Technical data

4 Installation

4.1 Introduction

HDShredder does not need an installation in the usual sense. HDShredder can be started dir-

ectly as a Windows application. Otherwise it can be started without presence of an installed

operating system as a self-booting application from CD or floppy disk. In case you do not

already have HDShredder available on a bootable medium (4.1.1 Bootable medium), it is ne-

cessary to create a bootable HDShredder medium before using the self-booting HDShredder

for the first time (4.1.2 Software package).

4.1.1 Bootable medium

In case you have HDShredder already available on a bootable medium, you can start and use

the program immediately on any PC and without any preceding installation, as described in

chapter 5.2 Starting the program.

Note: It is possible that, although you have HDShredder on a physical medium, it may not be

in form of a bootable medium but rather as an installation package. In this case it is also ne-

cessary to create a bootable medium at first, according to the subsequently provided de-

scriptions.

4.1.2 Software package

As far as you do not have HDShredder on a bootable medium already, you have to create one

before using HDShredder for the first time. The software package, which you should have ob-

tained in this case, contains the files needed for this purpose. The following chapters describe

how to create a bootable medium. The required procedure can be different according to the

media type or operating system used. The bootable medium created in this way then can be

used to start HDShredder on any PC without any further installation (5.2 Starting the pro-

gram).

4.2 Installation with Windows

The HDShredder software package contains an installation program for creating a bootable

floppy disk or CD/DVD with only few mouse clicks. To use the installation program, please ex-

tract all files of the installation package into an empty folder. Then execute the file

hdshredder.exe from this folder and choose [Create bootable medium] in the emerging dialog

window.