pc tech software

[Liquid_Scope_99]

Hello guys i have started working on more family and friends pcs lately i was wondering what are some of you favorite software you use when troubleshooting pcs . thanks inadvace

[slaveofconvention]

Have a look on the front page - you'll have to scroll down a bit but there's an article on top 5 tools every tech should have - it'll be a good start for you...

On top of those, the online virus scanner at http://housecall.trendmicro.com/ can be a useful tool too... There is another one I use too but I can't remember it lol - careful because a lot of online scanners are just marketing ploys - like Nortons - it'll come up with "There are 32 viruses - if you want to get rid of them, get out your wallet otherwise we'll happily leave you in the mess you're in!"

[Luke122]

Eset is a good online scanner, and Windows Live Once Care Safety scanner. Both free, both very good.

[Liquid_Scope_99]

hey +rep i usually just come straight here good point about checking front page yeah i like the eset scanner as well

[BuzzKillington]

Geeksquad MRI.

[gntlkilr]

I keep a kit with the following:
-one of those 24 CD Cases with Xp Home/Xp Pro, Vista Home Premium/Ultimate, Kubuntu, MS Office, Trinity Rescue Kit, Norton (latest), ERD Commander 2005, etc
-Box of CAT 5/Cat 6
-RJ-45s
-Crimpers
-Line runner
-network tester (fluke - you can get one on ebay cheap)
-Spare SATA and IDE HDD for emergencies
-external 2.5" 80 Gb drive with the various tools/proggies that I use. Open Office, 7zip, firefox, etc.
-netbook for wireless testing, driver downloads, etc.

Course, I do PC repair for a hobby/second job.

[Liquid_Scope_99]

Hey nice list man thanks

[gramatton]

pc repair is what i do for a living. And by far the one thing that has made things the easiest is when me and a guy I work with compiled a boot CD that has Memtest on it, diags for every HDD manufacturer available, partition editors, Norton Ghost, password editor, plus all the programs we use in windows for virus removal, data recovery, little reg fixes or whatever, Norton and McAfee removal tools, etc. Having everything on one disk really helps alot, especially since we don't have to look around for different disks.

And for everything we don't use alot we keep on a external HDD for easy access.

I would also recommend UBCD. Has alot of great tools, is easily customizable, and being able to run scans that you need to run in Windows without actually booting to the HDD is great(esp when you got some of those nasty viruses that stop scanners from running.)

[gntlkilr]

pc repair is what i do for a living. And by far the one thing that has made things the easiest is when me and a guy I work with compiled a boot CD that has Memtest on it, diags for every HDD manufacturer available, partition editors, Norton Ghost, password editor, plus all the programs we use in windows for virus removal, data recovery, little reg fixes or whatever, Norton and McAfee removal tools, etc. Having everything on one disk really helps alot, especially since we don't have to look around for different disks.

And for everything we don't use alot we keep on a external HDD for easy access.

I would also recommend UBCD. Has alot of great tools, is easily customizable, and being able to run scans that you need to run in Windows without actually booting to the HDD is great(esp when you got some of those nasty viruses that stop scanners from running.)

I agree withe the UBCD. Awesome tool. I need to get the latest version tho. Haven't updated in almost 6 months. LOL

[Liquid_Scope_99]

Thanks guys this really helps