Utilities

http:/ / www.ss64.com/ nt/ index.html
An A-Z Index of the Windows NT/XP command line with resource links and syntax usage.

http:/ / www.joejoesoft.com/ ac.php
ArsClip is a FREE (freeware) utility for the windows clipboard. ArsClip monitors the clipboard and keeps track of the entries. Press a configurable hotkey and select an item (or items) to quickly paste into a program. Features: Multiple permanent items groups; Picture, RichText, File Copy, Unicode, HTML support; Keypress emulation; Form Mode for pasting multiple fields; Highly configurable

http:/ / www.autopatcher.com/
A FREE all-in-one updater for Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows 2003. It combines all of the available fixes and updates into an ISO files that you can run prior to connecting your PC to the Internet. Thus you're able to perform a complete install offline so your PC is up-to-date and protected before you venture onto the web. (Service Pack 1 is required.)

http:/ / www.mdgx.com/
Many links to Windows related products and obsolete (or hard-to-find) programs. My favorite page is the <A HREF="http://www.mdgx.com/xptoy.htm" TARGET=_blank>FREE Windows NT4/2000/XP/2003 Extras</A> page.

http:/ / www.nu2.nu/ pebuilder/
Bart's PE Builder helps you build a "BartPE" (Bart Preinstalled Environment) bootable Windows CD-Rom or DVD from the original Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 installation/setup CD, very suitable for PC maintenance tasks. It will give you a complete Win32 environment with network support, a graphical user interface (800x600) and FAT/NTFS/CDFS filesystem support. Very handy for burn-in testing systems with no OS, rescuing files to a network share, virus scan and so on.

http:/ / www.pcmag.com/ article2/ 0,4149,1158997,00.asp
BHOs are a special type of add-in for Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher. Poorly written BHOs can cause Explorer to crash. Windows doesn't provide a way to see the BHOs on your system, and some BHOs (for example, adware) operate invisibly and don't have a user interface. BHO Cop can solve these problems.

http:/ / www.broadbandreports.com/ faq/ 578
DRTCP is not a patch, but a shortcut (GUI interface) into your registry. This is where you set RWIN (RcvWindow). RWIN is the single most important tweak. Raising Rwin from default (8760 for Win95/98/98SE/NT and 17520 for WinME/2K/XP), can greatly improve download speeds. Why? Here is my kindergarten analogy: Default RWIN for broadband, is like having a tiny straw in a thick milk shake, only so much can get through the straw (line), so fast. By putting a larger straw (higher RWIN) in that same thick shake, you allow more shake (data) to come through faster...

http:/ / www.liquidninja.com/ metapad/
metapad is a small, fast (and completely free) text editor for Windows 9x and Windows NT with similar features to Microsoft Notepad but with many extra (and rather useful) features. It was designed to completely replace Notepad since it includes all of Notepad's features and much, much more.

http:/ / www.microsoft.com/ office/ 000/ viewers.asp
With the help of these converters and viewers, you can share your Microsoft Office files with people who have versions of Office applications different than your own, or even with people who don't have Office at all. Supports Microsoft Office 2000, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access and Visio.

http:/ / www.passmark.com/ products/ diskcheckup.htm
DiskCheckup lists SMART attributes for EIDE drives and alerts you if things are starting to go wrong.

http:/ / www.geocities.jp/ br_kato/
Restore files which are deleted from the recycle bin or deleted while holding down the Shift key by mistake. Conversely, this program has another function that makes it almost impossible to restore all deleted files. You can use it after deletion of confidential documents, embarrassing files and so on.

http:/ / www.dx21.com/ SCRIPTING/ RUNDLL32/ REFGUIDE.ASP
Lots of great uses for RUNDLL32.exe that can be accessed from the Run Menu or from a RUN command. Very useful for getting to control panel functions from your users locked-down machines.

http:/ / www.sysinternals.com/
The Sysinternals web site provides you with advanced utilities, technical information, and source code related to Windows 9x, Windows Me, and Windows NT/2000/XP/2K3 internals that you won't find anywhere else. Process Explorer, Filemon, Regmon, and PsTools.

http:/ / www.megspace.com/ computers/ tinyspell/
Occasionally you need to check the spelling of words in an application that does not include a spelling checker and you don't want to launch your word processor just for that. This is when tinySpell becomes handy. It is a small utility that allows you to easily and quickly check the spelling of words in any Windows application. tinySpell monitors your typing on the fly and alerts you whenever it detects a misspelled word. It also checks the spelling of every word you copy to the clipboard.

http:/ / www.dirk-loss.de/ win-tools.htm
Useful diagnostic, network and security tool utilities that can be run directly from CD-ROM. Free of charge (or non-commercial).