Andrews Consulting
PC Troubleshooting
Ad-Aware SE
http://www.lavasoftusa.com
Free adware program
AVG
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5
Free antivirus program for home use
BIOS Central
http://www.bioscentral.com
List of Bios related beep codes
CCleaner
http://www.ccleaner.com/ccdownload.asp
Free Registry cleaner, also removes unused and temp files
Data Recovery
http://www.ontrack.com
Data Recovery program
Download.com
http://www.download.com
Download free software and shareware
Event ID
http://www.eventid.net
Answers to codes in the event log
FreeRAM XP Pro
Download from http://www.download.com
Frees up system memory by cleaning RAM
Hijack This
Download from http://www.download.com
Free tool of last resort for finding spyware
Memory Test
http://www.memtest86.com
Test and troubleshoot memory errors
PC Pitstop
http://www.pcpitstop.com
Free program to analyze PC performance
Pop Up Blocker
http://www.12ghosts.com/ghosts/popup.htm
Free pop up blocker
Process Explorer
http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/ProcessExplorer.html
Free utility to determine what services and programs are currently running
Quick Access Info Bar
http://www.processlibrary.com/quickaccess
Access relevant process descriptions and advice through the Task Manager
Spybot Search and Destroy
http://www.safer-networking.org
Free spyware program
Spyware Guide
http://www.spywareguide.com
Find programs known to contain spyware or adware
Sysinternals Autoruns
http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/Autoruns.html
Shows what programs are configured to run during system bootup or login in the order Windows processes them
Tucows
http://www.tucows.com
Download free software
TweakNow
http://www.tweaknow.com
Free Registry cleaner
WinPatrol
http://www.winpatrol.com
Alerts you to hijackings, malware attacks and critical changes made to your computer without your permission and helps you understand what programs are installed and why, removes programs from startup list.
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