DOS Command-line Tool Boot Commands, EWF GUI Buttons

EWF GUI Buttons

The current version of the EWF GUI includes the following buttons:

	Button	Description

	Enable EWF	This button is the same as executing ewfmgr.exe c: -Enablefrom the DOS prompt.

	Disable EWF	This button is the same as executing ewfmgr.exe c: -Disablefrom the DOS prompt.

	Overlay Configuration	This button simply displays the Overlay information and is a combination of the information
		supplied when executing ewfmgr.exe c: -Description and ewfmgr.exe c: -Gauge
		from the DOS prompt.

	Clear Boot Command	This button is the same as executing ewfmgr.exe c: -NoCmdfrom the DOS prompt.

	Commit Data to Volume	This button is the same as executing ewfmgr.exe c: -Commitfrom the DOS prompt.

Note

When using the Commit boot command, all the temporary contents will be permanently written to the flash memory. In addition, all content accessed (and changes made) after running Commit, but before rebooting the system, will be written to the flash memory as well. This includes changes made during any number of login/logout sessions before the next reboot.

DOS Command-line Tool Boot Commands

The following table lists the EWF boot commands that are supported.

	Boot Command	Description

	All	Displays information about all protected volumes and performs a command, such as
		disable, enable, and commit, on each volume if specified.

	Commit	Commits all current level data in the overlay to the protected volume, and resets the current
		overlay level to 1 upon shutdown.

	Disable	Allows user to write to the image after the next reboot.

	Enable	Prevents the user from writing to the image after the next reboot.

	Commitanddisable	Combination of the Commit and Disable commands. This command will commit data in
		the overlay upon shutdown. Additionally, EWF will be disabled after the system reboots.

Note