Tag Archive for 'easybcd'

PCWizKid’s EasyBCD Video Tutorial

PCWizKid of PCWizKid’s Tech Talk has been kind enough to create an über-cool EasyBCD video tutorial that covers the basics of bootloader configuration and manipulation via EasyBCD. The video’s been an instant-hit on YouTube, and we’ve embedded a copy of it below.
Note that in the video, PCWizKid is using EasyBCD 1.7.2, which is the latest [...]

Don’t Forget About the Dual-Booters!

InfoWorld has an article out today wherein Randall Kenney of the “Windows Sentinel” team (a program used to monitor system settings and performance to provide aggregate data for analysis) trashes end-user uptake of Windows Vista by revealing that 35% of surveyed PCs that ship with Vista have downgraded to Windows XP.
While that’s a stunning [...]

EasyBCD 1.7.2 Released

EasyBCD 1.7.2 has just been released, and is available from download from the official EasyBCD download page.
EasyBCD 1.7.2 has only two minor changes, both of which involve the installer. The more important of the two involves the installer UI: Windows Vista SP1 broke the EasyBCD installer (buttons’ text was no longer legible), making it [...]

Hectuple is Not a Real Word

Repeat after me: “Hectuple is not a real word. There is no such thing as a hectuple.”
NeoSmart user David Q. wrote in to let us know that our usage of the word “hectuple” on the EasyBCD download page to refer to a 7-entry multi-boot environment is, quite frankly, wrong:

How to Repair the Windows Vista Bootloader

There’s a section of the EasyBCD documentation/user manual/wiki that contains more than just information on how to use the program. If you’ve corrupted your bootloader, run into one or more bootmgr-related errors, installed Windows XP or Linux after installing Vista, or otherwise managed to fry, crack, melt, or break the Vista bootloader, then here’s how [...]

January 2008 Update

There’s been a lot going on so far at NeoSmart Technologies, and 2008 is shaping up to be an exciting year… Yes, January is almost over; so, no, this isn’t a New Year’s resolutions list. The thing about New Year’s resolutions is that they’re almost always left unfulfilled. But that doesn’t mean we can’t share [...]

EasyBCD 1.7.1 Released!

EasyBCD 1.7.1 has just hit the press, our caching engines have been activated, and we’re ready for you to come and get it!
EasyBCD 1.7.1 is a bugfix build that fixes a couple of bugs and improves some other aspects of the program:

Compatible with the new Wubi Gutsy Gibbon releases.
EasyBCD now warns users [...]

Introducing the EasyBCD Debug Toolkit (and EasyBCD 1.7.1 Beta)

Just a quick heads-up: EasyBCD 1.7.1 has entered the beta stage and can be grabbed at the usual beta builds thread.
EasyBCD 1.7.1 is a bugfix build that addresses two issues that have come up since our (most stable release ever!) 1.7 final a couple of months back. Perhaps you’ll find our new EasyBCD 1.7.1 [...]

EasyBCD 1.7 Released & Up for Download!

 Go and grab yourself a fresh, hot, right-out-of-the-compiler copy of EasyBCD 1.7 before your old bootloader realizes what hit it! Another release of EasyBCD is now available after months of beta testing and – in true NeoSmart fashion - brings dozens of new features and innovative ideas to the table; this time with even more versatility than [...]

EasyBCD 1.61 RC2 Uploaded

 Just a quick post: for those of you that were not aware, in our Support Forums (support for all NeoSmart software, Windows Vista & co., Linux, and more), there is a thread dedicated to beta builds of EasyBCD (and other software betas soon to come).
We’ve just uploaded EasyBCD 1.61 RC2 and highly encourage all our [...]