User Guide

ERD Commander 2002
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1 Introduction
When your Windows XP, 2000, or NT system becomes unbootable, you can
rely on ERD Commander 2002 to provide you full access to your dead
system with a familiar desktop environment. ERD Commander 2002 supplies
the tools you need to help you quickly diagnose and repair the problem that is
preventing your system from booting.
ERD Commander 2002 makes any Windows XP/2000/NT file system,
including FAT, NTFS and CDFS, accessible through a graphical interface.
ERD Commander 2002 includes a service and driver manager, Registry
editor, Explorer-like file system browser, Notepad-like text editor, command-
line console, Event Viewer, and a local password changer, Locksmith, that
allows you to gain access to accounts out of which you’ve been locked. And if
you need to save files to another system on the network, or to copy files from
another system as part of the repair process, ERD Commander 2002 gives
you full access to network file shares.
With ERD Commander 2002, repairing your dead systems is fast, easy, and
intuitive.