![]() In order for the Hirens DOS Programs menu to work correctly, we may need to make and copy a DOS image file to the \HBCD\BOOT folder on your USB boot drive. Note: This step is NOT necessary for a FAT32 USB drive - If your USB drive is NTFS and not FAT32, then you may need to follow these steps (but try a DOS Program first to check!). Step 6 - Getting the DOS utilities to work with an NTFS drive To fix this, find the \HBCD\Menu.lst file and the KonBoot menu.ĭirectly under the KonBoot menu entry, add the line in red KonBoot may not work because it is booting from the USB drive instead of the CD (if it prints '2 HDD SWAP' then it should work), so HDD0 will be the USB drive and not the internal hard disk. You can also copy the entire \HBCD folder to the root of the USB drive (F:\HBCD) so that is is automatically detected next time.Ģ. Then run the HBCDMenu.cmd file in the root of the new virtual CD by double-clicking on it. If you just want to get the HBCDMenu working in MiniXP, locate the ISO file in Hirens XP Windows Explorer - right-click - select 'Mount as ImDisk Virtual Disk'. You can now test this works using RMPrepUSB QEMU or by booting from a real system. Copy or extract the \HBCD\Boot folder to the USB boot drive \HBCD\BOOT folder using 7Zip - you should now have a folder on the USB drive called \HBCD\BOOT and inside it will be about 16 files and the pmagic folder. To fix this you will need to copy the files from inside the ISO to the USB boot drive as follows:ġ. Other utilities may still not work correctly from just an ISO file (depends on what version of Hirens you have). At “ Boot Order” setting, set the USB-HDD as first boot device.Step 5 - Getting the other utilities (linux/pmagic/password changer, etc.) to work.(This setting is commonly found inside " Advanced BIOS Features" menu). Inside BIOS menu, find the " Boot Order" setting.(The way to enter into BIOS Settings depends on the computer manufacturer). ![]() Power On your computer and press " DEL" or " F1" or " F2" or " F10" to enter BIOS (CMOS) setup utility.Notice: In order to boot from the Hiren’s Bootable USB stick, you must set the USB as first boot device from your BIOS settings.To do that: When Rufus operation is completed, close Rufus utility, unplug the USB stick and use it in the future to troubleshoot your computer. Wait until Rufus utility erases your USB stick and transfers Hiren’s Boot ISO files to it.ĩ. Read carefully the warning message and press “ OK”. ![]() Inside the “ Hiren’s Boot 15.2” folder, select the “ Hiren’s BootCD 15.2.iso” image file and choose “ Open”.Ĩ. Then click the icon next to “ ISO Image” entry to select the Hiren’s ISO Image file “ Hiren's.BootCD.15.2”.iso” from your computer.Ħ. At “ Create a bootable disk using” option, select “ ISO Image”.ĥ. Choose the empty USB stick that you plugged on your computer.Ĥ. Now double-click to run “ rufus” application.ģ. Remove all USB storage drives from your computer and plug an EMPTY* USB stick (minimum 1GB) to an empty USB port.Īttention: DO NOT leave your files on USB stick, because all files will be erased during this operation.Ģ. Create a bootable Hiren’s BootCD USB flash drive.ġ. Go to the official Rufus download page and download RUFUS USB Bootable Creator Utility to your computer. * Rufus is an excellent utility that helps to create bootable USB flash drives, such as USB keys/pendrives, memory sticks, etc.ġ. Step 2: Download RUFUS USB Boot Creator Utility*. When the Download is complete, right click on “ Hirens.BootCD.15.2.zip” file to extract it. * Note: You can find/download the latest version of Hiren's BootCD in the Official Download page: (Scroll down and click on HBCD_PE_圆4.iso)Ģ. ( Source > Click on Hirens.BootCD.15.2.zip) Download Hiren’s BootCD version 15.2 * to your computer. ![]() How to create a Hiren's Boot USB Flash Drive. In this article you will find instructions on how to put Hiren’s BootCD on a USB flash drive (stick) in order to troubleshoot computer problems in the future. I write this article because I use Hiren’s BootCD frequently to troubleshoot computer problems, specially when a computer doesn't boot anymore due to a virus attack or due to a corrupted file system. More specifically, HBCD contains hardware diagnostic programs, partition tools, data recovery utilities, antivirus tools and many other tools to fix your computer problems. Hiren’s BootCD (HBCD) is a bootable CD that contains a set of tools that can help users to fix their computer if their system fails to boot.
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