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Name: sharry20
Date: July 7, 2007 at 08:44:19 Pacific
OS: Win XP
CPU/Ram: p4 3.06 512 mb DDR
Product: Intel gc1010 Motherboard
Comment:

hi,

i need to create a bootup CD such that i can access files on my NTFS partitions.
That is i want to boot up my system from that CD and copy/delete some files on my NTFS partitions.

Could anyone tell me step by step process to make a bootable CD with NTFS support?

thanks a lot in advance!



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Response Number 1
Name: XpUser
Date: July 7, 2007 at 08:52:52 Pacific
Reply:

http://www.bootdisk.com/ntfs.htm

i_XpUser


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Response Number 2
Name: sharry20
Date: July 7, 2007 at 08:59:50 Pacific
Reply:

Thanks for the reply.

However its not free. i dont mind paying but i dont have a credit card. anything i can get freeware?


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Response Number 3
Name: XpUser
Date: July 7, 2007 at 09:06:50 Pacific
Reply:

Sure - ntfs.com has some free utilities that you can download as .iso image & burn it to CD. I hope you are familiar with the techniques of burning .iso images. The file to look for is called Bootable CD Image (ISO)

http://www.ntfs.com/products.htm

Good luck.

i_XpUser


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Response Number 4
Name: max00
Date: July 7, 2007 at 09:07:11 Pacific
Reply:

Do a Google search for 'Bart CD'. I think it's free, but I believe you have to create it yourself with their instructions.


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Response Number 5
Name: sharry20
Date: July 7, 2007 at 09:09:29 Pacific
Reply:

anything for freeware? since i dont have a credit card.

plus that avira thing it mentiones doesnt have support for a CD, only makes bootable floppies..

thanks for the reply though.


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Response Number 6
Name: Walter Mitty
Date: July 7, 2007 at 09:43:16 Pacific
Reply:

http://www.freewarefiles.com/progra...

The blurb states "NTFS4DOS Private is the only free for private usage tool that allows unrestricted full read and write access to NTFS volumes........."

If you create a custom bootdisk NERO can use the files from the disk to create a BootCD.


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Response Number 7
Name: clive_pearce
Date: July 7, 2007 at 10:04:58 Pacific
Reply:

ubcd4win uses Barts PE.

http://www.ubcd4win.com/downloads.htm. Just download & create.

Before posting try google. Backup. Use anti virus software.


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Response Number 8
Name: don1
Date: July 7, 2007 at 12:49:36 Pacific
Reply:

Nowaday You have many alternative to read & write NTFS partition. I use Puppy Linux 2.16 live CD.


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Response Number 9
Name: Razor2.3
Date: July 7, 2007 at 18:11:49 Pacific
Reply:

Third vote for BartPE. It's free, if you have a Windows CD. (Actually, just the i386 folder will do.)


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Response Number 10
Name: clive_pearce
Date: July 8, 2007 at 00:31:27 Pacific
Reply:

I don't want to start an arguement.

I am a fan of Barts PE. But it was last updated Feb 2006.

ubcd4win is based on it, it is created the same way as Barts.
Quote All software included in UBCD4Win are freeware utilities for Windows®. UBCD4Win is based on Bart's PE©. Bart's PE© builds a Windows® "pre-install" environment CD, basically Windows® booted from CD

http://www.ubcd4win.com/contents.htm

Hirens boot cd has ntfs for dos on it. Although people regard it as warez.

http://maxt.dk/index.php?s=hirens+b...

Before posting try google. Backup. Use anti virus software.


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Response Number 11
Name: don1
Date: July 8, 2007 at 01:46:23 Pacific
Reply:

Puppy linux is for free, just download iso file about 80 Mb & burn it to CD.
Boot your pc from that cd & in about 1 minute you are ready to go.

Ntfs4dos is small in size & has no GUI.
You need floppy drive or create an image before burn to CD

Ubcd4win/Xp-Bartpe is very big in size ~ 300 Mb or more, customizeable: you can include puppy linux, Ntfs4dos, etc. & anything you want. Like my ubcd4win is already ~1 Gb. Xp-pe needs 7 ~ 15 minutes to boot depend on your harware.

Up to you, which one is easier


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Response Number 12
Name: sharry20
Date: July 8, 2007 at 12:08:12 Pacific
Reply:

thanks for the replies everyone.. puppy linux is easier since its a GUI. i still cant find a download location for Hirens boot CD though


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Response Number 13
Name: clive_pearce
Date: July 8, 2007 at 13:06:33 Pacific
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For Hirens boot cd, click on the link I put in response 10.

Before posting try google. Backup. Use anti virus software.


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