Multi-operating system boot management tool System Commander 2000
2000-06-22 9:00
In multi-operating system boot management tools, the current tool is the System Commander, PowerQuest, Bootmagic and V Communications, Inc's System Commander, although the former is running in a Windows environment, but because users are not a lot of software capacity. SYSTEM COMMANDER is a very small tool, software installation version is only 2.5MB size, but the multi-system boot management function provided is very famous, and recently the tool launched a 2000 version. The new version of the program can support up to more than 100 different operating systems in a machine, which can support more than 32 operating systems in a hard disk partition, install 56 primary boots under 14 different drives. Hard disk partitions, etc., in addition to program support from A: drive or B: drive start, even if you do not use floppy drives in the machine's CMOS. System Commander 2000 is compatible with Windows 9X / NT / 2000, Linux, OS / 2 Warp, NetWare, Solaris, and its operating system, and programs can run in the FAT or FAT32 environment. Although it is a DOS program, it is not a resident memory program, boot the operating system startup procedure to exit memory and will not take up any memory space. System Commander 2000 can support disk compression, but must ensure that the system's C: disk is not compressed, and the program must be! Install the uncompressed C: disk partition. Also, if you use disk compression, you need to install multiple operating systems, you must install new operating systems into uncompressed other disk partitions. The new version of System Commander 2000 provides us with a very much multi-operating system boot management feature, through which we can easily install multiple different operating systems into a machine, because the program improves multi-operating system installation wizard OS Wizard, now installing new operating systems is very simple and convenient, and due to the use of Windows operating interface and operation, it supports mouse operations, although this is a program used in the DOS environment, but for users who are familiar with Windows No difficulties will not encounter during use. In addition, before installing a new operating system, System Commander 2000 can be securely prepared safely, automatically, automatically prepare hard disk spaces, and automatically protect each partition information of the current hard disk to ensure that the files are not lost. This is the author very appreciated. In OS Wizard, the program enhances the integration function of the tool to a large extent, and the intelligence of the program is very high. This tool can automatically identify if your hard disk remaining space can meet the operating system to be installed, and prepare disk split space and partition management for the corresponding operating system. System! Commander 2000 automatically manages system boot files and system boot profiles, such as IO.SYS, MSDOS.SYS, AutoERXEC.BAT, CONFIG.SYS, BOOT.INI, etc., programs can automatically memorize the last system boot record, if due to Various reasons require temporary suspension of System Commander, and the program also uses the last boot record as the machine's boot configuration. In addition, the program provides a tool called "BACKSTEP WIZARD", which can restore any hard disk partition changes in OS Wizard and the hard disk partition caused by the new operating system. This feature can even resume delete hard disk partitions and format hard disk partition operations, and the function is extremely powerful. Let's take a look at the functionality and usage of this new version tool.
First, the installation of the software is very simple installation, although this tool is a tool used in a pure DOS environment, but the program's installer can run in the Windows environment, run the setup.exe program directly, then press in aplified Any key, switching the instruction interface, and enters the registration information to easily implement the software installation. Also. During the installation of the software, the program suggests that the machine start boot disk provided by the user creation program, and the installation interface in this state is shown in Figure Tu-1. As can be seen from the figure, the machine boot disk "Utility Disk 1" and "RESTART DISK 2" are provided, including the program files of the hard disk partition, and the backup file. The latter includes current system boot information, such as guidance failures caused by power failure or reset during operation, can use this backup record recovery machine. The program is highly recommended to create "Restart Disk 2". What needs to be explained herein is that since the procedure is provided in the backup disk including the System Commander 2000 boot file and the hard disk boot record, it is strongly recommended to select "Make Both Diskettes" in the interface. In other words, before installing this tool, it is best to prepare two empty floppy disks. After the installation is over, the program will prompt to reboot the system to start, and according to the programs. When the machine is restarted, System Commander 2000 automatically scans the disk partition information and boot information of the current machine, and backed up it, then creates a machine boot start menu "OS Selection Menu" according to the current information, at this time, the screen display content, The program not only provides the system launch boot menu, but also provides an interface, "OS Wizard" in the menu bar denotes the operating system installation wizard OS Wizard, "SETUP" indicating the setup program, where Including the default boot item and automatic start delay of the start menu, whether the mouse is allowed, set the user login password, the setup program can be controlled by the boot system file storage location, etc., Sort and add / delete menu items in the startup boot menu. Set the description text with the start menu item and the display icon. In the machine boot start menu "OS Selection Menu" interface, if you select the first startup menu item, boot the machine to start the operating system when the program is not installed. For Windows systems, additional two menu items are started to the DOS environment, respectively, and launch with floppy disks. Second, set the pause, uninstall / resume the Startup Boot Menu System Commander installation system provided by the Suspension program, automatically set the startup menu, but if you think that you don't need to use the features it provides temporarily, Temporarily, the specific method is: first switch to the pure DOS environment, switch to the program's installation directory, type "scin.exe" in the command line and click the Enter key to determine, at this time, as shown in Figure TU-3 The display shown. As can be seen from the figure, the program provides a menu, where: 1. Installation Notes: The installation instructions for the program. 2. Disable or Remove System Command! ER: Pause or delete System Commander. 3. Enable / Update System Commander: Restore pause or update System Commander. 4. Special Options: Special Functions Menu. 5. Troubleshooting: Troubleshooting.
6. V Communications INFO: Producer Ver V Communications Information. 7. Program EXIT: Exit the program. Select the second menu item, at which time the program gives the menu shown in Figure TU-4. As can be seen from the figure, the program provides three menu items, where "Temporaroly Disable System Commander" Remove System Commander "means that the program boot system menu," RETURN TO Main Menu "means returns to the previous interface . Select the first menu item directly, then click Enter key to confirm. Award you here, because System Commander automatically remembers the last machine boot record, so after prohibiting the startup boot boot, the system will use the last boot entering the operating system as the operating system currently used by the machine. So before using this function, you should first set the boot operating system of the machine. If you need to resume the System Comman! DER that is suspended, you can select the second menu item "Enable / Update System Commander" shown in the interface shown in TU-3. At this time, the program gives the interface shown in Figure TU-5. As can be seen from the figure, "Enable System Commander" means a recovery usage program, "Update Files from Download" means updating the current software using the downloaded upgrade file. Move the cursor to the first menu item, check the Enter key to confirm it. Third, use the Special Options menu in the System Commander interface shown in Figure TU-3, move the cursor to the "Special Options" menu item to the Enter key, at which time the program gives the interface shown in Figure TU-6. The menu items provided in this interface include: 1. Make Utility Diskettes: Creating a program's multi-operating system boot disk. The associated interface is the same as Tu-0a, which is no longer repeated. 2. Change Multifat Option: Change multi-partition boot settings, including "Install Multifat Option" installation multi-partition management function and "Skip Multifat Support" skip multiple partition management supports two projects in its associated interface. If you select the former, the program gives an association interface, which provides "Use EXInsting Group" with the current startup configuration menu and "Delete & NBS! PCurrent Group" to delete the current startup configuration menu. 3. Specify Non-Compressed Boot Drive: Specifies the non-compressed drive. Only one set interface "Enter Boot Drive Letter (C to Z) and PRESS ENTER" in its associated interface, where the non-compressed partition in the hard disk is selected, then click the Enter key to determine. 4. Alter Current Boot Record Serial Number: Changes the current boot record serial number. Two options for "NO, SKIP ANY CHANGE" and "Yes, ALTER THE, ALTER THE, ALTER THE, ALTER THE, ALTER" are available in the associated interface of the project. Changing the boot record sequence number is set for boot record changes due to the new installation of the operating system. 5. Restore Boot Record: Restore the hard drive's boot record. 6. Diagnostic Checks: Hard Disk Boot Record Diagnosis.
The hard disk partition table is provided in its associated interface to detect "Partition Checks", the boot recording check "Boot Record Checks", File Access Check "File Access Verification", the boot area virus detection "Virus Detection", return to the upper menu interface "Return to Prior Menu" 7. Transfer System (Advanced Sys): Using the system transfer tool supplied from the floppy disk to the hard disk partition C: The supportable operating system includes DOS and Windows 9x. In its associated menu, "Automatic Transfer" is provided, "Prompted Transfer" prompts to confirm two menu items such as transfer. 8. Main Menu: Returns the program main menu interface. Since the above functions menu are single-step operation, use the mouse to select the appropriate menu item, and then click the Enter key to confirm that the corresponding operation is complete, it is very simple, the specific step is no longer given here. Fourth, use the OS Wizard to manage the installation of the operating system 1. Reboot system startup, when appearing as shown in Figure TU-2, press "Alt" key to select "OS Wizard" item, and click Enter key to determine, at which time the interface as shown in Figure TU-7 appears. 2. As can be seen from the figure, this program interface is similar to the interface layout of the Windows 9x, which provides three check boxes in the "OS Wizard" dialog, where "new installation" means the installation of the new operating system, "Reinstall EXIS, Same Version indicates an operating system installed in the machine, "Inst! All New Version On Top of Old Version" means that the update version of an operating system installed in the current machine is installed. 3. Select the appropriate installation item according to your own needs, then click the "Next" button, the program automatically creates a hard disk environment for the appropriate operating system and guides you to complete the system installation. If you are installing a new system, when the installation is complete, the program gives a selection interface, including "Together With Other Oses" and "Isolate By Itself" two check boxes, for common systems, generally choose the former. The program will automatically create the corresponding startup menu in the Machine Start menu. It should be described herein that about installing a new operating system, the program gives a classification selection interface. At this time, according to the installed operating system, select the corresponding check box, if your installed operating system is not given in the interface menu Out, you can select the "Show All OSES" item and select in the associated interface. For some operating systems, the program also queries the system version number, the system's installation carrier, whether there is a startup disk, etc., very detailed. 5. Hard disk partition management Advanced Partitioning and Operation Record Recovery Backstep Wizard OS Wizard provides a feature called "Advanced Partitioning", which allows you to create, delete, copy, move, format hard disk partitions, and even redefine Partition capacity, it can also support the redefining of Windows NT / 2000 and Linux partition capacity (including Linux EXT2 and SWAP partitions), which is similar to those provided by the famous Partition Magic. In addition, the program provides a converter of NTFS to FAT / FAT32, but it is required to download http://www.v-com.com/ download, and there is no such function in the current program.
