If you have not already downloaded BootMed and burnt it to a cd, go to the Getting Started page.

BootMed Plus

BootMed Plus is a live CD that can do many of the same tasks as BootMed, but with only a few clicks.  Click here to check out the BootMed Plus tutorials.

BootMed Tutorials:

Diagnostics

• Perform a S.M.A.R.T. test – SMART tests let you know the current status of your hard drive’s health.  A great way to figure out if you have a software problem or a hardware problem.

Recovery

• Image a Hard Drive - Make a forensic image of a damaged or corrupted hard drive with dd-rescue and recover files from the image
• Recover a Windows 7/Vista Registry - Every 10 days Windows 7 and Vista are scheduled to make backups of their registries, by restoring the Registry from one of these backups, you may be able to get your computer booting again.
• Recover Files - Copy files from a computer that will not boot to a pen drive or external hard drive.
• Scan for Viruses – How to scan for Viruses with ClamTK.
• Recover deleted files with:
  • TestDisk
  • PhotoRec
• Recover a Partition - Recover a deleted partition with TestDisk

Misc

• Create a virtual machine from a raw image.
• Wipe (securely erase) a Hard Drive or Pen Drive.