Xboot and rescue USB

rmg1

Hi all

I tried to rtesurrect this thread:-
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3718403
but it's been closed (not surprised after 3 years :eek:).

Anyway, I've downloaded everything I want and got a 32GB USB (probably overkill but I've got a works 8GB stick I can probably swap it with).

Anyway, XBoot seems simple enough to use.
I want to add:-
Ubuntu
Hirens
Avira Rescue Disk
Kaspersky Rescue Disk
and a couple of password revealers for Windows (ready for when someone comes to me with the immortal "I've forgotten my password and can't get to my only copy of files/photos/etc, can you help?"

On the thread I've linked to, I read that things had to be put on in a certain order but I can't find which order.

Any help would be appreciated.

Also, would anyone chuck on anything else?

AndyPix

Password revealers for windows are not really needed.
It is super easy to hack the sticky keys feature


On my keyring "toolkit" usb thing i have w7,w10,kali linux,malwarebytes and ADW cleaner.


Ready for action wherever i go lol

rmg1

Thanks AndyPix

I thought you had to be able to run Windows to run Malwarebytes and ADW?

AndyPix

Yes of course, Im just syaing that those 2 programs are useful to have on your keyring if you ever come to a machine that cant get on the internet as its so full of malware..:)

rmg1

Sounds good.

What I'm trying to do is have one "toolkit" that has everything on it (hence the two off-line virus scanners).
I'm trying to get my stick to have a version of Linux I'm comfortable with (Ubuntu), a version of Windows (hence Hirens which also contains Malwarebytes amongst others) and a few other bits and pieces.

bat999

AndyPix wrote: »

... i have w7...

Hi
Is this a bootable version of Windows 7 that you have made from a Windows install disc?

John_Gray

You might want also to have a look at YUMI/PenDriveLinux as an alternative to Xboot...

Moto2

I use to use Kon-Boot on a reasonably regular basis

John_Gray

Moto2 wrote: »

the funniest thing about this particular signature is that by the time you realise it doesn't say anything it's to late to stop reading it

Too late, please!

GunJack

rmg1 wrote: »

Hi all

I tried to rtesurrect this thread:-
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3718403
but it's been closed (not surprised after 3 years :eek:).

Anyway, I've downloaded everything I want and got a 32GB USB (probably overkill but I've got a works 8GB stick I can probably swap it with).

Anyway, XBoot seems simple enough to use.
I want to add:-
Ubuntu
Hirens
Avira Rescue Disk
Kaspersky Rescue Disk
and a couple of password revealers for Windows (ready for when someone comes to me with the immortal "I've forgotten my password and can't get to my only copy of files/photos/etc, can you help?"

On the thread I've linked to, I read that things had to be put on in a certain order but I can't find which order.

Any help would be appreciated.

Also, would anyone chuck on anything else?

As one of the Three Musketeers involved in that thread along with dcm and spud, that thread was fun, from a time when time was more freely available to play

it didn't actually matter which order you put the ISOs into xboot, but just check that qemu verifies, AND THEN YOU TRY TO BOOT FROM EACH ISO YOU PUT ON THE STICK You may have to play around with versions a bit, but shouldn't have too many problems

Oh, and if you're putting Hiren's on there, it has the NTOffline Password editor in the DOS page to run independantly, can remove most windows pw's with that rather than trying to brute-force a crack.....

Happy playing

henm2

The developer of Xboot died a couple of years ago. I have used it but it can be tricky to use due to being buggy. A good alternative is Yumi pendrive. An even better one Is multisystem but this can only be used via a Linux based operating System. I have several USB flash drives with various ISOs put on them using Multisystem. They have on them a mixture of rescue type utilities and Linux operating systems. I have Hiren,s, Falcoln4UBCD, Parted magic, Linux Mint 18 cinnamon,Knoppix, Trinity rescue and a variety of other operating systems on them.