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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According to Microsoft's report:
If that’s the case, this is a hair on fire situation. I appreciate your take and sincerely hope you are mistaken.
YUP! I was right, and you're right that it is a serious problem for people who have certain risk factors (they have nasty neighbours or they travel [unpatched] to places where nasty folk hang.) @Steve mentions it up top on this weeks show. https://www.grc.com/sn/sn-979-notes.pdf
Yeah this is pretty terrible. I hope MS finds it in their cold, black hearts to release patches for unsupported versions of Windows as well. I still have some Win 7 laptops I manage running 0patch. Hope 0patch guys are on top of it. Gonna have to figure that out next.