Archive for July, 2009

Partition Manager – Boot Manager

Posted Jul.31, 2009 under Features

partitionmanager10Hello Friend,

Today am going to share with you one of the coolest features that you find in Partition Manager. Did you know that its possible to run two operating systems on one computer? If you would like to get rid of Windows XP but not sure yet, you can give Windows Vista a test drive on the same computer!

But before I share on this cool feature  if you already own Partition Manager there is a new release Partition Manager 10.   The new release includes  Windows 7 Support, 64-bit Support and Improved – Two level user interface. Read more…

You may request an upgrade to Partition Manager 10 here.

Now that you are all set with your Partition Manager I will share the cool features of Boot Manager.

Boot Manager, also known as boot loader is an awesome feature included in Partition Manager 10. It  helps in setting up boot parameters for  your system. With it, you can run and setup multiple operating systems and switch them easily when starting up, for example running both Windows XP and Windows Vista. Yes that’s  possible!

The Boot Manager is divided into four (4) Categories, see description below to help you with your setup.

1. A boot manager that boots an OS through reading the boot sector from the first sector or a particular partition. It cannot support multiple OS and doesn’t recognize file systems but they has a simple user interface and only uses minimum hard disk space. One disadvantage though is its lack of stability whenever performing boot operations.

2. A boot manager that loads a boot sector from a certain boot file with a specified name. It’s considered as a built-in boot manager which helps to coordinate with other operating systems.

3. A boot manager that is aware of system and configuration files of operating systems and has the ability to create backup copies of them. This category can detect file systems, recognize different operating systems automatically.

4. A boot manager that has all full-scale capabilities  that include managing and partitioning. It allows you to install and run multiple operating systems and also reorganizes your disk space and partitions layout without compromising your data.

How to Activate/Deactivate Boot Manager

- Open Partition Manager

- Click Boot Management, then Boot Manager.

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- Click Next

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- Tick on Configure, then Next

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- Choose the settings you would like to apply, then click Next

- Hit Finish

**Note: This is only applicable on version 9 and up.

Alternative:

- Boot from Recovery CD that is a component of Partition Manager > Select Normal Mode > Run Partition Manager > select the disk where the Boot Manager is installed > Apply “Update MBR” to that disk; or

- Boot from Windows XP CD > Repair > Run “fixmbr”

To know that the deactivation process was successful, you should get this message:

“The new master boot record has been successfully written“

Give it a try and if you encounter any problems just send your queries to technical support.

Until Next Time ;-)

Peter – Your Partition Manager Guide

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Paragon Snapshot for MAC Beta-Testing

Posted Jul.22, 2009 under News, snapshot

snapshotmacHello Friend,

Paragon is the leading developer of innovative software that focuses on data storage, security and management. It is also the manufacturer of the best partition managing tool Partition Manager 10.  They recently delighted us with their upcoming release of a product similar to Drive Backup, only difference is that it is compatible with Mac OS X. It is called “Snapshot”.

It’s simply a question of time – made of moving parts, hard drives will fail sooner or later.  The innate fallibility of the hard drive requires that Mac and PC users alike have a backup plan.  A point-in-time copy of data, known as a “snapshot,” is an ideal solution to completely and safely backup a computer, and has been in use on Windows-based operating systems for years. If you are a PC user and don’t have a backup of your hard drive don’t wait until its too late get Drive Backup today.

“Snapshot”  will target Mac OS X users out there, both for home and businesses.  It is currently out for beta-testing.

The current backup solutions available for  Mac computers do not have the capability to perform complete system backups. With the release of  “Snapshot”, this will be possible and recovery can be done immediately.

Currently you cannot do a backup when there are applications running or if the file to be backed up is currently being utilized by an application, all these will be possible with Snapshot for Mac OS X.

Snapshot for Mac offers the following benefits to Mac users:

1. Better application availability

2. Faster recovery

3. Easier backup management of large volumes of data.

4. Minimal possibility of data loss.

Snapshot for Mac OS X supports the following file systems:

• Mac OS Standard

• Mac OS Extended

• FAT; and

• NTFS

If you would like to stay updated on the release of “Snapshot” make sure you have subscribed to Partition Manager Guide.

Until Next Time ;-)

Peter – Your Partition Manager Guide

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