BootAble – FreeDOS boot testing freeware
To obtain direct, low-level access to a system's mass storage drives, SpinRite runs under a GRC-customized version of FreeDOS which has been modified to add compatibility with all file systems. In order to run SpinRite it must first be possible to boot FreeDOS.
GRC's “BootAble” freeware allows anyone to easily create BIOS-bootable media in order to workout and confirm the details of getting a machine to boot FreeDOS through a BIOS. Once the means of doing that has been determined, the media created by SpinRite can be booted and run in the same way.
The participants here, who have taken the time to share their knowledge and experience, their successes and some frustrations with booting their computers into FreeDOS, have created a valuable knowledgebase which will benefit everyone who follows.
You may click on the image to the right to obtain your own copy of BootAble. Then use the knowledge and experience documented here to boot your computer(s) into FreeDOS. And please do not hesitate to ask questions – nowhere else can better answers be found.
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It is interesting that it defaults to French rather than the browser's language. At the top it says, in French, "Browse Happy is also available in French. Click here to switch to the French version.". But that link takes you to the page in English:
I had the exact same reaction. But it LOOKS legit and there is a wikipedia page (which, I realize, means very little) that explains its existence.
You may have misunderstood me. I'm not interested in BrowseHappy. I am interested in seeing a .GOV web site that would recommend it.
You are correct. I did misunderstand. Oops.
As am I, now that you mention it.
I was using Firefox. It came up when I tried to log back into www.va.gov after going back to the original tab where I had logged in before following links to www.ebenefits.va.gov that I opened in other tabs. I was closing the other tabs and found my original login had expired,
I tried both sites with Firefox and Edge and I don't get any pop-ups or suggestion to use a different browser.
I too tried this with no problems. Thought it might be a country specific thing, but works fine from the UK.
did they have some kind of Norton badge proclaiming great website security or something?
