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Version 1.86 - Oct 27, 2008
Supports new option for USB Controller Fix/USB Drive Fix (command line only) to solve problems with certain devices that can hang. (undocumented /R provides fastest USB access)
Other Misc.

Version 1.85b - Sep 14, 2008
Changed message/(removed question) when booting an unbootable partition.
Changed to prevent unnecessary delays on some systems while in Partition Work and SATA-AHCI is enabled.
Alt-0 now allowed on user login/password dialog.
Other Misc.

Version 1.85a - June 30, 2008
Changed code that matches BIOS drives to SATA-AHCI drives to workaround BIOSes using incorrect values.
Changed the SATA-AHCI option to be disabled by default.

Version 1.85 - June 9, 2008
Added additional code to match BIOS drives to SATA-AHCI drives for BIOSes not up to latest standards.

Version 1.84a - May 20, 2008
Fixed crash (introduced in 1.84) if CD/DVD drive attached to USB2 and USB2 Support was enabled.

Version 1.84 - May 18, 2008
Complete reorganization of graphic chipset support, plus added 5 additional chipsets. (future version may revert to VESA only which will save about 20K)
Added SATA-AHCI controller support. (required substantial changes through-out BING)
Enhanced IEEE1394 to work with additional devices.
Added support for device options via MakeDisk.
Other Misc.

Version 1.83b - Mar 19, 2008
Change file dialog to display image files with lower case extensions (NTFS).
Addtional NTFS related changes/adjustments.
Other Misc.

Version 1.83a - Feb 27, 2008
Relax identification of drives with no MBR
Other Misc.

Version 1.83 - Feb 20, 2008
Allow boot of USB flash drive as HD (but only for partition work or booting - installation won't be available)
Corrected possible filename corruption on EMBRM partition caused by 1.82 update.
Uses standard identification of USB flash drives with no MBR to prevent update on boot when accessible via BIOS
Full rebuild after faulty RAM replacement
Leaves the current active partition active when uninstalling or undoing EMBR
Other Misc.

Version 1.82b - Jan 21, 2008
Updated NTFS file insertion. (not needed)

Version 1.82a - Jan 18, 2008
Prevent hang introduced in 1.82 which can occur under certain conditions.

Version 1.82 - Jan 17, 2008
Added "Align 2048" and "Align MBR End HS" options
Added support for NTFS volume labels.
Other Misc.

Version 1.81 - May 17, 2007
Changed ATAPI support to work with a newer line of Compaq/HP notebooks.
Corrected erroneous Err57 that could be reported on NTFS partition check.
CD restore in VirtualPC can now find last disc of direct burned set.
Other Misc.

Version 1.80a - Mar 22, 2007
Added work-around for BIOS bug in a particular system which caused BING to issue an Unable To Configure System message..
Other Misc.

Version 1.80 - Feb 8, 2007
Finalized for Vista release version.
Added BCD Editor (properties of NTFS partitions).
Other Misc.

Version 1.77 - July 8, 2006
Added "Edit Sig" option to View MBR.
Added "Deny Maintenance" option to User Profiles. If using this option, be sure to have at least one user with the maintenance option available.
Other Misc.

Version 1.76e - June 20, 2006
Corrected potential "image stream corrupt" error message when restoring image files from non-direct burned discs.
Added work around for some CD/DVD drives that could cause the program to stall for a long time.
Other Misc.

Version 1.76c - June 7, 2006
Updated Std Mbr Code.
Other Misc.

Version 1.76b - June 1, 2006
Corrected potential "Error 55" during resizing of NTFS partitions.
Other Misc.

Version 1.76 - March 16, 2006
Updated to detect latest WinVista versions.
Corrected potential "Error 57" during resizing of NTFS partitions.
Corrected performance issue with NTFS check before resize.
Changed USB device CHS translation from bitshift to LBA for Windows compatibility.
Other Misc.

Version 1.75b - December 3, 2005
Corrected the "Use HD0 in BPB" option when BING is not installed to the hard drive. Option is enabled (checked in settings) by default but the option was not working.

Version 1.75a - October 15, 2005
Changed to work around issues with certain BIOSes.

Version 1.75 - September 8, 2005
USB2 Changes (does not implement USBLIO option avail in IFD).
Other Misc.

Version 1.74 - July 31, 2005
Windows Vista support .
New tool added to help with image based deployment of BING
Other Misc.

Version 1.73 - June 6, 2005
Added support for more USB2 devices.
Added work around for some ATA/ATAPI issues.
Other Misc.

Version 1.72 - Apr 12, 2005
Added workaround for some DVD drives with problems.
Basic Copy/Paste functions to editor.
More USB device support .
Other Misc.

Version 1.71 - Jan 5, 2005
Moved Boot Timeout to menu bar and using dialog text color.
Added additional check for DVD+R DL media.
Added additional data to images that is used by IFD/IFW.
Changed Copies/Image restores to attempt using same ID as original source.
Added additional delays to USB2 to combat devices which would cause the program to hang intermittently for a period of time before continuing . Adds about 1min per every 15min.
Other Misc.

Version 1.70 - Dec 19, 2004
Adjust values to correct problem burning to DVD-R disc on some drives via USB2
Other Misc.

Version 1.69c - Dec 15, 2004
Misc.

Version 1.69a - Dec 11, 2004
Spelling correction
Other Misc.

Version 1.69 - Dec 10, 2004
Added ability to change colors/mode (TweakNG) from within the program.
Other Misc.

Version 1.68 - Dec 2, 2004
Added Edit File option under partition properties/additional information. Use to edit text files under 32K (boot.ini, autoexec.bat, etc..).
Added option to look for multiple .IMG files on CD/DVD. For each one except the last, it will ask if this is the one you want to restore (it's not in a selection list).
Added option to not delete/clear Image Stream Corrupt restores if caused by mismatched checksum by answering the error prompt while holding down the left shift key.
Other Misc.

Version 1.67 - Oct 18, 2004
Detect XP SP2 (to show WinXP instead of Win2K) for initial boot menu.
Other Misc.

Version 1.66 - Oct 4, 2004
Corrected a possible problem when sliding down (on the screen) an NTFS, EXT2/3, or ReiserFS partition.
Corrected a critical problem with slide, copy and image operations on certain EXT2/3 partitions.
Other Misc.

Version 1.65 - Sep 30, 2004
Added names to MBR View display.
Added new Display DB Button option to be able to suppress the direct boot button without having to setup the "any" user.
Packaged with makedisk.cfg file for use with MakeDisk (free software page).
Other Misc.

Version 1.64 - Aug 27, 2004
Corrected restore/validation problem with 2GB image files burned to DVD with BINGBURN (other).
Other Misc.

Version 1.63a - Aug 16, 2004
Corrected problem introduced in 1.63 that caused swapping to no longer work

Version 1.63 - Aug 15, 2004
Added time zone setting.
Added support for new keyboard mapping technique.
Added new date/time option.
Removed KBMap checkbox option from BootItNG.EXE.
Other Misc.

Version 1.62/1.62a - Jul 22, 2004
Changed to work around lock-up problem caused by certain systems/notebooks.
Added support for the BOOTITNG.ACS file (see new tweakng readme.txt file)
Corrected program to not allow drive letter when saving to NTFS partition.
Other Misc.

Version 1.61g - May 27, 2004
Added work around for problem booting diskette from usb floppy on certain systems.
Other misc.

Version 1.61f - Apr 6, 2004
Added additional support for booting directly to eComStation 1.1
Other misc.

Version 1.61e - Feb 19, 2004
Corrected buttons to disable on inaccessible hard drives.
Additional file system type support for OS2. OS/2 users may need to adjust order of items in MBR details with this update.
Other misc. enhancements.

Version 1.61d - Feb 9, 2004
Misc. enhancements.

Version 1.61c - Jan 24, 2004
Added Alt-0 to direct boot menu.
Other misc. enhancements.

Version 1.61b - Jan 17, 2004
Misc. Enhancements.

Version 1.61a - Jan 14, 2004
Added work around for issues with particular mobos/configurations. The work around shouldn't adversely affect existing systems.

Version 1.61 - Jan 10, 2004
Added additional range checking to core code.
Added ability to have reg.txt added to the installation media (ISO or Diskette).

Version 1.60f - Jan 2, 2004
Corrected BIOS Seq/Next BIOS Device option for some systems.
Other misc.

Version 1.60e - Dec 19, 2003
Enhanced USB 2.0 support.

Version 1.60d - Nov 22, 2003
Corrected DVD+R Closing.

Version 1.60c - Nov 14, 2003
Changed default CD Closing Method as well as CD Closing Method Z -- If you needed CD Closing Method Z before then you'll probably need to disable the option. Users should try again using without CD Closing Method Z and only enable if needed.
Other updates/misc.

Version 1.60b - Nov 6, 2003
Check IEEE1394 for additional error codes.
Add secure wiping to delete.
Add CD speed selection.
Other misc.

Version 1.60a - October 27, 2003
Added missing piece of IEEE1394 code that is required at times.
Other misc.

Version 1.60 - October 27, 2003
Added IEEE1394 support.
Added password support at the "boot item" level.
Other misc.

Version 1.51b - September 19, 2003
Added USB 2.0 HS support to Image Sets (via a HD as also in Partition Work).
Corrected Image Sets Byte for Byte checkbox to actually turn off byte for byte.
Corrected problem with it continually asking for the last CD when attempting to restore bootable DVD -R/-RW media (created with IFD or IFW).
Other misc.

Version 1.51a - September 1, 2003
Maintenance fix to correct a couple items dealing with booting from the floppy, etc...

Version 1.51 - August 12, 2003
Corrected problem which could cause it to lock up on some systems when booting the installation diskette/CD. The media would only boot and display "BootIt EMBRL 2.01" on the screen.

Version 1.50 - August 12, 2003
Added support for high speed usb 2.0 hard drives/cd/dvd drives to partition work.
Changed copy/slide/image to skip bad clusters under NTFS.
Changed so that the BIOS mouse problem no longer exists.
Other misc.

Version 1.46 - June 11, 2003
Corrected CD detection for W54E and possibly others.
Other misc.

Version 1.45c - June 6, 2003
Corrected image restore to start for a direct burned multi-disc dvd+rw image set that was created with the burn extra track setting disabled. Restore wouldn't start because when prompted for the last cd of the set it would complain that the cd was from a different set. This problem was introduced in 1.43b. All existing images are okay.
Other misc.

Version 1.45a - June 3, 2003
Background wallpaper will now show on userid/password entry screen.
Corrected Captured/Group labels on the dialog in boot edit (when capture exists it will use hotkey 'C' so use the delete key in place of 'C'lear under mbr details).
Other misc.

Version 1.45 - May 19, 2003
Changed "free" button under properties to "details"
Faster/Better detection of CD drives.
Image asks validation question up front.
Other misc.

Version 1.44a - Mar 4, 2003
Adds support for a third party to provide/use an icon16.dat library for boot menu items. All files must be 16x16 spr files named starting at icon001.spr, icon002.spr, etc.

Version 1.44 - Mar 3, 2003
Under most cases, removes the need to use ClearSig after sliding or copying Win2K/XP partitions (as explained on the help/information page) for the OS to boot. To revert back to the previous method, select the "ClearSig Required" setting.
Other misc.

Version 1.43c - Feb 20, 2003
Added delay on bootnow /shutdown for drive cache to clear.
Added /CHS8GB switch to bootitng.exe which will configure the program to only use the CHS based functions on drives less than 8GB.
Other misc. internal changes.

Version 1.43b - Feb 14, 2003
Changed DVD support to support closing method z implicitly.
Added ability for users to change their own passwords.

Version 1.43a - Jan 22, 2003
Corrected missing title bar on main screen (and some dialogs).

Version 1.43 - Jan 21, 2003
Added support for new bootnow /shutdown and /none options.
Added support for DVD+R/-R/-RW discs (+RW already supported)
Corrected invalid security attribute (chkdsk msg) for image files created in an NTFS file system.
Added "Recalc V-CHS" button to properties of extended partitions which will rebuild the CHS values of the volumes.
Added new logic to make it easier for Linux users to upgrade disks using 'copy' without having to reinstall lilo or grub. An example to upgrade HD0 would be to install the new drive as HD0, move the old drive to be the last HD, then copy from the old HD to the new.

Version 1.42a - Dec 22, 2002
Allows selection of NTFS partitions as destination in "Image Sets".

Version 1.42 - Dec 18, 2002
Added support to create/restore image files from within NTFS partitions. If during the creation of an image file the system runs out of memory, loses power, is rebooted, etc... then chkdsk may revel some problems on that partition; simply run chkdsk/f to clean-up the file system.

Version 1.41 - Dec 9, 2002
A couple minor corrections.
Uses a new default closing method and adds a new CD Closing Method Z setting which may be used if the new CD closing method doesn't work for your drive.

Version 1.40 - Dec 5, 2002
This version includes a number of changes to the GUI which include:

* Icons on the boot items
* Background graphics when the main boot menu is displayed.
* Right click on the partition work and boot edit screens.
* Improved keyboard interface.

Keep an eye out for a new version of TweakNG which will allow switching to high color (16K) mode.
Added completion alarm to image sets run locally.
Ability to delete files when the file list is displayed (use the del key)
Boot menu can have a hot key anywhere you place it by preceding a character with an '&' (this replaces the "x)" method). You can also use bootnow to choose the item by hotkey (see the new readme.txt file in bootnow.zip)
Insert option added to View MBR screen.

Version 1.32e - Oct 26, 2002
Enhanced support for keeping lilo active after a slide/copy/etc...
The "set active" button under view mbr will toggle the status of a single item if the left shift key is held down.

Version 1.32d - Oct 23, 2002
Adds work around for some machines that could lock up when trying to reactivate BING after a Linux install.

Version 1.32b & c - Oct 12, 2002
Added Completion Alarm to changing of CD's.
Other misc.

Version 1.32a - Sep 19, 2002
Added time to lower right corner.
Added new Completion Alarm setting.

Version 1.32 - Sep 9, 2002
Added new Byte-for-Byte verification feature when creating image.

Version 1.31h - Aug 26, 2002
Brings back CDROM drives that turned up missing in 1.31f
Adds workaround for delay during CDROM drive search that occurred with some ATA chipsets.

Version 1.31g - Aug 19, 2002
One misc. change.

Version 1.31f - Aug 1, 2002
Added validate option to image sets.
More flexibility in mounting/accessing NTFS partitions to correct an erroneous "unable to mount" message which could be received. This message would simply prevent the use of certain 'partition work' operations on the partition.

Version 1.31e - July 14, 2002
Imaging directly to a CD drive with buffer under-run free encoding will no longer attempt to prevent an under-run because some drives don't acknowledge the write speed setting.
Hot-key support for boot menu items. Prefix your menu items with l) where 'l' is a letter of your choice.

Version 1.31d - June 23, 2002
Corrected canceling of a volume slide where the destination was to be the beginning of the extended partition -- The volume entry was move even if the process was canceled. A user could get back the original volume by deleting the incorrect volume using the "clear boot sector" option then using undelete.
Added support for one time option hot keys. You can use a one time option by booting from the normal boot menu using Alt-F for Floppy Boot, Alt-N for Next BIOS Device, or Alt-S for BIOS sequence.
Other misc.

Version 1.31c - June 21, 2002
Misc.( clean-up) changes.

Version 1.31b - June 18, 2002
This version corrects a problem introduced in 1.31 which caused some users to receive failed validations after imaging to CD. The CD image is in fact okay and can be restored by versions prior to 1.31. If the CD was being restored to (and over) the same partition is was backed up from then versions 1.31+ can be used to restore only that the user must press ctrl-alt-del (instead of enter) when the failure is reported.

Version 1.31a - June 09, 2002
Added ability to choose a desired cluster size for FAT/FAT32 instead of always automatically selecting it. If the chosen cluster size is not valid then it will automatically be adjusted to the closest correct value.

Version 1.31 - June 06, 2002
New "retain" option when setting up boot items.
Partition images are created more quickly.
Other misc.

Version 1.30a - May 09, 2002
Ease of use enhancements for Linux users.

Version 1.30 - May 03, 2002
Adds support for imaging to DVD+RW devices/discs. Tested with Philips DVD+RW/200. Confirmation of DVD+R disc support will come later. Note that ISO9660 is still used and therefore the entire CD is allocated for the image backup. If the backups are small then you should continue to use CD-R/RW media (you can use it in the DVD+RW drive).
other misc.

Version 1.29g - Apr 19, 2002
Clears more sectors when creating or deleting (with clear bs) FAT32 partition. You can override the extra sectors being cleared when deleting a FAT32 partition with the clear bs option enabled by holding down left shift key as the delete is performed (start holding when you confirm to delete).

Version 1.29f - Mar 28, 2002
Corrected issue which occurred if BootIt NG was uninstalled from a shared FAT32 partition which caused scandisk to report that free space was being reported incorrectly on that partition. The condition being reported is harmless and it's safe to let scandisk fix the value being reported.

Version 1.29e - Mar 23, 2002
Internal change/recompile.
Corrected minor memory leak with reiserfs.

Version 1.29d - Mar 21, 2002
Added new Use HD0 in BPB option and support for it.
Fixed the enter key to work on a list box when the mouse is hovering over a button.
Changed to allow Require User Name setting to work with the IT Mode and/or BootNow support. If Require User Name is enabled with IT Mode or BootNow support then you must setup the default "any" user otherwise the IT Mode/BootNow options will be ignored.
other misc.

Version 1.29c - Mar 12, 2002
Fixed a problem found with the new memory detection routine added to 1.29b.

Version 1.29b - Mar 4, 2002
Changed the way memory is detected.
Added help to Direct Boot Menu (F1 or Items/Help).
Added simulated boot option to Direct Boot and Normal Boot Menu (hold down left shift while attempting to boot) - useful if you have Limit Primaries disabled and want to set a particular partition active in the MBR.

Version 1.29a - Mar 1, 2002
Added ReiserFs support for undelete/slide/copy/image/resize (partition boundaries only). This addition does not work with the old (original) ReiserFs (is anyone using it?). Additionally, the file system must be in a Linux Native type (0x83) partition for BING to recognize it.

Version 1.29 - Feb 28, 2002
Changed Icons.
Corrected undelete to stop at 4 if limit primaries is enabled.
Added GoBack aware coding. (see help/information link for more info)
Corrected startup to issue error message instead of getting stuck when trying to boot from a zeroed out partition.

Version 1.28h - Feb 22, 2002
Changed program to make it easier to recover from no active partitions on the hard drive/etc. Now you can simply boot and choose the Reactivate BootIt NG option even if BootIt NG is really active.
Changed program to at least create the code that would enable a PC to boot a hard drive if pulled out of being a slave to be made a master. This way you don't have to go to the extra step of using the install standard mbr code from view mbr that you would otherwise do.
Undo EMBR will now keep some information it otherwise wouldn't.
A couple other misc.

Version 1.28g - Feb 19, 2002
Added new capture LVM feature. This feature is only going to interest those people who know they need it. If you don't know then you probably don't need it. For the others: Please note that you are responsible for keeping the LVM files up to date with any changes that may occur. This feature simply allows you to capture a state for a given boot configuration so that you can have multiple OS setups each using LVM (i.e. a mix of OS/2 - eComStation). You should also note that you must make sure that if you group primaries with volumes that you should keep separate extended partitions as appropriate.
Changed the shutdown from insert/ctrl to Alt-0 (the number zero)
Other misc.

Version 1.28f - Feb 16, 2002
Added new Limit Memory option when creating the diskette. Some systems will lock up or reboot if BootIt NG attempts to access the full amount memory installed on the system. This will typically occur when trying to boot from the installation diskette where the system will lock or reboot at the "BootIt EMBRL 2.00" prompt.

Version 1.28e - Feb 11, 2002
Added power off option when at boot menu or maintenance screen - To use: hold down the insert key then press one of the Ctrl keys (while still holding insert down).
Changed to allow restoring the image directly from CD's burned with a program other than BING and BINGBURN.
Corrected issue where a hidden NTFS partition (in the WWP dialog) was not updated correctly if copied or slid.
Added data only option when creating image to a file or CD. Most users won't have a need to use it but to use it, hold down the left shift key when pasting to a CD or when selecting the file size for a file.
Change so that the image direct to CD will work for a Yamaha 2200E drive.

Version 1.28d - Jan 31, 2002
Added deployment support to setup routine.

Version 1.28c - Jan 28, 2002
If you ever used another company's product to expand a NTFS partition either by resize or image restore then certain fields in a certain single file may not have been updated to reflect the way a MS formatted NTFS file system would look. BING doesn't report this as an error, neither does MS's chkdsk because technically it looks okay. But this would cause BING to update one of the fields to a value that would normally be correct but one that technically doesn't look okay when compared with the other fields. This update addresses that situation. The incorrect field would not cause any data to be lost and could be fixed via chkdsk/f.

Version 1.28b - Jan 21, 2002
Added support for Tweak NG.
Modified the way the heap manager allocates memory.

Version 1.28a - Jan 17, 2002
Added ability to undelete image partition types. You must hold down the left shift key when undelete is chosen for it to look for image type partitions. The recovered image type partition will only be valid if the drive geometry and location on the disk is the same as when it was created. Of course if you had created a partition over the top of some of the data then the recovered information will also be invalid..
Corrected progress bar from shooting beyond end if imaging a FAT/NTFS/EXT2fs partition and data only was unchecked (caused by change in 1.26c)
Two other misc. changes.

Version 1.28 - Jan 5, 2002
Changed so that the fix added in 1.26b for updating volumes is actually run when sliding.
Changed file size options for imaging to not be as conservative.
Changed Fill CHS over 8GB to CHS Alternative.
Renamed copying/sliding in process to be copy/slide in process.

Version 1.27g - Jan 2, 2002
Changed mouse workaround from 1.27e to be an option when creating the diskette.
Changed text on mouse test to suggest using the new 'Fix Mouse/KB' option when creating the diskette.

Version 1.27f - Dec 30, 2001
Changed to not allow image button on hidden (type EDh) partition/volume.
Added "Unhide" button to properties for a hidden (type EDh) volume.

Version 1.27e - Dec 29, 2001
Added work around for most systems with the BIOS mouse/extended memory bug.
Allow file system id input as octal (precede number with a 0), hex (precede number with a 0x), or decimal (start with digit other than 0) instead of just decimal.
Other misc.

Version 1.27d - Dec 27, 2001
Corrected restoring an image from files created with the 4GB limit where more than one file was needed.

Version 1.27c - Dec 18, 2001
Added new Align for NTFS Only check box on slide for FAT/FAT32 partitions.
Other misc.

Version 1.27b - Dec 12, 2001
Added support to format a FAT/FAT32 partition in a way that will allow the WinXP convert command to create a larger cluster size for NTFS.
Added new mouse testing during installation.
Added work around for some systems that would prevent booting BootIt NG from a CD (for installation).
Other misc.

Version 1.27a - Nov 20, 2001
Updates GRUB stage 1, 1.5 and 2 when needed.
Other misc.

Version 1.27 - Nov 18, 2001
Added support for foreign fonts. ASCII bold/regular font 128-154, 160-165 and ANSI regular font 192-214, 217-246, 249-255.
Found/Removed erroneous (left over) call that occurred when exiting to boot an OS.

Version 1.26f - Nov 7, 2001
Corrected problem with getting a "disk error or disk full" message when creating an image file limited to 2GB which would go beyond 2GB. This only affected the 2GB file size, the 6xxMB and 4GB file sizes worked correctly.
Corrected issue created in 1.26c which caused BootIt NG to exit (because of div by zero) if imaging a non NTFS/FAT/FAT32/EXT2 file system.

Version 1.26e - Nov 1, 2001
Changed BootIt NG to update bootsect.dos file if found.
Other misc.

Version 1.26d - Oct 26, 2001
Special build to work around an issue which caused undelete to get stuck.

Version 1.26c - Oct 21, 2001
Changed program to recognize Windows XP as XP and not 2000.
Changed status bars to update to 100% more smoothly when data-only options are used.
Added a new "Leave HD Active" setting. This is helpful to those who swap in a hard drive, boot from it to perform maintenance, then remove it.

Version 1.26b - Sep 26, 2001
Changed program to update all volume CHS information if an extended partition itself was copied/slid/or restored on image. If you're moving from/to different size hard-drives less than 8GB then it is still recommended that you do each volume individually.
Changed undelete to not skip some sectors when old deleted overlapping partitions were found.
Changed to see EBR's that are 15 as well as 5 incase some other program incorrectly set EBR to 15.

Version 1.26a - Sep 20, 2001 (never released to public)
Added workaround to detect some ATAPI devices that don't follow the spec. (such as some Phillips CD-RW drives)

Version 1.26 - Sep 18, 2001
Added new "Image Set" feature to allow creating several file images at once.
Added support for new "/ims=" BootNow switch which allows choosing a image set to run as well as booting an OS.

Version 1.25h - Aug 24, 2001
Added new "Clear Sig" button to the View MBR dialog.

Version 1.25g - Aug 14, 2001
Put back a change made in 1.25d which was more liberal detecting Int 13h extensions but caused some systems to report Int 13h extensions available for use when they weren't.

Version 1.25f - Aug 11, 2001
Added support when requiring a user so that if a user named "any" exists with no password then that user will be automatically logged on to BootIt NG unless the insert key was held down when BootIt NG was started.
Changed the default to not have the virus check enabled.

Version 1.25e - Aug 03, 2001
Correct issue where when one "one time option" was used with another option that wasn't - they all ended up as one time options.

Version 1.25d - Jul 29, 2001
Added workaround for BIOS's which report INT 13h extensions available on old ATA-1 drives <504MB when it really isn't.

Version 1.25c - Jul 12, 2001
Added support/workarounds for Acer CD-RW drives which have ATA/ATAPI compatibility issues in a way that shouldn't affect other devices.
Changed the CD closing method and added workarounds for some CD devices.

Version 1.25b - Jul 7, 2001
The paste button wouldn't enable on some CD-R/RW devices if a CD was in the drive the first time the WWP dialog was displayed. This version fixes that situation.

Version 1.25a - Jun 29, 2001
Changed location ext2fs resize message is displayed and fixed resizing of ext2fs volume (partitions worked fine, volumes wouldn't reflect the new size).
Fix the issue that sometimes caused a 8MB volume gap that couldn't be removed when resizing the start of an extended partition..

Version 1.25 - Jun 29, 2001
Minor changed after restoring, copying, sliding an NTFS partition.
Added resize option for ext2fs partition types. This option only changes the partition size and not the file system itself. Users should use the Linux resize2fs program that is part of the latest e2fsprogs program set.
Remove a certain graphics test in case a new video BIOS doesn't implement/forgot to implement the function.
Minor change that could have a slight effect on NTFS resizing/sliding/imaging.
Added a message box when searching for ATAPI CD drives that tells the user what to do if the system hangs.

Version 1.24j - Jun 27, 2001
Corrected asking for last CD when last CD was already in the drive by adding a work-around/support for CD ROM drives that don't subtract 2 on data returned from a certain command.

Version 1.24h, i - Jun 26, 2001
h - Correct setup button to become enabled on manual installation.
h - Added support so that BootIt NG would boot itself from a partition with 64K clusters.
i - Changed so that more "additional information" is displayed under properties for a EMBRM (0xDF) partition.

Version 1.24g - Jun 23, 2001
Reversed the default / option for method of Burning CD (see 1.24f). Changed the "Fix CD Burn" option to read "Burn Extra Track". If you had "Fix CD Burn" enabled in 1.24f then you should disable the "Burn Extra Track" option. This makes the default method the most compatible with CD devices.

Version 1.24f - Jun 22, 2001
Corrected issue where restore could ask for last CD even when the last CD was in the drive.
Change the method/order the burning directly to CD is done. In other words, prior versions would (and if you enable the "Fix CD Burn" setting will) burn CD 1, 2, 3, ... On the restore it would/will ask for CD 1, the last CD, then CD 1 again before displaying the paste pending message. The new method is to burn CD 1, 2, 3, ... then ask for CD 1 again. On the restore it will only ask for CD 1 before displaying the paste pending message.

Version 1.24e - Jun 14, 2001
Corrected sending command to ATAPI device which could cause some ATAPI devices to not respond correctly.

Version 1.24b, c, d - Jun 12, 2001
b - Changed the way CD reads are retried.
c - Corrected program to use entire disc area.
d - Fixed possible CD write error where afterwards the progress bar moves backwards and a ctrl-alt-del is required to stop the process.

Version 1.24a - Jun 10, 2001
Reduced hang time caused by a non-compliant ATAPI device.
Corrected NTFS file system check to not return a possible erroneous error 57.

Version 1.24 - Jun 8, 2001
Added support for imaging directly to/from an ATAPI CD-R/RW Drive (MMC-2+)

Version 1.23 - Apr 25, 2001
Changed some functionality of the undelete option.
Restored a work around (for a certain ABit Mobo) added in 1.07 but removed in a later update.
Added 2GB option to the create image file routine.
Changed "Limited OS Support" message to a more descriptive one for 64K fat clusters.
Changed "Pending" message to make it clear paste is needed for copy/image.
Corrected location keystrokes were displayed on boot item dialog.
Enabled the PGUP/PGDN keys to work in the help system.
Changed Yes/No prompts to work with the keyboard by typing 'Y' or 'N'.

Version 1.22 - Mar 27, 2001
Added new BIOS sequence boot option.
Corrected possible error 60 during NTFS resize.
Corrected Hide/Unhide of volumes on Direct Boot menu to update screen correctly.

Version 1.21c - Feb 18, 2001
Added support for OS/2 extended attributes when changing cluster sizes on FAT partitions. This is performed during the final phase if EA DATA. SF exists.
A couple cosmetic changes.

Version 1.21b - Feb 11, 2001
Corrected a wrong value used in FAT16 calculations which could cause one file chain to be lost when resizing to certain partition sizes.

Version 1.21a - Feb 4, 2001
Added support for plain 16 color VGA mode as a last resort for systems with video chipsets not supported and/or without proper VESA support.

Version 1.21 - Feb 3, 2001
Corrected NTFS file system check to not return a possible erroneous error 59.
Added "Data Only" support for EXT2FS (Linux) partitions.
Corrected new feature in 1.20 that caused possible corruption to some data when changing a volume label ("use volume labels" setting enabled) on a FAT32 partition/volume created in a certain way.
Added new (hidden) Ctrl-Shift key that displays the target size when restoring an image and "** Image Pending **" is shown.
Added a new "Free" button to the properties display for some partitions/volumes.
Other misc.

Version 1.20 - Jan 18, 2001
Added support to override the names with volume labels.
Other minor changes.

Version 1.19 - Jan 16, 2001
Added support to create/restore images as files in FAT or FAT32 file system.
Added new undelete option to the work with partitions dialog.
Other minor changes.

Version 1.18 - Dec 16, 2000
Made changes to the installation diskette that may be required by some systems.
The LILO map is updated when copying/sliding/restoring (an 1.18+ version) image of a Linux Native partition. Note that you will still need to add the new root partition to the LILO Boot prompt. For example, if (for some reason) you had a HD on Primary/Master, a CDROM on Secondary/Master and another HD on Secondary/Slave then copied the partition from HD0 to HD1 and deleted and wiped the HD0 partition then, at the "LILO Boot:" prompt you would type something like "linux root=/dev/hdc1" (but for most people it will probably be /dev/hdb1)
Added the "News" display after setup completes.
Corrects an issue where you could receive a "boot sector does not support the files system" when tying to boot a Win9x partition.

Version 1.17 - Dec 5, 2000
Corrected the progress bar during imaging. In some cases it could shoot to the right edge of the screen.
Corrected an issue that would prevent a data only slide/copy to not cancel when requested on detection of a disk error.
Made changes so that the PS/2 port mouse would work correctly (on some systems that were having problems) after a warm boot from certain OS's.
Added support for changing the keyboard mapping. See the new freeware utility 'KBMAP' for more details.
Other miscellaneous changes.

Version 1.16 - Nov 29, 2000
Corrected (unlikely but possible) problem during restoring of an image.
Disabled the clear button when creating/editing a boot item when Limit Primaries is active.
Added additional warning checks when displaying a partitions properties.
Added support to have the insert key be used to abort IT Mode and BootNow as the right control key does (it will eventually replace the right control key)
Created workaround for a weak partition mounting implementation in Linux which caused erroneous partitions to show in /procs/partitions when the BING 1.15 MBR was installed.

Version 1.15 - Nov 19, 2000
Changed to remove less data from extended memory.
Changed the mouse to work with IBM Thinkpad 390x models.
Corrected detection of Win95a versions.
Corrected progress bar on phase 2 of FAT resize to not exceed its bounds (caused by change in 1.12).
Corrected sound browse buttons to work with lowercase input and ability to access A: drive as specified in the user manual.
Made changes to see if it works around problems booting the installation diskette on a Compaq Presario 5417, 7470. Testing a boot of the installation diskette on a Compaq Presario 5WV254 reveled no problems at all.

Version 1.14 - Nov 1, 2000
Corrected NTFS file system check to not return an erroneous error 57.

Version 1.13 - Nov 1, 2000
Special build sent to customer to diagnose error 57 during NTFS error check.

Version 1.12 - Oct 30, 2000
Corrected a problem that could occur with the right (or wrong) circumstances which would cause phase 4 to lock up during the conversion of FAT16 to FAT32.

Version 1.11 - Oct 28, 2000
Correct another (and should be last) bug which occurred (with unpredictable results) when unloading a standard serial mouse (DB9).
Changed setup to look for a \BOOTITNG directory in the destination partition and offer to delete it.
Removes BootIt NG data from extended memory when booting. There may be a slight delay (depending on how much memory is in the system) when you select an item to boot.

Version 1.10 - Oct 27, 2000
Corrected a bug which occurred (with unpredictable results) when unloading a standard serial mouse (DB9).

Version 1.09 - Oct 26, 2000
Corrected a bug when adding multiple users (consecutively) where the drop down box of boot menus became filled with invalid data.
Changed to allow copy/slide/image restore of BeOS partitions.

Version 1.08 - Oct 26, 2000
Changed multiple (MS) extended partition restriction to a warning.
Corrected missing extended partition entry when booting a volume with the "Limit Primaries" option off.
Corrected a bug which overwrote one sector immediately before the start of an extended partition when creating a volume at the top (beginning) of that extended partition.

Version 1.07 - Oct 24, 2000
Added validation option after an image is created and before an image is written over an existing partition.
Changed to allow booting of the Compaq Diagnostic partition.
Added detection to reactivate BootIt NG if booting directly to the EMBRM partition.
Changed FAT mounting routine (added a few extra checks/calculations)
Some minor cosmetic changes.

Version 1.06 - Oct 21, 2000
Added a delete button for deleting a menu.

Version 1.05 - Oct 17, 2000
Corrected Solaris/BeOS Boot (and probably some others) (really corrected reading wrong memory variable)

Version 1.04 - Oct 12, 2000 (PM)
Changed how the creation of the diskette sets the options to prevent the "unable to change the startup option" message.
Corrected booting of DOS/NT above 2GB.
Cut back on the number of disk error retries.

Version 1.03 - Oct 12, 2000 (AM)
Changed video default to VESA
Added even more extra error retries when booting from the diskette.

Version 1.02 - Oct 11, 2000
Added VESA Video support
Added mouse and VESA options when creating diskette.
Added extra error retries when booting from the diskette.

Version 1.01 - Oct 10, 2000
Updated archive to have a formatted text version of the manual.

Version 1.00 - Oct 9, 2000
First release.

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