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13. ESET SysRescue
ESET SysRescue is a utility which enables you to create a bootable disk containing ESET NOD32 Antivirus (EAV) or ESET
Smart Security (ESS). The main advantage of ESET SysRescue is the fact that ESS or EAV runs independent of the host
operating system, while it has a direct access to the disk and the entire filesystem. Thanks to this it is possible to remove
those infiltrations that normally could not be deleted, e.g. when the operating system is running, etc.
13.1 Minimun requirements
ESET SysRescue works in the Microsoft Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE) version 2.x, which is based
on Windows Vista. Windows PE is a part of the free package Windows Automated Installation Kit (Windows AIK), and
therefore Windows AIK must be installed before creating ESET SysRescue (
http://www.microsoft.com/Downloads/
details.aspx?familyid=94BB6E34-D890-4932-81A5-5B50C657DE08&displaylang=en
). Due to the support of the 32-bit
version of Windows PE, it is necessary to use a 32-bit ESS/EAV installation package when creating ESET SysRescue on
64-bit systems. ESET SysRescue supports Windows AIK 1.1 and higher. ESET SysRescue is available in ESS/EAV 4.0 and
higher.
Supported operating systems:
Windows 7
Windows Vista
Windows Vista Service Pack 1
Windows Vista Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2008
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 with KB926044
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2
Windows XP Service Pack 2 with KB926044
Windows XP Service Pack 3
13.2 How to create rescue CD
If the minimum requirements for the creation of ESET SysRescue CD are met, it is quite an easy task to accomplish. To
launch the ESET SysRescue wizard, click
Start
>
Programs
>
ESET
>
ESET NOD32 Antivirus
>
ESET SysRescue
.
First, the wizard checks the presence of Windows AIK and a suitable device for the boot media creation.
In the next step select the target media where ESET SysRescue will be located. In addition to CD/DVD/USB you can
choose to save ESET SysRescue in an ISO file. Later on, you can burn the ISO image on CD/DVD, or use it some other
way (e.g. in the virtual environment such as VMware or VirtualBox).
After you have specified all parameters, you will see a compilation preview in the last step of ESET SysRescue wizard.
Check the parameters and start the compilation. The available options include:
Folders
ESET Antivirus
Advanced
Bootable USB device
Burning
13.2.1 Folders
Temporary folder
is a working directory for files required during ESET SysRescue compilation.
ISO
folder is a folder, where the resulting ISO file is saved after the compilation is completed.
The list on this tab shows all local and mapped network drives together with the available free space. If some of the
folders here are located on a drive with insufficient free space, we recommend that you select another drive with more
free space available. Otherwise compilation may end prematurely due to insufficient free disk space.
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