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Add to SafariWhen comparing System Rescue CD vs Dr.Web LiveDisk, the Slant community recommends System Rescue CD for most people. In the question“What are the best system rescue discs for Windows?” System Rescue CD is ranked 3rd while Dr.Web LiveDisk is ranked 10th.
Specs
Question Ranking
Pros
Pro It's UEFI compatible and often updated
Pro Cross-platform
System Rescue CD can troubleshoot both Windows and Linux systems.
Pro Supports a lot of file systems
System Rescue CD supports quite a lot of different file systems, including network file systems (like NFS).
Pro Updates
The anti-virus database can be updated without rewriting all the Dr.Web LiveDisk files.
Pro Compact
A 1 Gb flash drive is sufficient and the installation is straightforward.
Cons
Con Went through a bad OS migration
Dropped all useful features when it migrated from Gentoo to Arch. has been mostly useless for a few years now.
Con Not very user friendly
Sometimes graphically-challenged machines will force System Rescue CD into a text-only mode which can be a bit of a challenge to use.
Con Not a lot of tools
Has less tools than Hiren's Boot CD.
Con Really bad
