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		       MASTERBOOTER v3.5 DOCUMENTATION   
		     Copyright (c) 1997-2008 Nagy Daniel 
		           Release date: 04-17-2008      
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                               SHAREWARE VERSION

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 CONTENTS 


		Disclaimer............................ 1

                Copyright............................. 2

		Introduction.......................... 3

                Files in the Package.................. 4

		Features.............................. 5

		Compatibility......................... 6

		Usage................................. 7

                A Step-by-step Example................ 8

		History............................... 9

		Registration......................... 10

		Contact, About the Author............ 11


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 DISCLAIMER  1 


        Using this program comes without any warranty. The author
        and distributors will not accept responsibility for any
        damage incurred directly or indirectly through use of this
        program.
        Use at your own risk!


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 COPYRIGHT  2 


        All copyrights are exclusively owned by the author, Nagy Daniel.
        This is the shareware version.
        You are free to distribute it by electronic means and make as
        many copies as you want on electronic or magnetic media, as long
        as the files of this package remain unmodified, with copyright
        notices intact. Distributing parts separately is not allowed!
        Selling for money, modifying or reverse engineering is prohibited
        without the author's prior permission.
        Including in shareware CD-ROMs is permitted.
        This shareware version can be used on one computer for a
        30 days evaluation period. Registering this product is
        necessary after the evaluation period is over.

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 INTRODUCTION  3 


        MasterBooter is a very powerful utility which enables your
        computer to use multiple operating systems without changing
        harddisks or messing with boot floppies.
        You can choose among up to 3 operating systems at boot time
        (8 in the registered version).
        MasterBooter is compatible with many operating systems.


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 FILES IN PACKAGE  4 


        EFDISK.EXE     - Extended FDISK partitioning program
        EFDISK.TXT     - EFDISK documentation
        EFDHUN.TXT     - Hungarian EFDISK documentation
        FAQ.TXT        - Frequently asked questions and answers
        FAQ_HU.TXT     - Hungarian FAQ
        FILE_ID.DIZ    - Description for BBS systems
        MRBOOTER.EXE   - MasterBooter executable
        MRBOOTER.TXT   - MasterBooter documentation
        MRBOOTER.URL   - WEB page URL
        MRBTHUN.TXT    - Hungarian MasterBooter documentation
        MRESCUE.COM    - Rescue disk maker utility
        REGISTER.TXT   - Registration form


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 FEATURES  5 


        - Capability of booting from any harddisk's any partition

        - Compatibility with many operating systems:
             Win9x/ME
             WinNT/Win2000/WinXP/Win2003/Vista
             MS-DOS, Novell DOS, Caldera DR-DOS, IBM DOS, OpenDOS, PTS-DOS
             Linux
             FreeBSD
             SCO OpenServer
             OS/2 (Warp, Merlin)
             OS X
             Solaris
             Oberon
             Theos
             BeOS
             Unknown OS with 'standard' boot process

        - Programmable delay time (fixed to 5 secundums is the shareware)

        - Dynamic hiding of primary FAT, HPFS/NTFS partitions

        - Password protecting partitions

        - Protecting partitions using special keystrokes at boot time

        - Optional beeping when the boot menu appears

        - Optional floppy boot support

        - Up to 3 operating systems on a single computer without
          the hassle of boot disks (registered version allows 8)

        - Small memory and harddisk space requirement for the setup
          program only. The loader doesn't use any memory or partition space

        - Support for command line options to customize your boot menu
          (registered version only)

        - Safety and easy-to-use user interface


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 COMPATIBILITY  6 


        Requirements:  - 80386 processor or newer
                       - DOS or Win9x/ME (for installation only)
                       - At least one BIOS supported harddisk
                       - Keyboard
                       - VGA adapter

        This program shouldn't conflict with any other programs which
        don't alter your disk's Master Boot Record (MBR).

        Known programs which alter the MBR (and therefore can't be used
        with MasterBooter) are:

          - MicroHouse's EZ-Drive
          - OnTrack's Disk Manager
          - PC Vault
          - Other boot managers which are located in the MBR


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 USAGE  7 


        Introduction:
        

        Every time you turn on your computer, the BIOS loads and executes
        a small program, which resides in the very first sector of the first
        harddisk. This sector is the so-called Master Boot Record (MBR).

        The small program in the MBR examines the partitions and loads the
        first sector of the partition which has the 'active' flag. This
        first sector of a partition is called the boot sector. The boot
        sector contains operating system specific code, which loads and
        executes the system files of the operating system.

        A harddisk can contain up to four primary partitions, but only one
        can be active at a time. This flexible technique enables many
        operating systems to be used on a PC.

        There is a special primary partition, called the extended partition,
        which doesn't contain user data but can be used to hold more
        partitions. These partitions inside an extended partition are
        called logical drives. Most of the operating systems can be
        installed only in primary partitions. Some - including Linux - can
        be installed in logical drives too.

        The operating systems often have their own unique loader code, and
        won't let you use other systems, unless you know tricky methods to
        get past this. MasterBooter works by replacing the program in the
        MBR with its own loader code that you can configure, so you can
        select from any installed operating systems. MasterBooter uses 7
        more sectors after the Master Boot Record.


        Overview:
        

        If you have all operating systems installed, all you need to do is
        run MRBOOTER and configure your boot menu. Before doing so, you can
        use MRESCUE to create a backup copy of your partition tables and
        boot sectors. Run MRESCUE interactively or with '/?' command line
        to get help.

        If one of the selected partitions changes then the restore command
        of the MRESCUE utility cannot be used with an old image, because
        the saved image contains the old partition table, therefore it
        would destroy the new partition table. If you re-partition your
        harddisk and re-run MasterBooter, be sure to save your new menu
        again.

        If you want to create a completely new system, follow these
        general instructions below:
         1. Using EFDISK, partition the harddisk into as many primary
            partitions as the number of operating systems you intend to have
            (up to a maximum of four per harddisk)
         2. Install the operating systems
         3. Install MasterBooter


     1) Preparing To Partition Your Harddisk
        

        WARNING: Re-partitioning your harddisk will erase ALL data from it!
                 Make sure you have backed up any important files!

        Since most operating systems need to be started from a primary
        partition to boot reliably (except Linux which can boot from a
        logical drive too), you will need to use a disk partitioning
        utility that lets you make multiple primary partitions.
        FDISK.EXE, which is supplied as standard with DOS and Win9x/ME,
        cannot create more than one primary partition, so the MasterBooter
        package includes EFDISK.EXE for this purpose.

        First, create a bootable DOS media (floppy, PenDrive) and put
        copies of the following files onto it:
                    MRBOOTER.EXE (the MasterBooter utility)
                    EFDISK.EXE (disk-partitioning utility)
                    FDISK.EXE (disk-partitioning utility)
                    FORMAT.COM (to format FAT partitions)

        If you need to install any operating systems from a non-bootable
        CD-ROM, you will also need CD-ROM driver files, plus properly
        configured AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files for this. Make sure
        it works before proceeding! 

        Reboot your machine with your bootable media. From the relevant
        directory, type EFDISK /mbr. This will install a correct
        Master Boot Sector loader and signature. Then start EFDISK.

        EFDISK will gather information about your disks and partitions. You
        will then be provided with a list of all partitions on all disks and
        their parameters. From this list you can choose the partition entry
        you want to change.

        Before making changes to an existing partition, always create
        a rescue disk/file with MRESCUE first, because any changes can cause
        data loss!!!

        When you select a partition, EFDISK will ask the following questions:
          1. The hexadecimal type ID of the partition. EFDISK will show you
             the most common types and their IDs.
          2. The starting cylinder of the partition (the minimum is 0).
             If the previous partition ends on cylinder 'x' then set this to
             'x+1'. This number is decimal.
          3. The ending cylinder number of partition. EFDISK will show you
             the maximum cylinder number available for the actual harddisk.

        Pressing SPACE will activate the highlighted partition, pressing DEL
        will clear it. With the 'h' key, you can hide/unhide FAT and
        NTFS/HPFS partitions.

        NOTE: EFDISK doesn't check for partition errors! It's not an
              'intelligent' program. You have total freedom to set all
              parameters, even if they are incorrect or redundant!
 
        When setting up partitions, bear the following in mind: in case of
        FAT16 and BIGDOS partitions, the larger the partition, the more space
        is wasted by "overhang." You may want to optimize your use of disk
        space by making each partition just below one of the "doubling points"
        (i.e. 255, 511, 1023 megabytes, etc.). However if you plan to convert
        the partition into any non-FAT16 type, this is not important.

        You can also have "extended" partitions, but EFDISK can only create
        primary partitions. You can, however, use the standard FDISK
        utility to create an extended partition, and then create "logical
        drives" within that if you wish. Bear in mind that you can have a
        maximum of four primary partitions on one drive (one of them can
        be an extnded partition with more logical drives).

        After preparing all partition entries, press F10 to save the new
        partition table to disk.


     2) Operating System Installation
        

        2.1) Installing DOS or Windows

             Do the following steps:

              1. Set the target partition active (you may hide other FAT/NTFS
                 partitions temporarily with EFDISK), save the changes and
                 reboot using the operating system's installation media
              2. Format c:
              3. Install the system to c:

              NEVER INSTALL THESE SYSTEMS FROM A RUNNING WINDOWS SYSTEM,
              BECAUSE IT WILL MESS WITH THE ACTIVE SYSTEM'S BOOT FILES,
              EVEN IF YOU POINT THE INSTALLER TO A DIFFERENT PARTITION!

              If you don't have a bootable CD, then copy the install set
              to an existing partition, then reboot to the target partition
              (it must be a bootable partition). Now you can install the
              system to c:

             Notes:

             - If you want to install Win9x/ME to other than the first
               harddisk, you must temporarily disable all preceding harddisks
               in the system BIOS. When installation is complete, they can be
               enabled again.
             - DOS and Win9x/ME systems can boot from a non-first harddisk,
               only if all primary FAT partitions on the preceding harddisks
               are hidden.
             - After installing Windows, the MasterBooter menu will
               disappear, because the installer overwrites the Master Boot
               Record. Don't panic, just simply re-run MasterBooter,
               and everything will work fine.
             - A bug in MS-DOS/Win9x will prevent access to multiple primary
               partitions if the last logical partition on every harddisk is
               not a FAT system.
             - Before installing DOS/Windows, it is usually a good idea to
               hide existing primary FAT partitions with EFDISK, so
               DOS/Windows cannot mess with their boot sector and root
               directory.
             - NT cannot boot directly from other harddisk than the first.
             - NT cannot install if its partition begins beyond 2 giabytes
               To solve this problem, please read the FAQ..
             - After installing MasterBooter, NT's disk administrator may
               ask for putting a signature to the disk. No problem with that.
             - WinNT/2000/XP/2003/Vista can convert FAT partitions to NTFS
               during installation.
             - DOS 6.xx cannot boot if its partition begins beyond 2 gigs.
               Please run the DOSFIX utility (available at the homepage)
               to fix this error.

        2.2) Installing Unix based systems

             Notes:

             - It is not necessary to pre-create the partitions, because
               these systems can create and format their native partitions
               during installation. It's enough to leave some unpartitioned
               space for them.
              
             - Always install the Linux loader (LILO, GRUB etc.) in the
               superblock of the root partition, even if you install Linux
               on other than the first harddisk. Maybe you'll get a warning
               message saying you will not be able to boot Linux, but don't
               panic. Just run MasterBooter after the installation is done.
               Note that MasterBooter won't recognize Linux if there is no
               Linux loader installed.

             - If you're installing FreeBSD, do not set the beginning of the
               FreeBSD partition directly after the Master Boot Record,
               because MasterBooter uses 7 sectors after the MBR.

             - If you wan't to boot Solaris from other than the first
               harddisk, then install Solaris where you want (never mind the
               warnings that no Solaris stuff is on the boot harddisk),
               install MasterBooter and boot Solaris with it. At the first
               boot, you will face an error message that you cannot boot and
               the installer will start. Go on and select the target device.
               Then press 'i' when possible to start the boot interpreter.
               Set the 'bootpath' variable correctly with the 'setenv' command
               and press CTRL-D to continue. Next time the system will come
               up correctly.


     3) Using MRBOOTER
        

        When all needed operating systems are installed, you can run MRBOOTER
        from DOS or Win9x/ME DOS box.
        In the first window, you can select the needed oparating systems from
        a list. MasterBooter shows the following information about each
        system:
         1. number of the harddisk
         2. partition type
         3. detected operating system (may be incorrect, this is not a problem)
         4. partition size
         5. volume label (FAT, HPFS and NTFS partitions only) Please use the
            'label' command to put a correct label on the target partition

        If MasterBooter detects a previous installation, it tries to import
        the settings and shows them in the 'Selected partitions' window.

        By pressing F10, the customization window appears.

        You can name each partition, as well as setting a few other
        parameters. Here you can enable password checking, protecting,
        FAT hiding, beeping, delaying, optional floppy boot support and
        set the default partition (some of these are available only in
        the registered version).
        It is also possible to define a master password, so others
        cannot alter your settings.
        When finished, you can save the settings.

        If you enable protecting, all protected systems will be hidden
        from the boot menu. They can be booted with special keystrokes,
        which can be set during the boot menu installation. This can be
        really useful sometimes :) Reserved keys are: up and down arrows,
        numbers of selected systems, 'a' for floppy support and the
        keys from F1 to F4.

        The partition hiding is useful if you use more primary FAT or
        HPFS/NTFS partitions. The FAT hiding map describes the hiding
        behavior in case of every selected OS. '1' means hide the
        partition, '0' means don't hide. Here's an example:
        Let's assume that we have the following systems:
        1. Win98 for working. This system should see all others.
        2. Win98 for surfing the net. This should see only the working one.
        3. WinME for games. This shouldn't see the others.
         In this case, the FAT hiding maps are:
            System          FAT hiding map
            Win98 work      000 - (don't hide anything)
            Win98 Internet  001 - (hide the game system)
            WinME game      110 - (hide the first two)

        Please note, that MasterBooter can read the keystrokes from a file.
        This can be very helpful for system administrators, because setting
        up a complete system can be automatic with a simple batch file.
        Just run mrbooter with the /macro switch. When finished,
        there will be a file called macro.mrb. A similar system can
        be built quickly using this file as: mrbooter < macro.mrb.
        This switch is available in the registered version only!

        When you next reboot from the harddisk you will see a small menu
        asking you to type a number corresponding to the operating system
        you wish to boot. The highlighted is the default. The arrow keys
        and ENTER key or the number keys can be used to select a system.
        If you use password protecting, then you will be asked for a password.
        If you enter bad passwords 3 times, the computer will shut down.
        More available keys are:
        F1 - Show the screen before boot menu appearance
        F2 - Shows the menu
        F3 - Cycle menu color
        F4 - Cycle highlight color


     4) Command line usage (registered version only!)
        

        From v2.2 MasterBooter supports command line options to customize
        an already installed boot menu. This can be very helpful to people
        with little computer knowledge, because now it is possible to
        customize the menu with a simple batch file. With command line
        options, the delay time, the default system and FAT hiding can be set.

        Usage: mrbooter [disk | commands]

        Disk number is 1-based.

        The commands are:
        /beep:<1|0>         - set beeping on/off
        /floppy:<1|0>       - set floppy boot support on/off
        /funckeys:<1|0>     - set boot time function keys support
        /default:<n>        - sets the n. system to default
        /delay:<n>          - sets the delay time (1-99, 0 is infinite)
        /highcolor:<b>:<f>  - sets highlight back and foreground color
        /menucolor:<b>:<f>  - sets boot menu back and foreground color
        /macro              - writes all keystrokes to macro.mrb file
        /?                  - shows help

        Example: mrbooter /delay:14  - will set the delay time to 14 secs.

        Example: mrbooter 2 - will take you to the interactive setup,
                              but it'll install the boot menu to the 2nd
                              disk, not the first. This can be handy
                              if you boot from a PenDrive or CD-ROM with
                              harddisk emulation and want to install
                              MasterBooter to the first fixed disk.

        Colors: 'b' is the background value from 0 to 7, 'f' is the
                foreground value from 0 to 15:

              0 - Black  4 - Red     8 - Gray         12 - Bright Red
              1 - Blue   5 - Violet  9 - Bright Blue  13 - Bright Violet
              2 - Green  6 - Brown  10 - Bright Green 14 - Yellow
              3 - Cyan   7 - White  11 - Bright Cyan  15 - Bright White

        Notes:

        If any command or value are invalid, an error message appears,
        and the ERRORLEVEL value will be 1. On success, it will be 0.


     5) Uninstalling
        

        MasterBooter can be uninstalled using EFDISK with a command line
        option. Simply typing 'efdisk /mbr' in DOS or in a DOS box under
        Windows will uninstall MasterBooter.
        This command will unhide all hidden partitions. Note that the
        currently active partition will boot after restarting the computer.


     6) Important Notes
        

        - Before using this program, be sure to disable the virus warning
          option in your system's BIOS (if it has this option).
        - Install MasterBooter from DOS or Win9x/ME. It won't install from
          WinNT/2000/XP/2003/Vista, OS/2, Linux, etc.
        - It is usually a good idea to create logical drives for common
          data. Note that logical drives will always be accessible, they
          cannot be hidden. Use the DOS FDISK or Vindows Disk Administrator
          tool to create an extended partition and the logical drives.
        - Bear in mind that the C: drive is always the active partition.
        - Prior to v3.1, every harddisk, which was not the first in the
          system and was bootfixed, must be bootfixed again when putting
          as the first harddisk.


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 A STEP-BY-STEP EXAMPLE  8 


         Let's assume that we have a 120Gig master and an old 2Gig slave
         harddisk. We want a WinXP, a Win98, a Linux and a DOS system.
         We also need two logical drives, an NTFS for large files
         and a FAT32 for shared Win98 and WinXP data.
         Let's partition the harddisks in the following way:

         Master: 20Gb - for WinXP
                 10Gb - for Win98
                 90Gb - for an extended partition with four logical drives:
                             9Gb for Linux
                             1Gb for Linux swap
                             60Gb for NTFS logical drive (for XP only)
                             20Gb for FAT32 logical drive (for XP and 98)

         Slave:  2Gb   - for DOS/Win3.1

         Here's the recipe:

         0: Create a bootable media (PenDrive in this example) and copy
            FORMAT, FDISK, EFDISK and MRBOOTER onto it.
         1: Boot with the PenDrive and run the 'efdisk /mbr' command.
            Run EFDISK and create the 20Gb and 10Gb partitions on the master
            harddisk (both are FAT32 LBA type). Set the first active. Save the
            changes by pressing F10.
         2: Reboot with the PenDrive and format C: and D:
         3: Reboot with the WinXP installation CD and install WinXP to C:
         4: Create the extended partition and logical drives with then WinXP
            disk administrator utility. All logical drives must be FAT32,
            except the third, which must be NTFS.
         5: Reboot with the PenDrive, run EFDISK, hide the first partition
            and set the second active. Save the changes by pressing F10.
         6: Reboot with the Win98 installation CD and install Win98 to C:
            Note, that the active partition is always the C: drive.
         7: Reboot using the Linux installation media and begin Linux
            installation. Use /dev/hda5 for the root system and /dev/hda6
            for the swap. Change the type of /dev/hda5 from FAT32 to Linux and
            /dev/hda6 from FAT32 to Linux Swap before initalizing the
            partitions. Install LILO or GRUB into the superblock of /dev/hda5.
         8: Reboot with the PenDrive. Run the 'efdisk /mbr 2' command to prepare
            the slave harddisk. Run EFDISK and create the 2Gb BIGDOS partition
            for DOS/Win3.1 on the slave harddisk, set it active and save the
            changes by pressing F10.
         9: Reboot with a DOS 6.x system disk. Because DOS 6.x cannot use
            FAT32, NTFS and Linux partitions, C: is now the FAT partition on
            the second disk. So format C: with the '/s' command line option.
        10: Reboot using the PenDrive. Now install MasterBooter. It should
            detect all four operating systems. It's not needed to hide the
            Windows systems from the DOS system in this case, because
            DOS cannot see FAT32/NTFS/Linux drives.
        11. Reboot, the menu should pop up. Select the DOS system and install
            DOS/Win3.1 to C:
        12. Ready.

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 HISTORY  9 


       Version:

       1.0b - First official test release. Max number of OSes is 4, no
              password protecting, no FAT hiding, system names are
              max 8 characters long, no partitioning utility

       1.1  - Both versions: - Added EFDISK partitioning program to package
                             - Fixed typos in documentation
                             - Removed 'by NagyD' string from loader
                             - Improved 'string input' routine
                             - Added Hungarian documentation
              Registered:    - Minor bug fixes
                             - Added support for unknown file system
                             - Added infinite boot delay time
              Shareware:     - Minor bug fixes

       1.2  - Both versions: - Less useless MBR writes (better loader routine)
                             - If an OS is not on the first harddisk, then
                               MasterBooter will examine that the 'physical
                               drive number' value in the boot sector is
                               correct. If not, it will be corrected.
                               For example OS/2 cannot boot if this value is
                               incorrect.
                             - OS/2's Boot Manager doesn't patch the MBR (this
                               was an error in the documentation of
                               MasterBooter), so it can coexist with
                               MasterBooter (but unnecessary).

       1.3  - Both versions: - Fixed a small bug in the Boot Sector patcher
                             - Added LILO detection in the MBR
                             - Loader now clears screen if necessary
                             - System names can be up to 16 characters long

       1.4  - Both versions: - Small improvements in loader routine

       1.5  - Both versions: - Added WinNT support
                             - Some documentation cosmetics and additions

                      A Big Thanks goes to Jonathan Baker-Bates, who helped
                      me to re-write and correct the documentation.

              Shareware:     - Added Novell DOS support

       2.0  - Both versions: - Added support for password protecting partitions
                             - Added support for hiding/unhiding FAT partitions
                             - Better OS detection routine
                             - Fixed documentation bug in the example section
                             - DOC files are renamed to TXT

       2.1  - Both versions: - After writing the new Master Boot Record,
                               pressing ESC will quit to DOS (doesn't reboot)
                             - Tested with OS/2 v4.0 (Merlin)
                             - Added support for beeping when boot menu appears
              Registered:    - Added Win98 support
                             - Added support for booting up to 6 OSes

       2.2  - Both versions: - Added IBM DOS support
                             - Added FreeBSD support
                             - On-the-fly FAT unhiding during booting if hidden
                             - Loader routine now flushes keyboard buffer
                             - Nicer boot menu
                             - Now DOS and all Windowses can be booted from
                               a slave HD, but in this case you MUST enable
                               FAT hiding. A big thanks goes to Marcel Remkes
                               for his helping idea
                             - Added DynamicLoader utility
                             - Keyboard input is redirected to standard input,
                               so all keystrokes can be fed from a file
              Shareware:     - Added Win95 support (not Memphis/OSR2)
              Registered:    - MasterBooter now supports command line options
                             - Delay time can be up to 99 secs

       2.3  - Both versions: - Now works in Win9x DOS box
                             - Added more systems
              Registered:    - Added some more command line options
              Loader:        - Remaining delay time is displayed at boot time
                             - Default system is highlighted, arrows and ENTER
                               can be used to select a system

       2.4  - Both versions: - Added BOOTFIX utility. Please read the FAQ for
                               more information. MRBOOTER doesn't patch
                               boot sectors any more
              Registered:    - Now default system can be the last booted one,
                               select 0 at the 'default' question
                             - Added partition protecting. The last partition
                               can be hidden from the boot menu

       2.5  - Both versions: - Fixed a BOOTFIX bug for FAT32 systems
                             - Fixed an MRESCUE bug which appeared on systems
                               with more harddisks
                             - Added SCO OpenServer support

       2.6  - Both versions: - Added MBR virus checking routine in loader
                             - Added HPFS/NTFS hiding capability
                             - Added ability to hide partitions on the first
                               harddisk only
                             - Removed the dynaload utility (sorry)
              Shareware:     - Added OSR2 and Win98 support

       2.7  - Both versions: - Added Solaris support
                             - Smaller bugfixes and cosmetics

       2.8  - Both versions: - Added Oberon support
                             - Added BeOS support
                             - Added support for booting Linux from logical
                               drives
              Registered:    - Added command line options to set menu colors
                             - Tested with Win2000 beta

       2.9  - Both versions: - Fixed a problem which caused false
                               Norton Antivirus alarm
                             - Setup screen shows partition sizes
              Shareware:     - Cannot be installed if registered version
                               is detected. Security feature...

       3.0  - Both versions: - Completely rewritten code
                             - Nice and straightforward installer. This
                               installer imports previous settings if there
                               are any
                             - Different protection system, more systems can
                               be hidden from the boot menu
                             - Dynamic FAT hiding, it is possible to set
                               the FAT hiding options for every system
                             - Added Win2000 support
                             - Added EBIOS support
                             - Revisited documentation
              Registered:    - Added /macro switch
              
       3.1  - Both versions: - Loader bugfix on machines without EBIOS
                             - Now loader patches FAT boot sectors
                                 on-the-fly if needed
                             - Loader shows a screen saver after 1 min
                             - Mrescue bugfixes
                             - Added optional floppy boot support
                             - Tested with PTS-DOS
                             - Tested with WinME
                             - BOOTFIX.COM removed from package, it's
                               available at the homepage as DOSFIX
                             - Updated documentation

       3.2  - Both versions: - Added option to hide the menu completely
                             - More usable on Braille displays
                             - Tested with WinXP
                             - Boots OS/2 from logical drives too
                             - Bug fixed with internal ZIP drives
                             - Screensaver can be disabled
              Shareware:     - The menu delay limit is removed
              Registered:    - Added /funckeys command line option to
                                 enable/disable function keys at boot time

       3.3  - Both versions: - Cosmetic changes and bugfixes
                             - Menu hiding bugfix
                             - Better volume label detection

       3.4  - Both versions: - Added support for huge disks and partitions
                             - Updated documentation

       3.5  - Both versions: - Added true partition hiding for Windows systems
                             - Added OS X support
                             - Tested with Vista
                             - USD price changed
              Registered:    - added command line option to specify target
                               disk to install the menu to

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 REGISTRATION  10 


       Registration benefits the following:

       - Programmable default system
       - Up to 8 operation systems (not 3)
       - Support for command line options

        Registration:

                 Number of licenses   Price
                    
                          1           30 USD or 20 EUR / license
                          2  - 5      24 USD or 16 EUR / license
                          6  - 10     21 USD or 14 EUR / license
                          11 - 20     18 USD or 12 EUR / license
                          21 - 50     15 USD or 10 EUR / license
                          51 - 1000   12 USD or  8 EUR / license
                          1000+        6 USD or  4 EUR / license

                 To arrange for a site or enterprise license for
                 MasterBooter, please contact the author.


        Upon registering you'll get the latest registered version,
        and the newer versions for free if needed.


        You can register in three ways:
        

           1) Check, money order, cash:
              Print the registration form (the file REGISTER.FRM), fill it
              and send it along with the payment to the contact address.
              Use registered mail only. Don't send coins!

           2) Bank transfer:
              Print the registration form (the file REGISTER.FRM), fill it
              and send it to the contact address. Use the following info
              for the bank transfer:
                          Address:    Magyar Kulkereskedelmi Bank Rt.
              Account holder name:    Nagy Daniel
                       Swift code:    MKKB HU HB
                 IBAN Account No.:    HU09 1030 0002 8560 2339 1100 4013

           3) Via eSellerate online. You can register via the Internet
              and immediately receive the registered version of
              Masterbooter by going to:
              http://store.esellerate.net/s.asp?s=STR9214391618
              Multi-unit purchases for up to 1,000 users are available
              and transactions are via a secure server.


        Getting the software:
        

        You can get the software as an e-mail attachment, or you can
        download it from the online store at eSellerate.


        Warning!
        

        You're not allowed to copy or distribute the registered version
        of this software. If you do so, please consider that my whole work
        will be almost wasted time.
        Please support shareware!


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 CONTACT  11 


        If you have any problems, questions or suggestions you can
        contact me via e-mail.
        Bug reports, ideas are also welcome!

        E-mail address:
        
        support@masterbooter.com
 
        WWW homepage:
        
        http://www.masterbooter.com
