Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 22:13:54 -0500 From: "Alfred Piccolo" <apiccolo@sprynet.com> To: <support@wccdrom.com> Cc: <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: FreeBSD v4.2 w/ PowerQuest Partition Magic Message-ID: <000001c085b3$c94730a0$0100a8c0@mshome.net>
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Hello Walnut Creek CDROM Support,
I have a complaint and/or question regarding the availability of Partition Magic with your FreeBSD distribution.
I recently purchased the "BSD Desktop Edition" (FreeBSD OS 4.1) at a nearby CompUSA. This 4 CD kit includes PowerQuest's Partition Magic Special Edition on the 4th "Extra Packages" CD. But when I attempted to install and run Partition Magic I found that the apparently some file(s) of Partition Magic are missing.
According to the directions in the "ReadMe", after I installed and re-booted I should have been able to start the Prep OS utility and defined a partition for another OS. But there didn't appear to be any icon in the "PartitionMagic OS Prep Tool" START menu folder to do this as there was only the following choices: "Delete FreeBSD Partition", "PowerQuest Web Site", "ReadMe" and "Uninstall PartitionMagic" . And there appeared to be no obvious application to execute to start it all off either.
Here's the details:
After installation the PM OS files on my hard disk are as follows:
Volume in drive C is HP_PAVILION
Volume Serial Number is 1D73-11EB
Directory of C:\Program Files\PowerQuest\PM OS Prep
. <DIR> 01-20-01 11:23p .
.. <DIR> 01-20-01 11:23p ..
PARTIT~1 <DIR> 01-22-01 10:48p PartitionMagic OS Prep Tool
README TXT 3,992 02-22-00 7:00p README.TXT
MOUSE INI 0 02-23-00 3:00a MOUSE.INI
ICO <DIR> 01-22-01 10:48p ICO
LOGO PCX 1,428 02-23-00 3:00a LOGO.PCX
PARTINFO EXE 131,070 02-22-00 7:00p PARTINFO.EXE
PQOSPT EXE 880,189 02-23-00 3:00a PQOSPT.EXE
PQOSPT RTC 671 02-23-00 3:00a pqospt.rtc
1 PCX 32,814 02-23-00 3:00a 1.PCX
MOUSE COM 37,681 02-23-00 3:00a MOUSE.COM
WEBPAGE <DIR> 01-22-01 10:48p WEBPAGE
PQSRDA9X EXE 316,928 02-23-00 3:00a pqsrda9x.exe
PARTINFO PIF 967 01-22-01 10:56p PARTINFO.PIF
PARTINFO TXT 1,681 01-22-01 11:10p partinfo.txt
11 file(s) 1,407,421 bytes
Directory of C:\Program Files\PowerQuest\PM OS Prep\ICO
. <DIR> 01-22-01 10:48p .
.. <DIR> 01-22-01 10:48p ..
PQMAGIC ICO 1,078 03-05-98 3:05a PQMAGIC.ICO
1 file(s) 1,078 bytes
Directory of C:\Program Files\PowerQuest\PM OS Prep\PartitionMagic OS Prep Tool
. <DIR> 01-22-01 10:48p .
.. <DIR> 01-22-01 10:48p ..
DEISL1 ISU 2,574 01-22-01 10:49p DeIsL1.isu
1 file(s) 2,574 bytes
Directory of C:\Program Files\PowerQuest\PM OS Prep\WEBPAGE
. <DIR> 01-22-01 10:48p .
.. <DIR> 01-22-01 10:48p ..
WEBPAGE URL 51 02-23-00 3:00a WEBPAGE.URL
1 file(s) 51 bytes
Total files listed:
14 file(s) 1,411,124 bytes
11 dir(s) 25,660.69 MB free
Incidentally, I DID try executing PQOSPT.EXE but only got an error message that a script file parameter was missing.
My system is a Hewlett-Packard Pavilion 8705 and its configuration:
OS Name Microsoft Windows Version 4.90.3000 Build 3000
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name LIBERATOR
System Type X86-based PC
Processor AMD Athlon(tm) Processor AuthenticAMD ~856 Mhz
BIOS Version EPP revision 9.00
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM
Locale United States
Time Zone Eastern Standard Time
Total Physical Memory 255.45 MB
Available Physical Memory 14.23 MB
Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.65 GB
Page File Space 1.75 GB
Page File C:\WINDOWS\WIN386.SWP
Please take a look at this and if at all possible please make the missing file(s) available to me.
Respectfully,
Al Piccolo
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<DIV><FONT face="Franklin Gothic Book">Hello Walnut Creek CDROM
Support,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Franklin Gothic Book"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Franklin Gothic Book">I have a complaint and/or question
regarding the availability of Partition Magic with your FreeBSD
distribution. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Franklin Gothic Book"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Franklin Gothic Book">I recently purchased the "BSD Desktop
Edition" (FreeBSD OS 4.1) at a nearby CompUSA. This 4 CD kit includes
PowerQuest's Partition Magic Special Edition on the 4th "Extra Packages"
CD. But when I attempted to install and run Partition Magic I found that
the apparently some file(s) of Partition Magic are missing. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Franklin Gothic Book"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Franklin Gothic Book">According to the directions in the
"ReadMe", after I installed and re-booted I should have been able to start the
Prep OS utility and defined a partition for another OS. But there didn't appear
to be any icon in the "PartitionMagic OS Prep Tool" START menu folder to do this
as there was only the following choices: "Delete FreeBSD Partition",
"PowerQuest Web Site", "ReadMe" and "Uninstall PartitionMagic" . And there
appeared to be no obvious application to execute to start it all off
either.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Franklin Gothic Book"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Franklin Gothic Book">Here's the details:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Franklin Gothic Book"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Franklin Gothic Book">After installation the PM OS files on my
hard disk are as follows:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Franklin Gothic Book"></FONT><BR><FONT
face="Franklin Gothic Book"> </FONT><FONT face=Courier size=2>Volume in
drive C is HP_PAVILION<BR> Volume Serial Number is 1D73-11EB</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Courier size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Courier size=2>Directory of C:\Program Files\PowerQuest\PM OS
Prep</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Courier size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Courier
size=2>.
<DIR> 01-20-01 11:23p
.<BR>..
<DIR> 01-20-01 11:23p
..<BR>PARTIT~1
<DIR> 01-22-01 10:48p
PartitionMagic OS Prep Tool<BR>README
TXT 3,992 02-22-00
7:00p README.TXT<BR>MOUSE
INI
0 02-23-00 3:00a
MOUSE.INI<BR>ICO
<DIR> 01-22-01 10:48p
ICO<BR>LOGO
PCX 1,428 02-23-00
3:00a LOGO.PCX<BR>PARTINFO EXE 131,070
02-22-00 7:00p PARTINFO.EXE<BR>PQOSPT
EXE 880,189 02-23-00 3:00a
PQOSPT.EXE<BR>PQOSPT
RTC 671
02-23-00 3:00a pqospt.rtc<BR>1
PCX 32,814 02-23-00 3:00a
1.PCX<BR>MOUSE COM
37,681 02-23-00 3:00a
MOUSE.COM<BR>WEBPAGE
<DIR> 01-22-01 10:48p
WEBPAGE<BR>PQSRDA9X EXE 316,928
02-23-00 3:00a pqsrda9x.exe<BR>PARTINFO
PIF 967
01-22-01 10:56p PARTINFO.PIF<BR>PARTINFO
TXT 1,681 01-22-01 11:10p
partinfo.txt<BR> 11
file(s) 1,407,421 bytes</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Courier size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Courier size=2>Directory of C:\Program Files\PowerQuest\PM OS
Prep\ICO</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Courier size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Courier
size=2>.
<DIR> 01-22-01 10:48p
.<BR>..
<DIR> 01-22-01 10:48p
..<BR>PQMAGIC ICO
1,078 03-05-98 3:05a
PQMAGIC.ICO<BR> 1
file(s) 1,078
bytes</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Courier size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Courier size=2>Directory of C:\Program Files\PowerQuest\PM OS
Prep\PartitionMagic OS Prep Tool</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Courier size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Courier
size=2>.
<DIR> 01-22-01 10:48p
.<BR>..
<DIR> 01-22-01 10:48p
..<BR>DEISL1 ISU
2,574 01-22-01 10:49p
DeIsL1.isu<BR> 1
file(s) 2,574
bytes</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Courier size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Courier size=2>Directory of C:\Program Files\PowerQuest\PM OS
Prep\WEBPAGE</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Courier size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Courier
size=2>.
<DIR> 01-22-01 10:48p
.<BR>..
<DIR> 01-22-01 10:48p
..<BR>WEBPAGE
URL 51
02-23-00 3:00a
WEBPAGE.URL<BR> 1
file(s)
51 bytes</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Courier size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Courier size=2>Total files
listed:<BR> 14
file(s) 1,411,124
bytes<BR> 11
dir(s) 25,660.69 MB free<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Franklin Gothic Book">Incidentally, I DID try executing
PQOSPT.EXE but only got an error message that a script file parameter was
missing.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Franklin Gothic Book"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Franklin Gothic Book">My system is a
Hewlett-Packard Pavilion 8705 and its configuration:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Franklin Gothic Book"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Courier>OS Name Microsoft
Windows Version 4.90.3000
Build 3000<BR>OS
Manufacturer Microsoft
Corporation<BR>System
Name
LIBERATOR<BR>System
Type
X86-based
PC<BR>Processor AMD
Athlon(tm) Processor AuthenticAMD ~856 Mhz<BR>BIOS
Version
EPP revision 9.00<BR>Windows
Directory
C:\WINDOWS<BR>System
Directory
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM<BR></FONT><FONT
face=Courier>Locale
United States</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Courier>Time
Zone Eastern
Standard Time<BR>Total Physical
Memory 255.45
MB<BR>Available Physical Memory 14.23
MB<BR>Total Virtual
Memory 2.00
GB<BR>Available Virtual Memory 1.65
GB<BR>Page File
Space
1.75 GB<BR>Page
File
C:\WINDOWS\WIN386.SWP<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Franklin Gothic Book">Please take a look at this and if at all
possible please make the missing file(s) available to me.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Franklin Gothic Book"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Franklin Gothic Book">Respectfully,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Franklin Gothic Book"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Franklin Gothic Book">Al Piccolo</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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