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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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