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Recent Script Sentry debugging experiences made me realize that, much as I hate the concept of Windows XP's Product Activation, I was going to have to purchase and install WinXP to better debug SS. Yet, I didn't want to lose my Windows 98 debugging capability. This meant installing onto a new partition.
Unfortunately, all my hard drives were nearly full. I had enough free disk space for WinXP, but I preferred installing to a new partition. Luckily I knew that PartitionMagic could handle this type of job. That's when I stumbled onto CNet's User Opinions of it. CNet itself gave PartitionMagic an 8 out of 10, but the users gave it only 65% positive. While I'm sure PartitionMagic would have been able to do the job, I decided to look further for other options. That's when I stumbled upon BootIt Next Generation.
Compared to PartitionMagic's 65% positive rating, BootIt NG received an overwhelming 93% positive. I was quite impressed with the set of features they claimed (NTFS and FAT-32 partitioning, drive imaging either to hard drive or directly to CD, an integrated boot manager) and even more impressed with the price. BootIt NG was only $29.95 compared to PartitionMagic's $69.95. I decided to try out its free thirty-day trial.
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