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- Price: Free to try (10-day trial); $69.00 to buy (Buy it now)
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 98
- Date added: January 04, 2008
- Total Downloads: 135,365
- Downloads last week: 542
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Publisher's description
From Active Data Recovery Software :Active Boot Disk (Win Edition) is a bootable Live CD/DVD/USB Flash for system recovery purposes. You can use it to boot up any computer, recover your lost data, reset Windows passwords, make computer system backups, securely erase data, control disk condition, manage partitions and much more.
Active Boot Disk contains a lightweight version of Windows Vista (c) running in RAM (WinPE 2.0). Each license of the WinPE 2.0 operating system should be registered as required by Microsoft Corporation. It is free of charge. Version 3.0.081 adds a new partition manager.
What's new in this version:
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Version: Active Boot Disk 3.0.081
"Saved my life You can make USB boot up without original Windows XP disc"
Pros: This is worth the 10 day trial, if for nothing else, than to back up your harddrive, since it has an option to make a raw data copy of it. It's also very easy to make a USB flash (jump, sport) bootup to use when you can't bootup you're computer normally. I used this program after trying Bart PE (which didn't let me use Windows from another computer) and others unsuccessfully after having a .../system32/ntfs.sys file corrupt or missing and not able to get into safe mode, DOS mode, or any other mode for that reason, and not having a working CD ROM, etc. This program let me view all of the files on the computer, it gave me internet access and let me get into DOS commands. It also saved me from having to swap hard drives or perform surgery on my computer. There are tons of valuable applications/activities in this program, although many you can't access without purchasing (I'd recommend the purchase if you have the dough...too pricey for me..) it's still worthwhile for the 10 day trial. I'd also like to add that I contacted customer service and had a very prompt and friendly response. Very safe, secure, and highly recommended. I read so many forums on the ntfs.sys error or missing system file, many that said it was hopeless, many that had very complicated directions, but the Active Boot disk made everything a piece of cake! Wish I had found it first! Highly recommended for anyone that has a BSOD or system32/ntfs.sys file missing corrput or error!
Cons: Would be nice if it was all free...lol...c'est la vie...
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