Basic User Instructions (Boot from USB drive instructions below)

1. Use Winrar or 7-ZIP to extract the files. http://www.7-zip.org/
2. Choose the correct image file to use. x86 = 32bit, and x64 = 64bit
2. Use a program like nero, or the free imgburn program to burn the extracted .iso file. http://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=download
3. In the target computers bios change boot order so that CD/DVD drive is first on the list.
4. Boot from disc.

All x86 versions will boot on any x86 computer (e.g. ERD5 will boot on an x86 vista computer), but certain features like OS recovery will not work unless you boot the version made for your OS.

Everything else is self explanatory.

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Advanced User Instructions

ERD60 for vista and Windows 7 are USB drive bootable by following these instructions

1. Run command prompt with admin privileges
2. Type in "diskpart"
3. Type in "list disk" to find diskpart's designation for your USB drive
4. Assuming your USB drive is listed as disk 1 type:

   a. select disk 1
   b. clean
   c. create partition primary
   d. select partition 1
   e. active
   f. format fs=fat32 quick
   g. assign
   h. exit

*do not close the elevated command prompt

*it is usually ok to create a NTFS partition on the flash drive, but this sometimes causes problems on initial boot. I only recommend doing this for flash memory larger than 4gb, and when they are going to be used with a newer computer.


5. We now need to make the flash drive bootable.

   a.Insert or mount your windows Vista or 7 DVD
   b.Go to the elevated command prompt and change the directory to your Windows DVD by typing the following commands. (Substitute "d" for your DVD drive letter)

      1. d: 
      2. cd d:\boot

   c. We are now going to use a tool called bootsect located on the windows DVD. Assuming your USB drive is located at E: enter the following command

      3. bootsect /nt60 E:


6. Now we need to coppy all of the Windows files to the USB drive. Assuming you have the DVD mounted to D: and the USB drive located at E: then type this into the admin elevated command prompt:

xcopy D:\*.* /s/e E:\

7. In the bios change the boot order to allow the computer to boot from the flash drive.

That's it.
ERD5 for XP can also be booted via flash drive by using grub4dos and some other tools, but I am not going to cover this. https://gna.org/projects/grub4dos/

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All files tested and working 10/20/2009
Windows 7 image tested and working 02/25/2010

ERD50 x86
Fully Working -         Windows XP - SP2, SP3
Partial functionality - Windows Vista x86 - SP1, SP2
                        Windows 7 x86 - RTM

ERD60 X86
Fully Working -         Windows Vista x86 - SP1, SP2
Partial functionality - Windows XP - SP2, SP3
                        Windows 7 x86 - RTM (almost all features work)

ERD60 X64
Fully Working -         Windows Vista x64 - SP1, SP2
Partial functionality - Possibly Windows XP x64 (not tested)
                        Windows 7 x64 - RTM (almost all features work)

ERD65 x86
Fully Working -         Windows 7 x86
Partial functionality - Possibly Windows XP x86
                        Windows Vista x86 - SP1, SP2 (almost all features work)

ERD65 x64
Fully Working -         Windows 7 x64
Partial functionality - Possibly Windows XP x64 (not tested)
                        Windows Vista x64 - SP1, SP2 (almost all features work)

*ERD50 not tested on XP versions before SP2 (should still work on Win2K)

When under partial functionality these features do NOT work:
Locksmith
Computer Management
Hotfix Uninstall
SFC Scan
PC Backup Restore
System Restore
Crash Analyzer
TCP/IP Config
Services and Drivers (ERD50 only)

When under partial functionality these features DO generally work (no guarantees though):
Memory Diagnostic
Command Prompt
Registry Editor
File Restore
Disk Commander
Disk Wipe
Windows Explorer
File Search
Standalone System Sweeper
Autoruns (ERD50 only)
File Sharing (ERD50 only)


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