Bootp and Catalog Software for Windows

emboot MBA on Disk for Realtek
$7 - emBoot Incorporated

emBoot's MBA for Realtek is client-based firmware that allows a client PC to do a "network boot? using the NIC or LAN-On-Motherboard. MBA for Realtek is fully compliant with the Intel Wired for Management PXE spec.
* Simple means of desktop OS deployment/disaster recovery
* No need to change PC or NIC-specific settings
* No need to enable bootROM on the NIC
* No need to make network boot the highest pripriority boot device within the BIOS
* Ideal for quickly installing guest operating systems using WfM-enabled desktop tools such as emBoot NBT or Altiris RDP
* Bootable floppy functions as a PXE Boot ROM
* Comes with MBADISK.EXE to build and configure bootable floppy "bootROMs"
* MBAoD for Realtek supports additional boot protocols and individual options:
- Remote Program Load (RPL)
- Netware NCP/IPX
- Traditional? BOOTP and DHCP
* Supports SMC 1211TX Accton EN1209D-TX5, Allied Telesyn AT-2500, Compaq PCI 10/100, AcerOpen AON-325, Surecom EP-320X-R, plus others from: D-Link, Cameo, Edimax, Ovislink, CNet
* Compatibility: 8100B, 8139, 8139C, 8139C+, 8139D based chipsets / ASICs from Realtek
* Supports Disk on Module and Compact Flash, Dynamic UNDI Binding, PXESDS enabled

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PXE Boot Image for VMware, floppy image
$9 - emBoot Incorporated

emBoot's boot agents for VMware are client-based 'virtual' firmware that allows a VMware client VM to do a "network boot? using the virtual NIC. Our boot agents for VMware are fully compliant with the Intel Wired for Management - Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) specification. PXE is the defacto industry standard protocols/APIs for network booting.

By working closely with VMware and key VMware customers, emBoot has overcome limitations with 'other' PXE implementations that simply do not work under VMware virtual machines (VM).
* PXE Boot Image for VMware - Bootable floppy image functions as a PXE Boot ROM
* Fastest way to PXE Boot your VM Guest Operating System! Simply extract the provided .FLP file to your image files directory, point your floppy device to the .FLP and then set your VM to boot from the floppy device.
* Ideal for quickly installing guest operating systems using WfM-enabled desktop tools like emBoot NBT

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DhcpExplorer
$0 - Nsasoft LLC.

DhcpExplorer tool allows you to discover DHCP servers on your local subnet or LAN. This is useful for locating servers that are not supposed to be on your network ( rogue DHCP servers ) as well as checking the expected output of known servers. DHCP Explorer broadcasts on the local physical subnet to find available DHCP servers. The tool is designed with a user-friendly interface and is easy to use.

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RIS Menu Editor v1.0
$0 - emBoot Incorporated

Microsoft Windows 2000 / 2003 Servers' Remote Installation Services (RIS) is a well known tool that allows easy deployment of Windows 2000 Professional or Windows XP over a network. Built on technology licensed from 3Com, emBoot now offers the emBoot RIS Menu Editor, and takes (Microsoft's) RIS beyond it's out-of-the-box capabilities.

emBoot's RIS Menu Editor extends the functionality of RIS by allowing network administrators to add menus and options to the RIS Client Installation Wizard, and to create boot images. These menus and options can be used to deliver network boot images that offer maintenance utilities, such as BIOS upgrades and virus scanning programs, or to deploy other operating systems to client PCs on a network.

The emBoot RIS Menu Editor allows you to:


- Create a menu of options from which end users can choose at boot time on a client PC. These menus can appear in the Maintenance and Troubleshooting or Automatic Setup menu of the RIS Client InstallationWizard.
- Create boot image files (from standard boot diskettes) that contain startup files and application files which reside on a network server.
- View and modify the contents of boot image files directly, without creating or accessing boot diskettes.
- Configure advanced boot image file options, such as whether the files have extended or normal capacity.

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RIS Menu Editor v2.0
$29.99 - emBoot Incorporated

Microsoft Windows 2000 / 2003 Servers' Remote Installation Services (RIS) is a well known tool that allows easy deployment of Windows 2000 Professional or Windows XP over a network. Built on technology licensed from 3Com, emBoot now offers the emBoot RIS Menu Editor, and takes (Microsoft's) RIS beyond it's out-of-the-box capabilities.

emBoot's RIS Menu Editor extends the functionality of RIS by allowing network administrators to add menus and options to the RIS Client Installation Wizard, and to create boot images. These menus and options can be used to deliver network boot images that offer maintenance utilities, such as BIOS upgrades and virus scanning programs, or to deploy other operating systems to client PCs on a network.

The emBoot RIS Menu Editor v2.0 allows you to:


- Create a menu of options from which end users can choose at boot time on a client PC. These menus can appear in the Maintenance and Troubleshooting or Automatic Setup menu of the RIS Client InstallationWizard.
- Create boot image files (from standard boot diskettes) that contain startup files and application files which reside on a network server.
- View and modify the contents of boot image files directly, without creating or accessing boot diskettes.
- Configure advanced boot image file options, such as whether the files have extended or normal capacity.
· Full functionality under Windows 2000 and 2003 Servers
· Allows creation & editing of RIS menus and boot images from your desktop
· Eliminate trips to the server for RIS configuration

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WinCatalog Light
$0 - WinCatalog.com

WinCatalog Light is an easy to use yet powerful disk catalog software that can be used for cataloging disks and files. Using WinCatalog Light you can quickly find a needed file in your disk collection, even without inserting any removable disks into the drives. Our CD cataloger keeps the record of all files and folders stored on a disk and then uses this data to help find the needed files. WinCatalog Light supports various disk formats: CD, DVD, diskettes, hard drives, ZIP and jazz disks, removable and network drives, Memory Stick cards and any other storage devices, that can be accessed as drives in MS Windows environment. For better data representation WinCatalog Light scans Zip-archives contents and adds archives to the catalog, extracts mp3, html file descriptions when scanning a disk, and retrieves Audio CD track names from Internet. WinCatalog's main asset is the ability to access any disk's table of contents even if the disk is inaccessible at the moment. You can view the list of files and folders, examine their properties and descriptions, search files by various criteria. You can increase the search relevancy by associating with each file (folder, diska?¦) a set of keywords and a description that characterizes this item. WinCatalog features a built-in list of contacts. Use it to monitor whom of your friends or acquaintances you have given a certain disk. The lent disks are marked with a special icon.
Try WinCatalog Light - it is completely FREE!

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