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Number   :  3514
Date     :  2003-01-14
Author   :  james sadler
Subject  :  Re: xxcopy to solve Partition Magic problem
Size(KB) :  4


 Fdisk is not such a geat tool. If you have
some non-Windows OSs on a disk as well as a Windows
distro Fdisk and format commands may fail to get the
job done. There is a program from Forchutech called
AEFDISK that will really clean a drive and allow you
to do a really fresh install.
--- Kan Yabumoto  wrote:
> 
> Ray:
> 
> Let me make it clear that XXCOPY probably cannot
> help you on
> the partition-related problems. This is based on
> the fact that
> XXCOPY is designed with the strict adherence to the
> high-level
> file I/O API.
> 
> If you take a look at the clone article (XXTB #10),
> (http://www.xxcopy.com/clone), you will find that
> the
> procedure forces you to use Microsoft-supplied tools
> such
> as FDISK.EXE and FORMAT.COM. The partition table
> and
> boot procedure is outside the scope of what XXCOPY
> does for you.
> 
> Since this is a subject that a lot of members in
> this
> group are interested in, I encourage discussions of
> any subject including the booting Windows,
> multi-boot,
> partitioning, etc. Just XXCOPY happens to
> specialize
> itself in file and directory management.
> 
> As I stated in my article (XXTB #36),
> (http://www.xxcopy.com/xxcopy36.htm), the /CLONE
> procedure
> attracts a lot of users and often raises expectation
> far
> beyond what XXCOPY is designed for.
> 
>
============================================================
> 
> So far, we stayed within this bound when we
> program XXCOPY. That means, XXCOPY accesses for
> both read
> and write operations on the disk (and anything which
> is
> made logically equivalent to a "volume" by the
> Windows system)
> using the file I/O Win32 functions that are
> published by
> Microsoft. We have fought the temptation to write
> code which
> enable XXCOPY to view and possibly manipulate the
> hard disk
> more directly by accessing tracks and sectors.
> 
> This principle makes XXCOPY unable to read, and
> modify
> special sections of the disk drive, namely, the
> master boot
> recrod (MBR), the boot sector(s) of a volume, FAT,
> or even
> the contents of directories as pure data. XXCOPY
> remains
> always subordinate to the "file system" (the
> programs and
> device drivers which takes care of file I/O for the
> volume).
> 
> The advantage of this self-imposed restriction makes
> XXCOPY
> safer. That does not mean XXCOPY is totally free
> from its
> own problems and possible damage to the user files. 
> We
> still have to be extremely careful in writing the
> XXCOPY
> program. With the complexity of the XXCOPY program,
> making
> XXCOPY access the storage device more directly using
> low-level
> device I/O would make it a lot more prone to our
> mistakes
> or overlooking peculiarities. In our experience,
> the
> difference between various versions of Windows poses
> sufficient
> headache that we just don't need any more problems
> that
> are inevitable in dealing with ever-changing storage
> technologies.
> 
> Kan Yabumoto
>
===============================================================
> 
> At 2003-01-13 13:31, you wrote:
> >I have successfully used xxcopy in the past to copy
> my system disk to
> >another disk. So, I am wondering if I can use it
> again to solve my
> >current problem. I was using "Partition Magic" to
> create a FAT
> >partition to install NT as a second OS. In doing
> this I have
> >apparently damaged the partition table of the disk.
> Fortunately, I
> >had previously installed "Boot Magic", which I can
> use to set my
> >Win98 partition as active. So, the system will
> boot up. Now,
> >Partition Magic will no longer run, because it does
> not recognize the
> >Windows partition. My question is, I was reading
> about Norton Ghost
> >which says it copies bit for bit in its cloning
> operation, including
> >any errors which may be present on the disk. Of
> course, I don't want
> >any errors. If I install a new disk, partition it
> with FDISK and
> >format it, will I be able to use xxcopy to copy my
> old Win98 system
> >to the new disk without transferring any of the
> partition errors that
> >exist on the current disk?
> >Thanks,
> >Ray
> 
> 
> 


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