Would value opinions about which of these is best and easiest to use or is
there something better again for resizing partitions etc. Also does Disk
Director require that Net Framework thing, I'm certain PM8 does?
--
Kenny Cargill

I have used PM for years, and currently have version 8 working with XP SP-2.
I have found it very reliable under win95, 98, and XP.

I have also heard good things about Disk Director, but have not personally
used it. I have used a backup program called True Image by Acronis (makers
of Disk Director) and found it easier to use than GHOST (made by Symantec,
which now owns the rights to PM). Also, Aconis support is very good,
whereas Symanetc support is overly proceduralized, meaning that it takes a
while to get an email to a human, and then you are likely to be pointed to a
pre-written "FAQ" that is not completely relavent. Fortunately, I have
never needed support on PM, although the same can not be said for most other
Symantec/Norton products in recent years.

As for .Net framework, PM8 does not use that. The main reason is that PM8
works under win95 through XP, and .Net is only an XP/2000 thing. Also PM8
does its real work in boot-mode, where .Net is not yet initialized. Perhaps
you are thinking about Norton GHOST versions 9 or 10, which use .Net? PM8
can also be run from a couple of bootable floppies, which it makes for you
during the installation. (1) Make these ! (2) Save them, as they can save
you should anything go wrong during partition operations (e.g., power
failure).

"Kenny" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> Would value opinions about which of these is best and easiest to use or is
> there something better again for resizing partitions etc. Also does Disk
> Director require that Net Framework thing, I'm certain PM8 does?
> --
> Kenny Cargill
>

I've used both Disk Director and PM. Both work well. Without having
done any side-by-side testing, I think DD is a bit faster. I'll use
whichever is handy.

Brian Bygland

"Bob Harris" <rharris270[SPAM]@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>I have used PM for years, and currently have version 8 working with
>XP SP-2. I have found it very reliable under win95, 98, and XP.
>
> I have also heard good things about Disk Director, but have not
> personally used it. I have used a backup program called True Image
> by Acronis (makers of Disk Director) and found it easier to use than
> GHOST (made by Symantec, which now owns the rights to PM). Also,
> Aconis support is very good, whereas Symanetc support is overly
> proceduralized, meaning that it takes a while to get an email to a
> human, and then you are likely to be pointed to a pre-written "FAQ"
> that is not completely relavent. Fortunately, I have never needed
> support on PM, although the same can not be said for most other
> Symantec/Norton products in recent years.
>
> As for .Net framework, PM8 does not use that. The main reason is
> that PM8 works under win95 through XP, and .Net is only an XP/2000
> thing. Also PM8 does its real work in boot-mode, where .Net is not
> yet initialized. Perhaps you are thinking about Norton GHOST
> versions 9 or 10, which use .Net? PM8 can also be run from a couple
> of bootable floppies, which it makes for you during the
> installation. (1) Make these ! (2) Save them, as they can save you
> should anything go wrong during partition operations (e.g., power
> failure).
>
> "Kenny" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
> news:%23BI0WIn2FHA.956@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> Would value opinions about which of these is best and easiest to
>> use or is there something better again for resizing partitions etc.
>> Also does Disk Director require that Net Framework thing, I'm
>> certain PM8 does?
>> --
>> Kenny Cargill
>>
>
>

Hello, Kenny.
I always use Acronis Disk Director
[http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing...diskdirector/] to manage
my partitions. It's really very reliable and foolproof software. It has
good-looking intuitive wizard, that makes utilization easy.
Disk Director doesn't need Net Framework, and any other stuff.
So to my mind it's the most convenient software.
Buy the way you could not only resize, but copy and restore too.
Also you may create bootable CD(very useful tool).
My best recommendations are with this program!

Kenny wrote:
> Would value opinions about which of these is best and easiest to use or is
> there something better again for resizing partitions etc. Also does Disk
> Director require that Net Framework thing, I'm certain PM8 does?
> --
> Kenny Cargill

Thanks for the replies.
Disk Director it is, especially since I already use True Image and find it
more user friendly than Ghost.

--
Kenny Cargill
<dreamtheater_142@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hello, Kenny.
> I always use Acronis Disk Director
> [http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing...diskdirector/] to manage
> my partitions. It's really very reliable and foolproof software. It has
> good-looking intuitive wizard, that makes utilization easy.
> Disk Director doesn't need Net Framework, and any other stuff.
> So to my mind it's the most convenient software.
> Buy the way you could not only resize, but copy and restore too.
> Also you may create bootable CD(very useful tool).
> My best recommendations are with this program!
>
> Kenny wrote:
>> Would value opinions about which of these is best and easiest to use or
>> is
>> there something better again for resizing partitions etc. Also does Disk
>> Director require that Net Framework thing, I'm certain PM8 does?
>> --
>> Kenny Cargill
>