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Using DriveMapper With Multiple Operating Systems
If you run multiple operating systems, you should reinstall applications rather than use
DriveMapper. The following issues make using DriveMapper in a multiple operating
system environment difficult and error-prone:
• Drive letter assignments are based on the file systems supported by an operating
system. If you do not put all FAT32 and NTFS partitions after all FAT partitions,
drive letters will change depending on the operating system currently running, and
DriveMapper may be unable to correctly identify which changes should be made.
• Registry settings are changed for the current operating system only. If you manually
run DriveMapper from another operating system, references in files will already be
changed in the current operating system and further changes will introduce errors in
the other operating systems.
• When DriveMapper is running, files contained in hidden partitions are not updated. If
you are using multiple primary partitions for different operating systems, only the
active primary partition may be visible to be updated.
Changing Drive Letters in the Correct Order
DriveMapper must change drive letters in the correct order to avoid destroying original
references before they are used to make changes for other drive letters.
For example, assume you have two partitions on your hard disk (a primary partition C: and
a logical partition D:) and a CD-ROM drive E:. Suppose you create a logical partition
between C: and D:. The drive letter of D: changes to E:, and the drive letter of E: changes
to F:; however, references in certain files (such as shortcuts) still reflect the original drive
letter assignments. DriveMapper must first change the drive E: references to F: and then
change the drive D: references to E:.
DriveMapper will automatically place changes in the proper order. Norton strongly
recommends that you apply changes in the order DriveMapper chooses.
Switching between Bootable Partitions with PQBoot
PQBoot™ is a quick and easy way to switch between bootable primary partitions. You
may want to use PQBoot if you only occasionally change the active partition and do not
want to use BootMagic or if you cannot use BootMagic easily because you only have
NTFS partitions on your computer. You can also use PQBoot for Windows in conjunction
with BootMagic to create a “boot once” environment—where you boot from one OS into
another and then return to the orginal OS on the next reboot.