BootSave saves/restores the master boot sector on the
hard disk. Suite of three utilities BootSave, BootRest and
BootChk. Protects against damage to the partition table or
boot sector done by rogue programs, viruses or accidents
with tools like Norton NU.
This is not a utility for the naive user. It is intended for
computer professionals to protect the disks of their
clients.
The BootSave suite will work under DOS, Windows 3.x, Windows
95/98/ME, OS/2, but not NT, Windows 2000, XP or Vista. These
utilities  are intended to be used mainly within
autoexec.bat during the DOS phase of the boot.
This version does NOT save the boot sectors for each
partition.
You must use BootSave PRIOR to damaging your hard disk to be
of any use!
Win2K, XP, Vista and Windows 7 block BootSave.  You must boot to DOS to
use it.  You can acquire a bootable floppy by digging in your old DOS
diskettes, asking an old timer for one, or you can right click Format and
select "bootable DOS disk".  In theory it is possible to use memory
sticks, thumbdrives, CDs and DVDs too, but I have never tried it.
Some BIOSes block BootSave even when you are running DOS.  You must turn
of the boot block lock in BIOS temporarily.
Why the umbrella icon? It represents protection on a rainy
day when your boot sector has been corrupted.