EASY2BOOT

Please visit http://www.easy2boot.com for full instructions and please take the time to watch the YouTube videos which are on the website.

E2B can boot hundreds of ISOs and other payloads, but you need to be familiar with how E2B works. Once you get the hang of it, you will be able to boot anything and everything (almost!) from just one USB drive.

To make an Easy2Boot USB drive, read \_ISO\docs\Make_E2B_USB_Drive\ReadMe.txt file or click here.

You can make an E2B USB drive using Windows or linux.

# Getting started 1-2-3

1. Copy the payload files (e.g. ISO files) to the \_ISO\MAINMENU folder on the E2B USB drive

2. Run WinContig or linux defragfs (see below)

3. Boot from the E2B USB drive on a real system

To boot from payload files (for example .ISO, .IMA, .IMG, .BIN, etc.), just copy them to the \_ISO\MAINMENU folder (but Windows Installer ISOs must go in the correct \_ISO\WINDOWS\xxx folder – see here for details).

E2B has sub-menus, just copy the payload file to the appropriate sub-menu folder instead of the \_ISO\MAINMENU folder (e.g. \_ISO\LINUX).

Always test using a real system NOT a Virtual Machine, because in some cases it may not work on a VM (e.g. Windows install ISOs).

If you get an 'Error 60: File for emulation must be in one contiguous area' message, you must make the files contiguous. To make all files on the drive contiguous, run RMPrepUSB and select the USB drive, then press CTRL+F2 to run WinContig

OR just double-click on the MAKE_THIS_DRIVE_CONTIGUOUS.cmd file in the root (top level) of the USB drive to run WinContig.

E2B is very flexible and configurable, please visit http://www.easy2boot.com for full instructions.

Check http://www.easy2boot.com/add-payload-files/list-of-tested-payload-files/ for a list of supported bootable files.

For UEFI-booting, you will need to convert the source file(s) to an .imgPTN (partition image) file. Click here for details.

# E2B on a USB Hard Disk?

If your Easy2Boot USB drive is a hard disk or is a flash drive of the 'Fixed disk' type (appears as 'Local Disk' in Windows Explorer) and not a Removable flash drive, then you also will need a small USB HELPER Removable flash drive if you want Windows Vista/7/8 installs from ISOs to work. Read \_ISO\docs\USB FLASH DRIVE HELPER FILES or click here for more details.

If you prefer, you can convert the ISO to a .imgPTN file - then an extra USB Helper Flash drive for installing Windows from ISO files will not needed.

# About the \_ISO\CONTIG.ISO file (500MB)

This file is only used by E2B if some of your linux ISOs are below 500MB and are not contiguous.

The file \_ISO\CONTIG.ISO needs to be contiguous. E2B will copy the non-contiguous ISO file contents, using dd, into the CONTIG.ISO file and then boot from CONTIG.ISO.

If you always make sure your payload files are contiguous (e.g. always run WinContig) then you can delete this file to save space.

Easy2Boot payload files

To boot some ISO files and other payloads successfully, you may need to change their file extension:

· Microsoft Windows Installer ISOs - place ISO in the correct folder under \_ISO\WINDOWS (e.g. a Win8 install ISO goes in \_ISO\WINDOWS\WIN8)

· Windows PE ISOs, Windows.7.SP1.Super.Lite.x86.v2.0.iso - use .isope01

· WinFE - Forensic WinPE - rename file extension as .iso01 and place in root of E2B drive

· Hirens/DLCD - use .isowinvh file extension or make an .imgPTN file for full functionality

· ERD Commander 2005 or 2007 or MSDaRT 5.0 ISOs, Windows Recovery ISOs (all XP based) - use .isomemF01 or .isomemwinv file extension

· MSDaRT 6.0, 6.5, 7.0, 8.0, 8.1 (not XP based ISOs) rename to .isoPE01 file extension.

· Partition Magic ISO (not parted magic!) - use .isoDOS file extension. Note: on booting to DOS, pmagic and ghost will be on drive B:

· TrueCrypt Rescue.iso (created when you install TrueCrypt) - rename with .iso01

Check here for a full list of tested payload files and any changes that may be needed to boot them.

It is possible to run many linux ISOs with persistence or ‘save’ features – check the \_ISO\docs\Sample mnu Files folder for examples (instructions are usually inside each .mnu file – just open using Notepad).