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Chapter 1: Getting Started8
If you would like a high-level overview of PartitionMagic, click Help ➤ Flash Tutorial
to run a Flash presentation that explains the product.
Running PartitionMagic
You can run PartitionMagic from Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT
4.0 Workstation, Windows 2000 Professional, or Windows XP. Under any other operating
system, you must run PartitionMagic from the rescue disks.
Running PartitionMagic from Rescue Disks
When you boot your computer from the first rescue disk, PQMAGIC automatically runs.
You must insert the second rescue disk when prompted.
Preparation
Before you run PartitionMagic from the rescue disks, you should:
• Turn off third-party disk caches.
• Deactivate/unload any TSR programs that access or modify partitions being changed.
You cannot run PartitionMagic on a Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP
Professional, or Windows Me machine that is in hibernation. To use the rescue diskette or
PartitionMagic for Windows, Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Me must have
been shut down normally.
Rescue Disk Limitations
The following features are not available when you run the DOS version of PartitionMagic
from the rescue disks or from the PartitionMagic bootable CD.
• Split partitions
• Secure erase of partitions
• Undo last change
• Wizards
To run from: Do this:
Windows Start menu Click Start
➤ Programs ➤ Norton PartitionMagic 8.0 ➤
PartitionMagic 8.0.
Windows Explorer Right-click any drive object, and click PartitionMagic 8.0.