Boot ChoOSer

Boot ChoOSer is a simple tool that will help you manage Windows NT's multiple boot manager from inside Windows. You'll find it useful if you have multiple versions of Windows installed on your computer, and frequently boot back and forth between them.

Without Boot ChoOSer, switching between operating systems requires being present -- and paying attention -- as your computer reboots, so that you can select the correct OS from NT's boot menu. Set the delay too low, and you might miss it; set it higher, and your computer takes longer to boot. And if you're using an operating system that was not the default at boot time, a computer restart will boot back into the default operating system, which can wreak havoc with installation programs and Windows NT's crash-recovery features.

Without Boot ChoOSer, switching between multiple installations of Windows 9x is not even possible without manual editing of configuration files before you reboot.

With Boot ChoOSer, one click does the work, and your computer will restart into the chosen OS without any further input required. The new OS will remain the default until you again change OS's with Boot ChoOSer (of course, you can still select a different OS at boot time).

Here are some key features of "Boot ChoOSer":

￭ Sets reboot timer to 5 seconds to speed unattended reboots ￭ Can change default OS (for next boot) without rebooting ￭ Boldfaces current default operating system (so you'll know which one starts after an unattended reboot) ￭ Fits on taskbar (to conserve screen space) if available; still works if not ￭ Manages multiple OS's listed in BOOT.INI (for the Windows 2000/NT boot manager) and MSDOS.SYS (for the Windows 9x boot manager) ￭ Hotkey for quick access