Filed under: Utilities, Microsoft, Freeware
Sysinternals Tools Now Available as a Single Download
Fresh off the three-day weekend, they decided to simplify the download process even further by creating a single 8mb file containing their popular troubleshooting utilities.
No, the file doesn't contain the oh-so-fun BSOD screensaver (coming soon to your friend's trojan-infested Windows PC), but it does pack an incredible number of useful tools. Here's a sampling of what's in the file:
- AdExplorer: allows viewing, editing, and backup of Active Directory databases
- BGInfo: embeds info system like IP, CPU, ram, disk space on the desktop
- Contig: single-file defragmenter
- PageDefrag: defragments pagining, event log, hibernation, and registry files
- RegMon: monitors the Windows registry for changes
- RootkitRevealer: helps locate kernel and user-mode rootkits
- Sync: Unix-style tool to flush system data to disk
I don't know if this is a labor of love or merely the brainchild of four very gifted games designers, but Level Up is a really weird mash-up of gaming elements that you have probably never seen in a Flash game before.
Let's start with the premise itself: Groundhog Day meets Memento. The game experience revolves around 'days': you explore the world and the clock slowly ticks towards the evening. You bounce around picking up gems and talking to the denizens of 'Level Upland'. Eventually you feel tired and head back to ...
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Jason said 10:33AM on 9-04-2008
Don't forget about the easy way to get one or two files when needed:
http://live.sysinternals.com/
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Lee Mathews said 10:33AM on 9-04-2008
Thanks Jason...It's actually referenced in the 1st paragraph ;-)
jason said 1:04PM on 9-04-2008
Yeah. I saw that. I didn't approve the comment, because I was hoping it wouldn't show up. ;)
Medlir said 12:21PM on 9-04-2008
Is this really news? Now available? They've been packaging the "suite" in a single zip for at least a year and half now.
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Lee Mathews said 1:05PM on 9-04-2008
Yeah, that's my bad. The newsfeed was a bit misleading, it was actually an update. ()*&!$@! MS. :-)
D Jens said 5:43PM on 9-04-2008
Sysinternals was purchased by MS a few years ago. MS never created these programs. MS, in their current iteration, couldn't create original software even if you gave them instructions AND the code. They used to, but not any more.
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