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 Post subject: USB Storage [Boot Sector Read/Write Program WIN32]
PostPosted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 4:57 am 
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Hello,

Yesterday I wrote a small program to modify the Boot Sector for USB pens.
The Boot Sector can be Dumped to a file, or writen to from a file.
The Boot Sector can also be viewed in Hex layout for quick analysis.

The source is included as well as the program and can be downloaded from the URL below:
Its was writen on a Windows 7 pc and has been tested with Windows XP also.
http://www.dex4u.com/Pantheon/BootSector.zip

With Admin rights the Boot sector of Hard Drives can also be modified in the same way.

If you try out this program please give me some feedback that I can incorporate into a later version.
Feature requests are also welcome.

Sorry for the RapidShare link, I dont have any webspace yet :)

Thanks


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 Post subject: Re: New Boot Sector Program
PostPosted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 7:01 am 
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Nice program, i can host it on my site if you want.
Just PM me.


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 Post subject: Re: New Boot Sector Program
PostPosted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 9:09 am 
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Sounds like a neat little program. But of course, just when you release your program, I lost my USB stick #-o .

Anyway, this should probably be moved to Announcements.

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 Post subject: Re: New Boot Sector Program
PostPosted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 9:30 am 
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Yeah, sorry if this was posted in to wrong section,
as you can see I dont come here oftain.

I tested my code today with some of the 512byte competition entrys and it
is working well. The snake game is awesome :D

I'll try and make an update soon when I can preserve/modify FAT information
correctly.


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 Post subject: Re: New Boot Sector Program
PostPosted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 6:40 pm 
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I just updated my original post with the file now kindly hosted by Dex.


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