• Built-in Registry editor
• Built-in file editor
• Install onto the hard drive, CD-ROM or floppy disks
• Works with Windows 2000
• Batch-file support
• Command and output logging
• Restore Emergency Repair Disk images

Uses
ERD Commander can be used to help you solve problems such as: Removing or Replacing Buggy Drivers You can use ERD Commander to delete the image files of drivers or services that, because of a bug or misconfiguration, prevent NT from booting. Updating Out-of-Date System Files Incorrectly applying service packs or system software updates can cause system DLLs to become out of sync with each other. In many cases this can prevent NT from booting successfully. ERD Commander 2000can copy up-to-date versions of old files from floppy disks or CD-ROMs onto a system or you can edit files with its built-in file editor. Correcting Misconfigured NTFS Security If security attributes that are too restrictive are applied to certain system files or directories on NTFS boot drives, NT will become unbootable. ERD Commander 20000includes a special command, Access, which unlocks otherwise inaccessible files or directories so that NT can access them. Updating Locked Files Once Windows NT/2000 is up-and-running many system files cannot be replaced because the system keeps them locked. ERD Commander 2000makes it possible to update such files because it runs when Windows NT/2000 is off-line and the files are not open. Correcting Registry Problems A number of NT boot problems are the result of misconfigured Registry values. With ERD Commander 2000you can edit the Registry using its built-in Registry editor. Copying Important Files off of a Dead System ERD Commander enables you to access files on an Windows NT/2000 system that fails to boot. Important files can be salvaged onto a floppy disk or other removable media. Note that ERD Commander 2000is not intended to resolve disk corruption errors, and that only drives that are consistent enough to be recognized by Windows NT/2000 file systems will be accessible with ERD Commander.
What it Looks Like
Below is a presentation of what a typical display looks like after ERD Commander has started. ERD Commander shows information on the disk drives that are recognized and the drive letters it has assigned for them. Volume name, file system type, and drive size data should help you identify particular drives.
Installation
When you execute the ERD Commander 2000 Setup program it will allow you to create a set of Windows NT/2000 boot floppies configured with ERD Commander 2000, create a bootable CD image of ERD Commander 2000, or install ERD Commander 2000 to your hard drive as an alternate Boot.Ini startup option. When you enter an ERD Commander 2000 installation, a stripped-down version of Windows NT/2000 will start, and ERD Commander then starts automatically and enters a command-line environment nearly identical to the one Windows NT/2000 implements in Command-Prompt.
Uses
The command set of ERD Commander 2000, like its command-line editing features, is similar to that of NT. The command set includes all standard file-related commands, and virtually all support the same options as their NT counter-parts. This list can be obtained inside of ERD Commander 2000by entering the HELP command, and detailed information on the syntax of a particular command can listed by typing "command /?" or "HELP command". Note that the commands are interpreted in a case-insensitive manner so that "HELP" is the same as "help". Commands colored red are disabled in the read-only version of ERD Commander 2000.   ACCESS Gives Everyone full access to a files or directories.   BATCH Execute an ERD Commander 2000 batch file.   CD Displays the name of or changes the current directory.   CHKDSK Perform a file system consistency check.   CLS Clears the screen.   COPY Copies one or more files to another location.   DEL Deletes one or more files.   DIR Displays a list of files and subdirectories in a directory.   EDIT File editor.   EXIT Quits ERD Commander and reboots the system.   FTDISK Mount NT 4.0 fault-tolerant (multipartition) volumes.   HELP Provides Help information for ERD Commander commands.   LOG Save a log of entered commands and their output.   MAP Displays drive letter to partition mapping.   MKDIR Creates a directory.   MORE Displays the contents of a file.   MOVE Moves one or more files from one directory to another directory.   PASSWORD Change a password, even of the administrator account.   REGEDIT Command-line Registry editor.   RENAME Renames a file or files.   RESTORE Restore a saved Emergency Repair Disk image.   RMDIR Removes a directory.   XCOPY Copies files and directory trees.   VER Displays ERD Commander version number.

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