trying to make hirens boot cd into a bootable usb

[kimoxxx]

basically the title explanes what im trying to do but here's why im trying to accomplish this. i have recently purchasd a dell inspiron mini 10 mod #pp19s it comes without a cd/dvd drive since its one of those half size laptops. now i recieved it with out the previous owners password to the logon window. i figured at the time it wouldnt be a problem because ive used hirens before. problem is no cd/dvd drive. is it possible to make a bootable usb version of the cd and how please.

 

[oreo27]

basically the title explanes what im trying to do but here's why im trying to accomplish this. i have recently purchasd a dell inspiron mini 10 mod #pp19s it comes without a cd/dvd drive since its one of those half size laptops. now i recieved it with out the previous owners password to the logon window. i figured at the time it wouldnt be a problem because ive used hirens before. problem is no cd/dvd drive. is it possible to make a bootable usb version of the cd and how please.

Well, it's quite easy. You can follow this tutorial, readily available at Hiren's site.

Hiren's BootCD From USB Flash Drive (Pen Drive) » www.hiren.info

Also, take note that you can as easily format it in NTFS. And you can use the in built tool of Windows to format it.

So the really important steps to follow after formatting is Step 3 onwards.

Let me know if you need any more help.

 

[jumanji]

You may use Universal USB Installer Universal USB Installer – Easy as 1 2 3 | USB Pen Drive Linux to make your bootable Hiren pendrive.

You can also use YUMI YUMI - Multiboot USB Creator (Windows) | USB Pen Drive Linux which can boot from any of the many bootable ISOs you put in its belly.

In both cases, select Hiren's Boot CD in the drop-down box and show the location of Hiren*.zip.

 

[kimoxxx]

thanks!

Thank you both for your time to try and help me! Ill work on your sugestions tonight! Ill post tomorrow how it works out! Thanks again!

 

[Duzzy]

Following oero27's way is the easiest, but if Hiren's is a ISO file then you'll need to mount it in a virtual CD drive or extract it with WinRAR, 7Zip etc... to be able to copy the files to the USB under Step 4.

 

[oreo27]

Thank you both for your time to try and help me! Ill work on your sugestions tonight! Ill post tomorrow how it works out! Thanks again!

Let us know how it goes mate

Following oero27's way is the easiest, but if Hiren's is a ISO file then you'll need to mount it in a virtual CD drive or extract it with WinRAR, 7Zip etc... to be able to copy the files to the USB under Step 4.

Yes, it's an ISO file. I prefer it be extracted using 7-Zip. But I also personally use Freeware MagicISO Virtual CD/DVD-ROM(MagicDisc) Overview for mounting. It's pretty lightweight and does its job perfectly.

 

[jumanji]

Why all this fuss?

1.Download Hiren's Boot CD Hiren*.zip Download Hiren (500MB)

2.Download Universal USB Installer Universal USB Installer – Easy as 1 2 3 | USB Pen Drive Linux It is just a 988KB .exe file. No installation is required. Run it.

Step 1. Select Hiren's Boot CD in the drop down box.



Step 2. Browse to locate Hiren*.zip



Step 3. Select your pendrive and check format to FAT32 and click on Create.



In Progress:



Completed:



Within minutes your bootable Hiren Pendrive is ready.



A one-stop solution.

 

[mcbsys]

Tried the Universal Installer method but after booting from the USB, I kept getting the message "Option 'maps' requires a sector". This was with Hiren's 15.2. I tried Universal Installer 1.9.1.5 and 1.8.8.4. I tried fast and slow FAT32 formatting. I tried two USB sticks. I tried booting a Dell desktop and a Lenovo laptop.

So I went back to the "official" approach referred to in oreo27's post:

Hiren's BootCD From USB Flash Drive (Pen Drive) » www.hiren.info

I just used Windows to do the FAT32 format, then started from step 3. That uses grub4dos, which sounds ominous, but it's actually very easy following the instructions at Hiren's site.

 

[oreo27]

Tried the Universal Installer method but after booting from the USB, I kept getting the message "Option 'maps' requires a sector". This was with Hiren's 15.2. I tried Universal Installer 1.9.1.5 and 1.8.8.4. I tried fast and slow FAT32 formatting. I tried two USB sticks. I tried booting a Dell desktop and a Lenovo laptop.

So I went back to the "official" approach referred to in oreo27's post:

Hiren's BootCD From USB Flash Drive (Pen Drive) » www.hiren.info

I just used Windows to do the FAT32 format, then started from step 3. That uses grub4dos, which sounds ominous, but it's actually very easy following the instructions at Hiren's site.

Glad to know that this worked.

Although nowadays, I'm using YUMI - Multiboot USB Creator (Windows) | USB Pen Drive Linux.

This way, I also have the Windows XP Installer available on the thumb drive. It does prove helpful in some repair install cases that I come across.

 

[mcbsys]

Interesting, hadn't heard of YUMI.

One reason I wanted to put Hiren on a USB stick is so I could add extra files to the stick and access them from the Mini XP environment. Tested today with adding Western Digital Data Lifeguard Diagnostics installer. Once Mini XP was up, I just installed that (to the RAMdrive) and voila, I was testing the disk with the native tool. Did a similar thing awhile back with an SSD flash program.

 

[oreo27]

Interesting, hadn't heard of YUMI.

One reason I wanted to put Hiren on a USB stick is so I could add extra files to the stick and access them from the Mini XP environment. Tested today with adding Western Digital Data Lifeguard Diagnostics installer. Once Mini XP was up, I just installed that (to the RAMdrive) and voila, I was testing the disk with the native tool. Did a similar thing awhile back with an SSD flash program.

Yup. PE environments have a hit or miss kind of approach on apps. Some apps work nicely while some don't even install successfully. Needless to say, Hiren's BootCD nowadays removed all paid apps making it an invaluable resource in my day to day needs.

On a side note, I couldn't find a reliable source to the supposedly newly released 15.2 version.

 

[mcbsys]

I downloaded 15.2 yesterday from www.hirensbootcd.org/download. Is that a reliable source?

 

[oreo27]

I downloaded 15.2 yesterday from www.hirensbootcd.org/download. Is that a reliable source?

It sure is. It took them a long while to mirror it there. I was reading about a week ago and several days of checking yielded nothing new.

Thanks for the update. I'll download but I'll keep it as a backup. I've had some issues in the past wherein the drivers(sata) were not working that well in updates.