Installation

HDShredder comes in three variants: HDShredder/W, HDShredder/S und HDShredder/L. Use Setup for Windows to install HDShredder/W in Windows and/or create a bootable media (HDShredder/S + HDShredder/L) with Boot Setup or as described in ISO Image.

Note: If you obtained HDShredder on a media (CD/DVD or USB stick), you can use it to directly start the program.

Setup on Windows

How to execute the installation on Windows using setup.exe.

Boot Setup

The Boot Setup creates a boot media (CD/DVD or USB stick) from which the "/S" and "/L" variants can be booted.

Windows PE

You may also create bootable CD versions of Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1 or Windows 10.

Windows HotCopy

There is a practical alternative to creating a Windows PE in order to obtain an independently bootable Windows, e.g. the use of special Windows drivers for RAIDs or SCSI/SAS.

ISO Image

Use the ISO image to create a bootable CD/DVD in any operating system using any third party CD/DVD writing software that is capable of burning ISO files.