techweb.com — The USB key drive?also known as a flash or thumb drive?is most commonly deployed as a storage or backup utility. But with a few simple conversion steps, you can transform any key drive into a full-blown rescue and recovery tool. In this Recipe, I'll take you through those steps.
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aholversonSep 14, 2006
This is great... we just got 20, $20 - 1GB flash drives and need something to do with them!
dopesickSep 15, 2006
I find it hilarious that if a unit won't boot (lets say via a dead IDE controller or scsi if you prefer) that a USB boot up has a rats ass chance of helping you in the long run of getting the unit operational again.The only way I can see a forseeable use is to corrupt a units security to gain access to it locally.
vertigoblueSep 15, 2006
all you would have had to do is take out his old hard drive and access it on another computer or desktop... but recovery through linux is fun, and it looks cool, especially when you do a house call and your getting paid by the hour.
frankie4fingersSep 15, 2006
I think what he means is you can use a USB or CD to boot up the computer and reset the Administrator's password and get past Windows security. Normally windows boots up and you need to put in a password to move on, but if you boot to the thumb drive you can bypass the normal windows boot up and do whatever you want with the security.
squegieSep 15, 2006
@chronoI've used DSL and Trinity Rescue Kit. While you can certainly build your own DSL distro, I really like TRK for these situations. I boot up trk in an updated clean Windows XP system, do all the updates to build a new iso (which has the full NTFS capabilities) and keep that around.And if you're still missing something, you can then add to it.Just my $0.02
mobilehavocSep 15, 2006
Why not just use a Linux LiveCD? Nearly all PCs can boot off a CD/DVD and you'll get an entire full-fledged OS you can use to salvage data, or whatever else you want to do?
midknightehSep 15, 2006
Just a little thing my son did. He went with a usb thumbdrive, with a keylogger on it, and went to La Maison des Jeunes, place for young kids, and put it on a computer there, even though this computer had all kinds of protection already installed. Well he got someones password to Runescape, bragged about it cause he was young, and someone else took the info and used it of course. It was just a hassle for me though afterwards, having to straighten things all out. Just a comment on usb, maybe a warning for others....:o)
AceWilliams2011Nov 14, 2011
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