taking a whack at SUSE Studio

[codythetech]

I'm gonna try and make a live cd for repairing windows. I'm using SUSE Studio and everything looks promising so far. Any suggestions on software i should install on my appliance that could come in handy?

 

[iisjman07]

Here's a small list of linux utilities I've used to repair computers:
Data Recovery:
TestDisk - fix and recover partition problems
PhotoRec - scan sectors for usable file headers
Foremost - scan sectors for usable file headers
ddrescue - forensically clone a drive that has big problems
dd_rhelp - a script for ddrescue that gathers readable data before going for the damaged stuff to save time
partimage - image a partition or drive using the MFT (file based backup)
ntfsundelete - undelete files emptied from the recycle bin in ntfs partitions

Malware Removal:
ESET Antivirus - awesome antivirus, linux version
Avira - another great antivirus
AVG - antivirus, doesn't remove files
Avast - antivirus

Diagnostic:
badblocks - scan a hard drive for bad blocks and determine if it is error free
smartctl - show smart data from hard drives
cpuburn - stress test by maxing the cpu

Other:
chntpwd - remove passwords from local windows accounts attached to the machine
gparted - configure partitions
Ubuntu Disk Utility - a nice utility that groups features to do with disk management

 

[codythetech]

Here's a small list of linux utilities I've used to repair computers:
Data Recovery:
TestDisk - fix and recover partition problems
PhotoRec - scan sectors for usable file headers
Foremost - scan sectors for usable file headers
ddrescue - forensically clone a drive that has big problems
dd_rhelp - a script for ddrescue that gathers readable data before going for the damaged stuff to save time
partimage - image a partition or drive using the MFT (file based backup)
ntfsundelete - undelete files emptied from the recycle bin in ntfs partitions

Malware Removal:
ESET Antivirus - awesome antivirus, linux version
Avira - another great antivirus
AVG - antivirus, doesn't remove files
Avast - antivirus

Diagnostic:
badblocks - scan a hard drive for bad blocks and determine if it is error free
smartctl - show smart data from hard drives
cpuburn - stress test by maxing the cpu

Other:
chntpwd - remove passwords from local windows accounts attached to the machine
gparted - configure partitions
Ubuntu Disk Utility - a nice utility that groups features to do with disk management

thank you very much! you are very helpful!

 

[JW The Computer Guy]

AVG, Avira and Avast also have Linux versions, however they are kinda hidden, and require some digging through the sites.

 

[iisjman07]

Did you get anywhere with this?