Hiren's BootCD 9.5
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Hiren's Boot CD is a boot CD containing various diagnostic programs such as partitioning agents, system performance benchmarks, disk cloning and imaging tools, data recovery tools, MBR tools, BIOS tools, and many others for fixing various computer problems. It is a Bootable CD; thus, it can be useful even if the primary operating system cannot be booted. Hiren's Boot CD has an extensive list of software. Utilities with similar functionality on the CD are grouped together and seem redundant; however, they present choices through UI differences.
Hiren's BootCD - All in one Dos Bootable CD which has all these utilities.
Partition Tools:
- Partition Magic Pro 8.05 - Best software to partition hard drive
- Acronis Disk Director Suite 9.0.554 - Popular disk management functions in a single suite
- 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
- Ranish Partition Manager 2.44 - a boot manager and hard disk partitioner.
- The Partition Resizer v1.3.4 - move and resize your partitions in one step and more.
- Smart Fdisk 2.05 - a simple harddisk partition manager
- SPecial Fdisk 2000.03t - SPFDISK a partition tool.
- 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.
- Super Fdisk 1.0 - Create, delete, format partitions drives without destroying data
Disk Clone Tools:
- ImageCenter 5.6 (Drive Image 2002) - Best software to clone hard drive
- Norton Ghost 11.0.1 - Similar to Drive Image (with usb/scsi support)
- Acronis True Image 8.1.945 - Create an exact disk image for complete system backup and disk cloning.
- Partition Saver 3.50 - A tool to backup/restore partitions.
- COPYR.DMA Build013 - A Tool for making copies of hard disks with bad sectors
Antivirus Tools:
- F-Prot Antivirus 3.16f (1410) - Very good virus scanner (with ntfs support and easy to use menu)
- McAfee Antivirus 4.4.50 (1410) - a virus scanner (with ntfs support and easy to use menu)
Recovery Tools:
- Active Partition Recovery 3.0 - To Recover a Deleted partition.
- Active Uneraser 3.0 - To recover deleted files and folders on FAT and NTFS systems.
- Ontrack Easy Recovery Pro 6.10 - To Recover data that has been deleted/virus attack
- Winternals Disk Commander 1.1 - more than just a standard deleted-file recovery utility
- TestDisk 6.9b - Tool to check and undelete partition.
- Lost & Found 1.06 - a good old data recovery software.
- DiyDataRecovery Diskpatch 2.1.100 - An excellent data recovery software.
- Prosoft Media Tools 5.0 v1.1.2.64 - Another excellent data recovery software with many other options.
- PhotoRec 6.9b - File and pictures recovery Tool.
Testing Tools:
- System Speed Test 4.78 - it tests CPU, harddrive, ect.
- PC-Check 6.0 - Easy to use hardware tests
- Ontrack Data Advisor 5.0 - Powerful diagnostic tool for assessing the condition of your computer
- The Troubleshooter 7.02 - all kind of hardware testing tool
- PC Doctor 2004 - a benchmarking and information tool
- Test Cpu/Video/Disk 5.6 - a tool to test cpu, video, and disk
- Test Hard Disk Drive 1.0 - a tool to test Hard Disk Drive
RAM (Memory) Testing Tools:
- DocMemory 3.1b - RAM Test utility
- GoldMemory 5.07 - RAM Test utility
- Memtest86+ 2.00 - PC Memory Test
Hard Disk Tools:
- Hard Disk Diagnostic Utilities
- Seagate Seatools Desktop Edition 3.02
- Western Digital Data Lifeguard Tools
- Western Digital Diagnostics (DLGDIAG) 5.04f
- Maxtor PowerMax 4.23
- Maxtor amset utility 4.0
- Maxtor(or any Hdd) Low Level Formatter 1.1
- Fujitsu HDD Diagnostic Tool 7.00
- Fujitsu IDE Low Level Format 1.0
- Samsung HDD Utility(HUTIL) 2.04
- Samsung Disk Diagnose (SHDIAG) 1.28
- IBM/Hitachi Drive Fitness Test 4.11
- IBM/Hitachi Feature Tool 2.08
- Gateway GwScan 5.12
- ExcelStor's ESTest 4.20
- MHDD 4.6
- WDClear 1.30
- Toshiba Hard Disk Diagnostic 2.00b
- SeaTools for Dos 1.09
- HDD Regenerator 1.51 - to recover a bad hard drive
- Ontrack Disk Manager 9.57 - Disk Test/Format/Maintenance tool.
- 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.
- Hard Disk Sentinel 0.01 - Hard Disk health, performance and temperature monitoring tool.
- Active Kill Disk 4.1 - Securely overwrites and destroys all data on physical drive.
- HDAT2 4.6b - main function is testing and repair (regenerates) bad sectors for devices
- SmartUDM 2.00 - Hard Disk Drive S.M.A.R.T. Viewer.
- Victoria 3.33e and 3.52rus - a freeware program for low-level HDD diagnostics
- HDD Eraser 1.0 - Secure erase using a special feature built into most newer hard drives
System Information Tools:
- Aida16 2.14 - a system information tool, extracts details of all components of the PC
- PCI and AGP info Tool (1410) - The PCI System information & Exploration tool.
- System Analyser version 5.3t - View extensive information about your hardware
- Navratil Software System Information 0.59.16 - High-end professional system information tool
- Astra 5.34 - Advanced System info Tool and Reporting Assistant
- HwInfo 5.1.0 - a powerful system information utility
- PC-Config 9.33 - Complete hardware detection of your computer
- SysChk 2.46- Find out exactly what is under the hood of your PC
- CPU Identification utility v1.12 - Detailed information on CPU (CHKCPU.EXE)
- CTIA CPU Information - another CPU information tool
MBR (Master Boot Record) Tools:
- MBR Work 1.07b - a utility to perform some common and uncommon MBR functions
- MBR Tool 2.2.100 - backup, verify, restore, edit, refresh, remove, display, re-write...
- DiskMan4 - all in one tool for cmos, bios, bootrecord and more
- BootFix Utility - Run this utility if you get 'Invalid system disk'
- MBR SAVE / RESTORE 2.1 - BootSave and BootRest tools to save / restore MBR
- Boot Partition 2.60 - add Partition in the Windows NT/2000/XP Multi-boot loader
- Partition Table Doctor 3.5 - a tool to repair/modify mbr, bootsector, partition table
- Smart Boot Manager 3.7.1 - a multi boot manager
- Bootmagic 8.0 - This tool is for multi boot operating systems
- MBRWizard 2.0b - Directly update and modify the MBR (Master Boot Record)
BIOS / CMOS Tools:
- CMOS 0.93 - CMOS Save / Restore Tool
- BIOS Cracker 4.8 - BIOS password remover (cmospwd)
- BIOS Cracker 1.4 - BIOS password remover (cmospwc)
- BIOS Utility 1.35.0 - BIOS Informations, password, beep codes and more.
- !BIOS 3.20 - a powerfull utility for bios and cmos
- DISKMAN4 - a powerful all in one utility
- UniFlash 1.40 - bios flash utility
- Kill CMOS - a tiny utility to wipe cmos
- Award DMI Configuration Utility 2.43 - DMI Configuration utility for modifying/viewing the MIDF contents.
MultiMedia Tools:
- 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.
- MpxPlay 1.56 - a small Music Player for dos
Password Tools:
- Active Password Changer 3.0.420 - To Reset User Password on windows NT/2000/XP/2003 (FAT/NTFS)
- Offline NT/2K/XP Password Changer - utility to reset windows nt/2000/xp administrator/user password.
- Registry Viewer 4.2 - Registry Viewer/Editor for Win9x/Me/NT/2K/XP
- Registry Reanimator v1.02 - check and restore structure of the damaged registry files of NT/2K/XP
- NTPWD - utility to reset windows nt/2000/xp administrator/user password.
- ATAPWD 1.2 - Hard Disk Password Utility
NTFS Ext2FS, Ext3FS (FileSystems) Tools :
- NTFS Dos Pro 5.0 - To access ntfs partitions from Dos
- NTFS 4 Dos 1.9 - To access ntfs partitions from Dos
- Paragon Mount Everything 3.0 - To access NTFS, Ext2FS, Ext3FS partitions from dos
- NTFS Dos 3.02 - To access ntfs partitions from Dos
- EditBINI 1.01 - to Edit boot.ini on NTFS Partition
Dos File Managers:
- Volkov Commander 4.99 - Dos File Manager with LongFileName/ntfs support (Similar to Norton Commander)
- Dos Command Center 5.1 - Classic dos-based file manager.
- File Wizard 1.35 - a file manager - colored files, drag and drop copy, move, delete etc.
- File Maven 3.5 - an advanced Dos file manager with high speed PC-to-PC file transfers via serial or parallel cable
- FastLynx 2.0 - Dos file manager with Pc to Pc file transfer capability
- LapLink 5.0 - the smart way to transfer files and directories between PCs.
- Dos Navigator 6.4.0 - Dos File Manager, Norton Commander clone but has much more features.
- Mini Windows 98 - Can run from Ram Drive, with ntfs support, Added 7-Zip which supports .7z .zip .cab .rar .arj .gzip, .bzip2 .z .tar .cpio .rpm and .deb, Disk Defragmenter, Notepad / RichText Editor, Image Viewer, .avi .mpg .divx .xvid Movie Player, etc...
Other Tools:
- Ghost Walker 2003.793 - utility that changes the security ID (SID) for Windows NT, 2000 and XP
- DosCDroast beta 2 - Dos CD Burning Tools
- Universal TCP/IP Network 6.2 - 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 85 different network card drivers
Dos Tools:
- USB CD-Rom Driver 1 - Standard usb_cd.sys driver for cd drive
- Universal USB Driver 2 - Panasonic v2.20 ASPI Manager for USB mass storage
- SCSI Support - SCSI Drivers for Dos
- SATA Support - SATA Driver (gcdrom.sys) and JMicron JMB361 (xcdrom.sys) for Dos
- 1394 Firewire Support - 1394 Firewire Drivers for Dos
- Interlnk support at COM1 To access another computer from COM port
- Interlnk support at LPT1 - To access another computer from LPT port
Windows Tools:
- 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.
- Drive Temperature 1.0 - Hard Disk Drive temperature meter
- Disk Speed 1.0 - Hard Disk Drive Speed Testing Tool
- MemTest 1.0 - a Memory Testing Tool
- S&M Stress Test 1.9.1 - cpu/hdd/memory benchmarking and information tool, including temperatures/fan speeds/voltages
- PageDfrg 2.32 - System file Defragmenter For NT/2k/XP
- WhitSoft File Splitter 4.5a - a Small File Split-Join Tool
- Ghost Image Explorer 11.0.1 - to add/remove/extract files from Ghost image file
- DriveImage Explorer 5.0 - to add/remove/extract files from Drive image file
- Drive SnapShot 1.38 - creates an exact Disk Image of your system into a file while windows is running.
- Active Undelete 5.5 - a tool to recover deleted files
- Restoration 2.5.14 - a tool to recover deleted files
- GetDataBack for FAT 2.31 - Data recovery software for FAT file systems
- GetDataBack for NTFS 2.31 - Data recovery software for NTFS file systems
- Recuva 1.10.223 - Restore deleted files from Hard Drive, Digital Camera Memory Card, usb mp3 player...
- Partition Find and Mount 2.3 - Partition Find and Mount software is designed to find lost or deleted partitions
- Unstoppable Copier 3.12 - Allows you to copy files from disks with problems such as bad sectors, scratches or that just give errors when reading data.
- HDD Scan 2.8 - This is a Low-level HDD diagnostic tool, it scans surface find bad sectors etc.
- Express Burn 4.06 - CD/DVD Burner Program to create and record CDs/DVDs, also create/burn .iso and .nrg images
- Data Shredder 1.0 - A tool to Erase disk and files (also wipe free space) securely
- Startup Control Panel 2.8 - a tool to edit startup programs
- NT Registry Optimizer 1.1j - Registry Optimization for Windows NT/2000/2003/XP/Vista
- DefragNT 1.9 - This tool presents the user with many options for disk defragmenting
- JkDefrag 3.34 - Free disk defragment and optimize utility for Windows 2000/2003/XP/Vista
- Startup Monitor 1.02 - it notifies you when any program registers itself to run at system startup
- IB Process Manager 1.04 - a little process manager for 9x/2k, shows dll info etc.
- Process Explorer 11.04 - shows you information about which handles and DLLs processes have opened or loaded
- Pocket KillBox 2.0.0.978 - can be used to get rid of files that stubbornly refuse to allow you to delete them
- Unlocker 1.8.5 - 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.
- HijackThis 2.0.2 - a general homepage hijackers detector and remover and more
- RootkitRevealer 1.7 - Rootkit Revealer is an advanced patent-pending root kit detection utility.
- Silent Runners Revision 55 - A free script that helps detect spyware, malware and adware in the startup process
- Autoruns 9.12 - 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.
- 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
- CurrPort 1.20 - displays the list of all currently opened TCP and UDP ports on your computer
- Unknown Devices 1.2 (1410) - helps you find what those unknown devices in Device Manager really are
- PCI 32 Sniffer 1.1 (1410) - device information tool (similar to unknown devices)
- NewSID 4.10 - utility that changes the security ID (SID) for Windows NT, 2000 and XP
- Double Driver 1.0 - Driver Backup and Restore tool
- DriverBackup! 1.0.3 - Another handy tool to backup drivers
- CPU-Z 1.44 -It gathers information on some of the main devices of your system
- CWShredder 2.19 - Popular CoolWebSearch Trojan Remover tool
- SmitFraudFix 2.289 - This removes Some of the popular Desktop Hijack malware
- Winsock 2 Fix for 9x - to fix corrupted Winsock2 information by poorly written Internet programs
- XP TCP/IP Repair 1.0 - Repair your Windows XP Winsock and TCP/IP registry errors
- CCleaner 2.04.543 - Crap Cleaner is a freeware system optimization and privacy tool
- EzPcFix 1.0.0.16 - Helpful tool when trying to remove viruses, spyware, and malware
- Content Advisor Password Remover 1.0 - It Removes Content Advisor Password from Internet Explorer
- 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.
- ProduKey 1.20 - Recovers lost the product key of your Windows/Office
- Wireless Key View 1.15 - Recovers all wireless network keys (WEP/WPA) stored in your computer by WZC
- Monitor Tester 1.0 - Allows you to test CRT/LCD/TFT screens for dead pixels and diffective screens
- Shell Extensions Manager (ShellExView) 1.19 - 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
- Xp-AntiSpy 3.96.7 - it tweaks some Windows XP functions, and disables some unneeded Windows services quickly
- PC Wizard 2008 1.83 - Powerful system information/benchmark utility designed especially for detection of hardware.
- Spybot - Search & Destroy 1.5.2 (1410) - Application to scan for spyware, adware, hijackers and other malicious software.
- SpywareBlaster 3.5.1 (1410) - Prevent the installation of spyware and other potentially unwanted software.
- Ad-Aware SE Personal 1.06 (1410) - find and remove spyware, adware, dialers etc. (a must have tool)