System State Backup FAQ

• What is the purpose of taking System State backup?

System state backup creates a backup file for critical system related components. This backup file can be used to recover the critical system components after a crash.

• Which components are backed up by the System State backup?

The Registry, boot files, as well as important system files. Then depending on their availability, the following services will be backed up as well

Active Directory directory service, Certificate Service database, COM+ Class Registration database, SYSVOL directory.

• How frequent should a system state backup taken?

After each major system update, and regularly each weekend or so.

• Should I run over the last System State with the new versions?

No, it is always recommended to keep two or more versions. That way even if the last system state is corrupted you will be able to recover from a previous version.?

• How does Relative Rev Backup help with System State backup?

• Relative Rev Backup has a powerful scheduler that automates the backup initiation, both according to a predefined schedule, and for single click manual? backup.

• Relative Rev Backup automates the number of versions to keep. It can keep several weekends versions, several manual versions, and if needed even several monthly versions

• To create the actual backup file, Relative Rev Backup seamlessly automates Microsoft Backup utility. It means that the backup file is 100% genuine.

System State - Frequent Asked Questions

• How can I restore a fully crashed Active Directory system using the system state backup?

• Using Windows installation CD/DVD, install a basic windows installation.

• If you have a server with special hardware like SCSI or RAID cards, at the first blue installation screen be ready press F6 to install this drivers (the option is available for only few seconds, so be prepared).

• On the next "Welcome to Setup Screen" do not choose the "Repair" option, just hit enter to continue.

• Press F8 to accept the End User License Agreement.

• If you have replaced the hard disk, select the new disk, and create a new partition that has at least the same size as it used to be on the cashed system.

• Select to install Windows on the new partition

• Select formatting the new partition

• After format completes, the windows installation begins, and windows will load, and then reboot.

• Accept default settings for 'Regional and Language Options"

• Fill the "Name" and "Organization", and product key.

• Make sure you use the same? "computer name" as it use to be, otherwise, you will have to start all over.

• Cancel the setup wizard that appears at the end f the installation.

• Right click on "My Computer: and choose Manage.

• Recreate all partitions, with the same drive letters, as that were present on the system you are trying to restore. Failing to do so will result in unsuccessful restore!

• Install Relative Rev Backup and recover it settings form the backup disk.

• Select the System State pack, a restore it to its original location.

• Reboot the server, and hit F8 as soon as the BIOS screen appears.

• Choose "Directory Services Restore Mode"

• After windows starts > from the Start menu choose Run > NTBackup

• Choose Restore and Manage Media

• From the main menu Tools > Options > Restore Tab > set " Always replace the files on my computer"

• Select the appropriate system state file, the one you recovered using Relative Rev Backup, and hit "Start Restore".

• Acknowledge restoring the System State to its original location.?

• On the Confirm Restore form hit Advanced, and check all four checkboxes.

• Wait for the restore to complete

• You may have to reboot

• Can I backup the system state while the Active Directory is online?

Yes - On Windows Server 2003 or Windows 2000 domain controllers the Active Directory can be backed up while the domain controller is online.?

You can restore these backups only when the domain controller is booted into Directory Services Restore mode by using the F8 key when the server is starting.

• Restoring Active Directory in servers

On Windows Server 2003 or Windows 2000 domain controllers the Active Directory can be backed up while the domain controller is online. You can restore these backups only when the domain controller is booted into Directory Services Restore mode by using the F8 key when the server is starting.

• How to add Windows Backup Utility in Windows XP Home Edition?

Microsoft Backup utility is not included in the default installation of Windows XP Home Edition. It is included on the Windows XP Home Edition CD-ROM in the ValueAdd folder. You must install the utility manually.?

To manually install Backup:?
Double-click the Ntbackup.msi file in the following location on the Windows XP Home Edition CD-ROM:

CD-ROMDrive:\VALUEADD\MSFT\NTBACKUP

CPU-Z 1.53.1 Portable

CPU-Z 1.53.1 Portable

A small program that detects processor name and vendor, processor features (package, current
core voltage), cache information, motherboard features (name, vendor, BIOS, chipset, memory, AGP), memory info (size, type, timings, specifications) etc. Doesn't require installation.

Click to Download Here

Write Protect your Pen Drive

How you can prevent your pen drive from getting infected

Things to note before doing this:

As the trick will write protect your pen drive, you will not be able to transfer anymore data until you disable it again (works best if you only wish to copy or read something from the drive).
If you are not good at editing registry then backup yours (read this).
You need Admin rights to work upon the Registry Editor.

Steps to make your drive Write Protected:

Open Registry Editor by typing regedit in Run dialog.

1. Navigate to the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\
2. Find a sub key inside it named “StorageDevicePolicies”. If it does not exist there then we need to make it. Right click on “Control” key -> New -> Key. Name it “StorageDevicePolicies” without quotes.
3. Now right click on this newly created key and then click New -> DWORD value and name it as “WriteProtect”.
4. Modify this key and give it a value 1.

Click OK, and remember to restart the PC.

Now no more data can be transferred to the drive but to start using the drive again just give the “WriteProtect” key a value of 0 instead of 1 and restart the PC.

So any thoughts how you are going to use this trick?

Solution to remove Write Protection from USB Pen Drive

Solution to remove Write Protection from USB Pen Drive

This seems to be the problem of most of us these days and some of our readers who wanted to know the methods how they can remove the Write Protected error from their USB drives like Pen Drives and memory cards.

What is Write Protected error and why it happens?
In the Write Protected error, we can’t write or copy any data in our flash drives and even can’t format the drive.
There are many reasons that cause this problem, let’s see solutions of them.
Solutions:

• First of all try to locate a small switch (if any, that you may have not noticed) at some place on the drive or memory card reader. This is the prime reason for this error. If there is one, switch it to the other side to turn the protection off.
• Yes I know this problem is also occurring these days without this switch but not to worry. Just download this helpful software from here and run it to execute a “low-level format” on the drive. This software is quite handy and may take few attempts to actually remove the error.
• The problem can also be caused by some virus activity so just get it scanned by some updated good anti virus which may solve your problem.
• BUT if none of the methods listed above solves your problem then your pen drive might have gone corrupted, so just get it replaced.

Hope any of the methods listed above solves your problem.

Update 1:

After the low level format, you may need to “Partition the drive“. Dont worry, partitioning a pen drive means allocating it its File System and Cluster Size that was lost after the Low Level Format.
For that:
Run diskmgmt.msc in Run.
In the disk management window, select the pen drive, right click on it and click on Format.
Now choose the File System and Allocation Unit Size and do not check the boxes below.
Click OK and the drive will be reusable after this.

Determine Memory Type Without Opening The Computer

Determine Memory (RAM) Type Without Opening The Computer

SIW - System Information for Windows

SIW is an advanced System Information for Windows tool that gathers detailed information about your system properties and settings and displays it in an extremely comprehensible manner.
The system information is divided into few major categories:

• Software Inventory: Operating System, Installed Software and Hotfixes, Processes, Services, Users, Open Files, System Uptime, Installed Codecs, Software Licenses (Product Keys / Serial Numbers / CD Key), Secrets (Password Recovery).
• Hardware Inventory: Motherboard, Sensors, BIOS, CPU, chipset, PCI/AGP, USB and ISA/PnP Devices, Memory, Video Card, Monitor, Disk Drives, CD/DVD Devices, SCSI Devices, S.M.A.R.T., Ports, Printers.
• Network Information: Network Cards, Network Shares, currently active Network Connections, Open Ports.
• Network Tools: MAC Address Changer, Neighborhood Scan, Ping, Trace, Statistics
• Miscellaneous Tools: Eureka! (Reveal lost passwords hidden behind asterisks), Monitor Test, Shutdown / Restart.
• Real-time monitors: CPU, Memory, Page File usage and Network Traffic.

SIW is a standalone utility that does not require installation (Portable Freeware) - one less installed program on your PC as well the fact that you can run the program directly from an USB flash drive, from a floppy, from a network drive or from a domain login script.
SIW can be distributed freely (ftp, archives, CD-ROMs ...).

Client Platform: Windows 7 / Vista / Windows XP / 2000 / NT4 / Me / 98 / Media Center / Tablet PC / WinRE / Bart PE / Winternals ERD Commander
Server Platform: Windows Server 2008 (R2) / Windows Server 2003 (R2) / Windows Server 2000 / NT4

Please Click Here to Download -1(With Crack)
Please Click Here to Download -2

Hiren's Boot CD 10.1

Click Here for Download


Hiren's Boot CD is a boot CD containing various diagnostic programs such as partitioning agents, system performance benchmarks, disk cloning and imaging tools, data recovery tools, MBR tools, BIOS tools, and many others for fixing various computer problems. It is a Bootable CD; thus, it can be useful even if the primary operating system cannot be booted. Hiren's Boot CD has an extensive list of software. Utilities with similar functionality on the CD are grouped together and seem redundant; however, they present choices through UI differences.

Hiren's BootCD 10.1 All in one Bootable CD which has all these utilities ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Partition Tools
----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Partition Magic Pro 8.05
Best software to partition hard drive

Acronis Disk Director 10.0.2160
Popular disk management functions in a single suite

Paragon Partition Manager 7.0.1274
Universal tool for partitions

Partition Commander 9.01
The safe way to partition your hard drive,with undo feature

Ranish Partition Manager 2.44
a boot manager and hard disk partitioner.

The Partition Resizer 1.3.4
move and resize your partitions in one step and more.

Smart Fdisk 2.05
a simple harddisk partition manager

SPecial Fdisk 2000.03v
SPFDISK a partition tool.

eXtended Fdisk 0.9.3
XFDISK allows easy partition creation and edition

GDisk 1.1.1
Complete replacement for the DOS FDISK utility and more.

Super Fdisk 1.0
Create, delete, format partitions drives without destroying data.

Partition Table Editor 8.0
Partition Table and Boot Record Editor

EASEUS Partition Master 4.1.1
Partition Resize/Move/Copy/Create/Delete/Format/Convert, Explore, etc.

USB Format Tool
Format/make bootable any USB flash drive to FAT, FAT32, or NTFS partition.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Backup Tools
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
ImageCenter 5.6 (Drive Image 2002)
Best software to clone hard drive

Norton Ghost 11.5
Similar to Drive Image (with usb/scsi support)

Acronis True Image 8.1.945
Create an exact disk image for complete system backup and disk cloning.

Partition Saving 3.71
A tool to backup/restore partitions. (SavePart.exe)

COPYR.DMA Build013
A Tool for making copies of hard disks with bad sectors

DriveImageXML 2.13
backup any drive/partition to an image file, even if the drive is currently in use

Drive SnapShot 1.39
creates an exact Disk Image of your system into a file while windows is running.

Ghost Image Explorer 11.5
to add/remove/extract files from Ghost image file

DriveImage Explorer 5.0
to add/remove/extract files from Drive image file

WhitSoft File Splitter 4.5a
a Small File Split-Join Tool

InfraRecorder 0.50
An Open source CD/DVD burning software, also create/burn .iso images

FastCopy 1.99r4
The Fastest Copy/Delete Software on Windows

Smart Driver Backup 2.12
Easy backup of your Windows device drivers (also works from PE)

Double Driver 2.1
Driver Backup and Restore tool

DriverBackup! 1.0.3
Another handy tool to backup drivers

RegBak 1.0
a light-weight and simple utility to create backups of Windows registry files
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Recovery Tools
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Active Partition Recovery 3.0
To Recover a Deleted partition.

Active Uneraser 3.0
To recover deleted files and folders on FAT and NTFS systems.

Ontrack Easy Recovery Pro 6.10
To Recover data that has been deleted/virus attack

Winternals Disk Commander 1.1
more than just a standard deleted-file recovery utility

TestDisk 6.11.3
Tool to check and undelete partition from Dos/Windows

DiyDataRecovery Diskpatch 2.1.100
An excellent data recovery software.

Prosoft Media Tools 5.0 v1.1.2.64
Another excellent data recovery software with many other options.

PhotoRec 6.11.3
Tool to Recover File and pictures from Dos/Windows

Active Undelete 5.5
a tool to recover deleted files

Restoration 3.2.13
a tool to recover deleted files

GetDataBack for FAT 4.0
Data recovery software for FAT file systems

GetDataBack for NTFS 4.0
Data recovery software for NTFS file systems

Recuva 1.32
Restore deleted files from Hard Drive, Digital Camera Memory Card, usb mp3 player...

Partition Find and Mount 2.3.1
Partition Find and Mount software is designed to find lost or deleted partitions

Unstoppable Copier 4.2
Allows you to copy files from disks with problems such as bad sectors,
scratches or that just give errors when reading data.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Testing Tools
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
System Speed Test 4.78
it tests CPU, harddrive, ect.

PC-Check 6.05
Easy to use hardware tests

Ontrack Data Advisor 5.0
Powerful diagnostic tool for assessing the condition of your computer

The Troubleshooter 7.02
all kind of hardware testing tool

CPU/Video/Disk Performance Test 5.7
a tool to test cpu, video, and disk

Test Hard Disk Drive 1.0
a tool to test Hard Disk Drive

Disk Speed1.0
Hard Disk Drive Speed Testing Tool

S&M Stress Test 1.9.1
cpu/hdd/memory benchmarking and information tool, including temperatures/fan speeds/voltages

IsMyLcdOK (Monitor Test) 1.02
Allows you to test CRT/LCD/TFT screens for dead pixels and diffective screens
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
RAM (Memory) Testing Tools
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
GoldMemory 5.07
RAM Test utility

Memtest86+ 4.00
PC Memory Test

MemTest 1.0
a Memory Testing Tool

Video Memory Stress Test 1.7.116
a tool to thoroughly test your video RAM for errors and faults
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hard Disk Tools
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hard Disk Diagnostic Utilities
Seagate Seatools Desktop Edition 3.02
SeaTools for Dos 1.10
Western Digital Data Lifeguard Tools 11.2
Western Digital Diagnostics (DLGDIAG) 5.04f
Maxtor PowerMax 4.23
Maxtor amset utility 4.0
Maxtor(or any Hdd) Low Level Formatter 1.1
Fujitsu HDD Diagnostic Tool 7.00
Fujitsu IDE Low Level Format 1.0
Samsung HDD Utility(HUTIL) 2.10
Samsung Disk Diagnose (SHDIAG) 1.28
Samsung The Drive Diagnostic Utility (ESTOOL) 3.00g
IBM/Hitachi Drive Fitness Test 4.16
IBM/Hitachi Feature Tool 2.15
Gateway GwScan 5.12
ExcelStor's ESTest 4.50
MHDD 4.6
WDClear 1.30
Toshiba Hard Disk Diagnostic 2.00b

HDD Regenerator 1.71
to recover a bad hard drive

HDAT2 4.53
main function is testing and repair (regenerates) bad sectors for detected devices

Ontrack Disk Manager 9.57
Disk Test/Format/Maintenance tool.

Norton Disk Doctor 2002
a tool to repair a damaged disk, or to diagnose your hard drive.

Norton Disk Editor 2002
a powerful disk editing, manual data recovery tool.

Hard Disk Sentinel 0.04
Hard Disk health, performance and temperature monitoring tool.

Active Kill Disk 4.1
Securely overwrites and destroys all data on physical drive.

SmartUDM 2.00
Hard Disk Drive S.M.A.R.T. Viewer.

Victoria 3.33e and 3.52rus
a freeware program for low-level HDD diagnostics

HDD Erase 4.0
Secure erase using a special feature built into most newer hard drives

HDD Scan 3.2
HDDScan is a Low-level HDD diagnostic tool, it scans surface find bad sectors etc.

HDTune 2.55
Hard disk benchmarking and information tool.

Data Shredder 1.0
A tool to Erase disk and files (also wipe free space) securely
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
System Information Tools
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
PCI and AGP info Tool (1811)
The PCI System information & Exploration tool.

System Analyser 5.3w
View extensive information about your hardware

Navratil Software System Information 0.60.38
High-end professional system information tool

Astra 5.44
Advanced System info Tool and Reporting Assistant

HWiNFO 5.3.0
a powerful system information utility

SysChk 2.46
Find out exactly what is under the hood of your PC

CPU Identification utility 1.18
Detailed information on CPU (CHKCPU.EXE)

CTIA CPU Information 2.7
another CPU information tool

Drive Temperature 1.0
Hard Disk Drive temperature meter

PC Wizard 2009.1.911
Powerful system information/benchmark utility designed especially for detection of hardware.

SIW 2009-10-22
Gathers detailed information about your system properties and settings.

CPU-Z 1.52
It gathers information on some of the main devices of your system

GPU-Z 0.3.6
A lightweight utility designed to give you all information about your video card and GPU

PCI 32 Sniffer 1.4 (1811)
device information tool (similar to unknown devices)

UnknownDevices 1.4.20 (1811)
helps you find what those unknown devices in Device Manager really are

USBDeview 1.47
View/Uninstall all installed/connected USB devices on your system
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
MBR (Master Boot Record) Tools
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
MBRWork 1.07b
a utility to perform some common and uncommon MBR functions

MBRTool 2.3.200
backup, verify, restore, edit, refresh, remove, display, re-write...

DiskMan 4.2
all in one tool for cmos, bios, bootrecord and more

BootFix Utility
Run this utility if you get 'Invalid system disk'

MBR SAVE / RESTORE 2.1
BootSave and BootRest tools to save / restore MBR

Boot Partition 2.60
add Partition in the Windows NT/2000/XP Multi-boot loader

Smart Boot Manager 3.7.1
a multi boot manager

MBRWizard 2.0b
Directly update and modify the MBR (Master Boot Record)

Grub4Dos installer 1.1
an universal boot loader GRUB for DOS installer

MbrFix 1.3
To backup, restore, fix the boot code in the MBR
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
BIOS / CMOS Tools
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
CMOS 0.93
CMOS Save / Restore Tool

BIOS Cracker 5.0
BIOS password remover (cmospwd)

BIOS Utility 1.35.0
BIOS Informations, password, beep codes and more.

!BIOS 3.20
a powerfull utility for bios and cmos

DISKMAN4
a powerful all in one utility

UniFlash 1.40
bios flash utility

Kill CMOS
a tiny utility to wipe cmos

Award DMI Configuration Utility 2.43
DMI Configuration utility for modifying/viewing the MIDF contents.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
MultiMedia Tools
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Picture Viewer 1.94
Picture viewer for dos, supports more then 40 filetypes.

QuickView Pro 2.58
movie viewer for dos, supports many format including divx.

MpxPlay 1.56
a small Music Player for dos
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Password Tools
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Active Password Changer 3.0.420
To Reset User Password on windows NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista (FAT/NTFS)

Offline NT/2K/XP Password Changer
utility to reset windows nt/2000/xp administrator/user password.

Registry Reanimator 1.02
Check and Restore structure of the Damaged Registry files of NT/2K/XP

NTPWD
utility to reset windows nt/2000/xp administrator/user password.

Registry Viewer 4.2
Registry Viewer/Editor for Win9x/Me/NT/2K/XP

ATAPWD 1.2
Hard Disk Password Utility

TrueCrypt 6.3
On-the-fly disk encryption tool, can create a virtual encrypted disk within a file
and mount it as a real disk, can also encrypt an entire HDD/Partition/USB Drive

Content Advisor Password Remover 1.01
It Removes Content Advisor Password from Internet Explorer

Password Renew 1.1
Utility to (re)set windows passwords

WindowsGate 1.1
Enables/Disables Windows logon password validation

WinKeyFinder 1.73
Allows you to View and Change Windows XP/2003 Product Keys, backup and restore
activation related files, backup Microsoft Office 97, 2000 SP2, XP/2003 keys etc.

XP Key Reader 2.7
Can decode the XP-key on Local or Remote systems

ProduKey 1.38
Recovers lost the product key of your Windows/Office

WirelessKeyView 1.30
Recovers all wireless network keys (WEP/WPA) stored in your computer by WZC

MessenPass 1.27
A password recovery tool that reveals the passwords of several instant messangers

Mail PassView 1.52
Recovers mail passwords of Outlook Express, MS Outlook, IncrediMail, Eudora, etc.

Asterisk Logger 1.04
Reveal passwords hidden behind asterisk characters.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
NTFS (FileSystems) Tools
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
NTFS Dos Pro 5.0
To access ntfs partitions from Dos

NTFS 4 Dos 1.9
To access ntfs partitions from Dos

Paragon Mount Everything 3.0
To access NTFS, Ext2FS, Ext3FS partitions from dos

NTFS Dos 3.02
To access ntfs partitions from Dos

EditBINI 1.01
to Edit boot.ini on NTFS Partition
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Browsers / File Managers
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Volkov Commander 4.99
Dos File Manager with LongFileName/ntfs support
(Similar to Norton Commander)

Dos Command Center 5.1
Classic dos-based file manager.

File Wizard 1.35
a file manager - colored files, drag and drop copy, move, delete etc.

File Maven 3.5
an advanced Dos file manager with high speed PC-to-PC file
transfers via serial or parallel cable

FastLynx 2.0
Dos file manager with Pc to Pc file transfer capability

Dos Navigator 6.4.0
Dos File Manager, Norton Commander clone but has much more features.

Mini Windows 98
Can run from Ram Drive, with ntfs support,
Added 7-Zip, Disk Defragmenter, Notepad / RichText Editor,
Image Viewer, .avi .mpg .divx .xvid Movie Player, etc...

Mini Windows Xp
Portable Windows Xp that runs from CD/USB/Ram Drive, with Network and SATA support

7-Zip 9.07 beta
File Manager/Archiver Supports 7z, ZIP, GZIP, BZIP2, TAR, RAR, CAB, ISO, ARJ, LZH, CHM, MSI, WIM, Z, CPIO, RPM, DEB and NSIS formats

Opera Web Browser 8.53
One of the fastest, smallest and smartest full-featured web browser
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Other Tools
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ghost Walker 11.5
utility that changes the security ID (SID) for Windows NT, 2000 and XP

DosCDroast beta 2
Dos CD Burning Tools

Universal TCP/IP Network 6.4
MSDOS Network Client to connect via TCP/IP to a Microsoft based
network. The network can either be a peer-to-peer or a server based
network, it contains 91 different network card drivers

HxD 1.7.7.0
Hex Editor provides tools to inspect and edit files, main memory, disks/disk images

Virtual Floppy Drive 2.1
enables you to create and mount a virtual floppy drive on your NT/2000/XP/Vista

FileDisk Mount Tool 25
to mount ISO/BIN/NRG/MDF/IMA images on windows.

Streams 1.56
Reveal/Delete NTFS alternate data streams

NewSID 4.10
utility that changes the security ID (SID) for Windows NT, 2000 and XP
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dos Tools
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
USB CD-Rom Driver 1
Standard usb_cd.sys driver for cd drive

Universal USB Driver 2
Panasonic v2.20 ASPI Manager for USB mass storage

ASUSTeK USB Driver 3
ASUS USB CD-ROM Device Driver Version 1.00

SCSI Support
SCSI Drivers for Dos

SATA Support
SATA Driver (gcdrom.sys) and JMicron JMB361 (xcdrom.sys) for Dos

1394 Firewire Support
1394 Firewire Drivers for Dos

Interlnk support at COM1
To access another computer from COM port

Interlnk support at LPT1
To access another computer from LPT port

and too many great dos tools
very good collection of dos utilities
extract.exe pkzip.exe pkunzip.exe lha.exe gzip.exe
uharcd.exe imgExtrc.exe xcopy.exe diskcopy.com mouse.com
undelete.com edit.com fdisk.exe fdisk2.exe fdisk3.exe
lf.exe delpart.exe wipe.com zap.com format.com
deltree.exe more.com find.exe hex.exe debug.exe
split.exe mem.exe attrib.com sys.com smartdrv.exe
xmsdsk.exe killer.exe share.exe scandisk.exe scanreg.exe
guest.exe doskey.exe duse.exe move.exe setver.exe
intersvr.exe interlnk.exe loadlin.exe lfndos.exe doslfn.com
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cleaners
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
SpaceMonger 1.4
keeping track of the free space on your computer

WinDirStat 1.1.2.80
a disk usage statistics viewer and cleanup tool for Windows.

CCleaner 2.25
Crap Cleaner is a freeware system optimization and privacy tool
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Optimizers
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
PageDfrg 2.32
System file Defragmenter For NT/2k/XP

NT Registry Optimizer 1.1j
Registry Optimization for Windows NT/2000/2003/XP/Vista

DefragNT 1.9
This tool presents the user with many options for disk defragmenting

JkDefrag 3.36
Free disk defragment and optimize utility for Windows 2000/2003/XP/Vista/Windows 7
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Network Tools
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Angry IP Scanner 2.21
Scan IP addresses in any range as well as any their ports

CurrPorts 1.80
displays the list of all currently opened TCP and UDP ports on your computer

TCPView 2.54
Lists TCP and UDP endpoints, including the Local/Remote addresses of TCP connections

Winsock 2 Fix for 9x
to fix corrupted Winsock2 information by poorly written Internet programs

XP TCP/IP Repair 1.0
Repair your Windows XP Winsock and TCP/IP registry errors
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Process Tools
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dependency Walker 2.2
Checks for missing/invalid DLL/modules/functions for any exe/dll/ocx/sys.

IB Process Manager 1.04
a little process manager for 9x/2k, shows dll info etc.

Process Explorer 11.33
shows you information about which handles and DLLs processes have opened or loaded

OpenedFilesView 1.46
View opened/locked files in your system, sharing violation issues

Pocket KillBox 2.0.0.978
can be used to get rid of files that stubbornly refuse to allow you to delete them

ProcessActivityView 1.10
Detailed process access information read/write/opened files etc

Unlocker 1.8.8
This tool can delete file/folder when you get this message - Cannot delete file:
Access is denied, The file is in use by another program etc.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Registry Tools
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
RegScanner 1.80
Tool to find/search in the Registry of Windows

Registry Editor PE 0.9c
Easy editing of remote registry hives and user profiles

Registry Restore Wizard 1.0.4
Restores a corrupted system registry from Xp System Restore
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Startup Tools
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Autoruns 9.56
Displays All the entries from startup folder, Run, RunOnce, and other Registry keys,
Explorer shell extensions,toolbars, browser helper objects, Winlogon notifications,
auto-start services, Scheduled Tasks, Winsock, LSA Providers, Remove Drivers
and much more which helps to remove nasty spyware/adware and viruses.

Silent Runners Revision 60
A free script that helps detect spyware, malware and adware in the startup process

Startup Control Panel 2.8
a tool to edit startup programs

Startup Monitor 1.02
it notifies you when any program registers itself to run at system startup

HijackThis 2.0.2
a general homepage hijackers detector and remover and more
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tweakers
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dial a Fix 0.60.0.24
Fix errors and problems with COM/ActiveX object errors and missing registry entries,
Automatic Updates, SSL, HTTPS, and Cryptography service (signing/verification)
issues, Reinstall internet explorer etc. comes with the policy scanner

Ultimate Windows Tweaker 2.0
A TweakUI Utility for tweaking and optimizing Windows Vista

TweakUI 2.10
This PowerToy gives you access to system settings that are not exposed in the Windows Xp

Xp-AntiSpy 3.97.5
it tweaks some Windows XP functions, and disables some unneeded Windows services quickly

Shell Extensions Manager (ShellExView) 1.45
An excellent tool to View and Manage all installed Context-menu/Shell extensions

EzPcFix 1.0.0.16
Helpful tool when trying to remove viruses, spyware, and malware

RemoveWGA 1.2
Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications Removal tool

RRT - Remove Restrictions Tool 3.0
To Re-enable Ctrl+Alt+Del, Folder Options and Registry tools etc.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Antivirus Tools
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool 7.0.0.290 (1811)
Free on-demand virus scanner from Kaspersky Lab to remove viruses.

Spybot - Search & Destroy 1.6.2 (1811)
Application to scan for spyware, adware, hijackers and other malicious software.

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.41 (1811)
anti-malware application that can thoroughly remove even the most advanced malware.

SpywareBlaster 4.2 (1811)
Prevent the installation of spyware and other potentially unwanted software.

SmitFraudFix 2.424
This removes Some of the popular Desktop Hijack malware

ComboFix (1811)
Designed to cleanup malware infections and restore settings modified by malware

CWShredder 2.19
Popular CoolWebSearch Trojan Remover tool

RootkitRevealer 1.7.1
Rootkit Revealer is an advanced patent-pending root kit detection utility.

SuperAntispyware 4.30 (1811)
Remove Malware, Rootkits, Spyware, Adware, Worms, Parasites (a must have tool)

----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hiren's BootCD 10.1 For information about this bootcd please visit http://www.hiren.info Please email feedback to: thankihiren(a)hotmail.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

Disk Usage for Windows DU V1.33

DU V 1.33

Most Unix operating systems come with a du command for users and system administrators to help determine which directories use the most file space. This is useful if file space is getting low and one needs to determine where to start looking for files to remove and/or archive.

Du (disk usage) reports the disk space usage for the directory you specify. By default it recurses directories to show the total size of a directory and its subdirectories.

And For the Better Usage use this command along with sort command

Click Here To Download File Disk Usage V1.33 (114KB)



D:\>du /?

Du v1.33 - report directory disk usage
Copyright (C) 2005-2007 Mark Russinovich
Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com

usage: du [[-v] [-l ] | [-n]] [-q]
-l Specify subdirectory depth of information (default is all levels).
-n Do not recurse.
-q Quiet (no banner).
-u Count only unique occurances.
-v Show size (in KB) of intermediate directories.

Ex:

D:\>du -q
Files: 20076
Directories: 1908
Size: 44,253,384,032 bytes
Size on disk: 43,585,310,783 bytes


D:\>du -l 1 |sort /r |more

Du v1.33 - report directory disk usage
Copyright (C) 2005-2007 Mark Russinovich
Sysinternals - www.sysinternals.com

Size: 44,253,384,032 bytes
Size on disk: 43,585,310,783 bytes
Files: 20076
Directories: 1908
43,216,195 D:\
22,030,072 D:\softwares
11,305,649 D:\cms
3,006,828 D:\Sep 172.16.10.97 Backup
1,749,061 D:\desktop on 130709
1,617,558 D:\Laxman
1,494,092 D:\DP LOGS
863,423 D:\2012
647,411 D:\PCS Motherboard
206,442 D:\OLD
187,640 D:\Admin User Backup
16,566 D:\Venkat
5,502 D:\audio
5,275 D:\inventory on 172.16.10.99
2,291 D:\PsTools
268 D:\ntwdblib.dll
231 D:\CMS User Backup
64 D:\font
16 D:\Help
0 D:\Test.txt

Windows system file missing or corrupt

Windows XP: \windows\system32\config\system file missing or corrupt

To complete part one, follow these steps:

1. Insert the Windows XP startup disk into the floppy disk drive, or insert the Windows XP CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive, and then restart the computer.
Click to select any options that are required to start the computer from the CD-ROM drive if you are prompted to do so.

2. When the "Welcome to Setup" screen appears, press R to start the Recovery Console.

3. If you have a dual-boot or multiple-boot computer, select the installation that you want to access from the Recovery Console.

4. When you are prompted to do so, type the Administrator password. If the administrator password is blank, just press ENTER.

5. At the Recovery Console command prompt, type the following lines, pressing ENTER after you type each line:

REN c:\windows\repair\system c:\windows\system32\config\OLDsystem
REN c:\windows\repair\software c:\windows\system32\config\OLDsoftware
REN c:\windows\repair\sam c:\windows\system32\config\OLDsam
REN c:\windows\repair\security c:\windows\system32\config\OLDsecurity
REN c:\windows\repair\default c:\windows\system32\config\OLDdefault

copy c:\windows\repair\system c:\windows\system32\config\system
copy c:\windows\repair\software c:\windows\system32\config\software
copy c:\windows\repair\sam c:\windows\system32\config\sam
copy c:\windows\repair\security c:\windows\system32\config\security
copy c:\windows\repair\default c:\windows\system32\config\default


6. Type exit to quit Recovery Console. Your computer will restart.

Search Option Problem

Search Option is not Working Properly

This may be caused by Virus. So First of all try to clean Virus with Anti virus then try the following commands.

Click Start
Select Run
Type the following commands
1) regsvr32 wshom.ocx
2) regsvr32 jscript.dll
3) regsvr32 urlmon.dll

Then try to open search option, you will find its working properly......

NTLDR Missing

Related errors:

Below are the full error messages that may be seen when the computer is booting.

NTLDR is Missing
Press any key to restart

Boot: Couldn't find NTLDR
Please insert another disk

NTLDR is missing

Press Ctrl Alt Del to Restart

Causes:

1. Computer is booting from a non-bootable source.
2. Computer hard disk drive is not properly setup in BIOS.
3. Corrupt NTLDR and/or NTDETECT.COM file.
4. Misconfiguration with the boot.ini file.
5. Attempting to upgrade from a Windows 95, 98, or ME computer that is using FAT32.
6. New hard disk drive being added.
7. Corrupt boot sector / master boot record.
8. Seriously corrupted version of Windows 2000 or Windows XP.
9. Loose or Faulty IDE/EIDE hard disk drive cable.
10. Failing to enable USB keyboard support in the BIOS.

Solutions:

1. Insert the Windows Bootable CD into the computer.
2. When prompted to press any key to boot from the CD, press any key.
3. Once in the Windows setup menu press the "R" key to repair Windows.
4. Log into your Windows installation by pressing the "1" key and pressing enter.
5. You will then be prompted for your administrator password, enter that password or else press Enter Key.
   
6. Copy the below two files to the root directory of the primary hard disk. In the below example we are copying these files from the CD-ROM drive letter, which in this case is "e." This letter may be different on your computer.
   
   copy e:\i386\ntldr c:\
   copy e:\i386\ntdetect.com c:\
7. Then type the following command, and then press ENTER to check Boot.ini
   type c:\Boot.ini Then you get a list similar to the following:

8. [boot loader]
   timeout=30
   default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
   
   [operating systems]
   multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect
   

9. Or else If you receive the following message, the Boot.ini file may be missing or damaged:
   The system cannot find the file or directory specified.
10. Type bootcfg /rebuild, and then press ENTER.
11. When the Windows installation is located, the following instructions are displayed:
    Add installation to boot list? (Yes/No/All)
    [Type Y in response to this message.]
    
    Enter Load Identifier:
    [This is the name of the operating system. Type Windows XP Professional or Windows XP Home Edition.]
    
    Enter OS Load options:
    [Leave this field blank, and then press ENTER].
    After you perform the preceding steps, restart the computer, and then select the first item on the boot menu. This should allow Windows XP to start normally.
    
    After Windows XP has successfully loaded, the Boot.ini can be modified to remove the incorrect entry

CSRCS.exe error message

This was the error message faced by one of our readers that when he boots the PC up, the CSRCS.exe error message comes up on the screen.

csrsc.exe is a process which is registered as W32.Spybot.CF virus DO NOT confuse it with csrss.exe which is an important file used by Windows. The attackers of this virus can access our computer and gain access to some important data remotely.

Steps to remove this virus:

1. Scan the system with a good and updated Anti Virus.

2. Open Task Manager locate this exe (csrcs.exe or csrsc.exe but not csrss.exe), and kill the process.

3. Now type msconfig in the Run box, and then go to startup tab.

4. Locate this exe file, if any, and then remove it from there as well.

5. Now search the file in the C: drive.

6. Permanently delete the file (csrcs.exe or csrsc.exe only) from the computer.

7. Reboot the PC for changes to take place.

UPDATE

After doing the above steps, you need to clean the registry as well.

1. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\
2. On the right side, there is a key named “Shell”, it may be having a value “explorer.exe csrcs.exe”. Just modify it to delete the csrcs.exe from it (not explorer.exe). Restart the computer

The virus should have gone.

Regedit is Disabled by Administrator

Error : Regedit is Disabled by Administrator

1) Click Start --> Run -->Type gpedit.msc in the run field

2) Group Policy settings windows should open

3) Under the "User Configuration", expand the fields Administrative Templates --> System

4) At the Right Side Pane Select and either Not Configured or Disable the "Prevent Access to Registry Editing Tools"

5) Just type following in RUN dialog box and press :

REG add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v DisableRegistryTools /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

6) Restart the System.

CMD is not Opening

If Command Prompt is not Opening

Method 1

1) Click Start --> Run -->Type %comspec% in the run field

It Will open the command Prompt at C:\WINDOWS\system32>

2) After Open command prompt, type the following "reg add" command.

REG add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System" /f /v DisableCMD /t REG_DWORD /d 0

Method 2

1) Click Start --> Run -->Type gpedit.msc in the run field

2) Group Policy settings windows should open

3) Under the "User Configuration", expand the fields Administrative Templates --> System

4) Under the "System", double click on "Prevent access to the command prompt" option, select either "Disabled" or "Not Configured" field and click on apply button.

5) Wait for group policy to refresh or reboot the computer. Command Prompt should be enable.

Folder Options is not visible

If Folder option is missing from tools menu

Many times Windows users face a common problem. The "Folder Options" in "Tools" menu is not visible. Even It can't be accessed from Control Panel.

Method 1

1) Click "Start" Button
2) Select "Run"
3) Type "regedit"



4) Navigate Cursor to the following Key

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Policies\Explorer

5) After Pointing the System, Check in the right pane, whether a DWORD value named NoFolderOptions Exists or not? if Exists Delete it.


Method 2

1) Click Start --> Run -->Type gpedit.msc in the run field

2) Group Policy settings windows should open

3) Under the "User Configuration", expand the fields Administrative Templates --> Windows Components --> Windows Explorer

4) Search in the Right Side Pane for Remove Folder Options Menu item from the Tools Menu and select Disable.

5) Restart the System.

Install Recovery Console as boot menu option

You definately should install the Recovery Console as a boot option in case you experience any problems later. The Recovery Console lets you repair a damaged or non-booting windows installation.

1) Log in as administrator, insert the Windows XP Setup CD into your CD-ROM drive.

2) Go to Start -> Run ->

4) Type D:\i386\winnt32.exe /cmdcons where D:\ is CD-ROM drive

5) Reboot

Configure Automatic Administrator Logon for Recovery Console

Complete the following steps while logged on with administrative credentials:

1) Go to Start->Run->

2) Type %SystemRoot%\system32\secpol.msc /s

3) Click Local Policies, and then click Security Options.

4) Double-click the Recovery Console: Allow automatic administrative logon policy, and set it to Enabled.

From now on when you start Recovery Console, you are not prompted for a password!

Search Option Problem

Virus is the prior reason in disappearance of Search Option. Do the Following to restore your search option

1) Click Start and then Run

2) Run the following files

• regsvr32 wshom.ocx
• regsvr32 jscript.dll
• regsvr32 urlmon.dll

3) Then you will see that your search engine works normally

Task Manager is blocked by Administrator

Error : Task Manager Disabled by Administrator

This may caused by either Virus or OS misbehaving. To Over come this do the following steps to get back your Task Manager.

Method 1

1) Click "Start" Button
2) Select "Run"
3) Type "regedit"

4)Navigate Cursor to the following key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
5) After Pointing the System, Check in the right pane for Disabletaskmgr, if you find it double click and change the D-word Valu to zero(0)
6) Close the regedit and restart system

7) Last but not Least When ever if u find any errors like this, That indicates Your System is infected with Virus. Better Update your anti virus software.


Method 2

Open command prompt, type the following "reg add" command.

REG add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System" /f /v DisableTaskMgr /t REG_DWORD /d 0

Method 3

1) Click Start --> Run -->Type gpedit.msc in the run field

2) Group Policy settings windows should open

3) Under the "User Configuration", expand the fields Administrative Templates --> System --> Ctrl+Alt+Delete --> Remove Task Manager

4) Double click the "Remove Task Manager" option, select either "Disabled" or "Not Configured" field and click on apply button.

5) Wait for group policy to refresh or reboot the computer. Task Manager should be enable.

Self File Protection System In Windows ( SFC )

System File Checker

Windows XP has the ability to protect itself from system instability caused by the overwriting important system files. This is a problem with Windows 95 and Windows 98. With the introduction of Windows Millennium Edition, Microsoft made a strong effort to stop this from happening. Now, in Windows XP, there is a much better protection of these important files. This system is called Windows File Protection

Windows File Protection is always enabled and allows Windows digitally signed files to replace existing files safely. If you introduce a file replacement in any other way, Windows File protection will overwrite your file!

An important part of Windows File Protection is the command line utility: System File Checker (sfc.exe) This is a great tool for troubleshooting Windows XP problems.

Using sfc /scannow

The main reason for using this utility is when you suspect there may be a problem with a Windows XP system file. Perhaps you get a dialog box appear informing you of a problem with a .dll file, or your program will just not load! It is therefore worth checking to see if there are any corrupt system files using scannow sfc.

To do this simply go to the Run box on the Start Menu and type in: sfc /scannow

This command will immediately initiate the Windows File Protection service to scan all protected files and make sure of their correctness, replacing any files that it finds with a problem.

Note : Make Sure That OS CD On Drive.

A box should appear to give an indication of how long the process is taking.
If all goes as it should, any corrupt, missing or incorrect files would be replaced by this process. However, as with most actions in this world, things can go wrong and the following should help!

The most frequent complaint with scannow /sfc is that a dialog box appears asking you to insert your Windows XP CD-ROM to continue.

Why Does This Happen ?

There are several settings in your computer's registry that are checked when you run scannow /sfc.

As stated before, the Windows File Protection constantly monitors for any changes to the main system files. These are usually stored in C:WINDOWS\System32\Dllcache (C: in most cases is the root drive) The dllcache folder is extremely important so Windows XP hides it from you! To view it go to:

My Computer -> Tools -> Folder Options -> View -> "uncheck" Hide protected operating system files.

There is normally no need for the original XP CD to be inserted as your computer has a copy it can get hold of in this cache.

But, if the Dllcache folder, or part of it, has become corrupted for some reason then you will be prompted for the XP CD - so your computer can get a clean copy!

However, not ALL installations of Windows XP have ALL the system files cached into this folder! You may only have around 25-50MB of files in this folder under Windows XP depending on the settings in the registry.

McAfee Command Line Tool (SDAT)

Virus Clean Tool

Download the tool with given link and Follow the steps to clean Virus:

1) Click Here to Download a File (Download) (OR) Go to the following link http://www.mcafee.com/apps/downloads/security_updates/superdat.asp?region=us&segment=enterprise

• Select SDAT tab
• Click on sdat5598.exe and save the file

• NOTE: Verify that the file should be more than 100MB

2) Create a folder SDAT at c:\

3) Copy the file into SDAT folder.

4) Turn off System Restore on All Drives.

• To turn off System Restore Do the Following.
• Right Click on My Computer icon on Desktop Select Properties.
• Select System Restore tab, put a click on Check box and click ok

5) Reboot the System and Press F2/F8/ or whatever your computer document suggest when the POST begins but before Windows start.

6) Select Safe Mode and allow the system to boot in Safe Mode.

7) Click START Select Run and type CMD to get Command Console.

8) Type cd \SDAT.

9) Type sdat5598.exe /e at command console .

10) This Command will Extract 19 files.

11) After Extracting all files Type "scan /adl /all /clean" Command.

12) This Will Clean virus from your system.

13) After Completing scanning restart your computer Normal Mode.

14) Turn on System Restore point (For this user Point 4)