The current versions are:ĭaRT 5.0 - a Windows XP based Mini-XP, for solving system problems with Windows XP.
For interested users, Microsoft offers a 30-day demo version of the DaRT for download on its homepage.įor each client operating system generation (XP, Vista etc.), Microsoft offers a corresponding DaRT version almost simultaneously, which is based on the kernel of the underlying system. The DaRT, in turn, is an integral part of the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack, or MDOP for short, which Microsoft offers its volume license customers with Software Assurance as an annual software rental. The DaRT, started from CD / DVD, establishes contact with the host system installed on the hard drive in order to read out the defective system and repair it if necessary. The Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset, or DaRT for short, formerly known as ERD Commander by Winternals, is a mini operating system environment that was bought and further developed by Microsoft and can be booted from CD or DVD, in which the user is provided with tools for system repair or recovery.
