LOL Noton removal tool should be in eveyones tool kit!!!!
On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 12:51 PM, Peter van Houten <peter...@gmail.com>wrote: > Good lists Matt and Ben. I use most of those. > > I would put Total Commander at the top of the list: > > http://www.ghisler.com > > Would substitute ImgBurn for CDBurnerXP. > (CDBurnerXP requires the .NET bloatware). > Written by LIGHTNING UK! (Knows a thing or two about DVDs): > > http://www.imgburn.com > > CPUz. Accurate PC motherboard, RAM and graphics card details without > opening the box: > > http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php > > Ultra VNC. Say no more: > > http://www.uvnc.com > > TrueCrypt. Brilliant file and whole-disk encryption: > > http://www.truecrypt.org > > LiveCD. Boot a CD from inside Winders: > > http://mobalivecd.mobatek.net/en > > Stripper. Don't get too excited. It is for images (OK get excited). > Not really for clients but brilliant for quickly removing confidential > header info from pics: > > http://www.magicnotes.com/steelbytes/Stripper.zip > > Testdisk. Get down low with your HDD: > > http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk_Download > > Norton removal tool. LOL: > > http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/Uninstallers/Norton-Removal-Tool.shtml > > VirusTotal. Upload suspicious files and have them scanned online: > > http://www.virustotal.com/metodos.html > > USB Deview. Untangle all those devices sensibly. In fact, most of Nir's > utilities are good: > > http://www.nirsoft.net > > Microsoft installer cleanup: > > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301 > > Angry IP scanner. Very quick: > > http://www.angryziber.com/w/Download > > Dr TCP. Tweak those frames: > > http://www.dslreports.com/drtcp > > Adobe CS3 cleanup tool. CS4 seems a lot better: > > http://www.adobe.com/support/contact/cs3clean.html > > -- > Peter van Houten > > On the 03/08/2009 16:29, Ben Scott wrote the following: > > On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 9:34 AM, Matt Plahtinsky<cbusitl...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Here is a list of some of my most used tools. >>> >> >> Many of those are on my list, too. :-) >> >> GParted Live - Resize partitions >>> http://gparted.sourceforge.net/livecd.php >>> >> >> I use SystemRescueCD (http://www.sysresccd.org/) which includes >> parted, gparted, and a bunch more. >> >> HDClone Pro - Hard Drive cloning tool >>> http://www.hdclone.com/ >>> >> >> PartImage and ntfsclone, two partition imaging/cloning tools, are >> also included on SysRescueCD. >> >> JKDefrag-3.36/MyDefrag-4.0 - Hard Drive Defrag program >>> http://www.kessels.com/Jkdefrag/ >>> >> >> New website:<http://www.mydefrag.com/> >> >> Sysinternals - An sysadmin's best friend >>> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/default.aspx >>> >> >> Indeed. In particular, Process Explorer. Stop guessing why someone >> is complaining "my computer is slow" and actually *know*. >> >> Lua BugLight - For finding out where a program hangs with it run under >>> restricted mode. >>> http://blogs.msdn.com/aaron_margosis/archive/2006/08/07/LuaBuglight.aspx >>> >> >> Newer release: >> < >> http://blogs.msdn.com/aaron_margosis/archive/2008/11/06/lua-buglight-2-0-second-preview.aspx >> > >> >> Belarc Advisor - Audits installed software, list keys, hardware, Microsoft >>> patches, ect and generates a report. *** this tool is for home use only >>> according to their website **** >>> >> >> Using Belarc Advisor for business purposes is a violation of their >> license agreement. I presume you like to be paid for the work you do, >> and get mad when clients stiff you on payment. Perhaps you should >> extend the same thoughts to your suppliers. >> >> DBAN - Securely wipes hard drives to DOD standards >>> http://www.dban.org/ >>> >> >> FYI, current DoD standards do not permit software-based destruction >> methods. But DBAN is still a useful tool for wiping "business data". >> >> If you have some tools that you use a lot please share. >>> >> >> All "free" tools: >> >> UnxUtils >> Common Unix commands and utilities, ported to Win32 >> <http://unxutils.sf.net/> >> >> Notepad++ >> Lightweight but full-featured Windows-style text editor >> <http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/> >> >> 7-Zip >> All purpose archiver/compression tool >> Handles most archive formats (PKZip, RAR, MSFT CAB, many SFX EXEs, >> tar, gzip, etc.) >> <http://www.7-zip.org/> >> >> WinDirStat >> Very good disk space usage visualization tool >> <http://windirstat.info/> >> >> FileZilla Client >> GUI FTP/SFTP/SCP client >> <http://filezilla-project.org/> >> >> CDBurnerXP >> Lightweight and user-friendly CD/DVD authoring/burning >> Now available as an MSI >> Get rid of that Roxio/Nero bloatware >> <http://cdburnerxp.se/> >> >> ORCA >> MSI/MST editor >> Not much good for on-the-spot fix-it jobs, but great for deployment >> engineering >> Unfortunately, you have to download the whole damn Windows SDK to get it >> <http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa370557(VS.85).aspx> >> >> WinDbg >> Windows debugger >> Can sometimes tell you what driver causes a STOP bluescreen >> <http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/devtools/debugging/installx86.mspx> >> >> Not really sysadmin things, but worth mentioning: >> >> GIMP >> Bitmap/raster graphics editor >> Useful for manipulating screen captures >> Also for dealing with photos users want something done with >> Also pranks >> Not as slick as Adobe Photoshop, but a lot cheaper >> <http://www.gimp.org/> >> >> Inkscape >> Vector graphics editor >> Useful for network/equipment diagrams and such >> Not as slick as Visio, but a lot cheaper >> <http://www.inkscape.org/> >> >> Firefox >> Combined with various extensions, best web browser out there >> <http://www.mozilla.com/> >> >> -- Ben >> > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
