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Visit <a href="http://www.rmprepusb.com"><b>www.rmprepusb.com</b></a> for over 140 Tutorials on USB booting or <b><a href="http://www.easy2boot.xyz">www.easy2boot.xyz</a></b> for a unique USB multiboot solution.<p> Don't forget to Subscribe! <a href="https://payhip.com/SteveSi"> PDF eBooks here</a></p>Steve Sihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11883669340879311678noreply@blogger.comBlogger1554125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807252622611429784.post-2116059581052155902024-02-20T09:42:00.004+00:002024-02-20T10:05:32.395+00:00'Ventoy for E2B' v.1.0.97 is now releasedNo issues have been reported and it seems to work so I have now updated the release version.To update your E2B files, simply run \e2b\Update E2B\Update_to_latest_Ventoy_version.cmd from Partition 2 of your E2B USB drive.Note: If you want to use your own Ventoy theme and you don't want the Ventoy version string to be displayed on your menu, there are instructions in eBook 'Getting started with Steve Sihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11883669340879311678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807252622611429784.post-87758869600419201722024-02-17T15:12:00.030+00:002024-02-19T12:16:43.046+00:00New 'Ventoy for E2B' v1.0.97 pre-releaseI have now made a pre-release version of 'Ventoy for E2B' which has been based on the current Ventoy 1.0.97 version.The current released version is based on Ventoy 1.0.79 and so it is getting quite outdated.The new 'Ventoy for E2B' v.10.97 recompiled pre-release files can be found here.InstructionsThis is a pre-release. Please test on a real system (not a VM) as Ventoy does not seem to 'play' Steve Sihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11883669340879311678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807252622611429784.post-27769783607901063002024-02-10T13:18:00.004+00:002024-02-15T10:32:49.361+00:00How to quickly display the amount of system Total RAM under VentoyThe easiest way to get information about the system you have booted from in Ventoy is to simply press F5 and select Hardware Information.We could look at how Ventoy obtained this information by using the grub2 'e' for 'edit' key.I highlighted the Hardware Information menu entry and pressed 'e' to get this screen...Then I scrolled down until I saw the Physical RAM entry...So it seems that a Steve Sihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11883669340879311678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807252622611429784.post-8037593644416205542024-02-06T13:28:00.010+00:002024-02-18T09:19:55.154+00:00E2B is the only SecureBoot multiboot solution which does not modify your UEFI BIOS!These days, many PCs and Notebooks only have UEFI boot support.If you wish to use a multiboot solution such as Ventoy, you must either disable Secure Boot (if you can get into the BIOS) or use Ventoy's MOK Manager shim to change the UEFI BIOS so that will accept the unsigned Ventoy EFI boot file (which then makes it insecure).However, E2B allows us to switch in any partition image and boot to it.Steve Sihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11883669340879311678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807252622611429784.post-23212732995144065092024-01-29T10:43:00.002+00:002024-02-01T14:54:19.214+00:00Easy2Boot v2.20 releasedv2.20 Change History1. Add grubenv.g4b, grubenv and grubpath.g4b to allow grub4dos to be called from grub2\Ventoy menu system. See https://rmprepusb.blogspot.com/2023/01/run-grub4dos-commands-from-ventoy-or.html. 2. Add check for RTC year each time E2B is loaded and warn user if year is bad. Indicates a flat CMOS battery.3. In QRUN.g4b add user entry key C=CRC32 to calculate CRC32 of Steve Sihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11883669340879311678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807252622611429784.post-38050343177853842932024-01-28T14:04:00.008+00:002024-01-28T14:09:55.632+00:00A useful Windows System Information Utility for system repair, etc. (also runs under WinPE)If you have booted to Windows PE (perhaps to automatically install Windows or you are running Strelec or HBCDPE) you may want to know certain things about the hardware in the system.For instance, you may want to install Windows onto the SSD in the system, but Windows does not tell you which drive that is! You may need to install a special Mass Storage Disk driver so that you can access the Steve Sihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11883669340879311678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807252622611429784.post-56895867631932587122024-01-28T08:56:00.002+00:002024-01-28T08:56:22.621+00:00Add Tetris.EFI to Easy2Boot or VentoyA1ive (the author of grubfm) has a UEFI project which allows you to UEFI64-boot and play Tetris.You can Download the tetris.efi fileand add it to your E2B (e.g. \_ISO\MAINMENU folder) or Ventoy USB drive.Then UEFI-boot to agFM or Ventoy and select the tetris.efi file to play Tetris.Steve Sihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11883669340879311678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807252622611429784.post-13092223813273434772024-01-25T13:22:00.009+00:002024-01-28T08:25:06.581+00:00Ventoy 1.0.97 is released - now add it to your E2B USB driveYou can create three different images of Ventoy for your Easy2Boot USB drive.By selecting one of these images, you can convert your E2B USB drive into a fully compatible Ventoy USB drive.Three Ventoy partition images listed in the agFM menu system - choose one.After choosing an image, it will replace some partitions on the E2B drive and convert the USB drive into a Ventoy USB drive!To restore theSteve Sihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11883669340879311678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807252622611429784.post-15220726144574470282024-01-23T11:42:00.037+00:002024-01-25T21:12:51.746+00:00Computer errors in the UK Post Office Horizon scandal - a 'Smoking gun' and the mysterious Gareth JenkinsUnless you have been living under a rock at the North Pole, you will have heard of the great Post Office scandal which involved bugs in the Horizon computer system devised by the UK's ICL computer company (bought by Fujitsu in 1998 and rebranded in 2002).The problems were first highlighted by Computer Weekly in 2009 (approx 9 years after Horizon was rolled out to all branches).As a result of Steve Sihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11883669340879311678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807252622611429784.post-28623010880817826462023-12-01T10:44:00.007+00:002023-12-01T10:54:44.518+00:00'Getting started with Ventoy' eBook updated for Ventoy 1.0.96 Latest eBook (PDF) 'Getting started with Ventoy v1.15' is now availableVentoy theme with semi-transparent Ventoy version numberI have updated the eBook for Ventoy v1.0.89.If you have already purchased an older version of the PDF, just use the link in the confirmation email to download the new version of the PDF for free.Free theme downloadThe Ventoy eBook contains many hints and Steve Sihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11883669340879311678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807252622611429784.post-47850019416621770492023-08-10T15:47:00.003+01:002023-08-10T15:47:13.776+01:00How to easily install Windows 11 without all the MS bloatwareThere is currently a weird bug in the Windows 11 Setup procedure. When selecting the Language, Keyboard/Input Methods and Time/Currency, you can select either "English (World)" or "English (Europe)" as the region. If you choose one of these two options then the Microsoft operating system will be installed free of bloatware!The reason for this is that the Windows 11 installer and Microsoft's Steve Sihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11883669340879311678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807252622611429784.post-54743893930570201822023-07-12T11:06:00.003+01:002023-07-12T11:07:29.148+01:00Last day for Amazon Prime bargains!Lots of other bargains too! 1TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus NVMe M.2 40% off !!!
Steve Sihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11883669340879311678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807252622611429784.post-79629194341398438302023-07-03T10:56:00.008+01:002023-07-07T08:58:09.397+01:00Get ready for Amazon Prime Days now for great price reductions! Amazon Prime Days are 11th July and 12th July but you should get ready for them now.First, you need to be an Amazon Prime member, but if you are not already a member, then take out a free month's subscription now (you can always cancel at the end of the month if you want to - but free delivery and Amazon Prime Video alone are worth the subscription for me!).Next, get some items into your Steve Sihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11883669340879311678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807252622611429784.post-52484924437728886402023-06-20T10:37:00.005+01:002023-06-20T10:40:53.131+01:00Ask ChatGPT for a Windows 10 Pro Microsoft Product Key for free!If you ask ChatGPT nicely, it may give you a list of activation keys, some of which may be valid!Of course, even though the key may activate, it is not safe or legal to use it because ChatGPT may actually be returning results of illegal or hacked keys! Just buy a legitimate OEM key for about $30 instead from eBay.Steve Sihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11883669340879311678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807252622611429784.post-18881573905368054862023-06-10T14:06:00.005+01:002023-09-08T16:41:18.613+01:00ChatGPT is totally untrustworthy, outdated and lies - but it is great for one thing...Unless you have been living under a rock (one with no internet access) for the last 6 months, you will no doubt have heard of and tried ChatGPT.It has some advantages, such as a spooky way of answering a question just like a really well-educated 'expert' - and some BIG disadvantages such as:It doesn't know about anything after September 2021You can't trust anything it says - it can totally Steve Sihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11883669340879311678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807252622611429784.post-59365127492866767982023-05-17T12:54:00.005+01:002024-02-07T08:15:46.083+00:00Add WinPE to your USB boot drive for Secure BootIn some situations, you may need to UEFI Secure Boot to a multiboot USB drive such as a Ventoy or E2B USB drive. However, multiboot USB drives such as Ventoy and Easy2Boot, etc. do not fully support direct UEFI x86 64-bit Secure Booting because the \EFI\BOOT\BOOTX64.EFI is not signed (and will never be signed because the code is by it's very nature insecure as it allows us to boot from all sorts Steve Sihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11883669340879311678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807252622611429784.post-15133952638759208522023-05-03T14:06:00.000+01:002023-05-03T14:06:24.951+01:00Get 20% off your website hosting fee with HostingerValid until May 17th, if you sign up with Hostinger (#ad link) (use this link) as your website host, you can get 20% off and 3 months free.If you are thinking about starting your own blog site, personal website, forum or business website, I recommend Hostinger. I use them for both easy2boot.xyz and rmprepusb.com. The plan allows me to host up to 100 sites at no extra cost.There are Steve Sihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11883669340879311678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807252622611429784.post-58945705354024576722023-04-24T09:55:00.011+01:002024-03-13T12:08:28.103+00:00Use just one keyboard and mouse with all your computers using free 'Barrier' github softwareIf you have several computers+displays or notebooks on your desk, it is a nuisance to have to reach over to another mouse or touchpad or keyboard when you want to use it.'Barrier' is an OS application (for Windows 64-bit and Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite+ and Linux) which allows you to control other computers from one 'main' computer.Once you install the software on your 'main' computer (can be WindowsSteve Sihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11883669340879311678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807252622611429784.post-36596434720426154792023-04-21T11:53:00.007+01:002023-04-22T11:30:27.362+01:00How to view and edit your UEFI BIOS secure boot keysThe bootable UEFI tool KeyTool.efi can save your UEFI Secure Boot keys or allow you to edit them.You can save all keys to a disk using this menu.From the Edit Keys menu you can examine and edit the various databases held in the UEFI BIOS NVRAM.The Allowed Signatures menu will allow you to add authentication keys by loading one from a .auth file which should also be present on an accessible Steve Sihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11883669340879311678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807252622611429784.post-18730777812436117992023-04-18T20:23:00.016+01:002023-04-18T20:54:54.021+01:00Download a 'LiveDVD' version of a Windows 11 ISONTDEV is the developer behind Tiny11, a slimmed down version of Windows 11 Pro which did not require a TPM and only needs 2GB of RAM, has now unveiled a new modified variant of Windows 11. This is called Live11 (alpha): which is a live but cut-down version of Windows 11 22H2 64-bit which is loaded into memory. You can make a DVD from the ISO or legacy boot to it from Easy2Boot.
live11 mbr alpha 0Steve Sihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11883669340879311678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807252622611429784.post-11709310018009809142023-03-08T10:53:00.002+00:002023-03-08T10:53:09.440+00:00New Windows 10/11 UEFI bootkit can bypass Secure Boot!The first in-the-wild UEFI bootkit bypassing UEFI Secure Boot on a fully updated UEFI system is now a reality.The vulnerability is mainly due to Microsoft not yet blocking a known security hole in the UEFI boot process (a new Microsoft OS KB update to fix the issue would be quite complicated and would have to change several key Microsoft boot files and the UEFI NVRAM dbx database, so it could Steve Sihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11883669340879311678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807252622611429784.post-9872153192786073002023-02-05T10:40:00.033+00:002023-02-20T09:05:22.353+00:00Where have all the birds and insects gone - and should we care?Anyone over 30 will probably have noticed (if they think about it) that there are a lot less insects, birds and other wildlife now than there used to be in the UK and Europe. When gardening now, I hardly ever find any insects these days and very rarely hear a bird sing (despite living in a small rural village), but when I was a boy, the skies were full of birds and the lawn and gardens were Steve Sihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11883669340879311678noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807252622611429784.post-43432710192580333452023-01-22T10:09:00.004+00:002023-01-22T11:05:18.516+00:00Add OpenCore to your Easy2Boot USB driveE2B already includes Clover. You can UEFI64-boot to Partition 2 of the E2B USB drive and from the agFM menu you can browse to and run \EFI\CLOVER\CLOVERX64.EFI. The config.plist file in the \EFI\CLOVER folder will be used. Note that the config.plist file will be overwritten if you update agFM/E2B, so make a backup of it in the same folder if you need to edit it!You can add the following grub2 Steve Sihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11883669340879311678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807252622611429784.post-12893399986442649382023-01-19T09:29:00.008+00:002023-01-19T13:19:01.947+00:00New Windows Update for XPIf have tried to install XP recently, you may have experienced some difficulties!It is no longer supported by Microsoft and many things no longer work.You should start off by installing XP using the latest install ISO that you can find (preferably a 'legal' unactivated/unhacked) one. Once installed, if USB 2/3 is not working, you can boot to a Windows 10 Install ISO or a WinPE ISO from the Steve Sihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11883669340879311678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807252622611429784.post-43640902489594230522023-01-17T12:53:00.018+00:002023-01-21T09:18:34.206+00:00New money saving tips eBook (PDF)This 39 page eBook (PDF format) contains many of the money saving tips that I use every day (well most of them anyway :-) as well as some crafty tricks. For instance, I get £60 off my normal supermarket shopping bill every month using a simple trick to get £15 money-off vouchers every week. It can be used with other retail stores too and should work in most countries, not just the UK.It also Steve Sihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11883669340879311678noreply@blogger.com0