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Boot Manager with partition hiding for XP/2003

$100-500 USD

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Posted about 20 years ago

$100-500 USD

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The objective of this project is to replace DriveImage 7 with Norton Ghost. Drive Image 7 can reboot the PC from within Windows and run a image save or image load then return to windows. Norton Ghost cannot do this so I guess Symantec just have to buy the company that makes Drive Image 7 (PowerQuest). The boot manager can help to resolve this, by selectively hiding unused partitions and set the unhidden partition active. The problem is, how do we tell the boot manager what to reveal and what to hide? We can use lilo or grub for example, but school PCs must be locked down. The proposed solution is to use the filecreateddate property. The 'boot manager ini' file can be on any partition but the app must use the latest one. The first partition on the disk is Windows XP (or 2003). Windows XP must not see the second, very small partition running IBM DOS. The installation program must run under Windows. The app must use the settings in c:\[login to view URL] to choose which partition to boot. You can read more about this technique at [login to view URL] ## Deliverables 1) Complete and fully-functional working program(s) in executable form as well as complete source code of all work done. 2) Deliverables must be in ready-to-run condition, as follows? (depending on the nature? of the deliverables): a)? For web sites or? other server-side deliverables intended to only ever exist in one place in the Buyer's environment--Deliverables must be installed by the Seller in ready-to-run condition in the Buyer's environment. b) For all others including desktop software or software the buyer intends to distribute: A software? installation package that will install the software in ready-to-run condition on the platform(s) specified in this bid request. 3) All deliverables will be considered "work made for hire" under U.S. Copyright law. Buyer will receive exclusive and complete copyrights to all work purchased. (No GPL, GNU, 3rd party components, etc. unless all copyright ramifications are explained AND AGREED TO by the buyer on the site per the coder's Seller Legal Agreement). ## Platform Windows XP Pro Windows 2003
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