BootIt Next Generation 1.87

The first thing you need to know about the TeraByte Unlimited-developed application BootIt Next Generation is what it is and what it can do for you. I will try to provide you with a brief and to the point explanation so that you can better understand the sort of functionality you can expect to get from this application.

Here goes: BootIt Next Generation is a partition and multi-boot manager that comes with a bunch of easy to use yet powerful tools you can use to partition, image and multi-boot your computer. Hope that brief explanation is enough, but just in case it isn’t, here are BootIt Next Generation’s main features (to better put things in perspective):

- IEEE1394/USB 2.0 high-speed support for imaging/partitioning
- Support for large hard drives (2 TB) and partitions (1-2 TB)
- Support for Linux Ext2/Ext3 and ReiserFS file systems
- Non-destructive resizing and conversion for FAT/FAT32 and NTFS
- Create and securely delete partitions and/or volumes
- Undelete partitions and/or volumes
- Copy and move partitions and/or volumes
- Create disk images
- Boot multiple operating systems from a single partition
- If you want to, you can create more than 200 primary partitions

Before you go get BootIt Next Generation and put it to the test, take a look at the following details:

Download – the download weighs in at 906KB, which is quite lightweight. At such a lightweight download size, it will only take a moment to get BootIt Next Generation off the web and onto your computer.
Supported OS – according to the developer, BootIt Next Generation provide support for all windows versions, from 9x up to Windows 7, Windows Servers included)
Limitations – you can use BootIt Next Generation free of charge for a trial period of 30 days.

Pros

• Lightweight download
• Imaging and partitioning functionality
• Create, delete, undelete partitions/volumes
• Create up to 200 primary partitions
• Boot multiple operating systems from a single partition

Cons

• Free to try (30-day trial)

About TeraByte Unlimited
Established back in 1992 and headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, TeraByte Unlimited is a company that started out by providing a wide range of computer services, including sale of hardware and software, consulting, repair, network installation and custom programming for the IBM PC and IBM midrange platforms. Two years later, in 1994, the company began development of the BootIt line of multi-boot utilities, an industry-leading product that has proven its worth over the years. As TeraByte Limited representatives explained, the company’s main purpose is to “continue producing the best software solutions available."

Additional details about TeraByte Unlimited and its products are available here.

BootIt Next Generation has been reviewed by George Norman on 11 Jan 2011. Based on the user interface, features and complexity, Findmysoft has rated BootIt Next Generation 4 out of 5 stars, naming it Excellent