It sounds like I need to get ahold of the BootMagic
program too. The fosi site seems to be overloaded or
something and it won't do anything but stall out when
I try to download BootMagic.

Do any of you know how necessary Boot Magic is?
Supposedly it's included in PartitionMagic 8 but
I can't seem to find it. I suppose that means it's
included on the retail CD???

How does one choose what OS to boot to if one
does not have the BootMagic screen so he can
choose?

S.Simon

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On Sun, 2 Nov 2003 22:59:45 -0500, "Simple Simon"
wrote:

It sounds like I need to get ahold of the BootMagic
program too. The fosi site seems to be overloaded or
something and it won't do anything but stall out when
I try to download BootMagic.

Do any of you know how necessary Boot Magic is?
Supposedly it's included in PartitionMagic 8 but
I can't seem to find it. I suppose that means it's
included on the retail CD???

How does one choose what OS to boot to if one
does not have the BootMagic screen so he can
choose?

S.Simon


Using BootMagic

This chapter includes the following information:
• Getting Started
• Configuring BootMagic
• Setting BootMagic Passwords
• Adding an Operating System to the BootMagic Menu
• Removing an Item from the BootMagic Menu
• Modifying a Menu Item’s Properties
• Setting a Default Operating System
• Booting from a Second Hard Disk
• Setting the Startup Delay
• Disabling BootMagic
• Using the BootMagic Menu
• Using BootMagic to Install Operating Systems

Getting Started

PowerQuest’s BootMagic is a powerful disk-management tool that helps
you run multiple
operating systems on a single PC. Each time you start or restart
your computer,
BootMagic presents a list of operating systems (OSs) you can boot
from. The
configuration program lets you quickly select the OSs you want to
appear in the
BootMagic Menu and lets you set various boot-time options such as a
default OS and a
startup delay.
With BootMagic, you can easily switch between OSs, using whichever
OS best suits your
immediate needs. You can even try out a new OS risk-free, knowing
that your old OS is
there, readily accessible when you need it.

Installing BootMagic

You can install BootMagic from Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me,
Windows NT
3.51 or 4.0, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP, and DOS 5.0 or
later.
IMPORTANT! BootMagic must be installed to a FAT or FAT32 primary
partition on the
first hard disk. You must also boot from your first hard disk when
installing BootMagic, or it will not work properly.
1 Insert the PartitionMagic CD in your CD-ROM drive.
In Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000,
or
Windows XP, the setup program automatically starts when you insert
the CD into the
CD-ROM drive.
2 If you are installing from the PartitionMagic CD, click Install
from the
PartitionMagic setup screen, then click BootMagic to launch the
BootMagic install
program.
If you are using DOS, type drive:\ENGLISH\BTMAGIC\DOS\INSTALL.EXE
(where drive is the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive).
3 Follow the on-screen instructions to install BootMagic.
After installation, BootMagic sorts through your system’s hard
disks, looking at the
partition tables and gathering information about each
currently-installed operating system.
BootMagic then automatically runs the configuration program, adding
every detected OS
to the BootMagic Menu.

At this point, it may be necessary for you to edit the items that
appear in the menu list.
While BootMagic reliably detects most OSs, it may also detect some
non-OS partitions.
For example, if you have a primary NTFS data partition (that is, a
partition which contains
only data, no OS) on the first disk, BootMagic may detect it as
Windows NT. Likewise, a
primary FAT16 or FAT32 data partition may be detected as MS-DOS or
Windows 95/98.
Because data partitions cannot be booted, you should remove them
from the menu list.
You can also choose to add or remove other OS selections, modify OS
names and icons for
easier identification, add passwords, set a new startup delay, or
select a different default
OS.
For information on detecting non-OS partitions in the menu list, see
“Finding the Right
Operating System” in BootMagic’s online Help. For more information
on using the
configuration program, see “Configuring BootMagic” on page 101 in
this guide or refer to
online Help.
After you make any necessary changes, click Save/Exit. The next time
you reboot your
computer the BootMagic Menu appears. To start an OS, simply select
the desired menu
item from the BootMagic Menu.

Creating a BootMagic Rescue Disk

During installation, you have the option to create a BootMagic
rescue diskette. (DOS users
should run drive:\BTMAGIC.PQ\MKRESCUE.BAT after the BootMagic DOS
install to
create the rescue diskettes.) This diskette is vital if your
system’s master boot record
(MBR) is ever damaged or overwritten. It can also be helpful if you
inadvertently disable
BootMagic and cannot access the configuration program to re-enable
it.
WARNING! Technical support may not be able to assist you if you have
not created a
rescue disk.
To launch BootMagic’s configuration program from the rescue
diskette, boot from the
rescue diskette and follow the on-screen instructions.
Once in the configuration program, you can make any needed
modifications or additions.
When you click Save/Exit to exit the configuration program,
BootMagic re-saves all the
necessary files and rewrites the MBR, thereby restoring the program
to normal.
Getting Help
Refer to the BootMagic online help for information about all
BootMagic features that are
not discussed in this chapter.
• To access Help in the Windows configuration program, select Help .
Contents
from the menu bar.

To access Help in the DOS configuration program, select Help . Topic
List from
the menu bar.
• To access context-sensitive Help, click Help in the lower-right
corner of most
dialogs, or press F1.
Configuring BootMagic
BootMagic’s configuration program consists of two versions: one for
DOS and one for
Windows. Both versions have similar interfaces and offer the same
functionality.
BootMagic’s configuration program may be manually launched by any of
the following:
• In Windows, select Start . Programs . PowerQuest BootMagic .
BootMagic
Configuration.
• In DOS, run drive:\BTMAGIC.PQ\CONFIG.BAT.
• On the PartitionMagic main screen, click Tools . BootMagic
Configuration.
When you run the configuration program, the BootMagic main window
appears.
- From this window, you can set a password for the configuration
program, the BootMagic
Menu or specific menu items; add or remove an OS to the BootMagic
Menu; modify an
operating system’s BootMagic properties; set your default operating
system; set the

startup delay; or disable BootMagic. Each of these options are
briefly covered in this
chapter. You can also change the background bitmap. For further
information about
configuring BootMagic, see the online help.

Setting BootMagic Passwords

BootMagic now allows you to password protect the BootMagic
configuration program,
the BootMagic Menu, or even specific menu items.
1 In the BootMagic main window, click the Options menu.
2 Select Set Configuration Password to password protect the
configuration program
or Set Boot-time Password to password protect the BootMagic menu.
3 Enter the current password in the Old password text box.
The Old Password text box will be blank and disabled when there is
no prior
password.
4 Enter the new password in the New password text box.
5 Retype the new password in the Confirm new password text box.
6 Click OK.
To clear a password, enter the old password and leave the new
password fields blank.
To set a password for specific BootMagic Menu items, you must modify
the menu item’s
properties. For more information, see “Modifying a Menu Item’s
Properties” on page 104
or refer to BootMagic’s online Help.

Adding an Operating System to the BootMagic Menu

1 In the BootMagic main window, click Add.
The BootMagic Add OS dialog appears.
2 (Optional) To view all your system’s partitions, including those
that BootMagic does
not recognize as containing an OS (for example, Linux on a logical
partition), mark
the Advanced check box.
3 Select the OS you wish to add to the BootMagic menu.

BootMagic may sometimes detect an OS that doesn’t exist or may
detect the wrong
name for an existing OS. For help on finding the operating system
and partition you
want, see “Finding the Right Operating System” in BootMagic’s online
Help.
WARNING! Do not add non-OS partitions to the BootMagic menu. You
cannot boot
your computer from a partition without an OS. If you add a partition
that doesn’t have an OS and try to boot, you will be left with a
black
screen.
In this event, soft boot your computer (press Ctrl-Alt-Delete), boot
DOS
or Windows from the BootMagic menu, run the BootMagic
configuration program, and remove the non-OS menu item from the
BootMagic menu.
4 Click OK.
The BootMagic Menu Item Properties dialog appears.
5 Define the menu properties as desired, and then click OK.
For more information on defining runtime menu properties, see
“BootMagic Menu
Item Properties” in BootMagic’s online help.

Removing an Item from the BootMagic Menu

1 In the BootMagic main window, select the item you wish to delete
from the
BootMagic Runtime Menu list.
2 Click Delete.
Deleting an OS from the BootMagic menu does not remove the OS from
your system.
The OS remains in its partition and can be added again to the menu
if desired.

Modifying a Menu Item’s Properties

1 In the BootMagic main window, select the item you wish to modify.
2 Click Properties.
3 Modify the properties as desired, then click OK.
For a description of each property, see “BootMagic Menu Item
Properties” in
BootMagic’s online help.

Setting a Default Operating System

BootMagic automatically selects the OS on the home partition (that
is, the partition on
which BootMagic is installed) as the system default. This is the OS
that BootMagic
automatically boots if another OS is not chosen before the startup
delay expires, or if the
startup delay is set to None.

For more information on the startup delay, see the next section,
“Setting the Startup
Delay.”
1 In the BootMagic main window, select the operating system you wish
to set as the
system default.
2 Click Set as Default.

Booting from a Second Hard Disk

To boot an operating system that is not on the first hard drive, you
must enable advanced
partition hiding. To enable advanced partition hiding, click Options
.. Advanced
Partition Hiding. If this option is not selected (the default), you
can only boot from the
first hard disk.

Setting the Startup Delay

By default, BootMagic uses a timed startup delay set to 30 seconds.
You can change the
startup delay.
• Select None to eliminate any time delay. BootMagic automatically
boots the default
OS at startup without displaying the BootMagic Menu.
• Select Indefinite to specify an unlimited time delay. BootMagic
displays the runtime
menu until you choose the OS you wish to boot.
• Select Timed to designate a time delay from 1- 99 seconds.
BootMagic waits the
specified amount of time for an OS to be chosen before booting the
default OS.
If you set the startup delay to either None or Timed, you must also
ensure that a valid OS
item is selected as the system default. Without a default OS,
BootMagic cannot boot your
system.
If you set the startup delay to None and select a default OS that
cannot run the BootMagic
configuration program, you will be unable to modify the
configuration settings and boot
other OSs. If this happens, boot your computer while holding down
the left Shift key. This
overrides the timer settings and opens the BootMagic Menu without a
timer (as the
Indefinite option) for that one boot.
You can then select DOS or Windows from the BootMagic menu, run the
BootMagic
configuration program, and change either the default OS or the
startup delay.

Disabling BootMagic

You may encounter situations in which you want to disable BootMagic.
For example, if
you are diagnosing an OS startup problem and need to reboot your
system multiple times
or, if you are installing another operating system, you may want to
bypass loading
BootMagic every time. Disabling BootMagic replaces the BootMagic
master boot record
(MBR) with a copy of your original MBR.

Disabling BootMagic does not destroy any of your configuration
settings. All of the
current settings are saved until BootMagic is re-enabled.
1 Unmark the BootMagic Enabled check box in the BootMagic main
window.
The configuration options become unavailable, and BootMagic remains
disabled until
the box is re-checked.
2 Click Save/Exit to save your changes and exit the configuration
program.
When you reboot your computer, BootMagic no longer loads and the
default OS is
automatically booted.
To re-enable BootMagic, run the configuration program from either
your hard drive or the
BootMagic rescue diskette. Mark the BootMagic enabled check box in
the BootMagic
main window. When BootMagic is re-enabled, it saves a copy of the
current MBR and
then reinstalls the BootMagic MBR. Upon reboot, BootMagic loads
normally and all the
previous configuration settings are restored.
For more information on creating a BootMagic rescue disk, see
“Creating a BootMagic
Rescue Disk” on page 100.

Using the BootMagic Menu

Once installed, the BootMagic menu appears each time you start your
computer. The
BootMagic menu displays all the OSs configured for booting. Each OS
is identified by its
user-assigned name and icon. Although BootMagic automatically
highlights the default
OS, you can choose any of the listed OSs. Simply click the OS you
want to boot. You can
also use your arrow keys to select an OS and press Enter.
If the OS you want is not listed, you can run the BootMagic
configuration program and
add it to the menu. For more information on adding an OS to the menu
list, see “Adding an
Operating System to the BootMagic Menu” on page 102.

Using BootMagic to Install Operating Systems

In addition to making it easy to choose from multiple operating
systems when you boot
your machine, BootMagic makes installing multiple OSs on your system
easy. For
information on installing to primary or logical partitions, see
“Using BootMagic to Install
a New Operating System” in BootMagic’s online help. You may also
want to refer to the
help topic on OS-specific installation issues.

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I read those instructions already but the problem is
I downloaded Partition Magic from the fosi site
and it does not include a copy of BootMagic.

BootMagic is also on the fosi site but the site seems
to not connect to the server for about four hours now.
I had no trouble connecting to download PartitionMagic
but it will not connect to the ftp for BootMagic.

Interestingly the advert for Partition magic says BootMagic
is not sold as a stand alone anymore and is included in
Partition Magic but it seems they should say it is included
on the retail PartitionMagic CD, I suppose as it is not
included in the download zip file for PartitionMagic.

S.Simon


"two wheels" wrote in message ...
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On Sun, 2 Nov 2003 22:59:45 -0500, "Simple Simon"
wrote:

It sounds like I need to get ahold of the BootMagic
program too. The fosi site seems to be overloaded or
something and it won't do anything but stall out when
I try to download BootMagic.

Do any of you know how necessary Boot Magic is?
Supposedly it's included in PartitionMagic 8 but
I can't seem to find it. I suppose that means it's
included on the retail CD???

How does one choose what OS to boot to if one
does not have the BootMagic screen so he can
choose?

S.Simon


Using BootMagic

This chapter includes the following information:
. Getting Started
. Configuring BootMagic
. Setting BootMagic Passwords
. Adding an Operating System to the BootMagic Menu
. Removing an Item from the BootMagic Menu
. Modifying a Menu Item's Properties
. Setting a Default Operating System
. Booting from a Second Hard Disk
. Setting the Startup Delay
. Disabling BootMagic
. Using the BootMagic Menu
. Using BootMagic to Install Operating Systems

Getting Started

PowerQuest's BootMagic is a powerful disk-management tool that helps
you run multiple
operating systems on a single PC. Each time you start or restart
your computer,
BootMagic presents a list of operating systems (OSs) you can boot
from. The
configuration program lets you quickly select the OSs you want to
appear in the
BootMagic Menu and lets you set various boot-time options such as a
default OS and a
startup delay.
With BootMagic, you can easily switch between OSs, using whichever
OS best suits your
immediate needs. You can even try out a new OS risk-free, knowing
that your old OS is
there, readily accessible when you need it.

Installing BootMagic

You can install BootMagic from Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me,
Windows NT
3.51 or 4.0, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP, and DOS 5.0 or
later.
IMPORTANT! BootMagic must be installed to a FAT or FAT32 primary
partition on the
first hard disk. You must also boot from your first hard disk when
installing BootMagic, or it will not work properly.
1 Insert the PartitionMagic CD in your CD-ROM drive.
In Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000,
or
Windows XP, the setup program automatically starts when you insert
the CD into the
CD-ROM drive.
2 If you are installing from the PartitionMagic CD, click Install
from the
PartitionMagic setup screen, then click BootMagic to launch the
BootMagic install
program.
If you are using DOS, type drive:\ENGLISH\BTMAGIC\DOS\INSTALL.EXE
(where drive is the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive).
3 Follow the on-screen instructions to install BootMagic.
After installation, BootMagic sorts through your system's hard
disks, looking at the
partition tables and gathering information about each
currently-installed operating system.
BootMagic then automatically runs the configuration program, adding
every detected OS
to the BootMagic Menu.

At this point, it may be necessary for you to edit the items that
appear in the menu list.
While BootMagic reliably detects most OSs, it may also detect some
non-OS partitions.
For example, if you have a primary NTFS data partition (that is, a
partition which contains
only data, no OS) on the first disk, BootMagic may detect it as
Windows NT. Likewise, a
primary FAT16 or FAT32 data partition may be detected as MS-DOS or
Windows 95/98.
Because data partitions cannot be booted, you should remove them
from the menu list.
You can also choose to add or remove other OS selections, modify OS
names and icons for
easier identification, add passwords, set a new startup delay, or
select a different default
OS.
For information on detecting non-OS partitions in the menu list, see
"Finding the Right
Operating System" in BootMagic's online Help. For more information
on using the
configuration program, see "Configuring BootMagic" on page 101 in
this guide or refer to
online Help.
After you make any necessary changes, click Save/Exit. The next time
you reboot your
computer the BootMagic Menu appears. To start an OS, simply select
the desired menu
item from the BootMagic Menu.

Creating a BootMagic Rescue Disk

During installation, you have the option to create a BootMagic
rescue diskette. (DOS users
should run drive:\BTMAGIC.PQ\MKRESCUE.BAT after the BootMagic DOS
install to
create the rescue diskettes.) This diskette is vital if your
system's master boot record
(MBR) is ever damaged or overwritten. It can also be helpful if you
inadvertently disable
BootMagic and cannot access the configuration program to re-enable
it.
WARNING! Technical support may not be able to assist you if you have
not created a
rescue disk.
To launch BootMagic's configuration program from the rescue
diskette, boot from the
rescue diskette and follow the on-screen instructions.
Once in the configuration program, you can make any needed
modifications or additions.
When you click Save/Exit to exit the configuration program,
BootMagic re-saves all the
necessary files and rewrites the MBR, thereby restoring the program
to normal.
Getting Help
Refer to the BootMagic online help for information about all
BootMagic features that are
not discussed in this chapter.
. To access Help in the Windows configuration program, select Help .
Contents
from the menu bar.

To access Help in the DOS configuration program, select Help . Topic
List from
the menu bar.
. To access context-sensitive Help, click Help in the lower-right
corner of most
dialogs, or press F1.
Configuring BootMagic
BootMagic's configuration program consists of two versions: one for
DOS and one for
Windows. Both versions have similar interfaces and offer the same
functionality.
BootMagic's configuration program may be manually launched by any of
the following:
. In Windows, select Start . Programs . PowerQuest BootMagic .
BootMagic
Configuration.
. In DOS, run drive:\BTMAGIC.PQ\CONFIG.BAT.
. On the PartitionMagic main screen, click Tools . BootMagic
Configuration.
When you run the configuration program, the BootMagic main window
appears.
- From this window, you can set a password for the configuration
program, the BootMagic
Menu or specific menu items; add or remove an OS to the BootMagic
Menu; modify an
operating system's BootMagic properties; set your default operating
system; set the

startup delay; or disable BootMagic. Each of these options are
briefly covered in this
chapter. You can also change the background bitmap. For further
information about
configuring BootMagic, see the online help.

Setting BootMagic Passwords

BootMagic now allows you to password protect the BootMagic
configuration program,
the BootMagic Menu, or even specific menu items.
1 In the BootMagic main window, click the Options menu.
2 Select Set Configuration Password to password protect the
configuration program
or Set Boot-time Password to password protect the BootMagic menu.
3 Enter the current password in the Old password text box.
The Old Password text box will be blank and disabled when there is
no prior
password.
4 Enter the new password in the New password text box.
5 Retype the new password in the Confirm new password text box.
6 Click OK.
To clear a password, enter the old password and leave the new
password fields blank.
To set a password for specific BootMagic Menu items, you must modify
the menu item's
properties. For more information, see "Modifying a Menu Item's
Properties" on page 104
or refer to BootMagic's online Help.

Adding an Operating System to the BootMagic Menu

1 In the BootMagic main window, click Add.
The BootMagic Add OS dialog appears.
2 (Optional) To view all your system's partitions, including those
that BootMagic does
not recognize as containing an OS (for example, Linux on a logical
partition), mark
the Advanced check box.
3 Select the OS you wish to add to the BootMagic menu.

BootMagic may sometimes detect an OS that doesn't exist or may
detect the wrong
name for an existing OS. For help on finding the operating system
and partition you
want, see "Finding the Right Operating System" in BootMagic's online
Help.
WARNING! Do not add non-OS partitions to the BootMagic menu. You
cannot boot
your computer from a partition without an OS. If you add a partition
that doesn't have an OS and try to boot, you will be left with a
black
screen.
In this event, soft boot your computer (press Ctrl-Alt-Delete), boot
DOS
or Windows from the BootMagic menu, run the BootMagic
configuration program, and remove the non-OS menu item from the
BootMagic menu.
4 Click OK.
The BootMagic Menu Item Properties dialog appears.
5 Define the menu properties as desired, and then click OK.
For more information on defining runtime menu properties, see
"BootMagic Menu
Item Properties" in BootMagic's online help.

Removing an Item from the BootMagic Menu

1 In the BootMagic main window, select the item you wish to delete
from the
BootMagic Runtime Menu list.
2 Click Delete.
Deleting an OS from the BootMagic menu does not remove the OS from
your system.
The OS remains in its partition and can be added again to the menu
if desired.

Modifying a Menu Item's Properties

1 In the BootMagic main window, select the item you wish to modify.
2 Click Properties.
3 Modify the properties as desired, then click OK.
For a description of each property, see "BootMagic Menu Item
Properties" in
BootMagic's online help.

Setting a Default Operating System

BootMagic automatically selects the OS on the home partition (that
is, the partition on
which BootMagic is installed) as the system default. This is the OS
that BootMagic
automatically boots if another OS is not chosen before the startup
delay expires, or if the
startup delay is set to None.

For more information on the startup delay, see the next section,
"Setting the Startup
Delay."
1 In the BootMagic main window, select the operating system you wish
to set as the
system default.
2 Click Set as Default.

Booting from a Second Hard Disk

To boot an operating system that is not on the first hard drive, you
must enable advanced
partition hiding. To enable advanced partition hiding, click Options
. Advanced
Partition Hiding. If this option is not selected (the default), you
can only boot from the
first hard disk.

Setting the Startup Delay

By default, BootMagic uses a timed startup delay set to 30 seconds.
You can change the
startup delay.
. Select None to eliminate any time delay. BootMagic automatically
boots the default
OS at startup without displaying the BootMagic Menu.
. Select Indefinite to specify an unlimited time delay. BootMagic
displays the runtime
menu until you choose the OS you wish to boot.
. Select Timed to designate a time delay from 1- 99 seconds.
BootMagic waits the
specified amount of time for an OS to be chosen before booting the
default OS.
If you set the startup delay to either None or Timed, you must also
ensure that a valid OS
item is selected as the system default. Without a default OS,
BootMagic cannot boot your
system.
If you set the startup delay to None and select a default OS that
cannot run the BootMagic
configuration program, you will be unable to modify the
configuration settings and boot
other OSs. If this happens, boot your computer while holding down
the left Shift key. This
overrides the timer settings and opens the BootMagic Menu without a
timer (as the
Indefinite option) for that one boot.
You can then select DOS or Windows from the BootMagic menu, run the
BootMagic
configuration program, and change either the default OS or the
startup delay.

Disabling BootMagic

You may encounter situations in which you want to disable BootMagic.
For example, if
you are diagnosing an OS startup problem and need to reboot your
system multiple times
or, if you are installing another operating system, you may want to
bypass loading
BootMagic every time. Disabling BootMagic replaces the BootMagic
master boot record
(MBR) with a copy of your original MBR.

Disabling BootMagic does not destroy any of your configuration
settings. All of the
current settings are saved until BootMagic is re-enabled.
1 Unmark the BootMagic Enabled check box in the BootMagic main
window.
The configuration options become unavailable, and BootMagic remains
disabled until
the box is re-checked.
2 Click Save/Exit to save your changes and exit the configuration
program.
When you reboot your computer, BootMagic no longer loads and the
default OS is
automatically booted.
To re-enable BootMagic, run the configuration program from either
your hard drive or the
BootMagic rescue diskette. Mark the BootMagic enabled check box in
the BootMagic
main window. When BootMagic is re-enabled, it saves a copy of the
current MBR and
then reinstalls the BootMagic MBR. Upon reboot, BootMagic loads
normally and all the
previous configuration settings are restored.
For more information on creating a BootMagic rescue disk, see
"Creating a BootMagic
Rescue Disk" on page 100.

Using the BootMagic Menu

Once installed, the BootMagic menu appears each time you start your
computer. The
BootMagic menu displays all the OSs configured for booting. Each OS
is identified by its
user-assigned name and icon. Although BootMagic automatically
highlights the default
OS, you can choose any of the listed OSs. Simply click the OS you
want to boot. You can
also use your arrow keys to select an OS and press Enter.
If the OS you want is not listed, you can run the BootMagic
configuration program and
add it to the menu. For more information on adding an OS to the menu
list, see "Adding an
Operating System to the BootMagic Menu" on page 102.

Using BootMagic to Install Operating Systems

In addition to making it easy to choose from multiple operating
systems when you boot
your machine, BootMagic makes installing multiple OSs on your system
easy. For
information on installing to primary or logical partitions, see
"Using BootMagic to Install
a New Operating System" in BootMagic's online help. You may also
want to refer to the
help topic on OS-specific installation issues.

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I don't know. I have the CD. From "Best Buy" I think.

two wheels



On Sun, 2 Nov 2003 23:28:55 -0500, "Simple Simon"
wrote:

I read those instructions already but the problem is
I downloaded Partition Magic from the fosi site
and it does not include a copy of BootMagic.

BootMagic is also on the fosi site but the site seems
to not connect to the server for about four hours now.
I had no trouble connecting to download PartitionMagic
but it will not connect to the ftp for BootMagic.

Interestingly the advert for Partition magic says BootMagic
is not sold as a stand alone anymore and is included in
Partition Magic but it seems they should say it is included
on the retail PartitionMagic CD, I suppose as it is not
included in the download zip file for PartitionMagic.

S.Simon

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I finally got it. The fosi site started working again.

Now, I should be pretty well set. Only trouble I see
now is BootMagic will not install on an NTFS partition
so in order to install it I've got to create a FAT 32
partition first. So, I'll burn it to a CD so I can access
it from there once I get the partition for Win98 set up.

So what comes first, the cart or the horse? (Rhetorical)

S.Simon


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I don't know. I have the CD. From "Best Buy" I think.

two wheels



On Sun, 2 Nov 2003 23:28:55 -0500, "Simple Simon"
wrote:

I read those instructions already but the problem is
I downloaded Partition Magic from the fosi site
and it does not include a copy of BootMagic.

BootMagic is also on the fosi site but the site seems
to not connect to the server for about four hours now.
I had no trouble connecting to download PartitionMagic
but it will not connect to the ftp for BootMagic.

Interestingly the advert for Partition magic says BootMagic
is not sold as a stand alone anymore and is included in
Partition Magic but it seems they should say it is included
on the retail PartitionMagic CD, I suppose as it is not
included in the download zip file for PartitionMagic.

S.Simon

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Neal,
Quit worrying. You don't need any of that crap loading up your hard =
drive since there isn't person one who wants to steal your identity and =
there isn't anything worth pirating off your computer. You don't even =
own a credit card or have a bank account so why would anyone be =
interested, unless they were porn afficianados..

--=20
katysails
s/v Chanteuse
Kirie Elite 32
http://katysails.tripod.com

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

Go to linux.

Cheers MC

Simple Simon wrote:

It sounds like I need to get ahold of the BootMagic
program too. The fosi site seems to be overloaded or
something and it won't do anything but stall out when
I try to download BootMagic.

Do any of you know how necessary Boot Magic is?
Supposedly it's included in PartitionMagic 8 but
I can't seem to find it. I suppose that means it's
included on the retail CD???

How does one choose what OS to boot to if one
does not have the BootMagic screen so he can
choose?

S.Simon