Trial Bootit BM Functionality

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cyberhiker
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Trial Bootit BM Functionality

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Per KB 604 it looks like BIBM will help me recover a MBR system drive which I converted to GPT w/o checking that the system it was in supports UEFI :-( My goal is to put it back the way it was (after backing up the current state to a spare drive).

Is the trial version sufficient to to do this? I was surprised (and happy) that the trial version appears fully functional - at least I cannot find anything documenting any difference between trial and full (other than the trial being 30 days).

Of course I'll purchase the s/w assuming it can solve my issue as it may come in handy in the future.

Thanks for the guidance.
Brian K
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Re: Trial Bootit BM Functionality

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cyberhiker wrote:

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> Is the trial version sufficient to to do this?

cyberhiker,

I don't think so as it doesn't contain the relevant script.

How did you convert MBR to GPT?
Brian K
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cyberhiker
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Re: Trial Bootit BM Functionality

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I've downloaded the trial and started the drive copy to at least give me a copy before I do anything destructive. I see the scripts are not on the trial CD - I'll buy the full version once I can confirm the copy is successful.
Brian K
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Are you copying to another drive? Make sure you don't boot with both drives in the computer.
cyberhiker
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Re: Trial Bootit BM Functionality

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Brian K wrote:
> Are you copying to another drive? Make sure you don't boot with both drives
> in the computer.

I'm using the Image for DOS program. After the copy I'll disconnect one of the drives and do the GPT->MBR conversion following the instructions in the article you linked.
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