Boot Manager recommendations?

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Ian R

Hi

I'm looking for a boot manager that will allow me to easily switch between
operation systems.

Ideally I would like it to handle the process of hiding one or more
partitions (which I choose) and then assign the drive letters (which I
choose) to the previously hidden partitions.

I hope such a utility exists.

Thanks for your time and suggestions.

Ian
 
Ian R said:
I'm looking for a boot manager that will allow me to easily switch between operation systems.
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Ideally I would like it to handle the process of hiding one or more partitions (which I choose)
and then assign the drive letters (which I choose) to the previously hidden partitions.
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I've always thought that http://www.osloader.com/
looked interesting. Never gotten around to trying it
tho, basically because I dont need a boot manager.

If I didnt like that for some reason, I'd give the Acronis Disk Director Suite a go.
I hope such a utility exists.
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Yeah, plenty around.
 
Hi

I'm looking for a boot manager that will allow me to easily switch
between operation systems.

Ideally I would like it to handle the process of hiding one or more
partitions (which I choose) and then assign the drive letters (which I
choose) to the previously hidden partitions.
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I like Smart Boot Manager

<http://btmgr.sourceforge.net/>

I don't know how you'd assign drive letters to partitions that you've
hidden.
 
Previously Ian R said:
Hi
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I'm looking for a boot manager that will allow me to easily switch between
operation systems.
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Grub boots everything on the planet that a PC han run.
Ideally I would like it to handle the process of hiding one or more
partitions (which I choose) and then assign the drive letters (which I
choose) to the previously hidden partitions.
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Since drive letters are assigned by the OS, this is not a boot-manager
task. In fact a boot-manager cannot do his at all....

Arno
I hope such a utility exists.
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bealoid said:
I like Smart Boot Manager

<http://btmgr.sourceforge.net/>

I don't know how you'd assign drive letters to partitions that you've
hidden.
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I've been using SBM for years with win98SE. Works flawlessly.

I've had problems with WIN2K and XP with changed drive letters.
I use plug-in hard drives. When I plug in an additional hard drive,
The system seems to work. But when I remove the additional drive,
Sometimes, but not every time, subsequent boots go awry.
Windows seems to get part way thru the boot then pulls the rug out from
under itself so it can no longer find it's boot drive and it crashes.
This seems to happen more frequently when SBM is doing its thing.
I'm not smart enough to get it back without restoring a full backup.

Bottome line: backup your system before you start experimenting.

If you don't need ultimate performance or more than simple hardware
setup, try the free virtualPC from M$. You can run several operating
sytems in separate windows. All depends on what you're trying to
accomplish.
mike
 
:
: > I'm looking for a boot manager that will allow me to easily switch
between operation systems.
:
: > Ideally I would like it to handle the process of hiding one or more
partitions (which I choose)
: > and then assign the drive letters (which I choose) to the previously
hidden partitions.
:
: I've always thought that http://www.osloader.com/
: looked interesting. Never gotten around to trying it
: tho, basically because I dont need a boot manager.
:
: If I didnt like that for some reason, I'd give the Acronis Disk
Director Suite a go.

Ya think that may help me get into my XP installation that I can't get
into right now b'cause of all my problems (assuming that partition isn't
corrupt) or will it work if XP can't detect a previously valid XP
install [using Repair during XP install].
 
He said PREVIOUSLY hidden.
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I'm a bit simple. To me "previously hidden" means "previously made - and
thus still - hidden" and not "previously hidden and now made unhidden".

I don't know how I would hide one or more partitions and then assign drive
letters to the previously hidden partitions, but perhaps the OP can do this
using SBM.
 
Ya think that may help me get into my XP installation that I can't get into
right now b'cause of all my problems (assuming that partition isn't corrupt)
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I doubt it. Your problem is just that you dont have 48 bit LBA support in XP.
or will it work if XP can't detect a previously
valid XP install [using Repair during XP install].
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Unlikely.
 
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