BootIt Next Generation v1.29f TeraByte Unlimited

Of course, I wasn't going to be happy with a 5GB drive and 20GB going wasted, so I selected the unallocated section and clicked the "Create Partition" button. I was presented with an easy to understand screen that let me select all of my options. About the only thing that might be confusing to computer novices is the sheer number of file systems that BootIt supports. Everything from FAT-12, FAT-16, FAT-32, HPFS/NTFS, Linux, Solaris, and even BeOS were displayed. However, if this is a downside for the novice, it's a boon for the advanced user. Luckily for me, I knew that I wanted a FAT-32 drive and quickly selected that.

The new partition took about a half an hour, with most of the time being spent performing a surface scan of the hard drive to make sure there were no errors. Once it was done, I rebooted back into Windows and saw my one hard drive split in two exactly as I had requested. Even better, my original partition (now only 5GB big) still had the data that I had left on it completely intact.

While I haven't scratched the surface of what this program can do, I completely feel that it's worth the $29.95 registration fee. Especially considering that it can replace two $69.95 programs (Partition Magic and Drive Image), which saves close to $110. (Easily enough to buy a copy of Windows XP with money left over.) While BootIt NG might not be for computer novices, I would definitely recommend it to moderate to advanced users.