-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Creating a DOS Boot CD
- From: Dan Chisolm <d0ct0rdan@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:30:21 -0400
Gman,
I've used Hiren's Boot CD successfully to ghost two laptop systems (to external
HD via USB). One is a Toshiba Satellite M45-S2693 http://snipurl.com/2yepz
However, I cannot ghost the Toshiba Tecra A8-S8513 http://snipurl.com/2yedn to
the external drive. The external drive is not recognized/seen in the ghost
screen (after booting via DOS). Upon booting into WinXP, I do see the HD. Any
ideas as to what I should do?
Thanks in advance for you response.
Dan
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Creating a DOS Boot CD> Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2008
> 13:59:25 -0400> From: Gman <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>> > Dan,> I have used Hiren's
> Boot CDs for quite some time and can attest that > they certainly can come in
> handy when troubleshooting/repairing a system. I > also have an array of
> other bootable CDs and DVDs that I use for similar > things. As for security
> concerns, I have never had any reason to even > consider the question. All of
> the files I use come from my own scanned > system, so no malware will be
> present on the finished disk. Also, there's > no functionality for going
> online or for accessing an already present > internet connection, so
> unauthorized access to your Hiren's session through > a net connection cannot
> happen either.> > The best part about making one of these is that you can add
> your own > troubleshooting tools, provided they can be run as portable apps
> (no > registry entries are needed to run) and you can figure out all of the >
> switches you would need to make them work the way you would want. If you >
> choose to expand your creation this way, be sure to include some tools that >
> can access NTFS formatted volumes so that the finished disk can be used on >
> systems formatted that way (which happens to be most of them).> > As far as
> adding your own apps goes, the absolute best advice I can > provide is to get
> yourself a copy of Microstoft's VirtualPC 2007 and use > that as a sandbox to
> test your creations before committing them to a blank > disk. You simply
> create a virtual system (designate a certain amount of > hard drive space and
> RAM to it). When you get your Hiren's to a point where > you're ready to test
> it, create an ISO of the entire project and then load > it into your virtual
> drive. It will boot up as though you burned it to a > disk and rebooted your
> main system to it. The benefit, of course, is that > you don't waste any
> perfectly good optical disks on a bad Hiren's build as > it may take you
> several tries to get out any bugs in the programs you choose > to add.> > I
> can supply plenty more info on getting through these steps, but they > are
> best left to when you're already at that step. Good luck and please > keep us
> informed of your progress. :O)> > Peace,> Gman> > "The only dumb questions
> are the ones we fail to ask"> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dan
> Chisolm" <d0ct0rdan@xxxxxxxxxxx>> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> Sent:
> Sunday, July 13, 2008 12:31 PM> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Creating a DOS Boot
> CD> > > > Anyone familiar with and/or have tried Hiren's Bootable CD > >
> http://www.hiren.info/pages/bootcd> > Instructions for creating it is found
> at > > http://www.hiren.info/pages/bootablecd> > If so, what is your opinion?
> Any security concerns? Thanks in advance > > for your responses.> >> > Dan
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