May 16, 2008

Portable PC repair

Being a computer savvy type of person often means that you are going to be called upon to sort everyone’s computer when something goes wrong. But when you are away from home, this can be difficult because you do not have all of the equipment, but now you can and it can all be put onto a simple flash drive.

How to do it:

Download the Ultimate Boot CD iso file and place it into its own directory
Download the UBCDfix.exe file and run it, extracting into the above folder
From this folder click fixubcd.bat and follow the instructions
Move the contents of the /dir/USBUBCD folder to your USB drive
From your USB drive, run makeboot.bat to make it bootable

What it can be used for:

Fixing a system whose boot loader did not install correctly
Run Darik’s Boot and Nuke to wipe a system before recycling it
Fixed a tricky system freezing problem that was caused by a bad stick of ram
Run OEM HD tools to confirm a hard drive was indeed malfunctioning

Source [Make Use Of]