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Using PC Repair Power Tools

Posted by on Apr 11, 2007 | 6 Comments

Do you have a full set of PC repair tools (software) at your disposal? Are you confident that you have enough to take on pretty much any task that the computing world might throw at you? Chances are, this is a resounding no. So perhaps you better have a look at The PC Repair System. By themselves, none of these apps are all that mind blowing. But once you see them altogether on a portable USB drive, their apparent value begins to shine with an almost blinding light.

So this brings us to today’s question: which set of software tools are you completely lost without? Are they standalone executables, LiveCDs or even something that is loaded up from a USB drive as seen above? However you do it, hit the comments above and tell me all about it. Because who knows, you may have stumbled onto something that I have not.

[tags]live cd, repair tools, pc help, USB drive, power tools[/tags]

  • Jerrod

    I use Ultimate Boot CD 4 Windows (UBCD4Win) all the time for computer repairs. I would be lost without it. It has helped restore registries that couldn’t be fixed any other way as well as removing spyware, adware, and viruses that can’t be easily removed while windows is running. It has also saved info off of old hard drives that were about to crash. It has many other tools, but The Ultimate Boot CD 4 Windows is a must in computer repair for me.

  • Paul

    Matt
    I absolutely require “Tune Up Utilities 2007″ for cleaning my PC. It’s the best set of tools that balances great interface, ease of use, and array of power tools for pc maintenance. I have tried and also highly recommend jv16 Power Tools, but the interface is not as friendly for novices.

  • Chris

    I have found the latest Knoppix Live CD very useful for data recovery and system repairs, I believe it also gives access to NTFS partitions.

    I’m a big fan of the whole portable OS/application thing. In case anyone else is interested, here are few resosurces.

    Linux on a Pen Drive:
    http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=174939

    XP on a Pen Drive:
    http://www.winusb.de/index_en.html
    http://www.informationweek.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=177102101

    Portable/Self Contained Apps:
    http://www.portablefreeware.com/
    http://www.lifehacker.com/software/thumb-drive/
    http://portableapps.com/
    http://dimio.altervista.org/eng/

  • Patrick

    Steve Gibson’s Spinrite 6, Hijackthis, JV16 and Sisinternal’s Process Explorer are a some must haves for me. Not all are free, but they are essential in my tool kit.

  • Anonymous

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  • Randy Allen

    It’s a Microsoft world, so we have to be compatible. iWork does work, but that’s a lot of hoops to jump through for the non-technical people. Just a comment on Microsoft’s offering for Mac, they always seem to just throw it together and leave a lot of features out that are in the Windows version. To me, it’s Microsoft’s way of saying, “That’s what you get for using a Mac. Deal with it!” To be fair, it’s not just Microsoft. A lot of software available on both platforms have fewer features on the Mac version.