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Mount Ext2 / Ext3 linux partitions inside Windows

28 August 2007 by Snakefoot | 2 Comments » | Trackback Off
Access Linux Ext2 / Ext3 partitions inside Microsoft Windows.

Vista Transformation Pack

25 December 2006 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Give your good old Windows XP a visual facelift with the transformation pack.

Debugging Tools

25 February 2006 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Microsoft Windbg makes it possible to diagnose what caused a BSOD, so one can replace the device that caused it.

Unlocker can display and close open file handles

4 February 2006 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Unlocker displays the open file handles, when trying to delete or move a file which is used by another application.

BgInfo

1 January 2006 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Utility that can generate a wallpaper, which includes the computer system details.

PolicyMaker Registry Extension

20 December 2005 by Snakefoot | 2 Comments » | Trackback Off
Utility for creating group policy ADM files from registry files.

Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool

14 November 2005 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Security utility for checking if computer is infected with malware, and if so remove it.

Utilities to configure file associations in Windows Explorer

9 November 2005 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Utilities that makes it easier to modify the Windows Explorer context menu for the different filetypes.

Preinstalled Environment for emergency recovery

25 September 2005 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Create a cd-rom-, dvd- or usb-drive which Windows can boot from.

Synchronizing Images and Files with SyncToy

25 September 2005 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
SyncToy is an utility by Microsoft which can make the manual task of synchronizing files a little easier.

Replace Microsoft JVM with Sun Java Runtime

25 February 2005 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Microsoft Java Virtual Machine (JVM) contains security flaws and should be uninstalled and replaced with the Sun Java Runtime.

Microsoft Scriptomatic

28 October 2004 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Scriptomatic makes it easy to extract system information through WMI using scripting.

Microsoft Tweakomatic

14 November 2003 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Tweakomatic will take over where group policies cannot handle it any longer.

Security Configuration Manager Tool

24 September 2003 by Snakefoot | 2 Comments » | Trackback Off
Display the security tab for controlling NTFS permissions in Windows XP Home without using safemode.

Coolmon

23 August 2003 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Enhance the desktop by displaying the system stats of your computer.

Windows XP firewall log reader

18 August 2003 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Windows XP firewall log can be used to monitor those who are trying to access the computer.

Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer

27 July 2003 by Snakefoot | 2 Comments » | Trackback Off
Utility for analyzing the computer configuration and alerts if any security issues are detected.

Windows Explorer file copy replacement

7 April 2003 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Enhance the file copy abilities of Windows Explorer

Samurize

6 April 2003 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Advanced desktop enhancement engine that can gather all sorts of system details along with feeds from the Internet and place it all together on the desktop.

Backup and restore the Windows NT registry database

1 March 2003 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Before making changes to the registry database, then it can be a very good idea to make a backup first.

Reveal password hidden under asterisks

4 February 2003 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Utilities to recover lost passwords, which are only shown as asterisks.

File and Partition Recovery

13 January 2003 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Recover deleted or damaged files (and partitions) with undelete / unerase utilities.

Install an application as a Windows service

10 January 2003 by Snakefoot | 6 Comments » | Trackback Off
Running an application as a service allows the application to run without a user needing to login.

Extracting the cd key from the registry

6 November 2002 by Snakefoot | 4 Comments » | Trackback Off
Utilities for extracting the the cd-key from the registry database.

Microsoft IIS Lockdown Tool

1 November 2002 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
IIS Lockdown is an utility by Microsoft for setting up Internet Information Server in a secure way.

Fix for Adaptec ASPI layer driver

11 September 2002 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Certain applications cannot detect the installed cdrom drives when using the Adaptec ASPI layer.

Windows XP boot visualizer to analyze the bootup phase

1 September 2002 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Microsoft created the tool bootvis for driver developers to see how their driver behaves during bootup.

Microsoft Network Diagnostics Tool for Windows NT

27 May 2002 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
NetDiag is a command line utility created by Microsoft that can be used diagnose network problems between two computers.

Windows XP clear type tuner

4 May 2002 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
ClearType font smoothing can improve how text is displayed in Windows XP.

Remote Desktop Client

18 April 2002 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Remote Desktop Client can take control of a remote computer running Microsoft Windows.

Windows Media Player Bonus Pack for Windows XP

17 April 2002 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Microsoft have created several extensions to its Windows Media Player for Windows XP.

Convert from Windows Workstation to Server Edition

21 March 2002 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Utilities that can change the configuration of a Windows installation so it becomes a server edition.

Netbrute monitors the network for available file shares

6 February 2002 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
NetBrute by Raw Logic Software can scan the network and display computers which announce themselves on the network.

Windows XP theme styling utilities

29 November 2001 by Snakefoot | 1 Comment » | Trackback Off
Utilities to make even more customizations to the Windows XP user interface.

Media Player 8 extension for MP3 recording

29 November 2001 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
To record audio as MP3 in Windows Media Player then one needs to buy a license for the MP3 codec.

Media Player 8 extension for DVD play

29 November 2001 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
To play DVD's in Windows Media Player one needs to buy a license for the MPEG2 codec.

Windows virtual desktop management utilities

29 November 2001 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Virtual Desktop Manager utilities can give even more room on the Windows desktop.

Windows Shell Replacement

29 November 2001 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Alternative window shells that to change the desktop experience.

Make any window transparent

29 November 2001 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Utility that can enhance any window with the transparent glass effect.

XPInfo can display the hardware changes since activation

9 November 2001 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
XPInfo was developed in the proces of trying to discover how Windows Product Activation works.

Windows XP setup boot floppy disks

1 November 2001 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Using floppy disks to perform the install of Windows XP.

Windows XP Power Toys

26 October 2001 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Power toys created by Microsoft to enhance Windows even more.

BootPart to add several boot partitions to boot.ini

4 September 2001 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Bootpart makes it easy to create the perfect multi-boot setup using the Windows NT boot manager.

DOS emulation in Windows NT

16 May 2001 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
DOS box extensions for Windows NT to play the old DOS games one love so dearly.

Boot Manager

31 January 2001 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
A boot manager can help with running multiple operating systems on the same machine.

QChain to install several hotfixes without restarting

1 January 2001 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
QChain is created by Microsoft and allows several hotfixes to be chained together in a single install.

Qfecheck to list the hotfixes applied to the system

1 January 2001 by Snakefoot | No Comments » | Trackback Off
Qfecheck is a command line utility by Microsoft to list installed hotfixes.

Microsoft Office graphics filters for Mspaint

1 January 2001 by Snakefoot | 2 Comments » | Trackback Off
Microsoft Office graphic filters allows programs like Mspaint to work with formats like jpeg and gif.

Microsoft support tools and resource kits

1 January 2000 by Snakefoot | 2 Comments » | Trackback Off
Microsoft have created many utilities for management of the Windows NT operating system.

Password recovery utilities for Windows NT

1 January 2000 by Snakefoot | 2 Comments » | Trackback Off
Utilities for offline editing of the password files to change the password, or perform recovery of the lost password.