EasyBCD 2.0 Beta Builds

[Computer Guru]

This is a locked topic with the latest beta builds for EasyBCD 2.0.
This thread will be updated whenever a new build is available for public testing. You may subscribe to this topic for notification of the availability of new builds.

You must be registered and logged in to download beta builds!

You may not host or mirror these files anywhere!

Changelogs are not always available, and there is no guarantee whatsoever that accompanies these builds. Always make a backup of your BCD data with a stable version of EasyBCD before trying anything in this thread.

You may install beta versions of EasyBCD without uninstalling the older ones - EasyBCD Setup will take care of that automatically for you.

[Get Notifications on Future Beta Releases] [EasyBCD Documentation] [Report a Bug]

Download EasyBCD 2.0 Beta, Build 76

[Computer Guru]

Same build (35646) re-uploaded, but unzipped.

[Computer Guru]

New build (29276) uploaded.

Features several bugfixes (from older betas and previous versions).
Important changes:
* Short file names for Linux loaders are used unless a file already exists, and so the extended format is deployed instead. (e.g. nst_grub.mbr vs nst_grub-1234...555.mbr)
* Fixed update-checker to not crash if network settings are broken
* Removed some dependencies (smaller setup size)
* Some other stuff......

(If you received email notification twice - sorry, the first time it didn't go out right).

[Computer Guru]

Build 36323 uploaded.

Fixes regression bug with grubless installs (where you get a blank menu.lst)
Adds experimental support for bypassing driver signing on x64. (please test!)


Important note
When testing the experimental x64 option, please create a new entry and enable bypassing driver signing for that entry - just in case something goes wrong you'll have your old entry to get back into Vista with.

[Computer Guru]

Build 27176 has just been uploaded.

Tons of new goodies, including detection of extended partitions, adavanced DOS/Win9x support (via bootsect.dos), several bug fixes, smaller setup, support for loading operating systems from an implicit boot drive, several bugfixes, and a lot of other things.

This will most likely be the final 1.61 beta build if no bugs are found! Please test it thoroughly, and report any functional or cosmetic bugs you find!

[Computer Guru]

New build 14371 uploaded.

* Fixes TweakVI Downloader bug
* New NTLDR auto-location features
* iReboot Integration
* Open & Modify external BCD store
* Other changes

[Computer Guru]

Download EasyBCD 1.61 Build 17357

Fixed a read-only bug in the "Select BCD Store" feature.

[Computer Guru]

Download EasyBCD 1.61 Build 21279

* Full WinPE Support
* Support for Ramdisks
* Enhancements to Legacy Windows support
* Rewritten "Recreate BCD Files" and "Reset BCD Data" options
* Fully compatible w/ installing Vista bootloader on non-Vista machines

[Computer Guru]

It's been a while since the last update; but it's an important one.

* Fixes issues with UAC (regression bug, not found in older 1.6 builds)
* Integrated manifest file
* Fixed crash when no drive letter identified/found for an entry
* Full & Complete WinPE 2.0 support. (Will not support WinPE 1.0 - which is used in BartPE & co.)
* Couple of other things.

This is RC2.

Should all go well, it's going to go gold. Please test as best as you can.

Download EasyBCD 1.61 Build 63

[Computer Guru]

Fixes a single bug.

Download EasyBCD 1.61 Build 39328

[Computer Guru]

EasyBCD 1.7 Final released.

Thanks everyone for all your beta-testing help.

[Computer Guru]

Follows is the first build in the 1.7.1 lineup.

We're now using new build numbers, starting with build 1 which was the 1.7.0 final release.
Versioning format: Major.Minor.Bugfix.Build

Current beta version: 1.7.1.2

Changes:
* Fixes bug when saving changes on certain systems
* Fixes listing of extended partitions
* Support for the all-new EasyBCD Debug Toolkit (NEW!!)

See follow-up post for info about the debug toolkit.

Download EasyBCD 1.7.1 Build 2

[Computer Guru]

Current beta version: 1.7.1.3

Changes:
* Fixes bug when saving changes on certain systems
* Notify users and prompt to fix when NTLDR not found
* Notify users and prompt to fix when bootsect.dos not found
* Install bootsector-related entries with an explict device parameter

Download EasyBCD 1.7.1 Build 3

[Computer Guru]

Current beta version: 1.7.1.4

Changes:
* Performance optimizations
* Code refactoring

Download EasyBCD 1.7.1 Beta, Build 4

Please test this build as heavily as possible, because it's going to ship out as final if it's working OK!


Addendum:


Current beta version: 1.7.1.5

Changes:
* iReboot button disabled on Windows Server 2003
* No WMI dependencies for WinPE support

Download EasyBCD 1.7.1 Beta, Build 5

Please test this build as heavily as possible, because it's going to ship out as final if it's working OK!

[Computer Guru]

EasyBCD 2.0 Build 53 uploaded.