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From: mitch@arcturus.UUCP (Mitchell S. Gorman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Problem with the Norton Disk Doctor
Summary: A way to keep NDD from crashing.
Message-ID: <4446@arcturus>
Date: 25 Apr 89 16:48:23 GMT
References: <282.2450F9A2@mudos.ann-arbor.mi.us>
Organization: Rockwell International, Anaheim, CA
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	One thing I have discovered about NDD is that it will lock up (Divide 
Error sound familiar??) when one runs it on a non-bootable partition (my AT 
clone only supports one Dos partition).  
	When you start NDD up, it runs thru some initialization checks of the 
boot record, etc.  At this point, it will display error messages saying that it
has found non-standard "stuff" and do you want to fix it?  Well, your
answer should be 'NO'.  It sorta makes sense:  if it's not your booting
partition, and it's just a place to work in after the system is already
running, then why does it need a boot sector that is correct, eh?  If you
do not fix those initial errors, NDD will not lock up.  At least that is
how I have managed to avoid the problem with my clone (Award Bios, ST251-0,
2meg C:, 6meg D:, 12meg E:, 20meg F:).

	Of course, if NDD displays errors in the FAT or directory tree, let
it fix'em.  That's what it's s'posed to do!

	Mitch @ Rockwell, Anaheim

Disclaimer:	NDD ain't perfect, but it's still a good tool!