PalmerPC

PalmerPC
Bootable USB Utility Image v3.3
2/3/10

The included software on the USB key image will allow the computer technician to restore, repair, or fix
virtually any PC problem.

***If the included “USB Image Tool.exe” won’t load on you machine, then the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0
must be installed for this process. It can be found here:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=79bc3b77-e02c-4ad3-aacf-a7633f706ba5&D
isplayLang=en

To image your USB key, simply insert it into the Windows machine and run the "USB Image Tool.exe"
program in the parent folder of this text file. Make sure that you run the program from your local machine
and NOT from a network drive. (I’d also recommend copying the entire folder and Disk image to your local
disk to ensure a quick and clean installation.)

***Note***
If you are imaging your flash-drive on a Vista or Windows 7 machine with the UAC enabled (User
Access Control) you’ll need to run the “USB Image Tool.exe” with Administrator rights. To do this
right click the Program and select the option to “Run as administrator.”
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Select "Device Mode" from the drop down menu:

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Highlight the USB device that is going to be imaged and select "Restore" from the options below.

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Navigate to the parent folder and select the
“PalmerPC Bootable USB Utility Drive v3.3.img" file.

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WARNING...ALL CURRENT USB DRIVE DATA WILL BE ERASED. BE

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The selected USB drive will be imaged and you'll see the progress bar moving at the bottom of the
application
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Your PalmerPC Bootable USB Utility drive should now appear under "My Computer"

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**Important**
This USB image was created on a 2 gigabyte USB stick to ensure maximum compatibility with various
models and storage sizes.

Once the new USB drive has been imaged, any extra-unallocated space on the USB drive will have to be
re-added to the disk's primary partition by using one of the partitioning tools available on the Utilities disk. If
this is not done after imaging then windows will recognize any imaged USB drives as only having a
2-gigabyte capacity.

I recommend using the "Acronis Disk Director Suite" under the Partition Tools section of the "Hiren's Dos
Boot CD v 13 Reloaded." Under "Manual" mode, simply select your USB disk and select to resize it. Then
simply click on the drive partition and stretch it to use the remainder of the disk space. See below for details.
Depending on your computer and BIOS options you should now be able to boot from the USB drive and see
the following options. You will now need to resize your flash-drive’s primary partition to include space that
might not have been included after imaging the stick.
When double clicked, or inserted into a Windows XP machine, the newly imaged USB disk should auto-run
an XML script, which will present a few handy applications for cleaning infected and clogged machines.
(Autorun must be enabled on the machine)

For machines running Windows Vista, Windows 7, you will need to double click the “AutoplayMM.exe” file to
launch the Windows Utility menu.
*Also available are “RapiDeploy 6.9” for on the fly hard-disk imaging in the PE environment and network
deployment, and a functioning version of the USB Image Tool for backing up any personal tweaks made to
the drive.

Included in the bootable image are the following:

• Ultimate Boot CD for Windows "UBCD4WIN v3.6"

* This is our primary "LiveCD" Windows PE environment for troubleshooting and fixing issues
both software and hardware related windows problems.
* A fully functional windows explorer environment with integrated network and file sharing
capability.
* Registry tools and Hard-Disk Controller fixes. (FIX_hdc, Registry Restore Wizard)
* Driver Backup and Local Windows password resets. (Double Driver, NTPWEdit)

• Mini XP From Hiren's Boot Disk v 13 Reloaded

* A second and less bulky "LiveCD" windows environment that has a wealth of additional apps.
* A fully functional windows explorer environment with integrated network and file sharing
capability.
* Tons of additional programs and tools
* Full Plug and Play support.

(Note: File dragging doesn't work by default, but copying and pasting files does)

• Hiren's DOS Boot CD v13 Reloaded

* A marvelous collection of some of the best utilities currently available for computer repair and
maintenance. There are simply too many fantastic apps to list them all here.
* Special attention should be paid to the "HDD Regenerator" under the "Hard Disk tools" for it's
ability to literally bring dying disks back to life.

• Dell Diagnostics

* Standard Dell Diagnostic partions for E series laptops and Optiplex desktops

• Kon-Boot

* A password bypass for any local user accounts on 32 bit Windows and Linux systems.

• AVG Rescue CD

* An updatable linux based AVG distro for scanning your drive for infections outside of the native
OS

• Kaspersky Rescue 10

* An updatable linux based Kaspersky distro for scanning your drive for infections outside of the
native OS
• SpinRite 6.0

* A great tool for repairing bad sectors and regenerating dead and damaged Hard-disks

• MEMtest86+ v.4.10

* A classic reliable memory test for further verification of memory problems.

• NTFS4DOS

* A quick check disk and defrag without needing to enter the native OS.

• FreeDOS

* 100% MS-DOS compatible Operating system.