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                                                      BootIt

Copyright c 1996, 1997, 1998 TeraByte Unlimited.  All Rights
                          Reserved.

           Installation and Getting Started Guide

                        Revision 1.00

                    Printed May 10, 1998



                         ASP Member

                     TeraByte Unlimited
                    258 N. Saturmino Dr.
                   Palm Springs, CA 92262
               [e-mail]
              http://www.TeraByteUnlimited.com


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Trial Use License

BootIt is NOT a public domain program.  It is copyrighted by
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TeraByte Unlimited grants you a limited license to use  this
software for evaluation purposes for a period not to  exceed
thirty days.  If you continue using this software after  the
thirty-day  evaluation period, you MUST make a  registration
payment to TeraByte Unlimited.

You may not use, copy, rent, lease, sell, modify, decompile,
disassemble,  otherwise reverse engineer,  or  transfer  the
licensed program except as provided in this agreement.   Any
such   unauthorized  use  shall  result  in  immediate   and
automatic  termination  of this  license.   All  rights  not
expressly granted here are reserved to TeraByte Unlimited.

Limited Distribution License

ASP Approved Vendors in good standing may distribute BootIt,
completely  unaltered, without further  permission;  Non-ASP
member vendors must request permission prior to distributing
this package.

Permission   to  distribute  the  BootIt  package   is   not
transferable,  assignable, saleable, or franchisable.   Each
vendor  wishing to distribute the package must independently
satisfy the terms of this limited distribution license.

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by   the  U.S.  Government  of  the  computer  software  and
documentation  in  this  package shall  be  subject  to  the
restricted rights applicable to commercial computer software
as  set  forth  in subdivision (b)(3)(ii) of the  Rights  in
Technical  Data and Computer Software clause at 252.227-7013
(DFARS   52.227-7013).    The   Contractor/manufacturer   is
TeraByte  Unlimited, 258 N. Saturmino Dr., Palm Springs,  CA
92262.

TeraByte Unlimited may revoke any permissions granted  here,
by  notifying  you  in  writing.  All rights  not  expressly
granted here are reserved to TeraByte Unlimited.

How To Register:

If  you  continue  to use BootIt beyond  30  days  you  must
register it.  It is illegal to continue using BootIt without
registering.  Registration brings some additional  features.
One  is  the  maintenance password.  Once set,  it  must  be
entered before a user can display the maintenance menu.  You
will also be able to customize the message displayed in  the
box below the main menu.  You can enter any text you want to
display.   If  you  have  exceeded the registration  period,
registering  will  also  remove  the  registration  reminder
prompts that you are receiving.

New  software or future versions of software contained  with
the  BootIt  package may be created and sold as  a  separate
product,  some of which will only be available to registered
BootIt users.

When   you  register  the  software  you  will  be  sent   a
registration  key, name, and number.  The registration  name
will  be the name on the order form.  It must be either your
name or the name of your company.

The  registration price depends on what you  order  and  how
it's  delivered.  The base price is $39.95.   See the  order
form for details.

For  your convenience, there are two order services you  can
use  to  register.  You can also register  on-line  via  the
TeraByte Unlimited web site!

1)    You  can  use  the  CompuServe Shareware  Registration
  Service (GO SWREG).  Registration Number: 5923

2)    You  can  order with MC, Visa, Amex, or Discover  from
  Public (software) Library by calling 800-2424-PsL or 713-524-
  6394   or   by  FAX  to  713-524-6398  or  by   Email   to
  [e-mail].  You can also mail credit card orders to
  PsL at PO Box 35705, Houston, TX 77235-5705.  Product Number
  14938.

  THE  ABOVE PHONE NUMBERS ARE FOR CREDIT CARD ORDERS  ONLY.
  THEY ARE NUMBERS TO AN ORDER SERVICE.    ALL REQUESTS  FOR
  INFORMATION  MUST BE DIRECTED TO TERABYTE UNLIMITED  WHICH
  CANNOT BE REACHED AT THESE NUMBERS.

  Any  questions about the status of the order or  shipment,
  refunds,  registration options, product details, technical
  support,  volume discounts, dealer pricing, site licenses,
  non-credit   card  orders,  etc.,  must  be  directed   to
  TeraByte         Unlimited,        (760)         325-0892,
  [e-mail],  258  N.  Saturmino   Dr.,
  Palm Springs, CA 92262.

  We  will  be  notified the day of your order and  will  e-
  mail/ship the registration information directly to you.
Support Policy:

The  primary support communication method will be use of on-
line  services.   The most resent versions of  software  and
information will be available at the TeraByte Unlimited  web
site.

     (http://www.TeraByteUnlimited.com).

Registered  users that require technical support should  try
to use e-mail as the primary communication method. Telephone
support will also be given as needed.

Pre-sale  information and technical support for unregistered
users will be given via e-mail only.

In all cases TeraByte Unlimited reserves the right to refuse
any communication method that would incur a cost.

System Requirements:

100%   IBM  compatible  personal  computer  with  an  i80386
compatible  microprocessor and at least one  diskette  drive
and  one  hard drive with a FAT or FAT32 partition  with  at
least 500K of free space.

Before you Begin

TeraByte Unlimited has taken every effort to make BootIt  as
safe  as possible; however, it is not possible to provide  a
100 percent guarantee of safety.

Before  using BootIt on any system for the first time,  BACK
UP ALL DATA on ALL HARD DRIVES.  It's better to be safe than
sorry.

It's always a good idea to have a system disk, such as a DOS
boot  diskette or Windows 95 Startup Diskette, that  can  be
used  to  boot your system should something ever  go  wrong.
You  should  configure the diskette  to  give  you  all  the
function you may need.  This includes adding any drivers  or
utilities as well as configuring the configuration files.

To  create  a  DOS  boot diskette use the  DOS  FORMAT  A:/S
command.   You  should  also  copy  the  following  external
commands  to the diskette:  SYS, FDISK, FORMAT, ATTRIB,  and
DEBUG.   If  you think you may need access to  your  CD  ROM
drive  or  another device then be sure to copy the  required
drivers  to the diskette.  Windows 95/98 users can  use  the
"Startup Disk" tab to create the diskette.

What BootIt Lite Does:

·     Hide and unhide  partitions and volumes on the fly  in
  real time.
·    Configure up to 100 boot configurations to fit your
needs.
·    Boot from any partition or up to 48 volumes on up to
eight hard drives.
·    Boot multiple operating system from a single FAT or
FAT32 partition.
·     Logical swap hard drives in order to boot DOS  from  a
  hard drive other than the first.
·    Boot from the A: or B: drive on the fly.
·    Create boot menus for individual users.
·    Easy installation
·    Partition naming
·    Supports Hard Drives larger than 8GB
·    Works with your favorite partitioning software
·    and much, much, more.


Limitations:

BootIt relies on the BIOS for processing disk functions.  If
your  computer BIOS limits access to the hard drive for  any
reason,  BootIt will also be limited. The BIOS "large"  mode
is not supported.



Getting Started

1)   Make sure you have read the previous section titled
  "Before You Begin".
2)   If you need to create a system diskette (such as a DOS
  boot diskette or Windows 95/98/NT Startup Diskette), do so
  now.
3)   Backup all the data on all of your hard drives.
4)   Create the installation diskette by following the steps
  in the installation section of this document.
5)   Install/upgrade BootIt on your hard drive by following
the steps in the installation section of this document.
6)   Read the "BootIt Lite overview for first time users"
  section of this document.
7)   Refer to the Operating System section at the end of
this document  for notes.


BootIt 2.x and BootIt Lite Compatibility/Information

BootIt 2.x and BootIt Lite are part of the same BootIt line
of products but they are not compatible with each other.  In
other words, you can use one or the other but not both on
the same system.

Both version use the same multi-os directory structure and
group editor.  If you had previously used BootIt 2.x multi-
os on a partition then BootIt Lite may not detect the
existing operating systems and therefore not create the menu
configuration automatically.

If BootIt 2.x multi-os was active on any of your partitions,
you should verify that the CURRENT.GRP file is not on any of
the partitions.  If it exists it will be a hidden file
located in the root directory of the partition(s).  You
should delete this file so BootIt Lite will detect the
partition as having a new operating system installed.

BootIt Lite will only automatically create menu
configurations on detection where a new group is created.
This means if BootIt 2.x multi-os already had several groups
created, you may need to run the menu configuration utility
and recreate your boot configurations to load the correct
groups and boot files.

The  BootIt  licensing is for either BootIt  2.x  or  BootIt
Lite.  One registration allows use of one of the products on
one system

Installation STEP 1:

Installation  of BootIt Lite is a two step  process.   First
you will create the installation diskette, then you will use
that  diskette to install BootIt to your hard drive.   Visit
www.TeraByteUnlimited.com to make sure you have  the  latest
version  of  this  software as well as  for  any  additional
information/help.

Before  beginning the installation of BootIt make  sure  you
have read the previous section titled "Before You begin".

The  following instructions will guide you through the first
step  of  the  installation process.  This step creates  the
installation diskette.

You will need one formatted diskette that matches the floppy
drive  A:  of the computer that will have BootIt  installed.
If  you  are upgrading BootIt Lite then be sure to use  that
same  diskette you used when you last install  BootIt  Lite.
If  you  are  installing on multiple machines, each  machine
should have its own diskette (and license).

1)   Extract the BOOTITL.ZIP file to its own directory.

2)   Change to the directory used in step 1.
3)   Type SETUP A: (or B: ) then press <enter>
4)    If  you have accepted the terms, hit any key otherwise
  press Ctrl-C and terminate the batch job.

5)    Insert  the diskette in to the correct diskette  drive
  any key.

6)    Once  the  files  have finished being  copied  to  the
  diskette, you're done with step one.

Once you have successfully created the installation diskette
you can proceed with step two on the next page.

Installation STEP 2:

The following instructions will guide you through the second
step  of  the  installation process.  This step installs  or
updates BootIt Lite to your hard drive.

Boot From the Installation Diskette:

1)   Make sure your system boot up sequence is A:/C: and not
  C:/A:.  This information is found in the CMOS setup.   You
  should also disable the boot sector virus protection option.
  If  you leave the virus protection option enabled then  it
  will just get in the way.

2)   Shut down and turn off your computer.

3)    Insert  the BootIt installation diskette  in  your  A:
  drive then turn on your computer.

4)    If  your system boots up as it normally does, see step
  1,  otherwise BootIt will start to load from the diskette.
  Eventually the BootIt Lite Diskette Menu will appear.

Installing/Updating BootIt Lite to the Hard Drive

1)    If  you  are  installing BootIt Lite then  choose  the
  Install option.  If you are updating BootIt Lite then choose
  the Update option.

2)   Once the process is complete, press <enter> and
continue with the next section.
Finishing the installation

When  you reboot after installing BootIt Lite, It will begin
asking  you  for  the  names you  want  to  assign  to  your
partitions  and volumes.  It will also detect your  existing
operating system.

When  BootIt  asks  you for a name of a partition  you  must
assign a name to it.  You can name it anything you want  but
to  make things easier on yourself, you'll want to keep  the
names unique and understandable to you.

To  help  you identify the partition you will be  given  the
partition  entry number in the MBR or volume  number  in  an
extended  partition, size of the partition, the file  system
type, and the hard drive number.

After  naming a partition or volume that is not a  FAT  type
partition,  BootIt Lite will ask if you  want  to  add  this
partition  to the Boot Menu.  If you want to boot from  this
partition answer yes.  Don't worry if you answer wrong,  you
can  always run the menu configuration utility and add  that
partition as a boot option.

After  naming a FAT type partition/volume BootIt will either
continue to the next partition or display a message that  it
appears  that the partition contains a new operating  system
and asks what you want to do.

If this partition contains a partition you want to boot from
you  would normally create a boot file and a group  for  it.
For  example,  If it as windows 95 you could name  the  boot
file  WIN95BOOT and create a group named WIN95.   The  on  -
screen  prompts will step you through the process.  All  you
need  to do is enter a unique name for the boot file, create
a  group with a unique name, and select the operating system
type from a menu.

If the partition being detected contains an operating system
but  is  not  the startup partition or does not  contain  an
operating  system you can disable detection on the partition
or  ignore  this  instance  of  detection.   The  difference
between the two is that disabling detection will keep BootIt
from  checking  the partition for updates  until  you  ether
manually create a boot configuration or use an existing boot
configuration to boot the partition with a valid  boot  file
or  group.   Ignoring  the detection means  BootIt  will  no
longer  see the current status of the partition as having  a
new  operating system but will still detect changes  to  the
partition.

If  you wanted to skip creation of a boot file at this  time
you  would choose the "None of the above" option.   You  are
then still presented with an option to create a group.

Once  all new partitions and volumes are named and operating
systems detected you'll arrive at the BootIt Lite Boot Menu.
Simply choose one of the boot configurations you created  to
boot that operating system.

You  should  now create a copy of the installation  diskette
and keep it in a safe place.  You will need the installation
diskette to recover from any problems or situations that may
arise  in  the future. Use the disk copy feature of  one  of
your   operating  systems  to  create  a  backup.   If  your
installation  diskette is ever updated or new one  used  you
should update your backup diskette too.

Upgrade History:

Ver 1.00       Initial Release.
BootIt Lite overview for first time users

To  understand  BootIt lets first see how your  system  boot
process normally works then what BootIt Lite changes.

The  first  sector of your hard drive is called  the  Master
Boot  Record or MBR.  The MBR contains two things,  a  table
that  defines the partitions on your hard drive (called  the
partition  table) and the code to transfer  control  to  the
first  sector  (called  the  boot  sector)  of  one  of  the
partitions.   The  partition table can contain  up  to  four
entries.   Each  entry  contains information  on  where  the
partition  begins  and ends as well as a flag  to  mark  the
active  (or bootable) partition and the type of file  system
being  used  in the partition.  Here are some  of  the  more
common file system identifications:

 ID          File System          ID           File System
 01    DOS Primary 12-Bit FAT   12/0Ch   FAT32 - LBA
       (1-15MB)
 02    XENIX                    14/0Eh   FAT16 - LBA
 03    XENIX                    15/0Fh   Extended FAT - LBA
 04    DOS Primary 16-Bit FAT   130/82   Linux Swap
       (16-32MB)                   h
 05    DOS Extended FAT         131/83   Linux Native
                                   h
 06    DOS Primary Large FAT    219/DB   Concurrent DOS
       (>32 MB)                    h
 07    NTFS/HPFS                223/DF   BootIt EMBRM
                                   h
 09    Coherent
10/0A  OS/2 Boot Manager
  h
11/0B  FAT32
  h


When  control is given to the code in the MBR, it will  look
at  each  of the four partitions for the one that is  marked
active.  It will load the boot sector of that partition  and
transfer control to the boot sector code.

Boot  sectors  are operating and file system specific.   The
area  for the code in the boot sector has just enough  space
to look for a certain file, read it in and transfer control.
The  name of the file is hard coded in the boot sector code.
For  instance, the boot sector for MS DOS will  look  for  a
file called IO.SYS.

There  is  a  special type of partition called  an  extended
partition.    This   type  of  partition  contains   logical
partitions  called volumes.  Each volume is  preceded  by  a
partition  table  in the same format as found  in  the  MBR.
This  table  contains  one  entry  for  a  "normal"  primary
partition and another extended partition entry that "chains"
to  the  next logical volume.  The last volume only contains
the primary partition information.

BootIt  Lite works by replacing the MBR code on  your  first
hard drive.  When you boot the system this new MBR code load
the  rest of the BootIt Lite program.  BootIt Lite keeps its
main  program files on a FAT partition on one of  your  hard
drives.

When  BootIt Lite begins it looks for any new partitions  or
volumes.   If it finds any it asks you to name them.   After
that  BootIt  checks for any potential new operating  system
that  might  have been installed and presents  you  with  an
option to add the new partition to the Boot Menu or for  FAT
partitions the option to collect and store the new operating
system startup code and files.

The BootIt Lite multi-os feature allows you to have multiple
operating  systems in a single FAT partition.  This  feature
is  also  used  when you install an operating  system  to  a
partition  other than the active partition where  the  setup
program places the startup (or boot) files on.  This feature
works  by  storing the key files required  to  boot  up  the
operating  system  in  a  "group" under  a  directory  named
BOOTIT.

When  you  select a Boot Configuration from the  Boot  Menu,
BootIt  Lite  will  copy the "group"  of  files  needed  for
booting  the operating system to the proper place.  It  also
hides/unhides  the partitions and volumes specified  in  the
configuration, marks the active boot partition, and loads in
the  appropriate  boot  file  to  initiate  booting  of  the
operating system.



Navigating BootIt Lite

Unless there are no menu configurations defined, BootIt Lite
first displays the Boot Menu.  From this menu you can Boot
one of you defined operating systems, Press F1 for help, F10
for maintenance, or F6 to Boot the Active partition.  This
section will explain the non obvious features.
If you press escape at the boot menu or assign a count down
value BootIt can quick boo the last configuration.  When the
Boot Menu first appears after previously selecting a boot
configuration, the highlight bar will return to that
configuration and begin the count down if one is defined.
When the count down time expires or you press enter during
the count down, or press escape at anytime, BootIt Lite will
"quick boot" the last configuration.  On a quick boot,
BootIt simply reads in the last boot sector booted and
transfers control;  nothing on the hard drive is updated,
including the active partition, hidden status, etc.
Therefore if the active partition has changed you should hit
the spacebar during the count down to terminate the time
out, then press enter to reestablish the active partition.
Under certain circumstances you may want to boot whatever
partition is marked active on hard drive 0 without applying
one of the defined boot configurations.  Use the F6 key for
this.
You can press F10 maintain certain features of BootIt Lite
as well as run add-in utilities.  If you are a registered
user and have defined a maintenance password you must enter
that password before BootIt Lite will allow you in.
Once at the maintenance menu you can highlight any of the
utilities listed and press F1 to get information on the
utility highlighted.
You can also press F5 to set the time out value (in seconds)
for the Boot Menu.  A value of 0 means there will be no
count downs and you'll have to select a boot configuration
each time you boot.
If you have not registered this is where you input your
registration information by pressing F6.  If you're already
registered, you can press F6 to type in a new message in the
message box below the menu.  When entering a new message,
each line is a field.  You can use the Tab key to move
between lines and press enter when you have completed
updating the message.
The following sections describe the utilities included with
BootIt in more detail.

BootIt Boot Menu Configuration

This utility as its name implies for configuring the Boot
Menu.  When you run this utility you will be presented with
all your boot configurations and their details.  BootIt may
also automatically apply changes to your configurations to
match any changes in the system from when you lasted save
the configuration.
The first box titled "Boot Description" contains the name of
the boot configurations.  This is the name that is displayed
on the Boot Menu.  The rest of the fields contain the detail
information for the highlighted description.  You use the
arrow keys to move the highlight bar to other descriptions
or the tab and shift tab keys to move between the fields.
If you want to add or delete a description you can do so by
pressing the insert key or delete key, respectively, while
in the Boot Description box.  You can also reorder the
descriptions by holding down the control key while using the
up and down arrow keys.
If a description begins with an asterisk (*) it will always
be highlighted as the next boot configuration to boot when
the Boot Menu is displayed.
The drive field contains the drive number from 0 to 7 of the
hard drive that contains the partition you want to boot.
The partition field contains the partition to be booted.
You can choose from a list of partitions by pressing F4 in
that field.  If you leave this field blank then the boot
configuration is assumed to boot from the floppy drive.
Floppy drive boots work by trying to boot from the A: drive
first then swapping the floppy drives and trying it again,
this time from the B: drive which has been converted to be
the A: drive.
The file field contains the boot file for this boot.  Press
F4 in this field for a list of boot files in the partition.
The Swap option can be used if the boot drive is not 0.  If
the swap option is checked for a boot configuration then
when that configuration is selected the hard drive selected
for boot will be swapped with hard drive 0.  In other words
the system BIOS thinks it is hard drive 0 an that hard drive
0 is the other drive.  This allows booting and use of real
mode operating systems, such as DOS, from any hard drive.
The sound file field allows you to define a sound that
should be played when this configuration is booted.  Press
F4 for a list of sound files, you can sample the sound by
press F4 from the list of sound files.  You can also create
your own sound files, see the section "creating your own
sound files".
The Group field contains the "group" to use when booting
this configuration.  You can press F4 for a list of groups
in the partition.
The MBR HDx fields contain a copy of the partitions defined
on your system.  With each boot configuration you can
configure which partitions or volumes should be visible or
hidden on any hard drive as well as what order the
partitions should appear in the list.
To toggle the hidden/visible flag on a partition use the
spacebar.  To view a list of partitions in an extended
partition, press enter then use the spacebar to mark a
volume hidden/visible.  A tagged partition/volume means its
hidden.
IMPORTANT NOTE! about hiding volumes and/or having multiple
file system volume types with multiple visible FAT primary
partitions.  All versions of MS DOS through Windows 98 have
a major bug!  If the last volume in an extended partition is
not a FAT type partition and multiple FAT primary partitions
exist on the drive, DOS will mount the last volume in the
extended partition in place of the next primary partition to
mount.  If the last volume was a hidden FAT volume, DOS will
successfully mount it but will report the size of the drive
to be that of the primary partition that should have been
mounted.   If it was not a hidden FAT type partition then
DOS will report that the drive it mapped has errors.
Because of this you should arrange your volumes so that a
FAT partition is always last in the extended partition chain
and that it is always visible when booting or you should
hide the entire extended partition.
To change the order of the entries in the MBR you can
highlight the partition you want to move, hold down the
control key while using the up and down arrows to move it.
If you want to rename a partition or volume you would
highlight it and press F7.  Renaming of the partition is
applied as soon as you press enter.
When all changes have been made you can press F10 to save
your changes.
You may have noticed the text in the upper right corner of
the window that says AUTOMENU.  The text at that location is
the name of the menu file that is currently loaded.  When
you first enter the Boot Configuration Utility the AUTOMENU
is always loaded first.  The AUTOMENU menu is the menu that
is displayed when no "user" menus are defined.  To define or
load user menus you can press Alt-L.
User menus are menus that require a user to enter a name and
password to use.  If any user menus are defined then user
menus must be used.  When a user menu is first created, the
settings in the current menu are automatically transferred
to the new menu.  To define the password for the user menu,
use the F6 key with that menu loaded.
When defining user menus you should not use the same
descriptions as other menus if the configurations are
different.  If the configuration is exactly the same as all
other configurations with that name then it's okay.
If you are working on a user menu and want to return to the
AUTOMENU, you would hit Alt-L to display the user menus
defined then press the HOME key.
When the AUTOMENU is loaded, you can use the F6 key to
define the maintenance password.  No password is ever
associated with the AUTOMENU.

Capture MBR

In rare cases you may have to use a MBR to boot an operating
system.  If that is the case you can use this utility to
capture the MBR.  This utility is also located on the BootIt
Lite Diskette.
All you need to do is select the hard drive you want to
capture and give the file a name.  You then use this file as
the boot file in a boot configuration.  All MBR boot files
begin with the small box character.
If you run the utility from the diskette you'll need to copy
the file to the \BOOTITL directory on your hard drive.  To
do so you can use a question mark (?) in place of the box
character on the copy command.
For example: copy a:?mbrboot c:\bootitl


Group Editor

This utility is used to group a set of files together.  For
example a DOS group would contain (at minimum) IO.SYS,
MSDOS.SYS, COMMAND.COM, AUTOEXEC.BAT, CONFIG.SYS.
To use this utility you select the hard drive that contains
the FAT partition you want.  You then select the FAT
partition.
Once in the partition you are either presented with the
existing group names or the option to add a group.
To add a group when there are existing groups press the
insert key.  To delete an existing group, highlight it and
press the delete key.  Two work on a group, highlight it and
press enter.  To rename a group, highlight it and press F7.
When you add a new group you are asked for the group name.
This name will become the directory under \BOOTIT in the
partition.  After you enter the name you are prompted for
the operating system.  You can choose the appropriate OS
from the list or choose 0 to enter the file group
information yourself.  Note, you can select an OS from the
list and still go back and add or change additional things.
If you choose the option from the menu you are prompted for
a description.  This is a description for the group.
If you choose to enter the file names yourself, or you are
editing an existing group, you are presented with a list of
file names currently in the group.  If your creating an
entry there won't be any.  You can also change the
description of the group here.
To add a new file to the list, go to the list and press
insert.  To delete one, highlight it and press delete.
When adding a file to the list a dialog box is displayed
where you enter the position code, update type, path, file
name, and extension.
The position code is only used in certain cases and only
applies to files in the root directory.  If a number other
than 0 is in this field then it means that this file must be
located at that location in the root directory.   For
example, DOS requires IO.SYS and MSDOS.SYS to be the first
two entries in the directory.  So you would assign 1 to
IO.SYS and 2 to MSDOS.SYS.
The update code can be M or A.  If it is an `A' then this
file will be automatically updated in the group when the
file changes.  In other words, if AUTOEXEC.BAT had the
update code A and it was changed, the changes would be
automatically applied to the copy of AUTOEXEC.BAT in the
group.  If it was an `M' you would be prompted if you wanted
to apply the changes to the group file or to leave the group
file as it is (the new changes are lost).  You don't want
the program files or important files to be an update type
`A'.
The path is the path to the file and the file name and
extension are obvious.
When you press F10 to save the changes the current files in
the "target" location are copied to the group.  If the file
already exists, you are given the option to keep or replace
it.  Be sure you don't copy over  some other operating
systems files.  In other words, if you last booted with
Win98 and your working on Win95 you don't want to replace
the files you have in your Win95 group because it would be
copying over the Win98 files.

Setup Colors and Background

This option is pretty obvious.  You can pick you own colors
as well as the desktop character.
Creating your own sound files

All you need to create your own sound files is an ASCII text
editor.   Simply create a file with an extension of SND  and
place  it  in  the  \BOOTITL directory.   You  can  use  the
PLAY.EXE  utility in the directory to sample your  creation.
If you create a sound file named STARTUP.SND then that sound
file will be played when BootIt is started at boot.

The   format  of  the  sound  file  is  as  follows;   note:
capitalization/spacing is not important and  the  x  in  the
examples represents a number.

cycles=x (optional-must be first) - number of times to cycle
the entire routine.

Fx - Frequency to play (in hertz)

FRx|XSxLx  -  Frequency range to play.  First x is  starting
frequency,  x after `|' is ending frequency.  S is  optional
and  is  the  step frequency rate (default=1).   L  is  also
optional,  it  is the latency delay in milliseconds  between
frequency step. (default=0)

Nx -Delay in milliseconds. (1000 milliseconds = 1 second)

N - No sound.  Turns sound off.

The Diskette Menu

The diskette menu gives you a convenient way to install,
update, deactivate and reactivate BootIt Lite.  You can also
capture a MBR using the Capture MBR utility discussed above.
If BootIt is no longer displayed at boot you may need to
reactive BootIt Lite.  Simply insert your installation
diskette and boot from it.  Choose the reactivate option.
If want to remove BootIt as the boot manager, for example,
you think BootIt is conflicting with the booting of one of
your operating systems you can boot from the installation
diskette and choose the deactivate option.  To later
reactivate BootIt, boot with the installation diskette and
choose the reactivate option.
Operating System Notes


General Information

When you install most operating systems it will want to
install its boot up files in the current active primary
partition even if the bulk of the system is going to another
partition.  Not all operating systems do this and some give
you the option to select where each part of the system
should go.  Many also come with their own partitioning
software that is used during installation.
Some operating systems come with special loader programs
which can be installed in the MBR or on the partition.  You
should always choose to install it in the partition.
If you are using one of the MS operating systems it will
always install its boot up files in the current active
partition on hard drive 0 (or what it thinks is hard drive
0).  To install a MS OS in its own primary partition on hard
drive 0 you need to make that partition active at startup.
You can do that either by setting the partition active and
rebooting the system by the installation boot diskette.  You
don't want to just set the partition active then install if
you have other primary partitions that you booted from.  If
you were to do this, the installation would see the
installation drive as something other than C:, then when
this partition was booted (becoming C: ) all the drive
pointers (in the configuration files, etc) would be pointing
to the wrong drive.
Normmaly all you need to do is to choose the destination of
where you want to install the operating system.  BootIt will
then detect the new operating system boot and system files
that have been placed in the active partition.  BootIt may
also detect the drive that has the bulk of the new OS
installed on it as having a new operating system.  While
this is true, you would ignore that detection because the
files BootIt wants are on the other "startup" drive.
When you install other operating systems that use their own
file system, you need to be careful of where a new file
system may reside in an extended partition.  MS DOS
operating systems through Win98, have a bug where if the
last volume in the extended partition is not a reconized FAT
type partition and multiple visible FAT primary partitions
exist, it will mount the last volume as a FAT volume in
place of the next primary partition.  But it will think the
size of the partition is that of the primary partition.
Windows 95/98

Files  and  file positions required for boot (not  including
any compression drivers):
   Positio    File Name
      n
      0    IO.SYS
      0    MSDOS.SYS
      0    COMMAND.COM
      0    AUTOEXEC.BAT
      0    CONFIG.SYS

If  your installation of Windows 95 or Windows 98 is missing
the  CONFIG.SYS or AUTOEXEC.BAT file it is a  good  idea  to
create  a blank one.  If you don't an OS might get installed
which  does  and  then it will be applied to  your  existing
installation.
You  can install Windows 95 or Windows 98 on any hard drive.
MS  installs  its  boot  up  files  in  the  active  primary
partition  on  hard  drive 0.  BootIt  allows  you  to  also
install Win98 or Win95 completely on any hard drive.  If you
choose  to  do  it that way then you must hide  all  primary
partitions in the drives preceding the drive to contain  the
installation.
Adding Windows 98 after Windows 95 installed:

 If you try to setup Win98 while Win95 is running you'll
only be able to upgrade Win95.  There are a few ways around
this.  One way is to boot with a Win95 Installation Boot
Diskette, just make sure the last active partition was where
you want the boot files to go.  Another way is to shut down
Win95 to DOS mode, you'll have to be sure you have it
configured to access your CDROM when in this mode.
If you want Win98 entirely in its own partition then make it
the active partition and reboot the computer using a Boot
Diskette with your CDROM drives on it, such as the Win95
Installation Boot Diskette.
If you want to make an additional copy of the Win95
partition you can create the partition and format it.  Then
copy the Win95 system to the new partition.  You can use the
xcopy command to do this.  You must be in the GUI mode.  Run
the MS DOS Command prompt and using xcopy with the following
switches.  /E /C /H /R /K /Y.  Then from the C:\ directory,
use the SYS command to SYS the new partition.  You can
delete should now delete the CURRENT.GRP  file and the
\BOOTIT directory from the new partition.  You can use the
DELTREE command for both.  The CURRENT.GRP file is hidden in
the root directory so you can just type DELTREE CURRENT.GRP
from the root. You then reboot and add the new partition as
a boot option.  Now you can boot from either one and upgrade
it to Win98.
Converting from the Win95  DOS/Win95 dual boot

If you want to convert your Windows 95, DOS/Win95 dual boot
you can do the following.
First make sure you have your boot configuration for Win95
set and working.  Next boot with that configuration but dual
boot in to DOS.  You can do this by press F8 at the Starting
Windows 95 . prompt.  Once DOS boots get a blank diskette
and either format it with FORMAT /S or transfer the system
to it by using the SYS command.  For example SYS A:.  Once
complete, copy the SYS command to the diskette.  Change to
the diskette and type in SYS C:.  Reboot your computer and
add the new DOS configuration to the Boot Menu.
Converting from WinNT dual boot.

To convert this one over you do the same steps as the
explained in the converting from the Win95 DOS/Win95 dual
boot only you  boot with NT and select Windows.  You then
press F8 at the Starting Windows 95 . prompt and choose to
startup in the command prompt only.
Windows 95 and 98 can boot themselves from any place on your
hard drive.  There are no limitations.
Windows NT

Files and file positions required for boot:
   Positio    File Name
      n
      0    NTLDR
      0    BOOT.INI
      0    NTDETECT.COM
      0    NTBOOTDD.SYS


The  NTBOOTDD.SYS  is only used on SCSI  systems.   You  can
remove it from the group if you don't need it.
Windows  NT as all MS operating systems install its boot  up
files in the active primary partition on hard drive 0.   The
bulk of the system can be installed on any drive.
Windows NT will give you the option to either create  a  new
installation  or  upgrade.   You'll  normally   select   new
installation.
If you want to have NT 4.x and later in he same partition as
Windows  95  or  Windows 98 you should  be  aware  that  the
accessories  and program files include with  each  operating
system  installs them to the "\PROGRAM FILES" folder.   This
means  they  could overwrite each others tools or  programs.
It's  usually better to install them in different partitions
or volumes.  Sharing the boot partition with other operating
systems is not a problem because BootIt takes care of it.
Windows  NT  versions prior to version 5  does  not  support
FAT32.  They can't be booted from above 2GB either.
You  can change the Windows NT OS Loader message by changing
the  setting in the control panel.  Choose the system option
then change the startup options.


PCDOS/MSDOS

Files  and  file positions required for boot (not  including
any compression drivers):
         MS DOS                         PC DOS
Positio     File Name          Positi     File Name
   n                             on
   1     IO.SYS                   1    IBMBIO.COM
   2     MSDOS.SYS                2    IBMDOS.COM
   0     COMMAND.COM              0    COMMAND.COM
   0     AUTOEXEC.BAT             0    AUTOEXEC.BAT
   0     CONFIG.SYS               0    CONFIG.SYS

You can add DOS to a partition by using the SYS command from
you  DOS boot diskette.  The SYS command must already be  on
the diskette.
Normally DOS can only be booted from under 2GB.  BootIt will
detect and give you the option to fix this limitation.
Linux

When installing be sure to install LILO in the superblock or
root directory of the partition.  Do not install it in the
MBR.
OS/2

Files and file positions required for boot:
   Positio    File Name
      n
      0    AUTOEXEC.BAT
      0    CONFIG.SYS


Actually  the  system  files for OS/2 are  OS2KRNL,  OS2LDR,
OS2LDR.MSG, OS2RAS, OS2VER, OS2BOOT, and WP ROOT.SF.  If you
were  going to install more than one version of OS/2 in  the
same partition then you would need to add these files to the
group.  Also, AUTOEXEC.BAT is not needed, but it would be  a
good idea to have at least a blank one.

OS/2  may refuse to install itself in the same partition  as
Windows NT.  If it does you can (yourself) delete or  rename
the  boot  files listed in the Windows NT section,  you  may
also  have to rename the WINNT directory to something  else.
Don't let OS/2 delete the NT partition.  Doing so will  lose
all data on the partition.

OS/2  will  only  let itself be installed  to  a  volume  or
alternate hard drive if boot manger is installed.  After  it
is installed you can boot OS/2 with boot manger or BootIt.

You  need  to make sure that the OS/2 drive letter does  not
change after installation otherwise OS/2 will refuse to boot
you can use partition and volume hiding to correct this.







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