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Diagnostic Tools
This page delivers links to great tools and other info that any PC tech or user can use when troubleshooting
computers (even if they are not bootable)...



Bootable Media


BartPE

Live Windows CD/DVD - Bart's PE Builder helps you build a ‘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, graphical user interface
(800x600) and FAT/NTFS/CDFS file system support.

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Bootable CDs

PE Builder
Licensing
Free download  (PE Builder)

FAQ

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DiskInternals

Create a bootable CD with Windows XP, 2003 or Windows Vista CD and a full set of DiskInternals recovery tools.
Recover your hard drive by booting into familiar operating system with handy access to data recovery tools.

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WinPE
Download  (Free trial)

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Bootdisk.com

Create free bootable media for MS DOS/Windows and Linux.

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Free Downloads
Flash Drive Boot

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Misc Bootdisks

Ultimate Boot CD
UBCD4Win
FAQ

Mybootdisk.com

FreePCTech.com

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Registry Tools


Registry Mechanic

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Download  (Shareware, free trial version)
Paid Version  ($29.95 USD)
Review  (Download.com)


RegSeeker  (Free for personal use only!)

Free Downloads  (Other registry cleaners)

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Misc Diagnostic Tools


Autoruns  (Startup Process Utility)

This utility, which has the most comprehensive knowledge of auto-starting locations of any startup monitor,
shows you what programs are configured to run during system bootup or login, and shows you the entries in
the order Windows processes them (By Mark Russinovich and Bryce Cogswell).


Tools of the Trade  (About.com)
Hard Drive
Memory (RAM)
Password Recovery  (MS Windows)
Internet Speed Test

Hardware/Software Troubleshooting Tools  (PC-Diag, Inc.)