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dear ivo,
WARNING! Do NOT use the free installation utility with maxtor and other hd
manufacturers!
this software is maxblast plus. it is supposed to be an idiot proof
installation software that makes installing a new hd a snap. only under an
hour to set one up.
the problem is that this software stays on the hd as an intermediate layer
between the bios and the os. this means that any future alteration of the
hd--for ex, partitioning--is impossible. effective access to the dos bios
is blocked. plus there is no uninstall utility with the program [only a
trivial "neutralization" of settings that does not do the trick]. and the
win 98 add/remove does not work either.
having experienced this already with the installation of a maxtor drive,
heed the warning. the only soln was to reformat the hd, thereby having to
go thru the week's worth of reinstall and checking of programs anyway.
fortunately, i subsequently bought partition magic and now have the
flexibility and reliability that i want. [which has performed flawlessly]
be careful. you get what you pay for!
regards,
brad s. yoneoka
-----Original Message-----
From: Ivo Karindi [mailto:ivo@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Friday, December 29, 2000 11:50 AM
To: 'ChasWaring'; omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: Ghost vs partion Magic
I recently went through the similar routine. I got PowerQuest's
PartitionMagic 6.0, everything was flawless. However, some HD manufacturers
(I think Maxtor) provide utilities that are supposed to do what you want,
free with the purchase of the HD.
Ivo
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ChasWaring [mailto:cwwaring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2000 5:20 PM
> To: omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: OT: Ghost vs partion Magic
>
>
> I'm moving files from one Hdisk to another and wish to
>
> - partition the disk
> - move application files and have the registry know where
> they have moved
> - copy the OS to the second disk and change it to master and
> reboot from
> there.
>
> What utility would you suggest? Any Others?
>
> TIA
>
>
> Charlie
>
>
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