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Just wanted to let you guys know, I'm going to work on reducing Avira's size. Once I get the free time, and eventually figure it out, I'll be sure to post here so it can be added to the next UBCD.

Victor Chew, there is a file you can modify to fix the problem. See the post here: viewtopic.php?f=13&t=3371&p=11401#p11401

If you want to change system/ to system.tgz, then you have to edit /etc/init.d/rescue/boot in the compressed filesystem (initrd.gz) and have system.tgz extracted to memory (I used /tmp). Sample /etc/init.d/rescue/boot file (whole file not included) #!/bin/ash umask 022 DBGTTY=/var/log/boot_log.txt F...

I agree with ady about trying a different system... However, if you are willing to give Disk Utility another shot... try this: Verify the MD5 of your iso (open terminal -> type: md5sum ubcd503.iso) should match 6cf0f4ff7f11ad2d78058541831c4bcc Open Disk Utility and open ubcd503.iso Click "Conve...

Ok, here's the lowdown on the system folder. It is a folder containing large files that were left out of the compressed filesystem. Why? Well, it is faster and more memory efficient to keep the large files uncompressed. Those large files are just symlinked so they stay on disk and never get loaded i...

I haven't tried to play around with the system folder too much, but it may be possible to integrate it into the compressed filesystem. As for not booting straight from the iso, I couldn't get the iso to boot correctly. I would get the "self check error" and I decided it may be easier to ju...

@Bandit, Thank you for sharing. Can you post a link to the original topic at Avira's forum? Is the "system" folder/directory really needed? Is there any way to avoid it? Or maybe at least reduce its size? Maybe not ALL the subfolders under "system" are needed? TIA. What original...

I made a tutorial yesterday about fixing up the AntiVir Rescue System already on the UBCD, but what I really wanted was the latest version. If you ONLY want to update the VDF files and/or fix the DEMO MODE error, please see my tutorial here . NOTE: This tutorial is meant for flash drives and would h...

@lovelychihuahua, is there a reason why you aren't using Disk Utility to burn the cd? I use Disk Utility for all my disc burning needs and it works flawlessly every single time. The only difference is I'm currently running Snow Leopard, but Tiger isn't too terribly old and the disk utility hasn't ch...

UBCD won't really help you with NTFS filesystem problems. What errors are you getting when you try to boot?

My advice would be to go check out UBCD4Win as it is specifically meant for Windows.

The Avira AntiVir Rescue System is an amazing tool to have in any geek's arsenal. After all, most geeks are unwillingly recruited to rid their friend's computers of nasty viruses, scareware, spyware, and other forms of malware. The Avira AntiVir Rescue System is critical to get the job done while s...