
                                    History
                  Copyright (c) 1997 - 2000 Vijai K. Amarnath
                              All rights reserved.

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Version 2000
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Can boot upto 100 operating systems!
Sports a damn sexy interface now.
Boot menu now supports all types of partitions!
Boot menu now supports complete partition hiding.
Boot menu now has a damn fast i/o subsystem.
The simple menu has been put back on request.
Boot menu now has plenty of advanced features.
Boot menu even checks for boot sector viruses.
You can now set your own default boot partition!

Boot menu now has a complete online help system.
Boot menu now blocks unbootable entries from booting!
You can now remove unwanted entries from the boot menu.
Partition hiding works much better, easier & faster now.
Boot menu now can fix FAT boot sector bug on the fly!
Boot menu code has been heavily optimized.
The wallpaper has been removed.
All known bugs have been fixed.

Installation now takes less than a second!
Installation is fully automatic & much easier now!
Installer now has a damn great error handler.
(In case of trouble, it'll tell you what's what & what to do.)
Installer now has a better i/o sub-system.
The uninstaller now gives you a clean uninstall.
The event logger has been completely rewritten.

All the documents have been completely revised.
A document viewer bug has been fixed.
Better service at <feedback@osloader.com>.

Version 3.1
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Boot menu now supports FAT hiding!
Boot menu pops up instantaneously (timer is set to zero by default).
Boot menu now automatically unhides hidden partitions on-the-fly.
The simple menu has been removed.

The installer now checks for windows automatically.
The installer now generates a complete log every time.
Fixed a bug which doesn't let you install OSLoader.

All the documents have been entirely redone.

Version 3.0c
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Can boot upto 32 operating systems!
Boot menu now has a help screen!
Boot menu now has an improved error handler!
Boot menu now ignores extended FAT partitions.
Boot menu now boots DOS from the second hard drive.
Fixed the "diskette-change-line-active" menace.

Installer now has an improved 'debug.log'
Installer now fixes pdn value in boot sectors!
Original mbr is now put in c:\.
Install log is quickly generated now.

Version 3.0b
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Boot menu now properly remembers the last boot partition.
Boot menu now ignores linux swap partition.
Boot menu code has been optimized.

Image can now reside in harddisk 2's freespace.
Can be installed from a floppy.

Version 3.0
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Boot menu has been completely recoded!
Can boot upto 16 operating systems!
Boot menu dynamically configures itself during every boot!
Boot menu now handles multiple harddisks!
Boot menu now identifies logical drives too!
Locking mechanism has been improved!
Has a timer, whose delay can be varied (0-99 secs)!
Boot menu now has wallpaper.
Password protection has been removed.

Installer has been completely recoded!
Installer now has a very advanced device handler!
Installer now has a very good error handler too!
Image can now reside in free spaces between partitions!
Supports fragmented image files in FAT16/BIGDOS/FAT32 partitions!
Online help viewer has been separated.
Edisk maker has been removed.

OSLoader has its own web site now! (www.osloader.com)

Version 2.1b
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Fixed a few bugs in the interface.
Boot menu now identifies FAT32 partitions properly.
Installer now makes sure the image is not fragmented.

Version 2.1a
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Boot menu sports a new "very clean & uncluttered" interface!
Boot menu has both simple and advanced menus!
Boot menu now has password protection!
Boot menu now has an improved timer!
Boot menu now has a clock.

Installer now has a online help viewer!
Installer now creates an emergency disk before install!

Version 2.0b
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Boot menu now reports the partition sizes properly.

Installer has been improved.

Version 2.0a
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Boot menu now has an improved interface!
Boot menu now has a timer!
Boot menu now ignores extended partitions.

Version 1.0 - Version 1.4
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Can boot upto 4 operating systems.
Has a very simple interface.

Installer does not require any configuration.

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                            ^..^ Happy Booting ^..^

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