Portlock Leap Frog
- From: chris hallsworth <christopherh40@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2011 23:02:49 +0000
Thought this might interest programmers.
Hello all.
After using it for a while, it's time I spread the word about this
amazing program.
This program provides features to manipulate iso and VHD (virtual hard
disk) files, however there is one unique feature which until now we
haven't been able to take advantage of.
Windows 7 has a new way of creating multiboot environments; native VHD
boot. This basically means boot an operating system from a virtual hard
disk. Windows 7 Enterprise and Ultimate provides this capability. The
only way we could do this was to boot from the Windows 7 installation
DVD and perform complex command line tasks to which we would need
sighted assistance.
This is until I discovered Portlock Leap Frog, which provides a wizard
to simplify and automate such a process. It is also possible to set up
such an environment on a Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003,
lower editions of Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008, unlike Microsoft's
way.
So, in short, Portlock Leap Frog provides a fully accessible way of
creating, partitioning, formatting, and installing Windows 7
Enterprise/Ultimate, Windows Server 2008 R2 and HyperV 2008 R2, as well
as adding the VHD entry to the Windows Boot Manager.
Using Native VHD boot, you can achieve the same performance as if you
were running an operating system from a real hard disk. A classic
scenario might be you want to set up multiboot environments without
modifying partitions. Another classic scenario is testing and
development of applications that use specific hardware, neither of which
can be achieved in virtual machines, provided by VMware or VirtualBox
for example.
For more information, including watching a short video, go to
www.portlock.com. You can download an almost fully functional 30 day
trial from the above site. The price is $39.95, and is an one off payment.
If possible, please spread the word, as this is a unique opportunity to
allow us blind and visually impaired users to take advantage of this
excellent feature only found in high end editions of Windows. I will do
the same.
Thank you.
Take care.
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Chris Hallsworth
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