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BOOTICE: an utility to fix/change boot record [v0.71 released!] |
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  Sep 8 2009, 10:03 AM
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Hello everyone! I'm glad to introduce you this utility to modify or backup/restore your MBR(Master Boot Record) or PBR(Partition Boot Record), it's name is BOOTICE. Wish you like it. With BOOTICE, you can easily change your MBR/PBR to another type. Supported boot records are: Grub4DOS, SysLinux, PLoP Boot Manager, MS NT52/60, .... For example, with this utility, you can install Grub4DOS to your MBR or PBR, install NTLDR or BOOTMGR to your PBR, install SYSLINUX to PBR, install the MS-DOS boot record to your PBR, and so on. And, BOOTICE allows you to rename the boot file, e.g., you can rename Grub4DOS's boot file from "grldr" to "ggldr", NTLDR boot record's boot file, from "NTLDR" to "SMLDR" or sth. else you like. It also has the ability to re-partition and format your flash disk drive. You can even seperate your flash disk to 2 partitions(only 1 is accessible in Windows, the other one is hidden for private data or boot images). And another useful function is to backup or restore your MBR/PBR of your disk. Download: 
BOOTICE_0.71.rar ( 98.51K )
Number of downloads: 505Download:
BOOTICE_0.70.rar ( 99.23K )
Number of downloads: 261What's new:2009-11-24 bug fixed version: ---------------------- 1. in the last version, when install NTLDR PBR through commandline, the last char of /boot_file parameter will be trimmed, this bug is now fixed; 2. the current label of a USB-FDD will be read out correctly now. 2009-11-12: ---------------------- 1. Add commandline parameters support! Press F1 at the main screen or run bootice /? to view supported commandline parameters. For example, "bootice /device=f: /pbr /install /type=grub4dos /boot_file=NTLDR" will install grub4dos onto F:, and GRLDR name will be renamed to NTLDR; 2. MS NT 5.x MBR come back! 3. USB-FDD, USB-ZIP, USB-HDD (up to 4 partitions supported) formatting supported now; 4. when unhide a partition, a drive letter will be assigned to it, and when hide a partition, it's drive letter will be removed.
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Sep 8 2009, 10:48 AM
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Joined: 31-October 08
Posts: 739
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Pakistan
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finally u made ur trip to bootland . but i must insist u to stay . it is very nice place even more then wuyou . thank u so much once again for keeping my request of an english version of ur excellent utility . and i sincerely welcome u my friend to bootland . @ Sir Jaclaz i hope u remember ,thats what i was talking about 
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Sep 8 2009, 12:01 PM
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QUOTE (maanu @ Sep 8 2009, 11:48 AM)  finally u made ur trip to bootland . but i must insist u to stay . it is very nice place even more then wuyou .
thank u so much once again for keeping my request of an english version of ur excellent utility .
and i sincerely welcome u my friend to bootland . Yeah, it's a great place to study boot technologies. 
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Sep 8 2009, 12:03 PM
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Joined: 14-July 06
From: Gone in the mist
Posts: 7,224
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Italy
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It seems like a nice tool.  Welcome to boot-land Pauly.  One question, if I may. From the screenshots it seems like the grub4dos and Syslinux are "embedded" in the app, or am I mistaken? Since both apps are frequently updated, it would be a nice feature in next release to add the possibility of using an external file for getting from a later version the grub4dos MBR or the Syslinux PBR. Or, viceversa, there are some cases where it might be needed to revert to an older version.  jaclaz
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Sep 8 2009, 12:12 PM
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Joined: 31-October 08
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Pakistan
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QUOTE (jaclaz @ Sep 8 2009, 12:03 PM) One question, if I may. From the screenshots it seems like the grub4dos and Syslinux are "embedded" in the app, or am I mistaken? Since both apps are frequently updated, it would be a nice feature in next release to add the possibility of using an external file for getting from a later version the grub4dos MBR or the Syslinux PBR. Or, viceversa, there are some cases where it might be needed to revert to an older version. jaclaz no .u'r not . bt AFAIK only mbr files is embedded in it . we have to copy grldr manually to usb or hdd. pauly updates it whenever new G4D or syslinux version out .thats what he has been doing i guess . bt yes this can be a great feature to use external files . @ Pauly we already have this function in fbinst gui (fbinst tool )
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Sep 8 2009, 12:36 PM
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QUOTE (jaclaz @ Sep 8 2009, 01:03 PM) From the screenshots it seems like the grub4dos and Syslinux are "embedded" in the app, or am I mistaken?
Since both apps are frequently updated, it would be a nice feature in next release to add the possibility of using an external file for getting from a later version the grub4dos MBR or the Syslinux PBR. Yes, both grldr.mbr and ldlinux.bin are embedded in the app, but however, BOOTICE support reading external grldr.mbr and ldlinux.bin too. For example, if a file named grldr.mbr is in the same dir, BOOTICE will check this file, and if this check passes, it will use the external grldr.mbr file rather than the internal one. The same mechanism to SYSLINUX, if a file named ldlinux.bin is in the same dir, it will be used.
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Sep 8 2009, 01:07 PM
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Joined: 14-July 06
From: Gone in the mist
Posts: 7,224
Thank(s): 547
Italy
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QUOTE (Pauly @ Sep 8 2009, 02:36 PM) Yes, both grldr.mbr and ldlinux.bin are embedded in the app, but however, BOOTICE support reading external grldr.mbr and ldlinux.bin too. For example, if a file named grldr.mbr is in the same dir, BOOTICE will check this file, and if this check passes, it will use the external grldr.mbr file rather than the internal one.
The same mechanism to SYSLINUX, if a file named ldlinux.bin is in the same dir, it will be used. jaclaz P.S.: @maanu you might have missed this: http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=8958http://www.boot-land.net/forums/index.php?...c=8958&st=2I MEAN it. WRITE IN ENGLISH, please, avoid abbreviations!
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Sep 11 2009, 12:31 PM
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This is a great tool. Thanks a lot. I search long for an alternative of bootsect.exe, I think I just found something much better.  Would you like to give it a commandline for updating the PBR and it's respective MBR?
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Sep 11 2009, 04:15 PM
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Sorry, there's no commandline version now.
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