Boot Disk Version History

Improved Bootable Disk Creator

Added disk defragmentation utility

Added option of skipping USB disk formatting

Included the latest software versions:

• Active@ Disk Image 9.1
• Active@ KillDisk 11.1
• Active@ File Recovery 18
• Active@ Partition Recovery 18

WinPE upgraded to v.10.0.16299.15 (based on Windows 10 build 1709)

Added customization: Desktop shortcuts for custom tools & user menus can be created

Customized settings can be saved to USB and restored on the next boot on different systems

Included the latest software versions:

• Active@ Disk Image 9
• Active@ File Recovery 17
• Active@ Partition Recovery 17
• Active@ Password Changer 9

WinPE upgraded to v. 10 (based on Windows 10 SP1)

Improvements in Boot Disk Creator

All Boot Disk tools adopted for HiDPI

Included the latest software versions:

• Active@ KillDisk 11
• Active@ Disk Monitor 5
• Active@ Partition Manager 6
• Active@ Disk Editor 7

Added Microsoft's new ReFS file system recovery

Added Linux/Unix JFS file system recovery and wipe

Added support for Windows Storage Spaces

Improved support for HiDPI (large display resolutions)

New security: registrations and activations

Included the latest software versions:

• Active@ Disk Image 8
• Active@ KillDisk 10.2
• Active@ Partition Recovery 16
• Active@ File Recovery 16
• Active@ Password Changer 8

Added Linux/Unix XFS file system recovery and cleanup

Included the latest software versions:

• Active@ KillDisk 10.1
• Active@ Partition Recovery 15
• Active@ File Recovery 15
• Active@ Password Changer 7

Included the latest software versions:

• Active@ KillDisk 10
• Active@ Partition Manager 5

Major improvements:

• WinPE upgraded to version 5.1 (Windows 8 SP1-based)
• Switched from 32-bit (x86) to 64-bit (x64) architecture
• Added support for UEFI Secure Boot mode
• Boot Disk Creator can setup default application startup
• Virtual RAM Disk (X:) free space increased to 512MB

Included the latest software versions:

• Active@ File Recovery 14.5
• Active@ Partition Recovery 14
• Active@ Disk Image 7
• Active@ BCD Editor 1.0

Included new utilities:

• 7-Zip file manager (decompresses most archives)
• SumatraPDF document viewer (PDF, CHM, eBooks,...)
• HoneyView Image viewer (JPG, TIFF, Raw Images,...)
• SysInfo - shows info about hardware, disks, drivers...
• BCD Editor - View & edit PC bootable configuration

Professional version contains installed packages:

• WinPE-NetFX - Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5
• WinPE-Dot3Svc - Support for IEEE 802.X
• WinPE-RNDIS - Remote NDIS over USB
• WinPE-PowerShell - Windows PowerShell
• WinPE-WMI & WinPE-StorageWMI
• WinPE-Scripting - multiple-language scripting
• WinPE-SecureStartup - BitLocker & TPM support
• WinPE-EnhancedStorage - TCG & IEEE 1667 support

Included new Professional tools:

• Windows PowerShell
• DiskPart & DiskRAID
• BitLocker Support, Unlock & Repair
• iSCSI, SSH & SFTP clients

Included the latest software versions:

• Active@ File Recovery 14
• Active@ Partition Manager 4

Included the latest software versions:

• Active@ KillDisk 9.1
• Active@ File Recovery 13
• Active@ Partition Recovery 11
• Active@ Data Burner 5.7
• Active@ Disk Monitor 3.2
• Active@ Disk Editor 5
• Active@ Partition Manager 3.5

Added the latest Intel, VIA USB3 & Adaptec SCSI drivers

Network initialization and status display improved

The latest software versions:

• Active@ KillDisk 9
• Active@ Password Changer 6
• Active@ Data Burner 5
• Active@ Disk Image 6.0.2

Increased virtual disk size to 64MB(demo version) & 256MB (commercial version)

Added new USB3, LAN & Mass Storage drivers (200 total)

Default video resolution selection improved

Active@ Disk Image updated to version 6.0.1

Added USB3 drivers to demo version

The latest software versions:

• Active@ Disk Image 6.0 – full support for exFAT file system & minimization in tray while in progress
• Active@ File Recovery 12.0.5 - minor kernel improvements and fixes
• Active@ Disk Monitor 3.1

Improved Boot Disk Creator: localization & manual USB disk selection

Added memory testing boot option.

All the latest software versions:

• Active@ Disk Editor 4 – new advanced templates and navigation
• Active@ Partition Manager 3 – new partition resizing functionality
• Active@ Partition Recovery 10 – added data recovery from disk images
• Active@ File Recovery 12 – new signatures, virtual disks & file organizing features
• Active@ Disk Image 5.6 – added 4KB sector support & Widows 8.1+BCD correction
• Active@ KillDisk 8 – new exit codes, user blocking mode & log to XML export

Latest Driver’s Pack including Mass Storage, USB3 & Network drivers (203 total)

Added memory testing option

The latest software versions:

• Latest Active@ File Recovery 12;
• Latest Active@ Partition Recovery 10;
• Latest Active@ KillDisk 8;
• Latest Active@ Disk Image 5.6;

Boot Disk Creator supports localization (5 languages).

Boot Disk Explorer is improved, fixed problem with filenames duplication

Minor improvements

Improved Boot Disk Creator

The latest software versions:

• Latest Active@ Disk Image 5.5.2
• Latest Active@ KillDisk 7.5.0
• Latest Active@ File Recovery 11.0.5
• Latest Active@ Partition Recovery 9.0.4
• Latest Active@ Data Burner 4.0.5
• Latest Active@ Partition Recovery 2.6.5
• Latest Active@ Disk Editor 3.0.9

Optimized package size, more compact installation

• Software Update module added
• Firewall state configuration option added
• GUI improvements

Latest Active@ Password Changer 5.0.11
WMI and Scripting support added to Boot Disk (Commercial version)

• Active@ File Recovery 10.0.7 (UFS & Ext4 file systems support)
• Active@ Partition Recovery 8.0.2 (UFS & Ext4 file systems support)
• Active@ Disk Image 5.4.2 (SSD support, advanced scheduling)
• Active@ Password Changer 4.1.235 (drive lock issue resolved)
• Active@ Disk Monitor 1.4 (new device refresh issue fixed)
• Active@ KillDisk 7.0.4 (PDF certificates, parallel jobs, e-mail reports)
• Active@ Disk Editor 2.1.35 (Integration with File & Partition Recovery)

New lightweight installer, more compact installations

• can create password protected boot disks
• can pre-configure Network Settings (Static IP, etc..)

• Virtual Keyboard added
• 3 Games added
• FilePreview component added (for Partition & File Recovery)

• Disk Image 5.3.1
• KillDisk 7.0
• Disk Editor 2.1(Advanced Search & NTFS templates)

The Demo edition includes standard Win7 SP1 driver set — reducing the installation package by 20 MB. The purchased edition include 152 Driver Packs (USB3 / Mass Storage Devices / Network Cards) — access link and registration keys provided after purchase. This package also has 128 MB available on the virtual drive (compared to 32 MB in Demo). RAM usage: 287 MB — Demo vs. 352 MB — Pro. Both packages can be activated with the same key.

• Active@ File Recovery 9.5
• Active@ Partition Recovery 7.1
• Latest QtWeb Internet Browser 3.7
• Added 152 Driver Packs for USB3, MassStorage & Network Support

• Active@ File Recovery 9.0
• Active@ KillDisk 6.0

• Active@ File Recovery 8.2
• Active@ Disk Image 5.2.5 (performance boosted up to 150%)
• Active@ KillDisk 5.5.3 (fixed HDD serial display)

• Improved Boot Disk Creator (NTFS formatting added, bugs fixed)
• Updated Boot Disk utilities
• Active@ KillDisk version 5.5
• Active@ Disk Image version 5.1.2
• Fixed several bugs in Boot Disk Explorer

• Windows PE updated to version 3.1 (Windows 7 SP1)
• Antivirus setup guide added
• Active@ Password Changer 4.0.111
• Active@ Disk Image 5.0.2
• Active@ Partition Recovery 6.0.0.1
• Active@ File Recovery 8.0.1
• Active@ Kill Disk 5.2.24 for Windows

• Fixed bug when copying several files in Explorer.

• Fixed problem with inability to lock first partition by Disk Image and Password Changer.

• New Windows PE 3.0 (Windows 7 based) implemented
• Disk Image is updated to 4.2.4

• Disk Image is updated to version 4.0.4
• Registration problems were fixed
• DEMO keys algorithm was changed

• DEMO package can be registered and activated to Commercial (DOS, Win, Suite)
• No KEY is required to be typed for DEMO version
• Boot Disk Creator with a new interface – allows to specify boot options like language and network
• Boot Disk Creator can create a new media-type - Configured ISO
• Ability to do multi-boot (DOS+Win)
• Ability to add user files, user drivers, user scripts, change default start settings (firewall, timezone, etc..)
• Disk Defragmenter is added
• All software is updated to their latest versions

• New Boot Disk Creator
• Singe DOS + Windows CD (BD Creator) – choose boot order – for CD only
• New Boot Disk Creator (lots of bug fixes)
• Updated Active@ Boot Disk internal utilities (initBD.exe, explorer.exe ...)
• Ability to create only DOS, only Windows, dual-boot
• Ability to format floppy and USB, creating ISO and burning CD/DVD

• Disk Image 3.3.3 (speed increased, some bugs fixed, Vista BCD fix supported)
• Password Changer 3.8.101 (scan speed increased, new checkbox)
• KillDisk 5.1.23 (new erasing methods, including user defined pattern)
• Updated documentation on KillDisk, Data Burner
• Boot Disk Creator fixed to work on older systems
• New Data Burner (GUI)
• Boot Disk Explorer improved

• Latest Active@ Partition Manager 1.3.9
• Latest Active@ Disk Image 3.2.6
• Added utilities (WordPad, Paint, Calc) to menus
• Boot Disk Creator is updated

• Boot Disk Creator minor changes

• 2 new utilities were added:
  -System information (can be saved in HTML format)
  -Local Registry Search utility searches for registry on local drives, and automatically attaches them to the Registry Editor for View/Edit

• 3 new utilities were added:
  WordPad (able to open almost all Word DOCs )
  Calculator (sometimes essential while using HexEditor)
  MS Paint (able to open/preview almost all images)
  Mail Sender to send e-mail quickly from Boot Disk Environment.

• Search function is added in the Explorer
• Screenshot Maker is added

• Initialization screen – French language support is added
• 4 new utilities added: Display Configurator, Languages, Active Boot Disk Explorer documentation is updated

• The new product Active@ Disk Monitor is included (S.M.A.R.T parameters + Health for HDDs)

• software released