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10-07-2019, 01:35 PM
FlashBoot:
If you recently bought new computer or replaced a HDD with an SSD, then you need to transfer an operating system with all installed programs, settings, documents, games and browsers to a new PC or new disk. But this is a tedious process which takes a lot of time.
FlashBoot is a tool which can save your time. Create an installable clone of Windows 7/8.x/10 (including all your apps and data) on the USB thumbdrive/HDD and instantly transfer your entire OS to another computer, even with dissimilar hardware: FlashBoot supports driver integration and comes with a large set of prepackaged drivers. In the case of next ransomware virus attack, loss/theft of laptop, hard drive failure or Windows Update failure, you can have a safely-stored copy of your entire OS and all programs, and restore it in no time!
Bootable clones is another FlashBoot feature which enables you to boot Windows 8.1/10 directly from USB storage device on any PC. Have a copy of your computer in your pocket, ready to go under any circumstance. Need your favorite app, document, game, or browser while you're traveling? Need a second work environment for privacy? Just break out USB thumbdrive with bootable clone of your OS, prepared by FlashBoot!
Also FlashBoot can aid in installation of Windows 7 to new computers, even with NVMe storage devices and USB 3.0 controllers. FlashBoot can prepare Windows Setup on USB thumbdrive with all necessary drivers integrated, and additionally FlashBoot can gain unpartitioned disk space for dual-boot configurations by reinstalling your OEM copy of Windows 10 in-place.
Free edition of FlashBoot supports conversion of Windows Setup to bootable USB storage device, fresh installation of Windows 8.x/10 to USB storage device, which will boot independently from main OS on HDD/SSD, and USB storage device imaging.
Features:
Create installable clone of Windows on USB thumbdrive
Create bootable clone of Windows 8.1/10 on USB thumbdrive
Install Windows 7 to New Laptop or New PC
Install full-featured Windows 8/8.1/10 to USB thumbdrive
Save/restore USB thumbdrive to/from image file
Convert WindowsXP or BartPE to bootable USB thumbdrive
Compatibility with Windows XP and Vista
FlashBoot is fully functional under Windows XP and Windows Vista. FlashBoot does not mount registry hives, FAT filesystems, WIM and VHD images via Windows kernel. These features are implemented inside FlashBoot, without invocation of platform-specific tools.
If you run FlashBoot under Windows XP, formatting in UEFI mode will still work, but because resulting USB thumbdrive will have GPT layout (instead of usual MBR layout), you won't be able to view list of files on the resulting USB thumbdrive in Windows XP File Explorer. Under Windows Vista/7/8/8.1/10 resulting USB thumbdrive will be perfectly viewable. FlashBoot will still recognize USB thumbdrive with GPT layout even in Windows XP if you need to reformat it.
Portable Edition
Portable software is a type of software which does not require installation and can be run from removable media or from the network share. It runs without modifying Windows Registry and without leaving traces on host computer, storing its state and settings in INI files if neccessary.
Portable FlashBoot Free can be downloaded from this link:
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Difference Between Official & My Created portable : my created portables are single executable files USB Edition which can be run directly from any drive.
Portable FlashBoot Free can be converted to Portable FlashBoot Pro by adding license_key.xml to it. You will have a separate link to download this file after your order. Alternatively, you can copy this file from C:\Program Files\FlashBoot folder, where your copy of FlashBoot Pro was installed by mainstream (non-portable) installer.
There is no difference in binary files between Portable FlashBoot and installable FlashBoot. FlashBoot detects its "portability" by presence of FlashBoot.ini. If this file does not exist, then FlashBoot stores its state and settings in Windows Registry (HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\FlashBoot\3.0 registry key), otherwise it stores its state and settings in FlashBoot.ini.
FlashBoot Free vs other free tools :
Unlike other free tools for USB mass storage device formatting, FlashBoot can create FAT32 filesystems on USB thumdrives larger than 32 Gb. This is especially important in UEFI environment, where filesystem on USB thumbdrive must be recognized by motherboard firmware, and so NTFS is not supported.
Unlike other free tools, FlashBoot can work with USB thumdrives which have no drive letter assigned or have no partitions. If capacity of USB thumdrive was reduced by other tools (for example, 64 Gb USB thumbdrive has become 32 Gb USB thumbdrive), then FlashBoot will automatically recover it to full capacity.
Unlike other free tools, FlashBoot supports ESD format of source Windows installation images (in addition to ISO image files and directly-accessed DVD disks).
Unlike other free tools, FlashBoot remains fully functional under Windows XP. This is because FlashBoot does not mount registry hives, FAT filesystems, WIM and VHD images via Windows kernel. These features are implemented inside FlashBoot, without invocation of platform-specific tools.
For specific formatting scenarios, where compatibility with older computers matters, FlashBoot formats USB thumbdrives in such way that they will boot both in USB-ZIP and USB-HDD mode, regardless of BIOS settings. For such cases, FlashBoot also allows to specify disk CHS geometry explicitly at format time, as well as target drive letter, i.e. A: or C:
FlashBoot supports command line interface as alternative to GUI for power users who need automation or unattended operation.
Last but not the least: FlashBoot stands against the always-online, spy-on-everything, everything-is-a-service, subscribe-not-buy, force-updates-you-don't-want madness of recent years. FlashBoot does not interact with the internet in any way — it's up to you to decide if update is necessary. No toolbars, no ads, no spamming through e-mail database and no other crap in the installer, software and website.
If you recently bought new computer or replaced a HDD with an SSD, then you need to transfer an operating system with all installed programs, settings, documents, games and browsers to a new PC or new disk. But this is a tedious process which takes a lot of time.
FlashBoot is a tool which can save your time. Create an installable clone of Windows 7/8.x/10 (including all your apps and data) on the USB thumbdrive/HDD and instantly transfer your entire OS to another computer, even with dissimilar hardware: FlashBoot supports driver integration and comes with a large set of prepackaged drivers. In the case of next ransomware virus attack, loss/theft of laptop, hard drive failure or Windows Update failure, you can have a safely-stored copy of your entire OS and all programs, and restore it in no time!
Bootable clones is another FlashBoot feature which enables you to boot Windows 8.1/10 directly from USB storage device on any PC. Have a copy of your computer in your pocket, ready to go under any circumstance. Need your favorite app, document, game, or browser while you're traveling? Need a second work environment for privacy? Just break out USB thumbdrive with bootable clone of your OS, prepared by FlashBoot!
Also FlashBoot can aid in installation of Windows 7 to new computers, even with NVMe storage devices and USB 3.0 controllers. FlashBoot can prepare Windows Setup on USB thumbdrive with all necessary drivers integrated, and additionally FlashBoot can gain unpartitioned disk space for dual-boot configurations by reinstalling your OEM copy of Windows 10 in-place.
Free edition of FlashBoot supports conversion of Windows Setup to bootable USB storage device, fresh installation of Windows 8.x/10 to USB storage device, which will boot independently from main OS on HDD/SSD, and USB storage device imaging.
Features:
Create installable clone of Windows on USB thumbdrive
Create bootable clone of Windows 8.1/10 on USB thumbdrive
Install Windows 7 to New Laptop or New PC
Install full-featured Windows 8/8.1/10 to USB thumbdrive
Save/restore USB thumbdrive to/from image file
Convert WindowsXP or BartPE to bootable USB thumbdrive
Compatibility with Windows XP and Vista
FlashBoot is fully functional under Windows XP and Windows Vista. FlashBoot does not mount registry hives, FAT filesystems, WIM and VHD images via Windows kernel. These features are implemented inside FlashBoot, without invocation of platform-specific tools.
If you run FlashBoot under Windows XP, formatting in UEFI mode will still work, but because resulting USB thumbdrive will have GPT layout (instead of usual MBR layout), you won't be able to view list of files on the resulting USB thumbdrive in Windows XP File Explorer. Under Windows Vista/7/8/8.1/10 resulting USB thumbdrive will be perfectly viewable. FlashBoot will still recognize USB thumbdrive with GPT layout even in Windows XP if you need to reformat it.
Portable Edition
Portable software is a type of software which does not require installation and can be run from removable media or from the network share. It runs without modifying Windows Registry and without leaving traces on host computer, storing its state and settings in INI files if neccessary.
Portable FlashBoot Free can be downloaded from this link:
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The contents of this section are hiddenDifference Between Official & My Created portable : my created portables are single executable files USB Edition which can be run directly from any drive.
Portable FlashBoot Free can be converted to Portable FlashBoot Pro by adding license_key.xml to it. You will have a separate link to download this file after your order. Alternatively, you can copy this file from C:\Program Files\FlashBoot folder, where your copy of FlashBoot Pro was installed by mainstream (non-portable) installer.
There is no difference in binary files between Portable FlashBoot and installable FlashBoot. FlashBoot detects its "portability" by presence of FlashBoot.ini. If this file does not exist, then FlashBoot stores its state and settings in Windows Registry (HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\FlashBoot\3.0 registry key), otherwise it stores its state and settings in FlashBoot.ini.
FlashBoot Free vs other free tools :
Unlike other free tools for USB mass storage device formatting, FlashBoot can create FAT32 filesystems on USB thumdrives larger than 32 Gb. This is especially important in UEFI environment, where filesystem on USB thumbdrive must be recognized by motherboard firmware, and so NTFS is not supported.
Unlike other free tools, FlashBoot can work with USB thumdrives which have no drive letter assigned or have no partitions. If capacity of USB thumdrive was reduced by other tools (for example, 64 Gb USB thumbdrive has become 32 Gb USB thumbdrive), then FlashBoot will automatically recover it to full capacity.
Unlike other free tools, FlashBoot supports ESD format of source Windows installation images (in addition to ISO image files and directly-accessed DVD disks).
Unlike other free tools, FlashBoot remains fully functional under Windows XP. This is because FlashBoot does not mount registry hives, FAT filesystems, WIM and VHD images via Windows kernel. These features are implemented inside FlashBoot, without invocation of platform-specific tools.
For specific formatting scenarios, where compatibility with older computers matters, FlashBoot formats USB thumbdrives in such way that they will boot both in USB-ZIP and USB-HDD mode, regardless of BIOS settings. For such cases, FlashBoot also allows to specify disk CHS geometry explicitly at format time, as well as target drive letter, i.e. A: or C:
FlashBoot supports command line interface as alternative to GUI for power users who need automation or unattended operation.
Last but not the least: FlashBoot stands against the always-online, spy-on-everything, everything-is-a-service, subscribe-not-buy, force-updates-you-don't-want madness of recent years. FlashBoot does not interact with the internet in any way — it's up to you to decide if update is necessary. No toolbars, no ads, no spamming through e-mail database and no other crap in the installer, software and website.
