Grub2Win

[alco]

Przydatny program w sytuacji gdy mamy lub chcemy mieć zainstalowanych kilka systemów na jednym sprzęcie. Działa jako bootmenager podczas uruchamiania komputera mamy możliwość wybrania odpowiedniego systemu na jaki chcemy się zalogować, Linux, Windows, Mac, itd. program nie ingeruje w MBR.

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[Jarom]

Grub2Win 9.4.7

**Current** Version 9.4.9 May 25, 2017
Corrected a problem in the setup routine.
This bug caused setup to fail with an incorrect
overwrite error, in certain very specific situations.

Version 9.4.8 May 24, 201
Fixed a couple of minor glitches in the GUI.

Version 9.4.7 May 23, 2017
Added a new theme background called “Skiing”.
There are now nine themes included when you set up Grub2Win.
Small enhancements to the Grub2Win GUI.
Help file updates.

Version 9.4.6 May 19, 2017
By compressing the theme images, considerable disk space was saved.
The seven additional themes are now included in the base Grub2Win install.
No need to download and install additional themes.

Version 9.4.5 May 16, 2017
Several improvements to the Customize Theme GUI.
There is now an option to reset your changes to the
standard factory settings.

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[Jarom]

Grub2Win 9.5.0

**Current** Version 9.5.0 May 26, 2017
Cleaned up the few remaining issues I know of.
These were very minor glitches in the GUI and themes.

Version 9.4.9 May 25, 2017
Corrected a problem in the setup routine.
This bug caused setup to fail with an incorrect
overwrite error, in certain very specific situations.

Version 9.4.8 May 24, 2017
Fixed a couple of minor glitches in the GUI.

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[Jarom]

Grub2Win 0.9.7.2

**Current** Version 0.9.7.2 July 29, 2017
Added a “Diagnostics” button to the main configuration screen.
This makes it easier to run diagnostics on demand if required.

Version 0.9.7.1 July 26, 2017
Integrated the OS architecture display with the firmware
boot mode theme display.
Minor fixes and updates to the GUI.

Version 0.9.7.0 July 8, 2017
Added the option to display the machine’s OS architecture,
either 64 bit or 32 bit.
The architecture will appear on the Grub boot time graphic screen.
This option is selected in the “Customize Theme” menu.

Version 0.9.6.5 July 7, 2017
For XP machines, the release update function has been disabled.
Due to limitations in the old XP network interface, the automated
download of change logs and new releases is not reliable.
XP users should download Grub2Win updates from SourceForge
using an Internet browser.

Version 0.9.6.4 July 5, 2017
Further improvements to the update routines.
Split out the help file entries to have instrucions
tailored for both EFI and BIOS installs.

Version 0.9.6.3 July 3, 2017
If you click the new Upgrade Grub2Win button, the
update routine will now automatically download the
latest Grub2Win install file from SourceForge.
It will then unzip the file and start the setup program.

Version 0.9.6.2 July 1, 2017
Minor enhancements to the version update routines.
Added a button to download the latest Grub2Win release.

Version 0.9.6.1 June 29, 2017
Fixed an error with the new four digit version numbers.

Version 0.9.6.0 June 28, 2017
The Grub2Win version numbers now have 4 digits instead of 3 digits.
Starting with this version “0.9.6.0”.
The Older 3 digit versions have been expanded by adding
a “0.” to the front.

Version 0.9.5.8 June 26, 2017
Enhanced the EFI partition scan routines.
The update log will now scroll instead of overflowing the screen.
Minor updates to the GUI and help files.

Version 0.9.5.7 June 19, 2017
Microsoft does not allow EFI partitions to reside on removable media such as
flash drives or SD memory cards.
Grub2Win encounters serious errors when attempting to update EFI partitions
on removable disks.
Grub2Win now checks each disk to see if it is removable.
It will now skip removable disks when updating the EFI modules.

Version 0.9.5.6 June 18, 2017
Cleaned up obsolete compatibility code that has not been
used for at least one year.
Minor updates to the update reminder routines and help files.

Version 0.9.5.5 June 15, 2017
Minor updates to the GUI.

Version 0.9.5.4 June 12, 2017
Grub2Win will now remind you to check for updates every 30 days after it is installed.
Using the GUI, the update reminder can be disabled, or set to 30, 60 or 90 days.
A button has been added to the main configuration screen
to manually check for updates.

Version 0.9.5.3 June 9, 2017
Minor fixes and enhancements to the GUI and help files.

Version 0.9.5.2 June 6, 2017
Grub2Win now ensures that the main directory (usually C:\grub2) is not compressed at setup time.
If the main directory is ever compressed, you will be given the option to
have the program de-compress the directory and restart.

Version 0.9.5.1 June 5, 2017
The BIOS and EFI boot modules have been updated to handle NTFS compression in most cases.
NTFS compression can still cause minor boot time errors in GNU Grub, so it is not recommended.
Grub2Win now checks whether the main directory (usually C:\grub2) is compressed.
If it finds the directory is compressed, a warning message is issued that
shows the command needed to uncompress the directory.
EFI users - your EFI modules will be updated to level 125.

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[Jarom]

Grub2Win 0.9.7.4

Version 0.9.7.4 August 30, 2017
Minor fixes to the GUI and updates to the help documentation.

Version 0.9.7.3 August 25, 2017
Grub2Win will now automatically check for updates when it is run.
Default check is every 30 days.
The automatic check can be disabled or set to 60 or 90 days.

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[Jarom]

Grub2Win 0.9.9.3

Version 0.9.9.3 November 1, 2017
Updated the translation routines for improved compatibility.
Some of the newer Microsoft language packs did not work properly.

Added support for four more languages bringing the total to 31

Croatian
Galician
Serbian
Slovenian

Version 0.9.9.2 October 31, 2017
Enhancements to the language detection routines.
Minor enhancements to the GUI.
Added Grub2Win version information to certain error messages.

Version 0.9.9.1 October 29, 2017
Minor enhancements and fixes for the GUI and help files.

Version 0.9.9.0 October 26, 2017
Added three new utility menu entry types:

shutdown
Shuts your system down

reboot
Reboots your system

bootfirmware
Boot to the EFI firmware setup (EFI systems only)

Updates to the icon files to support the new functions.

Version 0.9.8.9 October 14, 2017
Minor enhancements to the GUI.
Updates to the help files.

Version 0.9.8.8 October 12, 2017
Fixed a minor issue in the language translation code.
Updates to the help files.

Version 0.9.8.7 October 10, 2017
Further improvements to the EFI scan routines.
The setup and EFI configuration screens now display the
target partition labels.
The main configuration screen now has the option
to create or delete the Grub2Win desktop shortcut.
Refreshed the Catalan language file to the latest level.
Updates to the help files.

Version 0.9.8.6 October 6, 2017
Added partition counts to the EFI update log.
Enhancements to the EFI scan routines.

Version 0.9.8.5 October 4, 2017
More update error handling for website download failures.
Minor enhancements to the GUI.

Version 0.9.8.4 October 2, 2017
Additional enhancements to the update routines.

Version 0.9.8.3 September 26, 2017
The version update routines have been updated to better handle
download errors from SourceForge.
The SourceForge site was down most of the day today.
Refreshed the French and Turkish language translation files
to the latest level.

Version 0.9.8.2 September 25, 2017
If the version update check routine fails to download a file,
you can now retry the download.
Minor enhancements to the GUI and help files.

Version 0.9.8.1 September 23, 2017
Fixed an error in the uninstall routine for XP.
Enabled the "System Info" button for XP systems.
Minor enhancements to the GUI and help files.

Version 0.9.8.0 September 21, 2017
Fixed a bug in the XP restore routine.
The "Updates" button on XP machines will now take you to
The SourceForge Grub2Win page.
Cleaned up the global variables setup routines.
They now give consistent results when installing
Grub2Win to a drive other than your C: drive.

Version 0.9.7.9 September 18, 2017
Fixed a couple of bugs in the version update check routines.
Minor updates to the GUI.
Added information on using the Grub2Win Boot Time Utilities
to the Advanced Topics section of the help file.

Version 0.9.7.8 September 10, 2017
Added hotkey shortcuts to the Boot Information and Utilities menu.
Updated the Grub2Win EFI modules to level 126.

Version 0.9.7.7 September 7, 2017
Added a GNU Grub video card test to the boot time utilities.
Small enhancements to the GUI.

Version 0.9.7.6 September 3, 2017
Minor code cleanup.

Version 0.9.7.5 August 31, 2017
Fixed an error in the BIOS BCD install routines.
Cleaned up and simplified the XP BIOS processes.
Improved translation detection for several languages.
Several improvements to the GUI.

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[Camel1965]

Grub2Win 1.0.0.3

Version 1.0.0.3 November 12, 2017



Several enhancements to the language detection routines.

Minor fixes to the GUI and grub.cfg parsing logic.



Version 1.0.0.2 November 9, 2017



Renamed the GNU Grub modules loaded at boot time.
This was done to differentiate Grub2Win vs GNU Grub code.

Several enhancements to the disk and partition report.

Added a cleanup routine to remove obsolete Grub2Win boot modules.
The cleanup is for both the BCD and EFI configurations.

Updates to the help files to reflect the changes above.

** Note: On EFI systems, you may need to set the Grub2Win firmware order
** again after you install this release.



Version 1.0.0.1 November 7, 2017



Completely re-wrote the BCD and disk partition scans
to avoid difficulties with different Windows system languages.

Added a disk and partition report to the diagnostics routines.

Many changes and enhancements to facilitate language independence.

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[Camel1965]

Grub2Win 1.0.0.9

Version 1.0.0.9 November 23, 2017



Minor enhancements to the GUI.

Cleaned up some documentation issues in the help files.



Version 1.0.0.8 November 21, 2017



Fixed some minor problems in the reboot function code.

Enhanced the way Grub2Win scans and handles partitions on USB flash drives.



Version 1.0.0.7 November 18, 2017



Added a reboot function that can be run from a command line or a .bat script.

Note that the standard Grub environment file C:\grub2\grubenv has been updated with this version.


You may need to set your default boot system again after upgrading to version 1.0.0.7.



Version 1.0.0.6 November 17, 2017



Re-arranged the default checkboxes on the Manage Boot Menu screen.
Due to screen spacing conflicts, they did not always select properly.

Other minor fixes to the GUI.

Fixed a truncation of the last booted system display text.



Version 1.0.0.5 November 15, 2017



Fixed a timing problem in the update Internet query routines.
This sometimes caused SourceForge update downloads to fail.

Minor fixes to the GUI.



Version 1.0.0.4 November 14, 2017



Further fixes and enhancements to the language detection routines.

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[Camel1965]

Grub2Win 1.0.1.3

Version 1.0.1.3 December 8, 2017
Several minor enhancements to the GUI.
Removed an extraneous line in grub.cfg generated with custom code.

Version 1.0.1.2 December 4, 2017
Fixed an error in the uninstall routines.
This sometimes caused the uninstall process to fail.

Version 1.0.1.1 December 3, 2017
Added a Disk Report option to the System Info function on the main screen.
This creates and displays a text file with detailed disk and partition information.

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[Jarom]

Grub2Win 1.0.1.5

**Current** Version 1.0.1.5 December 15, 2017

Fixed an error in the OS Type display on the Manage Boot Menu screen.

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[Camel1965]

Grub2Win 1.0.2.0

Version 1.0.2.0 December 19, 2017
Changed the Grub2Win install procedure.
The Install program will now automatically download the latest modules.

Minor updates to the GUI and help files.

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[Jarom]

Grub2Win 1.0.2.1

**Current** Version 1.0.2.1 December 21, 2017

Minor fixes to the new g2install program and help files.

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[alco]

Version 1.0.2.3 December 28, 2017
The Grub2Win executables are now digitally signed.

Several sites in Eastern Europe have published bogus versions of Grub2Win.
These corrupted versions sometimes contained advertisements and malware.

Grub2Win should only be downloaded from the official SourceForge site.
The digital certificate will assure you that the program is genuine and unaltered.

Minor updates were also made to the GUI and help files.


Version 1.0.2.2 December 22, 2017

Improvements to the GUI display at several screen resolutions.

Updates to the help files.

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[Camel1965]

Grub2Win 1.0.2.5

Version 1.0.2.5 January 3, 2018



Added a warning for isoboot type menu entries.
Grub2Win now confirms that the boot variable values are enclosed in single quotes.



Version 1.0.2.4 January 1, 2018



Fixed a problem that prevented the Invaders game from initializing.
Note: Invaders is only available on BIOS systems. It does not work in EFI mode.

Corrected an error in the menu item delete confirmation routine.

Minor updates to the GUI and help files.

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[Camel1965]

Grub2Win 1.0.2.7

Version 1.0.2.7 January 7, 2018
Corrected a problem that prevented "gfxpayload=any" from being set.
Minor updates to the GUI.

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