Customer Rating: 
Summary: Treat with caution
Comment: After joining several partitions into one I was left with not being able to uninstall many of the programs on the hard drive.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Not entirely stable... and reliable?
Comment: PM 5 isn't something to run away from, but it's most certainly not a bang for your buck. If partitioning a HD makes you nauseous, you better download the trial version to see how it works. If partitioning is something you start your day with, PM's the first thing you should think about. It partitions on the fly, no doubt to that, but it also uses terms and concepts that may be a little unfamiliar to untrained eye/ear. Not everyone will feel comfortable using it... If you know what you're doing, take it... if not, don't try this at home. :)
Customer Rating:
Summary: Good but be careful...
Comment: I purchased this software package because of: 1.The customer reviews, and 2.I wanted to partition my new 45 gig hard drive (I thought it would speed up the processor speed).The instructions are not user friendly, I had to muddle through the process of setting up my partitions. Once the software started, it too SEVERAL hours to complete the process. This information was not in the book, but on a supplement insert I happen to read while waiting for the process to complete (needless to say I stopped waiting and left my computer on by itself to do its work).
Once the program was in place the partitions were competed the way I set them up, but the program caused problems with other software I previously installed and those I installed after Partition Magic. For example, my internet connection program would not work and tech support ran out of alternatives to solve the problem.
I was lucky to have Power Quest "Second Chance" included with my computer so after I uninstalled Partition Magic, I revereted to the second chance program to restore my system before installing PM. Everything worked after the uninstallation and restoration.
As an unexpected bonus though, the partitions were still in place and my computer system works the way I wanted it to, but I don't notice any faster processing speeds.
Good program but you may need more than an intermediate knowledge of home computer systems.
Customer Rating:
Summary: A must have program for serious computer users
Comment: I've used Partition Magic since version 3.0. It is a phenominal program that allows hard drive repartitioning "on-the-fly" and easy booting into different operating systems. I have a PC-DOS/Win3.1 partition and a Win98SE partition on the same hard drive. I have also had a Linux partition on the drive. You can resize partitions and convert from fat 16 to fat32 and back. Boot Magic (and the previous Boot Manager) are great to allow for easy booting into any OS that you have on your drive. Partition Magic has never given my a problem. I have never lost data. If you want to have more than one OS on your computer or to try out a new OS or upgrade, then this program is a must have. Highly reccommended.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Does not work on Windows ME
Comment: The first message i got when loading this software was..."Partiotion Magic does not work on the current version of windows that is installed. Please install one of the Operating Systems that are listed in the Help File."
Wait till a new release comes out that is compatible with all new operating systems from MS.
