Appendix F. Glossary
Absolute sector. All the sectors of a hard disk can be numbered sequentially,
starting with zero. Thus numbered sectors are called absolute.
Acronis OS Selector system folder. Acronis OS Selector keeps its own files and
system and configuration files of detected operating systems in the
BOOTWIZ folder on the partition that is chosen when Acronis OS Selector is
first installed on the computer. BOOTWIZ folders are also created on the
partitions where system folders of detected operating systems are located.
These are used to move those system folders.
Acronis OS Selector Loader is stored in the BOOTWIZ.SYS file. Its purpose is
to automatically detect changes in the partition structure, to execute other
Acronis OS Selector modules, to create a boot context and to initiate the
booting of an operating system itself.
Acronis OS Selector installation. Acronis OS Selector may be installed on a
computer by booting from the installation media. BOOTWIZ folder is created
on the selected partition during the installation process, files from the
installation media are copied to it, Acronis OS Selector boot sector and MBR
are created.
Acronis OS Selector Installation Program is a program from Acronis OS Selector
package, whose purpose is to create an installation diskette and to install
Acronis OS Selector on the computer.
Acronis OS Selector Installation Wizard is a part of Acronis OS Selector
Installation Program that allow the user to choose the parameters of Acronis
OS Selector installation or to perform some actions with an already installed
Acronis OS Selector.
Acronis OS Selector uninstallation. If necessary, Acronis OS Selector may be
completely removed from the computer either with Setup or with Installation
Program. If partition structure has changed or operating systems that were
installed before Acronis OS Selector installation were deleted after Acronis OS
Selector installation, then it is impossible to revert the computer to the
original state. In this case you will be prompted to select a configuration that
will be booted after Acronis OS Selector is uninstalled.
Acronis OS Selector Upgrade/Repair. Acronis OS Selector Installation program
allows rewriting all the executable files from its package without damaging
the configuration files. So Acronis OS Selector upgrading/repairing is simply
rewriting the Acronis OS Selector code while saving all the parameters.
Acronis OS Selector installation media. You have to boot from the installation
media to install Acronis OS Selector on your computer. An installation media
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