Introduction

This edition of the Restored HBCD is a bug fix of the previous version (V 1.0). Mini windows has been further improved, Kaspersky Rescue Disk is finally perfected and boots equally well from DVD or USB. Several new utilities have been added or upgraded and some faulty ones have been fixed. The aim of this Hiren’s Boot CD Rebuild is to provide an austere but convenient and usable interface to the utilities whilst keeping faith with Hiren’s original concept. No fancy splash screens or wallpapers. Just hotkeyed menus to get you quickly to the utilities you want to use.

Changes between V1.0 and V1.1

Kaspersky antivirus

Simplified booting for DVD and USB. No more ULA. Updated definitions to 9 January 2013

Mini Windows 7

Rebuild to run faster. Include rasphone.pbk

SystemRescueCd Linux

Updated to Version 3.2.0 (7 Jan 2013)

EaseUS Partition Master

Updated to Version 9.2.1

Active Boot Disk

Updtated to Version 6.5.2

HD Low Level Format

Updated to Version 4.25

WinkeyFinder

Added Version 1.73

Clonzilla

Autostart when selected from main menu.

DOS environment 'M' menu

Fixed to start restored utilities too.

Remove WGA

Fixed 'File not found'.

WinNTSetup

Missing BootICE button. Fixed.

Acronis utilities

Boot from NTFS on USB flash drive.

Program Launcher

Added new category USB Tools and fixed various bugs.

Grub4Dos

Fixed errors in menus.

usb-installation.pdf

Updated and corrected.

Teracopy

Do not reload program when in PE.

Raid Reconstructor

Not in Program Launcher. Fixed.

Rufus (USB Formatter)

Added Version 1.2.0.183

Card Recovery

Updated Version 6.00.1012

CMOSDeAnimator

Added Version 2.1

Driver Forge

Added Version 5.0

Windows Surface Scanner

Added Version 2.0

Flash Memory Toolkit

Added Version 2.00 Professional

SD Formatter

Added Version 3.1

USB Write Protector

Added Version 1.2

Description

http://i.imgur.com/ahWeY.png

Hiren’s Boot CD is a vast collection of bootable and portable utilities for the management, diagnosis and repair of computer problems, recover lost or deleted files or cracking passwords. There is no computer problem for which HBCD does not have at least one tool to help with its solution. In addition, HBCD provides the means to take control of any computer and communicate with other computers, surf the internet, write documents or programs, without booting the installed operating system. There are literally hundreds of utilities and it is advised that you explore the contents before the need for it arises. Hiren’s Boot CD can be used in two ways:

  • As a boot CD to take control of the computer without starting the installed operating system so that we can do repairs or clone the main disk, recover files, test the memory and hardware, clean severe viral infections, et.c. To do any of these simply boot the computer from the CD and select a utility from the menu. Options include FreeDOS, 3 Mini Windows environments (98, XP and 7) and two Linux rescue environments. Optionally you may include the forensics/penetration Linux live CD Backtrack.

  • As a collection of portable repair and diagnostic utilities which can be run from within Windows without installation. To do this insert the CD when Windows is running and select a utility from the HBCD Program Launcher menu. If the CD does not autorun you may start the menu by running HBCDMenu.cmd. When the operating system not functional or unavailable the portable utilities may be still be used if we boot a Mini Windows environment included in the CD. (3rd option of the main boot menu).

For example Acronis Disk Director can be started in 4 ways:

  • Boot the CD, select "Dos Programs", "Restored Utilities" and then "Acronis". (useful if we wish to clone or restore the main hard disk and there is not enough memory to boot Mini Windows XP).

  • Boot the CD, and from the main menu from the "Hard Disk Utilities" select "Acronis".

  • Boot the CD, select "Mini Windows XP" or Mini Windows 7 and then select "Acronis Disk Director" found under "Partittion/Boot/MBR" in the HBCD Program Launcher menu.

  • Boot to your windows operating system, insert the DVD (or the USB stick) and select Acronis Disk Director from the HBCD Program Launcher menu.

Contents

This Restored DVD includes all the utilities found in the latest Hiren’s Boot CD 15.2 (December 2012). [1] with many of the utilities updated to their latest version. It is called Restored because it contains all the commercial utilities omitted from the official releases (since version 11.0.) It also includes other tools such by Acronis, Paragon, Active@, and other useful software fully integrated within Hiren’s menus.

Below are listed only the additional or updated programs and utilities found in this DVD. The numbers in square brackets [..] are referring to the URLs listed at the bottom of this file. For the complete list of utilities in the official Hiren’s Boot CD, read the files HBCD.txt and changes.txt, or visit [1].

Restored DOS Menu utilities

These are found within the HBCD DOS menu. These utilities were included in the official but were left out since HBCD version 11.

  • Acronis Backup & Recovery, UR 11.5 (build 32308)

  • Acronis Disk Director 11.0 Advanced (build 12077)

  • Acronis True Image 2013 (build 5587)

  • Active Partition Recovery 3.0

  • Active Password Changer 4.0

  • Active Undelete 5.5

  • DiskGenius 3.5.0 Professional

  • GetDataBack for FAT/NTFS 4.0

  • Image For Dos 2.77

  • HDD Regenerator 2011

  • NTFS DOS Pro

  • Norton Ghost 11.5.1

  • Paragon Hard Disk Manager 12 (10.1.19.1640)

  • Paragon Mount Everything 3.0

  • PC-Check 6.21

  • Synantec ImageCenter 5.6

Self booting utilities

  • Acronis [3]

    • Backup & Recovery 11.5 (build 32308)

    • Disk Director 11.0 Advanced (build 12077)

    • True Image 2013 (build 5587)

  • Active Boot Disk 6.5.2 [6]

  • BootIt Bare Metal 1.85 [12]

  • Clonzilla 2.0.1-15 [13]

  • Eassos PartitionGuru/Disk Genius 3.5.0 Pro & 4.2.0 Free [14]

  • EaseUS Partition Master 9.2.1 Server

  • GParted 0.14.0

  • Hardware Detection Tool (HDT) 0.5.0.

  • HDAT2 (HD Diagnostics & Testing) 4.9.2

  • HDClone Professional Edition 4.1.4

  • Kaspersky Rescue Disk 10.0.31.4, Updated 9-Jan-2013 [4] Note: KAV10 works on top of a very competent Gentoo linux environment. Very handy if you know how to use it.

  • KonBoot version 2.

  • Macrium Reflect Professional 64 bit 5.0 4354

  • OneKey Ghost 6.5

  • Paragon Hard Disk Manager 12 (10.1.19.1640) [8]

  • Plop Boot Manager 5.0.14 (20.12.2012)

  • Parted Magic Linux 2012_12_25. Modified to boot in systems with non PAE CPUs.

  • QuickTech Pro SB 5.90.00 Hardware diagnostics and stress test. [9]

  • R-Drive 4.7 (4726)

  • Spinrite 6

  • Super Grub2 Disk Version 2.

Important Items

  • Mini Windows 7. It is based on the excellent WonderShare LiveBoot 2012 Windows 7 PE. It is heavily modified to look as close as possible to Hiren’s Mini Windows XP. It includes everything from Mini XP, has better suport for wireless and ADSL modems, and many extras. [22]

  • SysRescueCD 3.2.0[2] A live Linux Gentoo based rescue CD (choice of 32 or 64 bit) that offers more choice than Parted Magic. It includes many tools for rescuing and managing Linux and windows systems. Hundreds of utilities. e.g. Clam antivirus, Gparted, ntfs-3g, wifi access, syslinux, telnet, ssh, PXE boot, Midori, vim, MC…

  • Kaspersky Rescue Disk If you require a language other than English you need to edit antivirus.cfg and set the parameter kav_lang to your language. For example kav_lang=fr for French.

  • BackTrack (optional). An Ubuntu based Linux live CD for digital forensics and penetration (sic) testing. It includes many well known security and reversing tools, e.g. Aircrack, Ophcrack, Gerix Wifi Cracker, disassemblers, sniffers, etc., as well as commonplace applications such as browsers, file managers, editors, torrent clients, etc. There is a menu entry for BT5 (under Linux), but you need to download and include in the DVD the files. Detailed instructions as to how to do this are included. Read document add-BT5.pdf.

Added to HBCDMenu program launcher

  • AIDA64 Extreme Edition 1.85.1600 [15]

  • Acronis [3]

    • Backup & Recovery 11.5 (build 32308)

    • Disk Director 11.0 (build 2343)

    • True Image 2013 (build 5551)

  • Active Password changer professional 4.0

  • AOMEI Partition Assistant Professional 5.1

  • Atlantis Word Processor Pro 1.6.5.5 [10]

  • Avast Antivirus 1.0.3 updatable (updated 07-05-2012)

  • Avast Registry Editor

  • Calculator (Micro$oft calc.exe is very good why not have it in MiniXP?)

  • CardRecovery 6.00.1012 [16]

  • CMOSDeAnimator Reset/Backup/Restore CMOS

  • Crystal Disk Info

  • Data Recovery Wizard Pro 5.5.1

  • DRevitalize 2.42 Repair bad sectors.

  • Driver Forge 5.0

  • DSynchronize (Drive/directory synchronizer) 2.30.2

  • DTaskManager (Powerfull process control) 1.51.

  • Dynamic Disk Converter, Server Edition 3.2

  • Eassos PartitionGuru/Disk Genius 3.7.0 Pro & 4.2.0 Free [14]

  • EFS Advanced Data Recovery 4.42, Recover data from encrypted files.

  • GetDataBack NTFS & FAT 4.22

  • HDClone Professional 4.1.4

  • HD Low Level Format 4.25

  • HitmanPro, 3.7.0.185 Easily remove ransomeware + antimalware. (KickStart function needs USB flash Drive).

  • HWiNFO32 3.65-1065

  • Internet Download Manager 6.12 Build 26 (autogrubs links from Firefox)

  • Isobuster 3.0

  • LookInMyPC 2.12-11-24

  • MalwareBytes 1.60.1.100 (updatable)

  • MiniTool Power Data Recovery 6.6

  • Mozilla Firefox 17.0.1

  • Norton Ghost 11.5.1,

    • Ghost Cast Server

    • Ghost Image Explorer

  • Outlook Express Backup 6.5

  • Paragon Alignment Tool

  • Paragon Hard Disk Manager server 10.1.19.16240 [8]

  • Partition Wizard Server edition 7.6

  • Passware Kit Enterprise 10.3.2585 (Crack any password). [7]

  • PowerCmd 1.9 [11]

  • PSPR 6.3.1 (Proactive System Password Recovery) [20]

  • Raid Reconstructor 4.25 [21]

  • Registry Workshop 4.6.0

  • Rufus USB formater 1.2.0.183

  • SD Formatter 3.1

  • SkyIAR 1.2 Install ACHI/SATA/IDE controller drivers. [19]

  • Terabyte

    • Image For Windows 2.7.7

    • Image Explorer (TBIView) 4.30.0

    • TBIMount 1.08

  • TeraCopy 2.27

  • Total Commander 8.01

  • UltraISO Premium 9.5.3.2901 [17]

  • USB Write Protector 1.2

  • Windows Surface Scanner 2.0

  • WinMount 3.5.1018

  • WinNTSetup 2.3.1 Install Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7/2003/2008 anywhere, fast, integrate drivers, include customizations.

  • WinRar 4.01

  • WXHexEditor 0.11 (Hex editor. Can handle Terabyte files/disks). [18]

  • WinHex 16.8 Advanced Hex Editor, Disk/Ram Editor

  • WinKeyFinder 1.73

  • +Many other minor updates (e.g. CCleaner, Defraggler, Recuva, etc.). We have tried to update to current versions as many of the utilities as possible).

Installation Instructions and Important Notes

  • Burn (preferably at the lowest possible speed) the iso image to a dvd, insert the dvd in a computer and boot from it.

  • For installation to USB read document usb-installation.pdf

  • For keyboards other than English you can still apply Hiren’s keyboard patch.

  • To add the forensics distro BackTrack, read document add-BackTrack.pdf

  • To reduce size of DVD to CD or to fit in a smaller GB USB stick read file trim-dvd.txt

  • Read document install-win-with-hbcd.pdf, a guide for how to install windows from USB.

  • Mini Windows XP and Mini Windows 7 run from RAM. If you start one program after another you will soon run out of memory. So clean the temp folder from time to time.

  • The HBCD program launcher (and many portable utilities) are incompatible with 64 bit Windows 7. Use them only within 32 bit windows, Mini Windows XP and Mini Windows 7.

Acknowledgments

Kudos and thanks to:

  • Ha Canh Son, for the idea and development of using WinMount for running portable utilities in WindowsPE and for his numerous tips, suggestions, testing and scripts.

  • DimTam, for supplying many updates, testing, corrections and advice.

Enjoy!

Proteus. January 2013

References:

Note on virus alerts

Compressed files such as Nirsoft.7z, Mix.7z and possibly others, may contain utilities such as, commands which can alter registry or system files, password scanners, ip sniffers, registry scanners etc. These utilities, although are legitimate, are often employed by trojans, malware, etc, and as such may raise erroneous virus alerts. Although these utilities by themselves pose no real threat, if you are concerned about this, you may delete them from the DVD/USB but you will have reduced functionality. For example, without Nirsoft’s nircmd.exe Mini Windows will not function properly. See also: http://www.hirensbootcd.org/faq/

Screenshots

The Hard Disk Tools Boot Menu.

http://i.imgur.com/m7yA0.png

The DOS Utilities Boot Menu.

http://i.imgur.com/tmddx.png

The customized Mini Windows 7 environment.

http://i.imgur.com/auobt.png

Acronins B&R and Winmount running in Mini Windows 7.

http://i.imgur.com/5ixnk.png

Mini Windows XP and the Program Launcher.

http://i.imgur.com/XMKwB.png

Windows installation with WinNTSetup.

http://i.imgur.com/8Wp2S.png

Kaspersky Antivirus Rescue Disk just updated its virus definitions.

http://i.imgur.com/6j6Sc.png