25+ best pc repair utility tools

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Most of the time our PC will get repaired for no reason. It may be due to some corrupt files or may be due to virus. It’s really very difficult to predict what could have caused the problem. Sometimes even simple issue in registry can also make your PC to reboot automatically. We may think that this errors can’t be solved and almost everyone use to Format the windows drive. But if we format we will loose all the important applications and reinstalling them will waste your time. So here is a list of cool PC repairing tools which can solve most of the errors which arise in the PC. Some of them are portable applications which you can run from your USB. 25+ Best PC repair Utility Tools Here is the list of some of the best PC tools which are very useful for repairing and fixing the PC errors. ATF Cleaner ATF Cleaner is a free stand-alone utility that cleans up any temporary files that a computer may collect. This includes the Windows temp folder, Current User temp folder, All users temp folder, cookies, Temporary Internet Files, History, Prefetch, Java Cache & Recycle Bin. It can also remove browser specific temporary files (Opera and Firefox) such as Cache, Cookies, History, Download History, Saved form information &, Saved passwords. This is a tool should be run regularly by home users and is especially useful to run before a virus scan to prevent it getting stuck for a long time on temporary files. <-- Download from Source --> Autoruns Detecter This free tool allows you to view nearly everything on your system that is set to automatically run and goes far beyond the capabilities of MSConfig. This tool can show you files that are in your startup folder, files being launched from the registry, files that are launched by TaskScheduler, files that Windows starts by default such as DLL’s, Microsoft and 3rd party services and much more.

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  • Most of the time our PC will get repaired for no reason. It may be due to some corrupt files or may be due tovirus. Its really very difficult to predict what could have caused the problem. Sometimes even simple issue inregistry can also make your PC to reboot automatically. We may think that this errors cant be solved andalmost everyone use to Format the windows drive. But if we format we will loose all the important applicationsand reinstalling them will waste your time. So here is a list of cool PC repairing tools which can solve most ofthe errors which arise in the PC. Some of them are portable applications which you can run from your USB.

    25+ Best PC repair Utility ToolsHere is the list of some of the best PC tools which are very useful for repairing and fixing the PC errors.

    ATF CleanerATF Cleaner is a free stand-alone utility that cleans up any temporary files that a computer may collect. Thisincludes the Windows temp folder, Current User temp folder, All users temp folder, cookies, TemporaryInternet Files, History, Prefetch, Java Cache & Recycle Bin.It can also remove browser specific temporary files (Opera and Firefox) such as Cache, Cookies, History,Download History, Saved form information &, Saved passwords. This is a tool should be run regularly by homeusers and is especially useful to run before a virus scan to prevent it getting stuck for a long time on temporaryfiles.

    Autoruns DetecterThis free tool allows you to view nearly everything on your system that is set to automatically run and goes farbeyond the capabilities of MSConfig. This tool can show you files that are in your startup folder, files beinglaunched from the registry, files that are launched by TaskScheduler, files that Windows starts by default suchas DLLs, Microsoft and 3rd party services and much more.

  • Belarc AdvisorBelarc Advisor is a free tool that will create a detailed profile of the computer it is run on including a list ofcurrently installed hardware, software, Windows hoxfixes, antivirus status, security benchmarks and manymany more details. It then creates a HTML page with this information and displays it in your web browser.Runs on Windows Vista, 2003, XP, 2000, NT 4, Me, 98, and 95.

    CCleanerCCleaner is a freeware system optimization, privacy and cleaning tool. It removes unused files from yoursystem allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space. It also cleans traces of youronline activities such as your Internet history. Additionally it contains a fully featured registry cleaner.

  • CPU-ZCPU-Z is a small stand-alone utility designed to give you advanced information about the main devices on yoursystem such as the CPU, Mainboard, Memory and System.

  • DBXtract 4.5DBXtract 4.5 is a free (anything above 4.5 becomes paid), stand alone utility that is designed to extract emailsout of corrupt Outlook Express databases (.dbx) and turn them into individual .eml files. In laymans terms forour not-so-techie readers, Outlook Express stores your emails in a single database file called a DBX. This filecan become corrupt for many reasons and all your emails inside can become unreadable. This tool can extractall your emails so you can read them seperately as .EML files.

    DIAL A FIXDial-a-fix is a collection of known fixes gleaned from Microsoft Knowledgebase articles, Microsoft MVPs, andother important support forums, that will assist you in repairing problems with your system. Although this toolis ordinarily meant for power users, technicians, and administrators, it is quite safe to use even without technicalguidance (although guidance is recommended). Simply choose the solutions you wish to apply via checkmarks,and click GO.

  • Double DriverDouble Driver is a tool for collecting the drivers that the computer uses to communicate with its hardware. Oneof the main reasons why you would want to collect an computers drivers is if you dont have the Driver CD thatcame with the computer or they are unavailable online. This is a very common task by computer techniciansabout to format a computer.

  • DriveImage XMLDriveImage XML is a free, stand alone application for making a complete backup image of any logical drive orpartition, allowing you to backup/restore an entire operating system. The application also includes an imageexplorer allowing you to view the files inside the backup file created and extract individual files (Im sure plentyof us have left a file behind at some point).

    ERD CommanderERD Commander is a very useful tool that Microsoft acquired with its purchase of Winternals. Its especiallyuseful for computers that arent able to boot into Windows, or even safe mode. ERD (Emergency Repair Disk)allows access to Windows restore points, file recovery, crash analysis, hotfix uninstall, and other low leveloperating system tasks, all in a very familiar Windows interface. It also provides network and internet access, aswell as a web browser.

    EtherealEthereal is a free and powerful network analyzer that has the ability to monitor packets in realtime. It can showyou the packet source, the destination, the protocol its running on and a brief description of what it is. It canthen break it down further and show you the packet in HEX. This can be useful for computer technicians who

  • are trying to troubleshoot networks or find suspicious activity on a computer like hacking, viruses, trojans orspyware phoning home. Ethereal can run on Unix, Linux and Windows based computers.

    GSpotYour client comes to you saying they cant play certain videos. You take a look at the computer and see the errormessage saying Error loading codec... You instantly know the problem. You tell the client that the computersimply hasnt got the right codec installed to play that video. Now, you just have to figure out what codec thatvideo actually needs.

    HIRENs BOOT CDHirens BootCD is a wonderful live CD containing various programs such as Hard drive recovery, Hard DrivePartition, Hard Drive Backup, Hard Drive Testing, RAM (Memory) Testing, System Information, MBR (MasterBootRecord), BIOS, MultiMedia, Password, NTFS (FileSystems), Antivirus, AntiSpy, Process, WindowsStartup, Registry tools, Windows Cleaners, Optimizers, Tweakers, and many othersAs it is a bootable CD, it can be useful even if the primary operating system cannot be booted. We may call it asan emergency cd which every computer technician or home user must have.

    JkDefrag GUIJkDefrag is a free defrag tool that puts the built in Windows one to shame. JkDefrag has options such as mutiplelevels of defrag (fast defrag, slow defrag, analyze only, sort files by name etc..), including and excluding files,scheduling, shutdown PC when defrag is finished and defrag system files at boot-time. Another nifty feature isthat it has a screensaver option that activates the defrag process when your computer is idle and visualizes thedefrag process. Best of all it has the ability to skip any files current in use, unlike Windows which will restartthe whole process if it hits a file in use. This one is a must have in any computer technicians kit.

    LSP-FixLSP-Fix is a free tool designed to fix internet connections damaged by malware or buggy software. TheLayered Service Provider (aka LSP) is a part of your operating system that your computer uses to connect to theinternet. Some legitimate software (such as firewalls) and illegitimate software (such asmalware/adware/spyware) place files in this location and if they become buggy or removed incorrectly, you willno longer be able to connect to the internet. LSP-Fix will show you the files placed in this zone and will suggestwhich ones need to be removed to gain internet access again.

  • MozBackupThere are plenty of utilities out there to backup your Internet Explorer or Outlook Express settings but very fewfor Mozilla Products. MozBackup is a free utility for backing up Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird,SeaMonkey, Mozilla Suite and Netscape profiles. Since more and more households are adopting Firefox andThunderbird, this tool will help speed up the backup and restore process.

  • Norton Removal ToolSymantec has been dominating the computer security market for years now; their most popular offering beingNorton Antivirus which is often pre-installed on new brand-name computers. Unfortunately Norton productstend to install themselves deep down into the critical parts of your system and if the product becomes damagedin some way you have a big problem. I have seen it many times on computer repair callouts. Someone tries toremove the Norton product (which is usually the antivirus program) and it appears to uninstall, but next timethey reboot the computer Norton presents an error message saying Norton couldnt start because its missing acritical component.

    PageDefragPageDefrag is a standalone freeware utility designed to defragment your system files. Standard defragmentationutilities cannot gain access to the Windows page file and registry hive and thus wont show you how fragmentedthey are nor defragment it. Paging and Registry file fragmentation can be one of the leading causes ofperformance degradation related to file fragmentation in a system. PageDefrag can gain special access to thesefiles and defragment these files next time you boot the system.

    PC-DecrapifierThe PC Decrapifier is a program designed to remove or uninstalla specific list of unwanted software in an unattended fashion.It can be used to clean off most of the annoying software that is typically shipped with new PCs.

  • Process ExplorerEver wonder which program has a certain file or folder open? Now you can find out. Process Explorer displaysa list of currently running processes and DLLs on a the local Windows based system. It is very useful forfinding viruses and malware.

  • Pocket KillboxPocket Killbox is a tool that allows you to delete files that Windows wont allow you to delete because the file iscurrently in use. Killbox allows you to choose the file you would like to remove and will delete it when thecomputer is rebooting (and therefor outside of windows).

    RawCopyRawCopy is a tool designed to copy the contents of one harddrive to another. This program is ideal for thosewith faulty drives and want to transfer the data directly without going though folder by folder. The program alsohas built in data recovery code which will attempt to recover data in bad sectors. This program is designed torun under NT/XP/2000 or later operating systems. However, It will run under windows 95/98/Me operatingsystems but only windows logical drives can be copied.

  • Revo UninstallerRevo Uninstaller is a free utility that is like the Windows Add/Remove Programs on steroids. RevoUninstaller will seek out programs you have installed (including ones that arent in the Add/Remove List) anddisplay them so you can uninstall the applications or remove their entry if they have already been deleted. RevoUninstaller doesnt stop there though, it has an option called Hunter Mode where you can drag a crosshairover any program and uninstall it from there. You can also use the crosshair to prevent applications from auto-running at bootup. Just drag the crosshair over the offending program in the system tray and it will give you theoption to turn off auto-startup.

    RestorationRestoration is a free utility to recover deleted files that were either sent to the recycle bin and then emptied, ordirectly deleted from within Windows.

  • Run scannerRunscanner is a free stand alone utility which scans your system for all running programs and autostartlocations. You can use Runscanner to detect autostart programs, spyware, adware, homepage hijackers,unverified drivers and other problems. This program is like Autoruns, Hijack This!, Killbox, Process Explorerand the HijackThis.de analysis site combined. The creators have taken the best features of each program andturned them into one utility. Well worth checking out.

    SoftPerfect Network ScannerSoftPerfect Network Scanner is a free multi-threaded IP, NetBIOS and SNMP network scanner. This tool willping computers, scan for listening TCP ports and displays the resources available on the network (router weblogins, printers, computer shares etc..).

    Tweak UITweak UI, an official tool from Microsoft, isnt so much a repair tool but a tool to make small tweaks to anWindows XP based system. Although it does have the ability to repair your hotkeys, repair your font folder,repair regedit, repair unread mail count and repair icons its real power is it giving you control over howWindowsXP behaves.

    Treesize FreeTreesize Free is a free utility to view the space usage on your harddrive folder by folder (and its subfolders)which is something Windows is seriously lacking.

    UnlockerUnlocker helps delete locked files with error messages like:

    Cannot delete file: Access is denied There has been a sharing violation. The source or destination file may be in use. The file is in use by another program or user. Make sure the disk is not full or write-protected and that the file is not currently in use.

  • Unstoppable CopierUnstoppable Copier is a tool that allows you to recover files off a failing hard drive that has problems such as aphysical damage, bad sectors, errors reading data etc.. The program will attempt to recover every readable pieceof a file and put the pieces together. The name Unstoppable Copier comes from its ability to skip files thatcannot be read. It will just report which file couldnt be copied and continue on its way.

  • VistaTweakerVistaTweaker is a free, stand alone tool for tweaking settings in in both Windows XP and Windows Vista(unlike TweakUI). This application has a nice, clean interface which displays information on what each settingwill do and show you which ones are Windows Vista specific. It also has many more settings that arechangeable compared to TweakUI which are all useful. Since Vista is slowly creeping its way onto homecomputers, this one is a must have for a onsite technicians toolbox.

    I hope that you guys like my collection of software. If none of these work , then you try the System restorefeature to roll back your PC to some older date. This can also fix some of the problems. These software willdefinitely help you to fix some of your PC problems for sure. If you know any other useful utility then do let meknow guys.