Hiren’s BootCD PE (Preinstallation Environment) is a restored edition of Hiren’s BootCD based on Windows 10 PE x64. Since there are no official updates after November 2012, PE version is being developed by Hiren’s BootCD fans. It includes the least, best and updated free tools used in Hiren’s BootCD. Download and Run USB Disk Storage Format USBFormat.zip (34KB) Step 3 Download grubinstgui grub4dos.zip (179KB) and Run as Administrator. Step 4 Insert the BootCD (10.3 or newer) in the CD Drive and Copy everything from CD to USB Flash Drive. Step 5 Copy grldr and menu.lst from grub4dos.zip (or from HBCD folder) to the usb drive. Hiren’s Boot CD has been upgraded to 15.2 on November 9, 2012 but since then, there seems no newly update available in the official site. Many faithful users want to free download Hiren Boot CD 16.2 iso but find out nothing. This article will tell you how to download use Hiren Boot CD to get access to the dead OS on Windows computer. Hiren’s BootCD is a collection of commonly used gadgets burned on compact discs and will provide you with a wide variety of tools when confronted with system issues. These tools cover a wide range of capabilities from data recovery, partitioning, debugging system boot issues to duplication of information, virus tracking, component testing.
Hiren’s BootCD PE supports UEFI booting from DVD and USB flash drives. To format, re-partition your USB drive and to copy the ISO content into your USB drive properly, we have developed Hiren’s BootCD PE – ISO2USB portable tool. You need Administrator privileges to run it. It is free both for commercial and non-commercial use. Requires Windows 7 and later.
Please note that, all data and partitions on your USB flash drive will be lost. Before doing the steps below, don’t forget to backup the files on your USB flash drive:
Hiren's BootCD PE - ISO2USB v1.0 (x86)
Choose Device and ISO
Only USB flash drives will be listed in the USB Device list. If you can’t see your USB flash drive in the list, firstly try formatting your USB flash drive with Windows Format tool (Goto My Computer -> Right Click USB Drive -> Click ‘Format’… -> Click ‘Restore device defaults’ -> Keep ‘Quick Format’ Checked -> Click ‘Start’) and then click the refresh button on the right side of USB Device list.If the ISO file is located in same folder with the exe, then it will be automatically selected. Otherwise you can drag and drop the ISO file over the application window or you can select the ISO file manually.
Set Label and Process
You can set a label for your USB Drive up to 11 characters. The characters must be alphanumeric and uppercased.The application will ask if you are sure to continue. Click Yes if you are sure to format your USB Flash Drive, lose the partitions and data in the drive. If you click Yes, the process will begin and then will be completed like below if there is no problem.
Step 1
Connect USB Pen Drive (1GB or more)
Step 2
Download and Run USB Disk Storage FormatUSBFormat.zip (34KB)
Step 3
Download grubinst_guigrub4dos.zip (179KB) and Run as Administrator
Step 4
Insert the BootCD (10.3 or newer) in the CD Drive and Copy everything from CD to USB Flash Drive
Step 5
Copy grldr and menu.lst from grub4dos.zip (or from HBCD folder) to the usb drive
Hiren' S Boot Usb Download Manager
Step 6
Test Your USB Drive (read bottom of the page for troubleshoot)
Make sure you set your computer to boot from USB Flash Drive
To Enter the BIOS press the 'Del' button on your keyboard. Alternatives are'F1', 'F2', 'Insert', and 'F10'. Some PC's BIOS might even require a differentkey to be pressed. Commonly a PC will show a message like'Press [Del] to enter Setup' to indicate that you need to press the 'Del' key.Some AMI BIOS require you to enable the option 'USB Keyboard Legacy support'!
For AMI BIOS:
- Go to 'Feature Setup'. 'Enable' these options: 'USB Function Support',
'USB Function For DOS' and 'ThumbDrive for DOS'. Go to 'Advanced Setup'.
Set the '1st Boot Device' to 'USB RMD-FDD'.
Reboot the PC and it now should boot from the Usb Stick. - Go to 'USB Mass Storage Device Configuration'. Select 'Emulation Type'
and set it to 'Harddisk'. Go to the 'Boot Menu' and set the '1st boot device' to 'USB-Stick'. Exit the BIOS, saving the changes.
you can try 'Emulation Type' to 'Floppy' or 'Forced FDD'.
For PHOENIX/AWARD BIOS:
- Go to 'Advanced BIOS Features'. Go to the '1st Boot device' and set it to 'USB-ZIP'.
Troubleshoot
If you cannot install grub4dos (or you get 'cannot run background program' message) then use syslinux to boot grub4dos
