Yes, PM7 can make a bootable OS for users.
I've done it many times.

PM7 provides ways for the user to
set partition attributes. Key attributes a
- Primary / Logical
- Active / Hidden / None

And, if a partition (with an OS installed) has the correct attributes
(like Primary and Active) and is located in the proper location (like
below the 8 GB address space) on the HDD, then that partition should be
bootable.

Like I said, I already own a copy of Drive Image but
seldom used it since PM7 was sufficient.



"Timothy Daniels" wrote in message
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"Adam" wrote:

Thanks for your input but ...

I bought a copy of PowerQuest's Drive Image at
the same time that I bought PowerQuest's PartitionMagic 7.0.
But, ended up liking PM7 much more than Drive Image.


Yeah, but does PM7 make a bootable OS for you?
Probably has something to do with not copying the
MBR.


I tried 'xxCopy' but didn't like it.

And, I don't use WinXP.


In that case a copy of Drive Image 2002 should work fine.
You can purchase it online for $13 or $14. Check it out
using Froogle.Google.com or NextTag.com (see
http://www.nextag.com/serv/main/buye...ge+2002&node=0 ).
All that I wrote except the part about multi-booting (and
perhaps not the part about keeping the clone isolated
during its 1st boot-up) applies to Win98.

*TimDaniels*