Drivers & Devices Tools:
HP System Diag Tool 1.5 (Uninstall Cached Drivers)
Everest – System Info Tool (2006)
Double Driver (Driver Backup Tool)
SIV – System Information Viewer
DriverAgent Scanner – On-line scan and update your drivers
Driver Detective – update and troubleshoot Drivers tool
VersionTracker – Info on the latest Drivers and Software
MyPcCenter – info on your computer (ActiveX)
PC Wizard 2007 – Advanced System Information
Memory Tools:
Windows Memory Diagnostics (RAM Test)
HP Format Boot-USB Utility (Use to format a USB-Disk to boot to DOS/Ntldr)
Bootable Links:
Guide: Hiren's BootCD From USB Flash Drive
Guide: WeetHet - Boot from USB Flash drive
Guide for Installing and booting Windows XP from a USB drive
How to Speedup Windows Vista using a Flash Drive
BootDisk.com (Boot Floppy Images)
Explanation of the Windows XP Boot Process
Misc. Diagnostics Links:
SpeedFan – Background CPU/MB/HD temperature Monitoring (Freeware)
ProcessExpolorer – Info on processes, threads, running DLL's and more
ItBiProcManager – Alternative Task Manager (for use when the original is blocked)
Repair Dead Pixels on LCD & Plasma
Hard Drive Diagnostics Tools and Utilities
Bios Information:
BiosAgent Scanner – Info on your BIOS/RAM/M.B (Download & Run)
BIOS- A guide to optimize your BIOS
BIOS- A guide to get to know your BIOS
BIOS- Understanding the BIOS Beep Codes 1
BIOS- Understanding the BIOS Beep Codes 2
BIOS- Understanding the BIOS Beep Codes 3
Passwords Utilities:
http://www.nirsoft.net/ (Misc Pwd Tools)
MessenPass (ICQ, MSN Passwords)
MailPassView (Outlook,
OE, Incredimail and More)
DialupPass (VPN, Dialups Passwords)
Pspv (AutoComplete, IE Saved Pwds and More)
IEpv (AutoComplete, IE Saved
Pwds and More)
NetPass (Net Shares
stored Pwds)
WirelessKey
(Wireless WEP/WPA Keys)
*** SaveMyData2 (Auto-Backup using
all of the above tools and much more...)
Windows Updates Utilities:
nLiteOS – I386 customiser: remove
components, integrate updates+drivers
DriverPacks for I386 CD
Windows Updates Packs for I386 CD
RyanVM's Windows XP Post-SP2 Update Pack
AutoPatcher – Installer w/ full updates for Windows
Windows Updates Downloader Tool
Startup & Performance Utilities:
http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities.html
AutoRuns
– Manage your startup settings
FreeRAM
XP Pro – Defrag your RAM to free resources (Freeware)
Debugging Windows Errors:
Troubleshooting Windows Explorer Errors
Manual BSOD (Press R-Ctrl + Twice ScrollLock to BSOD – after you apply this RegFile)
www.Eventid.Net (Event ID Help DB)
Microsoft Events and Errors Message Center
http://kadaitcha.cx/stop_err.html (XP STOP Blue Screens 1)
http://aumha.org/win5/kbestop.htm (XP STOP Blue Screens 2)
http://www.5starsupport.com/info/stop_error.htm (XP STOP Blue Screens 3)
http://www.theeldergeek.com/stop_error_messages.htm
(XP STOP Blue Screens 4)
Troubleshooting Knowledgebase:
SysInfo.Org:
Startup Programs & CLSID lists
Microsoft Technical Knowledge-Base
Networking Hardware
Default Passwords List