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VPart

Version:

2001.11. 8

Release date:

Wednesday, 1 August, 2001

License:

Open source (generic)

Interface:

Italiano

Authors/Port authors:

Veit Kannegieser

A graphical bootmanager, very configurable, that does not need a hard disk partition. The menu can have up to 10 entries and is easy to use. With bootvirus-protection, password mouse and CD-Rom boot support.

This software is distributed as compressed package. You have to download and manually install it; if prerequisites are required, you will have to manually install them too.

Manual installation

Program is distributed as ZIP/ARJ package: download to temporary directory and unpack. Read vpart.eng and run vpartos2.exe. You can easily uninstall Vpart with vpartos2.exe u or lvm (fdisk) /newmbr.
In icon_gal.png you can see the available icons. See below for download link(s).

Following ones are the download links for manual installation:

VPart v. 2001.11. 8 (1/8/2001, Veit Kannegieser)	Readme/What's new	history ═══════ please look into VPART.DEU, last chapter, "Geschichte" 2000.12.03..2001.03.24 ■ support for >=1024 cylinders with OS/2 , "I13X" at 3000:0 ■ set VPART_FORCE_LBA=1 to allways use BIOS functions for large HD ■ Icons revised ■ APM-support ■ remember last menu selection in a file on a FAT volume, SETBOOTF ■ LVM-info sectors are preserved ■ evalute LVM info sectors ■ disable A20 gate ■ load NIC boot ROM from disk (BOOT_ROM.ENG)
hobbes.nmsu.edu/download/pub/os2/util/startup/vpart.zip
VPart v. 2001.11. 8 (Source code, 1/8/2001, Veit Kannegieser)	Readme/What's new	Geschichte ══════════ 2001.11.07 ■ 2001.10.19 VPARTOS2.EXE/logisch beschädigt Startsektoren beim Schreiben ■ Verstecken von Partitionen: Dateisystemtyp und LVM
kannegieser.net/veit/quelle/vpart_src.arj