initial startup.
i. If the BIOS Setup program includes an Auto-Detect option, select it to
detect both the master and slave drives.
If there is no Auto-Detect option, you may be required to enter the
specific number of heads, cylinders, and megabytes of the drives. This
information is usually printed on the drive's outside cover. If it is not,
contact the drive manufacturer.
j. If the BIOS does not support hard drives larger than 504 MB, follow the
destination drive manufacturer's instructions to install any software
included with the drive.
Important: Computer BIOS made before 1994 usually do not support the EIDE
standard and cannot address hard drives larger than 504 MB. Hard disks
larger than 504 MB typically include software such as OnTrack Disk Manager,
Maxtor Max-Blast Disk Manager, or Micro House EZ-Drive which allow
computers to see larger hard drives.
If your machine does not support the EIDE standard, make sure the software
included with the destination drive is correctly installed.
k. Turn off the computer and restart it.
Context=HELP_DISK_TO_DISK_WIZ_ADV_OPTIONS
Title=Disk to Disk: Disk to Disk Advanced Options
Message=The Disk to Disk Advanced Options group box appears when you click Advanced
Options at the Ready To Copy Disk To Disk screen. The following options are
available from the Disk To Disk Advanced Options group box:
1. Source Options
(a) Check for File System Errors
Unmark the Check for File System Errors check box if you want to disable
error checking. If you have already used a disk utility program such as
ScanDisk to check your hard drive for errors, it is not necessary to have
Drive Image check for file system errors. Unmarking Check for File
System Errors saves time in copying data.
If you did not run a disk utility program before loading Drive Image,
leave the Check for File System Errors check box marked.
(b) Disable SmartSector Copying
Drive Image's SmartSector technology speeds up the data copying
process by only copying clusters and sectors that contain data.
However, in some cases, such as high-security environments, it may
be desirable to copy all clusters and sectors in their original
layout, whether or not they contain data. If you wish to copy both
used and unused clusters and sectors, mark the Disable SmartSector
Copying check box. Note that disabling SmartSector copying increases
processing time.
(c) Hide Source Partitions After Copy
Hiding the source partition will ensure that your drive letters do not
change when you reboot your computer. It can also avoid problems
caused by having two identical operating systems visible when you reboot.
You can use this option to copy an operating system to a new disk
and hide the original partitions. The new partitions will be active.
You can set the new drive to master and the old drive to slave,
reboot and test the new operating system with the old drive still in
place in case something goes wrong.
2. Destination Options
(a) Skip Bad Sector Check
Although most drives do not have bad sectors, the potential for
problems increases during the lifetime of the hard drive. If you
have an older hard disk, it is wise to enable bad-sector checking by
removing the mark from the Skip Bad Sector Check box.
(b) Verify Disk Writes
Mark the Verify Disk Writes check box if you want to enable disk
write verification.
Note: Disk write verification is not critical to safely copy
partitions. Enabling disk write verification can significantly slow
down the copy process.
(c) Hide Destination Partitions After Copy
Most operating systems only allow one primary partition to be visible
(bootable) at a time. If you are copying a primary partition and you
do not want to make that partition your visible (bootable) partition,
mark the Hide Destination Partition After Copy box. Also, if you are
using your secondary hard drive as a complete backup of your primary
drive, marking the Hide Partition After Copy box preserves all the
secondary drive information without changing any drive letters.
Context=HELP_DISK_TO_DISK_WIZ_DEST_DRIVE
Title=Disk to Disk: Select Destination Drive
Message=Select the drive to which you wish to copy the partitions.
Context=HELP_DISK_TO_DISK_WIZ_DEST_SPACE
Title=Disk to Disk: Select Destination Partition or Free Space
Message=Select an existing partition or free space (non-partitioned disk space) on
the destination drive.
If the destination partition or free space is not large enough to
accommodate the partitions you wish to copy, or if you are copying the
partition to a larger drive and want to set a specific size for partition
rather than use the proportional resize option, you can click Resize
Partitions to specify a different size for the copied partition.
Context=HELP_DISK_TO_DISK_WIZ_FINISH
Title=Disk to Disk: Ready to Copy Disk to Disk
Message=Drive Image displays all the information you have entered to this point:
(a) Source drive
(b) Source partitions
(c) Destination drive
(d) Destination space
1. To alter any settings, click Back to make changes.
2. If you wish to set options such as disabling file system error-checking
or hiding partitions after copy, click Advanced Options.
WARNING: Copying multiple logical partitions can cause the drive letters of
subsequent partitions to change. This may make the computer unbootable or
cause applications to fail.
3. Click Finish to begin copying the selected partitions.
Context=HELP_DISK_TO_DISK_WIZ_SRC_DRIVE
Title=Disk to Disk: Select Source Drive
Message=Select the drive that contains the partitions you wish to copy.
Context=HELP_DISK_TO_DISK_WIZ_SRC_PARTS
Title=Disk to Disk: Select Source Partitions
Message=Select the source partitions you wish to copy, or click Select All to
automatically select all partitions.
To deselect partitions, re-click a selected partition or click Select None
to deselect all partitions at once.
IMPORTANT: To copy partitions, the destination partition or drive must have
unused space (not assigned to any partition) equivalent to the total used
space of the selected source partitions.
Context=HELP_GENERAL
Title=General Help
Message=Drive Image includes context-sensitive help for all windows and dialog
boxes. Click the Help button to access help information. To close a Help
window, click the Close button. To display a different topic, select Show
Index, select the desired topic, and then select Show Topic.
Context=HELP_RESIZE_MAIN
Title=Resize Partitions (main window)
Message=If the destination partition or free space is not large
enough to accommodate the partitions you wish to restore, or if you
are restoring the image file to a larger drive and want to set a
specific size for partitions rather than use the proportional resize
option, you can click Resize Partitions to specify different sizes
for restored partitions. To resize partitions, perform the following:
1. Click Resize Partitions.
The Resize Partitions window appears.
The Selected Source Partitions group box displays the partitions you
selected to restore.
2. Click Resize to access a dialog where you can enter a new size
for the selected partition.
Resizing partitions will not affect the data within the partitions.
Context=HELP_RESIZE_OPTIONS
Title=Resize Options
Message=The following options are available when restoring partitions if the free
space on the destination drive is greater than the space required by the partitions.
1. Automatically resize partitions proportionally to fit.
Mark this option to allow Drive Image to automatically expand the
partitions in equal proportions to occupy the destination drive's
remaining free space.
2. Leave remaining unused space.
Mark this option if you want to leave any remaining free space unused
(unassigned to any partition) on the destination drive after the
partitions are restored.
3. Resize partitions manually to fit.
Mark this option to display the Resize Partition window where you can
manually set the size of the partitions to fit in the destination
drive's remaining free space.
Context=HELP_RESIZE_SUB
Title=Resize Partition Dialog
Message=After you click Resize in the Resize Partitions main window,
the Resize Partition dialog appears.
The Maximum Size field displays the largest possible size the source
partitions can have and still fit in the destination space.
The Minimum Size field shows the smallest possible size the source
partitions can occupy.
To enter a new size for the selected partition, perform the following:
1. In the New Size field, enter a number that is less than the Maximum Size
and greater than or equal to the Minimum Size.
2. Click OK.
Since partitions must end on a cylinder boundary, Drive Image rounds
the New Size up to the next cylinder boundary.
3. Click Accept.
Later, when you restore the image file, Drive Image resizes the partition.
Resizing partitions does not affect the data on the hard disk.
Context=HELP_RESTORE_METHODS
Title=Restore: Methods
Message=If you create an image on one machine and you wish to restore the image on a
machine with a different configuration (a different motherboard,
or video card, for example), the operating system may not boot
correctly.
Therefore, we recommend restoring to similar hardware configurations.
Context=HELP_RESTORE_WIZ_ADV_OPTIONS
Title=Restore: Restore Image Advanced Options
Message=The Restore Image Advanced Options group box appears when you click Advanced
Options at the Ready To Restore Image File screen. The following options
are available from the Restore Image Advanced Options group box:
1. Check for File System Errors
This is marked by default to verify the partitions restored contain no
errors after restoration.
2. Skip Bad Sector Check
This is marked by default to save time in restoring the image file.
Although most drives do not have bad sectors, the potential for problems
increases during the lifetime of the hard drive. If you have an older hard
disk, it is wise to enable bad-sector checking by removing the mark from
the Skip Bad Sector Check box.
3. Verify Disk Writes
Mark the Verify Disk Writes check box if you want to enable disk write verification.
Note: Disk write verification is not critical to safely restore image
files. Enabling disk write verification can significantly slow down the
image file restore process.
4. Hide Partition After Restore
Most operating systems only allow one primary partition to be visible
(bootable) at a time. If you are restoring an image of a primary partition
and you do not want to make that partition your visible (bootable)
partition, mark the Hide Partition After Restore box.
Context=HELP_RESTORE_WIZ_DEST_DRIVE
Title=Restore: Select Destination Drive
Message=Select the drive to which you want to restore the image file.
Context=HELP_RESTORE_WIZ_DEST_SPACE
Title=Restore: Select Destination Partition or Free Space
Message=Select an existing partition or free space (non-partitioned disk space).
If the destination partition or free space is not large enough to
accommodate the partitions you wish to restore, or if you are restoring the
image file to a larger drive and want to set a specific size for partitions
rather than use the proportional resize option, you can click Resize
Partitions to specify different sizes for restored partitions.
Context=HELP_RESTORE_WIZ_FINISH
Title=Restore: Ready to Restore Image File
Message=Drive Image displays all the information you have entered to this point:
(a) Image filename
(b) Selected image file partitions
(c) Destination drive
(d) Destination space
If you wish to alter any settings, click Previous to backtrack and make changes.
If you wish to enable bad-sector checking or hide partitions after restore,
click Advanced Options.
WARNING: Restoring multiple logical partitions can cause the drive letters
of subsequent partitions to change. This may make the computer unbootable
or cause applications to fail.
Click Finish to begin restoring the image file.
If you assigned a password to the image file when you created it, the Get
Image File Password dialog appears. You must enter the password in order to
restore the image file.
Note: If Drive Image detects that you are restoring your image file
from a floppy drive or removable medium, it enables a media-spanning
feature that is capable of reading the image file from a series of disks.
As Drive Image prompts you for each disk, be careful to insert the
disks sequentially.
Context=HELP_RESTORE_WIZ_IMAGE_PARTS
Title=Restore: Select Image File Partitions to Restore
Message=Select the image file partitions you wish to restore, or click Select All to
automatically select all partitions.
To deselect partitions, re-click a selected partition or click Select None
to deselect all partitions at once.
The Total Selected field keeps a running total of the disk space for all
selected partitions, as well as the total used and free space within the partitions.
Context=HELP_RESTORE_WIZ_SELECT_IMAGE
Title=Restore: Select Image File
Message=In the Image File field, enter the complete filename of the image file you
wish to restore, or click Browse to browse the directory tree for the
desired path and image filename.
Context=HELP_RESTORE_WIZ_FASTSAFE_MODE
Title=Restore: Select Disk Write Mode
Message=Click Fast Mode to copy data as quickly as possible without integrity checks, or click Safe Mode to choose integrity checks for Drive Image to perform while copying
the data.
Be aware that choosing Safe Mode can increase the time necessary to copy data. If you click Safe Mode, you can
choose to check the hard disk for bad sectors and verify
disk writes. Checking for bad sectors is a good idea if
your destination disk is an older model or if you are not
sure it is in good condition. If you choose verify disk writes, Drive Image will check the data after it is copied
to make sure it is readable. Verifying disk writes greatly increases the time required to copy data and is optional.
Context=HELP_TOOLS_CREATE_EXTENDED
Title=Tools: Create Extended Partition
Message=If you create an image of a primary partition and want to restore it as a
logical partition, you must first have an extended partition on your hard drive.
Note: It is not necessary to manually create an extended partition when you
restore an image of a logical partition. Drive Image automatically
creates an extended partition if one does not already exist.
To create an extended partition, perform the following:
1. At the Drive Image main screen, select Tools > Create Extended Partition.
2. If you have more than one hard drive on your system, select the
desired drive from the Physical Drives drop-down list box.
3. Click on a free space.
If there is no free space (unpartitioned area) on your drive, you
must delete an existing partition to create free space. For more
information, see Tools: Delete Partitions.
4. Click Create.
Drive Image creates an extended partition in the selected free space.
5. Click Close to return to the Drive Image main screen.
Context=HELP_TOOLS_DELETE_PART
Title=Tools: Delete Partitions
Message=This feature deletes existing partitions to create free
space on your hard drive.
WARNING: Be aware that deleting existing partitions DESTROYS any data they contain.
To delete partitions, perform the following:
1. At the Drive Image main screen, select Tools > Delete Disk Partitions.
2. If you have more than one hard drive on your system, select the
desired drive from the Physical Drives drop-down list box.
3. Click on the partition you wish to delete.
4. Click Delete.
The following message appears: "Selected partition:<partition letter>.
Deleting this partition will DESTROY any existing data! Type OK
to confirm partition deletion:"
5. Type OK, then click OK. Drive Image deletes the partition.
6. Click Close to return to the Drive Image main screen.
Context=HELP_TOOLS_DRIVE_INFO
Title=Tools: Display Drive Information
Message=The Display Drive Information option lets you view
information about the partitions on your current hard drive. You can view:
Drive letters
Volume (partition) labels
Color-coded volume (partition) types
Status (active partition)
Partition size
Used MB in partitions
Free MB in partitions
Primary or logical drive
Boot Code Boundary Markers--On the partition map, the first set of
triangles from the left (blue) represent the DOS 2 GB boot code
boundary. The second set of triangles from the left (black)
represent the DOS 8 GB boot code boundary. The second set of
triangles will not appear on the partition map if your hard disk is
smaller than 8 GB.
If you have more than one hard drive on your system, select the
drive you want to view from the Physical Drive drop-down list.
Context=HELP_TOOLS_HIDE_UNHIDE_PART
Title=Tools: Hide or Unhide Partition
Message=This feature allows you to protect partitions from unwanted
user access. When you hide a partition, it is not assigned a drive
letter the next time you boot your computer and therefore is
inaccessible. Alternately, if you unhide a partition, it is assigned
a drive letter the next time you boot your computer and becomes
accessible again.
Before hiding and unhiding partitions, be aware of the following:
(a) Hiding or unhiding a partition can cause the drive letters of
subsequent partitions to change. This may make the computer fail to
boot or cause applications to fail.
(b) If your hard drive contains more than one primary partition, only one
is visible by default. When you use the Set Active Partition feature, Drive
Image unhides the selected primary partition and automatically hides
all other primary partitions.
(c) Because a hidden partition is not bootable or accessible, if you
hide the partition where Drive Image is installed, you must
re-install Drive Image on your new active (bootable) partition to
run it again.
To hide or unhide partitions, perform the following:
1. At the Drive Image main screen, select Tools > Hide/Unhide Partitions.
2. If you click on a visible partition, the Hide button is available. Click
Hide to hide the selected partition. The partition status changes to "Hidden".
3. If you click on a hidden partition, the Unhide button is available.
Click Unhide to unhide the selected partition. The partition status
changes to "None".
4. Click Close to return to the Drive Image main screen.
5. Click Exit to exit Drive Image.
6. Reboot your computer.
Context=HELP_TOOLS_SET_ACTIVE
Title=Tools: Set Active Partition
Message=The Set Active Partition feature allows you to make a primary partition the
active (bootable) partition. Only one primary partition can be active at a
time. To be bootable, a primary partition must be located on the
first (master) drive, and it must contain an operating system. When
your computer boots, it scans the partition table of the first drive
to find the active partition, then boots from that partition.
WARNING: Before you set a partition active, be sure it is bootable.
If it is not bootable or if you are not sure, locate the boot disk
you created when you installed Drive Image. If you restart your
computer and it does not boot normally, you must boot from the floppy
disk, run Drive Image from the program disk you created during Drive
Image install, and set a different active partition.
To set a partition active, perform the following:
1. At the Drive Image main screen, select Tools > Set Active Partition.
2. Make sure that Disk 1 is selected in the Physical Drives drop-down list box.
3. Select a primary partition that is not currently active.
4. Click Set Active. The status of the selected partition changes to "Active".
5. Click Close.
6. Click Exit to exit Drive Image.
7. Reboot your computer.
Context=TECHNICAL_SUPPORT_HLP
Title=TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Message=PowerQuest Technical Support
Before contacting PowerQuest, please try to resolve problems you encounter
by using the online Help, the quick start guide, the README file, and
PowerQuest's corporate web site.
Tips
Your problem may be resolved by applying the most recent patch or upgrade
of the software. You can download patches and upgrades from
http://www.powerquest.com/updates.
Your product serial number is required to obtain technical support.
If you received a demo or trial version of the product, you are not
entitled to complimentary technical support.
Term of Technical Support
Technical support is available to all registered users throughout the life
of the product, which began when PowerQuest released the software to
manufacturing and ends six months after the release of the next version of
the software or when PowerQuest discontinues its development.
All PowerQuest technical support offerings are available for review at
http://www.powerquest.com/support.
Corporate Web Site
The PowerQuest technical support web site,
http://www.powerquest.com/support (available in English only),
includes an overview of support options, an e-mail support request form,
a list of error messages and information to resolve problems you encounter,
and answers to frequently asked questions about the product.
E-mail
To obtain e-mail technical support for specific technical questions, you can
fill out the form at the web site specified below.
Language Location of E-mail Support Form
English http://www.powerquest.com/support/emsupport.cfm
French http://www.powerquest.com/support/emsupport.cfm?language=FR
German http://www.powerquest.com/support/emsupport.cfm?language=DE
Context=HELP_CHECK_ERRORS
Title=Resolving Check Errors
Message=Drive Image checks the integrity of a partition thoroughly prior to
creating an image file or copying a partition. These checks are substantially
the same as those made by the operating system's CHKDSK, SCANDISK, or AUTOCHK
utility.
If you receive a Check error message for any partition, after backing up your
hard drive, run your operating system's CHKDSK program on that partition.
CHKDSK usually shows the same problems as Drive Image. (If you are using
Windows NT CHKDSK, DO NOT use the /F switch on the initial run.)
Run SCANDISK if you have MS-DOS 6.x or Windows 95.
The DOS CHKDSK program does not detect problems in Extended Attributes.
If CHKDSK (or SCANDISK) does not show the same errors that Drive Image shows,
contact Technical Support at www.laplink.com/support. If the CHKDSK or
SCANDISK program and Drive Image detect the same errors, which is usually
the case, run CHKDSK with the /F switch to fix the problem. After running
CHKDSK /F, run CHKDSK without the /F switch to make sure the partition is
free of errors. Under OS/2, you should perform this procedure twice before
proceeding. If Drive Image still reports a problem, reformat the partition
and restore your files from the backup copy to correct the error.
Drive Image also checks a partition after restoring it. If this check fails,
report the problem to Technical Support. The problem is usually a minor file
system error that CHKDSK /F can correct without data loss. For more
extensive errors, you may need to restore your files from a backup copy.
Context=HELP_PARTITION_ERRORS
Title=Resolving Partition Table Errors
Message=In some cases, Technical Support can help you fix partition table
errors without data loss. Check with them first before proceeding to the
following steps.
To resolve some partition table errors, you must create new, error-free
partition tables.
1. Make sure you have no viruses.
See the "Partition Tables and Viruses" help topic for more information.
2. Back up the data on the affected partitions.
3. Delete the partitions.
You may need to use the FDISK program from a recent DOS version because
earlier versions of DOS may refuse to delete HPFS or hidden partitions.
If using OS/2, the OS/2 FDISK program may recognize the partition's
corruption and refuse to modify it. In this case, use the FDISK program
from a recent DOS version.
4. Recreate the partitions.
5. Restore the contents of the partitions.
Contect=HELP_VIRUSES
Title=Partition Tables and Viruses
Message=If partition changes made under one operating system are not
reflected under the other, and vice versa, it is possible that a master
boot record (MBR) virus is present.
Use a virus check utility that can detect the latest viruses. If a virus
is found, data loss is likely. If a virus is found, perform the following:
1. Before removing the virus, run ScanDisk or CHKDSK under each of the
operating systems to evaluate the integrity of the partition.
2. Back up the files from any partition that passes the Check operation.
3. After backing up the files from all operating systems, remove the virus.
4. Run ScanDisk or CHKDSK under each of the operating systems again.
5. Delete and recreate any partitions which fail the check.
6. Reinstall the operating systems.
7. Restore the backup files as necessary.
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