You can also make a Hirens bootable USB thumb drive and do the same things. I downloaded mine to the desktop, so that’s where I will browse to. The error hal.dll is missing or corrupt can usually be resolved by repairing. Hiren’s Boot CD ISO that you have downloaded.Ĭlick on the button next to the drop-down menu where you selected ISO, which will allow you to point Rufus to where the Hiren’s ISO is stored. This is because we are creating a bootable USB via the Make sure that Rufus is pointed to the USB stick that you wish to use. All other choices can be left at the default settings. It is free both for commercial and non-commercial use. You need Administrator privileges to run it.
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.
I have marked the main items that you need to pay attention to in this window from 1 – 4. Hiren’s BootCD PE supports UEFI booting from DVD and USB flash drives. Simply say OK to running the program to see the main screen. You will also be asked if it is OK for the program to run by your operating system.
I elected not to check for an update as I know that the version I have works for me, but the choice is up to you. Before the window opens it may ask you to see if there is an update available. If you are running Windows XP, just double-click on the program to open it. If it boots OK, then connect the SATA cable and see if you can access the 'bad' drive.
Have you tried the USB stick on other systems Remove the internal hard drive's SATA cable and see if you can then boot to USB. Right-click on the Rufus program that you have downloaded and select Run as administrator. It sounds like the system you are trying to boot from is 'sick'. Once you are sure that the stick is OK to use follow the steps below: Rufus (Bootable USB creator) – This will direct you to the official Rufus download pageĪ USB stick (Minimum requirement is 1GB for the latest version of Hiren’s)įirstly make sure that the USB stick that you are going to put Hiren’s on is blank, as these steps involve formatting your USB. Hiren’s Boot CD(The download link for the latest ISO version is at the bottom of the linked page) Then click the icon next to ISO Image entry to select the Hiren’s ISO Image file Hirens.BootCD.15.2.iso from your computer. At Create a bootable disk using option, select ISO Image. I've watched several tutorial videos on YouTube, but still, it will not work.
I remember doing it successfully a few years back but now I can't. In order to create a bootable USB drive for Hiren’s Boot CD you will need to download the following 3 things: Choose the empty USB stick that you plugged on your computer. I don't know why but I am unable to make a bootable USB flash drive with Rufus 3.1.