BootMagic(R) by PowerQuest(R)
Version 2.0

Copyright 1997-1999, PowerQuest Corporation.  All rights reserved.
Patents pending in the U.S.A. and elsewhere.  PowerQuest,
BootMagic, PartitionMagic, and Drive Image are trademarks or
registered trademarks of PowerQuest Corporation.


Table of Contents
-----------------
1. Updates
2. BMBOOT to PQBOOT
3. Known Issues
	A. Windows 2000
	B. Removable Media Drives
	C. Making copies of the Home Partition
	D. Installing to a Compressed Drive
	E. Uninstalling the DOS Installation and Uninstalling Manually
	F. IDE/SCSI Drive Mixes on Windows NT
4. Partition Magician Newsletter


1. Updates
----------
Updates to BootMagic will be made available on the PowerQuest web
site.  Check the PowerQuest web site www.powerquest.com often to 
download the latest version.


2. BMBoot to PQBoot
-------------------
BMBOOT.EXE no longer ships with BootMagic. It has been replaced with
PQBOOT.EXE and PQBOOT32.EXE. PQBOOT.EXE is a 16-bit DOS program and
has all the features of BMBoot, plus the features of PQBoot.
PQBOOT32.EXE is the 32-bit version of PQBoot, and will run from
Windows NT and Windows 9x.  PQBoot32 requires PQVXD.VXD to be in the
same directory when run under Windows 9x.


3. Known Issues
---------------

	A. Windows 2000
	---------------
	BootMagic cannot be installed or configured from Windows
	2000. BootMagic will boot Windows 2000 Professional properly, 
	although it will be recognized as Windows NT.  Windows 2000 
	Professional users can install and configure BootMagic from 
	DOS or from another supported operating system.

	B. Removable Drives
	-------------------
	Problems with some removable media drives will cause 
	significant delays when booting your machine.  If you are 
	experiencing long delays and you have a removable media 
	drive, make sure you have a cartridge in the drive when
	you are booting your machine or configuring BootMagic.  

	C. Making Copies of the Home Partition
	--------------------------------------
	If you make a copy of the home partition using software such
	as PartitionMagic(R) or Drive Image(R), you will end up with
	two partitions that look like the home partition, and the
	BootMagic configuration program will not run.  If your hard
	drive is in this state, you must boot with the BootMagic 
	rescue disk. The rescue disk will take you through the steps 
	needed to fix the problem.

	D. Installing to a Compressed Drive
	-----------------------------------
	We recommend that you do not install BootMagic to a partition
	that already has disk compression installed on it.  If you
	choose to install BootMagic to a partition with disk
	compression, we recommend you uninstall the disk compression
	software from your disk before installing BootMagic.  For
	information on uninstalling your disk compression software,
	see your disk compression documentation.

	If you decide to install BootMagic onto a drive with disk
	compression, you must make sure the portion of the disk that
	is not compressed (the host partition) is large enough for
	BootMagic.  BootMagic must be installed on the uncompressed
	portion of your hard disk.  For information on adjusting free
	space from the compressed volume to the host partition, see
	your disk compression documentation.

	For BootMagic to operate correctly, ensure the disk compression
	software is configured to make the host partition visible and
	assign it a drive letter.  If your host partition is set to
	Hidden, BootMagic may continue to install, but you will not be
	able to run the BootMagic Configuration program or uninstall
	BootMagic.  If BootMagic tries to install to a drive letter
	that you are not aware you have, your system may have disk
	compression software installed and it may have hidden the host
	partition.

	E. Uninstalling the DOS Installation and Uninstalling Manually
	--------------------------------------------------------------
	If you installed BootMagic using the DOS installation and wish
	to uninstall, or if you wish to uninstall manually, do the
	following:

	Disable BootMagic in the BootMagic Configuration program by
	unchecking the "BootMagic Enabled" check box and clicking the
	"Save/Exit" button.  Reboot your machine and delete the
	\BTMAGIC.PQ subdirectory.

	F. IDE/SCSI Disk Mixes on Windows NT
	------------------------------------
	If you are running Windows NT Workstation with SCSI and IDE 
	hard disks, and you have set your computer to boot from one 
	of the SCSI drives, the drives may appear in a different order 
	in the BootMagic Configuration program than they appear at 
	boot time.  This can result in BootMagic failing to appear 
	after installing from Windows NT Workstation. 

	Also, menu items added to the BootMagic menu under Windows NT
	may not be found at boot time.  As a work-around, install
	BootMagic from DOS or Windows 9x and run the BootMagic
	Configuration program from DOS or Windows 9x.


4. PARTITION MAGICIAN NEWSLETTER
--------------------------------
PowerQuest has a free monthly electronic newsletter that is
dedicated to official announcements about PowerQuest products.
The newsletter includes tips and techniques for getting the most
out of your PowerQuest products. You can view the newsletter 
online at www.powerquest.com/newsletter/index.html.

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PowerQuest can be reached at:

Voice:    801-437-8900
Fax:      801-226-8941
Web site: http://www.powerquest.com
E-mail:   magic@powerquest.com
