If you are having problems with your Windows 7/Vista startup, then you might want to use the Startup Repair tool. This tutorials shows how and when to use the tool to fix your problems. Very useful when your Windows refuses to boot properly.
Posts Tagged ‘system utilities’
Quickly Create System Restore Point with a Shortcut
One surefire way to make sure you can undo a bad install or fix a corrupt registry is to create a system restore point. Most people don’t do it manually because it’s a pain, but what if you can simply double-click a shortcut on your desktop? Read on to learn more…
Repair Common Windows 7 Problems with FixWin
Having a problem with your Windows 7 computer? If so, check out a nitfy little program called FixWin. It has a nice collection of over 50 fixes to common Windows 7 problems, such as a missing recycle bin or problems with Aero Snap and Peek.
Easily Remove Older Java Runtime Versions
JavaRa is a tiny app that removes old versions of Java Runtime Environment (JRE) safely and easily. A great tool for everyone.
Find and Recover Those Files You Didn’t Mean to Delete
Lost an important file, photo, or some document to a random attack of the delete button? Yeah, you should really be more careful. Thankfully for you, there’s DiskDigger, an excellent piece of software that will recover deleted files that aren’t in the recycle bin anymore.
Hide Drives from My Computer the Easy Way
All you have to do is open this thing up (run as Administrator in Win7/Vista), check the boxes, and write the settings to the registry. If you’d rather understand the tweak and do it manually, you can learn about how this registry hack works.
Test the Speed of Your USB Drive
Ever wondered exactly how fast your Flash Drive is? You can easily benchmark them using the portable CrystalDiskMark utility that tests both Read and Write speeds. Very handy!
Figure Out Unknown Devices in Device Manager
Unknown Devices is a small application that helps you figure out what those devices with question marks in Device Manager are really about. Of course, normally you should just install the motherboard & system drivers, but sometimes it can really help to figure it out.
Keep Your Outlook PST Backed Up
If you’ve ever tried to backup your Outlook PST file while it’s in use, you’ve probably noticed that it just simply won’t copy. Sure, if you are an ubergeek you can use some command line magic to copy locked files, but who wants to do that?
The Microsoft-provided Outlook Personal Folders Backup utility will let you automate backing up your PSTs to separate files, which can be backed up without file locks. Sweet!
Download details: Outlook 2007/2003/2002 Add-in: Personal Folders Backup
Start Command Line Apps and Batch Files in Hide Mode
If you are still a fan of old-school batch files, or you want to start up a command line application but don’t want to see the window, you might want to take a look at the simple Hidden Start, or HStart utility, which lets you easily do just that.
