ChangeLog

Feb-21-2001 btmgr-3.7-1
  • Compression technology was used to reduce the code size.
  • Changed the command "Rescan All Drivers" to "Rescan All Boot Records".
  • Changed the command "Rescan All Harddrives" to "Rescan All Partitions".
  • Added a "-c" (disable CD-ROM booting) option into installer program.
  • Added a Y2k workaround patch for old buggy BIOS.
  • Added a compile option "STRICT_PART_CHECK" to control the partition check policy used by SBM, see Makefile for details.

Dec-5-2000 btmgr-3.6-4
  • A bug-fix version.

Oct-12-2000 btmgr-3.6-3
  • Four special commands, "Previous MBR", "Power Off", "Quit to BIOS" and "Reboot" were added into Boot Menu.
  • The installation program was improved to support SCSI drivers.
  • Some bugfixes and enhancement for CD-ROM Booting module.

Sept-14-2000 btmgr-3.6-2
  • Fixed a serious bug in CD-ROM Booting module, which prevents Windows 9x from initializing the IDE controller.

Sept-12-2000 btmgr-3.6-1
  • Many bugfixes and code clean-ups.
  • CD-ROM Booting is available.
  • Grammar correction for English documentation.
  • Hiding Number, Type as well as Flags from the Boot Menu.

Sept-4-2000 btmgr-3.5-4
  • Added Spanish and French themes.
  • Some code enhancement for installer.

Aug-25-2000 btmgr-3.5-3
  • Czech Theme and Documentation. Thanks brz (brz@post.cz)
  • Russian Theme. Thanks Victor O`Muerte (vomuerte@mail.ru)
  • Hide Number, Type as well as Flags of Boot Menu.
  • Code clean up and bugfixes.

Aug-13-2000 btmgr-3.5-2
  • German theme. (Thanks Dirk Knop.)
  • Hungarian theme. (Thanks Lenart Janos. )
  • A few grammar corrections.
  • Code cleanup for installer.

Aug-9-2000 btmgr-3.5-1
  • Online installation and uninstallation.
  • Weekly Boot Schedule.
  • Boot Previous MBR.
  • Support Non-standard keyboard (azerty, qwertz, dvorak, ansi-dvorak).
  • Toggle Extended Int 13H.
  • Many bugfixes.

July-12-2000 btmgr-3.4-1
  • Added "Boot hard disk's MBR" feature.
  • Added "Remember the last booted record" feature.

July-9-2000 btmgr-3.3-2

Jun-19-2000 btmgr-3.3-1
  • Added three easy-to-use command menus.
  • Fixed some bugs.
  • Updated documentation.

Jun-4-2000 btmgr-3.2-1
  • Added Swap driver ID feature (CTRL-X).
  • Added Show/hide flags switch (CTRL-F).
  • Fixed some bugs.
  • Updated documentation.

May-26-2000 btmgr-3.1-2
  • Updated the documentations.
  • Added Power Off function.
  • Added a French theme.

May-9-2000 btmgr-3.1-1
  • Updated documentation.
  • Added two other Security Modes.
  • Added Boot Record Information Box.
  • Added Scroll Bar.
  • Added Boot Schedule Feature.
  • Added Preload Keystrokes Feature.
  • Added Duplicate and Move Boot Record Features.

Apr-9-2000 btmgr-3.0-3
  • Added Solaris partition id in order to recognize the Solaris partition correctly.
  • Updated documentation.

Apr-3-2000 btmgr-3.0-2
Added a simple user guide.

Mar-30-2000 btmgr-3.0-1
  • Added Makefiles and Linux installation program.
  • Fixed the bug that made it impossible to save changes.
  • Added INSTALL file and completed the README file.
  • Added a new dos installation program which is derived from the Linux version.

Feb-27-2000 btmgr-3.0-beta-3
  • Change the method of partition hiding/unhiding.
    Now only partitions with certain types can be hidden. Added 0x10 to the type to hide the partition, instead of setting the type to 0xA0.
  • Added a feature:
    when scanning the boot record, the records of primary partitions with certain partition types will be marked as auto active.
  • Fixed some bugs.

Feb-21-2000 btmgr-3.0-beta-2
  • Change the structure of font_data.
  • Added Chinese language theme.
  • Fixed some bugs.

Feb-16-2000 btmgr-3.0-beta-1
The first beta version of this software.