Harddisk install using the Windows boot menu (2K, XP, VISTA, Win7)
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Download the file [64]plpgenbtldr-0.8.zip and extract it.
* Create a directory like c:\plop. You can use any directory you
want.
* Copy plpinstc.com and plpgenbtldr.exe to your c:\plop directory.
* Rename plpinstc.com to plpbt.bin.
* As administrator/with administrator rights open a command shell.
Hint VISTA/Win7: Use right click at the command shell menu entry
and choose "Run as administrator"
change to c:\plop with cd \plop
* Then run plpgenbtldr
This program searches for the file plpbt.bin in the current
directory.
plpgenbtldr generates the file plpbtldr.bin.
* Adding to the boot menu. Windows 2K and XP is different to Windows
VISTA and Windows 7
+ Windows 2K, XP
add the line below to your c:\boot.ini
c:\plop\plpbtldr.bin="Install Plop Boot Manager"
+ Windows VISTA
open notepad as administrator and create a file c:\boot.ini
add those lines
[boot loader]
[operating systems]
c:\plop\plpbtldr.bin="Install Plop Boot Manager"
Thanks to tri_zet for this info
+ Windows 7
Open the command prompt as administrator.
Use bcdedit to create the boot menu entry.
bcdedit /create /d "Install Plop Boot Manager" /application
bootsector
This prints a long number with { }.
This long number is called "id".
Replace the "id" with your number in the following commands.
bcdedit /set {id} device partition=C:
bcdedit /set {id} path \plop\plpbtldr.bin
bcdedit /displayorder {id} /addlast
Additional links: [65]Forum entry, [66]Gord's blog
Now you should be able to install the Plop Boot Manager from your
Windows boot menu to your harddisk.
Problems/Errors
plpbt.bin must not be fragmeted! Use [67]Wincontig or [68]contig to
take care, that plpbt.bin is not fragmented.

Harddisk install using Syslinux, Isolinux, Pxelinux (Network)
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Download the current boot manager [69]plpbt-5.0.11.zip. Extract it to
get the boot manager install program. You find the install program
plpinstc in the install directory.
Add plpinstc.com to the config file
* for Syslinux it's syslinux.cfg
* for Isolinux it's isolinux.cfg
* for Extlinux it's extlinux.conf
* for Pxelinux it's pxelinux.cfg/default more netboot infos: [70]for
Linux click here, [71]for Windows click here
Add the following lines to the config file
label plpinst
linux plpinstc.com
Copy plpinstc to the same directory where the config file is.
You start the install program when you enter plpinst at the Syslinux
command prompt.

Harddisk install using LILO
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Download the current boot manager [72]plpbt-5.0.11.zip. Extract it to
get the boot manager install program. You find the install program
plpinstc.com in the install directory.
Copy plpinstc.com to /boot.
Add to your /etc/lilo.conf the following
image=/boot/plpinstc.com
label=plop-install
Run lilo to update lilo.

Harddisk install using GRUB / grub4dos
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Download the current boot manager [73]plpbt-5.0.11.zip. Extract it to
get the boot manager install program. You find the install program
plpinstc.com in the install directory.
Copy plpinstc.com to /boot.
You have to choose the correct root settings in menu.lst for your
system.
The following is an example
title Plop Boot Manager Install
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/plpinstc.com
When you reboot, you should be able to choose the install program from
your grub menu.

c:/

cd \plop

c:/boot.ini

c:\plop\plpbtldr.bin="Install Plop Boot Manager"