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4.1 Active@ Boot Disk Creator

Active@ Boot Disk Creator helps you prepare a bootable CD, DVD or USB mass storage device that you may use to start a machine and repair security access issues or destroy all data on the hard drives.

To prepare a bootable device for Windows:

1. From the Windows Start menu, click All Programs > Active@ KillDisk Professional > Bootable Disk Creator. The Active@ Boot Disk Creator main page appears.
2. Click KillDisk Boot Disk. The KillDisk Boot Disk page appears.
3. To prepare a bootable USB device, skip ahead to step 8.
4. To prepare a bootable CD or DVD:
   
   1. Click CD/DVD-R Boot Disk. The CD/DVD-R Boot Disk page appears.
   2. Insert a blank or re-writable CD or DVD into the disk writer.
   3. Click Create!. A progress bar appears.
5. After the ISO has been created, you must write it to the bootable CD or DVD.
   If you have Windows Vista or Server 2003, use Windows Burning Engine, integrated with the operating system to write to the CD.
   If you have Windows XP SP1 operating system or lower, you do not have access to Windows Burning Engine. You may use another disk burning utility to burn the ISO to the disk.
6. If you have Windows XP SP2 or higher, you may use another disk burning utility or you may choose to install Windows Burning Engine update, using the steps below.
   To update the Windows Burning Engine:
   1. Open a connection to the Internet.
   2. From the Windows Start button, choose All Programs > Active@ KillDisk Professional > Windows Burning Engine Update. A new session of your default web browser opens to http://www.ntfs.com/burning_engine_update.htm.
   3. Download the file from the ntfs.com site and install it on your computer.
7. If you choose not to use Windows Burning Engine, you may use Active@ ISO Burner utility. Continue with the steps below.
   1. In the Active@ ISO Burner main page, in the Step 1 area, the path to the ISO appears.
      To change this path and use a different ISO, click the ellipsis button (…) and navigate to the ISO.
   2. In the Step 2 area, the disk burning device name appears. To use a different disk burning device, select it from the drop-down list.
   3. To choose a different burning speed, select it from the speed drop-down list.
   4. To change burning settings, click the Settings link and change settings on the dialog box.
   5. Click BURN ISO!. A progress bar appears.
   6. After the CD or DVD has been finalized, the disk ejects and a success message box appears. Click OK.
   7. To burn another CD or DVD, insert a blank disk and click BURN MORE!.
      Open a connection to the Internet.
8. To prepare a bootable USB mass storage device:
   1. Insert a blank USB mass storage device into any USB port.
   2. Click USB Flash Boot Disk. The USB Flash Boot Disk page appears.
   3. Select the device in the USB Flash Removable Device list.
   4. Click Create!. A progress bar appears.
   5. After the ISO has been created and copied onto the USB device, you must use Safely Remove Hardware to stop and unplug the device.
       

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