What free software tools should every computer technician have?

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1. pre4_me says:

   June 9, 2009 at 12:48 am

   You first visit these sites and get all the great stuff FREE for all windows users.
   1) http://osswin.sourceforge.net/
   2) http://www.opensourcewindows.org
   3) http://www.snapfiles.com

   Get
   a good registry cleaner >> RegSeeker from site no 3
   a cd/ dvd extractor from damaged cd>> site no 3
   a Trace viewer
   "Software virtualisation" software to try, manage, activate and inactivate softwares after installing.
   get it from http://www.altiris.com
   Media code Pack for playing all type of video and audio
   K-Lite media player.
   Exceleny Free antivirus.>> Avast.
   Antispyware>> "Spyware Terminator"
   WinRar.
   and many like that you will get from those sites for free.
   Allllllll the best.
   if you get somthing better please tell me also. sorry for english mistakes.

2. Barry M says:

   June 9, 2009 at 12:48 am

   It appears you've posted this same question at least twice, using slightly different screen names: This is the answer I gave you already:

   These are the programs I put on all my computers to help keep them clean and up to date, as well as to help me determine problems if the computer developes a problem. I've also included some programs you should find useful. All are free downloads:

   1. AVG Antivirus
   2. Ad-aware Antispyware
   3. Spybot Search and Destroy Antispyware
   4. EasyCleaner (the "true" version)
   5. WinZip (not free but they offer a free evaluation version that works well)
   6. Adobe Reader (to read PDF documents)
   7. Belarc Advisor (tells a lot about your computer and what's installed on it)
   8. BigFix (provides all the updates for your computer programs)
   9. CNET Bandwidth speed test
   10. Crucial.com (a site that tells you what type RAM your computer is using and should use)
   11. PC Pitstop (evaluates your computer's operations)

3. thevoices_made_me_do_it says:

   June 9, 2009 at 12:48 am

   AIDA32 system information utility for older computers its not updated anymore
   for newer computers get sandra lite

   spybot is good and free, doesnt use system resorces while its not in use, get it at http://www.spybot.info/

   get hijackthis, from http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html
   very powerfull small program to find out whats running on your computer and stop it from running anymore.
   be carfull with this program it gives you ultimate power to ruin your computer.

   antivirus
   trend micro housecall is free online scanner and also you can do a free online scan from mcafee.

   you can also download the stinger from mcafee its a stand alown cleanup program its a scanner that fixes some things as it findes them, most antivirus dont fix things they just report and block files.
   trend micro also has a damage cleanup engine for free users its hard to use but its good, you will have to explore into the trend micro website for that

   good luck
   TV

4. Gary K says:

   June 9, 2009 at 12:48 am

   The best free Anti-Virus programs are AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition (they also have free anti-spyware and anti-rootkit) and avast! Anti-Virus.

   The best free spyware removal and prevention tools are Spybot Search & Destroy, SpyCatcher Express and Spyware Blaster. Each works a bit differently so having them all can really help a tech with pervasive infections.

   Also, you should have HiJackThis and CCleaner. They are great tools for digging deep into the system.

   All the tools here are Adware and Spyware free.

   You can find links to the download pages for these as well as other free software packages here: http://www.gara.com/freesoftware/security.htm

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