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[b]MBR (Master Boot Record) Tools[/b]

Boot Partition 2.60: Add Partition in the Windows NT/2000/XP Multi-boot loader.
BootFix Utility: Run this utility if you get ‘Invalid system disk’.
DiskMan 4.2: All in one tool for cmos, bios, bootrecord and more.
Grub4Dos installer 1.1: An universal boot loader GRUB for DOS installer.
MBR SAVE / RESTORE 2.1: BootSave and BootRest tools to save / restore MBR.
MBR Utility 1.05: To manipulate a drive’s master boot record (MBR) via the command line.
MbrFix 1.3: To backup, restore, fix the boot code in the MBR.
MBRTool 2.3.200: Backup, verify, restore, edit, refresh, remove, display, re-write…
MBRWizard 2.0b: Directly update and modify the MBR (Master Boot Record).
MBRWork 1.08: A utility to perform some common and uncommon MBR functions.
Smart Boot Manager 3.7.1: A multi boot manager.

[b]Ms Dos Tools[/b]

1394 Firewire Support: 1394 Firewire Drivers for Dos.
ASUSTeK USB Driver 3: ASUS USB CD-ROM Device Driver Version 1.00.
Interlnk support at COM1/LPT1: To access another computer from COM/LPT port.
SATA Support: SATA Driver (gcdrom.sys) and JMicron JMB361 (xcdrom.sys) for Dos.
SCSI Support: SCSI Drivers for Dos.
Universal USB Driver 2: Panasonic v2.20 ASPI Manager for USB mass storage.
USB CD-Rom Driver 1: Standard usb_cd.sys driver for cd drive.
MultiMedia Tools
MpxPlay 1.56: A small Music Player for dos.
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.
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.

[b]NTFS (FileSystems) Tools[/b]

EditBINI 1.01: To Edit boot.ini on NTFS Partition.
NTFS Dos 3.02: To access ntfs partitions from Dos.
NTFS Dos Pro 5.0: To access ntfs partitions from Dos.
NTFS4Dos 1.9: To access ntfs partitions from Dos.
Paragon Mount Everything 3.0: To access NTFS, Ext2FS, Ext3FS partitions from dos.
Optimizers
Defragger 3.9a: Single-file-defrag, Partition-Backup/Restore, Safe Data-Erase, Clusterviewer.
JkDefrag 3.36: Free disk defragment and optimize utility for Windows 2000/2003/XP/Vista/Windows 7.
NT Registry Optimizer 1.1j: Registry Optimization for Windows NT/2000/2003/XP/Vista.
PageDfrg 2.32: System file Defragmenter For NT/2k/XP.

[b]Other Tools[/b]

DosCDroast beta 2: Dos CD Burning Tools.
EasyUHA 1.0: GUI Tool to create and extract UHA Archives.
FileDisk Mount Tool 25: To mount ISO/BIN/NRG/MDF/IMA images on windows.
Ghost Walker 11.5.1: Utility that changes the security ID (SID) for Windows NT, 2000 and XP.
HxD 1.7.7.0: Hex Editor provides tools to inspect and edit files, main memory, disks/disk images.
NewSID 4.10: Utility that changes the security ID (SID) for Windows NT, 2000 and XP.
NTFS Access 2.1: Set NTFS permissions recursively and full access rights to a folder/file owner.
Streams 1.56: Reveal/Delete NTFS alternate data streams.
TightVNC 1.3.10: Cross-platform Remote Desktop Software to view/control remote pc with mouse and keyboard.
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.
Virtual Floppy Drive 2.1: Enables you to create and mount a virtual floppy drive on your NT/2000/XP/Vista.

[b]Partition Tools[/b]

Acronis Disk Director 10.0.2160: Popular disk management functions in a single suite.
eXtended Fdisk 0.9.3: XFDISK allows easy partition creation and edition.
Fat32 Formatter GUI 1.01: Windows XP cannot format a volume bigger than 32GB with FAT32.
GDisk 1.1.1: Complete replacement for the DOS FDISK utility and more.
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.
Partition Magic Pro 8.05: Best software to partition hard drive.
Partition Table Editor 8.0: Partition Table and Boot Record Editor.
Partition Wizard Home Edition 4.2.2: Free Partition Magic Alternative, Partition Resize/Move/Copy/Create/Delete/Format/Convert, Explore, etc.
Ranish Partition Manager 2.44: A boot manager and hard disk partitioner.
Smart Fdisk 2.05: A simple harddisk partition manager.
SPecial Fdisk 2000.03v: SPFDISK a partition tool.
Super Fdisk 1.0: Create, delete, format partitions drives without destroying data.
The Partition Resizer 1.3.4: Move and resize your partitions in one step and more.
USB Format Tool: Format/make bootable any USB flash drive to FAT, FAT32, or NTFS partition.

[b]Password Tools[/b]

Active Password Changer 3.0.420: To Reset User Password on windows NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista (FAT/NTFS).
Asterisk Logger 1.04: Reveal passwords hidden behind asterisk characters.
ATAPWD 1.2: Hard Disk Password Utility.
Content Advisor Password Remover 1.01: It Removes Content Advisor Password from Internet Explorer.
Mail PassView 1.55: Recovers mail passwords of Outlook Express, MS Outlook, IncrediMail, Eudora, etc.
MessenPass 1.30: A password recovery tool that reveals the passwords of several instant messangers.
NTPWD: Utility to reset windows nt/2000/xp administrator/user password.
Offline NT Password Changer 080526: Utility to reset/unlock windows NT/2000/XP/Vista/7 administrator/user password.
Password Renew 1.1: Utility to (re)set windows passwords.
ProduKey 1.40: Recovers lost the product key of your Windows/Office.
TrueCrypt 6.3a: 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.
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.
WirelessKeyView 1.33: Recovers all wireless network keys (WEP/WPA) stored in your computer by WZC.
XP Key Reader 2.7: Can decode the XP-key on Local or Remote systems.
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.
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.
Process Explorer 11.33: Shows you information about which handles and DLLs processes have opened or loaded.
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.
RAM (Memory) Testing Tools
MemTest 1.0: A Memory Testing Tool.
Memtest86+ 4.00: PC Memory Test.
Video Memory Stress Test 1.7.116: A tool to thoroughly test your video RAM for errors and faults.
Windows Memory Diagnostic a RAM Test tool.

[b]Recovery Tools[/b]

Active Partition Recovery 3.0: To Recover a Deleted partition.
Active Undelete 5.5: A tool to recover deleted files.
Active Uneraser 3.0: To recover deleted files and folders on FAT and NTFS systems.
DiyDataRecovery Diskpatch 2.1.100: An excellent data recovery software.
GetDataBack for FAT/NTFS 4.0: Data recovery software for FAT/NTFS file systems.
Ontrack Easy Recovery Pro 6.10: To Recover data that has been deleted/virus attack.
Partition Find and Mount 2.3.1: Partition Find and Mount software is designed to find lost or deleted partitions.
PhotoRec 6.11.3: Tool to Recover File and pictures from Dos/Windows.
Prosoft Media Tools 5.0 v1.1.2.64: Another excellent data recovery software with many other options.
Recuva 1.35: Restore deleted files from Hard Drive, Digital Camera Memory Card, usb mp3 player…
Restoration 3.2.13: A tool to recover deleted files.
TestDisk 6.11.3: Tool to check and undelete partition from Dos/Windows.
Unstoppable Copier 4.4: Allows you to copy files from disks with problems such as bad sectors, scratches or that just give errors when reading data.
Registry Tools
Fix HDC: Fix the Hard Drive Controller when replacing your motherboard on an XP system.
Registry Editor PE 0.9c: Easy editing of remote registry hives and user profiles.
Registry Reanimator 1.02: Check and Restore structure of the Damaged Registry files of NT/2K/XP.
Registry Restore Wizard 1.0.4: Restores a corrupted system registry from Xp System Restore.
Registry Viewer 4.2: Registry Viewer/Editor for Win9x/Me/NT/2K/XP.
RegScanner 1.80: Tool to find/search in the Registry of Windows.
Startup Tools
Autoruns 9.57: 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.
HijackThis 2.0.3b: A general homepage hijackers detector and remover and more.
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.

[b]System Information Tools[/b]

Astra 5.45: Advanced System info Tool and Reporting Assistant.
BlueScreenView 1.20: Scans minidump files for BSOD (blue screen of death) crash information.
CPU Identification utility 1.18: Detailed information on CPU (CHKCPU.EXE).
CPU-Z 1.53: It gathers information on some of the main devices of your system.
CTIA CPU Information 2.7: Another CPU information tool.
Drive Temperature 1.0: Hard Disk Drive temperature meter.
GPU-Z 0.3.9: A lightweight utility designed to give you all information about your video card and GPU.
HWiNFO 5.3.5: A powerful system information utility.
Navratil: Software System Information 0.60.38 High-end professional system information tool.
PC Wizard 2010.1.93: Powerful system information/benchmark utility designed especially for detection of hardware.
PCI 32 Sniffer 1.4 (2302): Device information tool (similar to unknown devices).
PCI and AGP info Tool (2302): The PCI System information & Exploration tool.
SIW 2010-02-10: Gathers detailed information about your system properties and settings.
SysChk 2.46: Find out exactly what is under the hood of your PC.
System Analyser 5.3w: View extensive information about your hardware.
UnknownDevices 1.4.20 (2302): Helps you find what those unknown devices in Device Manager really are.
USBDeview 1.56: View/Uninstall all installed/connected USB devices on your system.

[b]Testing Tools[/b]

CPU/Video/Disk Performance Test 5.7: A tool to test cpu, video, and disk.
Disk Speed 1.0: Hard Disk Drive Speed Testing Tool.
IsMyLcdOK (Monitor Test) 1.02: Allows you to test CRT/LCD/TFT screens for dead pixels and diffective screens.
Ontrack Data Advisor 5.0: Powerful diagnostic tool for assessing the condition of your computer.
PC-Check 6.21: Easy to use hardware tests.
S&M Stress Test 1.9.1: CPU/HDD/Memory benchmarking and information tool, including temperatures/fan speeds/voltages.
System Speed Test 4.78: It tests CPU, harddrive, etc.
Test Hard Disk Drive 1.0: A tool to test Hard Disk Drive.
The Troubleshooter 7.02: All kind of hardware testing tool.

[b]Tweakers[/b]

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.
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.
Shell Extensions Manager (ShellExView) 1.45: An excellent tool to View and Manage all installed Context-menu/Shell extensions.
TweakUI 2.10: This PowerToy gives you access to system settings that are not exposed in the Windows Xp.
Ultimate Windows Tweaker 2.1: A TweakUI Utility for tweaking and optimizing Windows Vista.
Xp-AntiSpy 3.97.9: It tweaks some Windows XP functions, and disables some unneeded Windows services quickly.