Yes, the version based on Windows XP. No, it hasn’t been updated since 2012. And yes, I am about to argue that it should still live in every technician’s toolkit.
Let me paint you a picture.
Enter the relic. The dinosaur. The unsung hero: Hirens Boot Cd 15.4
is the 1996 Toyota Corolla of IT tools. It is ugly. It is slow. It is obsolete. But when everything fancy breaks, you can beat the tar out of this disc, boot it on a potato, and it will save the data. Yes, the version based on Windows XP
Disclaimer: Hiren's Boot CD 15.4 contains software that is no longer supported. Do not use this on internet-connected machines running critical infrastructure. Use it for local data recovery only. boot it on a potato