Partition Magic 8.0_xmnt2002 program not found skipping autocheck

[newbeginner06]

I installed Partition Magic 8.0 and tried to make new partition on my hard drive but didn't know how to do it.
Uninstalled PM 8.0 and since than any time I restart my machine getting following message:

xmnt2002 program not found skipping autocheck

If anyone could tell me how to create new partition using PM 8.0 step by step since I am just a user and don't want to mess up my new machine (XP pro x 64) and how to get rid of this message that appears after restarting.

I appreciate your help

 

[bcastner]

Thread616-439106

Advise use if you have a problem with the instructions given in that thread.


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[linney]

Anything from this useful?

xmnt2002 and autochk not found...
thread779-845876

 

[bcastner]

Yes, linney.
My link to thread616-439106 in that thread.


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[newbeginner06]

mine

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\BootExecute

contains autocheck autochk* but I am still getting that annoying message

autocheck xmnt2002 /bat="C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\PQ_BATCH.PQB" /win="C:\WINDOWS" /dbg="C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\PQ_DEBUG.TXT" /ver=262144 /prd="PartitionMagic"
autocheck autochk *

What to do??

 

[bcastner]

It should contain only autocheck autochk *


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[newbeginner06]

I changed it first to
autocheckxmnt2002/bat="hex(7):61,75,74,6f,63,68,65,63,6b,20,61,75,74,6f,63,68,6b,20,2a,\ 00,00"
autocheck autochk *
and massage is still showing up after restart

Than I changed to
autocheck xmnt2002 /bat=autocheck autochk *
and still the same.
I must typed something wrong...pls. help
Thaks

 

[bcastner]

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\BootExecute
It should read only Autocheck Autochk *

And NOT either of these:
autocheck xmnt2002 /bat=autocheck autochk *
-or -
autocheckxmnt2002/bat="hex(7):61,75,74,6f,63,68,65,63,6b,20,61,75,74,6f,63,68,6b,20,2a,\ 00,00"
autocheck autochk *



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[newbeginner06]

yea it worked....finally....Thanks a lot, as you can see from my name I am a beginner with this staff.
Thanks a lot.
would you be able to tell me how to make a new partition with PM 8.0
I tried it once but didn't work out.

 

[bcastner]

Question, does Disk Manager show any unallocated space free on your drive?

Without the free space, there is no room to create a new partition unless you edit existing partitons by shrinking them.

To access Disk Manager, right click My Computer, Manage, and choose Disk Management.


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[newbeginner06]

if I go: right click My Computer, Manage, and choose Disk Management, it shows only (Cpartistion NTFS 298 GB

but if I open PM 8.0 it show Local Disk C 305,235.0MB
and I see (*)Unallocated partition 7.8 MB

 

[bcastner]

Disk Space Math & Usable Disk Space

You've just stumbled onto one of the facts of life about today's computers: The difference between hard disk size and usable space.

As a general rule, you can expect to lose about one-quarter of the space on a disk drive to things such as formatting and hidden partitions. You'll probably lose a smaller percentage on a smaller disk and more on a larger one. You'll lose toward the high side if the disk is the main disk on a system that came with the operating system installed and toward the low end if it's a second or third disk you've installed after you bought the computer. In other words, if you got 225 Gb out of a 250 Gb disk, you beat the guesstimate.

That lost capacity goes several places. One of them is the difference between formatted and unformatted size. Hard disk manufacturers quote the unformatted size of their products, but you have to format the disk to use it. This process of dividing up a disk into blocks and setting up the tables and such to record and manage each block takes space.

Then there are the hidden partitions. On computers that are shipped with the operating system installed, manufacturers have already installed one or two partitions containing a complete system image, boot information, and even parts of the Windows operating system. They do this in part because it makes computer troubleshooting easier and in part because it keeps you from using your recovery CD to copy Windows onto other computers in violation of your licensing agreement.

Should your primary (system) partition be destroyed due to a virus or malware, your computer vendor might opt to use the image on the hidden partition to restore the system to the way it was when you first got it. You should have a backup plan in place where you regularly create an exact image of your hard disk. That way, should your disk fail, you can restore the latest image.

In cases when no backup image exists, some vendors provide a final, fall-back strategy. When you restore a base image from these hidden partitions, all the data, applications and configuration you added are lost. It is no exaggeration to say that using an image from a hidden partition should be a last resort for repairing a drive.

However, as mentioned, this is also a way of enforcing Microsoft's licenses. This might be convenient for Microsoft, but it is not beneficial for the user. Customers should always ask their systems vendors to provide them with a copy of the operating system on a CD, along with a valid registration key. That way, if you have to restore the operating system, you can do so.

Finally, in some cases, the capacity wasn't there to begin with. If you want to get technical about it, a KB should be 1024 bytes, not 1,000, because you're dealing with binary (base 2) notation. But when most people, including marketers, say "Kb," they mean 1,000 bytes. Similarly, a megabyte (MB) should be 1,024 KB, not 1,000, and so on. That terminological leakage adds up by the time you get into multiple gigabytes. However your computer reckons such things as disk capacity in binary and to a computer, a KB is 1,024 bytes. This is the standard practice in the industry and even though there has been a lawsuit filed challenging the "truth in advertising" over the 1,024 vs. 1,000 byte debate, it's not likely to change.

There is not a lot you, a user, can do about any of this capacity. The formatting loss in inevitable, the terminological difference is embedded in our system and messing with hidden partitions just to get more disk space is not a good idea.However, understanding why your disk storage capacity isn't 100% as the advertisement says, should be a comfort.


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[newbeginner06]

well I appreciate the info.
I am planing to purchase external hard drive eventually and make an exact copy of my C drive in case of trouble. Do you think this is good idea?
Also I just want to have 2 partitions on my hard drive, one for program files and one for my data.
Program files partition I would keep on 30 GB and the rest would use for my data.
What would be procedure to achieve this with PM8.0?

Thanks for your help

 

[bcastner]

I am planing to purchase external hard drive eventually and make an exact copy of my C drive in case of trouble. Do you think this is good idea?

No, I do not.
Use an image tool and do a daily backup image. A compressed image take little room, does not confuse XP (as a full clone additonal drive would because the Drive IDs would match), takes less time, and is more convenient. Convenience == it is more likely you will do it, or even better, automate it.

Suggestion: Acronis True Image
Free trial:

http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage/

I use to swear at backup programs. I now swear by Acronis True Image.

As for your second question, wait until you have the second drive before doing the partitioning of the primary volume. Use your Acronis free trial period to make a full image.

Then in Partition Magic you need to shrink the existing partiton on Drive C. Be making room, you will then have unallocated space that could be used by a new partition.

But do not do this without a backup.



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[newbeginner06]

to shrink existing partition do I right click on C (inside of PM) and go Resize/Move partition?
If I do that I get box with
free space before: 0.0MB
new size: 305,235.0MB
free space after: 7.8MB

As I mentioned before PM is showing Local disc (C) and (*)unallocated partition of7.8 MB

After resizing C am I going to get additional unallocated partition next to the one I already have (7.8 MB)and then create new partition.
Thanks again

 

[bcastner]

What in the name of the Thanksgiving Turkey are you going to do with a partition of 7.8 MB?

And I warn you that Partition Magic is not foolproof. You play with partitions only when you have a complete backup.


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[newbeginner06]

I know, PM is the worse program I have used. Help files are useless at least to me and looks like it is made so that error can be made easily but that's what I have.
Thanks a lot and I will first look into backing up my files.

 

[bcastner]

Thanks a lot and I will first look into backing up my files.

Now that is great news.

At least use the trial of Acronis True Image I linked earlier to create an image on your C: drive, the partition you want to keep. The software also allows saving the image to CDs or DVDs.

Then Acronis asks you to create a bootable CD. Do so. It does all the work for you.

Then after doing all of that, go ahead and shrink the primary partition so as to create some real space for a seond partition for data.

I will admit a bias about your plan overall. While a "Data" partition makes sense for speeding up backup to a second device: tape, another hard drive, USB key, CDs or DVDs, it is of no use when the drive itself crashes.

It is arguable that with a single drive creating partitions between the Operating System and the Data files is a waste of time.

It is not until you have a second (or more) drive that this division makes any practical sense.

I happen to vote with that point of view, I must admit up front. Backup time if an issue means that you need a second hard drive.


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