Rescatux is a Debian-based live distribution featuring a graphical wizard for rescuing broken GNU/Linux and Windows installations and boot loaders.
Rescatux is a GNU/Linux repair cd (and eventually also Windows) but it is not like other rescue disks. Rescatux comes with Rescapp. Rescapp is a nice wizard that will guide you through your rescue and repair tasks.
When the wizard is not able to solve your problem you can also enjoy of Rescatux unique support features:
* Chat: Open the chat for asking help directly in Rescatux channel. * Share log: After running an option you can share its log (the action registry that it has done) so that in the chat they can help you better. O better, even, you can help debug and fix Rescatux bugs on the fly. * Share log on forum: Prepares a forum post alike text so that you can just copy and paste it in your favourite forum. Logs are nicely inserted into it with [CODE] symbols. * Boot Info Script: Run Boot Info Script option to share your computer configuration (specially boot one).
Features Restore GRUB and GRUB2 (>=0.41 beta 1) Create a new UEFI Boot entry (>=0.41 beta 1) Fake Microsoft Windows UEFI (>=0.41 beta 1) Reinstall Microsoft Windows EFI (>=0.41 beta 1) Update UEFI order (>=0.31 beta 4) Update any GRUB2 menues Update Debian/Ubuntu grub menues Clear Windows passwords Restore Windows MBR (BETA) (>=0.31 beta 4) Promote a Windows user to Administrator role Change Gnu/Linux Password Regenerate sudoers file File System Check (Forced Fix) (BETA) (>= 0.40 beta 1) SELinux based systems are supported (>=0.31 beta 3) boot-repair 3.199 (>=0.31 beta 1) Gparted 0.12 (>=0.31 beta 3) os-uninstaller 3.199 (>=0.31 beta 3) clean-ubiquity 3.199 (>=0.31 beta 3) photorec (>=0.31 beta 3) testdisk 6.13 (>=0.31 beta 1) Gpart 0.1h-11+b1 (>=0.31 beta 1) extundelete 0.2.0 (>=0.40 beta 2) Gptsync - Create Hybrid MBR (>=0.40 beta 2) Recompute Hybrid GPT/MBR CHS (>=0.40 beta 2) Check bios_grub partition on GPT Boot Info Script Share a log (Support) Share a log on forum (Support) Show logs (Support) (>=0.41 beta 1) UEFI Partition Status (>=0.41 beta 1) Hide Microsoft Windows UEFI (>=0.41 beta 1) Check UEFI Boot