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Free Network Analyzers/Sniffers for Windows: Date - Apr 08, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Several tools to see a network's raw packets for troubleshooting or security audits.
Free Online Network Security Auditors/Scanners: Date - Apr 01, 2009; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Eric Geier; Several free online tools to test your network's integrity.
"Access Is Denied" Error Message When You Try To Delete A File/Folder: Date - Jan 07, 2009; Rating - 5; Author - Nirmal Sharma; This article explains how you can use Process Explorer, a tool from Sysinternals (now subsidiary of Microsoft), to kill the lock on files and folders.
Manage Shadow Copies on Client Machines: Date - May 12, 2005; Rating - 2.2; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Did you know you can manage shadow copies on the client side from the command line?
Windows XP Professional Resource Kit Documentation Online: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 1; Author - Wayne Maples
Windows XP SystemInfo Utility: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.5; Author - Wayne Maples
Using Notepad and Wordpad: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 5; Author - Wayne Maples
EasyRecovery FileRepair repairs and restores corrupted Microsoft® Office files: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.5; Author - Wayne Maples
Recover corrupted office files: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3; Author - Wayne Maples
XP Logman commandline utility: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 1.6; Author - Wayne Maples
Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP / TweakUI for XP: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.4; Author - Wayne Maples
Eraser : securely deletes files: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - Not Rated; Author - Wayne Maples; free advanced security tool for Windows which allows you to completely remove sensitive data from your hard drive by overwriting it several times with carefully selected patterns
Use netsh to configure your laptop's nic for different networks: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 4.5; Author - Wayne Maples
Taskbar Toolbars: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 2.7; Author - Wayne Maples
Tlist / tasklist / PUlist lists active tasks and processes: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.6; Author - Wayne Maples
IPconfig displays Windows NT/W2K/XP ip information: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.5; Author - Wayne Maples
Control Windows XP Startup with MSConfig: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.3; Author - Wayne Maples
Where is XP's Netmeeting?: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 4.5; Author - Wayne Maples
Keyfinder retrieves your Product Key (cd key) from registry: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.8; Author - Wayne Maples
Windows XP update for Easy CD Creator 5 is now available: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.3; Author - Wayne Maples
DiskCleanup and Defrag Utility: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.3; Author - Wayne Maples
Registry cleaners / healers - clear inconsistent and obsolete sections: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.9; Author - Wayne Maples
PopKill: Kill those annoying pop-up ads!: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.9; Author - Wayne Maples
SDelete securely deletes files conforming to DOD 5220.22-M sanitizing standard: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 4.2; Author - Wayne Maples