7Tools Partition Manager 2004 is the universal tool for partitions. 7Tools Partition Manager 2004 has everything you need for managing partitions. It's suitable for either inexperienced or advanced users. Easily and safely change the partitioning of your hard disk, or change parameters of partitions. All common file systems and operating systems are supported. With 7Tools Partition Manager 2004 you can reclaim wasted disk space, organize your dat... Paragon Software :: 7tools :: partitions :: manager :: 2005 :: paragon :: software :: utilities :: system :: utilities :: 7toolspartitionsmanager2005 2004 :: 7tools Partitions Manager 2005
7tools Partition Manager 2004 - hard disk storage maintenance. All operations you may need at home to perform regular maintenance by your own. Partition new hard disk from the scratch or upgrade old one. Prepare hard disk for any operating system, install even several systems. Reconfigure partitions, repartition hard disk on the fly, and improve storage performance. Use bootable recovery CD to access unbootable system with all the information... 7tools :: 7tools :: partitionsmanager :: 2005 :: 7tools :: utilities :: file :: disk :: management :: 7toolspartitionsmanager2005 deluxe :: 7tools Partitionsmanager 2005
5 stars (I can't believe I haven't tried this before) - I've been using computers for 25 years, so I'm a bit jaded and not easily wowed. However, using Virtual PC 2004 has wowed me. I've stayed away from this kind of software in the past because I worried that it would run very slowly. I was wrong. I have now created two virtual machines, one Windows XP Pro and one Linux distro (PCLinuxOS) and I couldn't be happier. Not only can I run other operating systems without rebooting, but they run nearly as fast as normal. Even better, I can close them into a kind of hibernate mode so that the next time I start them up they are right where I was before. I have also set up the undo disk feature. With that, if I screw something up I can just decide to not save any changes to the virtual machine. So, if I get a virus it doesn't do any damage. If a software install trashes the system it doesn't do any real damage. Finally, I can access my host PC from the virtual PC to exchange files just as I would on a normal network. I highly recommend this software. Get the 45-day trial version first, and then I'll bet you buy a copy just like I did. 5 stars (I am loving it!) - Yesterday evening I downloaded the virtual pc 45 day trial from microsoft to try out on my tablet pc. Within an hour, using only my net connection (no floppy, no cdrom) I had a running Debian Linux system. This really rocks! I have already placed an order for the licensed package here on Amazon. 4 stars (Using Minix on Virtual PC for Windows free demo version) - My interest in Virtual PC is for experimenting with the Minix operating system without repartitioning the hard disk. Minix is meant for educational use, and university lab PCs are not always available for dedicated use. I downloaded the free VPC for Windows demo. I found VPC easy to install on a Windows 2000 system. However, the link to Microsoft support on the startup page did not work for me. Installing Minix on a VPC virtual disk was anot... Microsoft Software :: Cross Platform :: Disk Drive Partitions (Hard) :: Diagnostics (Diagnostic) :: Maintenance :: Utilities :: Computer software (programs) :: Compatible (Compatibilit :: Microsoft Virtual PC 2004
3 stars (Review for the Alaska Apple Users Group) - Utility maker, Micromat, has moved from the Mac into the bigger world of Apple hardware with their iPod utility, PodLock. While it's not alone in the arena, PodLock performs a few functions that you'd be hard-pressed to find elsewhere. While PodLock lets you peruse the entire contents of your iPod (including songs, pictures, and recordings), it's main purpose is to provide users with the ability to backup, optimize, and secure data stored on your iPod. The interface resembles a 3G iPod. The pseudo-iPod's screen shows the technical details of any connected iPod while all the program's functions are immediately available through one-touch buttons buttons. While this interface metaphor is simple and familiar, it isn't standard, so some elements don't look very good, particularly drawers. Those drawers are used to display three categories of iPod content - music, pictures, and audio recordings. Each drawer displays a list of the associated files. Details can be displayed on any file and, best of all, music can be played and pictures can be viewed directly off the iPod! That means you can sample music from someone else's iPod. The real power feature of the program, however, is the ability to create an invisible partition on your iPod for storing data if you have at least 500MB free. After determining the size of the partition you can lock access with a password and even use Apple's FileVault encryption to further secure the contents. This provides a comforting alternative to the simpler iPod disk mode option offered in iTunes. But wait, that's not all! PodLock has one more feature to add to your piece of mind. With a single click you can save a backup of all the data on your iPod. That means that after the loss or accidental reformatting of your iPod, an equally simple restore function will bring all of the contents back. As an added bonus, you can use PodLock to analyze and then defrag your iPod's drive, improving... Micromat :: File Compression (Decompression) :: File Conversion (Convert) :: Disk Drive Partitions (Hard) :: Diagnostics (Diagnostic) :: Maintenance :: Back up (Backup Back :: Micromat PodLock (Mac)
2 stars (If you truely value your data, consider another more dependable product.) - I have been performing system backups with Ghost 9.0 for over a year now, with no problems. Recently, my system disk crashed twice in a matter of a month. The first time I spent four days getting everything to work again using Ghost restore. Barely got it. The second time I was not so fortunate. I am seeking another means of data backup. This version is half of what the previous versions were. PROS: Nice, easy interface. Backup data without rebooting or shutting down. CONS: Resource intensive! The snapshot feature that allows you to backup while you "work" is a resource hog, whether you are doing backups or not. It has proven unreliable for me, overall, mainly due to poor restoration features. Backs up great! But if you want to restore... uh, sorry! And of course, Norton's support is sub-par. Hope you can surf support websites well and speak Indian. Don't buy it. Give your money to another company that put some real thought into their product, and supports it. Or use an earlier version. 1 stars (Norton Ghost a Bust) - I have a shared drive on a small network running XP. Ghost is an old DOS program which doesn't like shared drives, doesn't like networks and doesn't like XP. Strongly recommend purchasing something else for this application. P.H.Woods 1 stars (Absolutely worthless) - I've been happy with Norton Internet Security for years. When the hard drive in my two year old Dell Dimenstion started making occasional "retry" noises, I decided it was time to transfer everything to a new drive. I spent an entire day trying to get Norton Ghost 9 to work. The disk copy would complete sucessfully, but the new drive would not boot. Then I started reading these reviews and found that I was not alone. Based on the recommendations in these reviews, I downloaded the 15 day trial version of True Image 8.0 from Acronis. It worked perfectly. Norton should be ashamed of taking... Symantec :: Memory Management :: Hardware :: Disk Drive Partitions (Hard) :: Back up (Backup Backing) :: Utilities :: Computer software (programs) :: :: Norton Ghost 9 0 - Disk Imaging Solution
3 stars (Some trouble with installation) - I purchased Partition Commander 9 specifically so I could add (and dual-boot) Linspire to my PC which already had Windows XP. The initial installation of the basic program was accomplished flawlessly with the setup wizard. The problem arose when I tried to use the automatic "add another OS" feature. The partitioning would seemingly progress fine for several minutes, but then I would get a message that the program encountered "an error," and it would stop. I uninstalled and reinstalled the program without difficulty, but with the same result (except the error message popped up at different times) for a total of four attempts at "add another OS." Incidentally, I chose to not make the boot disks, as this is a new computer with nothing important on it yet, so I could more easily restore it than rebuild it. So, I then decided to create the new partition manually. I am closer to "novice" than "experienced," and I did have a few false starts. However, it did come with a well-written printed manual, and I did not have too much difficulty figuring out what to do. Everything then worked out fine, and thus far I have had no problems running either operating system. 5 stars (Flawless for me) - Last time I used Partition Commander was version 6. Yes, I had an issue where I lost a partition, but I became well aware of the program after that. Bought Version 9 (even after reading the reviews) because I bought a Dell laptop and for some reason Dell thinks I like a 80 GB drive all in one partition. Thinking I had nothing to lose since the laptop is so new, I bought Partition Commander 9 and installed it. I too chose NOT to use the 2 floppies, and install continued fine for me. I chose NOT to install or use System Commander because I didn't want to have that as a boot loader. For the single purpose of breaking my one drive into 3, I rebooted the laptop and went to work in the familiar interface that I was used to in Version 6. Afte... AVANQUEST :: CD Recording (Burning :: Burners) :: File Conversion (Convert) :: Disk Drive Partitions (Hard) :: Back up (Backup Backing) :: Utilities :: Computer software (prog :: VCOM Partition Commander 9 0
1 stars (Don't purchase this if you have 10.4) - the utilities portion of this software package will not work on 10.4 and Norton said it won't be updating it. NOT WORTH THE MONEY. Go with one of the many other programs that can actually do the work. Norton has hit the skids! 1 stars (Shame on Norton) - Norton should have taken this product off the market. They had decided not to continue development for OS X 10.4 Tiger but didn't tell the coustomers leaving many like me to find out by tragic experiencce that their once great software is now dangerous to install and and difficult to uninstall. If you are running OS X 10.4 DO NOT INSTALL this program. 2 stars (Mac User beware) - Is Norton Antivirus reliable? I think that can be answered with a yes. Well, there are not so many Mac viruses around, so that statement is not validated in my own experience. What neither Amazon nor Symantec really tell you on first glance is that Antivirus 9.0 is NOT compatible with OSX 10.4. So I ended up buying Systemworks (for a steeper price then the Windows products no less) and it did not work. Two lengthy conversations with Symantec's service center in India later I knew that I had to dish otu another $40 for the upgrade to Antivirus 10.0 - you can get reimbuirsed for your purchase but it seems to take a lifetime. The Utilities package was unable to repair one of my disks wken I needed it... who knows why. Otherwise it seems to function OK under 10.4. Overall, my recommendation is if you have OSX 10.4 or plan to upgrade soon, look for another product. ... Symantec :: Memory Management :: Hardware :: Disk Drive Partitions (Hard) :: Diagnostics (Diagnostic) :: Maintenance :: Back up (Backup Backing) :: Utilities :: Computer softwa :: Norton Systemworks 3 0 Mac [AntiVirus- Utilities- Backup- Spring Cleaning]
5 stars (Does the job well) - The product works great, and I was able to restore my hard drive once. One caution is that you will not be able to restore your hard drive over a wireless network using Ghost. The actual copy was flawless, so thumbs up! The Partition Magic/Boot Magic suite is sort of the industry standard that has been trusted for ages, and it works very well, if you know how to use it. Partitioning your hard drive is not something to be taken lightly (if you mess up you will probably have to spend multiple hours fixing things), so it is important to have a good backup copy, which is what Norton Ghost is for. Be careful when uninstalling Boot Magic. I had to reinstall it once, and I messed up which is why I had to restore with Ghost. Follow all instructions carefully, and the product itself is solid. 1 stars (Symantec Destroyed Powerquest) - I remember Powerquest Partition Magic 2.0, back in the days it was released as an OS/2 *and* MS-DOS utility you could boot and use from a set of two diskettes. I got hands-on experience with Partition Magic up to version 7. Slowly they started dropping features, like HPFS file system support, for no apparent reason. Soon after version 8 was released, the corporation dubbed Symantec -which I like to refer to as "Engulf and Devour"- bought powerquest and while I no longer used it, soon I started hearing the complaints about the new "activation scheme" in version 8.x, which insisted on "phoning home" before allowing you to use it. And now, users are supposed to like this artificial, crippled bundle as other reviewers have said below. PQMagic and Powerquest Drive Image have been always superior to Symantec's Ghost products. The era of small powerquest utilities that would fit on a diskette is gone. It's sad to see such a great company and their products destroyed by Symantec's corporate greed. Welcome to the Symantec partition resizing utility monopoly!. Symantec got rid of their main competitor and destr... Symantec :: File Conversion (Convert) :: Disk Drive Partitions (Hard) :: Back up (Backup Backing) :: Utilities :: Computer software (programs) :: :: Norton Ghost 9 0 and Partition Magic 8 0 Bundle
5 stars (pcanywhere 11.5 host and remote) - Product worked great. The wizard allows for easy setup for a new connection. Ive used several previous versions of pcanywhere and as far as ease of use the previous versions are not in the same league as the current one. 5 stars (PcA still tops in file transfer) - [...] Terminal Services does not include a simple to configure (or use for that matter) file transfer function. PcAnywhere is still tops in file transfer functionality. The Command Queue in versions 11.0 and above is simply sweet. Load up file transfer and transfer over as many files as you like in the order you choose. You don't have to wait for the last file(s) to transfer before you move on to other files. You just keep selecting files to transfer and PcA puts them into a queue list to be sent in the order you selected them. You can rearrange this list as well, as it's processing. Sure, there are a ton of PcAnywhere alternatives, but without FTP/HTTP or VPN connections to transfer files (which may also require more firewall fiddling), PcAnywhere gives you the capability and does so very well. If you don't need to transfer data/files, then by all means, use RDC (Remote Desktop Control) or Terminal Services or VNC or....well, you get the picture. And those are only the tip of the remote control software iceberg....but PcA is still one of the best all inclusive tools around. 1 stars (Look into "Remote Desktop") - There is no longer any need for this product. Remote Desktop, also known as "Terminal Services", built into Windows XP Professional, is far faster and works better than pcAnywhere ever did. ... Symantec :: Disk Drive Partitions (Hard) :: Diagnostics (Diagnostic) :: Maintenance :: Back up (Backup Backing) :: Utilities :: Computer software (programs) :: Internet :: Comp :: Symantec pcAnywhere 11 5 Host - Remote
3 stars (Partition Magic/Tragic) - Oh dear! I've used PM since V.4 and was delighted with it until two weeks ago. Stupid me had not checked the Rescue discs and when they were required they were useless. Net result a useless PC. Then to add insult to injury I used PM8 to partition my brand new laptop -I have a system that needs to access specific drive letters. Guess what? As is becoming increasingly common, laptops and PCs don't have floppy/frigid drives. Now, I knew my laptop didn't have one - it's pretty obvious - but I thought since I can boot from the CD drive surely I can create a Rescue disc on a CD. OH NO YOU CAN'T. Now I'm in the predicament of having used PM, no rescue method and (apparently) no way to recover back. It's the old adage - Buyer Beware. 4 stars (Beware of Parago rebate) - I've used PartitionMagic since version 5 and only suffered one fatal error when using version 7 to upgrade a 6GB drive to a 12GB drive. Oddly enough, it copied the entire drive before reporting an "internal error" and then crashed. The source drive was still intact, but I never figured out what it was due to the lack of detail about the actual error. I finally upgraded to version 8 when they offered a free upgrade after rebates, but these later versions of PM seem to contain more bug fixes and improvements to the user interface rather than any revolutionary new or improved hard drive management features. I consider the error I described a step back from previous versions when they actually prided themselves on data integrity and reliability during partition resizing. My main complaint however, is regarding their rebate processor, Parago, which seems to be chosen time after time by more and more companies. In the past year, I've had 3 rebates for this and other brands of products that I submitted properly, yet were marked invalid by Parago for no apparent valid reason. In all instances, they noted that the UPC symbol was invalid or illegible, and luckily I kept copie... Symantec :: norton :: partitionmagic :: 8 :: 0 :: create :: resize :: copy :: partitions :: symantec :: utilities :: system :: utilities :: nortonpartitionmagic8 0-create-resize-copypartitions 26 ma :: Norton PartitionMagic 8 0 - Create- Resize- Copy Partitions