Comments on: How To Modify The Boot Manager In Windows Vista http://cybernetnews.com/how-to-modify-the-boot-manager-in-windows-vista/ Technology News Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:45:09 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: anonymous? http://cybernetnews.com/how-to-modify-the-boot-manager-in-windows-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-51531 anonymous? Tue, 12 Dec 2006 10:12:19 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/09/04/how-to-modify-the-boot-manager-in-windows-vista/#comment-51531 at first, computer guru made ("helped with" according to pronetworks) vistabootpro, then got out of the illegal contract. this resulted in pronetworks starting lawsuits against him, and banning him. he later made easybcd, with none of the oroginal code of vistabootpro, which he did write, and pronetworks reverse-engineered it. and no, i am not computer guru, nor do i work for/with neosmart. if you don't believe me...well thats your problem. at first, computer guru made (”helped with” according to pronetworks) vistabootpro, then got out of the illegal contract. this resulted in pronetworks starting lawsuits against him, and banning him. he later made easybcd, with none of the oroginal code of vistabootpro, which he did write, and pronetworks reverse-engineered it.

and no, i am not computer guru, nor do i work for/with neosmart. if you don’t believe me…well thats your problem.

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/how-to-modify-the-boot-manager-in-windows-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-26082 Ryan Mon, 09 Oct 2006 12:02:27 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/09/04/how-to-modify-the-boot-manager-in-windows-vista/#comment-26082 Definitely looks like you're right but where did they get the source code from? I didn't see that it was available. Definitely looks like you’re right but where did they get the source code from? I didn’t see that it was available.

]]> By: Jeff http://cybernetnews.com/how-to-modify-the-boot-manager-in-windows-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-26058 Jeff Mon, 09 Oct 2006 06:53:32 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/09/04/how-to-modify-the-boot-manager-in-windows-vista/#comment-26058 PROnetworks is <em>not</em> the original author of this program. This program is built on "borrowed" code, the original author being "Computer Guru" of NeoSmart Technologies. The <strong>real</strong> program is <a href="http://neosmart.net/dl.php?id=1" rel="nofollow">EasyBCD</a> and it really works, with more features, less bloat, and <strong>no theft of code or intellectual property</strong>. Anywho.... how the hell is VistaBootPRO at version 3.1 when Vista hasn't even gone gold? Just look at the changelog: it's an exact copy of EasyBCD's... They obviously just look at NeoSmart's changelog and try to copy it. Just giving the facts.. CG deserves some credit. PROnetworks is not the original author of this program.
This program is built on “borrowed” code, the original author being “Computer Guru” of NeoSmart Technologies.

The real program is [neosmart.net] and it really works, with more features, less bloat, and no theft of code or intellectual property.

Anywho…. how the hell is VistaBootPRO at version 3.1 when Vista hasn’t even gone gold?

Just look at the changelog: it’s an exact copy of EasyBCD’s… They obviously just look at NeoSmart’s changelog and try to copy it.

Just giving the facts.. CG deserves some credit.

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/how-to-modify-the-boot-manager-in-windows-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-16866 Ryan Mon, 04 Sep 2006 22:54:45 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/09/04/how-to-modify-the-boot-manager-in-windows-vista/#comment-16866 Hmm, guess I was lucky that Vista recognized my SATA drive without a problem. All of my drivers work great and the ones that Vista couldn't install automatically the old ones worked fine (just for my memory card reader). Hmm, guess I was lucky that Vista recognized my SATA drive without a problem. All of my drivers work great and the ones that Vista couldn’t install automatically the old ones worked fine (just for my memory card reader).

]]> By: PuGz http://cybernetnews.com/how-to-modify-the-boot-manager-in-windows-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-16863 PuGz Mon, 04 Sep 2006 22:41:46 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/09/04/how-to-modify-the-boot-manager-in-windows-vista/#comment-16863 I installed vista when beta 2 came out but never got in to using it. Was just too buggy and didn't play nice with open office which I use for work. I installed Pre-RC1 this weekend and have been loving it. It actually had drivers for my hardware(minus my sound blaster live! 5.1, but thats a creative issue) unlike the last time when it didn't detect my network card, tv tuner, or one of my hard drive controllers. I still had to put a floppy in but I guess I could have used a cd or a USB jump drive to add my sata drivers. I wish Microsoft would at least add some of the more common ones to the installer. Luckily there are hacked drivers out for the SBlive which I found after a quick google search. The only issue I have left is one website I use for work not allowing me to use anything but IE6. I have not figured anything out there. I installed vista when beta 2 came out but never got in to using it. Was just too buggy and didn’t play nice with open office which I use for work. I installed Pre-RC1 this weekend and have been loving it. It actually had drivers for my hardware(minus my sound blaster live! 5.1, but thats a creative issue) unlike the last time when it didn’t detect my network card, tv tuner, or one of my hard drive controllers. I still had to put a floppy in but I guess I could have used a cd or a USB jump drive to add my sata drivers. I wish Microsoft would at least add some of the more common ones to the installer. Luckily there are hacked drivers out for the SBlive which I found after a quick google search.

The only issue I have left is one website I use for work not allowing me to use anything but IE6. I have not figured anything out there.

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/how-to-modify-the-boot-manager-in-windows-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-16817 Ryan Mon, 04 Sep 2006 18:57:13 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/09/04/how-to-modify-the-boot-manager-in-windows-vista/#comment-16817 Microsoft decided for security reasons that users should not be the administrator of the computer by default. Linux has been doing this for quite some time and they must have thought it was a good idea. When you want to install a program it does not make you log out to do so. It simply pops-up with a window asking whether you authorize the program to install. The new feature definitely takes some getting used to but it is great to have the extra security. There are ways that you can enable the administrator account and use that but it really isn't that bad. This is a good article if you want to learn more about how this works and see some screenshots of what it does: http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_ff_uac.asp Microsoft decided for security reasons that users should not be the administrator of the computer by default. Linux has been doing this for quite some time and they must have thought it was a good idea. When you want to install a program it does not make you log out to do so. It simply pops-up with a window asking whether you authorize the program to install.

The new feature definitely takes some getting used to but it is great to have the extra security. There are ways that you can enable the administrator account and use that but it really isn’t that bad.

This is a good article if you want to learn more about how this works and see some screenshots of what it does:
[winsupersite.com]

]]> By: Inferno_str1ke http://cybernetnews.com/how-to-modify-the-boot-manager-in-windows-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-16810 Inferno_str1ke Mon, 04 Sep 2006 18:43:58 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/09/04/how-to-modify-the-boot-manager-in-windows-vista/#comment-16810 Vista appears to be coming along nicely, but I'll be interested to see this UAC stuff. On every setup of XP I use the first thing I do once Windows boots is go to the user account section in Computer Management and delete every user except for Administrator and Guest. As I'm the only one who uses the PC I see no point in there being an Admin account as well as mine, especially if both have the same rights. From what you're saying it seems like you aren't running the PC as an Admin and I can't help wondering why? Is there no option to? Do you have to log in and out repeatedly when installing stuff? Why click run as Admin when you could just be the Admin? In short, it's looking nice but the user account stuff annoyed me about XP and I wish they allowed a single user install which wouldn't have any of that documents and settings crap - a single 'Profile' folder on the C: drive (next to a single 'My Documents' folder) would have been much nicer. Vista appears to be coming along nicely, but I’ll be interested to see this UAC stuff.

On every setup of XP I use the first thing I do once Windows boots is go to the user account section in Computer Management and delete every user except for Administrator and Guest. As I’m the only one who uses the PC I see no point in there being an Admin account as well as mine, especially if both have the same rights. From what you’re saying it seems like you aren’t running the PC as an Admin and I can’t help wondering why? Is there no option to? Do you have to log in and out repeatedly when installing stuff? Why click run as Admin when you could just be the Admin?

In short, it’s looking nice but the user account stuff annoyed me about XP and I wish they allowed a single user install which wouldn’t have any of that documents and settings crap – a single ‘Profile’ folder on the C: drive (next to a single ‘My Documents’ folder) would have been much nicer.

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