laur 1 Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 (edited) Hi. I have made a bootable usb stick with eset sysrescue to have in case of problems. I have some questions about it. 1) Do you provide automatic program version updates for it, like you do with the definitions? 2) Eset SysRescue Product version is 5. Is this the latest version? (I know nod32 for windows is version 7 so I was wondering if the bootable version can address all forms of threats that exist nowadays.) 3) Is this product actively maintained (i.e. future versions of sysrescue?), or would this present version benefit from no upgrade in the future? Thanks a lot. Edited June 21, 2014 by laur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweX 871 Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Hello, maybe you'll find an answer or two in this thread: https://forum.eset.com/topic/2372-eset-sysrescue-live-1090-released/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ESET Staff CB530 70 Posted June 23, 2014 ESET Staff Share Posted June 23, 2014 Hi Laur, There is actually a more recent version of SysRescue that has only been available for a short while. The disk that you created is still a great tool to restore your system if something should go wrong, but in the future we recommend that you use the new SysRescue Live product, which does receive virus signature database updates just like other ESET products. You can learn more about SysRescue Live by reading our Knowledgebase Article. --CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laur 1 Posted June 23, 2014 Author Share Posted June 23, 2014 (edited) Thanks for the info. Does the Eset Bootable tool use this more recent version? Please do provide me here the link to the latest version once it is formally released, if that would not be too much of a trouble .. Thanks. Edited June 23, 2014 by laur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ESET Staff CB530 70 Posted June 23, 2014 ESET Staff Share Posted June 23, 2014 Sure, here it is. SysRescue Live doesn't work exactly the same as the older versions of SysRescue, so I hope that you will read the Knowledgebase article from my previous post because this new version is much easier to use once you know how to go about it. There is a link to the same file in the KB article.--CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laur 1 Posted June 23, 2014 Author Share Posted June 23, 2014 OK. I will do that now. Thanks again for the support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laur 1 Posted June 23, 2014 Author Share Posted June 23, 2014 I've reformatted my memory stick and created the bootable medium, but it gives me an error after downloading the image (when "unpacking the iso"). Can you help me please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ESET Staff CB530 70 Posted June 23, 2014 ESET Staff Share Posted June 23, 2014 I'm not sure if I understand. If you have already created the bootable medium, you don't need to create another disc. You should restart with the USB inserted and see if your computer will boot from the USB. Please let me know if there is a miscommunication here because i'm not sure that I have an accurate idea of your situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laur 1 Posted June 23, 2014 Author Share Posted June 23, 2014 (edited) I'm not sure if I understand. If you have already created the bootable medium, you don't need to create another disc. You should restart with the USB inserted and see if your computer will boot from the USB. Please let me know if there is a miscommunication here because i'm not sure that I have an accurate idea of your situation. This is what I did: I had the earlier version of (working) eset sysrescue on my USB. And since you've given me the link to the latest ESET USB creator, I've recreated the partition of my USB stick and reformatted it. Then I ran the eset creation tool again. And after the program completed the progress of downloading the image, when it was due to write it on the stick, it issued that error window and stopped. I have a Kingston USB stick of 16 GB, so I don't think it is a problem with it, especially as it ran the previous version of the sysrescue disk fine. Any suggestions please? Edited June 23, 2014 by laur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ESET Staff CB530 70 Posted June 23, 2014 ESET Staff Share Posted June 23, 2014 I'm not sure why that might occur. I would suggest trying a different USB drive if possible, or reformatting the USB and starting over. There should be absolutely nothing on that USB drive when you create the new record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laur 1 Posted June 23, 2014 Author Share Posted June 23, 2014 (edited) I will try a full format on the usb (this might take some time) and retry creating the bootable rescue system with the sysrescue tool. Maybe I should use Rufus to write the ISO on the USB stick if it fails again. Edited June 23, 2014 by laur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arakasi 549 Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 I remember running into this same problem, but haven't the slightest idea how i fixed it. Try logging in to the local admin account and run it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laur 1 Posted June 23, 2014 Author Share Posted June 23, 2014 (edited) I actually am on an admin account. I want to see if my drive is corrupt, so I will perform a low-level format with a utility. However, I doubt it will solve this error... Edited June 23, 2014 by laur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arakasi 549 Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 (edited) Using an account that is a member of the admin workgroup is not the same as enabling the ACTUAL admin account which has more privileges, and using it. Let us know how the format goes !! Edited June 23, 2014 by Arakasi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laur 1 Posted June 23, 2014 Author Share Posted June 23, 2014 (edited) It is in the process However if this method doesn't work, I am out of ideas Edited June 23, 2014 by laur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laur 1 Posted June 23, 2014 Author Share Posted June 23, 2014 (edited) aaaaand, it didn't work... again hxxp://www.postimg.com/154000/untitled2-153333.jpg Edited June 23, 2014 by laur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweX 871 Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Did you also try a different USB or a brand new USB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laur 1 Posted June 23, 2014 Author Share Posted June 23, 2014 No, because the previous version worked; and the USB stick is new... it's not a high chance that it could be broken. However I cannot deny that this could just be a cause as well. Right now I don't have another brand of USB stick to test it with, but I will consider it in the future and see how it goes. Maybe is there a kind person with a spare USB flashdrive and spare time willing to test the bootable program for me ? ...and tell me how it goes . Just whoever wants to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laur 1 Posted June 23, 2014 Author Share Posted June 23, 2014 And for the record, whatever has happened to my usb drive is quite a messy job hxxp://www.postimg.com/154000/untitle_d-153340.jpg Reformatting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweX 871 Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Well, if was just a suggestion if you have runned out of ideas, it worked fine when I tested it couple weeks ago. Arakasi have also tried it: https://forum.eset.com/topic/2425-eset-sysrescue-live-troubleshooting/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arakasi 549 Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Okay so according to my old thread, download a new copy of Sysrescue and try again, also move the USB to a different port. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laur 1 Posted June 25, 2014 Author Share Posted June 25, 2014 Very strange.... I am trying again right now with the same stick and it has completed successfully... All for the better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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