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have their strong sides, for instance Linux can boast support of FireWire (i.e. IEEE1394) or USB devices. It

enables to burn CD/DVD discs. However there can be some difficulties with detecting new hardware. DOS in its

turn has no problems of that kind but is limited in features. The Linux/DOS environment requires no installation

and can be of great help when the system fails to boot. Besides it offers a Windows XP like environment.

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WinPE based environment. Especially for keen followers of Windows, our product also offers a WinPE 3.0 based

bootable media. Unlike the Linux/DOS environment it can boast an excellent hardware support and the same

interface as the Windows version can. However its system requirements are much tougher.

Features Overview

This chapter dwells upon key benefits and technical highlights of the product.

Features

Let us list some of the features:

User Friendly Fault Minimizing Interface

 Graphical representation of the data to gain a better understanding.

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A handy Launcher to easily find and run the required tasks.

 Comprehensive wizards to simplify even the most complex operations.

 A context sensitive hint system for all functions of the program.

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Previewing the resulting layout of hard disks before actually executing operations (so-called virtual

operations).

Partition/Hard Disk Management Facilities

 Basic functions for initializing, partitioning and formatting hard disks (create, format, delete). Instead of the

standard Windows disk tools, the program supports all popular file systems.

 Mount a partition (assign a drive letter) of any file system type to make it available for your operating system.

Wipe Facilities

 Data wiping to successfully destroy all on-disk information including the standard bootstrap code and other

system service structures.

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Free space clearing to destroy any remnants of deleted files/directories left on disk without affecting the used

data.

Automatization Facilities

 Task scheduling to automate routine operations. It can be particularly effective when you have to repeat a

sequence of actions on a regular basis.

Scheduling is only available for the Windows installation of the program.

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Scripting to make the program create a script of any set of operations you need. Besides support of all

operations available in the interactive mode, the unattended mode provides some additional features, such as