This frontend makes it easier (and probably more safe) to use the Windows version of dd (http://www.chrysocome.net/dd) program.
User can:
* Select the disk device (a partition or a root one)
* Put a binary image onto the device
* Save a binary image of the selected device to a file
* Erase the selected device (fill it with zeroes)
Suitable for:
* Create a bootable USB disks from an ISO images
* Backup disks
* Make an ISO image from CD disk
* Erase corrupted MBR's which Windows can not handle
USE WITH CAUTION - it is a very beta version.
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