Tech Applications & tools

**Richard1** · April 13th, 2005, 12:35 PM

I would like to add a section of the site for free tech tools & apps. Boot disks & utilities, overclocking software and more. What free application or tool would you like to see added?

**geeksRus** · April 13th, 2005, 01:14 PM

Ultimate Boot CD
Public Anti-Virus CD

**iceman** · April 13th, 2005, 01:36 PM

Microsoft Anti-Spyware Beta
Ad-aware (free version)
Spybot
NeWt (security)
Ethereal (Packet Sniffer)
Memtester
autopatcher xp

**Great White North** · April 13th, 2005, 01:37 PM

Well spyware tools is a must and a list of free online scanners

**kato2274** · April 13th, 2005, 02:31 PM

bart-pe

nt offline password recovery (though this is on the ultimate boot cd mentioned earlier)

**TechZ** · April 13th, 2005, 02:39 PM

Free online scans:
Trend Micro Online Scan: http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
Panda Online Scan: http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/

UBCD is really good as it comes with a complete set of tools.

BartPE is another good one.

BTW, we've had a thread on this a while back and a 2 page discussion on UBCD here

**Mayet** · April 13th, 2005, 03:51 PM

Tech he is asking what we would like to see here on windrivers not what we techs would take on the road. its different although some ideas may be gained from that thread

personally I think it would be great if there was progys like

ie eradictor
some more common dll's..like nvcpl.dll I hate that nvidia control panel dll
nvidia removal tools
msconfig for win2k
most of the others suggestions like boot disks
everest
hard disk data recovery
hard drive ultilities like seagate disk wizard
zero fill and low level utilities
via 4 in one drivers
winzip

there is more in my wee mind but it's fried this morning so I will post some more ideas later...

by the way great idea. i personally would love to find all the stuff I need in the one spot.

**TechZ** · April 13th, 2005, 05:27 PM

Here is one : http://windowsxp.mvps.org/IEFIX.htm

Good for a quick IE fix.

**crazyman** · April 13th, 2005, 07:13 PM

I like this little app

and this one too

and ofcourse this one for older video cards

**crazyman** · April 13th, 2005, 07:43 PM

here's one that should be on EVERY pc !

**TechZ** · April 14th, 2005, 04:30 AM

thats not really needed for this thread I think, altho everyone should install that, get that research moving faster

StartCPL I use all the time. You get lots of neat little apps when using AutoPatcherXP (sig)

**shamus** · April 14th, 2005, 07:38 AM

http://www.pcinspector.de/

**NooNoo** · April 14th, 2005, 02:04 PM

http://www.hijackfree.com/en/ Got to be the best services listing I have seen... including Giant/MS Beta Antispy... which btw slowed my machine to a crawl when left running in the systray...