Installation help request
Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 2:00 am
For 10+ years I've used System Commander as my boot manager, but I hope to update to BootIt BM. After two hours of reading the BIBM manual and the online info, I remain confused about how to install BIBM to achieve what I want. Advice would be appreciated.
HD0:
Primary partition
C: FAT16 DOS7
Logical partition
D: FAT32 XP
E: NTFS Win7
F: FAT32 DATA
[several other
FAT32 data
partitions]
I build systems, do some programming, and have good reasons for the drive/partition layout I now have and need to preserve.
Win7 is not yet installed (but soon will be), so part of my confusion results from familiarity with Win7 that consists only of reading about its installation behavior and requirements. I also plan to install BIBM on C:, not in a separate partition, and to limit the primaries.
So do I choose the Multi-OS install? Am I executing what the manual calls a "paired partitions" installation? The manual's explanation of the Multi-OS/paired partitions distinction is poor. (Isn't a paired partitions installation a subtype within Multi-OS, not a contrast to Multi-OS as is implied by "or" in the manual's header "Create paired partitions or Multi-OS installations"? Of course, Image for Windows still equates "Cancel" with "Exit" in one button label, so TeraByte's need for a good manual editor isn't surprising.)
What else should I know before I start? My thanks for any guidance available.
HD0:
Primary partition
C: FAT16 DOS7
Logical partition
D: FAT32 XP
E: NTFS Win7
F: FAT32 DATA
[several other
FAT32 data
partitions]
I build systems, do some programming, and have good reasons for the drive/partition layout I now have and need to preserve.
Win7 is not yet installed (but soon will be), so part of my confusion results from familiarity with Win7 that consists only of reading about its installation behavior and requirements. I also plan to install BIBM on C:, not in a separate partition, and to limit the primaries.
So do I choose the Multi-OS install? Am I executing what the manual calls a "paired partitions" installation? The manual's explanation of the Multi-OS/paired partitions distinction is poor. (Isn't a paired partitions installation a subtype within Multi-OS, not a contrast to Multi-OS as is implied by "or" in the manual's header "Create paired partitions or Multi-OS installations"? Of course, Image for Windows still equates "Cancel" with "Exit" in one button label, so TeraByte's need for a good manual editor isn't surprising.)
What else should I know before I start? My thanks for any guidance available.