Posts tagged tools
Fake Antivirus: What a pain.
Feb 22nd
Windows XP ONLY
A recent explosion of help requests for Fake AV infection removal has been making an appearance to my inbox, IM, etc. One thing about Social Networking: You’re always available. (LOL).
I wrote a quick batch script that will try to thwart most of the lame fake antivirus malware and hopefully get a good quick More >
Network Diagnostics in Windows XP
Feb 18th
Source: Microsoft KB914440
Microsoft offers a basic network diagnostic tool built-in to windows called “xpnetdiag.exe“.
To diagnose network connectivity status, the Network Diagnostics for Windows XP tool analyzes the following tests:
IP configuration test
Default gateway test
Winsock test
DNS test
Firewall test
Internet connectivity validation test
To run the program, simply click on Start -> Run and type: %windir%\network diagnostic\xpnetdiag.exe
If More >
Change Analysis Diagnostic Tool for Windows XP
Feb 18th
Source: Microsoft KB92473
Another interesting tool I came across called “Change Analysis Diagnostic Tool for Windows XP”. You can download the tool directly from Microsoft’s website. This tool provides an easy way to track changes to certain parts of the operating system. The tool lets support professionals better understand the modifications to users’ computers More >
Offline Crash Diagnostic Tool for Windows XP
Feb 18th
Source: Microsoft’s KB923800
I discovered a tool that has been around since 2007 that helps aid support professionals in determining cause of system crashes in Windows XP. The tool is called “Offline Crash Diagnostic Tool for Windows XP”. You can download it from this Microsoft link.
Note: I have XP Professional 32bit SP3 and this complained about More >
Recuva Portable App
Jan 27th
As I mentioned in a previous post regarding undeleting with a few free utilities, Recuva is my top pick for a few reasons:
1. Installs on Servers/Workstations
2. Fast, Intuitive User-Interface
3. Portable
I have found many uses for this and even more possibilities given that you aren’t required to install this. This will help in More >
Tool: ShareWatch
Jan 11th
Wow. Every day I seem to find some nifty utility that I can’t believe I have lived without all these years. My most recent find is ShareWatch by Steve P. Miller (http://www.stevemiller.net/). I accidentally ran across his site while I was reviewing some information on Dependency Walker (Surprise! Written by Steve More >
Tool: HWiNFO32
Dec 28th
Alex Verboon pointed out an awesome hardware utility called HWiNFO32. Decided to go grab it as it looked appealing and looked to be more feature-rich than some other utilities I’ve used to show me hardware information on computers.
WOW.
Great tool. Many cool features including systray monitoring of sensors, benchmark comparison and some rather detailed information. Definitely More >
Kernrate
Dec 13th
Kernrate Usage Guide
Purpose
Kernrate is a sample profiling tool meant to help identify primarily where CPU time is being spent. Both Kernel and user mode processes can be profiled separately or simultaneously. With proper support, Kernrate can also be used to profile CPU events (sources) other than time, depending on the CPU type.
Supported OS Platforms
The More >
Dependency Walker
Dec 13th
Have you ever…
…wondered why an application or module was failing to load?
…wondered what minimum set of files are required to run a particular application or load a particular DLL?
…wondered why a certain module was being loaded with a particular application?
…wanted to know what functions are exposed by a particular More >
Microsoft Windows Service Pack Blocker
Nov 29th
A blocking tool is available for organizations that would like to temporarily prevent installation of Service Pack updates through Windows Update. This tool can be used with:
Windows XP Service Pack 3 (valid until May 19th, 2009)
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (valid until April 28th, 2009)
Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (valid for 12 months following More >