Kaspersky Rescue Disk recording to CD/DVD or USB removable device should be performed on not infected computer connected to the Internet.
1. Download the disk with Kaspersky WindowsUnlocker
Download kav_rescue_10.iso (~236 MB) from the Kaspersky Lab server.
2. Record the image to a CD/DVD or removable device
2.1 How to record the image to a CD/DVD
You can record the iso image to a CD/DVD using any record program (for example, Nero Burning ROM, ISO Recorder, DeepBurner, Roxio Creator etc.).
2.2 How to record the image to a removable USB device
In order to record the image to a removable USB device, perform the following actions:
- Connect your removable USB device to the computer.
In order to successfully record the image to a removable USB device, space capacity of it must be not less than 256 MB. The connected USB device must have FAT16 or FAT32 file system. If NTFS file system is installed on the device, you are required to format it in FAT16 or FAT32. Do not use an USB device with other operating systems installed on it. It may cause incorrect booting your computer.
- Download the utility to record the image to USB devices from the Kaspersky Lab server (~378 KB).
- Run the downloaded file rescue2usb.exe.
- On the Kaspersky USB Rescue Disk Maker window, click Browse... and select the iso image of Kaspersky Rescue Disk
- Select the required USB device from the drop-down menu.
- Click START.
- Wait until the process is complete.
- Click OK on the open window informing that Kaspersky USB Rescue Disk has been successfully created.
3. Configure the computer
In order to boot the BIOS menu, use the keys Delete or F2. The keys F1, F10, F11, F12, as well as the following combinations may be used for some motherboards:
Information how to open the BIOS menu is displayed at the start of the OS boot:
- Enable booting from CD/DVD ROM or a removable device in BIOS settings (for more details refer to the documentation for the motherboard installed on your computer):
- If you recorded the image to a CD/DVD, select CD-ROM Drive
- If you recorded the image to a removable USB device, select Removable Devices
- Insert the disk into the CD/DVD ROM drive or connect the removable USB device.
4. Boot your computer from Kaspersky Rescue Disk 10
- Restart your computer. After reboot, a message will appear on the screen: Press any key to enter the menu.
- Press any key. A loading wizard will start (you will see the menu to select the required language).
If you do not press any key in 10 seconds, the computer boots from hard drive automatically.
- In the start up wizard window that opens, select the graphic interface language using the cursor moving keys. Click the ENTER key on the keyboard.
- Select one of the following start up methods:
- Kaspersky Rescue Disk. Graphic Mode loads the graphic subsystem.
- Kaspersky Rescue Disk. Text Mode loads the text user interface represented by the Midnight Commander (MC) console file manager.
- Press the ENTER key on the keyboard.
- The End User License Agreement of Kaspersky Rescue Disk 10 will be displayed on the screen. Read carefully the agreement. If you agree with all the statements of the agreement press the 1 to accept the agreement, press 2 to reboot and 3 to shut down the computer.
Once you performed the actions described above, the Linux operating system is started. It scans connected devices and detects operating systems installed on the computer. Once the operating system is booted, you can start working with it.
If the host operating system is in sleep mode or its operation has been completed incorrectly, you will be informed about it.
In order to shut down the operating system correctly, select Restart computer.
If you select Continue Kaspersky Rescue Disk will continue mounting the file system, but there is a fairly high risk of file system damage.
If you select Skip Kaspersky Rescue Disk will skip file system mounting. Only boot sectors and autorun elements will be scanned. In this case the file system can also be damaged.