50 Cool uses for live cds

50 Cool Uses For Live CDs

50 Cool Uses For Live CDs

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By: Justin Pot http://justinpot.com

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50 Cool Uses ForLive CDs

Table of Contents
Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 5 Getting a Live CD ................................................................................................................ 5 1. Boot From CD................................................................................................................... 6 2. Boot From A Flash Drive or SD Card .............................................................................. 8 3. Recover data ................................................................................................................... 9 4. Restore data................................................................................................................... 10 5. View data in a map ...................................................................................................... 10 6. Browse hidden data ...................................................................................................... 11 7. Search for a file quickly................................................................................................. 11 8. Bypass Windows permissions ........................................................................................ 11 9. Delete excess files .......................................................................................................... 12 10. Edit Office files ..............................................................................................................12 11. Connect to a network server ..................................................................................... 13 12.Set up a temporary SSH server .................................................................................... 13 13.Set up a temporary VNC server .................................................................................. 14 14. Recover From Corrupt NTFS Drive.............................................................................. 15 15. Force Windows to scan partitions ............................................................................. 15 16. Test memory ................................................................................................................. 15 17. Test your hard drive..................................................................................................... 16 18. Test Other Hardware ................................................................................................... 16 19. Diagnose if an issue is hardware or software ........................................................... 17 20. Use a computer without the password.................................................................... 17 21. Hack XP Passwords ...................................................................................................... 18 22. Hack Vista Passwords .................................................................................................. 18 23. Safely use infected computers .................................................................................. 19 24. Scanwith BitDefender................................................................................................. 19 25. Scan with Avira ............................................................................................................ 19 26. Scan with AVG ............................................................................................................. 20 27. Scan with...