Diego T. Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Hi all,Just got the Hirens boot CD and burned into a CD. Tested and ran properly 100% ok.Then I followed the instructions on the site to make it boot from a USB.However when I boot from the USB I get the errorWindows could not start: <Windows root>\system32\hal.dllI have formatted the USB twice and the same error.Any fix to have the Hirens on a USB ?Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponting Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Try to create a bootable usb using YUMI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylemessiah Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 I use it almost every day, never seen that issue.Are you sure you followed ALL the instructions in the usb-installation.pdf ?Not sure if how youve set it up is why youre having issues, or a contiguous file problemTheres a lot of info in usb-installation.pdf that really is far too overly complex, heres how i do it:1) Format the USB stick. dont mess about and try and put it on one with files already on it.2) Copy ALL the files (and folders) from the CD to the USB stick.3) Open an elevated command prompt4) Change to the drive letter of your USB stick (i.e. e: <enter> if your USB stick is on E:)5) cd isolinux <enter>6) syslinux.exe -maf -d isolinux Y: <enter>where Y is your USB stick drive letterThe files need to be contiguous, so defrag your USB key before trying to boot it.Sometimes you can have issues booting some of the tools that are included in ISO format due to fragmenting, and a "normal" defrag utlility wont clear it up, you can use WinContig (http://wincontig.mdtzone.it/en/) for this, it can defrag single filesHaving said the above about defragging, if you format the key first, you shouldnt see this problem, but the most common errors come about by people NOT formatting the USB stick before starting the process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_blake Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 I can strongly recommend to you to prepare the USB boot media using: XBOOT (freeware):https://sites.google.com/site/shamurxboot/it's easy to handle and works flawlessly to me.Cheers :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylemessiah Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Why are people suggesting other ways to install bootloaders when Hirens includes the tool and instructions to do it?Its as simple as: syslinux.exe -maf -d isolinux Y: <enter>Going off on tangents isnt going to help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xanax Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 this never fail for mehttp://www.hiren.info/pages/bootcd-on-usb-diskthat error have nothing with grub loaderdon't know for some other tutorial on hirens site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgandalfx Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 use this http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/it is usefull for lots of live cd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego T. Posted June 13, 2013 Author Share Posted June 13, 2013 Thanks to all, Ill try and let you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego T. Posted June 14, 2013 Author Share Posted June 14, 2013 this never fail for mehttp://www.hiren.info/pages/bootcd-on-usb-diskthat error have nothing with grub loaderdon't know for some other tutorial on hirens siteThis is the guide that I initially used and get the error. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego T. Posted June 14, 2013 Author Share Posted June 14, 2013 use this http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/it is usefull for lots of live cdWhich option I use for Hirens Boot CD ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aguilar Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Using Grub4DOS to Create a Bootable Drivehttp://www.themudcrab.com/acronis_grub4dos.phpCreate a directory named iso in usb root image copy Hien's boot cd and add the following line to menu.lsttimeout 10default 0title Hiren's.BootCDfind --set-root /iso/Hirens_BootCD_isomap /iso/Hirens_BootCD_.iso (0xff)map --hookchainloader (0xff)boottitle CommandLinecommandlinetitle Rebootreboottitle HalthaltRemember to rename the image of Hien's boot cd with the name Hirens_BootCD_iso Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego T. Posted June 16, 2013 Author Share Posted June 16, 2013 Solved.Aguilar and lifeiscool solutions worked out. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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