Mail Archives: opendos/2000/10/24/23:28:00
Hello Stuart,
I tried a copy of pqmagict.exe and recieved a error of some sort but
cannot remember right now and that computer I will need to try tomorrow to
recall what it was. I can't figure out any reason why the current drive
won't create a new partition but reformatting it isn't any problem either
however that under format.com only gives 1 partition. Is there a switch
with format /x to use to have the drive divide into more than one part? If
so that will solve my situation because I've had no problem formatting the
drive using format.com from #703.
Any other suggestions are welcomed.
Mark
On 2000-10-24 opendos AT delorie DOT com said:
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>Mark,
>Have a look at Powerquest's Partition Magic. I don't have any
>commercial
>connection with them at all.
>It'll allow you to fiddle around with your hard drive's partition(s)
>without
>your needing to worry (too much) about wreaking what you've already
>got.
>Works good. Works painlessly. Works! Too bad they don't make
>OSes.
>See my attachment for their newsletter.
>Stuart Cox
>Map Generalization Technician, not
>Resources Inventory Branch
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>Sent: Monday, October 23, 2000 11:15 AM
>Hello All,
>I've installed V703 on a Compaq deskpro 2000 and desire to use
>fdisk to
>partition the 1st hard-drive which is 1600 mb. There is a small
>partition
>of 7.8 mb already there and it's related to Compaq's internals.
>What is
>happening when I choose the active drive C to make a new extended
>nonbootable
>partition is that fdisk tells me that there is not enough free disk
>space on
>the drive to make the partition? This doesn't make sense to me
>since only
>400 mb is filled and that there is plenty of space and anyways I
>thought
>that the other partitions would be destroyed anyways when making the
>new
>one?
>How can I split this drive up into more than 1 large drive using
>fdisk
>from Drdos #703? I've already tried the "/X" option and that makes
>no difference.
>Also, what does the option under fdisk which says make a 32-fat
>partition do? Is that only for Win95-98?
>Thanks,
>Mark
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>Content-description: PowerQuest's Storage Manager Newsletter -
>October 2000 Edition
>Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000 03:25:59 -0700
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>PowerQuest's Storage Manager Newsletter
>October 2000 Edition
>Welcome to PowerQuest's Storage Manager Newsletter. PowerQuest
>focuses on providing proven solutions to simplify complex storage
>management issues.
>We want your input about the content of each edition. Please let us
>know what information you'd like to see in each issue by e-mailing
>your ideas to newsletter AT powerquest DOT com. If you have questions
>about PowerQuest products, send them along, too. We will try to
>answer your questions in the next edition. Also, we would love to
>hear what you have to say about your experiences with PowerQuest
>products. If we print your comments in the newsletter, we will send
>you our newest edition of PartitionMagic.
>We hope you enjoy this month's newsletter!
>Happy Reading!
>- The Editors
>-----------------
>Table of Contents
>PowerPress: press releases
>PowerTip: tech tips
>PowerTalk: customer quotes
>PowerSupply: feature story
>PowerClips: review links
>PowerBytes: news items
>PowerShows: trade shows
>-----------
>PowerPress:
>PowerQuest Adds CD-R and CD-R/W Support, Continuous Data Backup to
>Drive Image 4.0
>http://order.powerquest.com/servlet/PressRelease?ID¹1
>New Version of PowerQuest Drive Image Pro Enriches Options With
>CD-R/W Support
>http://order.powerquest.com/servlet/PressRelease?ID¹2
>PowerQuest's ServerMagic 4.0 Adds Increased Functionality for
>NetWare Users
>http://order.powerquest.com/servlet/PressRelease?IDx1
>PowerQuest Granted Additional Patents for Storage Management
>Technology http://order.powerquest.com/servlet/PressRelease?IDr1
>Semp Toshiba to License PowerQuest Imaging and System-Recovery
>Software http://order.powerquest.com/servlet/PressRelease?IDt2
>---------
>PowerTip:
>The following tips come from PowerQuest's technical support team
>and cover four common calls in the Drive Image family of products.
>Tip #1
>When using scripts with Drive Image, remember to create log and
>error files so that complex (or even simple) issues can be detected
>and resolved quickly. The location for .log or .err files can be
>placed in the login script or can also be indicated directly from
>the command line.
>Tip #2
>Unlike previous versions, Drive Image 4.0 and Drive Image Pro 4.0
>will now allow images to be created and stored on NTFS partitions.
>Images can also be burned directly to CD-R and CD-R/W devices. A
>utility, PQPACKET.EXE, that ships with the software, automatically
>identifies CD devices attached to your machine prior to loading
>Drive Image if you run Drive Image Pro from the main installation
>directory or from the rescue disks. If you run Drive Image Pro from
>a different directory, you should browse for PQPACKET and run it
>manually before running Drive Image Pro. If you run Drive Image Pro
>from a different drive, you may want to create a batch file to run
>PQPACKET and then start Drive Image Pro.
>Inside Drive Image, the CD-R can be selected from the Browse dialog
>at the Select Destination screen. All CD devices will be labeled
>"PQCD<num>", with <num> being a 0-based number. After the number,
>the manufacturer of the device will be listed. For example,
>"PQCD0-Toshiba".
>The utility, PQPACKET.EXE, handles the opening of the CD burn
>session, the burning of the CD, and the closing of the CD burn
>session. In addition, files such as COMMAND.COM and other necessary
>DOS boot files are copied to the CD, making it bootable. The Drive
>Image executable file, PQDI.EXE, and other necessary program files
>are also copied to the CD. With Autorun turned on, inserting the CD
>will automatically run Drive Image and open the Restore Image
>screen with the CD device selected as the default source of the
>image file.
>Tip #3
>When using DriveCopy or Drive Image to upgrade your hard drive,
>prepare your source drive by running a Scandisk or CHKDSK and
>resolving any issues prior to starting the copy procedure. This
>ensures that the copied drive will be free of disk errors.
>Tip #4
>Drive Image Pro can create Network Boot Diskettes. The program sets
>up the selection of Network cards and maps network drives
>successfully so images can be broadcast from server to client or
>from client to server for both NetWare and Windows NT networks.
>This feature is NOT intended for use on a peer- to- peer network.
>----------
>PowerTalk:
>Well, it's time again for me to send you my semi-annual letter of
>praise, letting you know how you have, over and over, saved my rear
>with your great product, Drive Image Pro. I tell everyone I know
>that if you own no other piece of software in your System
>Administrator tool kit, this is the one to own. We are doing a
>school-wide upgrade to Windows 98 and the images make the job just
>so much easier. I started at another school with your 2.0 product
>and before I came here I told them to make sure that 3.0 was
>waiting when I got here.
>It has taken me a while to learn how to use it effectively, and
>I'll admit that at the beginning of 3.0 there were some bumps in
>the road, but your technical support people were just great in
>helping me get myself fixed up. Again, thanks for such a great
>product, and I look forward to the next version.
>John Orban
>System Administrator
>The Country School
>------------------
>I downloaded Lost & Found yesterday after downloading a demo. This
>incredible act of faith was rewarded by complete data retrieval,
>apart from 1 sector, which was not critical. The FAT32 6GB Samsung
>drive would not access the majority of the FAT and had numerous
>other faults. Other sector editing and retrieval software mostly
>crashed on attempting to read. Lost & Found is pure magic. I hope I
>get the opportunity to use it again.
>Thanks
>Keith Body
>Computer Consultant
>The Pike House, UK
>------------
>PowerSupply:
>Drive Image-Hard-drive Imaging Solutions while on the Information
>Superhighway
>By Julie M. Bradford
>On the fast track of the information superhighway, new equipment
>can become outdated faster than you can change gears. With the
>swift advancements of technology, you must speed ahead and update
>your computer before you are run over by technical difficulties.
>Incompatible software, infected e-mail and Internet viruses can
>cause your computer to crash and burn without any notice. Suddenly,
>you are left wandering around for that secure path to take you home
>to exactly where your computer was before the crash.
>Drive Image(r) 4.0 provides that safe way to return home. By
>creating an exact image of your hard drive, Drive Image provides
>complete system restoration. You can sit back and relax on cruise
>control with Drive Image's help.
>Say you need to back up or upgrade your hard drive. Drive Image can
>create an exact copy of your hard drive or specific partitions,
>including the operating system, applications and data. The image
>can be written directly to a CD-R, CD-R/W, a second hard drive, a
>network drive or another partition. Then if your hard drive crashes
>unexpectedly, you can access your saved image file to completely
>restore your system.
>Drive Image File Editor's new Explorer-like interface lets you view
>and selectively drag and drop individual files and partitions.
>Simply drag and drop to restore files, folders and partitions
>without restoring the entire image file, or to create a new
>customized image.
>You also have the option of storing an exact backup of the existing
>operating system and application partitions on a second partition
>or drive without causing drive-letter conflicts. To protect an
>image file from a crash, accidental deletion or from additional
>users, you can place it in a hidden partition. Partitions can be
>automatically resized to fit within a smaller or larger hard drive.
>You can rest assured that your data is safe and secure with
>ImageShield(tm), a security feature, which provides password
>protection and encryption. For another layer of protection, Image
>Integrity Checker examines the disk for bad sectors and file system
>errors prior to creating or restoring an image. It also verifies
>that all the files in the image are restorable and exactly match
>the original data. With Drive Image 4.0 you can have complete
>recovery from software or hardware disasters and have your data
>back home in minutes.
>In addition, you can protect your data between cloning sessions with
>PowerQuest DataKeeper 4.1, included free with Drive Image 4.0.
>DataKeeper continuously monitors your system for changes, recording
>them to make sure your data is safe and secure. You specify which
>files or folders to monitor and then selectively restore them at
>any time. By indicating how many versions DataKeeper should
>maintain of a file, you can even restore older versions.
>Drive Image 4.0 is compatible with Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0
>Workstation, Millennium, Windows 2000 Professional and DOS 5.0 or
>later. It supports FAT, FAT32, NTFS, HPFS, Linux ext2 and Linux
>SWAP System. Requirements for Drive Image 4.0 include Intel 486DX
>or higher, 16MB RAM (32MB for FAT32 or hard drives larger than 4GB),
>16.5MB free hard-disk space, CD-ROM drive, 3.5 inch diskette drive
>and VGA or higher video support.
>For more information or to order Drive Image 4.0 visit www.
>powerquest.com ..
>-----------
>PowerClips:
>DriveCopy 3.0
>By Patrick Duffy
>FileClicks.com, September 2000
>DriveCopy does exactly what the name describes: copy drives. You
>can use it to copy an entire drive to another new one very very
>quickly and as painlessly as it can be done.
>http://www.fileclicks.com/article.phtml?id11
>PartitionMagic 5.0
>By Patrick Duffy
>FileClicks.com, September 2000
>PartitionMagic is one of those (unfortunately all-too-rare) pieces
>of software that does exactly what it claims to do and does it
>brilliantly. It is an essential utility.
>http://www.fileclicks.com/article.phtml?id07
>Minimize the Hazards of Trying Windows 2000
>By Lincoln Spector
>PCWorld.com, July 2000
>Want to try out Windows 2000, but afraid that it may render your
>computer unusable? PowerQuest utilities PartitionMagic and Drive
>Image help you experiment safely.
>http://www.pcworld.com/top400/article/0,1361,16830,00.html
>-----------
>PowerBytes:
>BEST VALUE AWARD, Autumn 2000. DriveCopy 3.0 is named the "Best
>Value" in the autumn edition of PC Plus (UK).
>-----------
>PowerShows:
>October
>17-18
>New Mexico Technology Showcase
>booth # 203
>Albuquerque NM
>18-19
>Microsoft TechNet Annual Symposium
>booth #705
>Boston, MA
>18-19
>Strictly eBusiness
>booth #216
>Houston, TX
>25-26
>Pittsburgh ITEC
>Pittsburgh, PA
>November
>7-8
>Portland ITEC
>Portland, OR
>8-9
>Philadelphia ITEC
>Philadelphia, PA
>8-9
>Austin ITEC
>booth #637
>Austin, TX
>14-15
>Providence ITEC
>booth #124
>Providence, RI
>15-16
>Tulsa ITEC
>booth #211
>Tulsa, OK
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