Active@ LiveCD by LSoft Technologies presents a powerful set of tools for recovering data, securely deleting data, resetting Windows passwords and safely backing up your content. These tools are provided in a useful package that operates completely independently of your operating system. You can burn the software to a bootable CD to access a fully independent operating environment with a user-friendly graphical user interface. It works on any PC, regardless of the operating system(s) it is running, so even if your computer won't boot, you shouldn't have a problem launching these invaluable tools. It provides full read and write access to almost all mainstream file systems, including those used by Windows, Mac, Linux and various other operating systems. It also supports Internet connectivity and an extensive set of basic hardware drivers to provide you with a functioning system.

Active@ LiveCD's operating environment is based on the open-source openSUSE operating system, and initial installers, which allow you to create a bootable CD or USB disk, are available for both Linux and Windows. Many abilities are included, such as the following:

Data Recovery

Active@ Partition Recovery allows you to recover damaged, deleted or unreadable partitions and the data stored on them. Active@ UNDELETE is another powerful data recovery tool for restoring deleted files and folders.

Data Security

Active@ KillDisk allows you to securely erase data by overwriting it with zeros so that it can never be recovered. You can regain access to local user account files by resetting passwords with the Active@ Password Changer utility.

Data Backup

Active@ Disk Backup allows you to securely back up your data and restore it whenever you need it. This tool also supports compression and encryption and allows you to inspect your storage devices using a low-level disk inspector called Active@ Disk Editor. Learn more at http://livecd.com.