He carried it like a talisman: a slim, silver USB stick stamped with a tiny Norton swirl and the year 2007. For most people it would have been anachronism—obsolete software on aging firmware—but for Mira it was a promise.

: The built-in Windows utility (run chkdsk /f in Command Prompt).

That said, with some technical effort, often in Windows XP compatibility mode. But this is abandonware territory, not a supported product.