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1. Unallocated DEE 1404 GE NTFS 1007GB FATA Voume size 247 038 60MB_H e 247 038 ME 368 969 MB Free space before 121 930 84MB Obytes 121 930 84 MB Free space after 0 Bin T ome ote Air eh ee ee Ne Select this option lo mows patton areas that dant contain ary data This allows you to keep the partions content afer move exactly as was but wil require more time 9 The block of free space has been released Basic Hard Disk 0 VMware VMware Virtual S SCSI Disk Dev W Oatat EE 140 4 GB NT E 10 Now you need to move the second primary partition just the way we did it with the logical partition to make the block of free space adjoin the system partition Unal 119 G5 11 Finally increase size of the system partition Call the context menu for it right click of the mouse button to launch the Move Resize dialog 12 In the opened dialog shift the edge of the partition to the right thus increasing its size Are you sure you wani to move resize system volume C You are about to move resize NTFS volume No label C Bane Hard Disk D VMware VMware Virtual S SCSI Disk Dev Volume size 162 34 731 ME s e 11 600 MB 162 548 ME Free space before 0 97 ME O bytes 150 868 20 MB Free space after 0 Bytes a O bytes 150 860139 MB Sector to sector move Select this option fo move pa
2. H H EH To continue cick Nerd Ceta sze to restore 1 7 KB 7 On the How to Restore page specify the way the selected data will be restored In our case we d rather restore contents of the backup to its original location with replacing existing files as well Restore files to rela locghion Lave wosting fies 8 On the Restore Summary page review all parameters of the operation and modify them if necessary Pelee orania Whe N E You can retum to the comssponding page and change the ontions by ciking on tithe hypainis woe DO Pees or Object s selected 1 Total data size 1 7 KB 1 743 Byes Destination path C Space available on destination 1 amp 8 1 097 545 6956 Bytes 9 On the next page of the wizard confirm the operation by selecting the appropriate option Pissed 10 In the Progress window you can see in real time a detailed report on all actions carried out by the program 11 After completing the operation close the wizard and then reboot the computer Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 140 This operation can also be accomplished under Windows Volume Explorer To restore separate files and folders from a backup image with Volume Explorer please do the following Launcher 1 Click the Disk View tab and then choose Volume Explorer F B Bit Disks i E VMw
3. Basic Hard Disk 1 FUJITSU MPF3102AT Type Basic Hard Disk Drive Total size 55GB Sectors per track 63 Heads 255 Cylinders 1245 Create an image of the entire disk Back up all the data Ihis heed disk contains All lhe pathhons on this disk wall be added tothe archne Restore an image of the entire disk Warning This operstion wil delete all the data on this hard disk All the partons will be replaced wilh ones fom the image pou have chosen ou may also be asked to restart pour computer dunng the operasion Create a copy of the entre hard dk Al the partitione on this disk wil be copied on the epecihed target disk The model and serial number of the disk serve as the title of the browsed page The disk layout is shown in form of a circular graph where the color of a sector corresponds to a file system of an appropriate partition On the right you may see a table which contains the following information e Type of hard disk basic or dynamic e Total size in GB e Information on geometry of the disk amount of sectors per track heads and cylinders Below there is a list of available wizards If you click a corresponding record the appropriate wizard will be started All default values for the operation parameters will correspond to the disk s settings The list of wizards contains a detailed description of tasks that can be performed by the wizard This nullifies the possibility of selecting the wrong wizard Copyrigh
4. Specify a path for additonal divers C Progrem Fies VMware VMware Workcstation windows iso o Browse Pease provide a path to YM ToolsAddtions 150 image leg windowsiso for VMware Tools to use when a vitual device driver is required If you transfer Viindows XP to a VMware SCS disk should be done anyway It s strongly recommended to provide a path to VM Tools Additions ISO image if you transfer Windows XP to a VMware SCSI disk otherwise your system won t boot after the operation 5 The wizard will provide a detailed report on successful accomplishment of the operation You can save it by clicking the appropriate button 500 GB disk 0 has been successiuly transiamed to a VMware Workstation virtual disk it ia 500 GB in size and is placed lo C wdiskt vmdk The folowing OSes have been successfully adusted to the required virtual harcware Microsof Windows 7x86 on pimay partition 0 Severepon Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 176 Now your virtualized system is 100 percent bootable You need to close the program to unlock the virtual disk Otherwise you won t be able to connect it to a virtual machine Connecting a virtual disk Connect VD You ve got the option to connect a virtual disk of one of the supported types directly to our program as if it s an ordinary physical disk so opening up enormous possibilities e Exchange data between your physical environment and the
5. 187 Q Defragment volume C 7 Defragmentation may improve Deromance of you system Fo locked volumes homever ihis operation wil require the system mesat Directories placement Pul directories Sod by size Do not sort EI F E Sort by modification time Dio mot sort The Defragment Partition dialog offers a number of additional parameters that can also be of help However here we pay attention to the most relevant to fulfill our task 5 Start the operation by clicking the Yes button Extra Scenarios for WinPE Adding specific drivers Our WinPE 3 0 based recovery environment offers excellent hardware support Anyway you ve got the option to add drivers for specific hardware with a handy dialog To add drivers for specific hardware please do the following 1 Once you accept the agreement you will see the Universal Application Launcher Click Load Drivers 2 Inthe opened dialog browse for an INF file of the required driver package located on a floppy disk local disk CD DVD or a network share Then click the Open button to initiate the operation Dais Elg perver E 4 l A MT 6 25 2007 6 43 53 AM il wrware 4716 2005 3 15 50 AM 22a08 TAD 7 08 07 AM E 4Natasha 12 17 2008 2 41 05 AM Hawak Planes foots FMU AFT 20S A51 A E E Auss 77 2009 1145 04 PM El Corpabb ty 6 15 2009 7 46 37 AM m Devgcan ETE 2009 11 2046 PM EE vens 7 6 2009 3 15 36 AM E aard ba inik pa
6. Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 93 2 Call the popup menu for the selected partition hard disk right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map then select the menu item Properties General File System Info Advanced Local Disk C No label NTFS z Primary iy 499 9GE 536 368 314 848 Byles 1 048 57 504 Sectors 3 668 1 10 016 497 664 Bytes 19 563 472 Sactors 490 6 GB 99 626 852 317 184 Bytes 1 023 005 432 Sectors In the opened dialog information will be grouped according to its properties thus by clicking tabs you can get information you need Volume Explorer Volume Explorer is a special tool to browse and export contents of the local mounted unmounted volumes formatted to FAT16 FAT32 NTFS Ext2FS Ext3FS ReiserFS file systems Besides it enables to access Paragon backups as regular folders to explorer their contents or to retrieve certain files Launcher To launch the Volume Explorer you should click Disk View tab in the Explorer Bar and then choose Volume Explorer Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 94 m H E CD DVD Drives Hard Disks S E 1 VMware VMware Virtual S SCSI Disk Devi 40GB E E 1 Primary NTFS C3 39 9GB Recycle Bin 4 15 2010 3 40 55 PM ac 4 20 2010 7 08 34 PM een 4 20 2010 7 42 40 PM 4 20 2010 7 15 14 PM E Boot 4 15 2010 4 11 30 PM Documents and Settings 11 2 200
7. Free space after Define the amount of trailing free space in Mb at the end of the available range of disk space Partition size and position may also be defined by using the drag and drop technique To do that just carry out the required operation on the Disk Map Result After the operation is completed you receive a fully functional duplicate of the existing partition To make a Win2K operating system bootable on different hardware please additionally A N complete the P2P Adjust OS Wizard Boot Management Our program enables to easily manage several operating systems on one computer with the help of the Boot Manager Setup Wizard Among the key features of the wizard the following should be mentioned e Upto 16 operating systems on one PC e Secure adding removing of the Boot Manager startup record to from the MBR e Auto Boot option to automatically start up the previously chosen OS after a certain time period Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 63 e Hiding of any primary partition except selected at the moment Startup Express Launcher e Click the Boot Management button and then select Boot Manager Launcher e Inthe Main menu select Tools gt Setup Boot Manager e On the Common Tasks Bar click the Boot Manager Wizard item of the Wizards menu Setup The wizard offers the following steps to accomplish the operation e Hiding other primary partitions By marking this checkbox the
8. _insentine sample __Addtne sample 7 Ifthe Boot ini file does not contain any mistake please return to the Correct Windows Installations page to correct drive letters in the Windows System Registry Correct Windows installations Program has searched for valid Windows installations on your computer The results of the search you can see below Status 5 refers i a system panition you can edit the Boot ini file B a boot panition you can correct the System Registry N Pannon Status System root 1 Disk 0 Partition 0 SB WINDOWS WinXP For th highlighted Windows installation please point out the operation to perfonm Cormect drive leners in the System Registry O Edit ihe Beat ini file C Correct the parition boot record Adjust OS to boot on new hardware To cominus click Next 8 On the next page choose a hard disk from the pull down list if several then the required partition If you re not sure which installation you need please use the Properties button to get more info on the selected item Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 114 Panitions List Letters Map Below you can choose a hard disk drive and see all partitions on i Infommation about drive letters assigned to these panitions is taken from the System Registry of the Windows installation selected Bask Disk j 40 0Gb VMware Virtual IDE Hard Drive Volume label Size Drive letters 3 0 Gb E
9. o Aash Memory Select the optan to create the recovery environment on a flash memory meda Thus you vall get al recovery fesbures avedable in the program on a compact reliable and fast device fecommended Select the option to create the recover environment on a OO DVD Thus you will aso get a bootable CO or OVD with ai recovery features avadable in the program dispensable in case your computer does not support booting fron USE drives Select the User specified CD DVD image iso file option then browse for an ISO image of our WinPE 3 0 recovery environment or manually type in a full path to it By selecting the Typical option you can build our Linux DOS recovery environment which we highly recommend you to do as well Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 16 Typical Lise the standard Rlcover Meda image suppied with the program User specified CD DVD image iso file Use CD DVD image from specific location E Downloads Paragonwinpe20 _ BRIO _Sute sa am iso Browse Copy fram a CD DVD Choose a source CD DVD dive You can get an ISO image of our WinPE 3 0 recovery environment through the company s web service 6 Select the required thumb drive from the list of flash memory devices available in the system at the moment if several 7 You will have to confirm the operation A WARNING As a result of this operation ALL DATA on the flash memory media will be ERASED Click OK if you agree
10. 15 To start up the traditional Launcher please click the Partition Manager button and then Partition Manager To know more on how to handle the product s interface and accomplish typical operations please consult the Windows Components chapter Building Recovery Media Recovery Media Builder can help you accomplish the following operations Prepare the Linux DOS recovery environment included in the installation package on external media CD DVD or flash memory to boot and run utilities under Linux or PTS DOS and that way to get access to your hard disk for maintenance or recovery purposes strongly recommended Prepare a custom Linux DOS recovery environment by adding any data you like to the standard image Prepare a bootable recovery environment from any ISO image including our WinPE 3 0 image strongly recommended Create from the master CD the Linux DOS or WinPE recovery environment on a CD DVD disc or flash memory Below you can find how to build our WinPE 3 0 based recovery environment on a thumb drive 1 oF Plug in a thumb drive of at least 250 MBs in size Please note all data on that drive will be deleted Launch the Recovery Media Builder There are several ways to do it e Inthe Main Menu select Tools gt Recovery Media Builder e On the Common Tasks Bar click the Recovery Media Builder item of the Wizards menu On the Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button Select the Flash Memory option
11. Application 9 8Gb E BackupCapsul Mo label 10 0 Gb Hones Free 17 2 Gb Hones 9 Click the Edit Letters button to correct an existing drive letter or assign a new one in the Windows System Registry Partinans List Drive letters it Information about drive letters Hihe Windows installation selected Drive leners Recommended to try C ff used you can release iin Letiers Map 10 Once you ve assigned the appropriate drive letter close the dialog then click the Apply button 11 Confirm the operation A Apply the changes 12 After the operation is completed click the Report button to see a well informative summary page The program also enables to store the resulted report To do that just press the Save button and choose the exact location in the opened dialog Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 115 Reporting Paragon Boot Canectors Report Operations perormnd Operation 1 Change drive leners Partition targeted Hard disk 0 Partition 0 Info System Root folder is Status Successful Date and Time 2009 Jan 14 Wed 16 14 16 13 Click the Finish button to close Boot Corrector 14 Reboot the computer Restoring a system partition from external media CD DVD Let s assume that your computer fails to boot because of a virus attack or corruption of some system critical files But you ve got a backup of your sys
12. Current sze i 2 472 ME 2 4 GH Jo GE Take al space for the patton J Adut OS to wrivel hardware For a hard disk e Size of the virtual disk By default the program offers to create a virtual disk exactly the size of the selected object which you can resize however e Resize partitions proportionally If you upsize the resulted virtual disk you can make the program proportionally change the size of partitions keeping their relative order intact e Adjust OS to virtual hardware to make sure the operating system will be bootable after the operation Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 173 Please preview the resuiting layout of the virtual disk before you proceed Basic Hard Disk 4 VMware virtual image Virtual Image ae ee g Local Disk 24GB FAT32 Avalable options Curent size 10 241 MB 34GB 350GB Resize partitions proportionally J Adus 05 to virtual hardware To continue cick Nex A N The maximum limit you can downsize the virtual disk is the capacity of its first partition 7 On the next page of the wizard set a file name for the resulted virtual disk and its location Besides you can also provide a path to the integration package of your virtualization software File name forthe vetuel disk C welske 1 vimdk Browse The virtual disk wil take shout 6 5 GE on Local Desk C There vil be si 469 2 GB of free space on the volume afer creating the file He
13. However it will take more time to accomplish the operation Partition size and position may also be defined by using the drag and drop technique To do that just carry out the required operation on the Disk Map The virtual operations are to be available When resizing a FAT16 partition beyond the 2GB limit maximum file system size the partition will automatically be converted to FAT32 The program enables to enlarge NTFS partitions system locked without rebooting Windows and interrupting its work providing 100 percent guarantee that your data is kept intact 4 The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation Available operation scenarios e Increasing size of a system partition by taking unused space from any other e Shrinking a system partition to increase size of a data partition Converting File System With our program you can change type of the used file system without destroying its data While performing the operation it first checks the current file system for consistency and then verifies whether the on partition data meet the requirements of the desired file system or not After having passed the testing the program re organizes the file system metadata and user files The program enables to convert the following file system types FAT16 gt NTFS FAT32 FAT32 gt NTFS FAT16 NTFS gt FAT16 FAT32 Ext2 gt Ext3 In order to convert a file system you should take the following steps Laun
14. So be particularly careful with it The cluster size value is expressed in sectors per cluster To get it in Kbytes please divide it A N into half You may only decrease the current cluster size e Surface test level Define the level of the surface check to make the program find bad and unstable sectors and mark them unusable in the file system metadata 4 The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation Changing Cluster Size Cluster size is one of the crucial parameters of any file system Its value implicitly affects the performance of the files input output activity since it defines the size of the file system metadata Besides the so called waste space factor also depends on the cluster size In order to change the cluster size of a partition you should take the following steps Launcher 1 Selecta partition on the Disk Map 2 Call the Change Cluster Size dialog to set up the operation There are several ways to do it e Select in the Main menu Partition gt Modify gt Change Cluster Size Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 85 e On the Explorer bar click on the current sectors per cluster value 3 Define the cluster size for the partition This parameter can have a profound effect on the overall performance In a nutshell larger clusters waste more space but generally provide for slightly better performance because of less fragmentation So be particularly careful wit
15. Voua you like to apply your changes 7 Yes apply the hanpa ah No let me reconsider 10 In the Progress window you can see in real time a detailed report on all actions carried out by the program Restena from archive i Time eapsed 00 00 17 Time remaining 00 03 45 i Resiore Primary pation 0 iisk T from file Z are_280508 102 150962 ere_2e0508 107150563 _0000o 00 Shutdown system on complete Mark the checkbox at the bottom of the window to automatically switch off the computer on the successful accomplishment of the restore operation 11 After completing the operation close the wizard and then reboot the computer This operation can also be accomplished with the Linux DOS recovery environment To make a Win2K operating system bootable on different hardware please additionally complete the P2P Adjust OS Wizard Restoring a system partition from a local drive Let s assume that your operating system gives trouble after having installed brand new software But you ve got a backup of the system partition on a local disk That s just enough to easily roll it back to the point when run smoothly To restore your system partition from a backup image located on a local disk please do the following Launcher 1 Click the Restore item of the Wizards menu any of the ways described earlier can also be used here 2 Onthe Restore Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button 3 On the Browse for Archive page
16. With the help of an easy to use launcher you may find and run tasks of any complexity in the field of data and system protection hard disk partitioning and cloning etc Linux DOS based recovery environment is a multi platform bootable media that enables to run utilities under Linux or PTS DOS and that way to get access to your hard disk for maintenance or recovery purposes Both platforms have their strong sides for instance Linux can boast support of FireWire i e IEEE1394 or USB devices It enables to burn CD DVD disks However there can be some difficulties with detecting new hardware DOS in its turn has no problems of that kind but is limited in features The Linux DOS recovery environment requires no installation and can be of great help when the system fails to boot Besides it offers a Windows XP like environment WinPE based recovery environment Especially for keen followers of Windows our product also offers a WinPE 3 0 based bootable media Unlike the Linux DOS recovery environment it can boast an excellent hardware support and the same interface as the Windows version can However its system requirements are much tougher Features Overview This chapter dwells upon key benefits and technical highlights of the product Key Features Let us list some of the key features User Friendly Fault Minimizing Interface Graphical representation of the data to gain a better understanding A handy Launcher to easily find and run the req
17. f for the partition in question 3 cannot create a new partition on the disk There can be a number of reasons for that e The program cannot create a new partition on a dynamic disk but only on a hard disk that uses the DOS partitioning scheme Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 200 e According to the rules of the DOS partitioning scheme the following combinations of partitions cannot be created Two Extended Partitions on one hard disk Five or more Primary partitions on one hard disk If there is an Extended Partition on the disk only three Primary partitions are allowed e The program allows creating new partitions only within blocks of un partitioned space It cannot convert a free space on an existing partition to a new partition 4 cannot copy a partition There can be a number of reasons for that The source or target disk you select is a dynamic disk 4 primary partitions or three primary partitions and an extended one already exist on the target disk 5 need to copy a partition But when selecting a place where to make a copy always get a crossed circle sign no matter which partition is selected The program enables to copy a partition only to a block of un partitioned space If you don t have a block of free space on your hard disk please delete or reduce an existing partition to accomplish the operation 6 cannot do anything with my USB flash drive get
18. 8 Onthe Choose a Recorder page select a recorder from the list of available devices and then set a volume label by entering it in the appropriate field Select a recorder to burn data to Optiarc Volume label My Data 9 Onthe Transfer Summary page check all parameters of the operation Click the Next button to accomplish the operation 10 In the Progress window you can see in real time a detailed report on all actions carried out by the program Operations list Suboperation progress 1 Transfer user data SS Operation progress CT O C O oOo Time elapsed 00 00 07 Time to finish 00 00 16 Copied so far 5 0 Mb To copy 12 0 Mb Overall prepress LL Creating compilation image Used burner OVO RWAD 1704 Vendor Optiarc Session opening Data burning 11 After the operation is completed close the wizard by pressing the appropriate button 12 Turn off the computer This operation can also be accomplished with the WinPE recovery environment Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 134 Copying of data from a backup to the corrupted system partition The system fails to boot since some files are damaged If you have a backup of the system partition you can recopy these files to make the system be operable again 1 Start up the computer from our Linux DOS recovery media Recovery Media Buil
19. CD DVD Reboot the computer Power off OO 6 Onthe Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button 7 On the What to Restore page click the standard browse button to find the required archive When done double click on it to select Select archive bi eo vista ob 8 On the Image Properties page make sure that you select the correct image by viewing the provided information about the archive Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 127 Disk preview F j vmma a a a SIES Apple HES leopard AIFS No label Basic Disk 0 Size 112 Gb Primary FAT 16 200 Mb Primary Apple HFS 549 Gb leopard NTFS 36 6 Gb Mo label Image of the hard disk 9 052 Binddfeo_vista fleo_vista pbi 008 May 29 Thd 21 16 51 To cominus restore process click Next 9 On the next page specify a hard disk to restore the image to i eS Bask Disk 2A 279 Gb an a ee ee i HTES otls4backup Basic Disk 0 Size 112Gb Primary Free All contents on disk selected for restoring purposes will be deleted during the operation 10 On the Restore Summary page you can see your hard disk layout before and after the operation Click the Next button to initiate the restore process Basic Disko Your partitions aher operations Wo label 11 In the Progress window you can see in real time a detailed report on all actions carried out by the program C
20. Call the popup menu for the selected partition hard disk right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map then select the menu item Edit View Sectors Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 100 Edit sectors on Basic Hard Disk 0 VMware VMware Virtual 5 SCS Disk Dew Current sectoria Oof 1 018 575 30 Piense select sector number 0 Ee ah Se gf OxO000000000 33 c i f D 3A Du Aa l Ox0000000010 O06 fc f b b9 0 1 id8Ph E OxOOOQ000020 bd OF i Ce A OxO0000000030 e 10 OO 451 V UEF EF Ox0000000040 b4 i 13 E 1 fb 55 5 09 Aw OT Je Uiu OxO0000000050 F i 6 60 OO s t pF En OxO000000060 26 68 OO oo FE 7i pi amp oo amp Eh Eyv h wh Ox0000000070 7e 68 ia 56 lh h B Y SI Ox0000000080 J 83 2 a 56 a B F OxO0000000090 8a 76 O 61 73 lc f wv H n 2I fas b OxOOO00000s0 de 5i a Nou iG Ox00000000B0 55 a i 5 55 U2s 1 Je gt p 0 Ox00000000C0 aa i a bU 6 6 Junyy u hed OxOOON0000DO e B83 df amp ff e rs Be yad u OxO0000000EO Q fb ed i 1 ib 4 oI ffAu E T Ox00000000FO 43 D ya 6 g D D CPAu2 r h Ox0000000L00 00 D 66 6 66 53 66 Eh Eh ES OxOOON000110 53 8 cil SEUEh fh OxO0000000120 61 68 6 ea io oo ah I z26 amp 1 Ox0000000130 18 a eb 3 5 07 32 e M p z OxO0000000140 O05 4 OF 7 2 aa tin I OxO000000150 10 3 d 2k 1
21. Defragment MFT Compact MFT Change Volume Label l bae List Hide Partition Loc ere i Mark Partition as Inactrve f Basic Hard Disk 0 VI an 4 Make Partrtion Logical Disk Map Change Cluster Size Basic i j Disk 0 Change Seral Number Change Partition ID 399GB NTFS Downgrade NTFS version Sec a Change SID Test Surface YE Check File System Integrity NTFS Eq u a Edit View Sectors E 1 a ae Properties Move or resize the seltse 3 Inthe opened dialog shift the edge of the partition to the right by the drag and drop technique While doing this free space from the partition will be released displayed in aqua green You can also do it manually by entering the exact size of free space Click the Yes button to continue Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 147 Are you sure you wani to move resize volume G You are about fo movevresze FAT S2 volume TEMP fa Basic Hard Disk 0 VMware VMware Virtual S SCSI Disk Dev ia Unallocated PASE i Volume sre 103 157 39 MB 86 ME 164 156 MB Fee space before 60 56135 MB E Obytes 164 070 03 MB Free space after 0 Bytes O byes 164 070 05 ME Select this option lo move partition areas thal dont contain any data The allows you to keep the partition s content ster move acii os A was but wi
22. Ext2 Ext3 Ext4 Linux Swap v 2 This operation can be accomplished either with the Format Partition Wizard or the Format Partition Dialog Wizard Startup There are several ways to start the Format Partition Wizard Express Launcher e Click the Partitioning button and then select Format Partition Launcher e Inthe Main menu select Wizards gt Format Partition e On the Common Tasks bar click the Format Partition item of the Wizards menu Dialog Startup In order to start the operation you should take the following steps Launcher 1 Selecta partition on the Disk Map 2 Call the Format Partition Dialog to set up the operation There are several ways to do it e Select in the Main Menu Partition gt Format Partition e Call the popup menu for the selected partition right click of the mouse button then select the menu item Format Partition Wizard Setup The wizard offers the following steps to accomplish the operation e Partition to format Select a hard disk if the computer has several hard disks and then the required partition to format Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved sia i j Lan Ts paga FOU Can Cnhogsa A VORUITHE you voed me oO format Hasc Hard ask U VMware VMware Virtual S SCSI Ask Lev I W Local Disk C E 202 98 NTFS a P a w data 2 elf GB NTFS Basic Hard aek 1 VMware VMware Virtual S SCS Disk Dev g Local Disk F 453 368 NT
23. FS Basic Hard Disk 1 VMware peso nes Weasel 4 Local Disk E OF A Loc C Basic Hard Disk 1 VMware VMware Virtual 5 SCSI D pEr ahi 43 foto e The target hard disk Select a hard disk if several where all data of the source disk will be copied to Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 60 Selec p tanget hard disk Al dats from the source hard disk wil be copied there During copy operation target disk content wil be deleted praabemnbonitrhchamatd ae Disk Dew g Local isk C Basic Hard Disk 0 VMware VMware Virtual SCS Disk Dev 499 9 GB NTFS e Copy parameters The wizard enables to specify the following options Choose copy options that suf best your task Copy options HDD raw copy Partitions raw copy Pevfoem incremental copy Change masks for files to eoclude fram copy Remove free blocks between partitions Copy data and resize partitions proportionally r omation aaa aed iets orunmeda sectors of miali J processed as wel This can help to azod probleme wth hidden data created by certan appicalions of the system edeimistrator However wil take more lime to accomplish the Tum Copy options HDD raw copy to copy the hard disk in the sector by sector mode thus ignoring its information structure e g unallocated space or unused sectors of existing partitions will be processed as well This can help to avoid problems with hidden data created by certai
24. Hard Disk Track Fint Track gt Master Boot Record MER e Backup destination The wizard allows saving backup archives to local or network drives to physical partitions without drive letters assigned or burning them to CD DVDs You need to select a destination taking the estimated archive size and available space on the backup destination into account There are several ways the Wizard can store your data Please select how would you like to save the archive f Bum the data to CD or DVD e Name and location of the resulted image Provide a file name for the new image and its exact location The program automatically offers an easy to understand name containing the date and the time of the archive creation which can anyway be modified Select a folder where archive should be placed and specify archive name Archive name wi be used as a subfolder where backup data files wil be stored Archive location Gare lest xX g hame Size Date Gl My Computer H E Local Disk C H E Local Disk E H E Archives G H E images 4200 0 1 164 2 Z a Ol Network Archive detas Archive name are iesi Estimated archive size 2 MB space avalsble on backup destination 38 GB The program automatically calculates size of the future archive and informs the user about space available on the selected destination e Archive Comment You can add some additional description to the archive that will later help to distinguish it from
25. MBR Boot menu opona Normal mode J Timeout for booting last used conhguration 15 seconds Hidden mode Tima to chaplay the Boot Manager startup massage TH Choose a hot key for startup Bon Maerua Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 158 12 Now restart the computer to make sure you have got a dual boot system Traditional way This scenario implies that operating systems will be installed on different partitions to A N provide better security and system independence Express Launcher Click the Partition Manager button and then Partition Manager 1 Inthe main window select your hard disk on the Disk Map to make a block of free space on it Local Disk E 2 Release some free space not less than 10 GB to install Windows XP from the partition To do that please call the context menu for the selected partition right click of the mouse button and launch the Move Resize dialog Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Are you sure you want to move resize system volume C You are about to move resize NTFS volume No label C Basic Hard Disk 0 VMware VMware Virtual S SCSI Disk Dev Q Local Disk C 39 9 GB NTFS Volume size 40 958MB 2 18 261 MB 40 958 MB Free space before 0 97 MB 1 Obytes 22 693 35 MB Free space after O Bytes Obytes 22 689 77 MB Sector to sector move Select this option to move p
26. Menu Hard Disk gt Convert to Basic 3 Set the required number of primary partitions if necessary According to the DOS partitioning scheme a hard disk can have up to four Primary partitions If there is an Extended partition on the disk only three primary partitions are allowed That is why if a dynamic disk contains several simple volumes the program enables to choose the number of primary partitions The rest of them if any will automatically be converted to logical disks within the Extended partition Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 90 En Convert dynamic hard disc to basic f ihe disc has mone than four smoke volumes the ira three of them wi become pimay partitions and the rest val be converted to the logical ones The hard disk she conven Disc Had Mk 3 VMware VMware Virtual S SCSI Disk Dev hi New Volume H 1O G ea yee ii i boi Li The suting basie hard dak can have no more than 1 pamary partons Piesse select how many pemary partitions the basic disk should have The program can only process dynamic disks containing solid simple volumes without A N extension Converting GPT to Basic MBR The program allows you to convert a basic or a dynamic GPT disk containing simple volumes into a basic MBR disk while keeping its contents intact In order to convert a basic or a dynamic GPT disk into a basic MBR disk you should take the following steps Launcher 1 Selecta basic or a d
27. NIFS Basic Hard Lsk 1 VMwore Viwanr Virtual S SCSI Disk Ler ii t Local Disk E g Local Dis i a ia ia Unallo 3 4GB FATI2 ER 24GB NTFS 14G 7GB e Destination disk Select a hard disk with enough unallocated space to perform the operation Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 62 The wizard wil create a copy of Local Disk F from Basic Hard Disk 1 VMware VMware Virtual 5 SCSI Disk Dev The copy wil be cwaisd on Basic Hard Disk 3 VMware VMware Virtual 5 SCS Disk Dev Please select where to create a copy Basic Hard Disk 3 VMware VMware Virtual 5 SCS Disk Dev The program enables to copy a partition to a block of free space which is smaller than the A N partition itself taking into account only actual amount of data e Copy parameters The wizard enables to specify the following options Your hard disk after changes Basic Hard Disk 3 VMware VMware Virtual S SCS Disk Dew Lo m gj Unallocated WSE Sa Le Where to place a copy Please specfy the size of the new partition 3624 gt 39 MB 20 473 MB Please specify sire of free space before the partition 0 OMB 20 4354 MB Please specty size of free space ater ihe partition 16845 O MB 20 476 MB Partition size Define the size in Mb of the copied partition Free space before Define the position in Mb of the copied partition relative to the beginning of the available range of disk space
28. Partition Format a partition of any file system Delete Partition Delete a partition of any file system Express Resize Partitions Increase free space on one partition by up taking the unused space of an adjacent partition Migrate a Win2K physical system to a virtual environment in the online mode P2V Restore Migrate a Win2K physical system backed up with a Paragon disaster recovery tool to a virtual environment P2V Adjust Recover the startup ability after unsuccessful virtualization with a 3rd party tool Convert to Basic MBR Convert a basic or a dynamic GPT disk containing simple volume s into a basic MBR disk Properties Get in depth information on the properties of selected hard disk Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved WW Partition Create Partition Create a partition Format Partition Format a partition Delete Partition Delete a partition Move Resize the selected partition Move Resize Convert File System Convert file system of the selected partition Assign Drive Letter Assign drive letter to the selected partition Remove Drive Letter Remove drive letter for the selected partition Hide Partition Make the selected partition unavailable for the operating system Unhide Partition Make the selected partition available for the operating system Mark Partition as Active Make the selected partition bootable by default Mark Partitio
29. Processing and Microsoft VSS if one of them is unavailable at the moment E Mail Options Edit settings Cees General options Backup image options Copy and backup options CD DVD recording options Outgoing mad server SMTP inter a server name h Partitioning options Operation dependency options User e mail address Virtual mode options am a Fie system conversion options SMTP port number 25 00 2 E mail options fh My outgoing server requires authentication Defragmentation options E mail options Send E Mail notification on apply To Enter an e mail address here Send mail in HTML format Send complete report after applying operations Send graphical view of the disk sub system before and after apply Select the operations you would like to be notified about This section contains a set of options that will be taken into account during the Send log files and Send e mail notification operations e Outgoing mail server SMTP To send messages by using the built in mail client it is necessary to have access to a computer running an SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol server All outgoing messages are first sent to the SMTP server which in its turn delivers them to the required recipients The address may be represented as a traditional Internet host name e g mail com or as an IP numeric address e g XXX XXX XXX XX e User e mail address Specify an e mail address that
30. Repartitioning a virtual disk Let s assume you ve got several partitions on a virtual disk After installing a number of resource consuming applications and system updates the system partition has started to suffer from the lack of free space But an adjacent partition has a plenty of redundant space That s just enough to make the system partition suffer no more To increase size of a system partition by taking unused space from an adjacent partition please do the following Launcher 1 Connect the required virtual disk to our program 2 Select it on the disk map Move Resize Partition Basic GPT Hard Disk 2 VMware VMware Virtual 5 SCSI Disk Dev Local Disk 128 MB Not formatted OEM se Unallocated 9 8 GE Basic Hard Disk 3 VMware ritual image Virtual image Basic Hard Disk 3 VMware virtual image Virtual Image 65 4 MB NIFS E ars E aT W aTe P Une Ge Ux Be Lirwor Ext d 3 Right click on the space donor partition then select Move Resize Partition Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved E ResaFfS Pli E F on Pi H aTi aon Convert File System E LiL Change Volume Label Hide Partition Mark Partition as Active Make Partition Logical Change Cluster Size Change Serial Number Change Partition ID Downgrade NTFS version T Wipe Partition Basic GPT Hard Disk 2 VMwar
31. SCSI controller for your virtual machine Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 24 Paragon Hot Processing amp Volume Shadow Copy Service Offline versus Online Data Processing In the course of time there have been developed various methods of data processing Despite different work concept all of them can be divided into two principal groups offline cold and online hot data processing techniques As the name infers offline data processing can only be accomplished when the data is in consistent state the operating system and all the applications are completely shut down Actually it is the most preferable way of image creation or data cloning since software can obtain an exclusive right to process data that guaranties high level of operating efficiency However the offline data processing is absolutely out of question when dealing with 24 7 production environments In contrast online data processing enables to create a consistent snapshot even as the data is currently modified It is particularly useful for systems with high availability requirements but it won t be accomplished until all active transactions are complete The point is to provide a coherent state of all open files and databases involved in a process taking into account that applications may still keep writing to disks As a result an online data processing cannot boast high operating speed Our program supports both offline and online
32. Volume label Enter a label for the selected partition in this textual field It is an irrelevant parameter usually used for drive identification In addition there is the possibility to make further detailed settings although the default values will do in most cases To activate the advance mode you need to click the More options button at the foot of the dialog page Depending on the chosen file system the following options become available J Use DS built in Tomat ruine Piese sleg number of sectors per duser 128 Please select number of sectors per boot Please select number of mol entries Restore defauts e Use OS built in routine Mark the checkbox to restrict the available values according to the used OS e Whether the surface test will be performed Define the level of the surface check to make the program find bad and unstable sectors and mark them unusable in the file system metadata e The amount of sectors per boot This parameter is available exclusively for FAT16 and FAT32 file systems Set the number of sectors to be reserved for the boot area on the partition with this spinner control e The amount of root entries This parameter is available exclusively for FAT16 file system Set the maximum amount of files directories to be placed in the Root Directory on the FAT16 partition e The amount of sectors per cluster Define the Cluster Size for the formatted partition with this spinner control Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon
33. Wizards menu Setup The wizard offers the following steps to accomplish the operation e The partition to expand Select a partition the size of which you need to increase by up taking contents of an adjacent partition On this page you can choose a partition that wil be expanded to include adjacent partition Please note that is possible to select only FAT FAT32 or NTFS partitions You will not be able to proceed further no adiacent partons of these types are present on the disk Hric Hard ask U VMware VMware Virtual gt SCS Disk Dev Bose dota Z 282 9GB NTFS 217 GB NTFS e The partition to merge with Choose the second partition for the merge operation the contents of which will be placed in a folder on the resulted joined partition By default the program offers an easy to understand folder name to store files of the second partition which however can be customized Select an SS08 DE 1 Mere Wen PHE Lares Peon The paiign Wal pa eres 0 Me Ore Pou hae him selected on the previous page The content of the second pattion wi be placed in a folder inside the resulting pation 21 8 NTFS Specify a folder name to keep content of the selected partition Folder Mame manad pation content Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 75 Be particularly careful when selecting system partitions to process since the incorrect order in which two partitions have been chosen will res
34. a crossed circle sign when trying to select any area on it Some USB flash drives don t have the MBR Master Boot Record that s the cause of your problem To fix the issue please use the Update MBR function of our program or fixmbr of the Windows installation disc to write a standard code to your flash drive 7 When trying to back up my system the program asks to restart the computer Most likely the Hot Processing mode is disabled Please make it active in the program settings 8 When backing up a partition with the VSS Volume Shadow Copy Service mode the program throws VSS could not be started for processed volume Most likely you try to back up a FAT32 partition which is not supported by VSS Please use the Paragon Hot Processing mode instead 9 I cannot back up my hard disk to an external hard drive Once started the operation is aborted with the following error Hard Disk management Error Code 0x1100a What is wrong here The problem is that the Microsoft VSS service is set as the default Hot Processing mode in the program But this service has not been started in your WindowsXP Windows2003 Vista Please start this service right click on My Computer gt Manage gt Services gt find Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service and make it active Set also to start it automatically 10 When running a backup operation with the Paragon Hot Processing mode enabled get an error error code 0x1200e Internal error during Hot B
35. an existing virtual machine For VMware Workstation To connect a VMware Workstation virtual disk to an existing virtual machine please do the following 1 Open an existing VMware Workstation virtual machine Windows Vista TEST State Powered off Guest 05 Windows Vista Location Crises Administrator Documents Yr tua Madines Windows Vista TEST hindres Vista TEST vmx Verson Workstation 6 5 virtual machine fe Power on Ges virtual machine W Memory 1024 MB D Edit virtual machine settings eaiHard Disk SCSI 16 GB CD DVD IDE Auto detect A Enable ACE features hetis ACE HI Foppy Auto detect FelNetwork Adapter NAT G USE Controler Present gf Sound Card Auto detect Gl Display Auto detect U Processors 1 2 Please make sure its guest OS is the same as on your virtual disk otherwise you may face hardware incompatibility problems Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 191 Version Werkstaten 6 5 virtual machine lachis Settings r e e ee es eS fj Eat virtual madine settings GQ Enable ACE features Whats AC fea a ee a j ee en Ef DOT ECLAT E wt BE 4 Inthe opened dialog select Hard Disk as the required hardware type to add Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 192 What type of hardware do you want to install 7 Click Finish to complete the operation Most likely you will be asked to convert your virtual disk to a new form
36. and open documentation for all users A N It is recommended to use Internet Explorer 5 or any compatible browser To register as a new user To register as a new user please do the following 1 Run an Internet browser and visit the page www paragon software com my account 2 Click Create of the Create a Paragon Account section Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 3 11 Fill out a registration form 4 Click Register The most important field in the form is an E mail address as it serves as a login to enter the system Besides your access password will be sent to this address as well To register a new product If you are a registered user and would like to register Partition Manager for Virtual Server please do the following 1 Run an Internet browser and visit the page www paragon software com my account In the Email field of the Authorization section enter an E mail used for registration In the Password field enter a password received after registration Click Sign in If the user name and password are valid you will get to your account Click Register new product of the Products section Enter your product serial number in the Serial Number field You can find it in the product box or obtain from your reseller Click Next On the next page you will be asked to provide some additional data Also you will need to decide whether you want to get confirmation on registering
37. at the size of the bar s shaded area The program offers to choose from several types of the disk layout scaling It s done especially to increase the program usability For instance if you ve got a high capacity hard drive containing both very large more than 100 GB and rather small less than 10 GB partitions you can select the logarithmic type to make all partitions readable otherwise selecting the linear type you won t be able to see small partitions at all but thing strips On the other hand if the proportional disk layout is critical for you the linear type is exactly what you need Nevertheless there s a compromise solution linear scaling with the minimal limit to small partitions So if a partition is too small it will remain readable Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 36 Just click on the arrow icon on the top right side of the Disk Map to select the desired scaling type Linear Linear Scaling Min Width Lo anik Scaling m limax Edta B Disk Map is synchronized with the Explorer Bar Thus by selecting a disk on the Disk Map the Explorer Bar will automatically display detailed information on it The drag and drop functionality is not available when the logarithmic type of the disk layout is selected Explorer Bar The Explorer Bar is located in the center of the main window which emphasizes its importance The bar displays reference information in
38. backup image size This section contains a set of options that will be taken into account during copy and backup operations e Partition raw processing Mark the checkbox to copy a partition in the sector by sector mode to successfully process unknown file systems However it is not recommended to enable this option when working with supported file systems as it takes more time to accomplish the operation e Perform incremental copy Mark the checkbox to only copy changes on the hard disk from the moment of the last copy operation The program will perform comparison between a previous copy of the hard disk and its current state Only sectors that are different will be updated thus considerably decreasing the amount of data to write e Skip OS auxiliary files Mark the checkbox to skip OS auxiliary files like pagefile sys hiberfil sys etc thus reducing the operation time and the resulted size of the backup image Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 44 CD DVD Recording Options Backup image options CD DVD recor ding optior 1S Copy and backup options es Hot processing options Bum every CD DVD disk to the end CD DVD recoding options Choose this option allow the dsk to be copied by third party tools Partitioning options Recording speed Operation dependency options Virtual mode options Select speed automaticaly Fie system conversion options Auto recording speed Choose this option to allow
39. completed you will not be able to restart the system what is quite normal Nevertheless if you do try it the following error will occur STOP cOOQ0021a Fatal System Error he initial session process or system process terminated unexpectedly with a sta ee i Ba g yl Fa ay ale a y r Ji n eo a af saj 1 rr Tm W Me LI tant A iJ F E m L iJ F LJ L iJ P L m L iJ F E T p om Ld Li E m i E d E e system has been shut down All the mentioned above operations can also be accomplished with the WinPE recovery environment 11 Install Windows XP on the newly created partition We won t go into details as for its installation as you can find all the necessary information in documentation that comes with the product However to avoid any problems we consider it necessary to draw your attention on the following issues You need a bootable distributive CD of Windows XP to install it To automatically start your computer from this CD make sure the on board BIOS is set up to boot from CD first or press F12 during startup to select a bootable device Do not forget to select the newly created partition as destination Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 162 Lhe a lowing ligi shows the i GLP 2 a he 2 LLSG G LE r ce l I LUA pPArT AL LlOned Space on his pa E HRHOW keys to si MPELtison press OD A Installation of Windows XP will make Windows Vista non bootable 12 Launc
40. disks to the computer 2 Turn onthe computer 3 Click the Copy Disk item of the Wizards menu any of the ways described earlier can also be used here 4 Onthe Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button 5 On the Select Hard Disk to Copy page select a source disk a hard disk you want to copy On this page you can choose a hard disk you would like to copy All partitions from this hand disk wil be copied to the destination you will choose on the nest page Basic Hard Disk 0 VMware VMware Virtual 5 SCSI Disk Dev I qj Local Disk C 599 G8 NTFS Basic Hard Disk boinc Virtual S SCS Disk Dev tg Local Disk EY Basic Hard Disk 1 VMware VMware Virtual SCSI Disk Dev JAGE FaATae MW ir ff GE 6 On the Select Target Hard Disk page select a destination disk a hard disk to copy contents of the source disk Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 166 Select a target hard disk All data from the source hard disk wil be copied there During copy operation target aeea cali caa Basic Hard Disk 0 VMware VMware Virtual 5 SCSI Disk Dev DAEA E E E E S E E D Era 99 9 GE NTFS Basic Hard Disk 2 VMware VMware Virtual 5 SCSI Disk Dev LE g Archives G u Backup Capsule 15GB NTFS LETE Basic Hard Disk VMware SCSI Disk Dev d During the operation all contents of the dest
41. ee Properties Move or resize the sele____ ___ ___ 6 At first shift the right edge of the partition to the right then do the same with the left edge Make sure the partition size has been left unchanged Are you sure you want to move resize volume F You am about to move Teaze NTFS voume Data F Fnit Hari Disk 0 VMware VMware Virtual S SCSI Disk Dev oe Usnallocat ocd eee GE Volume size 143 871 18MB 94 MB 265 794 MB Free space before 121 523 00 ME bytas 265 700 04 MB Free space siar D Bytes b Obytes 265 700 04 MB Sector lo sacio move Sebect this option fo move partition artes that dant contain any daia This allows you to keep the patiant contend after move exactly as f was but wi maguire more time 7 Now you can resize the extended partition to take the block of free space out of it Call the context menu for it right click of the mouse button to launch the Move Resize dialog 8 Inthe opened dialog shift the edge of the extended partition to the right Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 149 D Are you sure you want to move resize extended partition on disk 07 Basie Hard Disk 0 aware VMware Virtual S SCSI Disk Dev L g Data F E TEMP GG
42. file to the required destination Saving log files The program enables to simplify the procedure of sending support requests to the Paragon Support Team In case of having difficulties with handling the program you with the help of this very function can address the company support engineers and provide them with all the information they need such as the disk layout performed operations etc in order to tackle the encountered problem Information of that kind is stored in log files To prepare a log files package please do the following 1 Once you accept the agreement you will see the Universal Application Launcher Click Log Saver 2 Inthe opened dialog browse for the required location of the log files package or manually provide a full path to it Click Collect to initiate the operation Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 190 Path to the target np file 2 Logs_050710_ 1329 2p Bronse Log files do not contain any confidential information on the operating system settings or the user documents Connecting Virtual Disks to a Virtual Machine With our program you can only create virtual disks not virtual machines Thus to work with your virtualized system first you need to connect its virtual disk to a virtual machine Actually you ve got two options e Connect the virtual disk to an existing virtual machine e Connect the virtual disk to a new virtual machine Connecting virtual disks to
43. i Are you sure you wami to change primary slots order You are about to change pamary slots onder on Basic Hard Disk 1 VMware VMware Virtual 5S SCS Disk Dev Your computer may no Slot No Fle System Volume label INa label File system NTFS Free mace 23GB End sector 12321854 In the opened dialog you can see the current enumeration of the primary partitions of the selected hard disk in the Partition Table To help you distinguish partitions from one another the program provides the following parameters for every partition Slot Volume Partition type File system Partition size Volume label There are two buttons on the right to move the selected partition up and down within the primary part of the Partition Table The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation Extra Functionality This chapter describes the supplementary functionality available in the program View Partition Hard Disk Properties The program enables to obtain in depth information on the properties of hard disks and partitions Besides the general information such as capacity used space or file system type it provides the possibility to get info on hard disk geometry cluster size exact partition location etc There are several ways to get properties on a partition hard disk Launcher 1 Choose a partition hard disk on the Disk Map then select in the Main Menu Partition Hard Disk gt Properties
44. integrity E can slow down the backup Operation dependency options operation caging options i Set image file names automatically ee SASM CONTESO OOS hn madre vai i am Emal opiions Choose this option to sufomatically name files in complex archive Defragmentation options Fast compression Slight compression Prowides good speed with the significant image size image spit FE Choose this option to enable splitting the archive to several files Maximum spit size 2000 MB This section contains a set of options that will be taken into account during restore operations e Control archive integrity Mark the checkbox to guarantee that all backup images created with the program are 100 percent flawless If you decided not to control the archive integrity the backup operation would take about 3 5 less time e Set image file names automatically Mark the checkbox to make the program automatically set a file name for every volume of a complex backup image Otherwise you will need to do it manually during the backup operation e Compression level From the pull down list you can select the desired compression level for backup images that will be used by default e Enable image splitting Mark the checkbox to automatically split every backup image to volumes of a particular size Splitting images enables to tackle problems caused by a maximum file size limitation of AN some file systems e Maximum split size With
45. label e Request confirmation when converting FAT16 to FAT32 Mark the checkbox to automatically request confirmation before converting FAT16 to FAT32 There are a number of situations when this kind of conversion is the only way out to accomplish the operation For instance you are going to migrate your system to a larger hard disk with the proportional resize of existing partitions what is very convenient As a result you can get original FAT16 partitions go beyond the 4GB limit Thus without conversion to FAT32 this operation will in no way be possible to accomplish The same goes for any copy hard disk partition or restore hard disk partition operation involving an extra upsizing Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 43 General Copy and Backup Options General copy and backup options Copy and backup options Hot processing options CD DVD recording options Partitioning options Operation dependency options serio konaa Perform incremental copy File system conversion options E mail options This option is intended for copying only changes on the hard disk since a Defra niibi previous copy operation The program performs comparison between a gr previous copy of the hard disk and ts current state Only sectors that are diferent will be written to a mew copy Skip S aundiary files Choose this option to skip O S aundiary fies fike pagetile sys hibesfil sys etc This will reduce operation time and
46. methods of data processing As far as online method is concerned it offers its own hot processing algorithm together with the possibility to use snapshot technologies provided by the Microsoft VSS framework Paragon Hot Processing Technology Paragon Hot Processing is an online copy backup technology for Windows NT family operating systems Developed back in 2001 nowadays it is integrated with all copy backup solutions offered by the company Paragon Hot Processing is not exactly a snapshot technology though it has much in common with it During an online copy backup the program uses the kernel mode driver HOTCORE SYS to intercept and control disk write activity of applications and the operating system The hotcore driver as an integral part of the program is installed during the setup procedure that s why the system reboot is required to complete the setup procedure For the most part the driver is in the idle mode until it is activated with the program While in this mode it bypasses any calls having no effect on the overall system performance but a few kilobytes of the system memory Paragon Hot Processing technology offers copy backup of locked partitions and hard disks under Windows NT family operating systems providing both high operating efficiency as well as low hardware requirements It is not recommended to use Paragon Hot Processing with active SQL Server Exchange or Oracle databases since the backup image contents may be corr
47. only those required for your OS recommended e Upload drivers manually If you know exactly what drivers your operating system is lacking to successfully start up you can manually provide them for the wizard e Do not upload drivers And finally you can just refuse providing 3 party drivers i Upload drivers automatically trom the provided driver repository Select this option you ve got a folder with multipla diver packages and want all required divers forthe new hardware to be installed automatically Pisasse note only the necessary drivers wil be nested to the selected O5 E gt Upload drivers manually Saec this option you know exacth what drivers am required to make the selected OS bootable on ine new hardaare E gt De not upload drivers Salect this option E you don t wand to insert od party cavers to the saleciad OS We prefer the wizard to decide what drivers are to be installed 7 Browse for a folder with drivers for the new hardware or type in a full path to it manually Please choose a folder that contains INF files programs Paragon Sefwane pogan les Drives Browse 8 Apply the changes by confirming the operation Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 185 The Vizard has not appbed your changes yet On this page you can ether accept or reconsider the changes Piesse note f you socept the changes the Vizard wi physically perform al operstions so you won be able
48. partition and a partition itself Partitions are addressed and accessed by using their symbolic names Symbolic names are automatically generated by Linux in accordance with the order of hard disks in BIOS and the order of partition records in the Partition Table Thus changing enumeration of the primary partitions can lead to changing of paths to some important resources In DOS The last versions of MS DOS use a rather sophisticated algorithm for a drive letter assignment A drive letter which is assigned to a partition depends on the order of records in the Partition Table Thus changing enumeration of the primary partitions affects the drive letters assignment In early versions of MS DOS it could even lead to the unavailability of a partition The program provides the ability to change enumeration of the primary partitions This feature will allow you to fix problems concerning an inappropriate order of partitions In order to modify enumeration of the primary partitions you should take the following steps Launcher 1 Select a hard disk on the Disk Map 2 Call the Change Primary Slot dialog to set up the operation There are several ways to do it Select in the Main Menu Hard Disk gt Change Primary Slot Call the popup menu for the selected hard disk right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map then select the menu item Change Primary Slot Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 4
49. program will automatically assign the hidden flag to all primary partitions of the hard disk s except the one selected to boot This will help to avoid any problems when dealing with different operating systems or different versions of one and the same OS as they will be unaware of each other e Boot menu options In this section you can switch between the following modes Normal mode Choose this mode to display the boot menu every time the computer starts up and define a timeout on the expiry of which the program will automatically select the previously chosen item of the menu Hidden mode Choose this mode not to display the boot menu until pressing a hot key For this mode you should define a hot key used to enable the Boot Manager and a time period in seconds the startup message will be displayed Boot menu options Hidden mode Time to display the Boot Manager statup mesage Choose a hot ey for gah Boot Manager e Deactivating Configuring the Boot Manager These two options will only be available once the wizard has been completed and launched again Select the Deactivate option to remove the Boot Manager from the MBR Master Boot Record or Configure to modify the previously set parameters of the startup process Configure Choose this option to enter Settings page You wii be abia to configure Boot Manager appearances and Boot Menu options Deactivate a i pe ee ee a pak E 7 Te jm Choose this option to deactivate
50. specify the required archive e By clicking the Switch to File View link you can find the required image in the browser like window The section below i e Archive File Details will also display a short description of the selected image Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 123 Look in E Local Disk C el KZ Na ate 5 E Local Disk C Ge jp ae 210410030357578 4 20 2010 8 08 34 PM ee a 4 20 2010 8 42 40 PM ho arc EST sis Be 4 20 2010 8 15 14 PM G p Program Files 4 20 2010 5 18 27 PM ce TEMP 4 15 2010 10 36 10 PM Gee Ji Users 4 15 2010 4 35 12 PM i Ge Jy Windows 4 15 2010 10 32 40 PM e Lb WORK 4 20 2010 8 13 44 PM 7 Files of type Anchive files Name Local Disk C Volume label No label File system NTFS Total size 39 968 Used space 5 59 GE Free space 30 GE File C are_NEW are_NEW PBF To know more on the subject please consult the Viewing Image Properties chapter 4 Onthe Where to Restore page specify a hard disk then one of its partitions to restore the image to if several in your computer By default the program offers to restore the archive exactly where it belongs That s what we actually need Fiesse select a place you would like fo restore the archive to Note that f you select an edeting hard disk or partition ts content wil be deleted and replaced with the one fram the archive Basic Hard Disk 0 V
51. stored from the pull down list in the right pane of the page Source CA NTFS O on Disk Ol Cina i My computer Root dir My Computer My computer Wi imn Mounted resources W mntidisk Local disks Wi media Removable disks ad IDE CO DVO NEC Via Vidware IDE CORI sa 5 0 ar Disk 0 Wina F a D4 NTFS lon Sisk 0 Application Ej BackupCapsule 7 on Disk 0 UPSD dis Pangine F5 Dela Fe 6 Select files you want to copy and place them to Clipboard by pressing the left arrow button Clipboard 5 mnydisk hdal Documents and Settin GI mnudiskhedal Documents and Settin D E Mail Database G Favorites O Local Settings My Documents Total data size nia Cak Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 133 Click the Calc button to estimate the resulted data size 7 On the Select Destination Type choose the way the data will be stored Select the Burn data to CD DVD item Please select how would you like ip sawe the data Save data to any local drives or a network share Choose this option if you want to save your data to local mounted or physical partition to USB or FireWare external drives and io a mounted network share You will be prompted to choose a location you want io save the archive to Burn data to CD DVD Choose this option if you want the Wizard to burn the data ta CD or OVO You will be prompted to choose a CD or DVD RW drive
52. the File Transfer Wizard partitioning operations Restore Wizard Boot Corector Network Configurator Log Saver View the mounted partitions Stan the command line Eject CD DVD Reboot the computer amp E 2 a e Power off 4 Onthe Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button 5 Select a disk where the system backup is stored from the pull down list in the right pane of the page Source ar 30508 es 53 G DIFF 1285651847 lo000000 vee amc 8050813459753 PBF m arc_280508134637531 pim i gt O Documents and Settings C Program Files RECYCLER G System Volume Information G WINDOWS icc cfies sv igz AUTOEXEC BAT if NTDETECT com ic boot ini E nithdr Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 136 7 Select files you want to copy and place them to Clipboard by pressing the left arrow button Clipboard Source WINDOWS O provisioning O pss O repair G security G srhasst E 001947_1mp E ARJ PIF Total data size 04 Kb Click the Calc button to estimate the resulted data size 8 On the Select Destination Type choose the way the data will be stored Select the Save data to any local drive or a network share item Please select how would you like save the data Save data to any local drives or a network share Choose this option if you want to save your data to local mounted or phy se al panition t USB or FireWare external
53. the agreement you will see the Universal Application Launcher Click the Partition Manager button and then Partition Manager 3 Connect the required virtual disk to our program 4 Copy the connected virtual disk to your physical disk just the way it s done with physical disks 5 Right click on the virtual disk then select Disconnect Virtual Disk 6 Complete the P2P Adjust OS Wizard Migrating a Windows 7 vhd Let s assume you need to make your Windows 7 contained in a vhd file start up on another computer You ve copied the virtual disk added info on it to the BCD boot menu then tried to start up the OS but to no avail your Windows goes BSOD with the 0x000007B error code We can help you out with this naughty problem To make a vhd image of Windows 7 start up on different hardware please do the following 1 Start up the computer from our WinPE media Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 186 2 Once it has been loaded read the agreement and then mark the appropriate checkbox to accept If you do not agree with any conditions stated there you won t be able to use the program Once you accept the agreement you will see the Universal Application Launcher Click the Partition Manager button and then Partition Manager 3 Connect the required virtual disk to our program 4 Complete the P2P Adjust OS Wizard Hard Disk Optimization To defragment an NTFS or FAT partition please do
54. the disk at the end preferable at the beginning or somewhere in the middle between other partitions Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 66 On this page you Can Seeect mam diss end ine piece where fo create 2 new partion Basic Hard Disk 0 WMware VMware Virtual 5 SCS Disk Dew HF i i Local Disk C W data Fake ae es GE NTFS mir GENTES Basic Hard Disk 1 VMware VMware Virtual 5 SCS Disk Dew j k Local Disk 7 k t939 GE NTFS Basic GPT Disk 2 VMware VMware Virtual 5 SCSI Disk Dev l ts C Una ocat ed The partition wall be created here Lise the Buttons io mowe iha maker or dag marker by mouse Anaw partion wil be created where the marker is FL By default the program allows you to create a new partition only as the last primary or as the last logical drive within the extended partition However by activating the advance A N mode on the first page of the wizard you can remove this restriction that in its turn might result in some boot problems e Partition size There is no restriction on size of the future partition merely depending on space available on the hard disk If there is not enough free space in one block the wizard enables to redistribute free space joining all free space blocks together into one united block and moving partitions when necessary If the total amount of free space is still not enough it is possible to split a fragment
55. the program Our company is constantly releasing new versions and updates to its software that s why images shown in this manual may be different from what you see on your screen What s New in Partition Manager for Virtual Server Connect VD to connect a virtual disk as if it s an ordinary physical disk thus opening up all functionality available for physical disks to virtual P2V Copy to migrate a Win2K physical system to a virtual environment in the online mode P2V Restore to migrate a Win2K physical system backed up with a Paragon disaster recovery tool to a virtual environment P2V Adjust OS to recover the startup ability after unsuccessful virtualization with a 3rd party tool Support for major virtualization software vendors including Microsoft Virtual PC Microsoft Virtual Server Microsoft Hyper V VMware Workstation VMware Fusion VMware ESX Server Sun VirtualBox Next generation Adaptive Restore P2P Adjust OS to successfully migrate a Win2K physical system to a different hardware platform P2P by allowing automatic injection of all required drivers and the other actions crucial for a migration of this kind Smart Driver Injector to make the process of adding new drivers for P2V and P2P operations smooth and easy Selective Restore to easily extract files and folders from a backup image with the Restore Wizard without the need to restore the whole image Boot Corrector for WinPE to fix most of the system boot p
56. the recorder to choose the E mail options best speed Defragmentation options Specify a bootable ISO image to place on COD or DVD along with backup data A AISO booted iso Browse Specify how you would like to boot from CD or DVD Boot from any CD or DVD 150 image folder Please select a folder to place IS images to when CD or DVD ISO maker is used This section contains a set of options that will be taken into account during CD DVD burn operations e Burn every CD DVD to the end By default the program does not create ISO 9660 compliant burning sessions as it processes data on the fly and can only estimate the resulted session size That s why no third party tool will get access to the recorded data To tackle the issue mark the checkbox to make the program create a standard Disk at Once session It may slow down the burning process as every CD DVD will be recorded up to the end no matter how much actual information to contain e Recording speed The user may define how fast a CD DVD will be recorded minimum normal and maximum Besides there is an automatic mode when the program will set the most appropriate speed for every CD DVD e Bootable ISO image That s the image to be placed together with the backup data By default the program offers its own bootable ISO image which contains a Linux DOS recovery environment However the user is free to use any bootable ISO image e CD DVD boot capability The program e
57. the spinner control you can specify a maximum size for backup volumes Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 42 Partitioning Options General options Backup image options Copy and backup options Hot processing options Enable 64 KE clusters for FATI6 CD DVD receding options Choose this option to enable 64 KB clusters for FATTE partitions With this Partitioning options setting you wil be able to create FATTE partitions wth capacity up to 4 GB Operation dependency options Please note that only Windows NT family systems wil be able lo access Virtual mode options oti Trea File system conversion options Confirmators E mail options i Ask for volume label partition delete Defragmentation options SF Partitioning Options Ask confirmation when converting FATI6te FATS2 This section contains a set of options that will be taken into account during partitioning operations e Enable 64 KB cluster size for FAT16 Mark the checkbox to enable 64KB clusters for FAT16 partitions Thus you will be able to create FAT16 partitions up to 4GB in size Due to the maximum cluster size of 32KB for Windows 95 98 ME or MS DOS FAT16 A N partitions larger than 2GB are not reliably accessible under these operating systems e Request confirmation before partition deletion Mark the checkbox to activate an additional security mechanism Thus when going to delete a partition you will be automatically requested to enter its
58. the system partition only to make your Windows start up ina A N virtual environment However that doesn t guarantee all your applications will work as they can be installed on the other partitions of the disk 4 Choose your virtualization software vendor and a number of additional parameters including Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 168 e Type of the virtual disk You can either create an IDE or a SCSI virtual disk relevant for VMware only e Create a split disk You can choose whether to automatically cut the resulted virtual image to files of 2 GBs or not available for VMware only e Pre allocate all disk space You can choose whether to pre allocate all space of the future virtual disk or do it dynamically VMware Vrodcsation S115399MB 8 IDE C Create a spit disk Pre allocate all disk space VMware ESX Server Microsoft Hipa Not all vendors may be available to choose If the capacity of the selected object exceeds the maximum capacity for a certain virtual disk its vendor will be shadowed 5 Depending on your choice the next page of the wizard enables to set the following parameters For a separate partition e Size of the virtual disk By default the program offers to create a virtual disk exactly the size of the selected object which you can upsize however Please note you can only increase size of the resulted virtual disk e Take all space for the partition If you ups
59. to have just one partition which filled the entire hard disk and contained an OS The situation has changed however thanks to new cost effective high capacity hard drives thus opening up numerous possibilities for PC users such as editing video archiving music backing up CD images etc Huge increase in space is great but it poses a number of problems most important of which are effective data organization and speed Large drives are always going to take longer to search than smaller volumes and an operating system is going to have its work cut out both finding and organizing files It is for this reason that many people decide to invest in multiple hard drives but there is an easy solution drive partitioning Partitioning lets you divide a single physical drive into a number of logical drives each of which servers as a container with its own drive letter and volume label thus enabling the operating system to process data more efficiently Besides partitioning makes it possible to organize data so that it is easy to find and manage You can set aside for instance 40 GB of a 160 GB hard drive for the OS 70 GB for storing video and another 50 GB for your favorite music collections to provide transparent data storage It is also worth mentioning to that with a hard drive properly partitioned such routine operations as files de fragmentation or consistency check will not be that annoying and time consuming any more By detaching the OS fr
60. to interrupt this process or undo the changes may take some time to apply the changes You may also be asked to restart your computer during tha Process Would you like to apply your changes 7 Yes apply the changes physically No let mi reconsider After the operation is completed your system will be bootable on the new hardware Migrating from a virtual environment to physical V2P Let s assume your desktop PC was damaged a couple of months ago Luckily you had had its system virtualized just before the tragedy Having a laptop at the disposal you kept working with the desktop system in a virtual environment for a while while scanning the market for a replace To cut it short you ve got a brand new desktop PC just delivered to your door it s time for a little V2P operation Our program can help you do that But before you start please make sure the following conditions are met e You ve got drivers for the new hardware ready to use not zipped or in exe files e You ve got access to the virtual disk from your desktop PC You can have it locally on external storage or a network share To migrate from a virtual environment to physical please do the following 1 Start up the computer from our WinPE media 2 Once it has been loaded read the agreement and then mark the appropriate checkbox to accept If you do not agree with any conditions stated there you won t be able to use the program Once you accept
61. up mode to accomplish the operation So click the appropriate button to agree Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 143 a Express Create Partition Wizard Creating the partition The Wired is now crashing the parifion System restart is required to complete the operation What would you like to do The operation Mowe partition needs exclave scoess to the volume C and Cannel be completed without snem nesta After restart the operation wil continue in boottime mode Do not tum off the computer until the operation completes Restart the computer Fiease conim reser of your computer The operaben vil be conbnoued ater syren restart i Retry Hanusi close used files and reiry the operation The operation cannot be completed without restact because some files are in usa and Hove partition _ Work time doO 01 53 Time to finishoo 027 49 Done 0 2 MB Read 939 MB 1 0 MB s All O ME Write 0 0 HB O 0 MB s Overall progress ee le ales Soe en ae tk l dael l i e e ee Getting partitions info Flushing system buffers please wait Flushing system buffers please wait Checking files and directories To avoid data loss please do not reset or turn off the computer Operation in progress press ESC or Ctrl C to interrupt operation After completing the operation your computer will be automatically restarted back to Windows where you can see the new
62. values according to the used OS e Whether the surface test will be performed Define the level of the surface check to make the program find bad and unstable sectors and mark them unusable in the file system metadata e The amount of sectors per boot This parameter is available exclusively for FAT16 and FAT32 file systems Set the number of sectors to be reserved for the boot area on the partition with this spinner control e The amount of root entries This parameter is available exclusively for FAT16 file system Set the maximum amount of files directories to be placed in the Root Directory on the FAT16 partition e The amount of sectors per cluster Define the Cluster Size for the formatted partition with this spinner control Number of available options depends on the selected file system type Result After the operation is completed you receive a fully functional partition Available operation scenarios e Creating a new partition to detach operating system from the rest of data Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 69 Formatting Partitions Any partition should contain some file system to be used for keeping data The process of installing a file system is commonly known as formatting A huge variety of file systems have been developed these days Supported File Systems The program provides the ability to format partitions of the following file systems FAT12 amp FAT16 FAT32 NTFS
63. virtual one through Volume Explorer data import only or File Transfer Wizard data import and export The way we offer is much easier and faster as you don t need a VM shared folder the network or the slow goer drag and drop e Import data from a parent virtual disk to one of its snapshots e Accomplish drive partitioning create format delete move resize etc e Modify partition attributes Active flag Hidden flag Volume Label etc e Clone a partition or an entire hard disk e Edit View sectors and many more To connect a virtual disk snapshot to our program please do the following Launcher 1 Click the Connect a Virtual Disk item of the Hard Disk menu any of the ways described earlier can also be used here 2 Inthe opened dialog browse for the required virtual disk then click Connect to accomplish the operation You ve also got the option to have this disk be connected automatically at every program startup by marking the appropriate checkbox Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 177 Would you like to connect a virtual hard disk image Please select vertual hard disk image file Look in New Volume F e mw Nama S Date a E Visa C3 m 8 BD ROM Drive D E Local Disk E S F New Volume F Server 2003 btbt v 1MB 9 24 2009 8 32 17 AM BB Test VM Desk vmdk TAMB 9 18 2009 1 57 30 AM Vista 64 08 vel B05 KB 9 24 2009 7 45 26 AM MP S2be v
64. we do in our case you will be asked to restart your computer in a special boot up mode to accomplish the operation So click the appropriate button to agree System restart is required to complete the operation What would you like to do The operation Redigitbule partitions needs exclueve access to the volume C and cannot be completed without system restart After restart the operation wil Continue in boottime mode Do not tum off the computer until the operation completes Era Resat the computer Plas conim rested of your computer The operation val be condinued afer yee rea Ep Retry Manually close used fies and retry ihe operation 7 Inthe Progress window you can see in real time a detailed report on all actions carried out at the moment Suboperation progress Gparacon 7 D SOrTWARE GROUP Redistribute partitions Work timeoo 01 15 Time to finishoo 00 05 Done 0 77 Ab Read 72 Hb 4 0 Mb s ALL 0 Mb Write 0 0 Hb 0 0 Mb s Overall progress Quick data moving Flushing systen buffers please wait Modifying drive on hard disk 0 Checking parameters Scanning dir structure scanning data structure may be a few minutes Step r step 2 jo not reset or turn off your computer to avoid the data loss Iperation in progress press ESC or Ctrl C to interrupt operation After completing t
65. your system to another PC 4 Ifyou prefer to create a SCSI HDD when converting to a virtual disk of VMware Workstation or VMware ESX Server we pick a driver for the HDD controller just the way VMware does i e according to the found OS e Windows 2000 Windows XP Buslogic e Windows 2003 all editions including WinXP x64 and later versions LSI Logic Thus if you will then connect the created virtual disk to a virtual machine with another type of the adapter the system won t start up Please use our P2P Adjust Wizard to install the required driver 5 If you convert a partition hard disk with Windows XP to a SCSI virtual disk of VMware Workstation or VMware ESX it s required to add the VMware SCSI driver from outside since Windows XP doesn t have it To do that we try to find an installed version of VMware Workstation on your computer to extract the necessary driver If failed to find we will ask you to provide a path to the VMware Tools ISO image 6 Wecan smoothly convert a hard disk with several operating systems But according to Issue 4 when converting to a SCSI virtual disk of VMware Workstation or VMware ESX Server for different versions of OS different controller drivers will be installed VMware however cannot emulate different hardware for each operating system of one virtual machine To tackle this issue please use our P2P Adjust Wizard to install the LSI Logic driver under Windows 2000 Windows XP then select the LSI
66. 05 Anew partition wall be created by using unallocated space of your hand desk or unused space of masting pavhhons It es the most peterable way as no spem of users dala vall be affected dunng the inctalahon PES C want to use an esting pemary partition to install 0S Incase cre sbon of a nee primary parhhon is nol possible thee are already four piman partons on the disk on not desirable you are ree to select any of e acting primary partitions Please note that all data on Ihe selected partition val be deleted F you choose to format i later in the vazard Besdes make sure no operating piem has already been installed on that partition Only primary partitions can be used to install an operating system In case the first option has been marked the wizard enables to specify A hard disk if several where a new partition will be created Thanks to an advanced program engine it is possible to use unallocated space of the disk if any and unused space of existing partitions to create a new partition On tres page you can choose a hand desk if several where pou would like to cease a new piman partition H7 Basic Hard Disk 0 Maxtor PY 250P0 Be 1339 GE NTFS Basic Hard Disk 1 5 T 316081545 E a ponm 3 bo 4 GENTFS BS GENTES To avoid any possible problems the new partition will in no way be created as the first A N partition of the disk which already contains at least one partition And its size I
67. 37 10 AM ae 200508103150968 O000e cfm 17 1KB 5 28 2008 2 37 07 AM E Archive Hie Detads Name Basic Hard Disk 0 Unkmown Model Comment Backup of My Hard Disk Type Basc Hard Disk Drive Total size 40 GE File Zame 280508 103 150562 erc_2B0508 103150568 PEF 6 The What to Restore page displays detailed information about the contents of the archive Select the required item to restore In our case it is the first partition of the disk Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 121 L 7 Primer 3 25GB 18GB BP Local Dak 1 Primary NTFS 37GB 2528MB 7 On the Where to Restore page specify a hard disk then one of its partitions to restore the image to if several in your computer By default the program offers to restore the archive exactly where it belongs That s what we actually need All contents on the partition selected for restoring purposes will be deleted during the operation 8 On the Restore Results page you can see the resulted disk layout Besides there s the possibility to change size of the partition and its location if necessary as well as assign a particular drive letter Hasic Hard tisk U VMware Virtual DE hard Orive w Applicati ia Backup C w Unallocated s7cenTrs 59G8 9 On the next page of the wizard confirm the operation by selecting the appropriate option Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 122
68. 4 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 1 A 142 Click the Express Create Partition item of the Wizards menu any of the ways described earlier can also be used here On the Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button Choose a method you find the most suitable to create the partition The wizard is especially designed to minimize your participation in finding an appropriate place for it and its resulted size The only thing you re to do is to choose between several modes The most relevant thing here is the amount of space that will be allocated for that partition For easy perception you can see the resulted disk layout on the disk map by selecting this or that mode Th r s you will Get atar appeang ihe chan Tha Basic Hard Dsk 0 VMware Vdwane Virtual 5 SCSI Disk Dev ii Poets Pease select ihe method of new partion creator Take all unallocated space at the end of the disk Smart Mode Use 243 3 GB to create a partition Mons info Advanced Mode Use 141 GE te genie a pattan Vor ris The number of available methods depends on your disk layout To learn more on the way the wizard works please click the corresponding link on the first page of the wizard 4 That s basically it By clicking the Next button the wizard will start modifying your disk layout If you ve got to do with the system partition resize like we do in our case you will be asked to restart your computer in a special boot
69. 6 5 02 03 AM H E Program Files 4 20 2010 4 18 27 PM eE ProgramData 4 19 2010 12 40 49 AM a E System Volume Information 4 20 2010 9 24 08 PM Call the popup menu for the selected file folder right click of the mouse button to export it to some other location local or network drive etc Available operation scenarios e Restoring separate files and folders from a backup File Transfer Wizard File Transfer Wizard is designed to make such operations as copying of separate files directories or burning of them to CD DVD as easy and convenient as possible It may be of particular use in case of a system malfunction caused either by a virus attack or files corruption in order to get the system back on track again Besides it provides access to Paragon backups as regular folders to browse through their contents or copy required files Startup There are several ways to start the File Transfer Wizard Express Launcher e Click the Backup and Rescue button and then select Transfer Files Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 95 Launcher e Select in the Main Menu Tools gt File Transfer Wizard e Select the Transfer Files item of the Wizards menu on the Common Tasks Bar Setup The wizard offers the following steps to accomplish the transfer operation e Place to look for files directories Select a source disk from the pull down list in the left pane of the page The program enable
70. B drive please do the following 1 Start up the computer from our Linux DOS recovery media Recovery Media Builder can help you prepare the Linux DOS or WinPE recovery environment either on a CD DVD disc or a thumb drive To automatically boot from the recovery media please make sure the on board BIOS is set up to boot from CD USB first 2 Connect an external USB drive to the computer 3 Restart the computer 4 Inthe boot menu select Normal Mode to use the Linux recovery environment since it s the only mode that enables to work with USB devices H Normal Mode Hain recovery Safe Hode env lronment 4 Low Graphics Safe Mode Floppy disk Hard disk 4 MER amp Find OSes on your hard disks A N By default the Normal Mode will be automatically initiated after a 10 second idle period 5 Inthe Linux launch menu select the Restore Wizard Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 126 a a You can create delete and format hard disk Paragon Partition Manager partitions using Paragon Partition Manager which will start now Upon the start please Restore Wizard select the drive and one of its partitions or its free space Then activate the Paniition pulldown menu and select one of the File Transfer Wizard partitioning operations Boot Comector Network Configurator Log Saver View the mounted partitions Start the command line See mY 2 Zi 2 Eject
71. Boot Manager This wil remove BootManager and resore boot process to As prenous state Result After the Boot Manager Setup Wizard is completed the program updates the original record in the MBR to get control of the booting process and to be able to display the boot menu Available operation scenarios Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 64 e Creating Dual Boot Systems Partition Management In this chapter you will find all the information necessary to carry out partitioning operations supported by the program Basic Partitioning Operations Here you can learn how to accomplish basic partitioning operations create format delete Creating Partitions The program provides the ability to create a new partition by using the DOS partitioning scheme This operation can be accomplished either with the Create Partition Wizard or the Create Partition Dialog Besides there s the Express Create Partition Wizard that will analyze your disk subsystem to help you create an NTFS partition in the most appropriate place of your hard disk by up taking all the unallocated disk space if any and or an innocuous slice of the unused space of an adjacent partition and then make it available in the system by assigning a drive letter Restrictions 1 Do not use the Create Partition function in order to undelete the last deleted partition 2 The program cannot create new partitions on Dynamic Disks The current version of
72. D e Enter ID manually With the spinner control set the required ID value It has to be a 1 2 digit hexadecimal number 4 The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation Change Serial Number of a Partition FAT16 FAT32 and NTFS file systems include the Serial Number parameter A partition s serial number is saved in the boot sector Its value is generated while formatting The program enables to modify the serial number parameter for FAT16 FAT32 or NTFS partitions without re formatting In order to change a serial number you should take the following steps Launcher 1 Select a partition on the Disk Map 2 Call the Change Partition Serial Number dialog to set up the operation There are several ways to do it Select in the Main Menu Partition gt Modify gt Change Serial Number Onthe Explorer Bar click on the current serial number 3 Enter anew serial number for the selected partition It should contain 8 hexadecimal figures 0 9 or A F The operation cannot proceed until you enter all 8 symbols Eam Are you sure you wani to change serial number of volume F Your computer may no longer boot of woe cometi Please enter new seia number in hexadecimal format ZEDS 7D16 D87C 0051 4 The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 89 Hard Disk Management In this chapter you will find all the informatio
73. F Basic Hard Disk 2 VMware VMware Virtual S SCSI Disk Dev Of SO ee Bo acon iM FREE iM FREE Typical Scenarios This chapter lists a number of the most frequently used scenarios that may be accomplished with the program You can find here useful recommendations and descriptions of operations Backup Scenarios Backing up a hard disk or partition to external media CD DVD To back up an entire hard disk or a separate partition and then burn the resulted image to CD DVD please do the following Launcher 1 Click the Back up a Disk or Partition item of the Wizards menu any of the ways described earlier can also be used here 2 Onthe Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button 3 On the What to back up page mark the appropriate option opposite a hard disk s name or a partition s name depending on the chosen task Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 103 Gick the check box neat to any hand disk deve or partition you want to back up Name Type a OI My Computer My Computer S E F Basic Hard Cisk 0 VMware VMware Vitual 5 SCS Disk Dev internal Hard Desk Dris S E E Fist Hard Disk Track First Track E E Master Boot Record ed Local Cime E E Base Hard Disk 1 VMware VMware Vitual 5 SCS Disk Dev E First Hard Disk Track First Track E F Master Boot Record MBR P Be Loca Disk E Primary E E Loca ik i Primary F Ca Loca Disk gt Primary Ge loca Dis
74. FS Basc GPT Hard Msk 2 VMware VMware Virtual 5 SCS sk Dev j i ka Lrallocm ed As a result of this operation contents of the selected partition will be lost e Partition properties On the next page of the wizard you can set the following partition parameters Your hard disk after the changes Basic Hard isk 0 Viware Vdwaore Viral 5 SCS Disk Dew g Local Disk C il W data Z 2825GBNTFS_ BE 217 G8 NTF Partition type From the pull down list select the desired file system type In fact the program displays only those file systems that can correctly be placed to the selected partition taking its capacity into account Volume label Enter a label for the selected partition in this textual field It is an irrelevant parameter usually used for drive identification Drive letter assignment The pull down list contains vacant drive letters that can be associated with the newly formatted partition In addition there is the possibility to make further detailed settings although the default values will do in most cases To activate the advance mode you need to mark the appropriate option at the foot of the page When it is marked the next page enables to define i bee AE La d ee Ua Dui in rommel routine Pease Gees pCO Pet CUNAT a Tol iL F e Use OS built in routine Mark the checkbox to restrict the available values according to the used OS e Whether the surface test will be performed Defi
75. Free 17 2 Gb h All contents on the partition selected for restoring purposes will be deleted during the operation 9 On the Partition Start and Size page you can change size of the partition and its location if necessary Panhion preview l NTFS winxp New size 1859 3067 Mb J z S me Free space before 0 1208 Mb e y i a Free space afer 0 1208 Mb Sp a 10 On the Restore Summary page you can see your hard disk layout before and after the operation Click the Next button to initiate the restore process Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 118 View changes on Your partitions balore operations Your partitions after operations 11 In the Progress window you can see in real time a detailed report on all actions carried out by the program Operations list Suboperation progress 1 Restore partition of disk PLETE LLL Operation progress rer Ss J Time elapsed 00 01 10 Time to finish 00 06 36 Copied solar 2950 0 Mb Read so far 366 0 Mb 5 7 Mb s To copy L5Gb Write so far 366 0 Mb 52 3 Mb s Overall progress ELECE T Restore Primary parion 0 disk 0 from file 7 BP280508 PRF Data writing 12 After completing the operation close the wizard and then reboot the computer This operation can also be accomplished with the WinPE recovery environment A N To make a Win2K operating system bootable on different hardware please addition
76. Mware VMware Virtual S SCS Disk Dev i Local Disk C 494 9 GB NTFS All contents on the partition selected for restoring purposes will be deleted during the operation 5 On the Restore Results page you can see the resulted disk layout Besides there s the possibility to change size of the partition and its location if necessary as well as assign a particular drive letter Basic Hard Disk 0 VMware VMware Virtual S SCSI Disk Dev 199 5 66 ooo r d a o hel Lt Please speciy the size of the restored partition 311938 8719 MB 511998 MB Please speciy sre of free space before the partition 0 OMB 503279 MB Please specify sire of free space aher the partition O OMB 503279 MB Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 124 6 Complete the wizard and then apply the pending changes 7 The program will require the system restart to accomplish the operation in a special boot up mode Click the appropriate button to agree System restart is required to complete the operation What woud you like to do The operation Restore partition or disk needs exclusive access to the volume CC and cannot be completed without system restart After restart the operation wil continue in boottime mode Do not tum off the computer until the Please conim restart of your computer The operation wil be comiinwed after system nesta Ie seen come be completed wi
77. Mware Fusion VMware ESX Server Sun Virtual Box For Connect VD only e MS Windows Vista 7 backup e XenServer vhd only Supported File Systems Full read write access to FAT16 FAT32 partitions Full read write access to NTFS Basic and all five types of Dynamic Disks under Windows 95 98 ME Linux and PTS DOS Compressed NTFS files are also supported Full read write access to Ext2FS Ext3FS Ext4FS partitions under all versions of Windows DOS 5 0 and later Limited read write access to Apple HFS partitions Unfortunately support of non Roman characters for the HFS file system is unavailable at the moment The company is about to implement it in the nearest future Supported Media Support of both MBR and GPT hard disks up to 1 5 TB tested IDE SCSI and SATA hard disks CD R CD RW DVD R DVD R DVD RW DVD RW DVD R DVD R double layer and also Blu ray discs FireWire i e IEEE1394 USB 1 0 USB 2 0 hard disks PC card storage devices MBR and GPT flash memory etc Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 10 Getting Started In this chapter you will find all the information necessary to get the product ready to use Distribution Paragon Partition Manager for Virtual Server is distributed in two ways e Boxed package from Paragon Technology GmbH and resellers e Downloadable package over the Internet at the company s web site Distributive CD The boxed package includes a dis
78. P SP2 Vista 7 Server 2003 2008 64 bit e Internet Explorer 5 0 or higher e Intel Pentium CPU or its equivalent with 300 MHz processor clock speed e 128 MB of RAM 256 recommended e Hard disk drive with 100 MB of available space e SVGA video adapter and monitor e Mouse Linux DOS based recovery environment To use the Linux DOS recovery environment on your computer it doesn t matter what operating system is installed please make sure that it meets the following minimum system requirements e IBM AT compatible computer with i486 or higher CPU e 256 MB of RAM e SVGA compatible monitor e Mouse recommended WinPE based recovery environment To use the WinPE based recovery environment on your computer it doesn t matter what operating system is installed please make sure that it meets the following minimum system requirements e Intel Pentium III CPU or its equivalent with 1000 MHz processor clock speed e Atleast 512 MB of RAM e SVGA compatible monitor e Mouse recommended Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 13 Additional requirements There may be additional requirements if you want to use advanced features e Network card to send retrieve data to from a network computer e Recordable CD DVD drive to burn data to compact discs e External USB hard drive to store backup data Installation As we have already mentioned only Windows components of the product require installation So to
79. PARAGON Technologie GmbH Systemprogrammierung ParaGOn Coa aKa Heinrich von Stephan Str 5c 79100 Freiburg Germany sfraracon Tel 49 0 761 59018201 Fax 49 0 76159018130 Internet www paragon software com Email sales paragon software com Partition Manager for Virtual Server User Manual Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Contents IER OGUCTION acces sce secitieeseiwaaeaatdachosnse EE 4 What s New in Partition Manager for Virtual Server csscsscsscssccsccsccsccscsscescsscescsscsscsscsscssossossossossossosses 4 Product Components essiensa a a a 5 Features OVETVICW corsen a 5 Key Features oirein EEEO 5 S pp rted Technolopi OS orasini E A 8 Supported Virtual Machine S isse aa E E A 9 Supported File Syste MS sirara a E E OA 9 S pported Medid issiria OE E E aS 9 Ge tting Started pcnin E EA 10 DistriDUTIOM ission a a 10 Contacting Paragon Technology GmbH ssssesessesessecessecessecessscecosoesesoecesoecescecesoecesoscessececeececsecesssoesessesesseo 11 System Reg irementS sssini ANA E E A E OE TER 12 Instalati mesr n a E E E S E E E tetas 13 FISE StA na a E E A O E A E E A E 14 B ilding Recovery Mediaren E E EAA A R O E E NE 15 Booting from the Linux DOS Recovery Media ssscssscsssssscssccssccescnscccssccsccecccsecescnsccesssesessccussseseseceussees 16 Booting from the WinPE Recovery Medi a s ssesessecessssessecesssceceesecsssoesesceces
80. S DOS recovery environment in case you ve got problems with Linux Moreover you ve got the option to boot into the Low Graphics Safe Mode PTS DOS safe mode to cope with a serious hardware incompatibility In this case only the minimal set of drivers will be included like hard disk monitor and keyboard drivers This mode has simple graphics and a simple menu r Normal Mode Hain recovery amp Safe Mode environment g Low Graphics Safe Mode E Floppy disk Hard disk 4 MBR amp Find OSee on your hard disks Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 129 By default the Normal Mode will be automatically initiated after a 10 second idle period 4 Inthe Linux launch menu select the File Transfer Wizard You can find the same wizard in PTS DOS as well Paragon Partition Manager Restore Wizard File Transfer Wizard Boot Comector Network Configurator Log Saver View the mounted partitions Start the command line Eject CD DVD Reboot the computer Power off You can create delete and format hard disk partitions using Paragon Partition Manager which will start now Upon the start please select the drive and one of its partitions or its free space Then activate the Paniition pulldown menu and select one of the partitioning operations 5 On the Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button 6 Select a disk where the files you need are stored from the pull down
81. Saver View the mounted partitions MGRA KE Start the command line Eject CD DVD Reboot the computer Power off OO You can create delete and format hard disk partitions using Paragon Partition Manager which will start now Upon the start please select the drive and one of its partitions or its free space Then activate the Paniition pulldown menu and select one of the Partilioning operans 3 Inthe main window select your non bootable Windows partition on the Disk Map Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 164 Bask Disk O VMware Virtual IDE Hard Drive 250 Gb IC NTFS Vista Bate Disk 0 Site 250 GB o C Primary NTFS 200 Gb 17Gb 199 Gb Visa I Di Primary FATS 49 7 Gb 24 9 Mb 49666 Mo label 4 Unhide the partition by calling the context menu for it right click of the mouse button and then selecting Unhide ud Disk Size 40 0 GB Back Up Partition A B a ye Burn Partition on CD or DVD ia Dia Restore Partition AltR Copy Partition Alf Format Partition Alt F Delete Partition Alt D Move Resiz Patiion Alt Convert File System Unhide Unimournt Set inactive Modify Change Cluster Size Test Surface Change Volume Label Change Serial Number Check File System Integrity Change Partition ID Edit View Sectors Change SID Browse Partition ee Properties Defragmentation Mavig
82. Select the Restore Wizard 4 Onthe Restore Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button 5 On the Browse for Archive page you need to specify the required backup image So you should take the following steps to do that e Select Network as a backup destination D Backup Capsule on Hard Desk O I Network places e Map a network disk where your archives are placed Call the Map Network Drive dialog by clicking the appropriate button Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 120 Map to dive leter bed i E ae Ey pelt Make pamaen connection Arc Click the standard browse button to browse for the required network share or manually enter a path to it Define a letter from the pull down list of available drive letters Click the Connect as user button at the foot of the dialog page to specify a user name and password to access the selected network share if necessary You can also map a network disk with Network Configurator e Choose the required archive in the browser like window The Archive File Details section displays a short description of the selected image lt Hara Size Date HCD Deve E PARAGON a E Boot 0x Met Backup Storage ere warns acchange Z fl ae 200508103150968 5 28 2008 2 37 21 AM OD arc _780508103150968 PBF 216KB 5 28 2008 2 37 24 AM arc_ 2805081031 S0968_00kgp 000 IGB 6 28 2008 2
83. Software Group All rights reserved 72 Number of available options depends on the selected file system type Result After the operation is completed you receive a fully functional partition formatted to the specified file system Deleting Partitions With the Delete Partition Wizard or the Delete Partition Dialog you can delete a partition on a hard disk partitioned with the DOS partitioning scheme Unlike the majority of other utilities Windows Disk Manager included the program can not only remove references to the deleted partition from the Partition Table thus making it unavailable for the operating system but also enables to irreversibly destroy its data This feature will guarantee security of your personal information Wizard Startup There are several ways to start the Delete Partition Wizard Express Launcher e Click the Partitioning button and then select Delete Partition Launcher e Inthe Main menu select Wizards gt Delete Partition e On the Common Tasks bar click the Delete Partition item of the Wizards menu Dialog Startup In order to start the operation you should take the following steps Launcher 1 Select a partition on the Disk Map 2 Call the Delete Partition Dialog to set up the operation There are several ways to do it e Select in the Main Menu Partition gt Delete Partition e Call the popup menu for the selected partition right click of the mouse button then select the menu item Delete Partit
84. a Plese select how would you like to save the data Save data to local networ dives Overwrie masti files Save data to physical partitions Bum the dats to CD or DVD e Revision of changes The Transfer Summary page provides structurally divided information on all the actions made in the wizard Check the changes and come back to any step of the wizard if necessary by following the required hyperlink Please overview the transfer options You can retum to the comespending page and change the options by clicking on tithe Hy Dera Obiects to transfer Object 3 selected 1 Total data size 132 8 KB 136 024 Bytes Transfer destination Destination path Cy Space available on destination 450 6 GE 526 827 034 752 Bytes Overerite existing files No Result After the operation is completed the required data will be placed into the specified destination Available operation scenarios e Copying of data from the corrupted system disk to another hard disk e Burning of data from the corrupted system disk to CD DVD e Copying of data from a backup to the corrupted system partition e Restoring separate files and folders from a backup Mount Partition The program enables to assign or remove drive letters of existing formatted partitions Assign Drive Letter In order to mount a partition you should take the following steps Launcher 1 Select a partition on the Disk Map 2 Call the Add Drive Letter dialog to set up the operation There ar
85. ackup Most likely your hard disk contains bad blocks Please fix the issue with your HDD manufacturer s tool Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 201 You can find a name of the tool you need here http kb paragon software com 11 When running a backup operation with the Microsoft VSS mode enabled get the following error error code 0x12016 VSS can t read volume data Most likely your hard disk contains bad blocks Please fix the issue with your HDD manufacturer s tool You can find a name of the tool you need here http kb paragon software com 12 When trying to back up to a network share get the following error i o error or can t open create file Please check whether you ve got a permission to write to the selected destination or not 13 When trying to restore a backup archive get the following error Can t restore to current selection or Archive does not fit Most likely you re trying to restore a backup of the whole hard disk to a partition or vice versa 14 set up a timetable for a task but it fails to execute There can be a number of reasons for that Windows Task Scheduler does not work properly Check whether it is so or not by scheduling a simple task call Notepad through scheduling You don t have permission to write to the selected backup destination Glossary Active Partition is a partition from which an x86 based computer starts up The active partit
86. ager which will start now Upon the start please Restore Wizard select the drive and one of its partitions or its free space Then activate the Partition pulldown menu and select one of the File Transfer Wizard partitioning operations Boot Comector Network Configurator Log Saver View the mounted partitions Stan the command line Eject CD DVD Reboot the computer Power off p E E 4 Onthe Wizard s Welcome page select the Correct the Master Boot Record MBR option Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 110 Please choose the operation Search for Windows installations to corect Correct the Master Boot Record MBER CD Correct the partition boot record O Modify partition parameters C Correct boot parameters boot ini BCD To begin click Next 5 On the next page choose the required hard disk from the pull down list if several and then select the Update the MBR executable code option Please choose the hard disk to correct boot problems Please point out the operation t perorm View the MER Update the MBR executable code O Reorder primary partitions change slots 6 Confirm the operation j A Update the MBR executable code of the Basic Disk 0 40 0 Gh ai 7 After the operation is completed click the Report button to see a well informative summary page The program also enables to store the resulted report To do t
87. ailable disk space of a Redistrbute Free Space er iA existing partitions S Starting the Undelete Partitions Wizard to recover accidentally deleted partitions wi Undelete Partitions Copy and Migration Tasks Fig Starting the Copy Hard Disk Wizard to copy a hard disk Copy Hard Disk Starting the Copy Partition Wizard to copy a partition S Copy Partition Ge o fea Starting the P2P Adjust OS Wizard to make your system bootable on different P2P Adjust OS hard ardware Backup Tasks Starting the Sector Backup Wizard to create an archive of a hard disk or separate Ai Back up Disk or Partition partitions p Starting the Restore Wizard to restore a hard disk separate partition or files from Restore Disk or Partition the backup image Virtualization Tasks Fig oe Starting the P2V Copy Wizard to migrate a Win2K physical system to a virtual ev Copy environment in the online mode Starting the P2V Restore Wizard to migrate a Win2K physical system backed up hy P2V Restore with a Paragon disaster recovery tool to a virtual environment g Starting the P2V Adjust OS Wizard to recover the startup ability after unsuccessful P2V Adjust OS virtualization with a 3rd party tool Tools Starting the File Transfer Wizard to transfer data from any media Besides it T File Transfer Wizard provides access to Paragon backups as regular folders to browse through their contents or copy requir
88. ally complete the P2P Adjust OS Wizard Restoring a system partition from a network drive Let s assume that your computer fails to boot because of a virus attack or corruption of some system critical files But you ve got a backup of your hard disk on a remote backup server That s just enough to easily get your system back on track again To restore your system partition from a backup image located on a network drive please do the following 1 Start up the computer from our WinPE recovery media Recovery Media Builder can help you prepare the Linux DOS or WinPE recovery environment either on a CD DVD disc or a thumb drive To automatically boot from the recovery media please make sure the on board BIOS is set up to boot from CD USB first 2 Once it has been loaded read the agreement and then mark the appropriate checkbox to accept Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Press Page Up and Page Down to scroll the text End User License agreement betaeer PARAGON Technologie Gm H Syitemprogrammienng hieincigh von Steohan Sir 5e 79100 Freipurg Germany and You as end user Eygu accepi the terms of the agreement click the check box below F accept the tema in the License Agreement If you do not agree with any conditions stated there you won t be able to use the program 3 Once you accept the agreement you will see the Universal Application Launcher
89. applications operating simultaneously thus opening up enormous opportunities for both business and home users exactly Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 23 e Avoid underutilization of up to date powerful computers e Increase flexibility of a physical infrastructure e Provide for increased availability of hardware and applications e Cut expenses on hardware and energy e Guarantee smooth and cost saving system migration e Enjoy working with old applications you can t launch on your current PC e Take advantage of having multiple operating systems on one Windows PC including Linux Mac OS X etc e Forget about hunting for replacement of the failed hardware and many more Known Issues 1 You should install integration services e g VMware Tools on the virtual system yourself We only guarantee its smooth startup 2 At the startup a virtual machine e g VMware Workstation might notify you that the used virtual disks are of old format and require update You can update your disks since this procedure involves change of a version only nothing else This is done on purpose not to lose compatibility with the older versions of VMware 3 After transferring Microsoft Vista and later versions to a virtual disk you will need to re activate license of the system It s normal behavior as these systems keep tracking any change of hardware Re activation is legally justified in this case as you transfer
90. ard You can find the same wizard in Linux as well Provides Restore for hard disks partitions All Paragon Partition Manager drives including NTFS are already mounted ase di e etc tis possible t eject your Restore Wizard CDROM File Transiter Wizard Boot Corector Start the command line Reboot the computer 5 On the Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button 6 Onthe What to Restore page you can see a list of available images if several Most likely the required archive will be there too If not click the standard browse button to find it When you find your image double click on it to proceed e Select Image 2008 May 27 14 5255 arn_2 0506145209671 PBF 20S May 28080754 BP2S0508 PRF 7 On the Image Properties page make sure that you select the correct image by viewing the provided information about the archive Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 117 Paniion preview Image of the partition 7 JBP280508 PBF 2008 May 28 Wed 0803 54 NTFS WinxP Size Capacity 3 0 Gb 3 216 052 2234 b Used space L8Gb 60 Free space 1 2 Gb 359 Sectors Clusier 8 Onthe next page specify a hard disk then one of its partitions to restore the image to if several in your computer By default the program offers to restore the archive exactly where it belongs That s what we actually need 9 866 Applic ation BackupCapsule 100Gb Mo label
91. are VMware Virtual 5 SCSI Disk Devi 40GB gt PHP Primary NTFS 389GB fia Recycle Bin 4 15 2010 3 40 55 PM H ES arc 210410030357578 4 20 2010 7 08 34 PM l E arc_NEW 4 20 2010 7 42 40 PM M E arc_TEST 4 20 2010 7 15 14 PM H E Boot 4 15 2010 4 11 30 PM E Documents and Settings 11 2 2006 5 02 03 AM eE Program Files 4 20 2010 4 18 27 PM 2 w E ProgramData 4 19 2010 12 40 49 AM z W E System Volume Information 4 20 2010 9 24 08 PM x a eE CD DVD Drives F A Hard Disks a Ei 1 VMware VMware Virtual S SCSI Disk Devi 40GB p A 1 ps NTFS C3 35 9 GB 3 H E Recycle 4 15 2010 3 40 55 PM 8 ia P 210410030357578 4 20 2010 7 08 34 PM u EE arc_NEW 4 20 2010 7 42 40 PM 19GB 4 20 2010 7 3203 PM 19GB 4 20 2010 7 37 04 PM 18GB 4 20 2010 7 42 40 PM am I arc_NEW PB 19GB 4 20 2010 7 26 52 PM 1 e O arc _NEWpfm B29KB 4 20 2010 7 42 40 PM 1 fS arc_TEST 4 20 2010 7 15 14 PM 3 Callthe popup menu right click of the mouse button for a file folder you need and then select the Export item Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 141 H E CD DVD Drives Hard Disks B 2 1 VMware VMware Vitual S SCSI Disk Devi 40GB _ E E 1 Primary NTFS C 39 9GB 3 h E SRecycle Bin 4 15 2010 3 40 55 PM 8 EE a 4 20 2010 7 08 34 PM ie ave ae b 4 20 2010 7 42 40 PM wE ac Refresh 4 20 2010 7 15 14 PM E5 Boot 4 15 2010 4 11 30 PM t H E Documents and Setti
92. arly happy when all precious information on the hard disk is irreversible lost as a result of its malfunction So how this tragedy can be prevented Backup Storage Our program supports major present day techniques of storing backup images Let s take a closer look at them all to understand what kind of storage is able to provide better security e You can place a backup image to a local mounted or unmounted without drive letter assigned partition Despite the fact that it is the most convenient way try not to use it You can delete your backup just by accident or lose it as a result of a hardware malfunction or a virus attack e You can place a backup image to an external mounted storage to provide for a higher level of data protection and system independence e You can place a backup image to external media CD DVD to guarantee a high level of data protection as long as the backup media is kept secure e You can place a backup image to a network drive to stand a better chance of success in case of a hard disk failure Moreover by storing it on a special purpose server you may be pretty sure nothing will happen to it Adaptive Restore Windows family operating systems are notorious for their excessive sensibility to hardware especially when it turns to replacement of such a crucial device as HDD controller or motherboard actually Windows will most likely fail to boot as a result of this operation With our technology available in
93. art the command line Eject CD DVD Reboot the computer Power off Hard Disk Partition Operations Wizards Help ag afha ge of hard Disk fron Basic Disk 0 Size 120 Gb o C Primary NTFS 444Gb 681Gb 36 2 Gb 1 D Primary NTFS 756Gb 45 Mb 75 6 Gb 5 Choose your system partition and then call the context menu for it right click of the mouse button to launch the Move Resize dialog Bask Disk 0 VMware Virtual 120 Gb C NTFS Vista 64_ D NTFS Data Create an image of partition Alt B Burn an image of partition io CODD Restore partition from image AR Basic Disk 0 Sel Copy panition AR C o C Prima 6 2 1 Prima create ann PS Formal Alt F Deleie jD Wipe partion A Y Clear free space Re oe Mave Unmount Modify Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 152 6 Inthe opened dialog set a new size for the partition by moving the slider or by entering the exact value in the appropriate field While doing this free space from the partition will be released displayed in aqua green Click OK to continue Partition preview New size 83273 45434 Mb Free space before 0 37111 Mb Free space after 0 37111 Mb 3 fan Basic Disk 0 VMware Virtual 120 Gb ic NTFS Free 8 Choose the data partition and then call the context menu for it right click of the mouse button to launch the M
94. artition areas that dont contain any data This allows you to keep the partition s content after move exactly as it was but will require more time 3 Inthe opened dialog shift the edge of the partition to the left by the drag and drop technique While doing this free space from the partition will be released displayed in aqua green You can also do it manually by entering the exact size of free space Click the Yes button to continue Are you sure you want to move resize volume E You ae about to movevresize NTFS volume No label E r Basic Hard Desk 1 WMware VMware Virtual S SCS Disk Dew F Unallocated 241 668 W Local Disk E d 268 3 GB NTFS Volume size 274 790 519MB oe 107 MB 511 993 MB Free space before 0 3 MB afl Obytes 511 251 43 MB Free space sher 237 201 932 MB we O bytes 511 083 61 MB Sectorto sector move Select this opben to move partition arses that dont contain any date This allows you to keep the partiien s content after move cacth as t was but wi require more time The Move Resize dialog offers a number of additional parameters that can also be of help However here we pay attention to the most relevant to fulfill our task 4 Nowyou have a block of free space sufficient in size to hold a new partition Basic Hard Disk 0 VMware VMware Virtual S SCS Disk Dev il fi vista C Unallocated 158 7 GB NTFS e 341268 5 Create a new partition to in
95. artition as destination T Windows AP Professional Setup The following list shows the existing partitions and uUnpArtitioned space on this computer Use the UP and DOWN ARROW keys to select an item in the list To set up Windows AF on the selected item press ENTER To create a partition in the unpartitioned space press C To delete the selected partition press D 236591 AB Disk at Id on bus on atapi ABE E Partition Inactive 0872 Boot HaniBs hG AB 182417 AB freet Partit FR A909 C 85 Hi 496 i Ti ree 9 So if everything is OK you ve got to have by this moment Windows XP successfully installed Your Windows Vista however is still non bootable To fix this issue you need to launch the Boot Manager Setup wizard To do that please install our program once again but this time in Windows XP to activate Boot Manager To avoid double installation please use our WinPE recovery environment to activate Boot Manager 10 Click Boot Management and then select Boot Manager in the Express Launcher 11 Set up the Boot Manager wizard The most relevant option here is the possibility to hide other primary partitions except the one selected to boot and it is by all means should be activated to make Windows Vista and Windows XP unaware of each other The rest of the parameters offered by default will do in our case so just complete the wizard and it will automatically find the two operating systems and update the
96. artition parameters O Correct boot parameters boot ini BCD To begin click Next 5 Onthe next page choose the required Windows installation from the list of found installations if several then select the Edit the Boot ini file option If you re not sure which installation you need please use the Properties button to get more info on the selected item Correct Windows installations Program has s arched for valid Windows installations on your computer The results of the search you can see below Status S refers fo A System partition you can edit the Boot ini file B a boot partion you can correct the System Registry N Partivon Status System root 1 Disk 0 Partition 6 S B WINDOWS WinkxP For the highlighted Windows installation please point cut the operation to perform O Correct drive leners in the System Registry Edit the Boot ini file 2 Correct the partition boot record AdjustOS to booton mew hardware T continue click Next Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 113 6 Examine the file maybe that s where the problem is If it contains a mistake correct it by using the appropriate buttons Edit the Boot ini file on Hard Disk 0 Partition 0 boot loader timeout 10 deflauh multi OMisk Oirdisk Oipartition WINDOWS operating systems miulti Oidisk OediskiO p anioni IOVINDOWS Paragon VMWare Windows XP Partition 01 fastdeect 1
97. at You can update your disks since this procedure involves change of a version only nothing else To know more on the subject please consult the Known Issues chapter 8 That s all You can now launch the virtual machine Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 193 Windows Vista TEST State Powered off Gusst OS Windows Vista Location C Users Admins trator Documents Wir tua Madines Windows Vista TEST Windows Westa TEST vinx Verson Workstation 6 5 virtual machine GoHardtek SCs 1608 copo De Auto detect G Enable ACE features Whatis ACE H Foppy Auto detect T lNetnork Adapter NAT USB Controler Present Sound Card Auto detect Tel nispay Auto detect i Processors 1 Connecting virtual disks to a new virtual machine For VMware Workstation To connect a VMware Workstation virtual disk to a new virtual machine please do the following 1 Click New Virtual Machine VMware Workstation Wiehe ar Workstation slows multiple standard operating systems and ae to nun wath high p and fr rival Each virtual machine is equivalent to a PC with a bella spe enc full complement of hardware choices Chick this button to create a new virtual machine You then can install and run a variety of standard operating systems in the virtual machine bck this button to create a new team You then can add several virtual machines and connect them with private team LAN segments Gli
98. ate through TAB and Merge with 5 Only for the Windows XP Windows Vista scenario you need to make the system partition active as well by calling the context menu for it right click of the mouse button and then selecting Set Active a eT E a Per Ean Ts Ta Formal Partition Alt Delete Partition AltD Move Resize Partition Alt 2Z Convert File System Unhide Unimount Change Cluster Size Change Volume Label Change Serial Number Change Partition ID Change SID Test Surface Check File System Integrity EditView Sectors Make logic al Di ransana Partii Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 165 6 You will be notified after the operations are completed Operations list Suboperation progress ij Sa paricnfacs TT Operation progress TTI Time elapsed 00 00 26 Time w finish Overall progress Cee Rebuilding panitions into Alloperations have been finished 7 Restart the computer System Migration and Virtualization Scenarios Migrating system to another hard disk Clone HDD Let s assume that you ve bought a new hard disk It s faster and of much higher capacity than your current system disk so it s quite natural you start thinking about system migration We can help you do that To migrate your system from one hard disk to another please do the following Launcher 1 Connect both source and destination
99. atically boot from the recovery media please make sure the on board BIOS is set up to boot from CD USB first 2 Inthe boot menu select Normal Mode to use the Linux recovery environment more preferable or Safe Mode to use the PTS DOS recovery environment in case you ve got problems with Linux Moreover you ve got the option to boot into the Low Graphics Safe Mode PTS DOS safe mode to cope with a serious hardware incompatibility In this case only the minimal set of drivers will be included like hard disk monitor and keyboard drivers This mode has simple graphics and a simple menu Hain recovery Safe Mode environment amp Low Graphics Safe Mode amp Floppy disk Hard disk 4 MER amp Find OSes on your hard disks By default the Normal Mode will be automatically initiated after a 10 second idle period 3 Inthe Linux launch menu select Partition Manager You can find it in PTS DOS as well Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 151 a You can create delete and format hard disk Paragon Partion Manager partitions using Paragon Partition Manager which will start now Upon the start please select the drive and one of its partitions or its free space Then activate the Paniition pulldown menu and select one of the File Transfer Wizard partitioning operations Restore Wizard Boot Conector Network Configurator Log Saver View the mounted partitions St
100. below i e Archive File Details displays a short description of the selected image including e Information on a type of the archive contents whether it is sector based or file based e Whether the archive is compressed or not e Whether the archive is password protected or not e The date when the archive was created Moreover on this page you ve got the possibility to create new folders delete existing files folders or map network drives by clicking the appropriate buttons The next page i e What to restore displays detailed information about the contents of the archive Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 53 Please select an archree tem to restore Please select one of the object s to restore Name Type File system Size Used E Basic Hard Disk 1 Unknown Mode intemal Hard Disk Drive i0 G8 Et Local Disk 7 Primary Linux Swap 509 8 MB d KE 3 Primary Linu Edd 14GB 581MB H GP New Volume F Primary NTFS 24GB 356 1 MB H BP NEW VOLUME E Primary FAT32 14GB 4 KE Name Local Disk Volume labal Mo label File system Linux Edt Total size 14GB Laed space 58 1 MB Fes space 1 368 To select where to restore the selected objects cick Nee Daia size to restore 1 4 GB If you want to restore the image contents click the Next button In order to cancel click the Cancel button Data Backup and Rescue In this chapter you will find all the information necessary t
101. can also be accomplished with the WinPE recovery environment Restoring separate files and folders from a backup The program provides a very convenient option to access backup archives and restore only data you need the so called selective restore functionality This operation can be accomplished either with the Restore Wizard File Transfer Wizard or Volume Explorer Restore Wizard To restore separate files and folders from a backup image with the Restore Wizard please do the following 1 Start up the computer from our WinPE recovery media Recovery Media Builder can help you prepare the Linux DOS or WinPE recovery environment either on a CD DVD disc or a thumb drive To automatically boot from the recovery media please make sure the on board BIOS is set up to boot from CD USB first 2 Once it has been loaded read the agreement and then mark the appropriate checkbox to accept Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Press Page Up and Page Down to scroll the text End User License Agreement pete efi PARAGON Technologie Grok Syitemprogrammicrng Rieincien yon Srephen Sir S 79100 Freipug Germany and You as end user Eygu accepi the temma of the agreement click the check box below F J accept the terms in the License Agreement Acpen Decline If you do not agree with any conditions stated there you won t be able to use the program Once you accept th
102. ce ia ij w wW F pa d i til Di By marking a checkbox opposite the required item you can choose whether to display it or not Besides you can change its order by pressing the Move up or Move down buttons If you don t need the Disk Map please click the shown below icon to disable it Disk Map Basic Hard Disk 0 VMware VMware Virtual 5 SCSI Disk Dev Local Disk C 39 9 GE NTFS Properties Bar The Properties Bar provides information on the selected at the moment partition hard disk For a hard disk e Model e Serial number e Type of hard disk basic or dynamic e Total size in GB e Information on geometry of the disk amount of sectors per track heads and cylinders For a partition e Drive letter assigned to the disk Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 39 e Volume label if available e Type of the logical disk e File system represented by the color of the graph and the selected bar e Total size used space and free space in GB or MB Besides you can modify practically any partition property by clicking on the required value Legend Bar The Legend Bar explains the color scheme used for disk and partition presentation You can hide or show the bar with the appropriate Main Menu item View gt Disk Map Legend When it is activated it can be found at the bottom of the Explorer Bar The program distinguishes between the following types of known file
103. ce in GB or MB Below there is a list of wizards which may be called for this disk All default values of parameters will correspond to the disk settings Viewing Image Properties General information on backup archives can be obtained with the help of the Restore Wizard Using the Restore Wizard There are several ways to launch the Restore Wizard e Inthe Main menu select Wizards gt Restore e In Common Tasks bar click the Restore item of the Wizards menu e Select a hard disk partition and then click the Restore an image of the entire disk Restore the logical disk from an image link on the Explorer Bar page At first the wizard displays the Welcome page simply click the Next button at the foot of the dialog window The next page refers to Browse for Archive You can find the required image in the browser like window Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Browse for Archive Pace select an achieve to restore lokin E ctke E Loca Dak C R ee 210410030257578 gt i arc_TEST n d TEMP di Windows sb WORK Feso type Archive fies Hama Local Disk C Comment le command Volume labai Ne latai NTFS Total sine Used space 5 5158 Pree scusce Fie C arc_NEW arc _NEW PEF sas 4 20 2010 8 08 34 PM 4 20 2010 84240 PM LAVA ETE Pa 20 2010 5 18 27 PM T520 10 36 10 FM 752010 2 95 12 Pe 4 14 2010 10 32 40 Fi avai T 4 368 3 GE The section
104. cher 1 Select a partition on the Disk Map 2 Call the Convert File System of Partition dialog to set up the operation There are several ways to do it Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 84 e Select in the Main menu Partition gt Convert file system e On the Explorer bar click on the current file system type e Call the popup menu for the selected partition right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map or on the Partition List then select the menu item Convert File System 3 Initially the program suggests some consistent values for all parameters In most cases you can just press the Convert button to confirm the operation Eam Are you sure you wami to convert system volume C You ane about to convert fle system on volume C No label NTFS Tour computer may no anger FOOT OF WORK cany Piaase select new fle system Select mew Huser are e New file system From the pull down list choose a file system you would like to convert to Actually the program only displays variants available for the operation taking into account the current parameters of the selected partition and limitations of the used file system e New cluster size Define the cluster size for the partition This parameter can have a profound effect on the overall performance In a nutshell larger clusters waste more space but generally provide for slightly better performance because of less fragmentation
105. choose a location you want to save the archive to Burn data to CD DVD Choose this option if you want the Wizard to burn the archive 1o CO or DVD You will be prompted choose a CD or DVD RW drive 9 Select an external USB drive as a backup destination Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 108 Specify image file to create E SRECYCLE BIN oo Trashes MET RECYCLER System Volume Information Rename F6 Newloider F7 Dele F9 Y File name 10 Edit the archive name if necessary Backup destination APCHiee nane Space available on destination 34 8G6b Approximate archive size 17 5 Gb Please take into account values of the parameters Estimated archive size and Space available on backup destination if the archive size exceeds the available space another drive needs to be selected 11 Add comments to your backup describing its contents A Anhe txt gommer Please enter backup comments to describe the archive Archive Img_DO pbt created 2008 06 05 13 42 39 12 On the Backup Summary page review all parameters of the operation and modify them if necessary Click the Next button to start the backup process A This operation can also be accomplished with the WinPE recovery environment or under Windows Recovery Scenarios Fixing MBR after a boot virus attack Let s assume that the MBR Master Boot Record of your hard disk has been corrup
106. cies conn vascacciienadcaseuccadetseasedesewsesasauoccdaedsdueadetisesacedmuaceeesses saviadecacedewvessereutedenssaveustee 108 RESIZE SCON ANOS ican a E E A A E E E O A 141 Creating Dual BOOU SYSt MS ricercati enn a a a a a a a 155 System Migration and Virtualization ScenarioS s ssesessesessscsessssecescecessecescecesseceseecessececssoecssoesessesesoeseeses 165 Hard Disk Optimiza tiO Menna a a E N 186 Extra Scenarios tor WinPE vccisstscoscieastcatcssscsnuneneacetostosassinenteat Ra a ENEE NE a aaa 187 Connecting Virtual Disks to a Virtual Machine ssesessesesessesessesescecescecessecescecessececescecsscesesoesssoecessesesseseeseo 190 TOU IE SINO OG ONG onea aman ct macs nau oamaatie vse ananene asa ceuca tances ammanee neues 199 NOS Sal Vaa os ccs seas cic E EEA E E E E 201 Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Introduction Paragon Partition Manager for Virtual Server is an integrated set of powerful tools that is specially designed to tackle most of the problems the user might face while using PC A highly intelligent program engine together with built in advanced recovery facilities make it possible to securely carry out partitioning operations of any complexity optimize performance of NTFS and FAT file systems migrate the system to another hard disk etc without fear to lose precious data In this manual you will find the answers to many of the technical questions which might arise while using
107. ck the Recover Lost Partitions item on the page that appears in the Explorer Bar e Call the popup menu for the block of free space right click of the mouse button then select the menu item Recover Lost Partitions Setup The wizard offers the following steps to accomplish the undelete partition operation e Free blocks to scan for lost partitions Choose a free block from a tree like list of available hard disks Chek ihe check box next to any hard disk dive or free black you want to camne Mame Type 3 EX My Computer hy Computer df Bass Hard Osk 3 Vihwere Vibar Vetuel 5 SCS Dek Dev intemal Hard Di Unallocated E E Free Specs The summary sre of fragment s to analyze 19 968 e Search method By default the wizard selects the fastest search method for your operating system In most cases that will do to find any accidentally deleted partition However if you re under Windows XP for instance the Conventional Search option is selected but the deleted partition you re looking for has been created with the Disk Management utility under Vista the wizard won t be able to find this partition unless you manually select the appropriate option Quick Search for Partitions Created by Vista or Later OS Moreover if the wizard still fails to find the partition you need you can select the Thorough Search option to scan every single sector in the specified search area to get the most accurate results Choose how to look f
108. ck this button to browse for virtual machines or teams and to select ene to deplay in this panel You then can interact with the guest operating system within this display as you would a standard PC Open Existing VM or Team 2 Onthe Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button 3 On the next page select Typical What type of configuration do you want Typical recommended Create a Workstation 6 5 virtual machine in a few easy steps Custom advanced Create a virtual machine with advanced options such as a SCSI adapter hype virtual disk tyme and compatibility with Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 194 4 Select the required guest OS Please make sure it s the same as on your virtual disk otherwise you may face hardware incompatibility problems eee eo Di epee UE lee raim dials EEEE at ACE sire ca at ator Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 195 7 Edit settings of the newly created machine Windows Vista TEST Loca Son C Wsers administrator Documents virtusl Machines Windows Vista TEST Windows Vista TEST vmx b Power on this virtual machine i dit virtual machin eating Enable ACE features What is ACE Dace ik SCSI 68 Sound Card Auto detect Eroen i 9 Click Add to connect your virtual disk to the machine Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Grou
109. cluding e The help system e General information on the product including its name version and a list of helpful links e Detailed information about disks selected on the Disk Map e Volume Explorer utility e Disk Editor utility According to these categories the Explorer Bar has several tabs e Disk View which offers the user the following options Partition List to get a clear cut picture of the current state of the system hard disks partitions Disk Editor to view edit sectors of the selected partition hard disk Volume Explorer to browse and export contents of the selected partition hard disk Properties to view detailed information on the selected partition hard disk in the bright graphical form You can switch between these three components by clicking tabs on the left side of the Explorer Bar e Help which contains the program help and general information on the product You can access the desired information by clicking on the appropriate tab The Explorer Bar is a fully functional embedded HTML browser which offers the possibility to address for example the company s website to look through important technical notes or download the latest updates without having to close the program The program help is also HTML oriented You can read it and follow external links from to get additional information Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 37 To easily navigate through browsed pages t
110. contents In order to hide unhide a partition you should take the following steps Launcher 1 Select a partition on the Disk Map 2 Callthe Hide Unhide Partition Dialog to set up the operation There are several ways to do it Select in the Main Menu Partition gt Hide Unhide Partition Call the popup menu for the selected partition right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map then select the menu item Hide Unhide Partition 3 The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation system will fail to boot A It is strongly recommended not to hide the system partition Otherwise your operating Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 87 Set Label of a Partition The Partition Label is a small textual field up to 11 characters that is located in the partition s boot sector It is detectable by any partitioning tool and is used for notification purposes only In order to change a partition label you should take the following steps Launcher 1 Select a partition on the Disk Map 2 Call the Change Volume Label dialog to set up the operation There are several ways to do it Select in the Main Menu Partition gt Modify gt Change Volume Label Onthe Explorer Bar click on the current volume label Call the popup menu for the selected partition right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map then select the menu item Change Volume Label 3 Enter a label for the selected pa
111. ct CD DVD Reboot the computer Power off You can create delete and format hard disk partitions using Paragon Partition Manager which will start now Upon the start please select the drive and one of its partitions or its free space Then activate the Panition pulldown menu and select one of the Paritioning operations 5 Launch the Backup Wizard by selecting in the Main Menu of the program Wizards gt Backup Wizard Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 107 ard Disk Partition Changes DELH Capy Hard Disk Backup Wizard Restore wird d Basic Hard Disk 0 VW Undelete Partitions Express Resize Wizard nual IDE Hard Drive Used Free Bask Hard Disk 5 File Transfer Wizard Oo C Priman Boot Corrector 29GB 16 76 1 oD Primar 79 2MB 2046 Network Configurator 6 Onthe Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button 7 On the What to back up page select your Mac hard disk Primary Appl HFS 549Gb 14 2 Gb leopard No 3 z Primary NTFS 56 6 Gb 10 9 Gb Mo laben Yes 8 On the Backup Destination page select the Save data to any local drive or a network share option Please select how would you like to save the archive Save data to any local drives or a network share Choose this option if you wantto save your data to bocal mounted or physical partition to USB or FireWare extemal drives and t a mounted network share You will be prompted to
112. d 7 Add comments to your backup describing its contents Please enter a short comment to describe the archive Ry Ha comment 8 On the Backup Summary page review all parameters of the operation and modify them if necessary Click the Next button to start the backup process This operation can also be accomplished with the Linux DOS or WinPE recovery A N environments Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 106 Backing up a dual boot Mac to an external USB drive To back up a dual boot Mac Mac OS X and Windows XP Vista 7 and then place the resulted image to an external USB drive please do the following 1 Start up the computer from our Linux DOS recovery media Recovery Media Builder can help you prepare the Linux DOS or WinPE recovery environment either on a CD DVD disc or a thumb drive To automatically boot from the recovery media please make sure the on board BIOS is set up to boot from CD USB first 2 Connect an external USB drive to the computer 3 Restart the computer It will be automatically started up into the Linux recovery environment Normal Mode since it s the only mode that provides support for Mac computers 4 Inthe Linux launch menu select Partition Manager Paragon Partition Manager Restore Wizard File Transfer Wizard Boot Comector Network Configurator Log Saver View the mounted partitions z E Stan the command line opri Eje
113. d to migrate to a new hardware platform Willing to conserve your system you decided to virtualize it with a 3 party tool but unsuccessfully you got a virtual disk as a result of the operation but the system was failing to start up You had nothing to do but forget about your old system With our program you ve now got the option to make your virtualized system bootable To recover bootability after migrating your physical system to a virtual disk with a 3 party tool please do the following Launcher 1 Click the P2V Adjust OS item of the Wizards menu any of the ways described earlier can also be used here 2 Onthe Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button 3 Browse for the required virtual disk Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 175 Lookin Local Disk C2 im Re Name Sze Date i e F Loca Disk C3 3 r arc_images 6 2 2008 7 10 24 AM E arc_new 9 2 2009 26 14 AM archdb 9 2 2009 603 29 AM E archive_db 9 2 2009 5 29 22 PM a j Peflogs 7 13 2009 7 37 05 PM 5 Program Files 9 4 2009 1 33 49 AM i Users 8 11 2009 12 18 49 PM H pp Utils 8 11 2009 1 32 53 AM a di Windows 92 2008 5 3840 PM HE 3268 a20 22AM 7 Fies of hye All virtual disk images Disk info VMware virtual hard disk IDE Capacity 500 GE 536 271 960 576 Bytes 4 Provide a path to the integration package of your virtualization software
114. d to the selected partition taking its capacity into account Drive letter assignment The pull down list contains vacant drive letters that can be associated with the newly formatted partition Surface test level Define the level of the surface check to make the program find bad and unstable sectors and mark them unusable in the file system metadata e OS Label Enter a label for the selected partition in the textual field It will later be used for the drive identification OS labels val be displaved m the Boot Managers startup menu bo help you boot the required operating sytem OS labet Windows N Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 82 Result As the final step the wizard will offer you to insert a distributive CD DVD of the new operating system and restart the computer to launch the installation procedure The program will update your MBR so most likely you won t be able to start up any of the A N previously installed operating systems Please launch the Boot Manager Setup Wizard after the installation has been completed to fix this issue Available operation scenarios e Creating Dual Boot Systems Moving Resizing Partition The Move Resize Partition function allows you to resize or change location of any partition without destroying its data In order to move resize a partition you should take the following steps Launcher 1 Select a partition on the Disk Map 2 Call the Move Res
115. dditionally complete the P2P Adjust OS Wizard Available operation scenarios e Migrating system to another hard disk Clone HDD Cloning Partitions You can duplicate partitions to protect oneself from downtime in case of a system malfunction or for cloning sample partitions The program enables to duplicate all partition data including files the exact structure of directories and file system metadata location of files security information access quotas etc The Copy Partition Wizard will help you copy a partition of any file system To minimize the possibility of making any mistake the wizard provides auxiliary information on every single option Moreover you can get an in depth description to any setting control or field of the wizard just by clicking the hint button and then the object you need Startup There are several ways to start the Copy Partition Wizard Express Launcher e Click the Copying and Migration button and then select Copy Partition Launcher e Inthe Main Menu select Wizards gt Copy Partition e On the Common Tasks Bar click the Copy Partition item of the Wizards menu e Inthe Toolbar click the Copy Partition button Setup The wizard offers the following steps to accomplish the copy partition operation e The partition to copy Select a partition you want to copy On ths page you can choose a volume to copy Hasic Hard Disk U VMware Vieware Virtual S SS Disk Dee if t Local Disk C 4595 G8
116. der can help you prepare the Linux DOS or WinPE recovery environment either on a CD DVD disc or a thumb drive To automatically boot from the recovery media please make sure the on board BIOS is set up to boot from CD USB first 2 Inthe boot menu select Normal Mode to use the Linux recovery environment more preferable or Safe Mode to use the PTS DOS recovery environment in case you ve got problems with Linux Moreover you ve got the option to boot into the Low Graphics Safe Mode PTS DOS safe mode to cope with a serious hardware incompatibility In this case only the minimal set of drivers will be included like hard disk monitor and keyboard drivers This mode has simple graphics and a simple menu gt Normal Mode Hain recovery Safe Mode environment 4 Low Graphics Safe Mode Floppy disk Hard disk 4 MER amp Find OSes on your hard disks By default the Normal Mode will be automatically initiated after a 10 second idle period 3 Inthe Linux launch menu select the File Transfer Wizard You can find the same wizard in PTS DOS as well Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 135 a You can create delete and format hard disk Paragon Partition Manager partitions using Paragon Partition Manager which will start now Upon the start please select the drive and one of its partitions or its free space Then activate the Paniition pulldown menu and select one of
117. dialog offers a number of additional parameters that can also be of help However here we pay attention to the most relevant to fulfill our task 7 Asaresult of the operation we have got a newly created FAT32 partition just enough in size to comfortably work with Windows XP Basic Hard Disk 0 VMware VMware Virtual SCS Disk Dev Viste C New Volume F 153 7 GE NTFS 241 268 NTFS 8 Hide the Windows Vista partition to avoid writing any data on it during the Windows XP installation as it is the best way to provide system independence To do that please call the context menu for it right click of the mouse button and launch the Hide Partition dialog Click the Yes button to continue Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 161 Are you sure you want to hide the partition You are about to hide partition E New Volume NTFS Hiding the partition may cause drive letters to be changed Ce o N i Hiding of the system partition will make OS non bootable what is quite normal 9 Apply all introduced changes By default our program works in the virtual mode of execution so you have to confirm all operations to let the program accomplish them To do that just click the Apply button on the Virtual Operations Bar 10 The program will require the system restart to accomplish the operation in a special boot up mode Click the appropriate button to agree After all the operations are
118. drives and to a mounted network share You will be prompted to choose a becation you wani to save the archive to O Burn data to CD DVD Choose this option if you want the Wizard to burn the data to TCD f DVD You will be prompted to choose a CD or DVD RW drive 9 On the Select Destination Path page select your system disk to copy the data to by pressing the standard browse button Select path E C3 INtSericePackUninstall C AppPatch G Contig O Connection Wizard C Cursors O Debug D Downloaded Program Files O Driver Cache i EHome Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 137 10 On the Transfer Summary page check all parameters of the operation Click the Next button to accomplish the operation 11 In the Progress window you can see in real time a detailed report on all actions carried out by the program Operations list Suboperation progress DETT 1 Transfer user dala Operation progress TE TECERETEa Time elapsed 60 00 04 Time to finish 00 00 00 Copied so far 0 9 Mb Overall progress COPEETETTITETIT Transiering AVINDOWS system to mntdiskihdal WINDOWS system tiem lof 1 Aloaperations have been finished 12 After the operation is completed close the wizard by pressing the appropriate button 13 Turn off the computer This operation
119. dware support However in case it doesn t have a driver for your disk controller your hard disks will be unavailable Please consult the Adding specific drivers scenario to know how to tackle this issue l The Vizard has faded to find any 05 that can be modified Please note the Wira can only work with Microsof Windows 2000 and later Depending on your siem configuration and hardware some deke can be unaveabie for the program 4 Onthe Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button 5 From the list of all found Windows based operating systems if several select one you need to adjust to your new hardware If you re willing to adjust them all just re launch this wizard for each Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 184 Os Volume Label Capacity EP vindows 2000 Local Disk CJ Nolabel 1 39 GB Windows XP Local Disk D Nolabel 4 8GB A N The wizard can only work with Microsoft Windows 2000 and later operating systems 6 Choose whether you re going to add drivers for the new hardware to the selected operating system or not and the way it s to be done Actually you ve got three options e Upload drivers automatically from the provided driver repository Generally together with new hardware you get its drivers for different operating systems on removable media mostly CD or DVD By collecting all these drivers in one folder you can let the wizard automatically pick and install
120. e Microsoft Windows 7x86 on pimay patton 0 8 Now you can connect the resulted virtual disk to your virtual machine Your system has been virtualized You need to close the program to unlock the virtual disk Otherwise you won t be able to connect it to a virtual machine Virtualizing system from its backup image P2V Let s assume that your system has been corrupted as a result of a hardware failure You realize it s quite obsolete and it s next to impossible to replace the damaged hardware devices Migration to a new hardware platform seems the best way out if not for one thing you still need access to your software but you do know for sure that the bulk of it won t work on the new platform Luckily you ve got a backup image of your old system made with Paragon software that s just enough for its virtualization But before you start please make sure the following conditions are met e You ve got a backup image of your Windows e Your hard disk has enough free space to store a virtual image of your Windows depends on the system e You ve got one of the supported virtualization software To make a virtual disk out of your old system backed up with a Paragon disaster recovery tool please do the following Launcher 1 Click the P2V Restore item of the Wizards menu any of the ways described earlier can also be used here 2 Onthe Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button 3 Browse for the required back
121. e VMware Virtual 5 SCSI Disk Clear Free Space E E Local Disk Unallocated Test Surface pee 125 MB Not formato DEM sa TE 569 4 GB_ _ FE Check File System Integrity na Edit View Sectors Basic Hard Disk 3 VMware virtual image Virtual image Properties By Local Disk c ae MB x44 ments E 65 4 MB NTFS E nurs E Fatz B aTe P lne Lux Ba Uee E Ree M In case you ve got more than two partitions on the disk and the required space donor is not adjacent to the system partition you can still use this scenario by consecutively redistributing free space between all partitions involved in the operation 4 Inthe opened dialog drag and drop the left edge of the partition to the right to release the required amount of the free space displayed in aqua green You can also do it manually by entering the exact size of free space Are you sure you want to move nesize volume Y You ae about to movereae NTFS volume Privet Fasic Hard Disk 3 VMware virtual image Virtual Image g Unallocated Volume size 3544 MB iL 2MB 65 MB Free space before 30 02 MB ft lt O byes 63 MB Free space after 0 Bytes me Obytes 63 MB Selaci the opion to move pariiion areas that don contain any data This allows vou to keep the perttion s content ster move exacth as i was but wil regure more time 5 Now you ve got a block of fre
122. e Enable hot processing Mark the checkbox to enable the so called hot data processing mode that is specially designed to process data without restarting your operating system e Hot processing technology From the pull down list you can select the required hot processing technology e Always use hot processing Select the option to process partitions without making them locked Thus you will be able to keep working with them as usual e Use hot processing only when partition is locked Select the option to use the hot processing only when partitions are locked and cannot be processed without restarting the computer Please keep in mind that once you start any operation on a partition in this mode it will automatically be locked by the program thus you won t be able to keep working with it as usual e Hot processing temporary drive Here you can select a disk drive that will be used to store the temporary hot backup data by default C e Attempts to start VSS Here you can set how many attempts to start Microsoft VSS the program is to do before automatically rebooting the system and accomplishing the operation in a special boot up mode e Timeout between attempts in seconds Here you can set a time period between different attempts to start Microsoft VSS Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 46 e Switch between hot processing technologies Mark the checkbox to automatically switch between Paragon Hot
123. e agreement you will see the Universal Application Launcher Select the Restore Wizard On the Restore Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button On the Browse for Archive page choose the required archive in the browser like window The Archive File Details section displays a short description of the selected image Sie Date Se jen T i A E AE i EE lor i mg_0_310708_072009875 F BF 227KB 7 30 2008 3 20 10 PM el NF lebGd 16 4 idee 3367 18 2b Fa Sc2 20083 1070 MIVA 3 32 28 PM mo 0 310704_075228187 PBF m7 KB 7 30 2008 3 52 28 PM Mi 2008 3 55 41 PM mo_2_310708_075228187 PBF 12GB 7 30 2008 3 57 46 PM No comment is avaiable WinxP NTFS Toal size 2 9G8 1568 Free spaca 1020 7 MB 1 Fach 0fa5d 7 20083 107075229 187 ieng_1_310708_075223 187 PBF 6 On the next page specify what you need to extract from the backup by marking checkboxes next to the required data items At the right lower corner of the window you can see the resulted amount of the selected data Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 139 Chek the check box next to any fie or folder you want to restore from ad E Documents and Settings l f E A All Users ot Zz E Defaut User 4j Gel LocalService i E NetworkSennce eF Gal user H El Application Data s E Cookes Hf Ea Desktop E Favontes a Local Settings 4 za Mey eet og ee w E heHong EN E PrntHood Fj E o Racet a EA Sanda
124. e customer databases and more simultaneous users on each server Besides a 64 bit kernel can access more system resources such as memory allocation per user A 64 bit processor can handle over 4 billion times more memory addresses than a 32 bit processor With these resources even a very large database can be cached in memory Although many business applications run without problems on 32 bit systems others have grown so complex that they use up the 4 GB memory limitation of a 32 bit address space With this large amount of data fewer memory resources are available to meet memory needs On a 64 bit server most queries are able to perform in the buffers available to the database Some 32 bit applications make the transition to the 64 bit environment seamlessly others do not For instance system level utilities and programs that provide direct hardware access are likely to fail Our program offers a full fledged support of the 64 bit architecture providing fault tolerant work for such system dependent modules as Hot Processing Copy Operations Hard drive duplication nowadays is becoming highly popular among PC users That is due to some definite advantages it can offer First of all many people clone hard disks just to back up data for security reasons The present day copy utilities enable to successfully transfer all on disk information including standard bootstrap code and other system service structures thus maintaining the operating system
125. e for bad or unstable sectors If found any it automatically marks them unusable in the file system metadata thus minimizing the risk of data loss In order to start the surface test you should take the following steps Launcher 1 Select a partition or a block of free space on the Disk Map 2 Call the Test Surface dialog to set up the operation There are several ways to do it Select in the Main Menu Partition gt Test Surface Call the popup menu for the selected partition right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map then select the menu item Test Surface 3 From the pull down list choose the level of the surface check Es a Test swlace of volume C Testing volume suface allows to find bad blocks and other problems Please select a surface pest level Ce 4 The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation Check File System Integrity The program allows you to check integrity of a file system It can be used to detect possible file system errors before performing any operation on a partition To start the system integrity check you should take the following steps Launcher Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 99 1 Select a partition on the Disk Map 2 Call the Check File System Integrity dialog to set up the operation There are several ways to do it Select in the Main Menu Partition gt Check File System Integrity Call the popup men
126. e hard disk or a separate partition and then place the resulted image to a network share please do the following Launcher 1 Click the Back up a Disk or Partition item of the Wizards menu any of the ways described earlier can also be used here 2 On the Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button 3 On the What to back up page mark the appropriate option opposite a hard disk s name or a partition s name depending on the chosen task Gick the check box next to any hard disk dive or partition you want to back up Name Type A My Computer My Computer J il F Basic Hard Disk 0 VMware VMware Vitual 5 SCS Disk Dev intemal Hard Desk Dri EN First Hard Disk Track First Track Master Bont Record MBR hea Local Dsk E Primary 7 3 F F Basic Hard Desk 1 VMware VMware Virtual SSCS Disk Dev intemal Hard Desk Dris First Hard Disk Track First Track Ge Master Boot Record MBR EF Local Disk E Panar Local Disk 7 Primary Local Disk 7 Primary E Loca Desk 7 Primary F Basic Hard Disk 2 ihwan VMware Virtual 5 SCS Disk Dev intemal Hard Disk Driv P F Cie The size of objects to back up 499 59 GB Estimated archive size 7 2 GB You ve got the option to modify the default backup settings by marking the appropriate checkbox on this page 4 On the Backup Destination page select the Save data to local network drives option There are several ways the Wizard can store your data Please select how w
127. e it may contain multiple logical drives Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 202 File System Metadata The servicing structures of a file system which contain information about allocating files and directories security information etc are named the file system metadata It is invisible for users and regular applications because its accidental modification usually makes a partition unusable Hard Disk Geometry Traditionally the usable space of a hard disk is logically divided into cylinders cylinders are divided into tracks or heads and tracks are divided into sectors The triad of values Sectors per Track Tracks per Cylinder Amount of Cylinders is usually named the Hard Disk Geometry or C H S geometry Tracks and cylinders are enumerated from 0 while sectors are enumerated from 1 These disk parameters play an essential role in the DOS Partitioning scheme Modern hardware uses an advanced scheme for the linear addressing of sectors which assumes that all on disk sectors are continuously enumerated from 0 To allow backward compatibility with older standards modern hard disks can additionally emulate the C H S geometry Hidden Partition The concept of a hidden partition was introduced in the IBM OS 2 Boot Manager By default an operating system does not mount a hidden partition thus preventing access to its contents A method of hiding a partition consists in changing the pa
128. e operation There are several ways to do it e Select in the Main Menu Partition gt Create Partition e Call the popup menu for the block of free space right click of the mouse button then select the menu item Create Partition Express Create Partition Wizard Setup Thanks to a highly intelligent work algorithm the wizard requires minimal involvement in the operation thus you only need to choose a method you find the most suitable to create the partition if several available which actually differ in the amount of space to allocate For easy perception you can see the resulted disk layout on the disk map by selecting this or that mode The result you wil gai pie eponsng the changes Basic Hard Disk 0 VMware VMware Virtual 5 SCS Disk Dew ii a Local Disk C i a data 2 a a New V r ann 75 CB NTF Me 102 5GE NT EE 1025 GENT Please select the method of new partition creation Smat Mode Use 1821 GB io create a partition More info g Advanced Mode Use 108 SB ts cega a panien Mere ria The number of available methods depends on your disk layout A N To learn more on the way the wizard works please click the corresponding link on the first page of the wizard Create Partition Wizard Setup The wizard offers the following steps to accomplish the operation e Partition destination Select a hard disk if the computer has several hard disks and then choose position for the future partition on
129. e option to inject 3rd party drivers to guarantee your system will start up on the new hardware Actually you ve got two options either provide a path to your own driver repository collection of all drivers to your hardware devices located in one folder for the program automatically pick and install only those drivers required for your OS recommended or manually specify drivers critical for the guaranteed startup of your system on the new hardware Adaptive Restore for Windows Vista 7 Server 2008 It is based on the fact that these operating systems do not delete their distributive driver repositories after the setup but simply make them inactive in the Windows Registry So thanks to our technology these driver repositories can be made available during the restore procedure to let Windows Vista 7 or 2008 Server automatically find and install any lacking driver with no action from your side required what is very convenient Anyway not all drivers can be found in the built in driver repositories especially when you ve got to do with specific SCSI or Serial ATA controllers For situations of this kind you ve got the option to inject any 3 party driver either by providing a path to your own driver repository collection of all drivers to your hardware devices located in one folder for the program automatically pick and install only those drivers required for your OS recommended or manually specifying drivers critical for the guaranteed startup
130. e several ways to do it Select in the Main Menu Partition gt Assign Drive Letter Call the popup menu for the selected partition right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map then select the menu item Assign Drive Letter 3 Specify a drive letter for the selected partition Initially the program suggests some consistent value for this parameter So you may just press the Yes button to confirm the operation Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 97 ella Assign a drive better This allows access to the volume by using the drive letter assigned The aSeonment is not recommended Ff the volume contains a fie system mot supported by your operaling system Asegn the folewang dave letter a However you can manually define the required letter by selecting it from the pull down list of available drive letters 4 The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation Remove Drive Letter In order to un mount a partition you should take the following steps Launcher 1 Select a partition on the Disk Map 2 Call the Remove Drive Letter dialog to define appropriate settings There are several ways to do it Select in the Main Menu Partition gt Remove Drive Letter Call the popup menu for the selected partition right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map then select the menu item Remove Drive Letter 3 The operation will be performed immediately after confi
131. e size of the Windows partition by taking unused space from the Mac partition please do the following Express Launcher 1 Click the Partitioning button and then select Resize Partitions 2 Onthe Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button 3 The wizard will automatically select Windows the NTFS file system and Mac the Apple HFS file system partitions of your Boot Camp configuration The wizard val resize space between Local Disk and Wins F C on Retained Basic GPT Hard Disk 0 VMware Virtual IDE Hard Drive Select left partion from a pair of adjacent partitions pou would like to resize Right adjacent partition vall be selected aubomatically Retamed Basic GPT Hard Disk 0 VMware Virtual IDE Hard Drive On the disk map you can also see the GPT service partition called EFI as well as a 128 A N megabyte free block between Mac and Windows partitions made with Boot Camp It s just for your information 4 Increase size of your Windows partition with the slider or manually by entering the required value Please note when you change size of one partition the size of the other will be changed as well thus redistributing the unused space between the partitions Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 154 Selected pat of Hetained Batic GPT Hard Disk 0 VMware Virtual IDE Hard Dive 40 2GE SB Apple HFS HFS 41250MB MB 1 72895MB gt MB 5 On the next page of the wizard you need t
132. e space to add to the system partition Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 180 25 4Me NTFS Monts W raTa W OFATIE al aAA AERLE Deyr ee Partition ID 07 NTFS Corneert Fite Sytema Sa wae Change Volume Label Partition size peg Used space noes non Free space 31 9 ME Mark Partition as Active Activity No Make Partition Logical Hidden state Mo Change Cluster Size Change Serial Number Change Partition DD a Downgrade NTFS version Wipe Partition tisk Dev Clear Free Space ia face 18 NE Nettie Test Surface EE Check Fite System Integrity a Ms Edit View Sectors g e Local Disk ie E 35 4 ME NTFS it M FAT MM FATIO M une T Unas UneEed E RewefS E 1 7 Inthe opened dialog shift the right edge of the partition to the right end thus increasing its size Are you sure you want to move resize volume You are about to move resze NTFS volume System e E a E Volume size saame ie 2MB 64 MB Free space before Bytes Obytes 61 98 MB Free space ater 0 Bites Hie Obytes 61 52 MB Fl Sector to sector move Select this optian to move parition areas that dont contai
133. ed ey Esde 4a Ox0000000160 24 y amp 6 AInvalid parti OxO000000170 74 i 2 72 6 72 tion table Error Ox0000000L80 20 c 6f 6 20 t 7 i loading operati OxO000000190 te amp 3 64 ng systen Missin Om00000001A0 6 73 q operating syst Ox0000000LBO0 65 d 2 33 1d D 80 em cf oh OxOOON0001CO 21 7 fe ff f 0 7i oz00000001E0 oo Ox0D0000001F0 00 00 00 Mi Careless use of the Edit Sectors function may result in the irreversible data corruption Send Log Files The program enables to simplify the procedure of sending support requests to the Paragon Support Team In case of having difficulties with handling the program you with the help of this very function can address the company support engineers and provide them with all the information they need such as the disk layout performed operations etc in order to tackle the encountered problem Information of that kind is stored in Log files In order to send log files to the Paragon Support Team you should take the following steps Launcher 1 Call the Send Log Files dialog in the Main Menu Tools gt Send Log Files 2 Provide a customer name and a product serial number 3 Give a detailed description on the encountered problem Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 101 Send log files Gi Send log files Please enter shot desorption of your problem and send log files to suppan Customer Hame Jo
134. ed files Starting the Boot Manager Setup Wizard to easily manage several operating shi Boot Manager Wizard systems on one computer Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 35 Starting the Install New OS Wizard to install a new operating system Install new OS wizard Help and Documentation Launching the help system you can also do it by pressing F1 4 Partition Manager Help Opening the page which contains information about the program This page will Qi About Partition Manager be displayed in the Explorer Bar Disk Map The Disk Map is displayed in the Explorer Bar when the Disk View tab is selected It is located either at the top or at the bottom of the window depending on the state of the Disk Map Location option Main Menu View gt Disk Map Location As the name infers the Disk Map displays the layout of physical and logical disks Physical disks are represented with rectangle bars that contain small sized bars These small sized bars represent logical disks Their color depends on the file system of the appropriate partition Local Disk C 499 9 G8 NTFS Large sized bars display the following information about physical disks e Manufacturer e Model Small sized bars display the following information about logical disks e Serial number e Drive letter e Total size e File system Furthermore it is possible to estimate the used disk space by looking
135. en select Windows Virtual PC aa Windows Virtual PC pF gt All Programs Share with Create igual machine New folder This wizard helps you create a virtual Machine 4 machine This folder is empty Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 198 3 Give a name to the new machine and modify the default location if necessary Specify a name and location for this virtual machine Hame Old Windows XP You tan choose a mame that helps you identhy the virtual machine For example you can use the name of the virtual operating system Location CAUSEersWUsenAppDatalLocanMicrogptt windows vi Browse Select a location to store the virtual machine file 4 Specify an amount of RAM to allocate 512 MBs for Windows XP is recommended then choose whether you need the network support or not by marking the appropriate checkbox Specify memory and networking options Memory RAM A me You can specty an amount from 4 ME through 1 525 MB Specify the memory as per the requirements of the operating system you plan to install on the virtual machine Networking iW Use computer network connections You can use this option te connect the virtual machine to an external network Clear this checkbox to keep the virtual machine disconnected from the network To know more on the subject please click the links on this page 5 Select Use an existing virtual hard disk then browse for the
136. er 2 Oick on the Hand Disk section in the main menu then select Connect Virtual Disk l 3 Browse for the required virtual disk file in the opened dalog then press Connect Backup and Rescue Thats al Once the disk appears on the Disk Map t s ready to work with You dont need any pre setup to operate on a physical disk Just open the main launcher or any wizard of the Express Launcher to accomplish an operation you need Boot Management Tools Support Contacts Help E Restat 0 Shutdown 4 Click on the required operation to start Hints on the selected at the moment item will help you make the right choice 5 Consult the help system by pressing ALT F1 to know more on the subject Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 21 Our WinPE 3 0 based recovery environment offers excellent hardware support However in A N case it doesn t have a driver for your disk controller your hard disks will be unavailable Please consult the Adding specific drivers scenario to know how to tackle this issue Basic Concepts This chapter explains terms and ideas that show how the program works To understand these helps to obtain a general notion of the operation performance and makes it easier for the user to operate the program System and Data Protection The data protection issue is a growing cause of worrying for more and more people today Indeed it is hardly to find a person who will be particul
137. erent drive letters from Windows The Linux DOS recovery environment assigns drive letters to partitions the way it is done in e Eject CD DVD e Command Line allows experienced users to execute any operation e Reboot the computer Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 19 e Power off the computer To move within the menu please use the arrow keys of the computer keyboard Safe Mode When the Safe mode is selected the PTS DOS launch menu appears It has nearly the same functionality as for the Normal mode except the Network Configurator and Log Saver commands Besides due to certain limitations of the PTS DOS environment there is no possibility to burn CD DVD discs Low Graphics Safe Mode When the Low Graphics mode is selected the PTS DOS launch menu appears It has the same functionality and looks similar to the Safe mode but graphically simpler E Partition Manager 11 You can create delete and Simple Restore Wizard format hard disk partitions fa File Transfer Wizard using this program which Boot Corrector will start now Upon the start please W Start the command line select the drive and one of Reboot the computer its partitions or its free space Then activate the Partition pull down menu and select one of the partitioning operations Booting from the WinPE Recovery Media The WinPE recovery environment can be a real alternative to the Linux DOS recovery enviro
138. ether to automatically cut the resulted virtual image to files of 2 GBs or not available for VMware only e Pre allocate all disk space You can choose whether to pre allocate all space of the future virtual disk or do it dynamically Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 172 Select your virtualization software Do Vihware Vrorcstation 511 595 MB a IDE Create a spit disk Preallocate all disk space Vitware ESX Server Meerosol Hyper V Not all vendors may be available to choose If the capacity of the selected object exceeds A N the maximum capacity for a certain virtual disk its vendor will be shadowed 6 Depending on your choice the next page of the wizard enables to set the following parameters For a separate partition e Size of the virtual disk By default the program offers to create a virtual disk exactly the size of the selected object which you can upsize however Please note you can only increase size of the resulted virtual disk e Take all space for the partition If you upsize the resulted virtual disk you can choose whether to occupy the whole disk space by that partition or not e Adjust OS to virtual hardware to make sure the operating system will be bootable after the operation Please preview the resulting layout of the virtual dsk before you proceed Basic Hard Disk 4 WMware virtual image Virtual image g Local Disk M 24GBNTFS I Awedaber options
139. f there are blocks of the free space on the disk the wizard will merge them all and allocate the resulted space for a new partition in the first place If not it will take 50 of the unused space of an adjacent partition However the size to take can be customized by moving the slider Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 81 You can select ether a block of unallocated space from the desk of an crnima parttion for whech the unused epece wall be used lo create 6 new pation Batic Hard Disk 0 Maxtor 7T 250P0 oC aj e 182 1 GB NTFS 51668 Ne New volume cument size i 51 6 GB Min Volume Sire U Bytes i Max Volume Sre 156 5 GE In case the second option has been marked the wizard enables to choose an existing primary partition to install a new operating system n thit page pou can choore an eining pimen patior where pou would ike to melal a new operating maem a a UL yi ri GE Basic Hard Dick O Maxtor Py 50P 0 Basic Hard Disk 1 STS160815A5 EO Fevee Jla 634 GB NTFS 66 GE NTFS Your computer may fail if any other OS has already been installed on the selected partition e Partition properties Tes want to fonmal the partition Partition type NTFS v Astign the following dive latber Sufscelestleve Mone Partition type From the pull down list select the desired file system type In fact the program displays only file systems that can be correctly place
140. f your data in ae gs case of a power outage hardware malfunction or a system failure File system conversion options E mail options Defragmentation options In this section you may set the preferable defragmentation mode e Fast mode Partitions will be defragmented rather fast a 10 30 gain depending on the fragmentation level but a power outage hardware malfunction or a system failure during the operation might lead to the data loss e Safe mode To guarantee protection of your data during the operation the program will allocate some free space not less than the on disk largest file on the defragmented at the moment partition to make a duplicate of every processed file Thus we strongly recommend you to use this very mode Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 50 Getting Information on Disks and Backup Images The program provides some helpful tools to get information on the properties of disks and peculiarities of existing backup images Viewing Disk Properties The main tool to view in depth information on the properties of hard disks is the Disk Map It represents the actual state of the computer s hard disks Generally the hard disks are represented on the map by rectangular bars which also contain small sized bars The small sized bars represent logical disks partitions When you select a large sized bar the Explorer Bar displays information about the disk in a bright graphical form
141. folowing IP address Load trom He Sevetofie poly Canoe 4 Click Map Network Drive and provide all the necessary information to map a network share in the opened dialog Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 189 Remote location mapping Anetwork share Map to drive beter Y H Comeg as user e Click the standard browse button to browse for the required network share or manually enter a path to it e Define a letter from the pull down list of available drive letters e Click the Connect as user button at the foot of the dialog page to specify a user name and password to access the selected network share if necessary By clicking Disconnect Drive you can delete an existing network share if necessary 5 Click the Network identification tab to change a network name of your computer generated automatically and a workgroup name hetwork idenbhcation Computer Hame MININT S65096E Workgroup Primary DNS suffix 6 By default the wizard saves all network settings in the netconf ini file located on the WinPE RAM drive thus it will only be available until you restart the computer However you can just once configure your network device and then save this file to some other destination for instance a local drive and this way avoid constant re configuration just by providing a path to it So Click Save to file to save the netconfig ini
142. for recovery purposes e Boot Corrector to fix most of the system boot problems that can be a result of a human factor program error or a boot virus activity Boot Corrector is only available for the WinPE 3 0 or Linux DOS bootable recovery environment Supported Technologies Along with using innovative technologies from outside Paragon has developed a number of its own original technologies that make its products unique and attractive for customers e Paragon Hot Backup technology to back up locked partitions and hard disks under Windows NT family operating systems providing both high operating efficiency as well as low hardware requirements e Paragon Adaptive Restore technology to successfully migrate a Win2K physical system to a different hardware platform P2P e Paragon Power Shield technology to provide data consistency in case of a hardware malfunction power outages or an operating system failure e Paragon UFSD technology to browse partitions of any file system including hidden and unmounted modify and copy files and folders etc e Paragon Hot Resize technology to enlarge NTFS partitions system locked without rebooting Windows and interrupting its work e Paragon Restore with Shrink technology to restore a backup image to a free block of smaller size taking into account only the amount of actual data of the image e Paragon Smart Partition technology to securely perform hard disk partitioning ope
143. ftware Group All rights reserved 57 A N To know more on the subject please consult the Viewing Image Properties chapter Sector Backup Restore e Data to restore You ve got the option to restore not only the entire archive but separate items of it the so called selective restore functionality by marking checkboxes next to the data items you need Please select one of the objectis to restore Name Type Fie system Size Lise E Basic Hard Disk 1 Unknown Model intemal Hard Disk Drive i0 GB E Local Desk 7 Prnary Linuce Swap 509 8 MB AKB H Co Local Desk 7 Frmary Line Ext 3 14GB 581MB GP New Volume F Primary NTFS 24GB 356 3MB E 3 Fi mages HP SS System Volume infom H NEW VOLUME Ej Pomary FAT32 34GB KE Archive Details Name New Volume F Volume label New Volume Rie system NTFS Total size 24GB Used space 356 3 MB Free space 2GB To select where to restore the selected obiectis cick Meet Date size to restore 13 2 8 KB e A place to restore Selecting the destination please note all contents on the disk selected for restoring purposes will be deleted during the operation Brac Hd isk 0 VMware VMware Virtual 5 SCS Disk Dew i g Local Disk C 459 9 GB NTFS p W Local Disk B 24 GE NTFS Basic Hard Disk 1 VMware VMware Virtual 5 SCS Disk Dev G i Local Disk E ps Unalloc 14G E E 22ce Bi 34GB FAT32 To help you get a clear cut picture of the operation o
144. gram will be installed By default the installation folder will be created as C Program Files Paragon Software Paragon Partition Manager for Virtual Server To select another folder click the Change button After you have selected the required folder click the Next button to continue Do not install the program on network drives Do not use Terminal Server sessions to install and run the program In both cases the program functionality will be limited 7 Confirm Installation On the Ready to Install the Program page click the Install button to start the installation or the Back button to return to any of the previous pages and modify the installation settings 8 Copying Files The Copying Files page shows the overall progress of the installation Click the Cancel button to abort the setup Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 14 9 Finishing the Installation The Final page reports the end of the setup process Click the Finish button to complete the wizard To accomplish online backup copy of locked partitions hard disks the program uses a kernel mode hotcore driver thus the system reboot is required to complete the installation s procedure First Start To start Paragon Partition Manager for Virtual Server under Windows please click the Windows Start button and then select Programs gt Paragon Partition Manager for Virtual Server gt Paragon Partition Manager The program prov
145. h it B b Are you sure you wani to change cluster size for partition C Curen cluster sce is 8 sectors 4 KB 4 096 Bytes Smaler custes may ae ma ii mj ii i a provide more effective WadGe D OS spose a m l ami ye mb om TE Pages Grier maw CRG Hi0 mn sectors The Cluster Size value is expressed in Sectors Per Cluster To get the Cluster Size in Kbytes divide it into half 4 The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation Making Logical Primary The program allows you to include a primary partition in the extended partition In order to change a partition type you should take the following steps Launcher 1 Selecta primary or logical partition on the Disk Map 2 Call the Make Partition Logical Primary dialog to set up the operation There are several ways to do it e Select in the Main menu Partition gt Modify gt Make Partition Logical Primary e On the Explorer bar click on the current partition type eae 7 Are you sure you wani to make the partition logical Tou ane about to make the partition C Mo label NTFS loyca The Make Primary gt Logical option is only available when the selected partition is adjacent to the extended partition and vice versa The Make Primary gt Logical option of the system partition will result in inability to boot the operating system The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation Changing Partition Attributes Th
146. h the Boot Manager Setup wizard As your Windows Vista is non bootable any more you need to install our program once again but this time in Windows XP to activate Boot Manager To avoid double installation please use our WinPE recovery environment to activate Boot Manager 13 Click Boot Management and then select Boot Manager in the Express Launcher 14 Set up the Boot Manager wizard The most relevant option here is the possibility to hide other primary partitions except the one selected to boot and it is by all means should be activated to make Windows Vista and Windows XP unaware of each other The rest of the parameters offered by default will do in our case so just complete the wizard and it will automatically find the two operating systems and update the MBR Boot menu cotons a Normal mode 7 Timeout for booting last used configuration 15 seconds I Hidden mode Time to display the Boot Manager startup massage 15 seconds l Choose a hot key for startup Boot Manager F1 P 15 Now restart the computer to make sure you have got a dual boot system Windows XP Windows Vista If you ve got Windows XP and are willing to try the latest Windows Vista but not sure your favorite applications will flawlessly work on it the best way out is to leave the time proved Windows XP intact and install Windows Vista for studying purposes As this very situation is very close to the previous one please use the Windows Vista Windows XP sce
147. hanks to replication and cyclic redundancy check CRC protection of the partition table e A well defined and fully self identifying partition format data critical to the platform operation is located in partitions but not in un partitioned or hidden sectors as this is the case with MBR Apple Boot Camp Boot Camp is a special utility to help you set up a dual boot system Mac OS X and 32 bit Windows XP Vista on Intel based Macs It enables to securely re partition your hard disk resize an existing HFS partition to create a separate partition for Windows and then launch the installation process With Boot Camp all the necessary drivers will be at your disposal Moreover after Windows has been installed it will serve as a boot manager to choose what operating system to start up It is strongly recommended not to modify the hard disk configuration with Windows Disk Manager Otherwise it may lead to unexpected consequences right up to BSOD and inability to boot in Windows XP Vista Please use our program to correctly update both MBR and GPT 64 bit Support The bulk of software today is written for a 32 bit processor It can meet the requirements of almost any end user However that is not the case when dealing with servers processing large amounts of data with complex calculations of very large numbers That is where 64 bit architecture comes into play It can boast improved scalability for business applications that enables to support mor
148. has been assigned by the Internet Service Provider or organization s e mail administrator e My outgoing server requires authentication Activate the option to allow the program to make authentication on the server before sending messages User name Enter the name that will be used to log in to the e mail account Password Enter the password that will be used to access the mail server e Send e mail notification on apply Specify an e mail to send notifications on the carried out operations Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 47 Send mail in HTML format Activate the option to create messages in the HTML format instead of plain text Send complete report after applying operations Activate the option to create an in depth report on the carried out operations and send it after performing the last operation Send graphical view of the disk sub system before and after apply Activate the option to allow the program to attach two pictures of the disk layout made before and after the operation is completed By clicking the link at the bottom of the window you can jump to the Operation Dependency Options Operation Dependency Options Backup image options Copy and backup options Hot processing options CD DVD recording options Partitioning options 2 Operation dependency options Please select a task to be camed oul when one or more of the folowing operations are commited Perform t
149. hat just press the Save button and choose the exact location in the opened dialog Reporting You have successfully completed boot correction To view the repan on the operations performed click Report Report Report Paragon Boot Corrertor s Repor Operations performed Operation 1 Correct the Master Boot Record Hard disk targeted Basic Disk Status Successful Date and Time 2009 Jan 14 Wed 140109 8 Click the Finish button to close Boot Corrector Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 111 9 Reboot the computer Fixing Windows startup ability Let s assume that due to an unknown reason your Windows fails to complete the startup procedure At first everything seems quite OK you can see the standard startup messages on the screen but at some moment it hangs up To fix your Windows startup ability please do the following 1 Start up the computer from our Linux DOS recovery media Recovery Media Builder can help you prepare the Linux DOS or WinPE recovery environment either on a CD DVD disc or a thumb drive To automatically boot from the recovery media please make sure the on board BIOS is set up to boot from CD USB first 2 Inthe boot menu select Normal Mode to use the Linux recovery environment more preferable or Safe Mode to use the PTS DOS recovery environment in case you ve got problems with Linux Moreover you ve got the option to boot into the Low Graph
150. hd 6208 9 16 2009 5 56 26 AM a E ser 200 0 1 1644 r Files of type M wriuel dsk images l F Connect disk at the peogram stat Disk info Vitware vitus hard dsk IDE Capecky 100 MB 104 857 600 Bytes Click the Show recently used disks link to select and connect one of the disks you ve already worked with 3 That s all The selected virtual disk will be available on the disk map as if it s an ordinary physical disk mekon Uiii Local Disk a Partition ID O07 NTFS Volume Size 55 6 MB Partition sine 95 6 MB Used space 24 ME Free space 57 4 MB Basic GPT Hard Disk 2 VMware VMware Virtual 5 SCS Disk Dev Local Disk Unallocated MB 122 MB Netfomaned OEMee MM 569 868 n Basic Hard Disk 3 VMware virtual mage Virtual Image Local Disk Basic Hard Disk 3 VMware virtual image Virtual Image 3 8 ME NTFS s Limitations e Avirtual disk opened for writing with a 3 party tool e g being used by a virtual machine won t be connected as asynchronous parallel writing to the disk file will most likely result in data corruption Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 178 A virtual disk opened for reading with a 3 party tool e g it s a parent VMware disk which snapshot is being used by a virtual machine will be opened for reading only with the corresponding notification e A double disk connection is prohibited
151. he operation your computer will be automatically restarted back to Windows where you can see that your system partition is bigger now Increasing size of a system partition by taking unused space from any other Let s assume you ve got several partitions on your hard disk After installing a number of resource consuming applications and system updates your system partition has started to suffer from the lack of free space But one of your partitions has a plenty of redundant space That s just enough to make your system partition suffer no more To increase size of a system partition by taking unused space from any other on disk partition please do the following Express Launcher Click the Partition Manager button and then Partition Manager 1 In the main window select the required hard disk if several on the Disk Map Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 146 E Basic GPT Hard Disk 2 VMware VMware Vitual 5 SCSI Disk Dev E Local Disk 7 th E Uralocated S738FFBDh 2 Choose a space donor partition and then call the context menu for it right click of the mouse button to launch the Move Resize dialog IY ASI IJ UIR Gs psk ew Ho J Name Sze be E Basic Hard Disk 0 VMware VMware Vitual S SCSI Desk Dev is Local Disk g x Format Partition Delete Partition Move Resize Partition Convert File System GBR Defragment Partition aH
152. he program provides the following functionality BUTTON FUNCTIONALITY Return to the previously browsed page oe Open the next browsed page ge Stop loading the current page Refresh the contents of the current page Partition List The Partition List is another helpful tool that enables you to get a clear cut picture of the current state of the system hard disks partitions Partitions are sorted according to their starting position For every item of the list there is the possibility to call the context sensitive popup menu with available operations Besides the program provides detailed information on all hard disks partitions found in the system including the following properties Name Volume label if exists Partition type Primary Extended Logical File system type Size Amount of used and unused free space Start End cylinder Start End head Start End sector Free size in sectors bytes Active Inactive attribute Hidden Unhidden attribute You may customize outlook of the Partition List by clicking on the arrow icon on the top right side of the panel Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 38 Q Please select properties to display Feasa select geonerties you would lite to display in the Disks and Partitions view fats Wet m TE p ll h are oma p fi A iamh giu peed ae a a F H k i i A Li 1 F TF ib iF LF
153. he task Send emal notification Operation dependency options Virtual mode options File system conversion options E mail options Defragmentation options Adjust O S to boot on new hardware Adjust OS to boot on virtual hardware j Backup partition or disk W Boot record comection I Change NTFS version we Change SID V Check file system Compact SMFT W Convert Dynamic Disk to Basic IY Copy partition a Copy partition with files exclusion Select al Clearall Restore defauts This section contains a set of options that will be taken into account when the Send e mail notification on apply function is enabled By marking unmarking a checkbox opposite the required operation you can choose whether to receive an e mail notification on its completion or not A N You won t be notified if an operation requires the system restart Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 48 Virtual Mode Options 3 Virtual mode options aaa hakis options Hol processing options Operations mode CD DVD receding options fe Allow virtual mode Partitioning options Set this option on to cary out all the operations virtually You wil be able Operation dependency options to commit the changes or rollback all of them or the last one If you Virtual mode options switch this option off the operations wil be camied out immediately File sysiem conversion options E mail options Defragmentation options Gat fh
154. he virtual disk is the capacity of its first partition 6 On the next page of the wizard set a file name for the resulted virtual disk and its location Besides you can also provide a path to the integration package of your virtualization software Fie name for the virtual dsk C weak vmdk Browse The virtual dsk wall take about 11 3 GB on Local Disk C There wal be stil 477 3 GE of free space on the volume after creating the fie Help me to find an appropriate place for the disk Specify a path for additonal divers C Progrem FHes VMware VMware Workstation mindeows ise Browse Please provide a path to VM Tools Additions ISO image e g windows iso for VMware Toots to use when a virtual device diver is required F you transfer Vilindews XP to a Vhia SCS disk should be done anyway It s strongly recommended to provide a path to VM Tools Additions ISO image if you transfer Windows XP to a VMware SCSI disk otherwise your system won t boot after the operation 7 The wizard will provide a detailed report on successful accomplishment of the operation You can save it by clicking the appropriate button Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 170 Operations details 500 GB disk 0 has been succeseiuly pansiered to a VMware Vorcstation virtual disk i is 500 GE in sre and e paced to Cowes vendk The folowing OSes have been successfully adusted to the required virtual hardwar
155. hn Smith de iiec adice da 8 24 7aa Content of inquiry Heip By clicking the Send button the built in mail client will generate a template request with attached compressed log files and then send it to the Paragon Support Team Log Files Log files are simple textual files that can be opened by any text editor There are several log files automatically generated by the program Stubact log Contains in depth information on parameters and performance of all operations carried out by the program Pwlog txt Besides brief overview on operations it also contains detailed information about the state of all hard disks2 Cdb log Contains low level information on the CD DVD devices used in the system BioNTlog txt It is an OS dependent supplementary log file derived from Bioxx dll It may contain or valuable information on Windows family operating systems Bio95log txt Log files do not contain any confidential information on the operating system settings or the user documents The Send Log Files function is only available when outgoing mail server SMTP and the user e mail address are properly set To learn more about it please consult the Settings Overview chapter View Logs With a handy dialog you can study logs on any operation carried by the program To make this job as easy as possible all the information is structurally divided besides there is the possibility to see the disk layout before and after an operation what is very c
156. hout restart because some fias are in use and 8 suboperation progress Restore partition or disk Hork time 00 55 Tine to finish0o 00 26 Done 521 HE Read 532 MB 35 2 MB s All 8 71 GB Write 532 MB 53 2 MB s Overall progress Loading Paragon Engine Copyright Copyright 1988 2008 Paragon Technologie GabH All rights reserved Please wait Universal File System Driver initialization Getting partitions info Flushing sustes buffers please wait Restore iho partition disk 0 fron tile G arc_susten arc_sustem PEF Data writing To avoid data loss please do not reset or turn off the computer Operation in progress press ESC or Ctrl C to interrupt operation After completing the operation the program will automatically reboot the computer Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 125 This operation can also be accomplished with the Linux DOS or WinPE recovery environments AN To make a Win2K operating system bootable on different hardware please additionally complete the P2P Adjust OS Wizard Restoring a dual boot Mac from an external USB drive Let s assume that your Mac fails to boot because of a hard disk malfunction But you ve got a backup of your hard disk on an external USB drive Just replace the failed disk with a new one and carry out a bare metal restore To restore a dual boot Mac from a backup image located on an external US
157. ics Safe Mode PTS DOS safe mode to cope with a serious hardware incompatibility In this case only the minimal set of drivers will be included like hard disk monitor and keyboard drivers This mode has simple graphics and a simple menu fo Normal Mode Hain recovery amp Safe Mode enuiroment 4 Low Graphics Safe Mode amp Floppy disk Hard disk 4 HER amp Find OSes on your hard disks By default the Normal Mode will be automatically initiated after a 10 second idle period 3 Inthe Linux launch menu select Boot Corrector You can find it in PTS DOS as well Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 112 aaa You can create delete and format hard disk Paragon Partition Manager partitions using Paragon Partition Manager which will start now Upon the start please _ select the drive and one of its partitions or its Restore Wizard free space Then activate the Paniition pulldown menu and select one of the File Transfer Wizard partitioning operations Boot Corector Network Configurator Log Saver View the mounted partitions Start the command line Eject CD DVD Reboot the computer Power off a p 4 On the Wizard s Welcome page select the Search for Windows installations to correct option Please choose the operation Search for Windows installations t correct Correct the Master Boot Record MBR Correct the partition boot record O Modify p
158. ides wide opportunities in the field of hard disk structure modification so just to be on the safe side please make a backup of your data before carrying out any operation The first component that will be displayed is called the Express Launcher Thanks to a well thought out categorization and hint system it provides quick and easy access to wizards and utilities that we consider worth using on a regular basis With its help you can also start up the traditional launcher the help system or go to the program s home page Paragon Partition Manager for Virtual Server Edition Paragon Partition Manager SOFTWARE GROUP Pariin ifana or Partition Manager What would you like to do Partitioning A Partition Manager i Partition Manager main launcher Copying and To operate on a Virtual disk please connect it first Migration 1 Switch to the main launcher by selecting Partition Manager i 2 Gick on the Hard Disk section in the main menu then select Connect Virtual Disk 3 Browse for the required virtual disk file in the opened dialog then press Connect Backup and Rescue That s al Once the disk appears on the Disk Map it s ready to work with You dont need any pre setup to operate on a physical disk Just open Boot Management the main launcher or any wizard of the Epress Launcher to accomplish an operation you meed i Support Contacts Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved
159. ies weve 418 0 AM Total data size 391 7 KB Specs avaiable on desination 147 3 GB 8 Finish the wizard to accomplish the operation Copying data from a parent virtual disk to one of its snapshots Let s assume you ve got a virtual machine with several snapshots You need to copy some data from a parent image to one of its snapshots You can t just roll back to the parent image as you don t want to lose the latest data of the snapshot so the best way out is to copy the required data from the parent image to the snapshot To copy data from a parent image to one of its snapshots please do the following Launcher 1 Connect the required snapshot disk to our program 2 Connect its parent disk to our program It ll be connected for reading only 3 Copy the required data from the parent disk to the snapshot 4 Disconnect the virtual disks or close the program Migrating from one virtual environment to another V2V Let s assume you re willing to shift to another virtual machine e g from a Microsoft Virtual PC to VMware Workstation The only thing that holds you back from it is a lot of virtual disks for MS Virtual PC which cannot be used with VMware Workstation Don t worry we can help you out Before you start please make sure you ve got enough free space to accomplish the A N operation To make a virtual disk of one vendor out of an existing virtual disk of another vendor please do the following Copyrigh
160. image of hard disk io a Langer one Petom sudace test Set the optan you want the Wirard to peform the surface test on the target hard dak in the case F the program finds bad and unreliable sectors t will mark them as unusable ones All contents on the disk selected for restoring purposes will be deleted during the A N operation Result The wizard will restore the archived data and make it available to use in the operating system To make a Win2K operating system bootable on different hardware please additionally AN complete the P2P Adjust OS Wizard Available operation scenarios e Restoring a system partition from external media CD DVD e Restoring a system partition from a network drive e Restoring a system partition from a local drive e Restoring a dual boot Mac from an external USB drive e Copying of data from the corrupted system disk to another hard disk e Burning of data from the corrupted system disk to CD DVD e Copying of data from a backup to the corrupted system partition e Restoring separate files and folders from a backup Copy Tasks In this chapter you will find all the information necessary to make a copy of a hard disk or a separate partition Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 59 Cloning Hard Disks You can clone a hard disk of any file system During the hard disk copying process the program moves controlling records of used partitioning scheme the bootstrap code and on di
161. ination disk will be deleted 7 On the next page of the wizard define the copy options In our case we d rather copy data with a proportional resize to occupy the entire disk Besides we recommend you to enable the surface test to make sure your new hard disk is flawless Choose copy options that sut best your task Copy options HOD raw copy O Perfor incremental copy Resize options Mark the checkbox to proportionally change the size of partitions while keeping ther relative order intact Tip This can be very convenient when migrating to a larger hard disk 8 On the Revise Copy Results page review all parameters of the operation Basic Hard Disk 1 VMware VMware Virtual S SCSI Disk Dew I Local Disk E e E es a Unalio MBsscerars 24GBNTFS JAG Boece TE Hard Disk 4 i Me n VMware Virtual S SCSI Disk Dew I g Local Disk 7 Local Ds TE 2 ee Ta TIEL Ta GE FATJE m 120568 NTFS 1346 GE p a A PE ES 500GB 100 00 GE 100 of target disk dak anana Min Copy Size 6275MB I Max Copy Size 500 GB Select the range of the disk space that val be occupied on the destination disk with copied partitions 9 Complete the wizard and then apply the pending changes Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Apply pending changes De not show this message again 10 Whe
162. install Paragon Partition Manager for Virtual Server under Windows please do the following 1 Run Setup Application Click on the MSI file This application will guide you through the process of the program installation The setup utility is compiled with the InstallShield SDK hence it contains the standard user interface and set of installation steps In case there is some previous version of the program installed on the computer the program will offer the user to uninstall it first 2 Starting Setup The Welcome page informs that the application is being installed Click the Next button to continue 3 Confirm License Agreement The License Agreement page displays the Paragon License Agreement Read the agreement and then select the appropriate option to accept If you do not agree with any conditions stated there the installation process will be interrupted By clicking the Print button the License Agreement may also be printed out 4 Provide Registration Information On the Registration page you are to provide your product key and serial number 5 Provide Customer Information On the Customer Information page you are to provide the standard information i e a user name and an organization Besides you need to decide whether to make the program available for all users of this computer if several or only for the current one 6 Select an Installation Folder The Destination Folder page allows you to choose a folder where the pro
163. ion Wizard Setup The wizard offers the following steps to accomplish the operation e Partition to delete Select a hard disk if the computer has several hard disks and then the required partition to delete Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 73 On this page you can choose a volume you would like to delete Basic Hard Osk 0 VMware VMware Virtual 5 SCS Disk Dev Q data Z 217 GB NTFS Basic Hard Disk 1 VMware VMware Virtual S SCS Disk Dev fill W Local Disk 453 9 G8 NTFS Basic GPT Hard Disk 7 VMware VMware Viduel S SCS Disk Dev i ig Unallocated 569 8GB A You as ebout io destroy a bootable partition rN As a result of this operation contents of the selected partition will be lost e Merge free blocks As a result of the operation you may get several blocks of the unallocated space on the hard disk So choose whether to merge them all and place at the beginning of the disk or at the end by selecting the required operation from the pull down list Merge free blocks options Deo not merge free blocks rs Marge free blocks at the end of ocks at the beginning of the dsk Dialog Setup Initially the program suggests you just to remove references to the selected partition from the Partition Table tai _ Are you sure you want to delete volume F You ane about to delete volume F No label NTFS Your computer may no l
164. ion must be a primary partition on a basic disk If you use Windows exclusively the active partition can be the same as the system volume In the DOS partitioning scheme only primary partitions can be active due to limitations of the standard bootstrap The term backup originates from the time when the best way to protect valuable information was to store it in form of archives on external media It s become now a general notion to mean making duplications of data for protection purposes Bootable Archive is created by adding a special bootable section when backing up the data to CD DVDs Thus you will be able to restore the data from these archives without having to run the program but by simply booting from these CD DVDs Cluster is the smallest amount of disk space that can be allocated to hold a file All file systems used by Windows organize hard disks based on clusters which consist of one or more contiguous sectors The smaller the cluster size the more efficiently a disk stores information If no cluster size is specified during formatting Windows picks defaults based on the size of the volume These defaults are selected to reduce the amount of space that is lost and the amount of fragmentation on the volume A cluster is also called an allocation unit Extended Partition is a partition type you create only on a basic MBR Master Boot Record disk Extended partition is used if you want to create more than four volumes on a disk sinc
165. ions Wizard to consolidate the disk space which originally belongs to two adjacent partitions NTFS FAT16 FAT32 into a single larger partition Redistribute Free Space Wizard to increase free space on one partition by up taking the on disk unallocated space and the unused space of other partitions Express Resize Partitions Wizard to increase free space on one partition by up taking the unused space of an adjacent partition of a hard disk including partitions of Apple Boot Camp NTFS hot resize upward to enlarge an NTFS partition system locked without rebooting Windows and interrupting its work Convert a file system FAT16 32 NTFS Ext2 Ext3 without reformatting Mount a partition assign a drive letter of any file system type to make it available for your operating system Modify file system parameters make active inactive hide unhide change serial number partition ID volume label etc Install New OS Wizard to make a system ready to install a new operating system Undelete Partitions Wizard to recover an accidentally deleted partition File System Optimization Facilities 27 defragmentation strategies available to defragment FAT and NTFS file systems MFT defragmentation and shrinking to improve performance of NTFS Safe Defragmentation Mode to guarantee data loss free defragmentation of any version of NTFS and FAT Low free space defragmentation less than 1 of the free space required to successfully defragment al
166. is chapter explains how you can change partition attributes Active flag Hidden flag Partition ID Volume Label etc Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 86 Mark Partition Active Inactive The program enables to set an active inactive flag for primary partitions of a hard disk By default an operating system will boot only if its partition is active or bootable In order to mark a partition active inactive you should take the following steps Launcher 1 Select a primary partition on the Disk Map 2 Call the Mark Partition Active Inactive Dialog to set up the operation There are several ways to do it Select in the Main Menu Partition gt Mark Partition as Active Inactive Call the popup menu for the selected partition right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map then select the menu item Mark Partition as Active Inactive a Are you sure you wami to set the volume as active You ant about to set the volume F No label NTFS as active F you already have active volumes this action might render your sysiem uniootable 3 The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation There can only be one active partition on a hard disk otherwise your operating system will A N fail to boot Hide Unhide Partition The program allows you to hide unhide primary and logical partitions By default an operating system does not mount hidden partitions thus preventing access to their
167. isk configuration The Launcher s window can be conditionally subdivided into several sections that differ in their purpose and functionality TA A all me ipf yagit Parti iaa Aull anager fae Lien wal Server E a Pee Teck Cun Wizards Hard Disk Partition View f HET E Trs E raTa W FATE a 1 Main Menu 2 Tool Bar 3 Virtual Operations Bar 4 Common Tasks Bar 5 Explorer Bar 6 Disk Map Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 7 Partition List 8 Properties Bar 9 Legend Bar 10 Status Bar A number of panels offer similar functionality with a synchronized layout The program enables to conceal some of them to simplify the interface management All panels are separated by vertical and horizontal expandable sliders allowing the user to customize the screen layout Main Menu The Main Menu provides access to the entire functionality of the program The available functions are as listed below Restore the system even when the current operating system cannot boot les S iles S i Recovery Media Builder anymore Undo the last virtual Cancel the last virtual operation on the List of Pending Operations operation Redo the last virtual Cancel the last undo virtual operation on the List of Pending Operations operation Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 30 Create Partition Create a partition of any file system Format
168. ista _b11975 5 18 2005 10 31 34 PM aj H pE 2009 10 32 53 PM E a jm ae Ey B12 2005 10 33 53 PH BKB S U2 2008 1 21 12 4M TIKE 912 2008 1 21 12 AM gt E Be et ee M To know how to map a network share please consult the Configuring network scenario Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 188 3 You will be notified on the successful accomplishment of the operation Click Yes to load another driver or No to close the dialog Cd Driver 2 adjustos drivers intel ich driver iaaheci inf has been loaded succrssdully Would you like to load another divers Our WinPE 3 0 recovery environment is 32 based thus you need to use 32 bit drivers for injection Configuring network If your local network has a DHCP server a network connection will be automatically configured once our WinPE recovery environment has been started up Otherwise you will need to do it manually with a handy dialog by providing an IP address a network mask default gateway etc Besides with its help you can easily map network shares To manually set up a network connection and map a network share please do the following 1 Once you accept the agreement you will see the Universal Application Launcher Click Configure Network 2 Inthe opened dialog provide an IP address a network mask default gateway etc for your network device C Obtain an IP address automaticaly Use the
169. ize Partition dialog to set up the operation There are several ways to do it e Select in the Main menu Partition gt Move Resize Partition e On the Explorer bar click on the current total size value e Call the popup menu for the selected partition right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map or on the Partition List then select the menu item Move Resize Partition 3 Define parameters of the operation Are you sure you want to move resize system volume C You ant about to movesnesize NTFS voume Mo label C Basic Hard Disk 0 VMware VMware Volual 5 SCSI Diek Dev MB 285 781 MB oi 277 850 73 MB F 277 850 76 MB 5 p ey UOT po See Ra eT TT ODDO fo Mowe PE areas Ina Gon contan any Cate Trea allows you bo i the patins content after move exactly aa i wae bul wil require more time e Volume size Define size in Mb of the modified partition Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 83 e Free space before Define the partition position in Mb relative to the beginning of the available range of disk space e Free space after Define the amount of trailing free space in Mb at the end of the available range of disk space e Sector to sector move Mark the checkbox to move the partition in the sector by sector mode to process its unused space as well This can help to avoid problems with hidden data created by certain applications or the system administrator
170. ize the resulted virtual disk you can choose whether to occupy the whole disk space by that partition or not e Adjust OS to virtual hardware to make sure the operating system will be bootable after the operation Please preview the resulting layout of the virtual disk before you proceed Basic Hard Disk 4 VMware virtual image Virtual image E o Local Dik 7 MB 299 98 NTFS Available options Curent sza ia 511 995 ME 4999GB 550 GE Take all apace for the partition J Adus OS to virtual hardware Te continue deck Mead For a hard disk e Size of the virtual disk By default the program offers to create a virtual disk exactly the size of the selected object which you can resize however Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 169 e Resize partitions proportionally If you upsize the resulted virtual disk you can make the program proportionally change the size of partitions keeping their relative order intact e Adjust OS to virtual hardware to make sure the operating system will be bootable after the operation Please preview the resulting layoul of the virtual disk before you proceed Basic Hard Disk 4 VMware virtual image Virtual image pono jer IE Micon JAGBFAT3Z Avalahie options Curent sizes 10 241 ME 3468 Resize pattions proportionally J Aduet OS to virtual hardware 90 GB To continue cick Nemi A N The maximum limit you can downsize t
171. k 0 Primary E A F Basic Hard Disk 2 VMware VMware Virtual 5 SCS Disk Dev intemal Hard Desk Dris 7 You ve got the option to modify the default backup settings by marking the appropriate checkbox on this page 4 On the Backup Destination page select the Burn the data to CD or DVD option There are several ways the Wizard can store your data Please select how would you like to save the archive Save data to local network drives 5 Select a recordable device on the list of available CD DVD devices and edit the archive name if necessary Select a recorder to bum archive images to L CD Burner Emulator CD R RW a DVD Bumer Emulator DVD RW Archive detads Archive mame BRPIGOSOS No more than 8 symbots and oniy in Engish Estimated archive size 4 4 GB Please take into account the Estimated archive size value It can give you a hint about the number of CD DVD discs required for the operation 6 Add comments to your backup describing its contents Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 104 Pease eie a short comment to describe the mche Ry Ho commet 7 On the Backup Summary page review all parameters of the operation and modify them if necessary Click the Next button to start the backup process This operation can also be accomplished with the Linux DOS or WinPE recovery environments Backing up a hard disk or partition to a network drive To back up an entir
172. les you want to copy and place them to Clipboard by pressing the left arrow button Click Next to ame aoue Fein w Me uma Disk 2 partition 1 Pra an gt oF 2 ii US png EUS png E mE gi 3s png png jama E mE z E E a iainih aiii n men SES Jolene Dak 3 pattia Pamay HTFS ap An apf i E As AE es z a fa baa tae piri a i ee y g gF E 2ang DE pona JE d paa anaes LD L EH Ha Ja 3 Od one We org US peg ny En AE aew m Se m 04 png 05 04 peg AE AE a Tote date sre 391 7 KB Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 182 6 Select the Save data to local network drives item Click Next to continue There me several ways the Wired can store your data Fiese select how would you lke to save the data Save data to local network dives Save data to physical partitices r Bum the data to CD or DVD Galasi jha Son To SAVE our gaia lipca on 8 Mouried paiio Atn e Slot eos Of g network share To sore your GES oni i nann you F wi need a maoped network dive or a mounted directory on the server You wil be prompted to choose an exact location for your data later in the wizard 7 Specify the exact place to copy the data to Fiesse elect ihe destination paih whens to save the data from ciptaan Lock in fate amp ry x w t adcress C H aji archive_db 12 30 2005 12 47 51 AM H ji amaos 12 90 2009 1 35 47 AM bb PetLogs 7 13 2009 7 20 08 PM i ie Program P
173. list in the right pane of the page Y My computer Wf j Rootdin Wi MyComputer My computer Wi imn Mounted resources W jmntdisk Local disks Wi media Removable disks gt IDE CO DVD HEC VMiWa VMware IDE CORI ott NTFS Oor Disk 0 WinkR S DA NTFS lon isk 0 Application e Ej BackupCapsule 2 on Disk 0 UFSD dis 7 Select files you want to copy and place them to Clipboard by pressing the left arrow button Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Clipboard Source Pf mntdiskhdal Documents and Settin G mnudisk hdal Decuments and Settin O E Mail Database Favorites k ra ae __ hw Total data size nia Rename FE Delete FE Click the Calc button to estimate the resulted data size 8 On the Select Destination Type choose the way the data will be stored Select the Save data to any local drive or a network share item Please select how would you like t save the data Save data to any local drives or a network share Choose this option if you want to save your data to bacal moumed or physic al partition to USB or Fire Ware external drives and to a mounted network share You will be prompted to choose a location you want to save the archive to O Burn data to CD DVD Choose this option if you want the Wirard to burn the data ta CD or DVD You will be prompted to choose a CD or DVD RW drive 9 On the Select Destination Path page select a hard disk to copy the data
174. ll OS h case createn of a new pimay pation is not possible there are already four pimay partons on the disk or not desrable you ane free to select any of existing pemary parttions Please note that al dats on the selected partition wil be deleted F you choose to format ff later in this wizard Besides make sure no apaiia sem had Haady been instaded on that partion 4 Onthe next page of the wizard define size of the new partition If the selected hard disk contains blocks of free space the wizard will automatically merge them all and allocate the resulted space to create the partition If not it will take 50 of the unused space of an adjacent partition thus resizing it You can select ether a block of unallocated apace of the disk of an osting partition unused space of which wil be served io create a new partition Basic Hard Disk 0 VMware Vitware Virtual S SCS Disk Dev p t Vista C 158 7 GB NTFS mi i New vou current size ip 341 2668 aa LI 2 a P iti fis VF E j D mp fen Volume Sire 0 Bytes lol Flex Volume Size 247 26 5 The next page enables to specify a file system and a number of additional parameters Since we are going to install Windows XP the most preferable file systems are NTFS and FAT32 Click the Yes button to continue z z On this page you can specify a number of additional parameters that can also be of help However here we pay attention to the most relevant to fulfill our
175. ll a new operating system especially when it is going to be an additional OS in the system is a rather complicated task that implies quite a number of operations from allocating space to create a new partition resize redistribution of free space to formatting of the newly created partition to a particular file system and checking its surface for bad sectors to avoid possible data loss Operating systems today are being supplied with basic tools of partitioning that only enable to create a partition in case there is enough unallocated space on the disk and then format it to the specified file system type Our program offers a handy Install New OS Wizard to easily carry out all the necessary operations to install a new operating system Startup There are several ways to start the Install New OS Wizard Express Launcher Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 80 e Click the Boot Management button and then select Install New OS Launcher e Inthe Main menu select Wizards gt Install New OS e On the Common Tasks bar click the Install New OS item of the Wizards menu Setup The wizard offers the following steps to accomplish the operation e Partition to install a new operating system The program offers two ways of installing a new OS i e to create a new primary partition for it or use an existing one Where vould you lke to metal an operating spem Ge want lo create a new primary partition to install
176. ly created NTFS partition Now you ve got a place to keep your stuff apart from Windows Increasing size of a system partition by taking unused space of an adjacent partition Let s assume you ve got several partitions on your hard disk After installing a number of resource consuming applications and system updates your system partition has started to suffer from the lack of free space But an adjacent partition has a plenty of redundant space That s just enough to make your system partition suffer no more Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 144 To increase size of a system partition by taking unused space from an adjacent partition please do the following Express Launcher 1 Click the Partitioning button and then select Resize Partitions 2 Onthe Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button Click on your system partition By doing that the wizard will automatically select an adjacent partition as well This partition will later act as a space donor The vired wil resize space between Local Disk C enc New Volume E on Basic Hard Disk 0 Vidware VMware Virtual S SCS Disk Dew Galan left patton free a pair of adiacent pattitens you would lke to meere Right adiacent partion wil be selected automatica Basic Hard Disk 0 VMware VMware Virtual S SCSI Disk Dev If you ve got more than two partitions on your hard disk and a partition you need to increase is surrounded by other partition
177. mall textual field up to 11 characters that is located in the partition s boot sector This value is used for notification purposes only It is detectable by any partitioning tool including the DOS FDISK utility Modern operating systems Save it within a file system e g as a special hidden file Thus it is able to contain a relatively large amount of text in multiple languages Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 203 Partitioning Scheme is a set of rules constraints and format of the on disk structures to keep information on partitions located on a hard disk There are known several partitioning schemes The most popular of them is the so called DOS partitioning scheme It was introduced by IBM and Microsoft to use multiple partitions in the disk subsystems on IBM PC compatible computers Another popular partitioning scheme is the so called Logical Disks Model LDM that originates from the UNIX mainframe systems Veritas Executive accommodates a simplified version of LDM to the Windows 2000 operating system Windows 2000 and XP support two quite different partitioning schemes the old DOS partitioning scheme and the new Dynamic Disk Management DDM The problem is that earlier versions of Windows do not support DDM In addition most hard disk utilities do not support it as well Recovery Media is a CD DVD disc a USB flash card or even a floppy disk from which you can boot for maintenance or recovery pu
178. most full disks Auxiliary Facilities File Transfer Wizard to make such operations as transferring of files directories or burning of them to CD DVD as easy and convenient as possible Providing access to Paragon backups as regular folders it may also help to replace corrupted data from a previously created image in case of an operating system failure Volume Explorer is a handy tool when you have different file systems on the disk whether they contain an operating system or just data Volume Explorer will let you explore a file system of any type and provide access to the necessary files and directories regardless of their security attributes Recovery Media Builder to create a bootable recovery media based on Linux DOS or WinPE 3 0 on a CD DVD disc or flash memory which can later be used to boot and recover your computer in case of an operating system failure Moreover with its help you can save data from partitions of your hard disk directly to compact Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 8 discs or burn ISO images The utility supports various formats of laser discs CD R RW DVD R RW DVD R RW DVD R DVD R double layer Blu ray and can handle multi session burning e Network Configuration Wizard to establish a network connection under Linux or WinPE either to save a backup of a partition hard disk or just several files on a network computer or retrieve a previously made backup from a network computer
179. mporary unde of rede the operation by means of Undo and Redo commands Dont show this notification again Common Tasks Bar The Common Tasks Bar is located on the left side of the main window It is intended for easy access to the program s wizards The bar contains several tabs named Basic Partitioning Tasks Advanced Partitioning Tasks Copy and Migration Tasks Backup Tasks Virtualization Tasks Tools and News and Documentation Each of these contains a separate button bar which can be folded by clicking it Basic Partitioning Tasks Pe ey ae Starting the Express Create Partition Wizard to create an NTFS partition and make _ ress regle it ready for work Starting the Create Partition Wizard to create a partition of any file system lt i Create Partition Starting the Format Partition Wizard to format an existing partition to one of the Format Partition file systems supported by the program T Starting the Delete Partition Wizard to delete a partition of any file system Sui Delete Partition Advanced Partitioning Tasks Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 34 Starting the Express Resize Partitions Wizard to redistribute free space between E Express Resize two adjacent partitions Starting the Merge Partitions Wizard to merge adjacent partitions of NTFS FAT amp Merge Partitions FAT32 file systems Starting the Redistribute Free Space Wizard to redistribute av
180. n any data This allows you to keep the partitions content after move acacty as L was but will require more time Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 181 8 Apply all introduced changes By default the program works in the virtual mode of execution so you have to confirm all operations to let the program accomplish them To do that just click the Apply button on the Virtual Operations Bar 9 When done either disconnect the virtual disk or close our program Exchanging data between physical and virtual environments Let s assume you need to import a lot of data from one of your virtual disks The best way out is to use our program as it can help you do that without starting up the virtual environment and the other actions typical for this task To import data from a virtual environment please do the following Launcher 1 Connect the required virtual disk to our program 2 Select in the Main Menu Tools gt File Transfer Wizard any of the ways described earlier can also be used here 3 Onthe Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button 4 Select a disk where the required data is stored from the pull down list in the right pane of the window You can find it among physical partitions as a connected virtual disk cannot have an assigned drive letter either Wta iC me F To easily find the disk you need please use its volume label or sequence number as a check point 5 Select fi
181. n applications or the system administrator However it will take more time to accomplish the operation Partition raw copy to copy the on disk partitions in the sector by sector mode to successfully process unknown file systems However it is not recommended to enable this option when working with supported file systems as it takes more time to accomplish the operation Perform incremental copy to only copy changes on the hard disk from the moment of the last copy operation The program will perform comparison between a previous copy of the hard disk and its current state Only sectors that are different will be updated thus considerably decreasing the amount of data to write Resize options Remove free blocks between partitions not to keep blocks of free space between partitions on the targeted hard disk Copy data and resize partitions proportionally to make the program proportionally change the size of partitions keeping their relative order intact The option can be useful when upgrading the hard disk to a larger one Verification options This section allows you to define whether the Surface and or the Writing verification tests will be accomplished during the operation Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 61 Result After the operation is completed you receive a fully functional duplicate of the existing hard disk To make a Win2K operating system bootable on different hardware please a
182. n as Inactive Make the selected partition non bootable by default Change Cluster Size Change cluster size of the selected partition Change Volume Label Change volume label of the selected partition Change Serial Number Change serial number of the selected partition Downgrade NTFS version Decrease version of the selected NTFS partition Change Partition ID Change identifier of the selected partition Make Partition Primary Make the selected partition Primary Make Partition Logical Make the selected partition Logical Check File System Check the selected partition for possible file system errors Integrity Properties Get in depth information on the properties of selected partition Manage the Launcher layout with several predefined profiles Toolbar Manage the Tool Bar representation show hide standard and navigation buttons text labels and large icons Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 32 Disk Map Location Select whether the Disk Map will be located on the top of the main window or at the bottom _ UU Open the Help system you can also do it by pressing F1 Open the dialog with information about the program The Main Menu contents available at the moment may vary depending on the selected object Tool Bar The Toolbar provides fast access to the most frequently used operations BUTTON FUNCTIONALITY Create an image of a hard disk or partition Resize tw
183. n copying is completed shut down the computer 11 Disconnect physically the source hard disk 12 Boot the computer from the destination hard disk A ee eee complete the P2P Adjust OS Wizard Virtualizing the current system P2V Let s assume that you re about to migrate to a brand new hardware platform with the latest operating system available for it Your current system is quite obsolete but you still need access to some of its software You don t want to waste time re installing the old software to the new system and you do know for sure that the bulk of it won t work anyway The best way out is to virtualize your old system But before you start please make sure the following conditions are met e Your hard disk has enough free space to store a virtual image of your Windows depends on the system e You ve got one of the supported virtualization software To make a virtual disk out of your current system please do the following Launcher 1 Click the P2V Copy item of the Wizards menu any of the ways described earlier can also be used here 2 Onthe Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button 3 Select either an entire hard disk or only the system partition you want to make a virtual disk of Selected object Local Disk C Basic Hard Disk J o Local Disk C Basic Hard Disk 1 i Local Disk E Local Di Y tea Unal 34GB FAT32 24GBNTFS 14G 2268 It s pretty enough to select
184. n necessary to carry hard disk operations supported by the program Update MBR Convert to Basic Change Primary Slot Updating MBR The program enables to overwrite the current bootable code in the MBR Master Boot Record by the standard bootstrap code This can help to repair a corrupted bootable code of a hard disk resulted from a boot virus attack or a malfunction of boot management software In order to update MBR of a hard disk you should take the following steps Launcher 1 Select a hard disk on the Disk Map 2 Call the Update MBR dialog to set up the operation There are several ways to do it Select in the Main Menu Hard Disk gt Update MBR Call the popup menu for the selected hard disk right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map then select the menu item Update MBR o ES Are you sure you wani to update master boot record Curent MER contents for hard disk number 0 wil be lost after thes operation Your computer may no longer boot conmecthy Na 3 The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation Converting Dynamic MBR to Basic The program allows you to convert a dynamic MBR disk containing simple volumes into a basic one while keeping its contents intact In order to convert a dynamic MBR disk into basic you should take the following steps Launcher 1 Select a dynamic MBR disk containing simple volumes on the Disk Map 2 Call the Convert to Basic dialog selecting in the Main
185. nables to choose whether any recorded CD DVD will be bootable or only the first one for a session or without that function at all e Folder where the ISO image is to be placed When the user decides not to physically burn a CD DVD but create an ISO image file this very folder will be used to contain these images Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 45 Hot Processing Options Backup image options OG Hot processing options Copy and backup options Hot processing options W Enable hot processing CD DVD recording options Partitioning options Operation dependency options Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service ee Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service is a reliable technology designed File system conversion options ta back up volumes being locked by numerous active transactions of VSS Email options supporting applications Microsoft VSS technology requires over 300 MB Defragmentation options of free space on any mounted NTFS volume for temporary data This technology is provided for Windows AP and newest Windows versions but unavailable for old versions of Windows 98 ME NT 2000 Additional options C Always use hot processing fe Use hot processing only when partition is locked Hot processing temporary dive c Number of attempts to start VSS 3 F Timeout between attempts in seconds 120 MW Switch between Hot Processing technologies In this section you may configure the hot processing mode
186. nario However please take into consideration one more step you need to accomplish if you decide to use the traditional scenario 1 Besides hiding of the system partition before installation of the second OS you need to make it inactive as well To do that please call the context menu for it right click of the mouse button and launch the corresponding dialog Click the Yes button to continue Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 163 Are you sure you want to set the volume as inactive You are about to set the volume C No label NTFS as inactive You computer may no longer boot comecthr Reviving the system partition In case you are not able or not willing to complete the mentioned above scenarios but have already reached the point when all changes are applied and everything is ready to install the second OS please do the following to make your system bootable once again only relevant for the traditional scenario 1 Start up the computer from our Linux DOS recovery media Recovery Media Builder can help you prepare the Linux DOS or WinPE recovery environment either on a CD DVD disc or a thumb drive To automatically boot from the recovery media please make sure the on board BIOS is set up to boot from CD USB first 2 Inthe Linux launch menu select Partition Manager Paragon Partition Manager Restore Wizard File Transfer Wizard Boot Conmector Network Configurator Log
187. nds gt Normal Mode Hain recovery Safe Mode environment amp Low Graphics Safe Mode amp Floppy disk Hard disk 4 MER amp Find OSes on your hard disks e Normal Mode Boot into the Linux normal mode This mode uses the full set of drivers recommended e Safe Mode Boot into the PTS DOS mode This mode can be used as an alternative of the Linux normal mode if it fails to work properly e Low Graphics Safe Mode Boot into the PTS DOS safe mode In this case only the minimal set of drivers will be included like hard disk monitor and keyboard drivers This mode has simple graphics and a simple menu e Floppy Disk Reboot the computer from a system floppy disk e Hard Disk 0 Boot from the primary hard disk e Find OS s on your hard disks The program will scan hard disks of your computer to find any bootable operating system To move within the menu please use the arrow keys of the computer keyboard While working with the recovery environment you might experience some inconvenience caused by possible video artifacts It is just a result of changing video modes and in no way A N will affect the program functionality If this is the case please wait a bit and everything will be OK Normal Mode When the Normal mode is selected the Linux launch menu appears Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 18 ee You can create delete and format hard disk Paragon Partition Manager pa
188. ne the level of the surface check to make the program find bad and unstable sectors and mark them unusable in the file system metadata e The amount of sectors per boot This parameter is available exclusively for FAT16 and FAT32 file systems Set the number of sectors to be reserved for the boot area on the partition with this spinner control Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 71 e The amount of root entries This parameter is available exclusively for FAT16 file system Set the maximum amount of files directories to be placed in the Root Directory on the FAT16 partition e The amount of sectors per cluster Define the Cluster Size for the formatted partition with this spinner control IN Number of available options depends on the selected file system type Dialog Setup Initially the program suggests some consistent values for all parameters In most cases you can just press the Format button to confirm the operation r Are you sure you wam to formal volume F You are about to format volume F Mo label NTFS Your computer may no longer boot or work comecty Pease select new file system FATE A Pease erie new voume label Hew Volume y Mone options Format No e File system From the pull down list select the desired file system type In fact the program displays only those file systems that can correctly be placed to the selected partition taking its capacity into account e
189. ngs 11 2 2006 5 02 03 AM E Program Fies 4 20 2010 4 18 27 PM E wl E ProgramData 4 19 2010 12 40 49 AM E System Volume Information 4 20 2010 9 24 08 PM 4 Selecta place on the disk where the file folder will be extracted to Look in E Local Disk C m r a di erc_images JVA i i ac_new VAA acho DAA F archive db VLA E adi Peflogs rae or 3 Propam Files VAVA J jj Users BLA jy Utis Be a ji Windows 92 3 5 Click the OK button to accomplish the operation f The current version of the program does not enable to access file archives with Volume A N Explorer Resize Scenarios Creating a new partition to detach operating system from the rest of data Let s assume that you re a rank and file user who is most likely to have only one hard disk with only one partition the only partition is always system To secure yourself against a system malfunction or a virus attack you ve got nothing to do but make a backup of the whole partition which besides the operating system itself contains all your family photos favorite films and music program distributives whatever As a result yov Il get a very huge backup image You can easily tackle this issue however by detaching your operating system from the rest of data To create a new partition on your hard disk please do the following Express Launcher Click the Partition Manager button and then Partition Manager in the Express Launcher Copyright 199
190. nment Providing nearly the same level of functionality it offers an excellent hardware support and the same interface as the Windows version does Startup To start working with the WinPE recovery environment please take the following steps 1 Start up the computer from our WinPE recovery media Recovery Media Builder can help you prepare the Linux DOS or WinPE recovery environment either on a CD DVD disc or a thumb drive To automatically boot from the recovery media please make sure the on board BIOS is set up to boot from CD USB first 2 Once it has been loaded you will see the License Agreement Read the agreement and then mark the appropriate checkbox to accept If you do not agree with any conditions stated there you won t be able to use the program Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved End User License Agreement Geteeen PaRAGON Technologie GmoH Heincich yon Stephan Sir Soe 79100 Freiburg Germany 3 Once you accept the agreement you will see the Universal Application Launcher In general it enables to run components of the product load drivers for undefined hardware or establish a network connection Partition Manager Partition Manager What would you like to do Partitioning Pari Partitio Se a Copying and To operate on a Virtual disk please connect it first Migration 1 Switch to the main launcher by selecting Partition Manag
191. nning of the block of free space Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 68 e Free space after Define the amount of trailing free space in Mb at the end of the new partition Partition size and position may also be defined by using the drag and drop technique To do A N that just carry out the required operation on the Disk Map The virtual operations are to be available e File system for new partition From the pull down list select a file system the newly created partition will be formatted to otherwise the partition will remain unformatted so that it will not be ready to use e Volume label Enter a label for the selected partition in this textual field It is an irrelevant parameter usually used for drive identification e Drive letter assignment The pull down list contains vacant drive letters that can be associated with the newly formatted partition In addition there is the possibility to make further detailed settings although the default values will do in most cases To activate the advance mode you need to click the More options button at the foot of the dialog page Depending on the chosen file system the following options become available J Use 05 bull in formal routine Please select number of sectors perclusie f Plesse select number of sectors per boot Please select number of root emiras Restore defauts e Use OS built in routine Mark the option to restrict the available
192. o adjacent partitions Copy a hard disk Defragment the selected partition Open the Help system Virtual Operations Bar The program supports previewing the resulting layout of hard disks before actually executing operations so called virtual mode of execution In fact when the virtual mode is enabled the program does not accomplish operations immediately but places them on the List of Pending Operations for later execution The Virtual Operations Bar enables to manage pending operations BUTTON FUNCTIONALITY Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 33 Cancel the last virtual operation on the List of Pending Operations Cancel the last undo virtual operation on the List of Pending Operations S Display the List of Pending Operations wy Launch the real execution of virtual operations x Cancel all virtual operations on the List of Pending Operations Virtual mode is an effective way of protection from any troubles since no operations will be executed until clicking the Apply button for confirmation thus giving a second chance to weigh all pros and cons of this or that particular operation The program politely reminds the user that there are unsaved changes by showing the following window A N LD There are unsaved changes si Please use a Apply command to commit them ard x Discard command to pemanently undo the changes You can view changes history via Q View Changes command and te
193. o confirm the operation by selecting the appropriate option The Wizard has not appbed your changes pet Dn this page you can ether accept o A reconsider the changes Please note that F pou accept the changes the Wirard val physically perform all the neccessary opershons and A vall not be possible to undo the changes It may take come bime to apply the changes You may also be asked lo restart pour computer dunng this process Woud you kke bo apph your changes Y C Ho bet me reconsider 6 That s basically it By clicking the Next button the wizard will start modifying your disk layout If you ve got to do with the system partition resize like we do in our case you will be asked to restart your computer in a special boot up mode to accomplish the operation So click the appropriate button to agree System restart is required to complete the operation What would you like to do and cannot be completed without system restart After restart the operation wil continue m bool iree mode Do net turn off the computer until the operation completes Restart the computer Please conimm restat of pow computer The operation wal be continued alter titlen restan Retry Manually close used files ard retry the operabon 7 Inthe Progress window you can see in real time a detailed report on all actions carried out at the moment Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 155 Suboperation prog
194. o establish a reliable data protection system Creating Backup Images We have already mentioned that the most prevalent way to protect valuable data is to create backup copies backup images in terms of the program of it Startup There are several ways to start the Sector Backup Wizard Express Launcher e Click the Backup and Rescue button and then select Backup Launcher e Inthe Main Menu select Wizards gt Back up a Disk or Partition e On the Common Tasks Bar click the Back up a Disk or Partition item of the Wizards menu e Inthe Toolbar click the Back up a Disk or Partition button Setup The wizard offers the following steps to accomplish the backup operation e The object to back up You can back up either an entire disk or separate partitions of the disk primary extended or logical In case of backing up an entire disk you ve got the possibility to include into the image Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 54 such disk elements as the Master Boot Record MBR and the first track of the hard disk This can be very helpful for serious disk recovery procedures Name Type Aa l My Computer My Computer E E Basic Hard Disk 0 VMware VMware Vietual S SCSI Disk Dev intemal Hard Disk Drive i Fest Hard Disk Track First Track IE Master Boot Recon MER a E Loca Dsk C Primary N Basic Hard Disk 1 VMware VMware Vitual S SCSI Disk Dev intemal Hard Disk Drive gt First
195. o me to find an soproorate place for the dsk Secoly a path for additional divers Cy Progeam Files VMware VMware VWioecstation windoves io Browse 1 Please provide a path to VM Tools Additions 150 image eg windows Bo for Viae ae uae when o virtual devine diver is required F you transier Windows XP to a WMeware SCS disk i should be dome arnyaway It s strongly recommended to provide a path to VM Tools Additions ISO image if you A N transfer Windows XP to a VMware SCSI disk otherwise your system won t boot after the operation 8 The wizard will provide a detailed report on successful accomplishment of the operation You can save it by clicking the appropriate button Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 174 Opersbons detads Partin Ofrom a 99 9 G8 backup image located in G arc_system arc_system_PEF has been successfully bansiemed io VMware Workstation viua disk Eis 499 9 GE in size and i placed to Co sdisk 1 vind The folowing OSes have been successtuly adjusted lo the required virtual hardware Maorsoft Windows 7x86 on pamary partition 0 9 Now you can connect the resulted virtual disk to your virtual machine Your old system has been virtualized from its backup image You need to close the program to unlock the virtual disk Otherwise you won t be able to connect it to a virtual machine Making system bootable on virtual hardware P2V Adjust OS Let s assume you ha
196. oecesoecescecesoecessecessecesesoeseeoessesese 19 Basie CONCEPTS orrs e E OE aN 21 System and Data Protection ociera a a 21 Syste Virtualization a a a a a a a 22 Paragon Hot Processing amp Volume Shadow Copy Service sessesessesesescecesoecesoecescecesoecessecessecesssoecesoecesoese 24 DYNAMIC DISK Soira a a a E 25 GPT vers S MBR scenar E R 25 Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Apple Boot Cala sesira E daiawe saben ceeedaetiwaetesie as ieiereeieviee istics 26 6A DIC SUDDO caren remere Remy ee Terese aren pert cnet ney Manor ere en Torre nn eT re errr T Rn Trey mr peen eT ton ret meee rr Tren ree ren arte n rrr ret rere 26 CODY ODGATIONS mrinci an vaca accseuedereiueaascueutenersuaeaaaeiaesbieceiwens 26 Drive PAFEIMION INS sorcis en vensnadatmoien sedcasaeeaedenerssueneiaceseodessboenswecauteiecsienes 27 Windows COMDOMENICS orconesrn ii 27 Interra ce OVEIVIGW osana E a 27 SEINES OVELVICW raroa ea E 39 Getting Information on Disks and Backup IMageS sessesessecessssessscecesoesesoecescecescecessscecsscecsecessecessesesesseseeseo 50 Data BackUp and RESCUC onani EE A E A Ea 53 CODY TASKS a E AOE E A EE E E 58 BOOCManagement arura A ET E E NO 62 Partition Managementocarcsirorcediae n t E EE EEEN TT NE NE E O E ANE 64 Hard Disk Managemen ernie nunes E E 89 Extra FUNCTION ANEY eenaa a a a a a N a a a a a a 92 Typical Scenario S sanmi a E TEN 102 Backup ScenariOS eissa a 102 Recovery Scenarios ceic is cse
197. of space from one of the existing partitions thus resizing it Your hard disk before the changes Basic GPT Disk 2 VMware VMware Virtual 5 SCSI Disk Dev i g Unallocated Your hard disk after the changes Basic GPT Hard Disk 2 VMware VMware Virtual S SCS Disk Dev Mew volume outari ee ig S65 2 GB ib in Ln Le bea fil 55 ka Psi Min Volume Size U Bytes lal Max Voium a reboot to create the partition and then automatically boots the system again The If a partition to resize is locked and cannot be processed the wizard makes the system rebooting mechanism is different for different versions of Windows You can also choose whether the future partition will be primary or logical by marking the appropriate checkbox e Partition properties On the next page of the wizard you can set a number of additional parameters Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 67 Your had dsk ster the changes Patton hy Volumes labe New Youma Aasign the folowing deve letter E l Partition type From the pull down list select a file system the newly created partition will be formatted to otherwise the partition will remain unformatted so that it will not be ready to use Volume label Enter a label for the selected partition in this textual field It is an irrelevant parameter usually used for drive identification Surface test level Define the level of
198. of your system on the new hardware Adaptive Restore Application Let s consider a number of situations when the Adaptive Restore feature can help you out e If you need to upgrade to newer hardware while keeping all your programs and settings intact e If you need to replace failed hardware and cannot find an exact match for your original system specifications Known Issues 1 After transferring Microsoft Vista and later versions to different hardware you will need to re activate license of the system It s normal behavior as these systems keep tracking any change of hardware Re activation is legally justified in this case as you transfer your system to another PC 2 If you ve installed several operating systems on one partition we can only add drivers to the latest version of OS Microsoft highly recommends that you install an operating system on a separate partition 3 Please note drivers are not cached during selection That s why if you select a driver to add to the system but it s already unavailable during the operation the program will end the operation with an error System Virtualization With new powerful x86 computers system virtualization has become extremely popular It s a software technology that enables to run several virtual machines on one physical machine providing resources of that single computer are shared across several environments As a result one and the same physical computer can have multiple OSs and
199. om the rest of the data you can tackle one more crucial issue in case of a system malfunction you can get the system back on track in minutes by recovering it from a backup image located on the other partition of the hard drive But that is not all drive partitioning may be used for If you are willing to play games in Windows while browsing the Internet in Linux 100 percent sure that no virus will attack your PC drive partitioning is a necessity In order to run several OSs on a single hard drive you are to create a corresponding number of partitions to effectively delineate the boundaries of each OS Windows Components In the given section you can find all the information necessary to successfully work with the Windows version of the product Interface Overview This chapter introduces the graphical interface of the program The design of the interface precludes any mistake being made on the part of the user Most operations are performed through the system of wizards Buttons and menus are accompanied by easy understandable icons Nevertheless any problems that might occur while managing the program can be tackled by reading this very chapter Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 28 General Layout When you start the program the first component that is displayed is called the Launcher It enables to run wizards and dialogs to specify program settings to visualize the operating environment and the hard d
200. onger boot or work comectiy rv kat 7 Do not ask volume label nesd time e Enter the volume label to confirm deleting To confirm deletion of the selected partition enter its Volume Label The current volume label is displayed above e Do not ask volume label next time Mark the option to inhibit confirmation next time you start the dialog Result By default the operation takes only a fraction of a second However the program waits until Windows completes the modification of the disk layout Advanced Partitioning Operations Here you can learn how to accomplish advanced partitioning operations merge redistribute free space undelete etc Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 74 Merging Partitions The Merge Partitions Wizard enables to consolidate the disk space which originally belongs to two adjacent partitions into a single larger partition The order in which two partitions have been chosen is important since all contents of the second selected partition will be placed in a folder on the resulted joined partition The program provides the ability to merge only NTFS FAT16 or FAT32 partitions Startup There are several ways to start the Merge Partitions Wizard Express Launcher e Click the Partitioning button and then select Merge Partitions Launcher e Inthe Main menu select Wizards gt Merge Partitions e On the Common Tasks bar click the Merge Partitions item of the
201. onvenient In order to view logs on carried out operations call the View Logs dialog in the Main Menu Tools gt View Log Files Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 102 Started FIA at 124045 AM Areshed at 12 41 21 Started 9 2009 at 12 42 11 AM Friahed at 12 44 29 Started 9 2009 at TA AM Areshed at 1245 12 Stated 9 2 2005 at 1245 39 AM Arighed at 1 26 51 _ Started VAZU at 3 17 40 AM Finished af 3021 28 AM No operations hare beean found for tha salacied session D Stated 3 2 2008 at 9 31 36 AM Finished at F41 AM Started 3 2 2008 at 9 41 05 AM Stated 3 2 2009 at 1275 48 PM Arished at 12 20 26 D Stated VAZI at 1220 26 PM Areshed at 1224 46 Stated 3 2 2009 at 1224 46 PM T Stated 3 2 2009 at 1206 15 PM Areshed at 120747 Stated 9 2 2009 at 1207 47 PM Anished at 12 21 16 J Started 9 2 2009 at 1227 18 PM Arished at 124415 Started 32 2008 at 1230 15 PM Rnished at 1 31 33 ated 3 2 2008 at 123123 PM Areshed at TASTA Stated 3 2 2009 at 124444 PM Finished at 12 58 38 D Sted 2 2 2009 at O02 PM Chk System Configurator Before Seas Base Hard Disk 0 Vdware Viware Virtual S SCS Disk Dew OF Basic Hard Disk 0 VMware VMware Virtual S SCSI Disk Dev Off Bec Bec irs i NTFS Basic Hard Disk 1 VMware VMware Virtual S SCSI Disk Dev OF Basic Hard Disk 1 VMware VMware Virtual 5 SCSI Disk Dev Off i iene Basic Hard Disk 7 VMware VMware Virtual S SCSI Disk Dev O
202. opyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 128 Operations bist Suboperation progress 1 Restore partition or disk i Operation progress Time elapsed 00 00 16 Time to finish 00 76 24 Copied so far 192 0 Mb Read so far 192 0 Mb 24 0 Mb s To copy 14 0 Gb Write so far 132 0 Mb 38 4 Mbs Overall progress Po Converting disk 0 w GPT Opening archive ko_vista_OOO0p 000 Restore Primary partition disk 0 from file 9 052 8d fleo_vista eo_vista_0000p 000 Data writing Opening archive ko_vista_0001p 000 Restore Primary partition 1 disk 0 from file 99 052 8 hddfleo_vista fieo_vista_000 p 000 Data writing cancel 12 After completing the operation close the wizard and then reboot the computer Copying of data from the corrupted system disk to another hard disk To retrieve valuable information from your hard disk and copy it to another hard disk when the system fails to boot please do the following 1 Connect the second hard disk to the computer 2 Start up the computer from our Linux DOS recovery media Recovery Media Builder can help you prepare the Linux DOS or WinPE recovery environment either on a CD DVD disc or a thumb drive To automatically boot from the recovery media please make sure the on board BIOS is set up to boot from CD USB first 3 Inthe boot menu select Normal Mode to use the Linux recovery environment more preferable or Safe Mode to use the PT
203. or Cancel if you do not Cance Booting from the Linux DOS Recovery Media The Linux DOS recovery environment can be used to boot your computer into Linux or PTS DOS to get access to your hard disk for maintenance or recovery purposes It also has the PTS DOS safe mode which may help in a number of non standard situations such as interfering hardware settings or serious problems on the hardware level In this case only basic files and drivers such as hard disk drivers a monitor driver and a keyboard driver will be loaded Startup To start working with the Linux DOS recovery environment please take the following steps 1 Start up the computer from our Linux DOS recovery media Recovery Media Builder can help you prepare the Linux DOS or WinPE recovery environment either on a CD DVD disc or a thumb drive To automatically boot from the recovery media please make sure the on board BIOS is set up to boot from CD USB first 2 Launch a boot mode you need Normal Safe Low Graphics Safe in the Boot menu A N By default the Normal Mode will be automatically initiated after a 10 second idle period Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 17 3 Click on the required operation to start Hints on the selected at the moment item will help you make the right choice 4 Consult the help system by pressing ALT F1 to know more on the subject Boot menu The Boot menu contains the following comma
204. orrectly on it Software updates are expected to release in the near future but you cannot wait any more Thus the best way out is to leave Windows Vista intact and install the time proved Windows XP Most likely you have only one hard disk with only one partition the only partition is always system To install the second operating system you need to repartition your drive first as it requires a separate primary partition If this is the case you can do your job either with the Install New OS Wizard a specially designed tool for that or traditionally with a number of the corresponding wizards and dialogs Install New OS Wizard This scenario implies that operating systems will be installed on different partitions to provide better security and system independence Express Launcher 1 Click Boot Management and then select Install New OS in the Express Launcher 2 On the Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 156 3 Select the appropriate option to create a new primary partition on your hard disk Where would you lice to instal an operating system want to create a new primary partition to instal OS Anew pation val be crated by using unafocated space of your hard disk or unused space of acsting partons i is the most preferable way as mo system or user s data wil be seged dunng the inctalation press want lo use an eedsting pimay partition to insta
205. orthe deleted partitions Quick search for partons created by Vista or later OS Conventional search Thorough search y Show file systems search options Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 79 To know more on the available search methods please use the context sensitive hint AN system e File system filter By default the wizard will search for all known file systems However by clicking on the appropriate option on the second page of the wizard you can specify only those file systems you need amp Hide file systems search options Al known file systems FAT and FATI2 fle systems JU NTFS fle sytem Unu Ext and Exd 3 file systema 05 2 HPFS fie system Other junisted file sytem To begin search cick Next e A partition to undelete if several By default the program searches records of any deleted partition ever existed on the selected block of free space So you can get several partitions to choose from f 2 Search deleted partitions from sector 40 fo sector 2 ArT Thee fodowing partitions have been found Fle system Type Capacity Used Spaca Usad T MTFS P 199GB 5 3 MB Stoo search Most likely the required partition will be found first If so you may abort the search operation by pressing the Stop search button Result After the operation is completed you receive a fully functional partition Installing a New Operating System Getting your computer ready to insta
206. ould you like to save the Save data to local network drives f Burm the data te CD or DVO 5 Map a network disk to place your backup image to Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 105 Call the Map Network Drive dialog by clicking the appropriate button Seed a folder where archive should be placed and spec y achive name Archive name wil be used a 5 sub4older where backup data files wil be sioned Archive location Cae 30S05071551273 T fe r Click the standard browse button to browse for the required network share or manually enter a path to it Define a letter from the pull down list of available drive letters Mark the checkbox to make this connection permanent Otherwise it will only be available for the current Windows session Click the Connect as user button at the foot of the dialog page to specify a user name and password to access the selected network share if necessary 6 Edit the archive name if necessary Please speciy the archive name Archive name wil be used as a subfolder where backup data files wil b stoned Archive details Archive name we 03050907 1001085 Estimated archive size 4 4 GB Spent svedeble on backup destination 38 GB Please take into account values of the parameters Estimated archive size and Space available on backup destination if the archive size exceeds the available space another network drive needs to be selecte
207. ove Resize dialog 9 Move the slider to the right to increase size of the partition Click OK to continue Panition preview S Data New size 8 102101 Mb Free space belore 0 102093 Mb eC Free space aher O 102083 Mb 5 m 10 Apply the pending changes Applying changes j A 2 pending operations Apply changes 7 lt Apply Ms You have pending op 11 In the Progress window you can see in real time a detailed report on all actions carried out by the program Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 153 Operations list Suboperaion progress i Move parion Pd 2 Move partition Operation progress TE Time eclapsed 00 00 58 Time to finish OL 35 42 Copied sofar 248 5 Mb Read so far 365 9 Mbt 8 Mis To copy 7 9Gb Write so far 251 7 Mb 46 0 Hibs Overall progress Ei Data morini Creating new partition Moving drive dev sdad on hard disk 0 Scanning data structure may be a few minutes Restart enabled Data blocks calculating Quick data moving Resizing partitions of Apple Boot Camp Let s assume you re a Boot Camp user who s got Windows XP as the second operating system Initially allocated space for the Windows partition has turned out to be insufficient for your current needs The only way out is to take some space from your Mac partition thus redistributing the unused space between the partitions To increas
208. p All rights reserved 196 10 In the opened dialog select Hard Disk as the required hardware type to add Hardware Type Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 197 13 Click Finish to complete the operation Most likely you will be asked to convert your virtual disk to a new format You can update your disks since this procedure involves change of a version only nothing else To know more on the subject please consult the Known Issues chapter Convert exdsting virtual disk to newer format The chosen virtual disk can be converted to the newest format supported by this Workstation 6 5 virtual machine However after conversion the virtual dsk wl be unusable with older virtual machines Keep Existing Format amm 14 That s all You can now launch the virtual machine Windows Vista TEST State Powered off Guest OS Windows Vesta Location C Users Admins trator Documents Wi tua Madines Windows Vista TEST Windows Veta TEST vinx verson Workstation 6 5 virtual machine p pen fis egal mastis ll Memory 1024 MB cit virtual mach settings Hard Disk SCSI 16 GB cono IDE Auto detect G Enable ACE features What is ACE Fiapo Auto detect TE Network Adapter NAT use Controler Present Sound Card Auto detect Gel Display Auto detect i Processors 1 For Windows Virtual PC 1 Click Start and th
209. previously created virtual disk or manually type in a full path to it Click Create to complete the operation Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 199 G El Create a virtual machine Add a virtual hard disk Create a dynamically expanding virtual hard disk Flame Dhd Windows I Location Use an enisting virtual hard disk Location CWindows XP Old vihad is Browse Create a virtual hard disk using advanced options Enable Undo Disks Liore about ung Unde Disks 6 Right click on the newly created virtual machine then select Open to start up your Windows in a virtual environment E Virtusl Machines 7 Share with Burn Settings Create virtual machine New folder F Mame Ma thme status hemor Fnmary drek Old Windows XP Ranens daa SERT CA Windows XP Old vhd s Ei Settings Troubleshooter Here you can find answers to the most frequently asked questions that might arise while using the program 1 Itry to run an operation but the program claims my partition is in use and suggests restarting the computer There are a number of operations that cannot be performed while your partition is in use or locked in other words Please agree to reboot your machine to make the program accomplish the operation in a special boot up mode 2 Irun an operation and restart the machine as required but it just boots back into Windows without accomplishing the operation Please run chkdsk
210. rations of any complexity e Paragon BTE technology to set tasks for execution in the Windows blue screen mode thus saving from the need to use a bootable media when modifying system partitions e Paragon VIM Virtual Image Management technology that enables Paragon products work with virtual disks as though they are physical hard disks e Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service VSS to provide the copy backup infrastructure for the Microsoft Windows XP Vista 7 Server 2003 2008 operating systems It offers a reliable mechanism to create consistent point in time copies of data known as shadow copies Developed by Microsoft in close cooperation with the leading copy backup solution vendors on the market it is based on a snapshot technology concept Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 9 Microsoft Dynamic Disk simple soanned striped mirrored RAID 5 to offer more management flexibility without the partition limitation of basic disks Dynamic storage can be particularly beneficial for large scale businesses when dealing with many physical hard disks involving complex setup GUID Partition Table GPT It is the next generation of a hard disk partitioning scheme developed to lift restrictions of the old MBR GPT disks are now supported by Windows Vista 7 Server 2008 Mac OS X and Linux Supported Virtual Machines Microsoft Virtual PC Microsoft Virtual Server Microsoft Hyper V VMware Workstation V
211. rd offers the following steps to accomplish the operation e Partition to enlarge Select a partition the size of which will be increased at the expense of other partitions Blocks of the free space if any will be automatically added to the target partition Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 77 Choose g volume to expand Basic Hard Disk 0 VMware VMware Virtual S SCSI Disk Dev g Local Disk C t data 2 Ik 27GB NITES a JGB NTFS Dh Cepesty of the volume C is 262 9 GB The wired can expand this volume up to 485 3 GB at the emence of other volumes wal FA e Partition to donate Choose any partition s not only adjacent to donate free space Salaci volumes to take space from Fret space from that volume wil be used to anlama the volume you have selected on ine previous page CALNT a Fly system Type Capacty Lisad space Free spaca Free NTFS Pimay 217 GB 4668 202 368 ol There ig no unallocated space on the hard disk you have selected The wizard can oniy expand the volume C at the espence of some other volumes Please cock the check box next to any volume to taka free space from it e Partition size By default the program leaves 50 of the unused space on a partition and removes another 50 to add it to the target partition However the size to take can be customized by mo
212. require more time 4 Now you ve got a block of free space to add to the system partition You cannot do it directly however but by carrying out a number of extra move resize operations a gi cl Data F MM 200GB NTFS 5 Since the block of free space is within the extended partition you need to take it out first The program enables to resize the extended partition only when there s a block of free space adjoining its borders In our case it s between two logical disks So we need to move it To do that please select the first logical partition and then call the context menu for it right click of the mouse button to launch the Move Resize dialog Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 148 WF ALS SIE S GR S Disk View Help e Size se a AE ner Lo cal Disk 9 Format Partition Delete Partition Mova Resize Partition Convert File System Defragment MFT Compact MFT Change Volume Label panel Hide Partition i Mark Partition as Inactive Make Partition Logical Change Cluster Size B ic Hard Disk 0 Change Senal Number Change Partition ID Downgrade NTFS version Sec Change SID E Local Disk C 39 9GB NTFS Test Surface E Check File System Integrity E ns 6 e2 P Edit View Sectors EE
213. ress sfraracon a yJ SOFTWARE GROUF Redistribute partitions OT Work timedo 01 15 Time to finishoo 00 05 Done 0 77 Mb Read 72 Hb 4 0 Mb s All 0 Mb Write 0 0 Hb O 0 Mb s Overall progress Quick data aoving Flushing systes buffers please walt Modifying drive t on hard disk 0 Checking parameters Scanning dir structure Scanning data structure may be a few minutes step i Step 2 jo not reset or turn off your computer to avoid the data loss Iperation in progress press ESC or Ctrl C to interrupt operation After completing the operation your computer will be automatically restarted back to Windows where you can see that your system partition is bigger now Creating Dual Boot Systems For Windows computers Release of Windows Vista has given a new impetus to the problem of establishing a dual boot system In this connection we decided to consider two the most frequently used situations a rank and file user may face i e Windows Vista Windows XP and Windows XP Windows Vista Please note that for reasons of better security and system independence these operating systems will be installed on different partitions That is why we need to hide the first system partition before installation of the second OS Windows Vista Windows XP Suppose you have got Windows Vista coming with your brand new computer Everything is great except one thing your favourite applications simply reject to work c
214. rmation Modifying drive letter of the system partition will result in inability to boot the operating system After having processed partitions with installed software some programs may not run properly Downgrade NTFS Version With our program you can decrease version of an existing NTFS partition This feature can be particularly useful when for instance dealing with different versions of the Windows NT family operating systems In order to start the operation you should take the following steps Launcher 1 Select a partition on the Disk Map 2 Call the Downgrade NTFS Version dialog to set up the operation There are several ways to do it e Select in the Main menu Partition gt Modify gt Downgrade NTFS Version e Onthe Explorer bar click on the current NTFS version Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 98 e Call the popup menu for the selected partition right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map or on the Partition List then select the menu item Downgrade NTFS Version 3 Decrease version of the selected NTFS partition by selecting the one you need from the pull down list Eam P Are you sure you wam to downgrade NTFS version for volume C Curent NTFS version is 3 01 Windows XP 1 O02 Windows NT 4 The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation Test Surface The program enables to test surface of existing partitions and blocks of free spac
215. roblems not only with the Linux and PTS DOS bootable recovery environments but WinPE 3 0 as well The latest Linux kernel to enjoy support of a wider range of hardware configurations including the brand new Intel ICH9 chipset WinPE 3 0 based bootable recovery environment to enjoy support of a wider range of hardware configurations with the option to add drivers for specific hardware on the fly More flexibility for online data processing techniques to provide for easier configuration for both Paragon Hot Processing and Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service VSS Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Better support for 64 bit platforms to reboot your computer to one of the three special modes Windows native Linux or DOS to automatically complete operations which cannot be accomplished under 64 bit Windows Better support for GUID Partition Table GPT to back up and restore not only single GPT volumes but entire disks including the option of resize during the restore operation Better support for the Apple Boot Camp Configuration with the option not only to back up and restore this kind of configurations but to copy single volumes or entire disks with resize Better support for Linux ExtFS starting from Ext2FS up to the brand new Ext4FS Product Components In order to cope with different tasks the product contains several components Windows based set of utilities is the crucial part of the product
216. rposes Root Directory is the top level directory of a formatted logical drive to include other files and directories In modern file systems Ext2 Ext3 NTFS and even FAT32 it does not differ from other directories This is not the case for old FAT12 and FAT16 file systems Serial Number In the DOS partitioning scheme every hard disk and every partition has a 32 bit serial number represented by an 8 figure hexadecimal value It is stored in the MBR and its value is assigned when the MBR sector is initialized by Microsoft standard disk managing tools such as Windows Disk Administrator and the FDISK utility In fact a hard disk s serial number is not important for most operating systems and software It is known that Windows NT 2000 and XP store its value in the database of assigned drive letters A partition s serial number is stored in its boot sector in FAT16 FAT32 and NFTS file systems Its value is assigned when the partition is formatted It does not play an important role for most operating systems and software as well Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved
217. rtition Ea Are you sure you wani to change label on volume F Pleese specty a volume label for caser recogedion of your volume Please enter mew volume label New Volume 4 The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation Change Partition ID Partition ID is a file system identifier It is saved in the Partition Table and is used to quickly detect a partition of the supported type By manually changing its value you can manipulate accessibility of partitions In order to change a partition ID you should take the following steps Launcher 1 Select a partition on the Disk Map 2 Call the Change Partition ID dialog to set up the operation There are several ways to do it Select in the Main Menu Partition gt Modify gt Change Partition ID Onthe Explorer Bar click on the current partition ID Call the popup menu for the selected partition right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map then select the menu item Change Partition ID 3 Seta new ID for the selected partition Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved g Are you sure you wami to change system ID of the partition F Curent system ID is c07 NTFS Changing system ID might prevent some operating systems from working with the partition Pease select predefined ID from the ket hi NTFS Pusase enter D manually e Predefined ID Select from the pull down list the required I
218. rtition ID value saved in the Partition Table This is achieved by XOR ing the partition ID with a 0x10 hexadecimal value Master File Table MFT is a relational database that consists of rows of file records and columns of file attributes It contains at least one entry for every file on an NTFS volume including the MFT itself MFT is similar to a FAT table ina FAT file system MBR amp 1st track of the hard disk is the Oth sector of the disk MBR Master Boot Record contains important information about the disk layout The used partitioning scheme The starting records of the Partition Table The standard bootstrap code or the initial code of boot managers disk overlay software or boot viruses Generally the Oth sector is used for similar purposes in all existing partitioning schemes The MBR capacity is not sufficient to contain sophisticated boot programs That s why the on boot software is allowed to use the entire Oth track of the disk For example boot managing utilities such as LILO GRUB and Paragon Boot Manager are located in the Oth track Partition ID or File system ID is a file system identifier that is placed in the partition It is used to quickly detect partitions of supported types A number of operating systems completely rely on it to distinguish supported partitions Partition ID is saved in appropriate entries of the Partition Table and takes only 1 byte of space Partition Label or Volume Label is a s
219. rtition segs that dent contain any data This allows you to keep the pritong content after move exact as it was but wil regure more time 13 Apply all introduced changes By default our program works in the virtual mode of execution so you have to confirm all operations to let the program accomplish them To do that just click the Apply button on the Virtual Operations Bar Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Sy Apply pending changes De not show this message again Yes No 14 The program will require the system restart to accomplish the operation in a special boot up mode Click the appropriate button to agree Shrinking a system partition to increase size of a data partition Let s assume you ve got two partitions on your hard disk the first one takes about 40 of all the disk space and is exclusively used for Vista 64 bit while the second servers as a data storage One day you realize that your system partition doesn t need so much disk space that s what your data partition really requires at the moment You can easily tackle this problem with Paragon Linux DOS Recovery CD To increase size of a data partition by taking unused space from a system partition please do the following 1 Start up the computer from our Linux DOS recovery media Recovery Media Builder can help you prepare the Linux DOS or WinPE recovery environment either on a CD DVD disc or a thumb drive To autom
220. rtitions per physical hard disk one of which can be extended Certainly there is the possibility to create logical drives within the extended partition Such types of disks are called basic Windows XP Professional Windows 2000 Windows Vista and Windows Server 2003 2008 follow the same strategy You can have a maximum of four primary partitions one of which can be an extended partition with logical drives However these operating systems also introduce a new disk configuration type dynamic disk which must be understood to effectively configure and manage hard disks Dynamic disk is a physical disk that doesn t use partitions or logical drives Instead it contains only dynamic volumes Regardless of what format you use for the file system only Win2K computers can access dynamic volumes directly However computers that aren t running Win2K can access the dynamic volumes remotely when connected to the shared folders over the network Dynamic disks can co exist on a system with basic disks The only limitation is that you cannot mix Basic and Dynamic disks on the same hard drive There are five types of dynamic volumes simple uses free space from a single disk soanned created from free disk space that is linked together from multiple disks striped a volume the data of which is interleaved across two or more physical disks mirrored a fault tolerant volume the data of which is duplicated on two physical disks and RAID 5 volumes a fault
221. rtitions using Paragon Partition Manager which will start now Upon the start please Restore Wizard select the drive and one of its partitions or its free space Then activate the Panitior pull down menu and select one of the File Transfer Wizard Partitioning operations Boot Corector Network Configurator Log Saver View the mounted partitions Start the command line Eject CD DVD Reboot the computer Power off e Partition Manager enables to copy and back up separate partitions or entire hard disks carry out partitioning operations etc e Simple Restore Wizard allows restoring hard disks and partitions e Express Resize Wizard enables to increase free space on one partition by up taking the unused space of an adjacent partition e File Transfer Wizard allows coping files folders to another disk or a partition as well as recording them to CD DVD e Boot Corrector helps to correct the Windows System Registry without Windows being loaded e Network Configurator enables to establish a network connection under Linux If you are going to use network resources first launch the Network Configuration Wizard to establish a network connection e Log Saver helps to collect and send the necessary log files to the Technical Support e View the mounted partitions the list of all mounted partitions will be displayed DOS i e one after another primary partitions at first Thus mounted partitions may have diff
222. ry media Recovery Media Builder can help you prepare the Linux DOS or WinPE recovery environment either on a CD DVD disc or a thumb drive To automatically boot from the recovery media please make sure the on board BIOS is set up to boot from CD USB first 2 Inthe boot menu select Normal Mode to use the Linux recovery environment since it s the only mode that enables to burn CD DVD discs r Normal Mode Main recovery amp Safe Mode environment amp Low Graphics Safe Mode amp Floppy disk Hard disk A MBR amp Find OSee on your hard disks A N By default the Normal Mode will be automatically initiated after a 10 second idle period 3 Inthe Linux launch menu select the File Transfer Wizard You can find the same wizard in PTS DOS as well Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 132 You can create delete and format hard disk partitions using Paragon Partition Manager which will start now Upon the start please Restore Wizard select the drive and one of its partitions or its free space Then activate the Paniition pulldown menu and select one of the File Transfer Wizard partitioning operations Paragon Parttion Manager Boot Corector Network Configurator Log Saver View the mounted partitions Start the command line Eject CD DVD Reboot the computer Power off 4 Onthe Wizard s Welcome page click the Next button 5 Select a disk where the files you need are
223. s you ve got the choice to choose which partition will act as a space donor Just click on the left partition of the pair as the right one will be selected automatically Increase size of the system partition with the slider or manually by entering the required value Please note when you change size of one partition the size of the other will be changed as well thus redistributing the unused space between the partitions Fissse specfy new sires of selected partitions folume New Vo x Selected part of Basic Hard Disk 0 VMware VMware Virtual 5 SCS Disk Dev BNT Lea volume sire Paght volume sre 40624 MB I 4TI368 Me MB On the next page of the wizard you need to confirm the operation by selecting the appropriate option The Vizard has not apoled your changes yet On this page you can ethar accept or reconsider ihe changes Please note that f vow pocen the changes the Wira wil physically oedfoon af the neccessary operations and t wil not be possible to undo the changes E may take some time to apply the changes You may also be aseed to restart your computer during this prozess Would you ike to apply your changes 7 Yes sooty the changes ohysicaby Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 145 6 That s basically it By clicking the Next button the wizard will start modifying your disk layout If you ve got to do with the system partition resize like
224. s option on to aioa cbas tha progeece dalog eller coreadiing the changes OK Cancel In this section you may configure the virtual mode e Allow virtual mode Mark the checkbox to enable the virtual mode It is an effective way of protection from any troubles since no operation will be executed until confirmation thus giving you a second chance to weigh all pros and cons of this or that particular operation We strongly recommend you to enable this mode e Close progress dialog automatically Mark the checkbox to automatically close the progress dialog after accomplishing operations File System Conversion Options Copy and arth abi CD DVD recording options Partitioning options Virtual mode options Ale system conversion options This language will be used to specify national symbols in file names Confinn settings before NTFS lt gt FAT FATS amp 2 EALL E Choose this option to make the program to allow to Eo ieee settings each time when converting file systems This section contains a set of options that will be taken into account when converting FAT and NTFS file systems By default the program takes locale regional settings from the system Problems might occur however because of Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 49 different standards for file names and file time stamps Created Modified and Last Access Time of NTFS and FATxx file systems To tackle problems of
225. s to process both mounted and unmounted without drive letter assigned partitions Besides it is possible to map a network drive Source E Local Disk C3 A EXE B Loca Dsk a N DVD RW Deive D i E Local Disk i Local Disk F Archives 3 New Volume H E Physical partitions ws NEW VOLUME Disk 1 CI Network places EI Network e Object s of operation Choose files directories you want to copy and place them to Clipboard by pressing the Add button To delete a file directory from the Clipboard select it in the Clipboard pane and press the Remove button You can also create a new folder rename or irreversibly delete existing files directories of the left pane by pressing the appropriate buttons Name Source Path E Local Disk F 7 Se 8 E images F images Mama Co bry Sys hiberdl sys F 5 pagefie sys 3 somecmd cmd 2 DVD RW Drive D 3 E Local Disk E Local Disk F gt System Volume Informatan Total data size 132_8 KB Files directories deleted from the Clipboard remain intact on source disks e Destination to store the object s The File Transfer Wizard allows copying data to local or network drives to physical partitions without drive letters assigned or burning them to CD DVDs Choose the way the data will be stored Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 96 There are several ways the Wizard can store your dat
226. s working capability In case of a system malfunction the user can get the system back on track in minutes No additional configuration is required what is very convenient The second possible application is the upgrade of a hard disk to a new one The capacity of a modern hard drive doubles every two years thus opening up new possibilities for software developers As a result programs become more Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 27 complicated and require considerable amount of free space One day the user realizes that there is no more free space left on the hard disk and the only way out is to upgrade Usually that means that besides purchasing a new hard disk the user is to face a large re installation procedure spanning several days of tedious work But all of this can be avoided just by copying the contents of the old hard disk to a new one proportionally resizing the partitions And the last but not least is the copying of hard disks for cloning purposes It may be of great use when setting up similar computers There is no need for a system administrator to install an operating system from scratch on every one of them It is enough just to configure one and then clone it to the others Drive Partitioning As you probably know a hard drive is to be split into one or more partitions since it cannot hold data until it is carved up and space is set aside for an operating system Until recently most PCs used
227. sk partitions That s why this operation cannot be substituted by simply copying all on disk partitions The program offers the Copy Hard Disk Wizard that can help to clone a hard disk Copy Hard Disk Wizard The Copy Hard Disk Wizard is a traditional like wizard By going through its steps you configure all the necessary settings to launch the copy operation To minimize the possibility of making any mistake the wizard provides auxiliary information on every single option Moreover you can get an in depth description to any setting control or field of the wizard just by clicking the hint button and then the object you need You need at least two hard disks to carry out this operation Startup There are several ways to start the Copy Hard Disk Wizard Express Launcher e Click the Copying and Migration button and then select Disk Migration Launcher e Inthe Main Menu select Wizards gt Copy Hard Disk e On the Common Tasks Bar click the Copy Hard Disk item of the Wizards menu e Inthe Toolbar click the Copy Hard Disk button Setup The wizard offers the following steps to accomplish the copy hard disk operation e The hard disk to copy Select a hard disk you want to copy On this page you can choose a hand disk you would lite to copy All partitions from thes hand dsk wil be copied bo the destination you wll choose on the next page Basic Hard Disk 0 VMware VMware Virtual 5 SCS Disk Dew Y Local Disk C SS isb NT
228. stall Windows XP To do that please call the context menu for a newly created block of free space right click of the mouse button and launch the Create Partition dialog Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 160 S Are you sure you want to create a new partition on disk 07 You are about to creste a new partition in Unallocated 18 3 GB area Please select size position and file system of the new partition Basic Hard Disk 0 VMware VMware Virtual 5S SCSI Disk Dev Primary partition Please specify new partition size 198342 7 MB 18 834 MB Please specify size of free space before the partition 0 0 MB 18 826 MB Please specify size of free space after the partition 0 OMB 18 826MB Please select file system for new partion NTFS Please enter new volume label New Volume EO 6 Define parameters of the future partition By all means it has to be primary and since we are going to install Windows XP the most preferable file systems are NTFS and FAT32 Click the Yes button to continue Create new partition as ee Please specfy new partion sie 245451 7 MB 245 451 MB Fiesse soecty size of free space before the partition 0 A DMB 349 437 MB Please soecty size of free space after the parttion a OMB 245 443 ME Please select fle system fornew patton NTFS Plagae enter new volume label haw Woms Pisgs2 soecty dive later F The Create Partition
229. systems FAT16 32 NTFS Linux Ext2 3 4 Linux ReiserFS Apple HFS Status Bar This is the bottom part of the main window The Status Bar displays menu hints for each item the cursor points to The user can hide or show the bar with the appropriate Main Menu item View gt Status Bar Settings Overview The Settings dialog is available from the Main Menu Tools gt Settings All the settings are grouped into several sections which functions are described in the following paragraphs The list of sections is placed on the left side of the dialog By selecting a section from the list you can open a set of options To get a detailed description to any setting control or field of the program just click the A N hint button and then the object you need Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 40 General Options General ceptors f a Backup image options ofS General options Copy and backup options Hot processing options W Enable data loss protection CD DVD recording options Choose this option to ensure that no data wil be lost if system unexpectedly Partitioning options goes down because of power shortage etc Operation dependency options 7 Enable Initial Backup reminders TAERA Choose this option to enable Intial Backup reminders Intial Backup Fle system conversion options guarantee the safety of your data by backing up all on disk information E mail options including standard boo
230. t 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 183 Launcher 1 Connect the required virtual disk to our program 2 Complete the P2V Copy Wizard 3 Asa result you ll get two virtual disks containing the same virtual environment but of different vendors You can now delete the original to release some free space Making system bootable on different hardware P2P Adjust OS Let s assume you had to migrate to a new hardware platform You just connected your system hard disk to the brand new PC and tried to start up the operating system you do know for sure now that this operation had been doomed to failure from the very beginning With our program you can easily tackle this naughty problem But before you start please make sure the following conditions are met e You ve got drivers for the new hardware ready to use not zipped or in exe files e Your OS is unrolled on the new computer not in a backup image To recover bootability after migrating your physical system to different hardware please do the following 1 Start up the computer from our WinPE media 2 Once it has been loaded read the agreement and then mark the appropriate checkbox to accept A N If you do not agree with any conditions stated there you won t be able to use the program 3 Once you accept the agreement you will see the Universal Application Launcher Launch P2P Adjust OS Wizard Our WinPE 3 0 based environment offers excellent har
231. t 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 51 Logical Disk G Yolume letter G Senal number 493E 45F Volume labek FAT 32 LINUS Partition ID O08 FATS Type Primary Total size 68GB File system FAT 32 Used space 5 7 GB Sector per boot 36 Free space 10E Sectors per cluster 3 Activity Inactrre Hidden ttate Not hidden Create an image of the logical dizk Back up all the data thes logical disk contains Restore the logical disk from an image A Waming The operston val delete all the data on the logical disk and replace them from the image you have chosen You may also be asked bo restart your computer dunng thie operation py the 2eeched parikan S amp S Create a copy of the parbhorn A new partiban vil be created and all the data val be coped there TOU Can create an exact copy ar copy only the area that it occupied by data When you select a small sized bar i e corresponding to a logical disk the Explorer Bar will display information on it as well The page title will contain a drive letter which is assigned to the disk The disk layout graph will be colored in accordance with the volume ratio of the used space to the free space the light colored sector The table on the right will contain the following information e Volume label if available e Type of the logical disk e File system represented by the color of the graph and the selected bar e Total size used space and free spa
232. task 6 Enter a label for the future partition in the textual field It will later be used for the drive identification OS labels will be displayed in the Boot Manager s startup menu to help you boot the required operating System OS label Windows XP 7 The program will carry out all the necessary operations and then automatically restart the computer to initiate the installation process If you ve changed your mind on installing a new operating system don t insert its distributive CD but press ESC when the following message appears Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 157 Insert distributive CD YDYD and press any key to continue or Esc to abort the action Please make sure your BIOS is set up to boot from CD DVD All the mentioned above operations can also be accomplished with the WinPE recovery environment 8 Install Windows XP on the newly created partition We won t go into details as for its installation as you can find all the necessary information in documentation that comes with the product However to avoid any problems we consider it necessary to draw your attention on the following issues You need a bootable distributive CD of Windows XP to install it To automatically start your computer from this CD make sure the on board BIOS is set up to boot from CD first or press F12 during startup to select a bootable device Do not forget to select the newly created p
233. ted as a result of a boot virus attack thus your system fails to boot To fix the MBR of your hard disk please do the following Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 109 1 Start up the computer from our Linux DOS recovery media Recovery Media Builder can help you prepare the Linux DOS or WinPE recovery environment either on a CD DVD disc or a thumb drive To automatically boot from the recovery media please make sure the on board BIOS is set up to boot from CD USB first 2 Inthe boot menu select Normal Mode to use the Linux recovery environment more preferable or Safe Mode to use the PTS DOS recovery environment in case you ve got problems with Linux Moreover you ve got the option to boot into the Low Graphics Safe Mode PTS DOS safe mode to cope with a serious hardware incompatibility In this case only the minimal set of drivers will be included like hard disk monitor and keyboard drivers This mode has simple graphics and a simple menu Hain recovery amp Safe Hode environment amp Low Graphics Safe Mode amp Floppy disk amp Hard disk A MBR amp Find OSes on your hard disks By default the Normal Mode will be automatically initiated after a 10 second idle period 3 Inthe Linux launch menu select Boot Corrector You can find it in PTS DOS as well pe You can create delete and format hard disk Paragon Partition Manager partitions using Paragon Partition Man
234. tem partition on a bootable DVD disc That s just enough to easily get your system back on track again To restore your system partition from a backup image located on CD DVD when the current OS is down please do the following 1 Insert a CD DVD disc containing the previously prepared backup image into a CD DVD drive the BIOS must be enabled to boot the system from the CD DVD device This scenario implies that you have got a bootable archive on your CD DVD In case the backup image is stored on several CD DVD disks please insert the first one 2 Restart the computer 3 Inthe boot menu select Normal Mode to use the Linux recovery environment more preferable or Safe Mode to use the PTS DOS recovery environment in case you ve got problems with Linux Moreover you ve got the option to boot into the Low Graphics Safe Mode PTS DOS safe mode to cope with a serious hardware incompatibility In this case only the minimal set of drivers will be included like hard disk monitor and keyboard drivers This mode has simple graphics and a simple menu a Normal Mode Hain recovery amp Safe Hode environment amp Low Graphics Safe Mode amp Floppy disk amp Hard disk 4 MBER amp Find OSes on your hard disks Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 116 A N By default the Normal Mode will be automatically initiated after a 10 second idle period 4 Inthe PTS DOS launch menu select the Restore Wiz
235. that kind you can manually set e Time zone to use during the convert operation NTFS keeps file timestamps in GMT Greenwich Mean Time while FAT uses a fixed local date and time The program takes proper account of these differences and enables to adjust timestamp values An incorrectly chosen time zone might lead to inability to launch certain software e Language for file names to use during the convert operation NTFS stores file names in Unicode while FAT FAT32 uses ANSI to save short file names also called the DOS aliases The codepage information is required for the correct conversion of non English file names from Unicode to ANSI and vice versa An incorrectly chosen codepage will certainly result in corruption of non English file fi names e Request confirmation of settings before NTFS lt gt FAT FAT32 conversion Mark the checkbox to automatically display the local settings dialog to check and modify if necessary the default parameters before launching the convert file system operation Defragmentation Options Edit settings General options F z ati t Backup inage options Defragmentation options Copy and backup options Hot processing options Defragmentation mode CD DVD recording options Safe mode recommended Partitioning options Operation dependency options slow but reliable In this mode the program requires free space on the Vetual mode options defregmented at the moment partition to guarantee protection o
236. the P2P Adjust OS Wizard you can make your Windows bootable on some other computer by allowing automatic injection of all required drivers and the other actions crucial for a migration of this kind Actually this operation for Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 and Windows Vista 7 Server 2008 differs a bit so does the wizard s work algorithm Adaptive Restore for Windows 2000 XP Server 2003 It actually implies three operations e Providing the ability to change the Windows kernel settings to the most suitable for your new configuration The program will automatically add all available Windows HAL and kernels to the boot menu the boot ini file to choose the required platform in case your system fails to boot Uniprocessor Multiprocessor or Old legacy PC without ACPI You can later remove them from the menu either under Windows or with Boot Corrector Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 22 If you ve got a 64 bit operating system no options will be added to the boot menu e Automatic replacement of the boot critical drivers HDD controller PS 2 and USB mouse and keyboard to the default Windows drivers to provide the maximum level of compatibility Once your Windows starts up it will initiate reconfiguration of all Plug n Play devices so we do recommend you to provide the latest drivers for your motherboard and processor at this step as it can considerably improve the overall performance of your system e Th
237. the archive that is to be recorded on a disc is placed e Whether the operation will be performed without rebooting the system The program needs to reboot the system in order to have exclusive access to processing data In a Windows environment this is difficult to achieve because even when all the other applications are closed the system service programs are still running However there is a way to avoid rebooting The mode of processing the backup operation without rebooting is named Hot Processing You can also define specific parameters for the Hot Processing mode Result After the backup operation is completed you receive an image of the selected disk or the selected partition This image is placed into the specified destination its features defined by the wizard Available operation scenarios e Backing up a hard disk or partition to external media CD DVD e Backing up a hard disk or partition to a network drive e Backing up a dual boot Mac to an external USB drive Restoring System and Data The program includes a convenient and reliable restore wizard With its help you can restore all types of backup images created with the program It provides easy to understand instructions to configure and perform all the necessary Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 56 settings Moreover you can get an in depth description to any setting control or field of the wizard just by clicking the hint button and
238. the following Launcher You must have administrator s privileges to accomplish defragmentation of the system partition 1 Click the Partition Manager button and then Partition Manager in the Express Launcher 2 Inthe main window select a partition you want to defragment on the Disk Map Hage Harn Dek 0 VMware VMware Virtual 5 SCS Dek Dev if Vista C EE 152 7 GE NTFS Total size 158 7 GB New Volume F 341 268 NTFS Banc Hand Disk 1 VMware a Daek Dew Used 11 4 GE Local Disk E Free 147 3 GE cated 260368 NTFS Me 2716 GE 3 Launch the Defragment Partition dialog by calling the popup menu for the selected partition right click of the mouse button and then selecting the menu item Defragment Partition Basic Hard Disk 0 VMware VMware Virtual 5 SCS Taek Dev O fe rE ral Analyze Fragmentation Vista C 152 7 GB NTFS Defragment Partition Basic Hard Dick 1 VM i Defragment MFT ieni Dak E Compact MFT 268 3 G5 NTFS Test Surface l Basic GET Hard Disk E Check File System Integrity bie Dev MONTES E FAT Garbi Properties 4 Inthe opened dialog define settings of the operation To improve the performance we recommend you to mark the Do not save content of the Pagefile sys or and Hiberfile sys checkbox as these files are only needed for the current Windows session Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved
239. the others Pease enter a short comment to describe the mche ra Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 55 In addition there is the possibility to make further detailed settings although the default values will do in most cases To activate the advance mode you need to mark the appropriate option on the second page of the wizard When it is marked the next page enables to define e Whether the archive integrity will be controlled Checking archive integrity enables to guarantee that all backup images created with the A N program are 100 percent flawless Nevertheless if you decided not to control the archive integrity the backup operation would take about 3 5 less time e Whether image file names will be set automatically in complex archives e Compression level for the backup image including the No compression variant e Whether the archive will be split if yes you can set the maximum size for the archive files Splitting images enables to tackle issues caused by a file size limitation of some file systems e Whether the archive will be protected by password e Whether the selected disk or the selected partition will be copied in the sector to sector mode including unused sectors as well e Whether the OS auxiliary files pagefile sys hyberfil sys will be included in the backup image e Recording speed when the user wants to burn the backup image onto CD DVDs e ISO image folder where
240. the product by E mail or not Click Next and then click Finish That is all The product is now registered How to Download Updates Upgrades Downloading of updates upgrades can be fulfilled in the following way 1 Run an Internet browser and visit the page www paragon software com my account In the Email field of the Authorization section enter an E mail used for registration In the Password field enter a password received after registration Click Sign in If the user name and password are valid you will get to your account Select My Downloads of the Products section to see what updates are available for you Select the desired update and click Download Contacting Paragon Technology GmbH If you have any questions about the company products please do not hesitate to contact Paragon Technology GmbH Service Contact Visit Paragon GmbH web site WWwW paragon software com Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 12 WWW paragon Registration amp updates web service software com support Knowledge Base amp Technical Support kb paragon software com Pre sale information sales paragon software com System Requirements Windows based set of utilities To use the Windows utilities you should install them first But before that please make sure your computer meets the following minimum system requirements e Operating systems Windows 2000 XP Vista 7 Server 2000 2003 2008 and X
241. the program supports only hard disks that use the DOS partitioning scheme in Windows 2000 and XP these disks are named Basic Disks 3 According to the rules of the DOS partitioning scheme the following combinations of partitions cannot be created Two Extended Partitions on one hard disk Five or more Primary partitions on one hard disk f there is an Extended Partition on the disk only three Primary partitions are allowed 4 The program allows creating new partitions only within blocks of un partitioned space It cannot convert a free Space on an existing partition to a new partition Express Create Partition Wizard Startup There are several ways to start the Express Create Partition Wizard Launcher e Inthe Main menu select Wizards gt Express Create Partition e On the Common Tasks bar click the Express Create item of the Wizards menu Create Partition Wizard Startup There are several ways to start the Create Partition Wizard Express Launcher e Click the Partitioning button and then select Create Partition Launcher Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 65 e Inthe Main menu select Wizards gt Create Partition e On the Common Tasks bar click the Create Partition item of the Wizards menu Dialog Startup In order to start the operation you should take the following steps Launcher 1 Select a block of free space on the Disk Map 2 Call the Create Partition Dialog to set up th
242. the surface check to make the program find bad and unstable sectors and mark them unusable in the file system metadata Dialog Setup Initially the program suggests some consistent values for all parameters In most cases you can just press the Yes button to confirm the operation Are you sure you wani to create a new partition on disk 37 You are about io create a new partition in Unallocated 19 9 GB area Please select aie position and file system of the mew partition Basic Had Dsk 3 VMware VMware Virtual S SCS Disk Dev Please specty new parbihon size 2679 gt MB 20 479 MB Please specify sire of free space before the partition 0 OMB 20 465 MB Please specify size of free space after the partition 0 OMB 20 472 MB Please select fle system for new partition NTFS A Please enter new volume label New Volume Pease epecty dive letter H l 5 More eto Te Ee e Define whether the partition will be Primary Extended or Logical You can choose the desired partition type from the pull down list As a matter of fact the available alternatives fundamentally depend on the selected block of free space within the Logical free space only Logical partitions can be created Within the Primary free space both Primary partitions or the Extended Partition can be created e Partition Size Define the size in Mb of the new partition e Free space before Define the position in Mb of the new partition relative to the begi
243. then the object you need Startup There are several ways to start the Restore Wizard Express Launcher e Click the Backup and Rescue button and then select Restore Launcher e Inthe Main Menu select Wizards gt Restore e On the Common Tasks Bar click the Restore item of the Wizards menu e Inthe Toolbar click the Restore Wizard button Setup The wizard offers the following steps to accomplish the restore operation e A backup image to be restored The Browse for Archive page enables to find a backup image you need You can find the required image in the browser like window The section below i e Archive File Details will also display a short description of the selected image Look in Local Disk iC EKK Name Sze Date 5 F Local Disk C 4 20 2010 8 08 34 PM 4 20 2010 8 42 40 PM 4 20 2010 8 15 14 PM J Program files 4 20 2010 5 18 27 PM J TEMP 4 15 2010 10 36 10 PM Users 4 15 2010 4 35 12 PM gt Windows 4 15 2010 10 32 40 PM e lb WORK 4 20 2010 8 13 44 PM Files of type Archive files Archive File Details Name Local Disk C Comment No comment Volume label No label File system NTFS Total size 39 9GB Used space 59 9 GB Free space 30GB File C arc_NEW arc_NEW PBF Moreover on this page you ve got the possibility to create new folders delete existing files folders or map network drives by clicking the appropriate buttons Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon So
244. to by pressing the standard browse button Select path Space available on destination 8 6Gb Total data size n a 10 On the Transfer Summary page check all parameters of the operation Click the Next button to accomplish the operation 11 In the Progress window you can see in real time a detailed report on all actions carried out by the program Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 131 Operations list Suboperation progress 1 Transfer TERET MIMITITITIIIITLIIIITITLIIILIILIIILIILILIILIL IPI PIPPI Operation progress Time elapsed 00 00 03 Time w finish 00 00 00 Copied solar 17 0 Mb Overall progress Transfering imntidisk hd alDecuments and Settings UserE Mail Database to fmntdisk hdal E Mail Data Transtering mntdiskhdal Documents and Settings UserMy Documents te mnidisk inda2 My Document Alloperations have been finished 12 After the operation is completed close the wizard by pressing the appropriate button 13 Turn off the computer This operation can also be accomplished with the WinPE recovery environment Burning of data from the corrupted system disk to CD DVD To retrieve valuable information from your hard disk and burn it to CD DVD when the system fails to boot please do the following 1 Start up the computer from our Linux DOS recove
245. tolerant volume the data of which is striped across an array of three or more disks With dynamic storage you can perform disk and volume management without the need to restart Windows Limitations e Dynamic disks are not supported on portable computers e Dynamic disks are not supported on Windows XP Home Edition based computers e You cannot create mirrored volumes or RAID 5 volumes on Windows XP Home Edition Windows XP Professional or Windows XP 64 Bit Edition based computers Thus the dynamic disk is a new way of looking at hard disk configuration Dynamic disks offer you more management flexibility without the partition limitation of basic disks Dynamic disks can contain an unlimited number of volumes but they cannot contain partitions or logical drives Dynamic storage can be particularly beneficial for large scale businesses when dealing with many physical hard disks involving complex setup GPT versus MBR GUID Partition Table GPT is the next generation of a hard disk partitioning scheme developed to lift restrictions of the old MBR Being a part of the Extensible Firmware Interface EFI standard proposed by Intel to replace the outdated PC BIOS it offers a number of crucial benefits Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 26 e Upto 128 primary partitions for the Windows implementation only 4 in MBR e The maximum allowed partition size is 18 exabytes only 2 terabytes in MBR e More reliable t
246. tribute the unused space between the partitions with the slider or manually by entering the required value Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 76 Flema soece new pres of selene parttions Selected part of Basic Hard Disk 0 VMware VMware Virtual 5 SCS Msk Dev i om 4 J in i ii at volume srs Fight waume sire Jo data o data g 217 TGB NTFS 229770MB IH ME 222221 MB ME Result After the operation is completed the unused space between the specified partitions will be redistributed according to your needs Available operation scenarios e Increasing size of a system partition by taking unused space of an adjacent partition e Resizing partitions of Apple Boot Camp Redistribute Free Space Wizard The Redistribute Free Space Wizard helps to increase free space on one partition by up taking the on disk unallocated space and the unused space of other partitions By default the wizard adds to the target partition all existing blocks of the free space Besides you can specify partitions to act as a space donor The wizard will automatically recalculate positions of the partitions and move their contents to new locations Startup There are several ways to start the Redistribute Free Space Wizard Launcher e Inthe Main menu select Wizards gt Redistribute Free Space e On the Common Tasks bar click the Redistribute Free Space item of the Wizards menu Setup The wiza
247. tributive CD that is in fact a bootable Linux DOS recovery environment with auto run of the Windows installation thus it can be used as a ready made solution see Booting from the Linux DOS Recovery Media But if you re going to run the Windows components you need to install them first see Installation If you want to download an update upgrade of the product it will be in form of the downloadable installation package as described in Online Distribution The WinPE recovery environment can only be obtained through the company s web service A N You will get the required download link after the product has been purchased Online Distribution Partition Manager for Virtual Server purchased over the Internet will be in form of an MSI package After installing the product you can launch the Recovery Media Builder to build the Linux DOS or WinPE recovery media The WinPE recovery environment can only be obtained through the company s web service A N You will get the required download link after the product has been purchased Registration Paragon Technology GmbH provides a wide range of online services through its web portal www paragon software com support e Registration of new users e Registration of purchased products for registered users e Available around the clock downloading center where registered users can get product updates upgrades as well as all the necessary documentation e Downloadable free demo versions
248. tstrap code and other system service structures before Defragmentation options pefoming any critical partitioning operation This section contains a set of general options that will be taken into account during any operation carried out with the program e Enable data loss protection Mark the checkbox to make the program work in the fail safe mode also referred to as the data loss protection mode which ensures reliability for operations by maintaining a special journal In case of a hardware malfunction power outage or an OS failure happened in the middle of a data sensitive operation resize move merge redistribute change cluster size etc the program will ask to insert the bootable recovery media and automatically complete the interrupted operation thus reviving the corrupted partition A N It is strongly recommended to enable this option e Enable Initial Backup reminders If this option is marked the program will automatically offer to make a backup before accomplishing any critical partitioning operation thus minimizing the risk of data loss Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 41 Backup Image Options Edit settings Pes Backup image options Backup image options Copy and backup options Hol processing options Control archive integrity CAAP ECON ap Choose this option to allow writing of specifie data that will later be used Partitioning options during restore to check the archive
249. tual disk as if it s an ordinary physical disk thus opening up all functionality available for physical disks to virtual e P2V Copy to migrate a Win2K physical system to a virtual environment in the online mode e P2V Restore to migrate a Win2K physical system backed up with a Paragon disaster recovery tool to a virtual environment e P2V Adjust to recover the startup ability after unsuccessful virtualization with a 3rd party tool A N Virtualization is the latest trend in the system migration protection and evaluation Copy Facilities Partition hard disk copy to successfully transfer all on disk information including standard bootstrap code and other system service structures thus maintaining the operating system s working capability Copy functionality can also be used as an alternative way of data protection Boot Management Facilities e Boot Manager Setup Wizard to easily manage several operating systems on one computer Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved Partition Hard Disk Management Facilities Basic functions for initializing partitioning and formatting hard disks create format delete Instead of the standard Windows disk tools the program supports all popular file systems Express Create Partition Wizard to create a new partition in the most appropriate place of a hard disk format it to NTFS and then make it available in the system by assigning a drive letter Merge Partit
250. u for the selected partition right click of the mouse button on the Disk Map then select the menu item Check File System Integrity 3 Initially the program suggests some consistent values for all parameters In most cases you can just press the Yes button to confirm the operation ED Check volume C Mo label NTFS for errors Please note that check operation meds exclusive access to the volume You may be ased to restart your computer to compiete the operation Check disk options Sean for and stonet recover of bad sector e Scan for and attempt to recover bad sectors Mark the checkbox to additionally process sectors marked bad in the file system metadata for the purpose of their possible recovery 4 The operation will be performed immediately after confirmation Edit View Sectors With the built in Edit View Sectors tool the program enables to view edit sectors on existing partitions hard disks providing the possibility to directly access and modify sectors save and restore sectors from specified files navigate through the system metadata etc In order to edit view sectors of a hard disk partition you should take the following steps Launcher 1 Select a hard disk partition on the Disk Map 2 Call the Edit View Sectors dialog to set up the operation There are several ways to do it Click the Disk View tab and then choose Disk Editor Select in the Main Menu Partition Hard Disk gt Edit View Sectors
251. uired tasks Comprehensive wizards to simplify even the most complex operations Resize partitions directly on the Disk Map with the drag and drop technique A context sensitive hint system for all functions of the program Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 6 e Previewing the resulting layout of hard disks before actually executing operations so called virtual operations Backup Facilities e Support of major techniques to store backup images Backup to local mounted unmounted without drive letter assigned partitions Backup to an external mounted storage to provide for a higher level of data protection and system independence Backup to external media CD DVD to guarantee a high level of data protection as long as the backup media is kept secure Backup to a network drive to stand a better chance of success in case of a hard disk failure Restore Facilities e Restore an entire disk separate partitions or only files you need from the previously created backup image e Restore with Shrink to restore a backup image to a free block of smaller size taking into account only the amount of actual data of the image e Adaptive Restore to successfully migrate a Win2K physical system to a different hardware platform P2P by allowing automatic injection of all required drivers and the other actions crucial for a migration of this kind Virtualization Facilities e Connect VD to connect a vir
252. ult in inability to boot the operating system Result After the operation is completed the disk space of the two adjacent partitions will be consolidated Redistributing Unused Space between Partitions This operation can be accomplished either with the Express Resize Partitions Wizard or the Redistribute Free Space Wizard Express Resize Partitions Wizard The Express Resize Partitions Wizard enables to easily increase free space on one partition by up taking the unused space of an adjacent partition of your hard disk Startup There are several ways to start the Express Resize Partitions Wizard Express Launcher e Click the Partitioning button and then select Resize Partitions Launcher e Inthe Main menu select Wizards gt Express Resize Partitions e On the Common Tasks Bar click the Express Resize item of the Wizards menu Setup The wizard offers the following steps to accomplish the operation e Adjacent partitions to resize Click on the left partition of the pair of partitions you need to redistribute the unused space between as the right one will be selected automatically The wiradi wi mare space between Local Disk C and data Z on Basic Hard Disk 0 VMware VMware Virtual 5 SCS Disk Dev Select lef partition from a par of adjacent partitions you would ike to resize Fight adjacent partion wil be selected automaticaly Basic Herd Disk 0 Viware VMware Vidual 5 SCSI Hsk Dev e Resulted size of partitions Redis
253. up image of your old system The section below i e Archive File Details will also display a short description of the selected image Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved os x Sire Date 922009 2 41 08 AM LEGER 3 2 2009 2 41 04 AM LSGB 9 2 2009 2 37 32 AM arr Fh a Phe La Nm Name Local Disk C Comment My system backup Volume label No label He system NIFS Total size 4935 9 GB Usad apace 6 5 G8 Free space 4914 GE Fie G arc_system arc_system_PBF 4 Onthe next page specify exactly what you need to virtualize only the system partition or the entire hard disk in case you have to do with a hard disk backup image Archive Content Name Type File system Sire Used E Local Disk C Primary NTFS 4999GB 85GB Name Local Disk C Volume label No label Fie system NTFS Total size 499 9G8 Lied apace 85GB Free apace 491 468 When having to do with a hard disk backup image it s pretty enough to select the system partition only to make your Windows start up in a virtual environment However that A N doesn t guarantee all your applications will work as they can be installed on the other partitions of the disk 5 Choose your virtualization software vendor and a number of additional parameters including e Type of the virtual disk You can either create an IDE or a SCSI virtual disk relevant for VMware only e Create a split disk You can choose wh
254. upted Volume Shadow Copy Service Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service VSS is designed to provide the copy backup infrastructure for the Microsoft Windows XP Vista Server 2003 2008 operating systems It offers a reliable mechanism to create consistent point in time copies of data known as shadow copies Developed by Microsoft in close cooperation with the leading copy backup solution vendors on the market it is based on a snapshot technology concept Initiated by a VSS aware copy backup utility VSS creates snapshots for the selected volumes and represents them as virtual read only devices called volume shadow copies Once the shadow copies are created the copy backup utility starts processing the data while applications keep writing to original volumes Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 25 Unlike Paragon Hot Processing the VSS technology provides a unique possibility to make a synchronous snapshot of multiple volumes This very feature can be particularly beneficial when backing up active SQL Server 2003 Exchange 2003 or Oracle databases located on multiple volumes the way it is recommended by Microsoft to improve the level of database performance and reliability thus providing 100 percent data consistency To use VSS it is necessary to have a mounted 300 MB NTFS partition Dynamic Disks As you probably know MS DOS Microsoft Windows 95 98 Me NT 2000 XP Vista Server 2003 2008 support four primary pa
255. utcome the program allows inspecting the resulted disk layout Restoring Partition e Size of the restored volume and free space before and after it on the disk Geometry Restore Options Please spenty the size of the restored partition 2470 36 MB 2470 MB Please specty size of free spaca before the partition U OMB 2435 MB Please specty size of free space ater the partition 0 0MB 2434 MB e Drive letter assignment after restore The pull down list contains vacant drive letters that can be associated with the restored partition Assign the fobowing drive letter F o Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 58 Restoring Hard Disk e Copy data and resize partitions proportionally If this option is activated the program proportionally changes the size of partitions keeping their relative order intact The option can be useful when restoring to a larger hard disk e Perform surface test Define whether the surface test will be accomplished during the operation or not You hard disk after the changes Hase Hard Disk 1 VMware VMware Viral S SCSI Disk Dev y Q Local Disk 7 je g Local Disk pe e Ill f g Unalloc 35 GB r EF iF i i cee Hard Cesk Restore Options Copy data and resize partitions proportional In this mode ihe Virizard changes the size of partitions in the same proportion wih Keeping intact ther relative order This option can be useful in resting an
256. ving the slider or by manually entering the exact value Your disk after the changes Basic TE ee cdeletet hah SSCS Dik kag a data 2 H j FIBEGHNTFS Select mew size 393 371 96 Mie 289 776 MB 496 975 22 MB i Cimet volume size 384 1 GB The volume size het been increased on 101 1 GB Result After the operation is completed free space of the specified partition will be increased by up taking the on disk unallocated space and the unused space of other partitions Undeleting Partitions When simply deleting a partition without additional wiping disk management software only removes references to it in the Partition Table thus leaving the possibility to recover it later Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved 78 The program enables to find and recover these partitions A restored partition will be fully functional as long as other partitions were not created moved or exceeded the disk space occupied by that partition That is why the program offers this function only for blocks of free space The operation can be accomplished with the Undelete Partition Wizard Startup There are several ways to start the Undelete Partition Wizard e Inthe Main Menu select Wizards gt Undelete Partitions e Onthe Common Tasks Bar click the Undelete Partition item of the Wizards menu e Select a block of free space on the Disk Map and cli
257. ynamic GPT disk containing simple volumes on the Disk Map 2 Callthe Convert to Basic MBR Hard Disk dialog selecting in the Main Menu Hard Disk gt Convert to Basic MBR Hard Disk 3 Set the required number of primary partitions if necessary According to the DOS partitioning scheme a hard disk can have up to four Primary partitions If there is an Extended partition on the disk only three primary partitions are allowed That is why if a GPT disk contains several volumes the program enables to choose the number of primary partitions The rest of them if any will automatically be converted to logical disks within the Extended partition Copyright 1994 2010 Paragon Software Group All rights reserved E23 side o Convert the basic GPT hard disk to a basic MBA hard dick F there are more than hour volumes on the disk oiy fhe first these may become pimay and the rest logical The hard disk afer convest Basic Hand Dak 3 VMware VMware riua S SCSI Bek Dev i New Volume H 19 8GE NTFS The resuied hard disk should have at least 1 primary parttion s Please select how many pimay partitions you need F a The program can only process dynamic GPT disks containing solid simple volumes without extension Changing Primary Slot Different operating systems apply different approaches to enumeration of the primary partitions In Linux In Linux every partition has a special symbolic name that encodes a hard disk containing a

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