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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
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:
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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
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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Please give me a link to Softflux vpn service.SPOTflux is already in s. 14,18 :) thx
Talk about a brain fart. I meant spotflux, for some reason I keep wanting to call it by other names. I didn't see spotflux in the right list until after I posted but I notice VPNDirect Lite is not reviewed and that's the better of the two IMO. It's the only free VPN that lets you use torrents and is unlimited. I would like someone with a really fast net connection to test it to find it's speed cap. I know it's at least as fast as my 3.5 mb/sec DSL connection.
thanks! We will look at this.
ALERT
Microsoft Releases Security Advisory 2757760
Today we released Security Advisory 2757760 to address an issue that affects Internet Explorer 9 and earlier versions if a user views a website hosting malicious code. Internet Explorer 10 is not affected.
http://blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/archive/2012/09/17/microsoft-releases-se...
Critical zero-day bug in Internet Explorer under active attack
http://arstechnica.com/security/2012/09/critical-zero-day-bug-in-microso...
This is something MS users should be aware of in relation to this latest exploit.
"Even when people don't actively use IE, many utilities and third-party applications make use of IE code. That opens the possibility that people on public WiFi systems and other unsecured networks could inject malicious code into a victim's Web traffic in an attempt to exploit the vulnerability.
"Just keep in mind that even if you don't use IE for day-to-day browsing, a lot of tools you use do embed IE and those are vulnerable," Moore said."
@craiu
#Flame was just one of the four malwares known to the C&C servers, codenamed: SP, SPE, FL and IP. Guess which one was Flame?
https://www.securelist.com/en/blog/750/Full_Analysis_of_Flame_s_Command_...
http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/have-i-got-newsforyou-analysis-fla...
http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/top-freeware-picks-category-editors.htm, Page 4, fifth item, you list Best Free File Encryption Utility for Windows - TrueCrypt. Yet, on this very list, , you list TrueCrypt in the Encrypting with virtual drives (category 19.7).
To me and most other encryption software users, a file encryption utility _and_ virtual encrypted drive software are completely different. I completely agree with placing TrueCrypt in the Encrypting with virtual drives category, like you have done here, no argument at all.
I only ask that you (or the proper category editor) select a NEW and proper file encryption utility from category 19.3 as your top pick. You misinterpret TrueCrypt for its correct usage. Pick something else for Best Free File Encryption Utility for Windows.
p_l_e_a_s_e
hi and thx for the comment.your comment was submitted to the editor philip :) see my post on
http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-file-encryption-utility.htm#co...
AV-TEST July/August 2012:
23 home user products reviewed, 21 certified on Win XP
http://www.av-test.org/en/tests/home-user/julaug-2012/
Good to see my choice (Zone Alarm Free Antivirus + Firewal) getting a top score and the free version of AVG scoring the same for protection as the paid suite.
Enable the Built-in PDF Reader in Firefox 15
http://www.ghacks.net/2012/09/08/enable-the-built-in-pdf-reader-in-firef...
Hi Ako,
I notice SecurityKISS VPN listed in the Prisoners on remand section, could I ask why?
The reason I ask is because I had looked into using a vpn some time ago, and SecurityKISS didn't look too bad a choice. Did I miss something?
Thanks,
Terry.
The free version is too limited to be useful. Has this changed?
huh. i was thinking of using it too.
how is it too limited?
The number of megabytes per day was very small when I last time checked it.
yeah...but,things have changed :D SecurityKiss added in section 14.17
thx for the comments guys :)
Thanks Vodomar and guys!
:-)
Honeypot reveals mass surveillance of BitTorrent downloaders
http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/09/06/honeypot-monitoring-bittorren...
ALERT
How to check if your Apple device UDID has been compromised by the AntiSec leak
http://thenextweb.com/apple/2012/09/04/heres-check-apple-device-udid-com...
FBI Agent's Laptop 'Hacked' To Grab 12 Million Apple IDs
http://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2012/09/04/fbi-agents-laptop-hack...
The UDID leak is a privacy catastrophe
http://corte.si/posts/security/udid-leak.html
so is that java problem patched? i uninstalled it in the meantime.
nope.uninstalling java is probably the best solution :)
F-Secure
About Java
http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00002419.html
New AV:
CrystalShield Antivirus
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Antivirus/CrystalShield-Antivirus.shtml
Developers page listed on Softpedia returnms a 404. What else I can find has highly dubious origins. I'd be well inclined to give this one a miss. :)
It's actually a mistake in the link if you look closely. Anyways, even with the correct link, the antivirus is not there. After searching on Google, I found this link :
http://sdfreeware.weebly.com/
Will be interesting to see what this develops into.
The developer seems to be from Sri Lanka.
With links to known attack and red rated WOT sites from that page, as I said, highly dubious origins :)
more links
http://download.cnet.com/Crystal-Shield-Antivir/3000-2239_4-75761357.html (Antivir?)
wot is ok http://www.mywot.com/en/scorecard/sdfreeware.weebly.com
virustotal is ok (for page)=https://www.virustotal.com/url/e27fbb9c2b7e0d098f2bfab3e5cc4b2a13e96644bb4f5858d95591364e95dfcb/analysis/1346677254/
but very few info for new star :P
Zulu rates it as "Suspicious" - 53/100.
http://zulu.zscaler.com/submission/show/05f46a366669acff9bc77b4e174d3a8f...
yeah,probably dubious :(
Not so fast: Java 7 Update 7 critical vulnerability discovered in less than 24 hours
https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Not+so+fast+Java+7+Update+7+critical+vulnerab...