UBCD4WIN Instructions 2013

http://tomintechsupport.com December 3, 2012

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Instructions for Running Tests using an Ultimate Boot CD for Windows v3.60

Startup Issues Windows - Out of Virtual Memory: If your computer has 1 GB or less of RAM, then the Ultimate Boot CD for Windows might display an “Out of Virtual Memory” warning at startup. This warning will not affect most programs, other than Avira Free Anitvirus. Be advised there is a workaround for Avira Free Antivirus. Click OK to proceed if the aforementioned warning appears during startup.. Network Support: When booting into WindowsXP from an Ultimate Boot CD for Windows, a prompt will appear asking if you wish to start network support. Click “Yes” if your computer is connected to a network and has internet access. This will allow you to download the latest Avira virus definitions from the internet. If you click “No”, then you can still run an Avira virus scan using the patterns contained on the CD-ROM. Boot Problems: The Ultimate Boot CD for Windows contains the required drivers to boot most personal computers without incident. If experiencing problems booting (such as the Blue Screen of Death), then the most common resolution is to disable Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (aka, ACPI mode) in the system BIOS. Be advised that normally, you should not have to do this!

File & Data Recovery File & Data Recovery Note: If attempting to recovery files or other important data from a hard drive to a USB memory stick, be advised the memory stick should be installed prior to booting the computer.

1. Insert the USB memory stick (if applicable). 2. Boot the computer into Windows XP from the UBCD4WIN CD-ROM. 3. Double-click on My Computer. 4. Copy and paste files as needed.

Notes: The B:\ drive is only RAM disk. The X:\ drive is the UBCD4WIN CD-ROM. - X:\i386\ is the Windows directory on CD-ROM.


Software Tests Avira Free Antivirus (virus scanner) Avira is located in the Start > Programs > menu after the computer has booted into WindowsXP via the UBCD4WIN CD-ROM. It is labeled as AntiVir.

1. Boot the computer into Windows XP from the UBCD4WIN CD-ROM. 2. Start > Programs > Anti-Virus Tools > AntiVir 3. An “Access is denied” message will appear as Ariva attempts to write files to the

CD-ROM (“File System Name: CDFS”). When prompted for a drive letter, press <enter> to select the default drive letter B:. NOTE: If an “Out of Virtual Memory” warning appeared when the computer booted, then select drive letter C:. This will allow Avira to copy the files it needs to the hard drive, since there is insufficient space in RAM. Files will be copied to “C:\Program Files\AntiVir”. Be advised the files will be removed when Avira exits.

4. When the Avira program opens, the screen will indicate, “3 services are not working correctly”. Additionally, “Real-Time Protection” and “Web Protection” are disabled. This is normal since the system was booted from a CD-ROM.

5. On the menu bar at the top of the screen, select Help > About Avira Anti-Virus. a. Click on the “Virus Information” tab. b. Note the date of the “Virus definition file:

Virus definition file 7.11.52.88 12/3/2012 c. Click on the “License Information” tab. d. Note the expiration date of the license.

License valid until: 6/30/2013 Click OK to close the Help window. NOTE: If the computer is connected to the internet and if you enabled network support during startup, then you can update the virus definitions by clicking on… Update > Start on the menu bar. Afterwards, repeat step 5 to determine if a new virus definition file was downloaded.

6. On the left-side of the Avira window, click on “System Scanner”, then select the device to be scanned (typically, “Local Hard Disks”). Click on the magnifying glass to begin scanning. NOTE: Most virus and malware will only infect the C:\ partition; therefore, if time is a factor, you may want to scan only the C:\ partition. Click on “System Scanner”, then select “Manual Selection” and afterwards, select the (C:) partition. Click on the magnifying glass to begin scanning.

7. Upon completion of scanning, if a virus was found, then “A virus or unwanted program was found!” message will appear. Review each detection and take appropriate action. Usually, you will simply click on “Apply now”. WARNING: If you remove an infected file, it will be quarantined to either… B:\AntiVir\AppData\INFECTED (if you selected drive letter B: in step 2 or C:\Program Files\ AntiVir\AppData\INFECTED (if you selected drive letter C: in step 2 To determine the quanrantine folder, on the left-side of the Avira window, click on “Quanratine” and then select the folder icon at the top of the page.


Be advised the B: drive is merely a RAM Disk; therefore after rebooting, the aforementioned folder and its contents will no longer exist. Likewise, the C:\Program Files\ AntiVir\AppData\INFECTED folder is merely a temp folder; therefore after rebooting, the folder and its contents will no longer exist. If you have any doubts about permanently deleting a reported infection, than as a precaution, copy the aforementioned INFECTED folder to the C:\ drive. Any virus within the folder has been renamed as a *.qua file and is no longer a threat.

copy B:\AntiVir\AppData\INFECTED to C:\AntiVir\AppData\INFECTED Also copy the Avira virus report (aka, the log file) to the C:\ drive.

copy B:\AntiVir\AppData\logfiles to C:\ AntiVir\AppData\logfiles Both the INFECTED folder and the logfiles can be deleted from the C:\ drive once you have verified the system is 100% operational. Conversely, if you discover one of the quarantined files is needed (e.g., Avira reported a false positive), then you can restore that file using the information in the report.

8. Review the scan results by clicking on “Report”. If you want to print the report,

then save the logfiles as indicted in step 7. After rebooting into normal mode from the system’s hard drive, then you can print the report.

Hardware Tests Memtest86+ v4.10 (for testing system RAM) Memtest86+ v4.10 is displayed on the CD’s boot menu, so simply boot the computer from the UBCD4WIN disk and then immediately use the <up arrow> and <down arrow> keys to select the test. The test will start automatically.

Testing 1 GB of RAM takes approximately 30 minutes. Press <esc> to exit.

NTFS for DOS (for viewing & testing NTFS hard drives) NTFS for DOS is displayed on the CD’s boot menu, so simply boot the computer from the UBCD4WIN disk and then immediately use the <up arrow> and <down arrow> keys to select the test. The subsequent menu will appear…

1. Select 2. Check Disk Utility (perform a disk check on selected drive) 2. Verify all partitions are displayed. 3. Test each partition by selecting 1, 2, 3, etc. 4. Press * to “Scan all Drives”. 5. Answer Y to start in read-only mode.

<ctrl> <alt> <del> to exit


FreeDOS (contains FDISK for removing disk partitions) FreeDOS is displayed on the CD’s boot menu, so simply boot the computer from the UBCD4WIN disk and then immediately use the <up arrow> and <down arrow> keys to select the test. A message indicating, “The chipset in unknown!” may appear.

1. press any key… (press any key to continue) 2. cd fdos (change directory to FDOS) 3. fdisk (run FDISK) 4.. Do you want to use large disk (FAT32) support (Y/N)? Answer Y 5. Select 3. Delete partition or Logical DOS Drive. 6. If a UNIX computer, select 4. Delete Non-DOS partition. 7. Delete partitions as needed.

<ctrl> <alt> <del> to exit HD Tune 2.55 (for basic testing of hard drives) HD Tune is located in the Start > Programs > menu after the computer has booted into WindowsXP via the UBCD4WIN disk.

1. Start > Programs > Disk Tools > Diagnostic > HDTune 2. Click on the Info tab. 3. At the top of the window, there is a drop-down for each physical hard drive.

Check the correct partitions are displayed for each physical hard drive. 4. Click on the Health tab. 5. At the top of the window, there is a drop-down for each physical hard drive.

Check the health of each physical hard drive. 6. Click on the Error Scan tab. 7. At the top of the window, there is a drop-down for each physical hard drive.

Click Start to scan the first physical hard drive. When finished, select the next physical hard drive (if applicable), then click on Start.

8. When finished test all drives, close the program. Emsa DiskCheck (for extensive testing of hard drives & CD media) Emsa Disk Check is located in the Start > Programs > menu after the computer has booted into WindowsXP via the UBCD4WIN disk.

1. Start > Programs > Disk Tools > Diagnostic > Disk Check 1.077 2. In the “Disk type:” pulldown, select the disk type you want to test 3. In the “Disk drive:” pulldown, select the drive letter of the disk you want to test. 4. Click on the “Check” button.

NOTE: Testing a CD takes approximately 7 minutes. The time required to test a hard drive varies according to the size of the partition and the number for files.

5. When scanning is complete, note the “KB/s:” and the “Errors:” listed in the “Statistics”. Errors should be zero, while KB/s is mostly a benchmark.


System Info for Windows (software & hardware info) Gabriel Topala’s System Info for Windows is located in the Start > Programs > menu after the computer has booted into WindowsXP via the UBCD4WIN disk. At that point, the computer is running the Operating System (OS) installed on the UBCD4WIN disk, so use System Info for Windows (Remote).

1. Start > Programs > System Information > Info and Diag Tools > System Info for Windows (Remote)

2. When prompted “Do you wish to load remove user profiles(s) for scanning?”, select Yes.

3. Load the profile from the hard drive (usually Administrator) 4. Select “Hardware” in the left-hand window. 5. View Motherboard, BIOS, CPU Info, Memory, etc.

NicSpeed (Network Interface Card test) NOTE: When the system boots, the user must enable network support for this test to function. Additionally, the NIC must be connected to a gateway for the test to run. NicSpeed is located in the Start > Programs > menu after the computer has booted into WindowsXP via the UBCD4WIN disk.

1. Start > Programs > Networking Tools > Karen’s LAN Monitor 2. Note the NIC’s IP Address and its Default Gateway. 3. Close Karen’s LAN Monitor. 4. Start > Programs > Networking Tools > Nicspeed 5. Click on Options, select “Verbose”, click OK. 6. Enter the Default Gateway’s address in the “Target:“ window. 7. Click on Start. 8. When finished, click on Exit.

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