Windows Repair (All In One) – A GREAT Utility For The Tech Toolbox

When it comes to computers we can find ourselves getting into all sorts of situations where it is very difficult to assess and fix the problem.  For example, a couple of friends of mine recently ran into a situation where the windows updates service was broken on a computer they were working on and they had to resort to researching the matter on the internet in order to get a fix. The fix in this situation was not a fix that everyday computer user would want to attempt, due to edits to the registry being required.

I applaud my friends for finding the fix and making the fix work. As a result of this specific situation I started to explore around for an easier solution; and, just by chance happened across a utility called Windows Repair (All In One) , that not only will fix the Windows Update service, but a whole host of Windows OS based problems.

What I want you to keep in mind with this utility is that this utility is geared toward someone that has knowledge of the Windows operating system; however, if your back is against the wall and you know you are in deep doo doo, then what the heck, give the Windows Repair (All In One) a try.

Tweaking.com – Windows Repair can do the following:

Reset Registry Permissions
Reset File Permissions
Register System Files
Repair WMI
Repair Windows Firewall
Repair Internet Explorer
Repair MDAC & MS Jet
Repair Hosts File
Remove Policies Set By Infections
Repair Icons
Repair Winsock & DNS Cache
Remove Temp Files
Repair Proxy Settings
Unhide Non System Files
Repair Windows Updates
Repair CD/DVD Missing/Not Working
and more…

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An Easy-To-Use Program To Fix, Speed Up, Maintain And Protect Your PC

One of the biggest complaints I often hear from people who use a computer at home is that over time their computer gets slower and slower. This often occurs as result of installing numerous software programs and failing to perform routine system maintenance.

When I hear this complaint, I will often help them clean up their PC and then refer them to Glary Utilities which features a 1-Click Maintenance feature that will help keep their PC clean, help protect their privacy, and even acts as a layer of protection from spyware and adware.

Glary Utilities provides an always-on, automated, all-in-one PC care service just by one click, including quick and thorough scan for issues like invalid registry keys, dangling shortcuts, unnecessary startup items, junk of temporary files, Internet history and spyware. Then a second click on “Repair Problems” and you can speed up system performance a great deal. One-click Maintenance makes it easy to optimize system immediately and doesn’t bother you with multiple steps.

Glary Utilities does not stop there. Glary Utilities features numerous other maintenance tools, referred to as modules, where you can individually select tasks that you desire to perform.

Clean Up & Repair Module – Disk Cleaner, Registry Cleaner,
Shortcuts Fixer,  and Uninstall Manager.

Optimize & Improve Module – Startup Manager, Memory Optimizer,
Context Menu Manager, and Registry Defrag.

Privacy & Security Module – Tracks Eraser, File Shredder, File Undelete, and File Encrypter – Decrypter.

Files & Folders Module – Disk Analysis, Duplicate Files Finder, Empty Folders Finder,  and File Splitter – Joiner.

System Tools Module – Process Manager, Internet Explorer Assistant,
System Information, and Windows Standard Tools..

If you are concerned that a change is made to your PC and you wish you could revert the change, it is possible with Glary Utilites through its’ built-in restore Center.

So, instead of putting out big bucks for some the PC maintenance utilities out there, you may want to consider the FREE version of Glary Utilities.  It is very easy to understand, is low on system resources, is also available as a portable app and will run on Windows 8, 7, 2000, XP, Vista. (32/64bit version).

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A PC Tech’s Quick Reference Web Site

Just when I think I have found most of the golden nuggets on the internet, I come across another. While performing an update to the Bookmarks4Techs listing, a visitor to the site contacted me and suggested that I add the tech site GEGeek – PC Tech Quick Reference to the listing.

What I expected to find was a tech blog, but what I came across is a Geek’s paradise for anyone who is into computers; and especially,  computer repair & troubleshooting. While you are there, pay special attention to the GEGeek Tech Toolkit.  This toolkit should be called a Tech Tool Shop…  It is a 1.0 gig download and contains everything, as a tech, you would ever need.

An excerpt about the author of GEGeek:

This site is the culmination of years of CAREFULLY selecting a handful of links to assist me on my current job, personal consulting work and of course my own PCs. Not every site has all useful links ⁄ articles, but there were always one or two gems to be found on every site I visited. Keeping them readily available and manageable became quite a chore, so i created this site just to help me organize them and provide a quick reference . The “How To” is assumed knowledge, I just provide the quick reference.

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Quickly Find the Space Hogs On Your Computer With WizTree

I have featured other programs here at What’s On My PC that will scan your drive(s) and identify which files and folders are using the most disk space. They all are good, but the scanning process often can take some time to complete. Also, I have found that one of the most difficult concepts to grasp, when it comes to managing space on a computer (or tablet, or smartphone), is understanding how the disk space is gauged in terms of kilobytes, megabytes, gigabytes, terabytes, petabytes, etc…

Recently I came across another disk space analyzer, called WizTree, that I found to be very impressive and fast.

Where WizTree excels is in its’ scanning speed; and, what makes it so fast is that WizTree does not scan the physical drive, but scans the hard drive’s Master File Table (MFT) directly from the disk.

Please Note:  When using programs such as this to identify the space hogs on your computer (or device) make sure you do not delete a spacehog (file or folder) that is needed for the operation of the computer (or other programs).  Typically, I use programs, such as WizTree, to determine what personal files I have saved (such as documents, pictures, movies, etc…) are consuming the most space. Programs such as this are also great for troubleshooting problems, as well.

The MFT is a special hidden file used by the NTFS file system to keep track of all files and folders on a hard drive. Scanning for files this way completely bypasses the operating system (Windows) and provides a huge performance boost.

Features:

• Finds the files and folders using the most space on your hard drive
• Work VERY Fast! We think it’s the fastest application of this type in the world!
• Finds the top 1000 largest files on your hard drive
• Sort the contents of your entire hard drive by folder size and optionally delete files and folders

WizTree, is a portable app that works on 32 and 64 bit versions of Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8 with drives that are formatted in the NTFS format (which most modern drives are formatted).

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An Easy Way To Get To Your Router Settings

As a home based computer user, have you ever had that rare occasion where you needed to login to your router to make a configuration change?

Most people when they install their router, follow the setup instructions to configure the router; and then, set it and forget it. When that rare occasion arises where they need to login to the router again, to make a configuration change, they forget the process on how to do it. Typically, I have seen this scenario occurring when changes are required to the wireless access settings of the router (which most routers are wireless these days).

Typically to get to a router’s login screen you are required to enter an IP address in your web browser. For example, in my setup, to get to my router’s login screen I would type in 192.168.0.1 and hit enter to bring up the login screen to my Motorola router. At the login screen I enter my username and password to access the setting on the router.

When I initially setup my router, I changed my username and password from the default factory setting, as a measure of additional security. Most people stick with the factory defaults, which are commonly known (and published) on the internet (see example here).

Most folks at home, when asked to access there router login screen,   are often at a loss on what to do. Often they have misplaced the instructions or are simply not comfortable accessing the settings (and often call a tech for assistance). I know myself, when I need to access my router, I will go blank for a minute or so, before it will hit me on what I need to do. Again, this is due to the fact that accessing our router to make configuration changes is a rare occurrence.

To assist the home based computer user with getting to their router’s login screen or to assist a tech to quickly get to a router login screen, I came across a small utility called rCon (router configuration). I actually have a shortcut set up on my PC that allows me to quickly get to my router’s login screen, using this utility.

What I need to point out here is that this utility (rCon) was made primarily for the basic home network setup and not for those unusual network situations where there are more than one network gateway. All I can tell you, is give rCon a try. If it works, then great; if not, at least my article may remind you to keep your router setup instructions in a safe place and to remind you to keep your router’s login credentials (username and password).

Note:  If your security software picks this utility up as being something suspicious, it is a false positive (mean – nothing to worry about).

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Scan For The Wireless Networks In Your Close Proximity and Display Extensive Information About Them

If your computer has a wireless network adapter and wireless network card driver that works with the built-in wireless support of Windows Vista/7/8/2008, then you need to take a look at WifiInfoView. All modern notebook computers and many of today’s desktop computer meet these wireless specs.

WifiInfoView is a portable software application that will give you the ability to scan for the wireless networks in your close proximity and display extensive information about them. Information such as: Network Name (SSID), MAC Address, PHY Type (802.11g or 802.11n), RSSI, Signal Quality, Frequency, Channel Number, Maximum Speed, Company Name, Router Model and Router Name (Only for routers that provides this information), and more…

Best part is this software is FREE from the reputable utility site NirSoft and is an excellent addition to any tech’s toolbox…

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A FREE Open-Source and Cross-Platform Network Scanner

Today I want to share with you a portable network tool, called Angry IP Scanner, that I used on a daily basis, for legitimate purposes, to scan (and ping) a range of IP addresses and ports to tell me what devices and computers (hosts) on my network were up and running. If the host was alive, the result indicator would be blue and if the host was dead the result indicator would be red. This utility saved me a lot of time in troubleshooting network issues. Today, I no longer manage a network; however, this little tool is still with me to scan the network in my home.

Angry IP Scanner is a very fast IP address and port scanner that can provide a wealth of information regarding the pinged hosts.

It can scan IP addresses in any range as well as any their ports. It is cross-platform and lightweight. Not requiring any installations, it can be freely copied and used anywhere.

Angry IP scanner simply pings each IP address to check if it’s alive, then optionally it is resolving its hostname, determines the MAC address, scans ports, etc. The amount of gathered data about each host can be extended with plugins.

It also has additional features, like NetBIOS information (computer name, workgroup name, and currently logged in Windows user), favorite IP address ranges, web server detection, customizable openers, etc.

Scanning results can be saved to CSV, TXT, XML or IP-Port list files. With help of plugins, Angry IP Scanner can gather any information about scanned IPs. Anybody who can write Java code is able to write plugins and extend functionality of Angry IP Scanner.

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