Harddisk install using the Windows boot menu (2K, XP and VISTA)

• Create a directory like c:\plop. You can use any directory you want.

• Copy plpinstc.com and plpgenbtldr.exe to your c:\plop directory.

• Rename plpinstc.com to plpbt.bin.

  (Noted : For the first trial, I didn't do the rename part, since I found plpbt.bin already existed, it worked but it was not the installtion program. To save change, you have to used the plpcfgbt tools)

• As administrator/with administrator rights open a command shell and change to c:\plop

• Then start plpgenbtldr
  This program searches for the file plpbt.bin In the current directory.
  plpgenbtldr generates the file plpbtldr.bin.

• Adding to the boot menu. Windows 2K and XP is different to Windows VISTA

  • Windows 2K, XP

    add the line below to your c:\boot.ini

    (before editing, attrib -s -h -r boot.ini)

    (after editing, attrib +s +h +r boot.ini)

    (sample boot.ini)

    c:\plop\plpbtldr.bin="Install PLoP Boot Manager"

  • Windows VISTA

    open notepad as administrator and create a file c:\boot.ini
    add those lines

    [boot loader]
    [operating systems]
    c:\plop\plpbtldr.bin="Install PLoP Boot Manager"
    

    Thanks to tri_zet for this info

Now you should be able to install the PLoP Boot Manager from your Windows boot menu to your harddisk.

Problems/Errors

plpbt.bin must not be fragmeted! Use contig to take care, that plpbt.bin is not fragmented.