Basic User Instructions (Boot from flash drive instructions below) 1. 2. 2. so 3. on 4.

Use Winrar or the free 7-ZIP to extract the files. http://www.7-zip.org/ Choose the correct file to use. x86 = 32bit, and x64 = 64bit Use a program like nero, or the free imgburn program to burn the extracted .i file. http://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=download In the target computers bios change boot order so that CD/DVD drive is first the list. Boot from disc.

All x86 versions will boot on any x86 computer (e.g. ERD5 will boot on an x86 vi sta computer), but certain features like OS recovery will not work unless you bo ot the correct version. Everything else is self explanatory. ______________________________________________________ Advanced User Instructions ERD60 for vista is flash drive bootable by following these instructions 1. 2. 3. 4. a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. Run command prompt with admin privileges Type in diskpart Type in "list disk" to find diskpart's designation for your flash drive Assuming your flash drive is disk 1 type: select clean create select active format assign exit disk 1 partition primary partition 1 fs=fat32 quick

*it is usually ok to create a NTFS partition on the flash drive, but this someti mes causes problems on initial boot. I only recommend doing this for flash memor y larger than 4gb 5. Mount the iso file in something like daemon tools so you can access its conte nts. 6. Assuming you have the iso mounted to E: and the flash drive located at F: the n type this into an admin elevated command prompt: xcopy E:\*.* /s/e F:\ 7. In the bios change the boot order to allow the computer to boot from the flas h drive. That's it. ERD5 can also be booted via flash drive by using grub4dos, but I am not going to cover this here. https://gna.org/projects/grub4dos/ ______________________________________________________ All files tested and working 09/01/2009 ERD50 x86

Fully Working Windows XP - SP2, SP3 Partial functionality - Windows Vista x86 - SP1, SP2 Windows 7 x86 - RTM ERD60 X86 Fully Working Windows Vista x86 - SP1, SP2 Partial functionality - Windows XP - SP2, SP3 Windows 7 x86 - RTM (almost all features work) ERD60 X64 Fully Working Windows Vista x64 - SP1, SP2 Partial functionality - Possibly Windows XP x64 (not tested) Windows 7 x64 - RTM (almost all features work) *ERD50 not tested on XP versions before SP2 (should still work) When under partial functionality these features do NOT work: Locksmith Computer Management Hotfix Uninstall SFC Scan PC Backup Restore System Restore Crash Analyzer TCP/IP Config Services and Drivers (ERD50 only) When under partial functionality these features DO generally work (no guarantees though): Memory Diagnostic Command Prompt Registry Editor File Restore Disk Commander Disk Wipe Windows Explorer File Search Standalone System Sweeper Autoruns (ERD50 only) File Sharing (ERD50 only) SHA1 Hash ERD50_x86_WinXP_SP3_blueforce.ISO.7z - efc8d8140b97e350c8afbb61cf56f5a0e0c8b0 f1 ERD60_x64_WinVista_SP2_blueforce.ISO.7z - 6de1b7da81afb043574b796683a9eaa4b7c3eb d6 ERD60_x86_WinVista_SP2_blueforce.ISO.7z - 4ef4af22acaa4f240a11038aec16637f200e8c dd ----------------------| released by blueforce | ----------------------released on demonoid.com