Create a Bootable USB Key Thumb Drive in Windows Vista/7 with the Command Line
Posted by jpluimers on 2014/02/07
Open a command prompt with administrator rights and enter the following sequence of commands:
- diskpart
- list disk
- select disk {number}
- clean
- create partition primary
- select partition 1
- active
- format fs=fat32 quick
- assign
- exit
Which was for experimenting with a few of the entries in Top 5 Free Rescue Discs for Your Sys Admin Toolkit and Kaspersky Rescue Disk 10.
I think I like Download Hiren’s BootCD 15.2 | HBCD Fan & Discussion Platform most.
Another way to get it on a USB stick is through Launching Hiren’s BootCD from USB Flash Drive | HBCD Fan & Discussion Platform.
Wiping out the HPA and DCO stays difficult though: linux – Harddrive – wipe out “hidden areas” like HPA and DCO also after malware infection – Super User.
–jeroen
via: Create a Bootable USB Key Thumb Drive in Windows Vista/7 with the Command Line and Best Free Rootkit Scanner and Remover and Five free portable rootkit removers – TechRepublic and Utility Spotlight: Scan for Malware Outside of Windows | TechNet Magazine and What Is a Host Protected Area?.
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