At startup, the Windows XP boot loader, NTLDR, reads the information stored to the boot.ini file to determine which operating systems the computer can boot from and uses this data to create a boot ...

That tool is Easy2Boot, and don't let the janky UI put you off because you will want to learn what it can do. My only suggestion is to get a large USB drive to use with it, since you will want to fit ...

It's easy to make boot disks on old Macs for older hardware, but as the years have gone on, it's gotten a little more difficult. Here's how to make classic Mac OS 9 and early Mac OS X boot media on ...

If you receive an error message – Failure when attempting to copy boot files, then this post may be able to help you fix the problem. BCDBoot is a command-line ...

I've been looking for a program to make a .img file off of some files on my HD and then make a bootable CD. I've tried Adaptec, Nero, and CDRWin. Adaptec only allows you to make an .img file from a ...

Some users have complained about this problem that when they start their computer, it doesn’t boot. Instead, a Default Boot Device Missing or Boot Failed blue ...

In my last tutorial I introduced you to Windows 2000's Disk Probe, a utility that lets you modify almost anything on your system's hard disk on a sector-by-sector basis. Now it's time to start using ...

Learn about how the cutting-edge, free software Heads project detects BIOS and kernel tampering, all with keys under your control. Disclaimer: I work for Purism, and my experience with Heads began as ...

One of the last things the Linux kernel does during system boot is mount the root filesystem. The Linux kernel dictates no filesystem structure, but user space applications expect to find files with ...

The files on the DVD don't look bootable.. In order to rule out that it's not an issue with that physical computer and in order for the thing to be reproducable, i thought of trying it in a Virtual ...