Partition Magic

wanted to partition a friends hard drive with Norton Partition Magic 8 and
after the installation of the program, it (PM8) would not run. Got the
splash screen then the following error:

When I initialize the program I get this: Pmagic9x has cause an error in
PMAGIC9X.EXE (caused divide error)Pmagic9x will now close. and when I click
on okay it says this: Init failed: Error 20 The library or the partition is
not open. Now I've rebooted and uninstalled and reinstalled a couple of
times.

I searched the Symantec knowledge base without success. Any Ideas ?

Thanks in afvance,

BL

Might try BootIt NG, instead. www.bootitng.com Use the download to create
the bootable installation disk, then boot to the disk. At the installation
prompt, Cancel. This will drop you into Maintenance Mode. Choose Partition
Work. No need to install BING just for this chore.

I can't say for sure, but I would suspect that Norton PM isn't really well
tailored to Win9x systems these days.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User

"MedRxman" wrote in message
...
wanted to partition a friends hard drive with Norton Partition Magic 8 and
after the installation of the program, it (PM8) would not run. Got the
splash screen then the following error:

When I initialize the program I get this: Pmagic9x has cause an error in
PMAGIC9X.EXE (caused divide error)Pmagic9x will now close. and when I
click on okay it says this: Init failed: Error 20 The library or the
partition is not open. Now I've rebooted and uninstalled and reinstalled a
couple of times.

I searched the Symantec knowledge base without success. Any Ideas ?

Thanks in afvance,

BL

Thanks for the quick reply. Perhaps (I'm sure) I don't understand somting
here.
I downloaded and made the boot disk and dropped to maintenance mode on my
own PC to look at the program.

The "create" option is greyed out. Am I corect in my reading the help file
that I would reduce the size of an already created partition then when I
click on the
empty space left after reducing the size of the original partition, the
"CREATE"
choice will then be available to make the additional partition ?


"Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message
...
Might try BootIt NG, instead. www.bootitng.com Use the download to create
the bootable installation disk, then boot to the disk. At the installation
prompt, Cancel. This will drop you into Maintenance Mode. Choose Partition
Work. No need to install BING just for this chore.

I can't say for sure, but I would suspect that Norton PM isn't really well
tailored to Win9x systems these days.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User

"MedRxman" wrote in message
...
wanted to partition a friends hard drive with Norton Partition Magic 8
and
after the installation of the program, it (PM8) would not run. Got the
splash screen then the following error:

When I initialize the program I get this: Pmagic9x has cause an error in
PMAGIC9X.EXE (caused divide error)Pmagic9x will now close. and when I
click on okay it says this: Init failed: Error 20 The library or the
partition is not open. Now I've rebooted and uninstalled and reinstalled
a
couple of times.

I searched the Symantec knowledge base without success. Any Ideas ?

Thanks in afvance,

BL

Yes, that's right. The buttons are contextual--only those operations that
are possible on the chosen partition or free space are enabled. First resize
the existing partition(s), and then Create the new one in the resulting free
space.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User

"MedRxMan" wrote in message
...
Thanks for the quick reply. Perhaps (I'm sure) I don't understand somting
here.
I downloaded and made the boot disk and dropped to maintenance mode on my
own PC to look at the program.

The "create" option is greyed out. Am I corect in my reading the help file
that I would reduce the size of an already created partition then when I
click on the
empty space left after reducing the size of the original partition, the
"CREATE"
choice will then be available to make the additional partition ?


"Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message
...
Might try BootIt NG, instead. www.bootitng.com Use the download to create
the bootable installation disk, then boot to the disk. At the
installation
prompt, Cancel. This will drop you into Maintenance Mode. Choose
Partition
Work. No need to install BING just for this chore.

I can't say for sure, but I would suspect that Norton PM isn't really
well
tailored to Win9x systems these days.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User

"MedRxman" wrote in message
...
wanted to partition a friends hard drive with Norton Partition Magic 8
and
after the installation of the program, it (PM8) would not run. Got the
splash screen then the following error:

When I initialize the program I get this: Pmagic9x has cause an error
in
PMAGIC9X.EXE (caused divide error)Pmagic9x will now close. and when I
click on okay it says this: Init failed: Error 20 The library or the
partition is not open. Now I've rebooted and uninstalled and
reinstalled
a
couple of times.

I searched the Symantec knowledge base without success. Any Ideas ?

Thanks in afvance,

BL

http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT...ic&svy=&csm=no

Have no problem with PM 5.0 here on 98SE.

"MedRxman" wrote in message
...
wanted to partition a friends hard drive with Norton Partition Magic 8 and
after the installation of the program, it (PM8) would not run. Got the
splash screen then the following error:

When I initialize the program I get this: Pmagic9x has cause an error in
PMAGIC9X.EXE (caused divide error)Pmagic9x will now close. and when I
click
on okay it says this: Init failed: Error 20 The library or the partition
is
not open. Now I've rebooted and uninstalled and reinstalled a couple of
times.

I searched the Symantec knowledge base without success. Any Ideas ?

Thanks in afvance,

BL

One cannot create a partition without available unused hard disk space...

"MedRxMan" wrote in message
...
Thanks for the quick reply. Perhaps (I'm sure) I don't understand somting
here.
I downloaded and made the boot disk and dropped to maintenance mode on my
own PC to look at the program.

The "create" option is greyed out. Am I corect in my reading the help file
that I would reduce the size of an already created partition then when I
click on the
empty space left after reducing the size of the original partition, the
"CREATE"
choice will then be available to make the additional partition ?


"Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message
...
Might try BootIt NG, instead. www.bootitng.com Use the download to
create
the bootable installation disk, then boot to the disk. At the
installation
prompt, Cancel. This will drop you into Maintenance Mode. Choose
Partition
Work. No need to install BING just for this chore.

I can't say for sure, but I would suspect that Norton PM isn't really
well
tailored to Win9x systems these days.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User

"MedRxman" wrote in message
...
wanted to partition a friends hard drive with Norton Partition Magic 8
and
after the installation of the program, it (PM8) would not run. Got the
splash screen then the following error:

When I initialize the program I get this: Pmagic9x has cause an error
in
PMAGIC9X.EXE (caused divide error)Pmagic9x will now close. and when I
click on okay it says this: Init failed: Error 20 The library or the
partition is not open. Now I've rebooted and uninstalled and
reinstalled
a
couple of times.

I searched the Symantec knowledge base without success. Any Ideas ?

Thanks in afvance,

BL

EVERYTHING WORKED OUT WELL

Was able to reduce the size of the original HDD then create a partition with
the unallocated space.

Gee, tried to do that with the PM emergency disks but could only reduce the
size of the original HD. Did not give me the option of creating another
partition with the unallocated space.

My friend had so many issues that I needed the extra partition to park an
image of the HD so to be able to recover his old data when needed. I then
did a fresh install of WIN98SE on the first partition. I then made a new
image of the HD to the second partition. Once he gets the data off the
second partition I will then delete the old HD image leaving only the fresh
install image and then hide the partition in the event he messes up the
system again (and he will, bless the old guy). I'll probably burn an image
of the fresh install to CD also.

Again, thanks for the help.

BL

"Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message
...
Yes, that's right. The buttons are contextual--only those operations that
are possible on the chosen partition or free space are enabled. First
resize
the existing partition(s), and then Create the new one in the resulting
free
space.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User

"MedRxMan" wrote in message
...
Thanks for the quick reply. Perhaps (I'm sure) I don't understand
somting
here.
I downloaded and made the boot disk and dropped to maintenance mode on
my
own PC to look at the program.

The "create" option is greyed out. Am I corect in my reading the help
file
that I would reduce the size of an already created partition then when I
click on the
empty space left after reducing the size of the original partition, the
"CREATE"
choice will then be available to make the additional partition ?


"Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message
...
Might try BootIt NG, instead. www.bootitng.com Use the download to
create
the bootable installation disk, then boot to the disk. At the
installation
prompt, Cancel. This will drop you into Maintenance Mode. Choose
Partition
Work. No need to install BING just for this chore.

I can't say for sure, but I would suspect that Norton PM isn't really
well
tailored to Win9x systems these days.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User

"MedRxman" wrote in message
...
wanted to partition a friends hard drive with Norton Partition Magic
8
and
after the installation of the program, it (PM8) would not run. Got
the
splash screen then the following error:

When I initialize the program I get this: Pmagic9x has cause an error
in
PMAGIC9X.EXE (caused divide error)Pmagic9x will now close. and when
I
click on okay it says this: Init failed: Error 20 The library or the
partition is not open. Now I've rebooted and uninstalled and
reinstalled
a
couple of times.

I searched the Symantec knowledge base without success. Any Ideas ?

Thanks in afvance,

BL

Good news. FYI, you can burn images to CD using BING.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User

"MedRxMan" wrote in message
...
EVERYTHING WORKED OUT WELL

Was able to reduce the size of the original HDD then create a partition
with
the unallocated space.

Gee, tried to do that with the PM emergency disks but could only reduce
the
size of the original HD. Did not give me the option of creating another
partition with the unallocated space.

My friend had so many issues that I needed the extra partition to park an
image of the HD so to be able to recover his old data when needed. I then
did a fresh install of WIN98SE on the first partition. I then made a new
image of the HD to the second partition. Once he gets the data off the
second partition I will then delete the old HD image leaving only the
fresh
install image and then hide the partition in the event he messes up the
system again (and he will, bless the old guy). I'll probably burn an image
of the fresh install to CD also.

Again, thanks for the help.

BL

"Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message
...
Yes, that's right. The buttons are contextual--only those operations that
are possible on the chosen partition or free space are enabled. First
resize
the existing partition(s), and then Create the new one in the resulting
free
space.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User

"MedRxMan" wrote in message
...
Thanks for the quick reply. Perhaps (I'm sure) I don't understand
somting
here.
I downloaded and made the boot disk and dropped to maintenance mode on
my
own PC to look at the program.

The "create" option is greyed out. Am I corect in my reading the help
file
that I would reduce the size of an already created partition then when
I
click on the
empty space left after reducing the size of the original partition, the
"CREATE"
choice will then be available to make the additional partition ?


"Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message
...
Might try BootIt NG, instead. www.bootitng.com Use the download to
create
the bootable installation disk, then boot to the disk. At the
installation
prompt, Cancel. This will drop you into Maintenance Mode. Choose
Partition
Work. No need to install BING just for this chore.

I can't say for sure, but I would suspect that Norton PM isn't really
well
tailored to Win9x systems these days.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User

"MedRxman" wrote in message
...
wanted to partition a friends hard drive with Norton Partition Magic
8
and
after the installation of the program, it (PM8) would not run. Got
the
splash screen then the following error:

When I initialize the program I get this: Pmagic9x has cause an
error
in
PMAGIC9X.EXE (caused divide error)Pmagic9x will now close. and when
I
click on okay it says this: Init failed: Error 20 The library or the
partition is not open. Now I've rebooted and uninstalled and
reinstalled
a
couple of times.

I searched the Symantec knowledge base without success. Any Ideas ?

Thanks in afvance,

BL