Erd commander 2005 user manual

Command Prompt Service and Driver Manager Event Log Viewer Disk Management File Sharing Map Network Drive System Restore System Compare Disk Commander System File Repair Wizard Crash Analyzer Wizard Hotfix Uninstall Wizard Mozilla Web Browser Running External Commands Frequently Asked Questions Technical Support When your Windows NT 4. ERD Commander also provides a powerful set of tools to help you quickly diagnose and repair the problem that is preventing your system from booting or running properly.

Unlike those other utilities, ERD Commander offers both a graphical windowing environment and a command-line console. ERD Commander also includes tools that allow you to roll back Windows hotfixes or service packs, diagnose the driver responsible for a system crash, find potential malware applications automatically launching with Windows, and securely erase volumes or hard disks.

When you need to save files to another system on the network or to copy files from another system as part of the repair process, ERD Commander gives you full access to network file shares. You can browse for security bulletins and explore Microsoft support newsgroups to find answers to system problems while troubleshooting the system itself. Repairing, debugging, and diagnosing problem systems has never been easier or more intuitive than with ERD Commander A few of the ways that ERD Commander helps you solve problems include:.

Once found, you can remove, replace, or disable the problem driver to restore the system. By showing you the applications which are set to run automatically when Windows starts or each user logs on, ERD Commander allows you to more easily identify applications which may be using system resources and possibly posing a security risk to your system. You can use ERD Commander to delete or replace files for drivers or services that, because of a bug or misconfiguration, prevent Windows from booting.

Even when the computer is not booting or running normally, you can use the included Mozilla Firefox 1. Incorrectly applying service packs or system software updates can cause system DLLs to become out of sync with each other, which may prevent Windows from booting successfully.

ERD Commander can copy up-to- date versions of old files from USB flash drives or USB or attached hard disks, floppy disks, or other computers on your network. Using the DLLCache directory installed by default with Windows, ERD Commander can be used to ensure critical operating system files have not been tampered with or corrupted.

If security attributes that are too restrictive are applied to certain system files or directories on NTFS boot drives, or to some registry keys, Windows will become unbootable.

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Jump to Page. Search inside document. ERD Commander version 1. Add a line for each driver in the following three sections: 1. Under the [SCSI. ESC Resets the input line. HOME Moves the cursor to the start of the input line. END Moves the cursor to the end of the input line. CD Displays the name of or changes the current directory. CLS Clears the screen. COPY Copies one or more files to another location. DEL Deletes one or more files. DIR Displays a list of files and subdirectories in a directory.

MAP Displays drive letter to partition mapping. MD Creates a directory. RD Removes a directory. REN Renames a file or files. Specifies that you want to change to the parent directory Type CD drive: to display the current directory in the specified drive. Figure is an example mapping.

Syntax RENAME [drive:][path][directoryname1 filename1] [path][directoryname2 filename2] REN [drive:][path][directoryname1 filename1] [path][directoryname2 filename2] Note that you cannot specify a new drive for your destination. Windows Password Key 4WinKey. Menu Overview Guide Store. Part 1: Using E. Commander Alternative. Since , PassFab has become leader of developing Windows password reset tools.

If you prefer a command-line environment you can use the corresponding command-line tool, DiskPart, to accomplish the same tasks. With ERD Commander you can share the drives of a system on the network so that you can access them from another computer. This allows you to use tools installed on other systems to aid in the repair process. For example, if you suspect a virus has attacked a computer you can shut it down, boot into ERD Commander , share its drives, and then run a virus scanner on the drives from a different system.

This screenshot demonstrates a typical session using ERD Commander to access the Registry and service configuration of an unbootable system. Note that ERD Commander also gives you access to the drives of Windows 95, 98 and Me systems, although many utilities, such as the password changer, Registry editor and Event Log viewer do not function when accessing installations of those operating systems. On-line purchasers receive the licensing information as an e-mail attachment that you can import into the Wizard.

For some deployments you may wish to restrict the power of an ERD Commander boot CD by omitting certain tools, for example. To add an OEM driver, simply enter the path to the driver the driver file should end in. SYS or browse to it, and click the Add button. If you work with systems that have network drivers that Windows XP does not natively support i.

INF or browse to it, and the Add button. For additional tips, please check the Winternals Product Knowledge Base:. Also note that your end-user license agreement prohibits use of ERD Commander as a general-purpose operating system, and the environment is designed to reboot automatically 24 hours after starting.

Doing so could result in a lock-up of ERD Commander , requiring a reboot. The ERD Commander environment provides a number of powerful utilities that help you identify and repair problems that are preventing a system from booting.

These include:. This section describes the functionality and use of each of these tools. In addition, you can execute Win32 applications other than those that are part of the ERD Commander environment. The first step performed by the Logon application is to start the networking services. It displays the system root directory of located installations, the type of operating system installed, and service pack information.

It also allows you to specify the language layout of your keyboard. The default language selection is the one specified by the operating system installation entered in the edit box of the Logon application. If the system you wish to repair is not in the list or the operating system is displayed as "unknown", then some or all of the Registry hives for that installation are damaged, missing, or have restrictive permissions that do not allow the System account access.

Choose the installation you wish to repair from the list, by manually entering the system root path, or by browsing to the system root directory. Note that in this event the corresponding portions of the Registry will be inaccessible by the Winternals Registry editor and other ERD Commander utilities also have limited functionality.

The Logon application allows you to choose a keyboard layout and time zone using the drop down controls.