Ultimate Boot CD Full 5.0 Beta 12

4.8 out of 5 stars 4.8 (98 votes)

BETA (March 17, 2009)

Windows 2000/2003/9x/XP / Open Source / 42,140 downloads

You need the Ultimate Boot CD if you want to Run floppy-based diagnostic tools from CDROM drives, Free yourself from the slow loading speed of the floppy drive, or Consolidate as many diagnostic tools as possible into one bootable CD.

The "Full" version of UBCD includes INSERT, a Linux distribution based on Knoppix.

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  1. 5 out of 5 stars
    saper

    Reviewing 5.0 Beta 11 (Feb 10, 2009)

    If u hv a USB U cn install on it & run from it & Vola
    u hv the perfect Soft to Recover Data OR
    LOG in A Protected Cd
    JUST Wish It Had A simple meathod to install on a cd

  2. 4 out of 5 stars
    DudeBoyz

    Reviewing 5.0 Beta 11 (Feb 9, 2009)

    Testing fine, this latest release.

    Question though - Does this contain any programs that are similar in function to ScanDisk / ChkDsk / Norton Disk Doctor, et-all?

    I would like to be able to boot to this CD and be able to run such an application, but I'm more familiar with Bart's PE and that interface than I am with this character driven interface and the accompanying contents.

    I'd really appreciate some help on that information . Thanks.

  3. 3 out of 5 stars
    some guy

    Reviewing 5.0 Beta 10 (Jan 21, 2009)

    while I do prefur the interface of a live cd like barts PE or vista pe this has some nice tools

  4. 5 out of 5 stars
    mjm01010101

    Reviewing 5.0 Beta 9 (Jan 19, 2009)

    So vote a 4 for one version, and a 5 the next. repeat.

    I don't recommend using this on a VM. You could damage a host with this CD. Use only when you know WTF you are doing.

  5. 4 out of 5 stars
    DudeBoyz

    Reviewing 5.0 Beta 9 (Jan 16, 2009)

    May not be the Best at what it does, but it's legal and open source and can be extremely helpful.

    I do think they might want to create a supplemental version with a better interface, sort of like what DigiWiz did with PE Builder. Some of these apps can be pretty hard to figure out for people that are only used to GUI's, and perhaps they could make it more user friendly with more help files and wizard-type assistance.

    Still, a very solid effort. Too bad they can't bundle Norton Ghost 2003 for DOS and Spinrite 6 in that bad boy. That'd be cool if they could get the companies to donate those tools under the GPL or some such thing.

    Also, you may want to experiment with this in a Virtual Machine (VirtualBox, VirtualPC, VMware, etc.) until you become familiar with it. Some things can't easily be undone if you do them and they don't work out as expected.

    Lastly, ALWAYS to a backup before making any significant changes to your rig. Hard drives are less expensive per gig than ever, it seems, so a good backup is well within reach for most computer users, I think. Better safe than sorry.

    Please keep up the good work.

    BTW, I do sorta wish we could vote for a 4.5 score. I think it deserves that, but not a 5. But I understand the appeal in keeping things simple.

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