Filename | Hirens.BootCD.9.8.zip |
Filesize | 157.36 MB (165005011 bytes) |
ISO MD5 | B71A760FEE5F3ACABB2994DE004DEC2B |
ZIP MD5 | 523DC6C1A015FFF11428DFAF60EA1162 |
- Norton Ghost Explorer Download
- Ghost Image Explorer 11.5 Downloads
- Symantec Ghost Explorer 11.5 Download
- Ghost File Explorer
Antivirus Tools
- Ad-Aware SE Personal 1.06 (0903): find and remove spyware, adware, dialers etc. (a must have tool).
- ClamWin Antivirus 0.94.1 (0903): a free antivirus, GNU GPL Open Source Virus Scanner.
- ComboFix (0903): Designed to cleanup malware infections and restore settings modified by malware.
- CWShredder 2.19: Popular CoolWebSearch Trojan Remover tool.
- RootkitRevealer 1.7.1: Rootkit Revealer is an advanced patent-pending root kit detection utility.
- SmitFraudFix 2.400: This removes Some of the popular Desktop Hijack malware.
- Spybot – Search & Destroy 1.6.2 (0903): Application to scan for spyware, adware, hijackers and other malicious software.
- SpywareBlaster 4.1 (0903): Prevent the installation of spyware and other potentially unwanted software.
Backup Tools
- Acronis True Image 8.1.945: Create an exact disk image for complete system backup and disk cloning.
- COPYR.DMA Build013: A Tool for making copies of hard disks with bad sectors.
- Double Driver 1.0: Driver Backup and Restore tool.
- Drive SnapShot 1.39: creates an exact Disk Image of your system into a file while windows is running.
- DriveImage Explorer 5.0: to add/remove/extract files from Drive image file.
- DriveImageXML 2.02: backup any drive/partition to an image file, even if the drive is currently in use.
- DriverBackup! 1.0.3: Another handy tool to backup drivers.
- Express Burn 4.25: CD/DVD Burner Program to create and record CDs/DVDs, also create/burn .iso and .nrg images.
- Ghost Image Explorer 11.5: to add/remove/extract files from Ghost image file.
- ImageCenter 5.6 (Drive Image 2002): Best software to clone hard drive.
- Norton Ghost 11.5: Similar to Drive Image (with usb/scsi support)
- Partition Saving 3.71: A tool to backup/restore partitions. (SavePart.exe).
- Smart Driver Backup 2.12: Easy backup of your Windows device drivers (also works from PE).
- WhitSoft File Splitter 4.5a: a Small File Split-Join Tool.
BIOS / CMOS Tools
- !BIOS 3.20: a powerfull utility for bios and cmos.
- Award DMI Configuration Utility 2.43: DMI Configuration utility for modifying/viewing the MIDF contents.
- BIOS Cracker 1.4: BIOS password remover (cmospwc).
- BIOS Cracker 4.8: BIOS password remover (cmospwd).
- BIOS Utility 1.35.0: BIOS Informations, password, beep codes and more.
- CMOS 0.93: CMOS Save / Restore Tool.
- DISKMAN4: a powerful all in one utility.
- Kill CMOS: a tiny utility to wipe cmos.
- UniFlash 1.40: bios flash utility.
Browsers / File Managers
How to Restore Your PC with Norton Ghost imageCreate a Norton Ghost Imagedetails http://www.avoiderrors.net/?p=3872. Includes:.Ghost for DOS/classic Windows (set the program not to detect Windows and it'll work fine in '95,98,ME, the enclosed.PIF file should sort this for you as long as it's in the same directory as ghost.exe).Ghost32 for Windows2000, XP and newer.Ghost64 for 64 bit versions of XP and newer.Ghost Explorer (Needs W2K+).Ghost. Actually, MiniTool ShadowMaker, ghost image software, can also help you. In addition to ghost Windows 10 operating system, it allows you to create a ghost image for the entire hard drive. Just get its Trial Edition to try it out. Step 1: Run this ghost disk utility in Windows 10/8/7. I use Ghost 11.5 for creating reliable images of hard drives up to 2TB. This version of ghost is an older version, but very stable and I have not yet had one image file go bad on me, i.e. Which is something you want to avoid at all cost. Your backup is only as good as the backup image.
- 7-Zip 4.65: File Manager/Archiver Supports 7z, ZIP, GZIP, BZIP2, TAR, RAR, CAB, ISO, ARJ, LZH, CHM, MSI, WIM, Z, CPIO, RPM, DEB and NSIS formats.
- Dos Command Center 5.1: Classic dos-based file manager.
- Dos Navigator 6.4.0: Dos File Manager, Norton Commander clone but has much more features.
- FastLynx 2.0: Dos file manager with Pc to Pc file transfer capability.
- File Maven 3.5: an advanced Dos file manager with high speed PC-to-PC file transfers via serial or parallel cable.
- File Wizard 1.35: a file manager – colored files, drag and drop copy, move, delete etc.
- LapLink 5.0: the smart way to transfer files and directories between PCs.
- Mini Windows 98: Can run from Ram Drive, with ntfs support, Added 7-Zip, Disk Defragmenter, Notepad / RichText Editor, Image Viewer, .avi .mpg .divx .xvid Movie Player, etc…
- Off By One Browser 3.5d: an independent web browser that runs completely self-contained.
- Volkov Commander 4.99 Dos File Manager with LongFileName/ntfs support (Similar to Norton Commander).
Cleaners
- CCleaner 2.17.853: Crap Cleaner is a freeware system optimization and privacy tool.
- SpaceMonger 1.4: keeping track of the free space on your computer.
- WinDirStat 1.1.2.80: a disk usage statistics viewer and cleanup tool for Windows.
Collection of Dos Utilities
extract.exe, pkzip.exe, pkunzip.exe, unrar.exe, rar.exe, ace.exe, lha.exe, gzip.exe, uharcd.exe, mouse.com, attrib.com, deltree.exe, xcopy.exe, diskcopy.com, imgExtrc.exe, undelete.com, edit.com, fdisk.exe, fdisk2.exe, fdisk3.exe, lf.exe, delpart.exe, wipe.com, zap.com, format.com, move.exe, more.com, find.exe, hex.exe, debug.exe, split.exe, mem.exe, mi.com, sys.com, smartdrv.exe, xmsdsk.exe, killer.exe, share.exe, scandisk.exe, scanreg.exe, guest.exe, doskey.exe, duse.exe, biosdtct.exe, setver.exe, intersvr.exe, interlnk.exe, loadlin.exe, lfndos.exe, doslfn.com
Dos Tools
- 1394 Firewire Support: 1394 Firewire Drivers for Dos.
- ASUSTeK USB Driver 3: ASUS USB CD-ROM Device Driver Version 1.00.
- Interlnk support at COM1: To access another computer from COM port.
- Interlnk support at LPT1: To access another computer from LPT port.
- SATA Support: SATA Driver (gcdrom.sys) and JMicron JMB361 (xcdrom.sys) for Dos.
- SCSI Support: SCSI Drivers for Dos.
- Universal USB Driver 2: Panasonic v2.20 ASPI Manager for USB mass storage.
- USB CD-Rom Driver 1: Standard usb_cd.sys driver for cd drive.
Hard Disk Tools
- Active Kill Disk 4.1: Securely overwrites and destroys all data on physical drive.
- Data Shredder 1.0: A tool to Erase disk and files (also wipe free space) securely.
- ExcelStor's ESTest 4.50
- Fujitsu HDD Diagnostic Tool 7.00
- Fujitsu IDE Low Level Format 1.0
- Gateway GwScan 5.12
- Hard Disk Sentinel 0.04: Hard Disk health, performance and temperature monitoring tool.
- HDAT2 4.53: main function is testing and repair (regenerates) bad sectors for detected devices.
- HDD Erase 4.0: Secure erase using a special feature built into most newer hard drives.
- HDD Regenerator 1.51: to recover a bad hard drive.
- HDD Scan 3.1: This is a Low-level HDD diagnostic tool, it scans surface find bad sectors etc.
- HDTune 2.55: Hard disk benchmarking and information tool.
- IBM/Hitachi Drive Fitness Test 4.14
- IBM/Hitachi Feature Tool 2.11
- Maxtor amset utility 4.0
- Maxtor PowerMax 4.23
- Maxtor(or any Hdd) Low Level Formatter 1.1
- MHDD 4.6
- Norton Disk Doctor 2002: a tool to repair a damaged disk, or to diagnose your hard drive.
- Norton Disk Editor 2002: a powerful disk editing, manual data recovery tool.
- Ontrack Disk Manager 9.57: Disk Test/Format/Maintenance tool.
- Samsung Disk Diagnose (SHDIAG) 1.28
- Samsung HDD Utility(HUTIL) 2.10
- Samsung The Drive Diagnostic Utility (ESTOOL) 2.11
- Seagate Seatools Graphical v2.13b
- SeaTools for Dos 1.10
- SmartUDM 2.00: Hard Disk Drive S.M.A.R.T. Viewer.
- Toshiba Hard Disk Diagnostic 2.00b
- Victoria 3.33e and 3.52rus: a freeware program for low-level HDD diagnostics.
- WDClear 1.30
- Western Digital Data Lifeguard Tools 11.2
- Western Digital Diagnostics (DLGDIAG) 5.04f
MBR (Master Boot Record) Tools
- Boot Partition 2.60: add Partition in the Windows NT/2000/XP Multi-boot loader.
- BootFix Utility: Run this utility if you get ‘Invalid system disk'.
- Bootmagic 8.0: This tool is for multi boot operating systems.
- DiskMan4: all in one tool for cmos, bios, bootrecord and more.
- MBR SAVE / RESTORE 2.1: BootSave and BootRest tools to save / restore MBR.
- MBR Tool 2.2.100: backup, verify, restore, edit, refresh, remove, display, re-write.
- MBRWizard 2.0b: Directly update and modify the MBR (Master Boot Record).
- MBRWork 1.07b: a utility to perform some common and uncommon MBR functions.
- Partition Table Doctor 3.5: a tool to repair/modify mbr, bootsector, partition table.
- Smart Boot Manager 3.7.1: a multi boot manager.
MultiMedia Tools
- MpxPlay 1.56: a small Music Player for dos.
- Picture Viewer 1.94: Picture viewer for dos, supports more then 40 filetypes.
- QuickView Pro 2.58: movie viewer for dos, supports many format including divx.
NTFS (FileSystems) Tools
- EditBINI 1.01: to Edit boot.ini on NTFS Partition.
- NTFS 4 Dos 1.9: To access ntfs partitions from Dos.
- NTFS Dos 3.02: To access ntfs partitions from Dos.
- NTFS Dos Pro 5.0: To access ntfs partitions from Dos.
- Paragon Mount Everything 3.0: To access NTFS, Ext2FS, Ext3FS partitions from dos.
Optimizers
- DefragNT 1.9: This tool presents the user with many options for disk defragmenting.
- JkDefrag 3.36: Free disk defragment and optimize utility for Windows 2000/2003/XP/Vista.
- NT Registry Optimizer 1.1j: Registry Optimization for Windows NT/2000/2003/XP/Vista.
- PageDfrg 2.32: System file Defragmenter For NT/2k/XP.
Other Tools
- DosCDroast beta 2: Dos CD Burning Tools.
- Ghost Walker 11.5: utility that changes the security ID (SID) for Windows NT, 2000 and XP.
- NewSID 4.10: utility that changes the security ID (SID) for Windows NT, 2000 and XP.
- Registry Editor PE 0.9c: Easy editing of remote registry hives and user profiles.
- Universal TCP/IP Network 6.4: MSDOS Network Client to connect via TCP/IP to a Microsoft based network. The network can either be a peer-to-peer or a server based network, it contains 91 different network card drivers.
Password Tools
- Active Password Changer 3.0.420: To Reset User Password on windows NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista (FAT/NTFS).
- ATAPWD 1.2: Hard Disk Password Utility.
- Content Advisor Password Remover 1.0: It Removes Content Advisor Password from Internet Explorer.
- NTPWD: utility to reset windows nt/2000/xp administrator/user password.
- Offline NT/2K/XP Password Changer: utility to reset windows nt/2000/xp administrator/user password.
- Password Renew 1.1: Utility to (re)set windows passwords.
- ProduKey 1.35: Recovers lost the product key of your Windows/Office.
- Registry Reanimator 1.02: Check and Restore structure of the Damaged Registry files of NT/2K/XP.
- Registry Viewer 4.2: Registry Viewer/Editor for Win9x/Me/NT/2K/XP.
- WindowsGate 1.1: Enables/Disables Windows logon password validation.
- WinKeyFinder 1.73: Allows you to View and Change Windows XP/2003 Product Keys, backup and restore activation related files, backup Microsoft Office 97, 2000 SP2, XP/2003 keys etc.
- Wireless Key View 1.20: Recovers all wireless network keys (WEP/WPA) stored in your computer by WZC.
- XP Key Reader 2.7: Can decode the XP-key on Local or Remote systems.
Partition Tools
- Acronis Disk Director 10.0.2160: Popular disk management functions in a single suite.
- eXtended Fdisk 0.9.3: XFDISK allows easy partition creation and edition.
- GDisk 1.1.1: Complete replacement for the DOS FDISK utility and more.
- Paragon Partition Manager 7.0.1274: Universal tool for partitions.
- Partition Commander 9.01: The safe way to partition your hard drive,with undo feature.
- Partition Magic Pro 8.05: Best software to partition hard drive.
- Partition Table Editor 8.0: Partition Table and Boot Record Editor.
- Ranish Partition Manager 2.44: a boot manager and hard disk partitioner.
- Smart Fdisk 2.05: a simple harddisk partition manager.
- SPecial Fdisk 2000.03t: SPFDISK a partition tool.
- Super Fdisk 1.0: Create, delete, format partitions drives without destroying data.
- The Partition Resizer 1.3.4: move and resize your partitions in one step and more.
Process Tools
- CurrPorts 1.60: displays the list of all currently opened TCP and UDP ports on your computer.
- IB Process Manager 1.04: a little process manager for 9x/2k, shows dll info etc.
- Pocket KillBox 2.0.0.978: can be used to get rid of files that stubbornly refuse to allow you to delete them.
- Process Explorer 11.33: shows you information about which handles and DLLs processes have opened or loaded.
- Unlocker 1.8.7: This tool can delete file/folder when you get this message – Cannot delete file: Access is denied, The file is in use by another program etc.
RAM (Memory) Testing Tools
- GoldMemory 5.07: RAM Test utility.
- MemTest 1.0: a Memory Testing Tool.
- Memtest86+ 2.11: PC Memory Test.
Recovery Tools
- Active Partition Recovery 3.0: To Recover a Deleted partition.
- Active Undelete 5.5: a tool to recover deleted files.
- Active Uneraser 3.0: To recover deleted files and folders on FAT and NTFS systems.
- DiyDataRecovery Diskpatch 2.1.100: An excellent data recovery software.
- GetDataBack for FAT 2.31: Data recovery software for FAT file systems.
- GetDataBack for NTFS 2.31: Data recovery software for NTFS file systems.
- Lost & Found 1.06: a good old data recovery software.
- Ontrack Easy Recovery Pro 6.10: To Recover data that has been deleted/virus attack.
- Partition Find and Mount 2.3.1: Partition Find and Mount software is designed to find lost or deleted partitions.
- PhotoRec 6.10: File and pictures recovery Tool.
- Prosoft Media Tools 5.0 v1.1.2.64: Another excellent data recovery software with many other options.
- Recuva 1.24.399: Restore deleted files from Hard Drive, Digital Camera Memory Card, usb mp3 player…
- Restoration 3.2.13: a tool to recover deleted files.
- TestDisk 6.10: Tool to check and undelete partition.
- Unstoppable Copier 4b: Allows you to copy files from disks with problems such as bad sectors, scratches or that just give errors when reading data.
- Winsock 2 Fix for 9x: to fix corrupted Winsock2 information by poorly written Internet programs.
- Winternals Disk Commander 1.1: more than just a standard deleted-file recovery utility.
- XP TCP/IP Repair 1.0: Repair your Windows XP Winsock and TCP/IP registry errors.
Startup Tools
- Autoruns 9.39: Displays All the entries from startup folder, Run, RunOnce, and other Registry keys, Explorer shell extensions,toolbars, browser helper objects, Winlogon notifications, auto-start services, Scheduled Tasks, Winsock, LSA Providers, Remove Drivers and much more which helps to remove nasty spyware/adware and viruses.
- HijackThis 2.0.2: a general homepage hijackers detector and remover and more.
- Silent Runners Revision 59: A free script that helps detect spyware, malware and adware in the startup process.
- Startup Control Panel 2.8: a tool to edit startup programs.
- Startup Monitor 1.02: it notifies you when any program registers itself to run at system startup.
System Information Tools
- Aida16 2.14: a system information tool, extracts details of all components of the PC.
- Astra 5.41: Advanced System info Tool and Reporting Assistant.
- CPU Identification utility 1.16: Detailed information on CPU (CHKCPU.EXE).
- CPU-Z 1.50: It gathers information on some of the main devices of your system.
- CTIA CPU Information 2.7: another CPU information tool.
- Drive Temperature 1.0: Hard Disk Drive temperature meter.
- HWiNFO 5.2.5: a powerful system information utility.
- Navratil Software System Information 0.60.32: High-end professional system information tool.
- PC Wizard 2008.1.871: Powerful system information/benchmark utility designed especially for detection of hardware.
- PC-Config 9.33: Complete hardware detection of your computer.
- PCI 32 Sniffer 1.4 (0903): device information tool (similar to unknown devices).
- PCI and AGP info Tool (0903): The PCI System information & Exploration tool.
- SIW 2009-02-24: Gathers detailed information about your system properties and settings.
- SysChk 2.46: Find out exactly what is under the hood of your PC.
- System Analyser 5.3u: View extensive information about your hardware.
- Unknown Devices 1.2 (0903): helps you find what those unknown devices in Device Manager really are.
Testing Tools
- CPU/Video/Disk Performance Test 5.7: a tool to test cpu, video, and disk.
- Disk Speed1.0: Hard Disk Drive Speed Testing Tool.
- Monitor Tester 1.0: Allows you to test CRT/LCD/TFT screens for dead pixels and diffective screens.
- Ontrack Data Advisor 5.0: Powerful diagnostic tool for assessing the condition of your computer.
- PC Doctor 2004: a benchmarking and information tool.
- PC-Check 6.5: Easy to use hardware tests.
- S&M Stress Test 1.9.1: cpu/hdd/memory benchmarking and information tool, including temperatures/fan speeds/voltages.
- System Speed Test 4.78: it tests CPU, harddrive, etc.
- Test Hard Disk Drive 1.0: a tool to test Hard Disk Drive.
- The Troubleshooter 7.02: all kind of hardware testing tool.
Tweakers
- Dial a Fix 0.60.0.24: Fix errors and problems with COM/ActiveX object errors and missing registry entries, Automatic Updates, SSL, HTTPS, and Cryptography service (signing/verification) issues, Reinstall internet explorer etc. comes with the policy scanner.
- EzPcFix 1.0.0.16: Helpful tool when trying to remove viruses, spyware, and malware.
- Shell Extensions Manager (ShellExView) 1.36: An excellent tool to View and Manage all installed Context-menu/Shell extensions.
- TweakUI 2.10: This PowerToy gives you access to system settings that are not exposed in the Windows Xp.
- Ultimate Windows Tweaker 1.0: A TweakUI Utility for tweaking and optimizing Windows Vista.
- Xp-AntiSpy 3.97.2: it tweaks some Windows XP functions, and disables some unneeded Windows services quickly.
Summary :
How to create a ghost image of Windows? Take it easy - it is a simple process as long as you use a piece of free and reliable ghost image software. Here in this post, we will introduce MiniTool ShadowMaker (offered by MiniTool) and how to use it to ghost Windows 10/8/7 in order to keep your PC safe.
Quick Navigation :
Basic Knowledge of Ghost Imaging
Ghost imaging (namely backup) refers to a software-driven data backup process that copies the data of a computer hard drive to an individual compressed file, which is called an image. The ghost image copies all the contents - including configuration, applications, settings, etc - to another hard disk or server for storage.
The purpose of the ghost image is to enable a quick restore of a system or offer data restoration support. In a nutshell, the ghost can include two aspects: system ghost and data ghost.
As you know, system breakdown occurs from time to time due to disasters such as computer virus, manual errors, Windows update, etc. Thus, it is really a good idea to come up with a good method to ghost Windows 10/8/7 operating system.
This is the most efficient way to protect your PC from an unpredictable disaster. In the event of a system crash, you can easily restore the PC to a previous state so as to reduce downtime and save lots of time compared to reinstalling OS and applications.
Besides, files can be easily lost or deleted. Therefore, it is also a must that you ghost your important files to another place for data recovery.
How to ghost a computer? Get the answer from the following section.
Ghost Windows 10/8/7
To create a ghost image of the Windows operating system, you need to choose a piece of free ghost software. Which one should you use for Windows 10 ghost?
When searching for 'ghost Windows 10' in Google, you will find a related search result 'Norton Ghost'. But according to feedback from certain users, version 15.0 is no longer functional after upgrading to Windows 10 from Windows 7 since it to be no longer compatible with the new OS.
Here we will show you the best Norton Ghost alternative, MiniTool ShadowMaker.
Use MiniTool ShadowMaker: Free Ghost Software Windows 10/8/7
As a reliable and free backup software for Windows 10/8/7, it can automatically and periodically create full backups of your computer, which saves your time from reinstalling Windows & application or data recovery after file loss.
Being powerful and flexible, MiniTool ShadowMaker is your best choice for Windows backup & restore. Furthermore, this ghost image software can even allow you to restore the system image to a different computer with different hardware by fixing the compatibility issue with Universal Restore.
How to Create Ghost Image of Windows 10/8/7 Step by Step?
Here is the detailed guidance on Windows ghost:
Step 1: Install MiniTool ShadowMaker on your computer
Step 2: Choose a computer to manage
- Double-click this ghost image software.
- Continue to use Trial Edition by clicking the Keep Trial button.
- Then choose a computer to manage by clicking the corresponding Connect Here, take local backup as an example.
Step 3: Choose the backup source and destination in the Backup page
BIOS / CMOS Tools
- !BIOS 3.20: a powerfull utility for bios and cmos.
- Award DMI Configuration Utility 2.43: DMI Configuration utility for modifying/viewing the MIDF contents.
- BIOS Cracker 1.4: BIOS password remover (cmospwc).
- BIOS Cracker 4.8: BIOS password remover (cmospwd).
- BIOS Utility 1.35.0: BIOS Informations, password, beep codes and more.
- CMOS 0.93: CMOS Save / Restore Tool.
- DISKMAN4: a powerful all in one utility.
- Kill CMOS: a tiny utility to wipe cmos.
- UniFlash 1.40: bios flash utility.
Browsers / File Managers
How to Restore Your PC with Norton Ghost imageCreate a Norton Ghost Imagedetails http://www.avoiderrors.net/?p=3872. Includes:.Ghost for DOS/classic Windows (set the program not to detect Windows and it'll work fine in '95,98,ME, the enclosed.PIF file should sort this for you as long as it's in the same directory as ghost.exe).Ghost32 for Windows2000, XP and newer.Ghost64 for 64 bit versions of XP and newer.Ghost Explorer (Needs W2K+).Ghost. Actually, MiniTool ShadowMaker, ghost image software, can also help you. In addition to ghost Windows 10 operating system, it allows you to create a ghost image for the entire hard drive. Just get its Trial Edition to try it out. Step 1: Run this ghost disk utility in Windows 10/8/7. I use Ghost 11.5 for creating reliable images of hard drives up to 2TB. This version of ghost is an older version, but very stable and I have not yet had one image file go bad on me, i.e. Which is something you want to avoid at all cost. Your backup is only as good as the backup image.
- 7-Zip 4.65: File Manager/Archiver Supports 7z, ZIP, GZIP, BZIP2, TAR, RAR, CAB, ISO, ARJ, LZH, CHM, MSI, WIM, Z, CPIO, RPM, DEB and NSIS formats.
- Dos Command Center 5.1: Classic dos-based file manager.
- Dos Navigator 6.4.0: Dos File Manager, Norton Commander clone but has much more features.
- FastLynx 2.0: Dos file manager with Pc to Pc file transfer capability.
- File Maven 3.5: an advanced Dos file manager with high speed PC-to-PC file transfers via serial or parallel cable.
- File Wizard 1.35: a file manager – colored files, drag and drop copy, move, delete etc.
- LapLink 5.0: the smart way to transfer files and directories between PCs.
- Mini Windows 98: Can run from Ram Drive, with ntfs support, Added 7-Zip, Disk Defragmenter, Notepad / RichText Editor, Image Viewer, .avi .mpg .divx .xvid Movie Player, etc…
- Off By One Browser 3.5d: an independent web browser that runs completely self-contained.
- Volkov Commander 4.99 Dos File Manager with LongFileName/ntfs support (Similar to Norton Commander).
Cleaners
- CCleaner 2.17.853: Crap Cleaner is a freeware system optimization and privacy tool.
- SpaceMonger 1.4: keeping track of the free space on your computer.
- WinDirStat 1.1.2.80: a disk usage statistics viewer and cleanup tool for Windows.
Collection of Dos Utilities
extract.exe, pkzip.exe, pkunzip.exe, unrar.exe, rar.exe, ace.exe, lha.exe, gzip.exe, uharcd.exe, mouse.com, attrib.com, deltree.exe, xcopy.exe, diskcopy.com, imgExtrc.exe, undelete.com, edit.com, fdisk.exe, fdisk2.exe, fdisk3.exe, lf.exe, delpart.exe, wipe.com, zap.com, format.com, move.exe, more.com, find.exe, hex.exe, debug.exe, split.exe, mem.exe, mi.com, sys.com, smartdrv.exe, xmsdsk.exe, killer.exe, share.exe, scandisk.exe, scanreg.exe, guest.exe, doskey.exe, duse.exe, biosdtct.exe, setver.exe, intersvr.exe, interlnk.exe, loadlin.exe, lfndos.exe, doslfn.com
Dos Tools
- 1394 Firewire Support: 1394 Firewire Drivers for Dos.
- ASUSTeK USB Driver 3: ASUS USB CD-ROM Device Driver Version 1.00.
- Interlnk support at COM1: To access another computer from COM port.
- Interlnk support at LPT1: To access another computer from LPT port.
- SATA Support: SATA Driver (gcdrom.sys) and JMicron JMB361 (xcdrom.sys) for Dos.
- SCSI Support: SCSI Drivers for Dos.
- Universal USB Driver 2: Panasonic v2.20 ASPI Manager for USB mass storage.
- USB CD-Rom Driver 1: Standard usb_cd.sys driver for cd drive.
Hard Disk Tools
- Active Kill Disk 4.1: Securely overwrites and destroys all data on physical drive.
- Data Shredder 1.0: A tool to Erase disk and files (also wipe free space) securely.
- ExcelStor's ESTest 4.50
- Fujitsu HDD Diagnostic Tool 7.00
- Fujitsu IDE Low Level Format 1.0
- Gateway GwScan 5.12
- Hard Disk Sentinel 0.04: Hard Disk health, performance and temperature monitoring tool.
- HDAT2 4.53: main function is testing and repair (regenerates) bad sectors for detected devices.
- HDD Erase 4.0: Secure erase using a special feature built into most newer hard drives.
- HDD Regenerator 1.51: to recover a bad hard drive.
- HDD Scan 3.1: This is a Low-level HDD diagnostic tool, it scans surface find bad sectors etc.
- HDTune 2.55: Hard disk benchmarking and information tool.
- IBM/Hitachi Drive Fitness Test 4.14
- IBM/Hitachi Feature Tool 2.11
- Maxtor amset utility 4.0
- Maxtor PowerMax 4.23
- Maxtor(or any Hdd) Low Level Formatter 1.1
- MHDD 4.6
- Norton Disk Doctor 2002: a tool to repair a damaged disk, or to diagnose your hard drive.
- Norton Disk Editor 2002: a powerful disk editing, manual data recovery tool.
- Ontrack Disk Manager 9.57: Disk Test/Format/Maintenance tool.
- Samsung Disk Diagnose (SHDIAG) 1.28
- Samsung HDD Utility(HUTIL) 2.10
- Samsung The Drive Diagnostic Utility (ESTOOL) 2.11
- Seagate Seatools Graphical v2.13b
- SeaTools for Dos 1.10
- SmartUDM 2.00: Hard Disk Drive S.M.A.R.T. Viewer.
- Toshiba Hard Disk Diagnostic 2.00b
- Victoria 3.33e and 3.52rus: a freeware program for low-level HDD diagnostics.
- WDClear 1.30
- Western Digital Data Lifeguard Tools 11.2
- Western Digital Diagnostics (DLGDIAG) 5.04f
MBR (Master Boot Record) Tools
- Boot Partition 2.60: add Partition in the Windows NT/2000/XP Multi-boot loader.
- BootFix Utility: Run this utility if you get ‘Invalid system disk'.
- Bootmagic 8.0: This tool is for multi boot operating systems.
- DiskMan4: all in one tool for cmos, bios, bootrecord and more.
- MBR SAVE / RESTORE 2.1: BootSave and BootRest tools to save / restore MBR.
- MBR Tool 2.2.100: backup, verify, restore, edit, refresh, remove, display, re-write.
- MBRWizard 2.0b: Directly update and modify the MBR (Master Boot Record).
- MBRWork 1.07b: a utility to perform some common and uncommon MBR functions.
- Partition Table Doctor 3.5: a tool to repair/modify mbr, bootsector, partition table.
- Smart Boot Manager 3.7.1: a multi boot manager.
MultiMedia Tools
- MpxPlay 1.56: a small Music Player for dos.
- Picture Viewer 1.94: Picture viewer for dos, supports more then 40 filetypes.
- QuickView Pro 2.58: movie viewer for dos, supports many format including divx.
NTFS (FileSystems) Tools
- EditBINI 1.01: to Edit boot.ini on NTFS Partition.
- NTFS 4 Dos 1.9: To access ntfs partitions from Dos.
- NTFS Dos 3.02: To access ntfs partitions from Dos.
- NTFS Dos Pro 5.0: To access ntfs partitions from Dos.
- Paragon Mount Everything 3.0: To access NTFS, Ext2FS, Ext3FS partitions from dos.
Optimizers
- DefragNT 1.9: This tool presents the user with many options for disk defragmenting.
- JkDefrag 3.36: Free disk defragment and optimize utility for Windows 2000/2003/XP/Vista.
- NT Registry Optimizer 1.1j: Registry Optimization for Windows NT/2000/2003/XP/Vista.
- PageDfrg 2.32: System file Defragmenter For NT/2k/XP.
Other Tools
- DosCDroast beta 2: Dos CD Burning Tools.
- Ghost Walker 11.5: utility that changes the security ID (SID) for Windows NT, 2000 and XP.
- NewSID 4.10: utility that changes the security ID (SID) for Windows NT, 2000 and XP.
- Registry Editor PE 0.9c: Easy editing of remote registry hives and user profiles.
- Universal TCP/IP Network 6.4: MSDOS Network Client to connect via TCP/IP to a Microsoft based network. The network can either be a peer-to-peer or a server based network, it contains 91 different network card drivers.
Password Tools
- Active Password Changer 3.0.420: To Reset User Password on windows NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista (FAT/NTFS).
- ATAPWD 1.2: Hard Disk Password Utility.
- Content Advisor Password Remover 1.0: It Removes Content Advisor Password from Internet Explorer.
- NTPWD: utility to reset windows nt/2000/xp administrator/user password.
- Offline NT/2K/XP Password Changer: utility to reset windows nt/2000/xp administrator/user password.
- Password Renew 1.1: Utility to (re)set windows passwords.
- ProduKey 1.35: Recovers lost the product key of your Windows/Office.
- Registry Reanimator 1.02: Check and Restore structure of the Damaged Registry files of NT/2K/XP.
- Registry Viewer 4.2: Registry Viewer/Editor for Win9x/Me/NT/2K/XP.
- WindowsGate 1.1: Enables/Disables Windows logon password validation.
- WinKeyFinder 1.73: Allows you to View and Change Windows XP/2003 Product Keys, backup and restore activation related files, backup Microsoft Office 97, 2000 SP2, XP/2003 keys etc.
- Wireless Key View 1.20: Recovers all wireless network keys (WEP/WPA) stored in your computer by WZC.
- XP Key Reader 2.7: Can decode the XP-key on Local or Remote systems.
Partition Tools
- Acronis Disk Director 10.0.2160: Popular disk management functions in a single suite.
- eXtended Fdisk 0.9.3: XFDISK allows easy partition creation and edition.
- GDisk 1.1.1: Complete replacement for the DOS FDISK utility and more.
- Paragon Partition Manager 7.0.1274: Universal tool for partitions.
- Partition Commander 9.01: The safe way to partition your hard drive,with undo feature.
- Partition Magic Pro 8.05: Best software to partition hard drive.
- Partition Table Editor 8.0: Partition Table and Boot Record Editor.
- Ranish Partition Manager 2.44: a boot manager and hard disk partitioner.
- Smart Fdisk 2.05: a simple harddisk partition manager.
- SPecial Fdisk 2000.03t: SPFDISK a partition tool.
- Super Fdisk 1.0: Create, delete, format partitions drives without destroying data.
- The Partition Resizer 1.3.4: move and resize your partitions in one step and more.
Process Tools
- CurrPorts 1.60: displays the list of all currently opened TCP and UDP ports on your computer.
- IB Process Manager 1.04: a little process manager for 9x/2k, shows dll info etc.
- Pocket KillBox 2.0.0.978: can be used to get rid of files that stubbornly refuse to allow you to delete them.
- Process Explorer 11.33: shows you information about which handles and DLLs processes have opened or loaded.
- Unlocker 1.8.7: This tool can delete file/folder when you get this message – Cannot delete file: Access is denied, The file is in use by another program etc.
RAM (Memory) Testing Tools
- GoldMemory 5.07: RAM Test utility.
- MemTest 1.0: a Memory Testing Tool.
- Memtest86+ 2.11: PC Memory Test.
Recovery Tools
- Active Partition Recovery 3.0: To Recover a Deleted partition.
- Active Undelete 5.5: a tool to recover deleted files.
- Active Uneraser 3.0: To recover deleted files and folders on FAT and NTFS systems.
- DiyDataRecovery Diskpatch 2.1.100: An excellent data recovery software.
- GetDataBack for FAT 2.31: Data recovery software for FAT file systems.
- GetDataBack for NTFS 2.31: Data recovery software for NTFS file systems.
- Lost & Found 1.06: a good old data recovery software.
- Ontrack Easy Recovery Pro 6.10: To Recover data that has been deleted/virus attack.
- Partition Find and Mount 2.3.1: Partition Find and Mount software is designed to find lost or deleted partitions.
- PhotoRec 6.10: File and pictures recovery Tool.
- Prosoft Media Tools 5.0 v1.1.2.64: Another excellent data recovery software with many other options.
- Recuva 1.24.399: Restore deleted files from Hard Drive, Digital Camera Memory Card, usb mp3 player…
- Restoration 3.2.13: a tool to recover deleted files.
- TestDisk 6.10: Tool to check and undelete partition.
- Unstoppable Copier 4b: Allows you to copy files from disks with problems such as bad sectors, scratches or that just give errors when reading data.
- Winsock 2 Fix for 9x: to fix corrupted Winsock2 information by poorly written Internet programs.
- Winternals Disk Commander 1.1: more than just a standard deleted-file recovery utility.
- XP TCP/IP Repair 1.0: Repair your Windows XP Winsock and TCP/IP registry errors.
Startup Tools
- Autoruns 9.39: Displays All the entries from startup folder, Run, RunOnce, and other Registry keys, Explorer shell extensions,toolbars, browser helper objects, Winlogon notifications, auto-start services, Scheduled Tasks, Winsock, LSA Providers, Remove Drivers and much more which helps to remove nasty spyware/adware and viruses.
- HijackThis 2.0.2: a general homepage hijackers detector and remover and more.
- Silent Runners Revision 59: A free script that helps detect spyware, malware and adware in the startup process.
- Startup Control Panel 2.8: a tool to edit startup programs.
- Startup Monitor 1.02: it notifies you when any program registers itself to run at system startup.
System Information Tools
- Aida16 2.14: a system information tool, extracts details of all components of the PC.
- Astra 5.41: Advanced System info Tool and Reporting Assistant.
- CPU Identification utility 1.16: Detailed information on CPU (CHKCPU.EXE).
- CPU-Z 1.50: It gathers information on some of the main devices of your system.
- CTIA CPU Information 2.7: another CPU information tool.
- Drive Temperature 1.0: Hard Disk Drive temperature meter.
- HWiNFO 5.2.5: a powerful system information utility.
- Navratil Software System Information 0.60.32: High-end professional system information tool.
- PC Wizard 2008.1.871: Powerful system information/benchmark utility designed especially for detection of hardware.
- PC-Config 9.33: Complete hardware detection of your computer.
- PCI 32 Sniffer 1.4 (0903): device information tool (similar to unknown devices).
- PCI and AGP info Tool (0903): The PCI System information & Exploration tool.
- SIW 2009-02-24: Gathers detailed information about your system properties and settings.
- SysChk 2.46: Find out exactly what is under the hood of your PC.
- System Analyser 5.3u: View extensive information about your hardware.
- Unknown Devices 1.2 (0903): helps you find what those unknown devices in Device Manager really are.
Testing Tools
- CPU/Video/Disk Performance Test 5.7: a tool to test cpu, video, and disk.
- Disk Speed1.0: Hard Disk Drive Speed Testing Tool.
- Monitor Tester 1.0: Allows you to test CRT/LCD/TFT screens for dead pixels and diffective screens.
- Ontrack Data Advisor 5.0: Powerful diagnostic tool for assessing the condition of your computer.
- PC Doctor 2004: a benchmarking and information tool.
- PC-Check 6.5: Easy to use hardware tests.
- S&M Stress Test 1.9.1: cpu/hdd/memory benchmarking and information tool, including temperatures/fan speeds/voltages.
- System Speed Test 4.78: it tests CPU, harddrive, etc.
- Test Hard Disk Drive 1.0: a tool to test Hard Disk Drive.
- The Troubleshooter 7.02: all kind of hardware testing tool.
Tweakers
- Dial a Fix 0.60.0.24: Fix errors and problems with COM/ActiveX object errors and missing registry entries, Automatic Updates, SSL, HTTPS, and Cryptography service (signing/verification) issues, Reinstall internet explorer etc. comes with the policy scanner.
- EzPcFix 1.0.0.16: Helpful tool when trying to remove viruses, spyware, and malware.
- Shell Extensions Manager (ShellExView) 1.36: An excellent tool to View and Manage all installed Context-menu/Shell extensions.
- TweakUI 2.10: This PowerToy gives you access to system settings that are not exposed in the Windows Xp.
- Ultimate Windows Tweaker 1.0: A TweakUI Utility for tweaking and optimizing Windows Vista.
- Xp-AntiSpy 3.97.2: it tweaks some Windows XP functions, and disables some unneeded Windows services quickly.
Summary :
How to create a ghost image of Windows? Take it easy - it is a simple process as long as you use a piece of free and reliable ghost image software. Here in this post, we will introduce MiniTool ShadowMaker (offered by MiniTool) and how to use it to ghost Windows 10/8/7 in order to keep your PC safe.
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Basic Knowledge of Ghost Imaging
Ghost imaging (namely backup) refers to a software-driven data backup process that copies the data of a computer hard drive to an individual compressed file, which is called an image. The ghost image copies all the contents - including configuration, applications, settings, etc - to another hard disk or server for storage.
The purpose of the ghost image is to enable a quick restore of a system or offer data restoration support. In a nutshell, the ghost can include two aspects: system ghost and data ghost.
As you know, system breakdown occurs from time to time due to disasters such as computer virus, manual errors, Windows update, etc. Thus, it is really a good idea to come up with a good method to ghost Windows 10/8/7 operating system.
This is the most efficient way to protect your PC from an unpredictable disaster. In the event of a system crash, you can easily restore the PC to a previous state so as to reduce downtime and save lots of time compared to reinstalling OS and applications.
Besides, files can be easily lost or deleted. Therefore, it is also a must that you ghost your important files to another place for data recovery.
How to ghost a computer? Get the answer from the following section.
Ghost Windows 10/8/7
To create a ghost image of the Windows operating system, you need to choose a piece of free ghost software. Which one should you use for Windows 10 ghost?
When searching for 'ghost Windows 10' in Google, you will find a related search result 'Norton Ghost'. But according to feedback from certain users, version 15.0 is no longer functional after upgrading to Windows 10 from Windows 7 since it to be no longer compatible with the new OS.
Here we will show you the best Norton Ghost alternative, MiniTool ShadowMaker.
Use MiniTool ShadowMaker: Free Ghost Software Windows 10/8/7
As a reliable and free backup software for Windows 10/8/7, it can automatically and periodically create full backups of your computer, which saves your time from reinstalling Windows & application or data recovery after file loss.
Being powerful and flexible, MiniTool ShadowMaker is your best choice for Windows backup & restore. Furthermore, this ghost image software can even allow you to restore the system image to a different computer with different hardware by fixing the compatibility issue with Universal Restore.
How to Create Ghost Image of Windows 10/8/7 Step by Step?
Here is the detailed guidance on Windows ghost:
Step 1: Install MiniTool ShadowMaker on your computer
Step 2: Choose a computer to manage
- Double-click this ghost image software.
- Continue to use Trial Edition by clicking the Keep Trial button.
- Then choose a computer to manage by clicking the corresponding Connect Here, take local backup as an example.
Step 3: Choose the backup source and destination in the Backup page
1. To ghost Windows 7/8/10 OS, you need to choose system partitions. Here you can see that MiniTool ShadowMaker has selected all OS drives that Windows requires to run. So, you don't need to choose them again.
2. Where do you want to save the ghost image? An external hard drive, USB flash drive, SSD, HDD, and NAS (Network Attached Storage) are all available. Here, we show you how to ghost Windows 10/8/7 to an external hard drive.
- Just choose a partition on that disk.
- Click OK to go back to the Backup page.
Want to create automatic file backups in Windows 10? This post shows you how to automatically back up files to an external hard drive with ease.
Step 4: Start a backup
At last, execute all the settings by tapping the Back up Now button.
Use Backup and Restore to Ghost Windows 10/8/7
In addition to using the professional and free ghost software, some of you may use Windows built-in tool, Backup and Restore, to ghost your operating system to an image. Of course, it can help you to create a system image when Norton Ghost 15 cannot activate on Windows 10.
Take Windows 10 as an example. How to ghost Windows 10 with this tool? Follow these steps:
Step 1: Choose the backup feature
- Navigate to Settings > Update & Security > Backup > Go to Backup and Restore (Windows 7).
- Click the Create a system image link to ghost Windows 10.
Step 2: Decide where to save the backup
You need to choose a destination for the system image. An external hard drive, network location, etc. is available. Here, we make a ghost image of Windows 10 on an external drive.
Step 3: Start to make Windows 10 ghost image
- Decide which drives to be included in the backup. By default, all system-related partitions for Windows to run are included. Here, don't check other drives since you intend to ghost Windows 10.
- Confirm the backup settings.
- Click the Start backup button to create a system image.
Now, all the operations on system image creation are introduced. Reading here, you might be wondering: can I ghost Windows 10 automatically with Backup and Restore (Windows 7)?
Of course, you can. You need to use another feature - Set up backup which is located on the right side. This function enables you to create a system image and back up files automatically. Just make Windows 10 ghost image according to your needs.
Ghost Hard Drive Windows 10/8/7 with MiniTool ShadowMaker
Some of you may be interested in this question: how to ghost hard drive Windows 10/8/7? When you google ghost Windows 10, you will find this topic.
Actually, MiniTool ShadowMaker, ghost image software, can also help you. In addition to ghost Windows 10 operating system, it allows you to create a ghost image for the entire hard drive. Just get its Trial Edition to try it out.
Step 1: Run this ghost disk utility in Windows 10/8/7.
Step 2: In the Backup interface, choose a disk (system disk is recommended) and check all the disk partitions to back up.
Step 3: Specify a path for the hard drive image.
Step 4: Run the backup immediately. Viluthugal tamil serial movie.
For more information on disk backup, refer to this post- Hard Drive Image Software - The Best Way to Image a Hard Drive.
Additionally, MiniTool ShadowMaker has another feature - Clone Disk, which allows you to easily ghost hard drive in Windows 10/8/7 for disk backup or disk upgrade. Here is the step-by-step guide:
Step 1: Choose a Mode
- Open MiniTool ShadowMaker.
- Click Keep Trial.
- Click the Connect button in the right or left side based on your needs.
Step 2: Choose the Clone Tool
- Go to the Tools page.
- Choose Clone Disk.
Step 3: Select Source Disk and Target Disk
- Choose a disk you want to clone.
- Select a target disk that should be large enough to hold all the contents of the source drive.
- Click OK to continue.
Related article: MiniTool Programs Help Cloning Hard Drive to Smaller SSD.
Step 4: Perform the Cloning Process
- After ghosting hard drive in Windows 10, shut down your PC.
- Remove either source disk or target disk.
Want to ghost Windows 10 or ghost hard drive Windows 10? Take it easy! MiniTool ShadowMaker can help you realize these two goals. Just get this free ghost software on Windows 10, 8 or 7 to run a computer backup. Also, share it to your Twitter to let more people know its powerful features.
Further Reading: Imaging VS Cloning
After knowing so much information about ghost Windows 7/8/10 via imaging or ghost hard drive via cloning, perhaps you are curious about the differences between image VS clone.
1. Imaging
It refers to backing up your Windows, files, disk or partition to an image file. During the backup process, the backup source is compressed by the ghost image software. Once an accident happens to your computer, you can only restore the image through the original software.
2. Disk Cloning
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Disk cloning is a method to create an exact copy of a hard drive to another disk. That is to say, all the contents on the source disk including settings, files, programs, etc. are transferred. If you clone a system disk, the target disk can be used to boot the PC in case of system breakdown.
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For more information, refer to this post Clone VS Image: What's the Difference? Get the Answer Now!
The End
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Canon mx397 error 5011. Want to ghost Windows 10/8/7? Now, try the tools above and follow the corresponding steps to start creating a ghost image of your Windows operating system. If you want to ghost hard drive Windows 10, try the free ghost software, MiniTool ShadowMaker.
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