[pllobell]

I'm purchasing a new 16GB flash drive (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820220253). I want to build the ultimate PC repair toolkit.

What are your must-have applications for PC repair?

[Goku]

Hello Pllobell. I would not consider this as a repair utility but CCleaner is a definite essential for me wherever I go. Since you are going to put the applications on a portable flash drive, you might want to consider the Portable version that is available for it.

Hope that helps.

-- Goku

[Stoner]

http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/

http://www.ubcd4win.com/

[Imanuel4u]

The above links was very helpful.

[lotuseclat79]

Aside from all of the free software, if you really are serious about PC repair, the best (not cheap) PC diagnostic kit available is Pc-Check: Pc-Check, PC Diagnostic Software / PC Diagnostics /Computer Diagnostic Software.

Note: Visit your local Barnes & Noble/other bookstore and look in the computer section for Scott Mueller's Upgrading and Repairing PCs (should be 20th Ed. by now). It is at least 3 inches thick! Pc-Check is recommended in it.

PC Check conveniently fits onto only 1 disk, giving over 500 tests for professional computer diagnostic software.

-- Tom

[hrlow2]

16GB? Isn't that a bit of overkill? Everything I need for most emergency repair and cleanups don't even use 3GB of a 4GB drive.

[pllobell]

Originally Posted by hrlow2

16GB? Isn't that a bit of overkill? Everything I need for most emergency repair and cleanups don't even use 3GB of a 4GB drive.

I agree... Newegg was actually sold out of the 16GB, I had to go with the 32GB. Aside from just repair tools I use it to store ISOs for VMs. It's just nice to have almost "unlimited" storage in your pocket.

Originally Posted by Goku

Hello Pllobell. I would not consider this as a repair utility but CCleaner is a definite essential for me wherever I go. Since you are going to put the applications on a portable flash drive, you might want to consider the Portable version that is available for it.

Hope that helps.

-- Goku

Thanks, I've added it.

I've also added PortableApps which comes with a couple of handy tools.

Anyone else?

[1002richards]

Perhaps LupoPenSuite is of interest? Free and opensource progs (100 or more in one suite?). I have it but mainly for looking at the range of functions, not fiddling with my machine
http://www.lupopensuite.org/index.htm

Richard

[JohnWill]

The most important part of the Ultimate PC Repair Toolkit is a brain! If you don't know what you're doing, it's pointless to have all the other stuff.

[hrlow2]

to JohnWill
And if every PC user had a real brain, there would no use for his repair suite and a lot less malware threads here.
Isn't that a nice thought?

[JohnWill]

What would we do with all our spare time?

[Stoner]

Civilized Debate?.............

[pyritechips]

Originally Posted by Stoner

Civilized Debate?.............

Hey! What are you doing here?

[JohnWill]

Originally Posted by Stoner

Civilized Debate?.............

There's no such place. There is a mis-named forum here of that name, but civilized is not what happens there.

[hrlow2]

Don't want anything to do with torrents.