25 Useful Windows Utilitiies

Program Name	Function	URL
.Net Framework 1.1	Microsoft programming environment, required by more and more applications	http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=262d25e3-f589-4842-8157-034d1e7cf3a3&displaylang=en
Application Compatibility Guide XP SP2	Helps administrators to find out which applications won't run under XP SP 2	http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9300BECF-2DEE-4772-ADD9-AD0EAF89C4A7&displaylang=en
Autoplay Repair Wizard	Finds and repairs non-working Autoplay settings	http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=C680A7B6-E8FA-45C4-A171-1B389CFACDAD&displaylang=en
Boot diskettes for Windows XP Professional SP 2	Needed to create bootable XP diskettes	http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=535d248d-5e10-49b5-b80c-0a0205368124&displaylang=en
Diagnostic program for MSJVM 1.0a	Checks whether the Microsoft Java Virtual Machine is installed	http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=4e38f4f9-ce7e-4271-8836-a7d7293a992f&displaylang=en
GDI+ checker	Checks whether any installed programs require a GDI+ security update	http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=71cd9e74-7142-4780-83e5-ce54401da1d1&displaylang=en
Group policy management console	Management console for network management of group policies	http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=f39e9d60-7e41-4947-82f5-3330f37adfeb&displaylang=en
IIS LockdownTool 2.1	Deactivates potentially dangerous IIS service settings	http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=DDE9EFC0-BB30-47EB-9A61-FD755D23CDEC&displaylang=en
MBSA 1.2.1	Scans the system and reports all potential security loopholes	http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b13ebd6b-e258-4625-b0a3-64a4879f7798&displaylang=en
Performance Monitor Wizard	Benchmarking tool which monitors and logs PC performance	http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=31fccd98-c3a1-4644-9622-faa046d69214&displaylang=en
Port Query 2.0	Helps in tracking down the sources of TCP/IP connection errors	http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=89811747-c74b-4638-a2d5-ac828bdc6983&displaylang=en
Port Query Ul	Graphical interface for the Port Query 2.0 utility	http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=832919
Port Reporter	Monitors and logs activity via TCP and UDP ports	http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=69ba779b-bae9-4243-b9d6-63e62b4bcd2e&displaylang=en
PR Parser	Viewer for use with Port Reporter log files	http://support.microsoft.com/kb/837243/en
Product Support Reporting Tools	Collection of nine tools for error finding	http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=CEBF3C7C-7CA5-408F-88B7-F9C79B7306C0&displaylang=en#filelist
Qfecheck 1.0	Checks an XP system to see whether all important hotfixes are installed	http://support.microsoft.com/kb/282784/EN/
Scan-Tool KB824146 Scan	Checks your network for computers on which two important patches are missing	http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=13ae421b-7bab-41a2-843b-fad838fe472e&displaylang=en
Sector Inspector 5.2	Command line tool to read hard disk sectors	http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&familyid=dd3ef22a-a586-4079-9489-c3ea14573fc4
Tweakomatic 1.0	Script based utility with which you can change hundreds of Windows settings	http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx
TweakUI 2.10.0.0	Easy-to-use utility to alter numerous Windows settings	http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=bd328d1e-6c01-4447-bd7c-c09646d722c8&displaylang=en
URL Scan 2.5	Filters incoming HTTP requests before they are processed by the web server	http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/tools/urlscan.mspx
Windows Application Compatibility Toolkit 3.0	Collection of three utilities for testing applications under Windows XP SP 2	http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=7FC46855-B8A4-46CD-A236-3159970FDE94&displaylang=en
Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools	126 diagnosis tools to help administrators to track down faults	http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=9d467a69-57ff-4ae7-96ee-b18c4790cffd&displaylang=en
Windows XP Service-Pack 2 rollout tools	Utility collection to help with migration to and unattended installation of XP	http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=3e90dc91-ac56-4665-949b-beda3080e0f6&displaylang=en
Windows XP SP2 Support-Tools	Collection of 81 diagnostic utilities, some of which are command line based	http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=49ae8576-9bb9-4126-9761-ba8011fabf38&displaylang=en