D.3 Disk Compression Software
You can safely use the Disk Administrator together with disk compression
software such as Staker or DriveSpace (DoubleSpace). Should you need to
reduce the size of a partition where a compressed disk is located, first reduce
the size of the compressed space by means of the compression software and
then reduce the size of the partition with the Disk Administrator. Should you
need to increase the size of such a partition, first increase the size of the
partition with the Disk Administrator and then increase the amount of
compressed space with help of the compression software.
D.4 Other Boot Managers
Acronis OS Selector is not compatible with other boot managers. You must
remove any other boot managers from your computer before installing it.
You may however use Acronis OS Selector Disk Administrator together with
some boot managers. To do this you should keep in mind:
• Deleting, moving or resizing a partition may lead to a situation when the
boot manager will refuse to boot.
• Partitions that are hidden by means of Disk Administrator might be
invisible to the boot manager and to most operating systems that are
installed on the computer.
D.5 Anti-virus Software
Since Disk Administrator and Acronis OS Selector frequently change the
contents of partition tables and boot sectors, many anti-virus programs will
report virus attacks. In these cases ignore their warnings and do not agree
with attempts to «cure» these areas.
It is better to completely turn off BIOS virus protection when Acronis OS
Selector is running.
D.6 Disk Overlay Software
There are programs like Ontrack DDO, Microhouse EZ-Drive or Pro-Drive,
Maxblast, WD DDO, Seagate DDO and other. These programs are often
provided with hard disk and are necessary for normal access to these disks
regardless of BIOS. They actually replace a part of BIOS that works with hard
disks and fix some bugs related to extended functions and reporting correct
disk geometry.
124 Appendix D. : Compatibility with Other Software
