


There are a number of other such discs around, but not as fully functional, in my experience. You would also need to join the pieces with WinRar or 7Zip, then burn the ISO yourself. You'd have to hunt around online to find them though, and the download links for these - although occasionally reposted - don't stay up all that long. A couple of my favorite ones are Hiren's Boot DVD (the "restored" edition compiled by "Proteus" - the last one I found was from 2012 or 2013, but a new edition seems to turn up every couple years), and one that was called Multiboot 2K10 DVD from around the same time. Some of them have options to boot a PE type Win-7 and XP environment, include a lot of diagnostics plus a well-stocked gallery of useful apps and utilities - even the ability to go out on the internet and download something else you may find that you need. There are a number of free Linux-based rescue / repair discs that have been released, though their usage clearly leans towards the techie side. David) "What are some effective free alternatives?"
