Installation Step 1: Creating the Installation Media (video)
The video takes you through the process of creating the boot media for BootIt Next Generation. It covers using
both bootitng.exe and makedisk.exe. Windows x64 users must use the makedisk utility to create the boot media.
Installation Step 2: Installing BootIt Next Generation to the Hard Drive (video)
Once you have your installation boot media created you can then proceed to install BootIt Next Generation to your hard drive.
This video shows you how that is done even when there is no existing unpartitioned free space.
Creating and Booting a second copy of Windows XP (video)
Shows you how to make a bootable copy an existing Windows XP partition. The basic concepts of this video apply to copying any
OS partition, but it goes in to detail on how the boot items in BootIt and the Windows boot.ini file are related and the causes
behind various Windows NTLDR error messages.
Installing Windows XP to its Own Primary Partition (video)
Watch the process of installing Windows XP to its own primary partition while using BootIt Next Generation. The basic
concepts of this video can be applied to any OS install.
If you have a newer system using SATA/AHCI drives then you may
also be interested in the Create a Windows XP Slipstreamed Disc with SATA Drivers tutorial found in
the General category.
Installing Windows 98 to its Own Primary Partition (video)
Video showing how to install Windows 98 to its own primary partition while using BootIt Next Generation. The basic
concepts of this video can be applied to any OS install.
Installing Windows Vista to its Own Primary Partition (video)
Installation video showing how to install Windows Vista to its own primary partition while using BootIt Next Generation. The basic
concepts of this video can be applied to any OS install.
Upgrading a Copy of Windows XP to Windows Vista (video)
This video takes you through making a copy of Windows XP and upgrading it to Windows Vista. When completed you'll have the
ability
to boot either XP or Vista.
Prevent Loosing Vista Restore Points when Multi-Booting with Windows XP (video)
Normally Dual-Booting Vista and XP results in Vista Restore Points being lost, however, as this video shows, BootIt Next Generation can help you
prevent this from happening.
Example of how to Resize Partitions (video)
BootIt Next Generation fully supports non-destructive resizing of standard FAT/FAT32/NTFS partitions.
Watch this video to grasp the concepts and see it in action.
Adding Windows 2000 to a Windows 9x System (pdf)
This tutorial contains the concept of adding an operating system to tis own primary partition. For the purpose
of this tutorial the system is assumed to have a single Windows 9x or ME partition that occupies the entire hard
drive. It takes you through installation of BootIt Next Generation to its own dedicated partition, installation of
Windows 2000 to its own partition, and how to keep the Windows 9x/ME and Windows 2000 data separate from each other.
Installing Windows 9x/ME using the Multi-OS feature (pdf)
This tutorial contains the concept of adding an operating system to another drive letter using the BootIt Next Generation
Multi-OS feature. For the purposes of this tutorial the system is assumed to contain Windows 98 installed to a primary
partition and an extended partition with one volume (logical drive D:). It takes you through the process of installing
BootIt Next Generation to a shared partition and installing Windows ME to the D: drive.
Running Image for DOS Without a Boot Disk (html)
Typically, to run Image for DOS, you would create a bootable floppy
diskette, USB flash drive, or CD/DVD disc, and then boot from that media. This guide will describe a method
for running Image for DOS (IFD) without a boot disk.
Backing up to a network share (pdf)
Takes you through the process of backing up an entire drive to an existing network share using Image for Linux.
Create a Windows XP Slipstreamed Disc with SATA Drivers (html)
Shows how you can use a free third party utility named nLite to
create an Windows XP Slipstreamed Disc to contain any service packs
or special drivers needed for your system. This is particuarly useful for
user who have a new computer system running Windows Vista and
want to use BootIt Next Generation to dual-boot both Windows XP
and Windows Vista.