Hi Jim:
Yes, it does the same thing as GAG but charges you for it! :-)
If you have multiple disk drives, for instance, on your machine,
or have DOS installed on a partition, you typically need a boot
manager to set up which partition or disk to boot. GAG does
about what this program does and is cheaper (i.e. free).
The thing is, you still have to repartition or install another
disk drive and put DOS on it before this (or GAG) is useful.
That's all I was trying to point out! Thanks. You can download
GAG free at http://gag.sourceforge.net/. Let me know what you
think. (The name is some sort of acronym from a spanish
phrase...)
73,
Mark
> Hi Jim:
>
> This looks like just a boot loader. You still need to repartition the
> disk to allow the installation of DOS. You can do the same things
> this does, mainly, with a free program called GAG.
>
> For fairly detailed directions on how to set up a dual boot system
> with DOS and WindowsXP, without destroying the WindowsXP
> system, see http://k1ea.com/hints/
> "Dual Boot Real DOS on Windows XP". This shows you how
> to do this using free tools (free as in "free beer").
>
> All of my machines boot DOS and Windows XP (and Linux also,
> but that is another story). I have never had to reinstall
> Windows XP, just shrink the partition containing it.
>
> This is pretty straightforward but a bit involved.
>
> Let me know if you have any questions.
>
> 73,
>
> Mark, KD4D
>
>
> > This software program may be a relatively easy solution for those who want
> > to
> > use
> > a DOS based contesting program with their Windows OS PC. Up to 8 operating
> > systems
> > are possible with the registered version without the hassle of boot disks.
> Here
> > is a brief description:
> >
> > MasterBooter is a boot manager which can be used to install and maintain
> > more
> > operating systems on a PC. System names, passwords are customizable. You
> > can
> set
> > the delay time, default system and beeping. It also has FAT hiding support,
> > partition protecting from unauthorized access and customizable menu colors.
> > Supports nearly all known operating systems, like Win9x/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003,
> DOS,
> > Linux, OS/2, BeOS, Solaris, FreeBSD and more.
> >
> > It is free to try and $20 to buy. I'm not in any way affiliated with this
> > product.
> >
> > Details and downloads are available at:
> >
> > http://www.masterbooter.com<http://www.masterbooter.com/>
> >
> > Please type in the URL manually as my e-mail adds an HTML tag that won't
> > allow
> > you to
> > click on it directly.
> >
> > 73, Jim, K1PX
> >
> > K1PX@msn.com<mailto:K1PX@msn.com>
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