| | OS Fanatic's Top Tool List | |
| | Boot CD And Recovery Tools
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Tool Name
| Description | Website Link
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UBCD For Windows
| Windows bootable recovery CD that contains software used for repairing, restoring, or diagnosing almost any computer problems. | http://www.ubcd4win.com/ |
UBCD
| Bootable CD that can be used for just about anything. There is also a new feature that allows you to run this tool from a supported USB device. | http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/ |
| | PC and Server Administration Tools | |
Tool Name
| Description | Website Link
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Sysinternals
| Sysinternals is now part of Microsoft and can be found on the technet site. All of the progams made by the sysinternals group are must have for the everyday administrator. Some of the tools are process explorer, autoruns, process monitor, rootkit revelar, and bluescreen. These are just some of the most popular programs that can be downloaded from sysinternals.
| http://technet.microsoft.com |
7-Zip
| 7-ZIP is a free zip file archiver with a higher compression ratio then some of the big commercial programs out there.
| http://www.7-zip.org/
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CurrPorts
| CurPorts displays a list of all currently opened TCP/IP and UDP ports on your local computer.
| http://www.nirsoft.net/
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TCP View
| Windows program that will show you detailed listing of all TCP and UDP endpoints on your system. | http://technet.microsoft.com |
JDisk Report
| JDiskReport enables you to understand how much space the files and directories consume on your disk drives. It can help you find obsolete and files and folders. | http://www.jgoodies.com
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SpiceWorks
| Free program that you can use to manage you IT resources. The program will automatically inventory your pc, servers, and just about any other network resource. It also has a help desk built in to help you manage your network. | http://www.spiceworks.com/
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| | Scripting Tools
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Tool Name
| Description | Website Link |
PowerShell
| Microsoft's latest scripting language. This tool is an interactive command line utility that allows administrators to just about anything. | http://www.microsoft.com |
| Primalscript | Primalscript is one of the most powerful script editing programs that is out there. You can download the trial to see if you like it. You will not be disappointed. | http://www.primalscript.com/
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| | Network Tools | |
Tool Name
| Description
| Website Link
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Wireshark
| The world's foremost network protocol analyzer and is the de facto standard across many industries. | http://www.wireshark.org |
Ping Plotter
| Ping Plotter help you pinpoint where network problems are occurring in an intuitive graphical way. You can also use the tool to help you monitor your connections long term to further identify issues.
| http://www.pingplotter.com/ |
PacketTrap
| Network tool suite by PacketTraip. The suite includes trace route, enhanced ping, TFTP Server, ping scan, and several other tools.
| http://www.packettrap.com
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