Boot Disks
- The Greenwood SuperShooter
Plenty of tools for examining and repairing a computer, including partitioning, system testing, file management, and standard Windows utilities. Zip file contains self-extracting floppy image and Readme.txt.
- The Greenwood Hardware-Detector
This disk, based on the UDevices program by Mike "catfish" Moniz, with data provided by Craig Hart’s PCI programs, will detect and list all the hardware inside a computer. Great for building new systems, troubleshooting, or identifying hardware you need to find drivers for. Has two scan settings; Basics, which gives a short summary of the hardware, or Hi-Detail, which offers in-depth information for the serious technician. After unzipping the files, see the PCI.doc for Craig Hart's full documentation. Zip file contains self-extracting floppy image, PCI.doc, and Readme.txt.
- XP/2000 Boot
If you have a Windows XP or 2000 system that won’t boot, try this disk. It will initiate the boot sequence, allowing the system to start. A menu also gives options for Safe Mode boot, writing a Boot Log (Ntbtlog.txt, found in the WINNT or WINDOWS folder) for tracing driver problems, or bypassing the video drivers for display troubleshooting. Zip file contains self-extracting floppy image and Readme.txt.
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Software Tools
- ZFix for Zone Alarm for XP and Vista
If you are having trouble updating or installing the Zone Alarm firewall, with error messages such as "Validation failed for..." any number of dlls, or that the True Vector Monitor can't shut down, etc., here is the solution. If you were already using Zone Alarm, uninstall it. There's a mess of files and folders you must now delete. ZoneLabs gives lengthy instructions on how to do that, but ZFix does it automatically. Download and unzip the CMD file zfix.zip, then run it. It'll clean all traces of any old installation from your system, and you can now run a fresh installation with no problem. Vista users must run ZFix as Administrator.
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