Does Partition Magic's Bootmagic version 8 Work With Vista?

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The subject says it all.

I use three versions of Windows with Bootmagic. If I add Vista it has
to work with (be added to) my existing system.

It's best to check with the vendor for that software before upgrading to a
new operating system..

Windows Vista Information Center - Symantec Corp.:
http://www.symantec.com/home_homeoff...ista/index.jsp

Applications that have earned the "Certified for Windows Vista" logo or the
"Works with Windows Vista" logo:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933305

Nope. I had bootmagic on my laptop, but when I bought a new one and installed
it, but Vista wont let me run it.

Partition Magic was garbage even before Symantec got hold of it, that says
it all. Get BootitNG, it is completely OS agnostic, with FAR better support
and more features than Partition Crashware.

All versions of Windows are best installed to their own hard disk. One
can select the disk to boot from using your BIOS.

That's makes booting an involved procedure!

I can't tell if I can lay Bootit NG on top of my current system. I
emailed them and got a reply that essentially said their guess was it
would work. A "guess" by the software developer doesn't give me
enough of a warm feeling to risk losing everything on an experiment.

I had BootMagic from PQ8 on my VISTA system but actually disabled since
it was single boot at that time.

When I came to install VISTA it would not until I removed Boot Magic
from the system by uninstalling it. It was not enough for it to be
idle.

I have no doubt that someone who truly understands both Bootmagic and
Vista's bootmanager could get it to work without much trouble. But
that would not be me.

PM haven't updataed for a long time and it can not run on Vista. Windows Vista does have a built-in partitioning ability. You can try Disk Management: Open Control Panel, Click on Admin... Tools, click on Computer management,
click on Disk Management.

Is 8 the newest ver.? gave away ver.6 because hd sizes. thinking of
buying it! used it for lots of years nerver a proplemo.

That Symantec link is useless. It tells you what does work but is
either silent or leads you around the Wrekin as regards other
products. In essence no update for Vista is currently available and
there is no information available as to when it will be available, if
ever. I sent my copy of Partition Magic 8 purchased in December 2006
back claiming my money back under the 60 days Cash Back guarantee.
Still to receive the money! Symantec said it would take 6 weeks to
process the refund!

I have since purchased BootIt NG and the dual boot arrangement works
fine. The user interface is not as easy as Partition Magic to
understand but it is the results that count. I have also seen reports
that Acronis works with Vista. If Partition Magic was the market
leader it is in the process of losing market share as no one should
purchase the product until it works properly with Vista!

Although Partition Magic would not install on Vista the last time I tried
(probably during RC1 or one of the betas) I just leave a copy of PM in my CD
drive all the time and am having no problems using Boot Magic to successfully
triple boot XP Professional x86, XP Professional x64 and Vista Ultimate x64
on my laptop.

It was not the physical separation of operating systems that I was
referring to when I used the expression "involved procedure". It was
accessing the BIOS each time you wanted to boot.

My system dual boots with each operating system in it's own partition
on the same drive. I did intend them to be on separate drives but I
could not get that set up to work. I did this using BootIt NG: a new
tool I have only just purchased. Given a better familiarity and
understanding of BootIt NG I believe I would have achieved separate
drives.

This method of booting presents an intermediate screen giving options
after powering on to boot to to either operating system or to do
Maintenance ( using BootIt ). A single click from power on to log on
screen. Accessing via the BIOS to change the boot sequence involves
many more steps.

You can also perform BootIt maintenance from a floppy or CD BootIt
boot disk.

BootitNG does not install on your "system" per se, with your OS and other
software, it has it's own dedicated space and GUI. It does not depend on or
require an operating system to run. It would take the place of the
OS-dependent tools you currently use. It is far and away the best, most
reliable partition and boot manager software available. The software
developer is sometimes overly self-effacing, and economical with his words,
but the support for BootitNG is unparalleled. There is a KB, an FAQ, videos
describing most operations and a dedicated news server.

[johnbelgium2000]

Was trying last night to get P.M. working on Vista . First lots of " errors ".Then i tried it the old fashioned way. Went to the BIOS and floppy drive first to boot . Had the 1st floppy in drive and rebooted the pc , everything started well,after everything showed up i could do allthe tests without errors, even resize the partition from vista . Works also perfect to format the Vista partition. After I did all the things that I wanted to do went back to the BIOS and reset it to boot from hard drive. In other words , Vista thinks that it can control everything but thats not true, only thing that you have to do is been faster then Vista , dont let Vista start up , thats all.

I'm not sure if there is a trialware version for Partition Magic but i tried last night PM on my laptop , it works perfect when you set the floppy drive as 1st , you can use PM just like as in the other windows version , only different , use floppy disks to start your puter . Dont let run Vista when you do that . You can resize your HDD without loosing data , even format your partition what has Vista as OS . Was for me a puzzle to find out but was just looking too far.Vista works perfect but has a minus when you upgrade , it put your former OS somewhere on the same partition , that was i was looking to solve that problem . To do it this way will work as it should , good old PM , still better as Windows his partition maker. If you have more question I will try to help.

Can I have different bootable partitions on different physical drives,
or must they all be on Drive 1?

Is there a trial or 30 day version of this software so I can see if it
works for me?

i have bought this laptop just yesterday
HP Pavilion dv6226tx Notebook PC
it has windows vista premium installed
i wanna make 4 partitions
how to do this?
without any software or if need any software then which one
and how
plz guide me

[steelcurtain11]

sorry for bumping this thread, but i have a problem..

I accidently turned on my xps laptop with the house button and it started media direct, after that it went to a blue screen. ever since then when i turn on my computer with the power button or the house button they go to the media direct loading screen then turn to the blue screen.
i've tried safe modes, last known good configs,etc.. nothing will work.

is there any way i can fix this without having anything deleted on my hard drive? i have lots of important files that i need.


is there any bootable program that i can just burn on a cd, put it in the drive, and it'll load on the screen so i can load vista and not media direct? i cant get on windows to install anything

First, your problem has nothing to do with the subject matter of this
thread, you should create a new one.

Second, bumping is only recognized on the forum you are using. The vast
majority or posters are not members of that forum but rather are on the
microsoft newsgroup that the forum leaches from in order to appear busier
than it actually is.

From Safe mode, run rstrui.exe and revert to a point in time prior to this
event.