install/run from cd

[eyec]

was thinking of building a cd with installs of
AdAware
AVG
HijackThis
Spybot
Ewido
etc.

that way i can just boot to Safe Mode and clean everything with one cd.

anybody try this?

 

[2ffat]

I've seen it done. Look at Bart's PE (

http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder).

James P. Cottingham
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[eyec]

that is more than what i want. just want some resuce tools as listed above.

thanks

 

[2ffat]

Oh, I was thinking you wanted to be able to run the CD as a boot disk.

Yes, I have a CD that includes a bunch of AV, Anti-spyware, and SysInternal tools on it. I actually keep two versions. One on a CD-RW that I am constantly updating, and one on a CD-R that I burn at least once a month.

I find that the programs, signature updates, etc. are changing so much that I have to keep updating everything. It doesn't pay to burn a CD-R every time something changes. On some days that could be several times a day. By keeping everything on a CD-RW, I can update that and only burn a CD-R when I need to or at least monthly.

One important note, I make certain that the PC I burn the CDs on is as completely clean as humanly possible before I burn either the CD-RW or CD-R.


James P. Cottingham
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I'm number 1,229!}

 

[eyec]

was thinking that some of these programs may put Registry entries that may conflict with those on the C: versus the CD drive (E.

have you had any of these problems?

 

[2ffat]

Yes, some do. The ones that don't I run from the CD, of course. On the others I either run from a Bootable CD, like Bart's, or I have to install them on the computer.



James P. Cottingham
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^{I'm number 1,229!
I'm number 1,229!}

 

[eyec]

thanks for the advice. i will play around with this and see what happens.