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Intro:
How to fix a computer that won't start
How to restore, refresh or reset your PC (8)
Windows Startup Settings (including safe mode) (8)
Windows hangs or freezes
Recovery:the last step in total data security
When Some Websites Do Not Open On Your Computer – Troubleshooting Guide
How to check if system Is 32-bit or 64-bit (x86 or x64)
System Update Readiness Tool
 How to get a free legal copy of a Windows 7 installation disk
How to Prepare for Boot or System Problems by Creating a Windows 7 Repair Disk
21.1. System Restore:
Quick Restore Point Maker 
System Restore Explorer 
Fix System Restore Calendar (XP)
21.2. Troubleshooting/diagnostic:
Microsoft:How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows
Microsoft:Resolving blue screen errors in Windows 7
BSOD Index 1 2
BSOD survival guide WinVistaClub (V,7)
Windows Error Codes
System Error Codes
Events and Errors Message Center
Microsoft Exchange Server Error Code Look-up
Windows Error Lookup Tool- WELT
Error Messages for Windows
Carrona.org
Memtest86+
Windows Memory Diagnostic (7)
Victoria
MHDD
SF Diagnostic Tool
Problem Steps Recorder (PSR)
Beep Codes Viewer
also: 1 2
21.3. Versatile tools for troubleshooting/rescuing:
Farbar Recovery Scan Tool - FRST (diagnose and fix boot issues)
Microsoft fix it center portable
Admin Swiss Knife Suite
TechTools
NirLauncher
WSCC - Windows System Control Center
Windows Repair (All In One)
KZTechs.COM Software Suite
d7
Advantage-PC Fix (V)
PC Tools by Davis PC Mechanics
Helge’s Switchblade
GEGeek Tech Toolkit
21.4. Memory dump:
Overview of memory dump file options for Windows
How to Create a Full Memory Dump
How to analyse memory dump
21.5. Repairing XP:
Recovering Windows XP using the Recovery Console
How to install and use the Windows XP Recovery Console
Repair XP
How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
21.6. Windows Vista rescue discs :
Neosmart $
21.7. Windows 7 rescue discs/USBs:
Microsoft
Raymondcc
Create a WinPE (Vista or 7) without WAIK
WinUSB Maker
Neosmart $
21.8. Rescue discs:
UBCD4Win
Rescatux
Trinity
Ultimate Boot CD (UBCD)
Hiren's boot cd more
Paragon Rescue Kit
SystemRescueCD
Knoppix more
BartPE
BootDisk
OTLPEStd more
Secured2k's Boot CD
INSERT
Ubuntu Rescue Remix
Lazesoft Recovery Suite Home
Lazesoft Windows Recovery Home
more
21.9. Portable OS:
Icaros Desktop
Syllable Desktop
FreeDOS
Haiku
LoseThos
Privatix Live-System
Cybershield-OS (boot USB/CD e.g. for online banking)
KNOS Demo
21.10. Linux live CD:
Lightweight Portable Security (LPS)
Linux Mint
Puppy
Simply Mepis
Slax
Ubuntu
PCLinuxOS
Webconverger
Fortress
Finnix
21.11. Disk management:
Parted Magic
21.12. Partition/disk recovery:
Minitool
TesktDisk
Partition Find & Mount
Eassos Recovery Free
21.13. Partition software:
Easeus
MiniTool
Paragon
Gparted
AOMEI Partition Assistant Home
Cute Partition Manager
Ranish Partition Manager
PartitionGuru Free
21.14. Fixing MBR:
Fixing MBR with Boot-CD another
Fixing MBR
21.15. Boot-CD registry editor:
PC regedit
21.16. BIOS:
How to enter BIOS
How to set BIOS to boot from the CD
Changing Your Computers Boot Order
Easily Install FreeDOS in USB Flash Drive for BIOS Flashing
21.17. SafeMode:
How to Start Windows in Safe Mode
How to easily enter safe mode in windows 8?
BootSafe
Enable booting in safe mode
SMFixer
Tweaking.com - Repair Windows Safe Mode
21.18. Solve problem drivers:
Driver Fusion 
Bluescreenview
Whocrashed
Identify Which Service or Driver Failed During System Startup
Driver Verifier more
Driver Reference Table
more: 1 2
21.19. Recover a hanging system:
Antifreeze
21.20. Repair Internet connection:
Microsoft:Troubleshoot network connection problems in Windows
Fix Internet Connection after Malware Removal
How can I reset the Hosts file back to the default?
Complete Internet Repair
Winsockxpfix (XP)
Winsockfix
Lspfix
MiniToolBox
Farbar Service Scanner
Autodebug for Winsock
Repairing of broken internet connection :ICR (XP,V)
Reset-TCPIP
Connectivity Fixer
Avira DNS Repair-Tool
Repair Winsock & DNS Cache
NetChecker
Network drivers: 3DP Net
21.21. Restore corrupted system settings:
A. General:
Re-Enable
FixWin Utility
7 quick fix
Remove Restrictions Tool (RRT)
XP Quick Fix Plus
Dial-a-Fix (XP)
Refresh PC review
Tweaking.com
Virus Effect Remover
Windows medkit
MBR Regenerator
Turn off “Autorun” and “Default Share” download
B. File association:
Fix corrupted .exe association: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
File Association Fixer another
File Extension Fixer (ExeFixer)
Default Programs Editor
Types
Tweaking.com - Repair .lnk (Shortcuts) File Association
Broken shortcut fixer
Unassoc
C. Permissions:
GrantPerms
Fixpolicies
Reset Registry Permissions
D. Security settings:
How do I restore security settings to a known working state
Security Restore
E. Removable storage:
DVD repair
USBOblivion
DriveCleanup
F. Additional:
How to Restore Missing Default Shortcuts in the Windows 7 Start Menu
Microsoft .NET Framework repair tool
Recycle Bin back to desktop
RestoreTaskBar
21.22. Repair corrupted IE:
Microsoft: How to reinstall or repair Internet Explorer in 7,V, and XP
Repair IE
SF IE Restoration
Repair Internet Explorer
21.23. Restore Task Manager:
Task Manager Fix
Enstella Task Manager Enable Tool
21.24. BIOS password recovery:
Raymond:How To Reset, Remove, Clear or Reveal CMOS BIOS Security Password
Manually Reset BIOS Password Like a Hacker to Access CMOS
BIOS Password Removal for Laptops 
CMOS De-Animator
PC CMOS Cleaner
21.25. Recover installations keys:
Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder
Recover Windows key for unbootable system
SoftKey Revealer
ProduKey
LicenseCrawler
RockXP
Win Key View
WinKeyFinder
Advanced Tokens Manager
CD Key Seizer
Lazesoft Windows Key Finder
Recover Windows Key for unbootable system with Hiren's boot cd
21.26. Recover/reset Windows passwords:
How to reset windows account password
Kon-Boot (XP,V)
Cain&Abel
Ophcrack
PCLoginNow
Lazesoft Recovery My Password Home
Reset a Windows 8 Password without using any third party software
21.27. Recover other passwords:
Reveal Passwords Hidden Under Asterisks
Reveal a Password in your Browser with a Simple Trick
Password Recovery Tools (SecurityXploded)
Windows Password Recovery Tools (NirSoft)
Recover router password
WebBrowserPassView
Advanced Password Recovery
hashcat
Online Trillian Password Decoder
Hash Kracker
OTFBrutusGUI
21.28. Recover documents:
Recover Word documents
Recover Exel documents
Recover Exel/Word documents
Recover ZIP-files
ZIP repair
21.29. Clean & update Windows install CD:
nLite (XP)
RT Se7en Lite (7)
RVM Integrator
Win Toolkit
Windows 7 Component Removal (beta)
vLite (V)
WinFuture xp-Iso-Builder (XP)
21.30. Make bootable linux USB:
UNetBootin
LinuxLive USB Creator - LiLi
MultiBootUSB
Universal USB Installer
21.31. Make bootable Windows installation USB:
Windows 7 USB/DVD download tool
RMPrepUSB (also for linux)
A bootable USB
WintoFlash
MakeItBoot
WiNToBootic review
Rufus
WinUSB-Maker
DriveDroid (also for linux) guide
more: WBICreator (Windows Bootable Image Creator)
21.32. Windows reinstall guides:
How to Rebuild your Computer
Windows reinstall
Install, reinstall, or uninstall Windows
installing windows xp from a usb key
No-reformat, nondestructive reinstall of Win7
also
21.33. Other:
CheckDiskGUI
How to use SysPrep to Generate Unique SID before Cloning
How To Fix “BOOTMGR is missing” Error in Vista and Windows 7
Windows Leaks Detector
Restoring Factory Hard Drive Capacity
The Backup Failed when Creating System Image in Windows 7
How to initialize a hard drive in Windows 7
Manually Reset or Clear Dirty Bit in Windows without CHKDSK
Boot an ISO directly from the Windows Boot Manager
How to Fix Problems When Windows Installer or Uninstaller doesn't work
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I just wanted to make a comment that it did not install properly as during the install I got a blue screen on windows 7 sp1. Also after I restarted from the blue screen it was not able to start by clicking on the system tray bar. Also lastly it isn't registering in Action Center I'm not sure what is wrong but this is a review similar to the one I read on download.com from the link I put above. So I'm not sure if I should have posted the link if I knew it would do this to my system. Its not a conflict as I haven't installed any other Av or security products before this. I did a factory restore and installed it and got a blue screen of death. I expected much better from Forticlient.
I just wanted to add to my dismay it was only a system restore that removed Forticlient it did not install properly but realtime protection was on after the blue screen crash... I guess its not compatible with Windows 7 SP1 as I did see it was windows 7 compatible. Had nothing but issues installing and removing and it need lots of work. Not sure why it was released with bugs...
Download Internet Explorer 10 Release Preview (7)
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/internet-explorer/downloads/ie-10/wor...
hi just installed Avast 7 free with malwareytes free and zone alarm free firewall,unchecked toobar first,all running great
Malwarebytes Anti-Rootkit BETA
http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/mbar/
is this a good programme havent tried it
I added it, very interesting :)
Bad link: The windows sysinternals link takes you to a random page in a sysinternals forum, not a download site.
Thanks! Removed.
I have noticed that PCtools has retired Pctools Firewall Plus and also threatfire now, It must be due to being owned by symantec. I'm using MSE as its simple and effective and I don't and haven't ever had any issues with it so no need to switch. My question is now that threatfire isn't available I was wondering what I could add or run along side MSE to replace Threatfire. I'm thinking about Immunet but I'm not sure if I do should I leave the ClamAV off and use it or should I use all engines provided by Immunet and adjust the exclusion list so they play nice. If there is something else that might run well with MSE I'm just interested in hearing a recommendation.
I use LUA, Sandboxie and Prevx free as a backup solution. See, the end of this list.
Crystal Security is not malware.
All this in Virus Total (4) are false positive.
Thanks. That seems to be the case http://www.crystalsecurity.uk.to/index.html . But unfortunately I cannot edit the list (and who knows when the problem is corrected).
CS removed from prisoners thx
Sygate download does not work
Thanks! Corrected.
A white paper: Windows 8′s Security Features
http://blog.eset.com/2012/10/09/windows-8s-security-features
Kingsoft Internet Security Software Integrates Avira Anti-Malware Engine
http://www.avira.com/en/press-details/nid/691/news/kingsoft-integrates-a...
SUMo has a portable version too (icon is missing :-)
http://www.kcsoftwares.com/?download ("Zip" icon)
Thanks!
Cookeyah - BETA
A password manager that you can access using your voice
http://cookeyah.com/
RRRRRRRROLL_gif
http://rrrrrrrroll.tumblr.com/archive
Vau! Very interesting pictures/videos/picturevideos/??
You seem to be interested in photographing?
not particularly.I'm more into new ways and perspectives :D
ExploitShield Browser Edition - BETA
http://www.zerovulnerabilitylabs.com/home/exploitshield/browser-edition/
Any experience anyone?
Don't think we should be considering this before the final release, because according to its page, it will go commercial once its out of beta.
software has a good rating here
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2410274,00.asp
if it becomes trialware, we always have a symbol $ :D
Many commercial software have a good rating. Ours being a freeware site, I think we should avoid such software. Anyways, it's a Best FREE Security List :D
of course, but this software is more like an exception
"...Other users may want to hold off until the final release of this unusual approach to exploit protection." (http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2410274,00.asp)
This list should be open to innovation, even when it is paid :) (e.g. s.10.3 and 10.4)