BootIt Bare Metal for Windows

User Reviews

• Has been replaced by new version

  psivgalsMay 16, 2012

  Pros

  Unknown - have not installed yet due to complexity

  Cons

  Very complicated but probably also very capable. When will Linux get away from the use of floppies? Most PC's no longer have floppies! Also Linux re-naming HD partitions is confusing for users new to Linux.

  Summary

  There are simpler and much easier, free, Multiboot systems available if Windows is excluded.

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• Essential Nuts $ Bolts for a sysadmin

  LairdDrambegJanuary 20, 2012

  Pros

  When you know what you want to do with partitions, multi-boot, imaging, etc. BootitNG will allow you to do it. Compare the cost of a partition manager for a Windows Server OS and you can save nearly a thousand dollars for a hard disk upgrade.

  Cons

  None, though you have to know what you're doing and read how to achieve it.

  Summary

  Apart from supplying invaluable tools for partition management, this tool has saved my skin on several occasions: recovering and undeleting lost partitions on a hard drive; aligning old FAT32 formatted partitions for a NTFS Convert so I did not end up with 512-byte clusters. If it doesn't work for you first time, it's because you need to study the "Settings" and understand their consequences.

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• Was not a working trial, a waste of time

  ftaylor12viewOctober 31, 2011

  Pros

  Did not work a waste of time

  Cons

  Did not work a waste of time

  Summary

  Did not work

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• Extremely Poor Tech Support

  tannybowersFebruary 17, 2011

  Pros

  Programme works great.

  Cons

  Haven't had a chance to try new version.

  Summary

  Have changed my details since buying this programme and it looks like you now need a serial number instead of the reg strings I have. I contacted Tech Support to find out how to update my details and got no satisfaction at all. They're instructions were in geek language and despite my reply in plain english saying I couldn't understand them, they still replied in geek. Don't tell me to SIMPLY log-in when there is NO log-in button on the page you sent me to. I got sent to a download page which needed my details, which wouldn't accept my original details and since all I could get from Support was geek, I've written it off. Maybe I can just use my old version that still takes the reg strings.

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• Just an amazing piece of software

  DiskSigJuly 24, 2010

  Pros

  It can do so many things. Partitioning, cloning, image/restore, MBR manipulation, boot manager, BCD Edit. Excellent tech support. Registration takes less than a second. Copy/paste.

  Cons

  I'd like to see version 2 backup images instead of version 1. Apparently this will happen "soon".

  Summary

  Not an application for those who don't want to learn about partitions or imaging. There is a steep learning curve but once you master this app it is a treasure. I use it several times each day.<br /><br /><span class='notifyMsg'> Updated </span>on Jul 24, 2010<p/>Licensed for use on 3 home computers.

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• Works ... But Heavily Over-Rated

  RevRickyBillyApril 27, 2010

  Pros

  The product will back up your PC

  Cons

  Horrible registration process and not very user friendly. Using SWReg as vendor adds $3 plus change to cost for fifteen seconds of work. The reg file should be sent with the purchase verification from SWReg.

  Summary

  "BootIt" and "Image for Windows" have be touted and recommended many years by the Langalist and other various IT e-zines. BootIt Next Gen falls short because the majority of PC users won't, or don't understand how to use, or register the product. Simple questions to ask yourself before even considering using or purchasing this product ... ? How well do you understand the DOS environment? ? How familiar are you around .reg files? If your response is that you are comfortable with both, then get this product, because it is very good at doing what it says it will do ... But if you aren't comfortable with the DOS environment, or with .reg files, then look into getting a user friend application like Acronis Image for Windows, or Norton Ghost.

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• Not worth the money.

  aziegler60April 21, 2010

  Pros

  Works as advertised.

  Cons

  Rediculously tedious and convoluted registration process. Totally absent tech support - error during disk creation and got no response from my email to them. Counter-intuitive UI - a lot of the stuff is exactly backwards to what would you expect.

  Summary

  It's cheap, but still not worth the money - there are exceptionally good freeware products that will do what this does with a lot less hassle. See software reviews at Gizmo's Freeware - TechSupportAlert.com.

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• Software Great but Registration is not

  andyh1968February 17, 2010

  Pros

  Software works very well indeed, can't fault it!

  Cons

  Registration following trial, I'm sorry people at Terabyte, it sucks! Appreciate given the nature of the product it's not that easy but come on it can't be that hard to improve things.

  Summary

  I've been d*ck*ing around for half an hour now and still haven't got it sorted on a laptop with no floppy drive....it's a real shame, the product itself is spot on but is spoilt by an archaic registration process:(

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• Excellent program, even for newbes

  mrbizhomeNovember 16, 2009

  Pros

  ease of installation. and the great help video at Boot it's website. cant go wrong..

  Cons

  none..all great

  Summary

  great price and far better than other such program. excellent support.

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• Great Boot Manager!

  dfisaNovember 12, 2009

  Pros

  Powerful and easy to use.

  Cons

  It didn't work with my USB mouse. Apparently something to do with my system BIOS.

  Summary

  This boot manager rocks. I got it bundled with Image for Windows and decided to check it out. I was totally amazed on what I've been missing all these years. Why every computer magazine on the planet isn't recommending and pushing bootit I don't know. But if you're in the market of multi or dual booting, this is THE ONE!

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