Partition Commander v9 and Earlier

I am unable to boot an installation of Windows 95/98 or DOS in a FAT16 partition that is past 2Gs on my hard drive. How can I make my new operating system boot from a partition past 2Gs? (KB006028)
Explanation: The boot record provided by Windows and DOS was designed not to work past 2 GB on a FAT16 partition. VCOM provides a utility with its product...
Tue, Jun 28, 2016 at 12:49 PM
I've just installed or updated a new OS, and now my System Commander OS selection menu no longer appears at boot time. How do I get it back? (KB006026)
Explanation: During the installation of some OSes, the MBR is overwritten. Some of the System Commander code gets overwritten in the process, and System C...
Tue, Jun 28, 2016 at 12:50 PM
My OS doesn't boot after doing my drive copy. (KB006025)
First make sure that you have re-jumpered your drives correctly so the new copied drive is now jumpered as the Master drive. Then enter your BIOS/Se...
Tue, Jun 28, 2016 at 12:50 PM
Red Hat 9 install (KB006024)
When manual Partitioning, create a Linux EXT2/EXT3 partition and a Linux Swap partition. Reboot to the OS Selection menu.  If your Linux root partit...
Tue, Jun 28, 2016 at 12:51 PM
Tips on how to copy Windows 2000 to a new drive. (KB006023)
To copy a Windows 2000 partition/whole drive to another drive with the intent of removing the original drive and booting directly from the new drive: ...
Tue, Jun 28, 2016 at 12:51 PM
Tips on installing Fedora (KB006022)
In Manual Partitioning, create a Root Linux partition within the first 8Gs. Also, create a Linux Swap partition. Exit and then reboot. Reboot on the...
Tue, Jun 28, 2016 at 12:51 PM
Tips on installing Solaris 9 (KB006021)
First create a primary partition for your Solaris 9 install in Manual Partitioning. The 'custom partition' will create the partition initially as ...
Tue, Jun 28, 2016 at 12:52 PM
Tips on installing Mandrake. (KB006020)
To install Mandrake 9. Boot up onto your Mandrake cd. Hit Enter to Install on the first menu. When asked: Select Expert Install. Under 'Setup Fi...
Tue, Jun 28, 2016 at 12:52 PM
What is the scripting function found in Partition/Copy Commander Pro? (KB006019)
Partition scripting allows you to create a single boot diskette to automatically perform repetitive partitioning tasks. Most of the major functions of the...
Tue, Jun 28, 2016 at 12:52 PM
When I reboot my machine I get a "chipaway virus protection has detected virus like activity in the mbr..." and/or I hear a loud chirping sound. (KB006018)
Chipaway is a virus protection function in your computers' BIOS. You will need to disable this feature in order to continue to boot. There are m...
Tue, Jun 28, 2016 at 12:53 PM