Hiren's BootCD From USB Flash Drive (USB

Pen Drive)
Step 1
Connect USB Pen Drive (1GB or more)

Step 2
Download and Run USB Disk Storage Format USBFormat.zip (34KB)
 Step 3
Download grubinst_gui grub4dos.zip (179KB) and Run as Administrator

Step 4
Insert the BootCD (10.3 or newer) in the CD Drive and Copy everything from CD to USB Flash
Drive
 Step 5
Copy grldr and menu.lst from grub4dos.zip (or from HBCD folder) to the usb drive

Step 6
Test Your USB Drive (read bottom of the page for troubleshoot)

Make sure you set your computer to boot from USB Flash Drive

To Enter the BIOS press the "Del" button on your keyboard. Alternatives are "F1", "F2",
"Insert", and "F10". Some PC's BIOS might even require a different key to be pressed.
Commonly a PC will show a message like "Press [Del] to enter Setup" to indicate that you need
to press the "Del" key. Some AMI BIOS require you to enable the option "USB Keyboard
Legacy support"!

For AMI BIOS:

 Go to "Feature Setup". "Enable" these options: "USB Function Support",

"USB Function For DOS" and "ThumbDrive for DOS". Go to "Advanced Setup".
Set the "1st Boot Device" to "USB RMD-FDD".
Reboot the PC and it now should boot from the Usb Stick.

 Go to "USB Mass Storage Device Configuration". Select "Emulation Type"

and set it to "Harddisk". Go to the "Boot Menu" and set the "1st boot device" to "USB-
Stick". Exit the BIOS, saving the changes.
you can try "Emulation Type" to "Floppy" or "Forced FDD".

For PHOENIX/AWARD BIOS:

 Go to "Advanced BIOS Features". Go to the "1st Boot device" and set it to "USB-ZIP".
Hiren’s BootCD PE supports UEFI booting from DVD and USB flash drives. To format, re-
partition your USB drive and to copy the ISO content into your USB drive properly, we have
developed Hiren’s BootCD PE – ISO2USB portable tool. You need Administrator privileges to
run it. It is free both for commercial and non-commercial use. Requires Windows 7 and later.

Please note that, all data and partitions on your USB flash drive will be lost. Before doing the
steps below, don’t forget to backup the files on your USB flash drive:

Hiren's BootCD PE - ISO2USB v1.0 (x86)

Download ISO2USB.exe to your computer.

Choose Device and ISO

Only USB flash drives will be listed in the USB Device list. If you can’t see your USB flash drive in the list,
firstly try formatting your USB flash drive with Windows Format tool (Goto My Computer -> Right Click
USB Drive -> Click ‘Format’… -> Click ‘Restore device defaults’ -> Keep ‘Quick Format’ Checked -> Click
‘Start’) and then click the refresh button on the right side of USB Device list.

If the ISO file is located in same folder with the exe, then it will be automatically selected.
Otherwise you can drag and drop the ISO file over the application window or you can select the
ISO file manually.

Set Label and Process

You can set a label for your USB Drive up to 11 characters. The characters must be alphanumeric and
uppercased.

The application will ask if you are sure to continue. Click Yes if you are sure to format your
USB Flash Drive, lose the partitions and data in the drive. If you click Yes, the process will
begin and then will be completed like below if there is no problem.
How to create a Hiren's Boot USB Flash Drive.
Step 1. Download Hiren's BootCD

1. Download Hiren's BootCD to your computer.

(Hiren's BootCD Official Download page: http://www.hirensbootcd.org/download/ )

Scroll the page down and click on "Hirens.BootCD.15.2.zip" )

2. When the Download is complete, right click on "Hirens.BootCD.15.2.zip" file to extract it.

Step 2: Download RUFUS USB Boot Creator Utility*.

* Rufus is an excellent utility that helps to create bootable USB flash drives, such as USB
keys/pendrives, memory sticks, etc.

1. Go to the official Rufus download page and download RUFUS USB Bootable Creator
Utility to your computer.
Step 3. Create a bootable Hiren's BootCD USB flash drive.

1. Remove all USB storage drives from your computer and plug an EMPTY* USB stick
(minimum 1GB) to an empty USB port.

Attention: DO NOT leave your files on USB stick, because all files will be erased during this
operation.

2. Now double-click to run "rufus" application.

When Rufus utility starts:

3. Choose the empty USB stick that you plugged on your computer.

4. At "Create a bootable disk using" option, select "ISO Image".

5. Then click the icon next to "ISO Image" entry to select the Hiren's ISO Image file
"Hiren's.BootCD.15.2".iso" from your computer.
6. Inside the "Hiren's Boot 15.2" folder, select the "Hiren's BootCD 15.2.iso" image file and
choose "Open".
7. When done press "Start".
8. Read carefully the warning message and press "OK".

Wait until Rufus utility erases your USB stick and transfers Hiren's Boot ISO files to it.
9. When Rufus operation is completed, close Rufus utility, unplug the USB stick and use it in the
future to troubleshoot your computer.

Notice: In order to boot from the Hiren's Bootable USB stick, you must set the USB as first boot
device from your BIOS settings.To do that:

1. Power On your computer and press "DEL" or "F1" or "F2" or "F10" to enter BIOS (CMOS) setup
utility.
(The way to enter into BIOS Settings depends on the computer manufacturer).
2. Inside BIOS menu, find the "Boot Order" setting.
(This setting is commonly found inside "Advanced BIOS Features" menu).
3. At "Boot Order" setting, set the USB-HDD as first boot device.
4. Save and exit from BIOS settin