Eliminar caché de Internet Explorer por línea de comandos

Cómo eliminar la caché de Internet Explorer por línea de comandos, en función de lo que queramos elimnar, ejecutaremos lo siguiente:


Temporary Internet Files

RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 8

Cookies

RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 2

History

RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 1

Form Data

RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 16

Passwords

RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 32

Delete All

RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 255

Delete All – “Also delete files and settings stored by add-ons”

RunDll32.exe InetCpl.cpl,ClearMyTracksByProcess 4351

Eliminar documentos bloqueados de la cola de impresión

Cómo eliminar documentos bloqueados en la cola de impresión por línea de comandos:

net stop spooler
del %systemroot%system32spoolprinters*.shd
del %systemroot%system32spoolprinters*.spl
net start spooler

Inicio de sesión automático en Windows

En el siguiente artículo se explica de manera sencilla cómo modificando el registro de Windows podemos forzar el login automático bajo determinadas credenciales. Esto nos puede ser útil en entornos en los que necesitemos que se inicie sesión de manera automática con un usuario concreto de manera desatendida (p.e. ante reinicios). Este tipo de inicios en servidores suele venir demandado por la ejecución de alguna aplicación que requiera mantener abierta una sesión, lo cual por desgracia es algo que nos encontramos de vez en cuando los administradores de sistemas.

How to turn on automatic logon in Windows

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324737/en-us

Virtual labs de Microsoft

Una de las mejores y más rápidas formas de evaluar y aprender acerca de los distintos productos de Microsoft, son los "virtual labs" on-line, laboratorios que han variado de ubicación.

Pueden encontrarse accesibles desde:

http://www.microsoft.com/events/vlabs/default.mspx

y

http://technet.microsoft.com/es-es/bb467605.aspx

Más e-books gratuitos de Microsoft Press

Microsoft ha publicado de manera gratuita los siguientes e-books en formato pdf:

Introducción a Windows Server 2008 R2
http://download.microsoft.com/download/5/C/0/5C0BD0AB-040D-4C56-A60B-661001012DDA/Windows_Server_2008_R2_e-book.pdf

Microsoft Virtualization Solutions
http://download.microsoft.com/download/5/B/4/5B46A838-67BB-4F7C-92CB-EABCA285DFDD/693821ebook.pdf

Introducción a SQL Server 2008 R2
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=189147

Windows Hang and Crash Dump Analysis

En youtube tenemos disponible un interesantísimo webcast de Mark Russinovich sobre el análisis y resolución de problemas antes los cuelgues y "crashes" de Windows.

Imprescindible para adentrarse en el oscuro mundo del análisis a bajo nivel de errores en Windows y de "debugging" de procesos, lado oscuro al cual me estoy "arrimando"...

Windows Hang and Crash Dump Analysis



Las 9 partes del webcast están accesibles desde el siguiente enlace:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSeNWvjhBfg&p=05562383B0EA54AC&index=1&feature=BF

Herramientas de Joeware.net

En la web de Joeware.net podemos encontrar toda una serie de utilidades gratuitas de cara a la administración de sistemas en entornos Microsoft.

Todo el listado disponible estáen http://www.joeware.net/freetools/

active directory specific tools

AdFind

Command line Active Directory and ADAM LDAP query tool. DSQuery on steroids and existed long before DSQuery.

[+2K][+XP][+K3][+Vista][+Windows7][+K8]

AdMod

Command line Active Directory and ADAM LDAP modification tool. This tool combines DSMod, DSRM, and DSMove plus even more such as clearing SIDHistory, CSV updates, moving objects between domains, and much much more that would normally require scripts.

[+2K][+XP][+K3][+Vista][+Windows7][+K8]

AdQueueLoop

Command line Active Directory tool to display the replication queue in near real time.

[+2K][+XP][+K3][+Vista][+Windows7][+K8][-ADAM]

ATSN

Command line Active Directory tool to return site and subnet info for given IP addresses.

[+2K][+XP][+K3][+Vista][+Windows7][+K8]

ExchMbx

Command line tool that can do various Exchange Active Directory related tasks like mailbox or mail enabling objects.

[+2K][+XP][+K3][+Vista][+Windows7][+K8][+E2K][+E2K3][(Unknown)E2K7]

FindExpAcc

Command line Active Directory tool to locate accounts that are expired or have expired passwords. Can also be used to determine accounts that will expire in X days. Returns basic info such as email address, etc. Useful for scripts to notify users of impending password expirations.

[+2K][+XP][+K3][+Vista][+Windows7][†K8]

GCChk

Command line Active Directory tool that attempts locate lingering objects. Can detect issues that you will not find with repadmin lingering object check.

[+2K][+XP][+K3][+Vista][+Windows7][+K8]

MemberOf

Command line Active Directory tool to enumerate group memberships of given user.

[+2K][+XP][+K3][+Vista][+Windows7][+K8]

OldCmp

Command line Active Directory tool to find old user and computer accounts. Try it, you will almost certainly love it.

[+2K][+XP][+K3][+Vista][+Windows7][†K8]

PSOMgr

Command line tool to manage Password Settings Objects in Longhorn Active Directory.

[+2K][+XP][+K3][+Vista][+Windows7][+K8]

SecData

Command line Active Directory tool to dump security info for users and computers.

[+2K][+XP][+K3][+Vista][+Windows7][+K8]

Unlock

Command line Active Directory tool to find and unlock locked user accounts.

[+2K][+XP][+K3][+Vista][+Windows7][†K8]

UserName

Command line tool to output current user's DN as well as other userid formats.

[+2K][+XP][+K3][+Vista][+Windows7][+K8]

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misc tools

AccExp

Command line tool that allows you to expire or check expiration on user accounts. Note that this is account expiration, not password expiration.

[+NT][+2K][+XP][+K3][+Vista][+Windows7][+K8]

Auth

Command line user account authentication test tool.

[+NT][+2K][+XP][+K3][+Vista][+Windows7][+K8]

ChangePw

Command line password set/change utility.

[+NT][+2K][+XP][+K3][+Vista][+Windows7][+K8]

ClientTest

GUI tool that allows you to do simple TCP/IP port connection testing.

[+NT][+2K][+XP][+K3][+Vista][+Windows7][+K8]

CPAU

Command line tool that allows you to launch a process as another user similar to RUNAS only with encrypted job files.

[+NT][+2K][+XP][+K3][(sort of)Vista][(sort of) Windows 7][(sort of) K8]

DNSSrvRec

Command line user utility that allows you to add/remove arbitrary DNS SRV Records.

[+NT][+2K][+XP][+K3][+Vista][+Windows7][+K8]

ELDLL

A DLL that contains basic resource info for customized event logging.

[+NT][+2K][+XP][+K3][+Vista][+Windows7][+K8]

ELDLLEx

Similar to ELDLL only it is implemented with 2 DLLs so that message IDs under 200 can be used.

[+NT][+2K][+XP][+K3][+Vista][+Windows7][+K8]

Expire

Command line tool to force account passwords expired.

[+NT][+2K][+XP][+K3][+Vista][+Windows7][+K8]

FindNBT

Command line tool to scan a subnet(s) looking for Windows PCs.

[+2K][+XP][+K3][+Vista][+Windows7][+K8]

FindPDC

Command line tool to find the PDC of a domain and test it to make sure it is responding to NetLogon requests.

[+NT][+2K][+XP][+K3][+Vista][+Windows7][+K8]

GetUserInfo

Command line tool to retrieve info about user accounts from Windows machines.

[+NT][+2K][+XP][+K3][+Vista][+Windows7][+K8]

LG

Command line local group manipulation tool similar to but much more powerful than the NET LOCALGROUP command. Works remotely.

[+NT][+2K][+XP][+K3][+Vista][+Windows7][+K8]

NetSess

Command line session enumeration tool similar to but much more powerful than the NET SESSIONS command. Works remotely.

[+NT][+2K][+XP][+K3][+Vista][+Windows7][+K8]

QLogOff

Command line tool to log off.

[+NT][+2K][+XP][+K3][+Vista][+Windows7][+K8]

Quiet

Command line tool to silently launch a process.

[+NT][+2K][+XP][+K3][+Vista][+Windows7][+K8]

SecTok

Command line tool to display parts of the process token of current process.

[+NT][+2K][+XP][+K3][+Vista][+Windows7][+K8]

SeInteractiveLogonRight

Command line tool to configure system to allow specific user/group to logon locally.

[+NT][+2K][+XP][+K3][+Vista][+Windows7][+K8]

ShrFlgs

Command line tool for setting Share flags.

[+2K][+XP][+K3][+Vista][+Windows7][+K8]

SidToName

Command line tool to resolve SIDs to friendly display names.

[+NT][+2K][+XP][+K3][+Vista][+Windows7][+K8]

SNU

Command line tool to connect to network shares.

[+NT][+2K][+XP][+K3][+Vista][+Windows7][+K8]

SvcUtil

Command line tool to view basic service information as well as stop/start/pause/continue service.

[+NT][+2K][+XP][+K3][+Vista][+Windows7][+K8]

Unjoin

Command line tool to unjoin machine from domain.

[+NT][+2K][+XP][+K3][+Vista][+Windows7][+K8]

UserDump

Command line tool to dump basic user info from NT Based systems.

[+NT][+2K][+XP][+K3][+Vista][+Windows7][+K8]

W2KLockDesktop

Command line tool to lock the desktop immediately

[+NT][+2K][+XP][+K3][+Vista][+Windows7][+K8]

WriteProt

Command line tool to write protect disk volumes in Windows XP/2003 or later operating systems.

[+XP][+K3][+Vista][+Windows7][+K8]

Checklist Phoenix: Método que utiliza la CIA para resolver cualquier problema

Saliéndome un poco de la temática del blog, quería hacer alusión a algo que encontré hace poco navegando por la Red.

Se trata del método de la "Checklist Phoenix", o cómo afronta la CIA cualquier problema.

Realmente se trata de aplicar algo de lógica y orden ante cualquier problemática a la que tengamos que hacer frente de manera genérica, y bastante aplicable para los problemas informáticos a los que nos podemos tener que enfrentar los "IT Pros".

Extraido de http://bbh-labs.com/how-the-cia-define-problems-plan-solutions-the-phoenix-checklist

THE PROBLEM

Why is it necessary to solve the problem?
What benefits will you receive by solving the problem?
What is the unknown?
What is it you don’t yet understand?
What is the information you have?
What isn’t the problem?
Is the information sufficient? Or is it insufficient? Or redundant? Or contradictory?
Should you draw a diagram of the problem? A figure?
Where are the boundaries of the problem?
Can you separate the various parts of the problem? Can you write them down? What are the relationships of the parts of the problem? What are the constants of the problem?
Have you seen this problem before?
Have you seen this problem in a slightly different form? Do you know a related problem?
Try to think of a familiar problem having the same or a similar unknown
Suppose you find a problem related to yours that has already been solved. Can you use it? Can you use its method?
Can you restate your problem? How many different ways can you restate it? More general? More specific? Can the rules be changed?
What are the best, worst and most probable cases you can imagine?

THE PLAN

Can you solve the whole problem? Part of the problem?
What would you like the resolution to be? Can you picture it?
How much of the unknown can you determine?
Can you derive something useful from the information you have?
Have you used all the information?
Have you taken into account all essential notions in the problem?
Can you separate the steps in the problem-solving process? Can you determine the correctness of each step?
What creative thinking techniques can you use to generate ideas? How many different techniques?
Can you see the result? How many different kinds of results can you see?
How many different ways have you tried to solve the problem?
What have others done?
Can you intuit the solution? Can you check the result?
What should be done? How should it be done?
Where should it be done?
When should it be done?
Who should do it?
What do you need to do at this time?
Who will be responsible for what?
Can you use this problem to solve some other problem?
What is the unique set of qualities that makes this problem what it is and none other?
What milestones can best mark your progress?
How will you know when you are successful?

Convertir fichero BLG (Performance Monitor) a CSV

Para convertir un fichero binario en formato BLG del monitor de rendimiento (Perfmon) a fichero CSV en Windows XP y 2003 usaremos el comando relog con los siguientes parámetros:

relog logfile.blg -f csv -o logfile.csv

Herramientas de captura de imágenes y video en pantalla en Windows

Junto con las herramientas nativas de Windows 7, Recortes (Snipping Tool) "SnippingTool.exe" y Problem Step Recorder "Psr.exe", me gusta utilizar los siguientes programas para capturar pantallas en la elaboración de documentación técnica y manuales.


WinSnap
http://www.ntwind.com/software/winsnap/download.html

SnagIT
http://www.techsmith.com/screen-capture.asp

Camtasia (Captura de actividad en pantalla en Video)
http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia/

Combofix para Windows XP y RemoveIT para Windows 7

ComboFix es una potente y agresiva herramienta gratuita de limpieza de virus, malware y spyware, que puede descargarse desde http://www.combofix.org/.

Para Windows 7, disponemos de una herramienta similar, RemoveIT, disponible para descarga desde http://www.incodesolutions.com/downloads/removeit_pro.exe

Adminpak para Windows 7 (Remote Server Administration Tools)

La clásica suite de herramientas administrativas para Windows Server, conocida como "AdminPak", ahora se denomina "Remote Server Administration Tools". Disponemos de la descarga en Windows 7 desde:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=7d2f6ad7-656b-4313-a005-4e344e43997d&displaylang=en

DNIe en Windows 7

Si habéis tenido que usar el DNIe con Windows 7 es probable que hayáis tenido más de un problema en hacerlo "funcionar".

El siguiente artículo recoge de manera muy concreta cómo afrontar la instalación y superar los problemas del DNIe en Windows 7:

http://blogs.technet.com/b/fernando_parrondo/archive/2009/10/03/windows-7-y-el-dnie.aspx

Scriptomatic

Scriptomatic es una colección de scripts de Microsoft de diversos temas que debe acompañar a cualquier técnico o administrador de sistemas. La descarga de la versión 2.0 está disponible en:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=09dfc342-648b-4119-b7eb-783b0f7d1178&displaylang=en

Recomendar también toda la colección de scripts disponible en el Script Center de Microsoft:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/scriptcenter/default.aspx

Números de serie y modelo de equipos desde línea de comandos con WMIC

El comando de MS-DOS wmic nos permitirá de manera rápida recuperar datos del hardware de nuestros equipos de los principales fabricantes.

Así, por ejemplo, para averiguar el número de serie de un equipo, usaremos el comando:

wmic bios get serialnumber

Para recuperar el modelo de un equipo, ejecutaremos el siguiente comando:

wmic csproduct get name

Toda la información sobre el comando wmic puede consultarse en:
http://ss64.com/nt/wmic.html

CardRecovery - Recuperando Memory Cards

Hace unos días, recurrieron a mí para intentar recuperar los datos de una tarjeta SD dañada que solicitaba ser formateada.

Pude recuperar gran parte de las fotos antes de formatear con el software Card Recovery, cuya única pega es no ser gratuito.

Mx One - Antivirus para memorias USB

Mx One es un antivirus gratuito especialmente creado para ser instalado en memorias USB, discos extraibles, tarjetas SD y MicroSD y dispositivos de reproducción MP3, MP4, Ipod.

Puede descargarse desde:
http://ldc.mx/descargar.php?des=mxone

Y actualizarse desde:
http://ldc.mx/descargar.php?des=mxoneupdate

Mx One Antivirus cuenta con 2 versiones:

Modulo USB - Permite llevar la protección en su dispositivo de almacenamiento a cualquier parte, así protegerá archivos de PC's infectadas.

Modulo Guardián - Lo protegerá siempre que conecte un dispositivo de almacenamiento a su PC el cual sera analizado rapidamente para ver si se encuentra infectado además podrá analizar a profundidad el dispositivo para estar completamente seguro.


Entre sus características:

• Protección contra: Virus, Troyanos, Gusanos, Spyware ( Programas espía ), Herramientas de Hackers ( Hacktools ), Software de Riesgo ( Riskware ).
• Compatible con cualquier antivirus residente como por ejemplo: Nod32™., Kaspersky™., Bitdefender™., AVG™., Norton™., Panda™., AVG™, Avast™, Avira Antivir™, entre otros.
• Protección en tiempo real con..
• Sistema "CHECK AND DESTROY" detecta y elimina todos los virus que traten de infectar su dispositivo mientras está conectado en una PC infectada, incluso virus desconocidos.
• Sistema de protección "Guardián" protege su PC de virus que vienen en dispositivos USB infectados y que al conectarse a su equipo lo infectan sin importar si el dipositivo tiene Mx One Antivirus instalado o no, además detecta virus incluso desconocido.
• Protección contra virus desconocidos y nuevas variantes con "HEURISTIC ONE" Y "GENERIC ONE"
• Sólo se necesita 1MB de espacio disponible ya sea en la PC o en el dispositivo extraíble.

ReFit o cómo tener arranque dual de Windows en un Mac

Hace un par de años me tocó afrontar la instalación de Windows en un MAC. Fue entonces cuando descubrí rEFIt. Con esta sencilla herramienta, combinada con la instalación a llevar a cabo BootCamp, nos permite disponer de arranque de Windows o Linux en nuestro MAC

Toda la documentación de instalación puede descargarse en: http://refit.sourceforge.net/doc/

A continuación un video sobre la instalación de rEFIT:



Si optamos por la virtualización de Windows desde nuestro Mac, debemos conocer fundamentalmente 2 herramientas:

VMWare Fusion

http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/

Parallels

http://www.parallels.com/es/

Sysinternals Video Library

Desde hace años cualquier técnico o administrador de sistemas debe conocer las herramientas de Sysinternals, adquiridas por Microsoft al gran gurú del troubleshooting de Windows, Mark Russinovich.

Aparte de conocer todo el listado de utilidades de Sysinternals, recomiendo la siguiente recopilación de videos explicativos, muy didácticos: http://www.solsem.com/videolibrary.html

Que también pueden descargarse desde aquí...

Ebooks Windows 7

Buscando por la red, uno puede encontrarse los siguientes recursos altamente recomendables sobre Windows 7 para el administrador de sistemas:

Deploying Windows® 7 Essential Guidance from the Windows 7 Resource Kit and TechNet Magazine
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?familyid=EE2A1D38-88A9-43B3-95BC-7E962F0B6030&displaylang=en

Windows 7 Administrator’s Pocket Consultant
http://www.amazon.com/Windows-7-Administrators-Pocket-Consultant/dp/0735626995

O bien aquí...

Windows 7 Resource Kit
http://www.amazon.com/Windows-Resource-Kit-Mitch-Tulloch/dp/0735627002

O bien aquí...

Herramientas de Nirsoft

En http://www.nirsoft.net/ pueden encontrarse toda una serie de herramientas de Sistemas y de Red la mar de útiles.

El listado según la web es el siguiente.

• Password Recovery Utilities
  • Mail PassView - Recover the passwords of popular email clients: Outlook Express, MS Outlook, Eudora, Mozilla Thunderbird , and more...
  • MessenPass - Recover the passwords of instant messenger programs: Yahoo Messenger, MSN Messenger, Trillian, and more...
  • Dialupass: Dialup Password Recovery - Recovers the passwords of dialup entries (VPN and Internet connections). Works also under Windows 2000/XP.
  • Network Password Recovery - Freeware utility that recovers the network passwords stored by Windows XP (Credentials file).
  • Asterisk Logger - Reveal the passwords hidden behind asterisk ('****') characters in standard password text-boxes.
  • SniffPass - Password Sniffer - Listen to your network, and capture POP3, IMAP4, SMTP, FTP, and HTTP (basic authentication) passwords
  • PstPassword - Recover the password of Outlook PST file.
  • Protected Storage PassView - Displays all passwords and AutoComplete strings stored in your Protected Storage.
• Network Monitoring Tools
  • NetResView - View all computers/shares on your network.
  • WirelessNetView - View the details of all wireless network in your area (SSID, Signal Quality, MAC Address, and more...)
  • BluetoothView - Monitor the Bluetooth activity around you.
  • SmartSniff: TCP/IP Sniffer - Capture TCP/IP packets on your network adapter and view the captured data as sequence of conversations between clients and servers.
  • CurrPorts: TCP/IP Connections Viewer - Freeware tool that displays the list of all currently opened TCP and UDP ports on your local computer.
  • AdapterWatch - displays useful information about your network adapters: IP addresses, Hardware address, WINS servers, DNS servers, MTU value, Number of bytes received or sent, The current transfer speed, and more...
  • DownTester - Test the download speed of your Internet connection.
• Internet Related Utilities
  • IPNetInfo - Find all available information about an IP address: The owner of the IP address, the country/state name, IP addresses range, contact information (address, phone, fax, and email), and more.
  • MyLastSearch - View your latest searches with Google, Yahoo, and MSN.
  • VideoCacheView - Copy video files (.flv and others) from the Web browser cache and temporary folder.
  • WebVideoCap - Capture Flash video (.flv) and RTSP/MMS streams from Video Web sites.
  • SiteShoter - Take a screenshot of a Web site.
  • DNSDataView - View the DNS records of specified domains.
  • IECookiesView: Cookies Viewer/Manager for IE - View/Delete/Modify the cookies that Internet Explorer stores on your computer. Read More >>
  • IEHistoryView - View/Delete the URLs that you visited in the last few days.
  • HTMLAsText (HTML To Text Converter) - Freeware utility that converts HTML files to text files.
  • WhoisThisDomain - Get information about a registered domain.
  • DNSDataView - DNS lookup tool.
• Command-Line Utilities
  • NirCmd: Freeware Command-Line Tool - Do some useful tasks from command-line: turn off your monitor, turn off the computer, open/close the door of your cd-rom drive, dial to VPN/Internet connection, change your display settings, and much more !!
• Desktop Utilities
  • SearchMyFiles - Alternative to 'Search For Files And Folders' module of Windows and also duplicate files search.
  • MyUninstaller - Alternative to the standard Add/Remove applet of Windows operating system.
  • Volumouse - Control the sound volume with your wheel mouse !!
  • FileTypesMan - Alternative to 'File Types' manager of Windows.
• Freeware System Tools
  • ProduKey - Recover Office/Windows CD-Key
  • ShellExView - Displays the details of shell extensions installed on your computer, and allows you to easily disable and enable each shell extension.
  • WhatInStartup - Add, delete, modify or disable programs that run at Windows startup.
  • USBDeview - View all installed/connected USB devices on your system.
  • DevManView - Alternative to device manager of Windows.
  • DriverView - List all device drivers currently loaded on your Windows.
  • RegScanner (Registry Scanner) - Scan and find values in the Registry.
  • OpenedFilesView - View opened/locked files in your system.
  • SysExporter - Grab the data stored in standard list-views, list boxes, and combo boxes from almost any application running on your system, and export it to text, HTML or XML file.
  • BlueScreenView - View crash information stored in the MiniDump files created on blue screen of Windows.
• MS-Outlook Tools
  • NK2Edit - Edit, delete, add, merge, and repair records in the AutoComplete files (.NK2) of Outlook.
  • OutlookAttachView - View and extract attachments in your Outlook mailbox.
  • OutlookStatView - Get statistics about your Outlook mailbox.

DU Meter

DU Meter es una interesante herramienta para medir en nuestras máquinas Windows de manera detallada el tráfico de red entrante y saliente. Es más accesible visualmente que lo que podemos obtener monitorizando las tarjetas de red con el "Performance monitor" de Windows.

Información y descarga (trial) en:

http://www.hageltech.com/dumeter/about

Hyena

Hyena es una potente herramienta para centralizar la administración de servidores y PCs de nuestra red, con multitud de funcionalidades de cara al acceso a las máquinas y a la gestión del directorio activo de Windows. Este último es para mí su punto más fuerte, pues a través de su interfaz gráfica nos permitirá obtener consultas e informes de nuestro directorio activo de manera mucho más potente que con las herramientas nativas de Windows.

La herramienta está disponible para descarga (trial) desde:
http://www.systemtools.com/hyena/

Podemos comprobar las actualizaciones a nivel de funcionalidades que ha ido sufriendo la herramienta:
http://www.systemtools.com/hyena/hyena_new.htm

Windows XP Pilitos Live CD

Otro interesante CD de arranque "no oficial" es el Windows XP Pilitos Live.

Disponible para descarga desde la siguiente web:

http://club.telepolis.com/eltostadero/xppilitos/descargas.htm

• ClamWin Antivirus ( Antivirus para poder escanear el PC incluye actualizador, al arranque tambien se actualiza ).
• Everest ( Detallada información de todo tu PC hardware,software el nuevo sucesor de AIDA 32 ).
• Mcafee Stinger ( Pequeña aplicación que detecta los ultimos antivirus mas peligrosos de la red ).
• Mcafee VirusScan ( Antivirus de Mcafee pero por linea de comandos ).
• Nero Burning Rom ( Suite de Grabacion la version 6 para poder hacer esas copias de urgencia ).
• Norton Ghost ( En su version 8 corporativa para hacer esa clonacion rapida de una particion o disco duro ).
• Particion Magic 8 ( esta flamante suite para manejar las particiones y gestionar tu disco duro ).
• Robocopy ( utilidad de Microsoft para DOS parecida al "copy" pero mucho mas rapida ).
• Spybot Search & Destroy ( Para poder escanear el PC en busca de esos Spywares ).
• Test Memoria ( Para poder chequear tu memoria RAM o parte de ella en busca de errores ).
• RealVNC ( este poderoso programa de Control Remoto para poder usarlo tanto de servidor como cliente ).
• Winrar ( Compresor y descompresor de archivos ).
• Acrobat Reader 6 ( Para poder leer PDF ).
• Easy Recovery Professional 6 ( Podras recuperar tus archivos borrados por accidente ).
• Hacha ( Programa para poder partir o juntar archivos en trozos ).
• BgnFO ( Aplicacion con acceso en el escritorio para poder ver total informacion del PC )

Borrado de archivos por fecha

En muchas ocasiones nos es necesario ejecutar (por ejemplo vía tareas programadas de Windows según una planificación) la eliminación masiva de archivos o directorios de una ruta determinada (archivos temporales, logs de aplicaciones).

Para ello, podemos utilizar los siguientes scripts o batch de línea de comandos de CMD:

Primera opción, un script en VBS en el que indicamos en la constante "DIAS", el número de días que queremos conservar en base a la fecha de los ficheros, y en la constante "DIRECTORIO, la ruta sobre la que efectuar el borrado:

Option Explicit

Dim objNetwork
Const DIAS = 90
Const DIRECTORIO = "C:\WINDOWS\system32\LogFiles\W3SVC1012394340"

Call s_BorrarFicheros(DIRECTORIO)

Sub s_BorrarFicheros(str_Ruta)


Dim OBJETO, PROPIEDAD, ARCHIVO, CARPETA



Set OBJETO = WScript.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set PROPIEDAD = OBJETO.GetFolder(str_Ruta)

For Each ARCHIVO in PROPIEDAD.Files

If DateDiff ("d", ARCHIVO.DateLastModified, Now) > DIAS Then

ARCHIVO.Delete (True)

End If

Next

For Each CARPETA In PROPIEDAD.SubFolders

Call s_BorrarFicheros(CARPETA.Path)

Next

Set CARPETA = Nothing
Set ARCHIVO = Nothing
Set PROPIEDAD = Nothing
Set OBJETO = Nothing

End Sub


Otra opción, el comando forfiles, al que psamos la ruta en el parámetro -p y el número de días a conservas con el parámetro -d:
forfiles -s -p "C:\TEMP" -c "cmd /c echo del /Q /F @PATH & del /Q /F @PATH & RD /Q /S @PATH" -d -3


Y otra más, un "bat" para eliminar subdirectorios y su contenido a partir de la ruta definida en cursiva:

@echo off
pushd "C:\TEMP"
del /q *.*
for /f "Tokens=*" %%G in ('dir /B') do rd /s /q "%%G"
popd
pushd

Información del sistema en el escritorio con BGINFO

BGINFO es una herramienta de la suite de Sysinternals (adquiridas por Microsoft) del gran Mark Russinovich, uno de los gurús de referencia dentro del mundo del "troubleshooting" y resolución de problemas en Windows.

BGINFO nos permite de manera fácil y sencilla mostrar información del sistema parametrizable en nuestro fondo de escritorio.

Toda la referencia de la herramienta está disponible en:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897557.aspx

Para que refresque automáticamente la información de BGINFO cada vez que iniciamos sesión en una máquina, podemos hacer lo siguiente.

Copiar el ejecutable "Bginfo.exe" y el archivo de configuración que guardemos desde la propia aplicación con los parámetros y el aspecto que queramos mostrar, p.e. "BgInfoConfig.bgi" en la ruta "C:\WINDOWS\"

Posteriormente, para versiones hasta Windows Server 2003 crearemos un acceso directo a "C:\WINDOWS\Bginfo.exe BgInfoConfig.bgi /timer=0" que guardaremos en la siguiente ruta "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Menú Inicio\Programas\Inicio" ( En versiones en inglés "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup"). Con esto, cada vez que se inicie sesión, se nos actualizará la información de sistema configurada.

En Windows Server 2008 (Y Windows Vista y 7), la ruta en la que crear el acceso directo es "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup".

Aparte de esto, otra posibilidad para actualizar la información es jugar con las tareas programadas de Windows, agregando el comando indicado arriba con la programación que nos interese (en el inicio de la máquina o cada cierto tiempo).

Métodos de ahorro de energía y bloqueo de equipos por línea de comandos

En Windows disponemos de 2 comandos para gestionar la energía del equipo, uno de ellos además nos permite realizar más operaciones sobre nuestro equipo, se trata de POWERCFG y RUNDLL32:

POWERCFG.EXE

Con este comando podemos modificar y listar las diferentes opciones de energía de nuestra máquina con Windows. A continuación, mencionar distintos artículos que nos guiarán en su utilización:

Opciones de la línea de comandos de Powercfg
http://technet.microsoft.com/es-es/library/cc748940%28WS.10%29.aspx

Video "How Do I: Using PowerCfg in Windows 7?"
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/ee430886.aspx

Cómo utilizar Powercfg.exe en Windows Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324347/es

Cómo utilizar Powercfg.exe para crear un objeto de directiva de grupo para las combinaciones de energía en Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/915160

powercfg.exe /change "always on" /monitor-timeout-ac 20 powercfg.exe /SETACTIVE "always on"

RUNDLL32.EXE

Este ejecutable nos permite realizar diferentes operaciones sobre Windows, pasándole diferentes invocaciones a DLLs. Podemos consultar el siguiente artículo sobre el uso de RUNDLL32.EXE:

http://vlaurie.com/computers2/Articles/rundll32.htm

A modo de ejemplo, para cambiar el estado del equipo a modo hibernación:

rundll32.exe PowrProf.dll,SetSuspendState

Para bloquear el equipo utilizaremos la siguiente sintaxis:

rundll32.exe user32.dll, LockWorkStation

Este último comando puede acomodarse a las políticas locales o de dominio de la máquina para programar el bloqueo automático de equipos transcurrido unos minutos, dentro de la rama Plantillas Administrativas > Panel de Control > Pantalla > Protector de Pantalla, Nombre del archivo ejecutable del protector de pantalla y Tiempo de espera.

Hiren's Boot CD - CD de arranque con múltiples utilidades de sistemas

He aquí uno de mis CDs de arranque para recuperación de sistemas favorito, junto con el antiguo ERD Commander (desaparecido desde la compra de Winternals por Microsoft), con la diferencia de que Hiren's BootCD (ya por la versión 11.1) es gratuito.

La última versión de Hiren's BootCD está disponible siempre en descarga directa desde:
http://www.hirensbootcd.net/download.html

Os copio el contenido de la última versión, que es cuanto menos, simplemente espectacular:

Antivirus Tools

- CWShredder 2.19: Popular CoolWebSearch Trojan Remover tool (Windows Freeware).
- ComboFix (24-09-2010): Designed to cleanup malware infections and restore settings modified by malware (Windows Freeware).
- Dr.Web CureIt! Antivirus (24-09-2010): a free standalone anti-virus and anti-spyware on-demand scanner (Windows Freeware).
- GMER 1.0.15: Hidden services, hidden registry, hidden file scanner, Rootkit Detector and Remover (Windows Freeware).
- Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.46 (24-09-2010): anti-malware application that can thoroughly remove even the most advanced malware (Windows Freeware).
- Remove Fake Antivirus 1.68: a tool to remove virus/malwares which disguises itself to be an antivirus and produces fake alert/warnings and urge you to purchase a useless copy of the fake antivirus (Windows Freeware).
- RootkitRevealer 1.7.1: Rootkit Revealer is an advanced patent-pending root kit detection utility (Windows Freeware).
- SmitFraudFix 2.424: This removes Some of the popular Desktop Hijack malware (Windows Freeware).
- Spybot: Search & Destroy 1.6.2 (24-09-2010): Application to scan for spyware, adware, hijackers and other malicious software (Windows Freeware).
- SpywareBlaster 4.4 (24-09-2010): Prevent the installation of spyware and other potentially unwanted software (Windows Freeware).
- SuperAntispyware 4.43.1000 (24-09-2010): Remove Malware, Rootkits, Spyware, Adware, Worms, Parasites (a must have tool) (Windows Freeware).

Archivers

- 7-Zip 9.16b: File archiver with a high compression ratio Supports 7z, ARJ, BZIP2, CAB, CHM, CPIO, DEB, DMG, FAT, GZ, GZIP, HFS, IMA, IMG, ISO, LZH, LZMA, MBR, MSI, NSIS, NTFS, RAR, RPM, TAR, UDF, VHD, WIM, XAR, XZ, ZIP and Z formats (Windows Freeware).
- EasyUHA 1.1: GUI Tool to create and extract UHA Archives (Windows Freeware).

Backup Tools

- COPYR.DMA Build013: A Tool for making copies of hard disks with bad sectors (Dos Freeware).
- CopyWipe 1.14: Copy old hard drive to a new hard drive by copying the entire contents of one drive to another, CopyWipe can also help prevent confidential or private data from being recovered, by securely wiping the contents of a drive (Windows/Dos Freeware).
- Double Driver 3.0: Driver Backup and Restore tool (Windows Freeware).
- Drive SnapShot 1.40: creates an exact Disk Image of your system into a file while windows is running (Windows Shareware).
- DriveImage XML 2.14: backup any drive/partition to an image file, even if the drive is currently in use, a very good freeware alternative to Ghost / Acronis (Windows Freeware).
- DriverBackup! 1.0.3: Another handy tool to backup drivers (Windows Freeware).
- FastCopy 2.03: The Fastest Copy/Delete Software on Windows (Windows Freeware).
- G4L Ghost 4 Linux 0.34a: a hard disk and partition imaging and cloning tool similar to Norton Ghost (Linux Freeware).
- GImageX 2.0.17: ImageX is used to backup/restore WIM images for Windows XP/Vista and Windows 7 (Windows Freeware).
- InfraRecorder 0.51: An Open source CD/DVD burning software, also create/burn .iso images (Windows Freeware).
- Partition Image: PartImage 0.6.9: supported filesystem includes Ext2, Ext3, Reiserfs, HFS, HPFS, JFS, Xfs, UFS, Fat16, Fat32 and NTFS (Linux Freeware).
- Partition Saving 3.90: A tool to backup/restore partitions (SavePart.exe) (Windows/Dos Freeware).
- Raw Copy 1.2: Useful tool to transfer the data directly from a faulty drive to another drive, built in data recovery function which will also attempt to recover data from bad sectors (Windows Freeware).
- RegBak 1.0: a light-weight and simple utility to create backups of Windows registry files (Windows Freeware).
- Seagate DiscWizard 11.8326: Backup drive/partition to an image file, for Seagate owners (Powered by Acronis TrueImage).
- SelfImage 1.2.1.92: to create image files of any mounted or unmounted hard disk partition (Windows Freeware).
- ShadowCopy 1.00: Copy all your files and entire system: even if they are locked by Windows (Windows Freeware).
- Smart Driver Backup 2.12: Easy backup of your Windows device drivers (also works from PE) (Windows Freeware).
- WhitSoft File Splitter 4.5a: a Small File Split / Join Tool (Windows Freeware).
- XXClone 0.58.0: The simple way to clone a Windows disk to another disk, it makes a self-bootable clone of Windows system disk (Windows Freeware).

BIOS / CMOS Tools

- !BIOS 3.20: a powerfull utility for bios and cmos (Dos Freeware).
- Award DMI Configuration Utility 2.43: DMI Configuration utility for modifying/viewing the MIDF contents (Dos Freeware).
- BIOS Cracker 5.0: BIOS password remover (cmospwd) (Dos Freeware).
- BIOS Utility 1.35.0: BIOS Informations, password, beep codes and more (Dos Freeware).
- CMOS 0.93: CMOS Save / Restore Tool (Dos Freeware).
- DISKMAN4: a powerful all in one utility (Windows/Dos Freeware).
- Kill CMOS: a tiny utility to wipe cmos (Dos Freeware).
- UniFlash 1.40: bios flash utility (Dos Freeware).

Browsers / File Managers

- 7-Zip File Manager: 7-Zip is a popular open source file archiver designed for Microsoft Windows (Windows Freeware).
- Dos Command Center 5.1: Classic dos-based file manager (Dos Freeware).
- Dos Navigator 6.4.0: Dos File Manager, Norton Commander clone but has much more features (Dos Freeware).
- Explore2fs 1.08b: GUI explorer tool for accessing linux ext2 and ext3 filesystems under windows (Windows Freeware).
- FastLynx 2.0: Dos file manager with Pc to Pc file transfer capability (Dos Freeware).
- File Maven 3.5: an advanced Dos file manager with high speed PC-to-PC file transfers via serial or parallel cable (Dos Freeware).
- File Wizard 1.35: a file manager: colored files, drag and drop copy, move, delete etc (Dos Freeware).
- Mini Windows 98: Can run from Ram Drive, with ntfs support, 7-Zip, Disk Defragmenter, Notepad / RichText Editor, Image Viewer, .avi .mpg .divx .xvid Movie Player, etc... (Windows Commercial)
- Mini Windows Xp: Portable Windows Xp that runs from CD/USB/Ram Drive, with Network and SATA support. (Windows Commercial)
- Opera Web Browser 9.27: One of the fastest, smallest and smartest full-featured web browser (Windows Freeware).
- Total Commander 7.55a: A file manager similar to the Windows Explorer features side-by-side file-browsing panes, built-in FTP, archive management, file search/compare/synchronize and more (Windows Shareware).
- Volkov Commander 4.99: Dos File Manager with LongFileName/ntfs support (Similar to Norton Commander) (Dos Freeware).

Cleaners

- CCleaner 2.35.1223: Crap Cleaner is a freeware system optimization and privacy tool (Windows Freeware).
- CleanUp! 4.5.2: Removes junk files from all user profiles that accumulate over time and litter your hard drive (Windows Freeware).
- Data Shredder 1.0: A tool to Erase disk and files (also wipe free space) securely (Windows Freeware).
- Delete Doctor 2.2: Delete Files that are hard to delete, Option to delete on reboot or via UNC Name (Windows Freeware).
- MyUninstaller 1.66: Alternative to the standard add / remove control panel module (Windows Freeware).
- SpaceMonger 1.4: keeping track of the free space on your computer (Windows Freeware).
- WinDirStat 1.1.2.80: a disk usage statistics viewer and cleanup tool for Windows (Windows Freeware).

Editors / Viewers

- HxD 1.7.7.0: Hex Editor provides tools to inspect and edit files, main memory, disks/disk images (Windows Freeware).
- IrfanView 4.27: A free Image Viewer/Editor/Converter and Optimizer (Windows Freeware).
- Picture Viewer 1.94: Picture viewer for dos, supports more then 40 filetypes (Dos Freeware).
- QuickView Pro 2.58: movie viewer for dos, supports many format including divx (Dos Freeware).
- SumatraPDF 1.1: a free, open source, lightweight PDF Reader for Microsoft Windows (Windows Freeware).

FileSystems Tools

- AlternateStreamView 1.15: View/Copy/Delete hidden NTFS Alternate Data Streams (Windows Freeware).
- EditBINI 1.01: to Edit boot.ini on NTFS Partition (Dos Freeware).
- FileDisk Mount Tool 25: to mount ISO/BIN/NRG/MDF/IMA/IMG images on windows (Windows Freeware).
- NTFS Access 2.1: Set NTFS permissions recursively and full access rights to a folder/file owner (Windows Freeware).
- NTFS Dos 3.02: to read-only access ntfs partitions from Dos (Dos Freeware).
- NTFS4Dos 1.9: to read and write ntfs partitions from Dos (Dos Freeware).
- NewSID 4.10: utility that changes the security ID (SID) for Windows NT, 2000 and XP (Windows Freeware).
- Virtual Floppy Drive 2.1: enables you to create and mount a virtual floppy drive on your NT/2000/XP/Vista (Windows Freeware).

Hard Disk Tools

- Active Kill Disk 4.1.2393: Securely overwrites and destroys all data on physical drive (Dos Freeware).
- Darik's Boot and Nuke (DBAN) 1.0.7: Completely deletes the contents of any hard disk it can detect (Linux Freeware).
- DiskView 2.4: to view graphical map of your disk, allowing you to check where a file is located or, by clicking on a cluster, seeing which file occupies it (Windows Freeware).
- ExcelStor's ESTest 4.50: ExcelStor hard disk diagnostic utility (Dos Freeware).
- Fujitsu HDD Diagnostic Tool 7.00: to check IDE drives for possible defects/problems (Dos Freeware).
- Fujitsu IDE Low Level Format 1.0: Low Level Format Tool for Fujitsu Drives (Dos Freeware).
- Gateway GwScan 5.12: Gateway hard drive diagnostic utility (Dos Freeware).
- HDAT2 4.53 -the main function is testing and repair (regenerates) bad sectors for detected devices. A freeware alternative of HDD Regenerator (Dos Freeware).
- HDD Erase 4.0: Secure erase using a special feature built into most newer hard drives (Dos Freeware).
- Hard Disk Sentinel 1.00.5: Hard Disk health, performance and temperature monitoring tool (Dos Freeware).
- IBM Hitachi Drive Fitness Test 4.16: quickly and reliably tests SCSI, IDE and SATA drives (Dos Freeware).
- IBM Hitachi Feature Tool 2.15: allows you to control some of the features of the the HDD (Dos Freeware).
- MHDD 4.6: Precise diagnostic of the mechanical part of a drive, perform Low-level format, Bad Sector Sepair, access raw sectors, manage S.M.A.R.T. (SMART) and other drive parameters such as acoustic management, security, Host Protected Area, etc (Dos Freeware).
- Maxtor Low Level Formatter 1.1: Maxtor's Low Level Format Utility works on any harddrive (Dos Freeware).
- Maxtor PowerMax 4.23: designed to perform diagnostic read/write verifications on Maxtor/Quantum hard drives (Dos Freeware).
- Maxtor amset utility 4.0: Utility for changing Acoustic Management on the hard drives (Dos Freeware).
- Samsung Disk Diagnose (SHDIAG) 1.28: to diagnose the disk when suspected to have failures (Dos Freeware).
- Samsung ESTOOL 3.00g: Drive Diagnostic, Automatic Acoustic Management, Enable/Disable SMART etc (Dos Freeware).
- Samsung HDD Utility(HUTIL) 2.10: The Drive Diagnostic Utility (Dos Freeware).
- SeaTools for Dos: GUI 2.21 Text 1.10 versions to test Seagate or Maxtor Parallel ATA (PATA and IDE) and Serial ATA (SATA) interface disc drives (Dos Freeware).
- SmartUDM 2.00: Hard Disk Drive S.M.A.R.T. Viewer (Dos Freeware).
- Toshiba Hard Disk Diagnostic 2.00b: Toshiba hard drive diagnostic utility (Dos Freeware).
- ViVard 1.0: HDD low-level diagnostics, Surface test with remap, SMART-attributes etc (Dos Freeware).
- Victoria 3.33e and 3.52rus: a freeware program for low-level HDD diagnostics (Dos Freeware).
- Victoria 4.46: Universal program for testing storage devices (Windows Freeware)
- WDClear 1.30: Restore/Erases the drive back to a factory condition (Dos Freeware).
- Western Digital Data Lifeguard Tools 1.22: to perform drive identification, diagnostics, and repairs on most WD drives (Windows Freeware).
- Western Digital Data Lifeguard Tools 11.2: for the installation of Western Digital EIDE Hard Drives (Dos Freeware).
- Western Digital Diagnostics (DLGDIAG) 5.04f: to quickly and efficiently verify the status of the drive (Dos Freeware).

MBR (Master Boot Record) Tools

- BellaVista 1.1.0.54: Formerly BCD Editor with lots of options to configure Windows for a developer (Windows Freeware).
- Boot Partition 2.60: add Partition in the Windows NT/2000/XP Multi-boot loader (Dos Freeware).
- BootFix Utility: Run this utility if you get 'Invalid system disk' message (Dos Freeware).
- BootICE 0.78: a boot sector manipulation utility (Windows Freeware).
- BootSect 6.0.6: Boot Sector Manipulation Tool, This tool replaces FixFAT.exe and FixNTFS.exe (Windows Freeware).
- DiskMan 4.2: all in one tool for cmos, bios, bootrecord and more (Windows/Dos Freeware).
- Grub4Dos installer 1.1: an universal boot loader GRUB for DOS GRLDR installer (Windows Freeware).
- HDHacker 1.4: Load/Save/View MBR and BootSector from a physical/logical drive (Windows Freeware).
- MBR SAVE / RESTORE 2.1: BootSave and BootRest tools to save / restore MBR (Dos Freeware).
- MBR Utility 1.05: to manipulate a drive's master boot record (MBR) via the command line (Windows/Dos Freeware).
- MBRTool 2.3.200: backup, verify, restore, edit, refresh, remove, display, re-write and more (Dos Freeware).
- MBRWizard 3.0.65: Directly update and modify the Master Boot Record (Windows/Dos Freeware).
- MBRWork 1.08: a utility to perform some common and uncommon MBR functions (Dos Freeware).
- MbrFix 1.3: to backup, restore, fix the boot code in the MBR (Windows/Dos Freeware).
- MemDisk 4.02: to allow booting legacy operating systems, floppy images, hard disk images and some ISO images (Linux Freeware).
- PLoP Boot Manager 5.0.10: a small program to boot different operating systems harddisk, floppy, CD/DVD or from USB, it can boot from an USB/CD/DVD even without BIOS support (Linux Freeware).
- Smart Boot Manager 3.7.1: a multi boot manager (Dos Freeware).
- grub4dos 2010-09-22: an universal boot loader based on GNU GRUB, can boot off DOS/LINUX or via Windows boot manager/syslinux/lilo or from MBR/CD, builtin BIOS disk emulation (Linux Freeware).
- isolinux 4.02: a boot loader for Linux/i386 that operates off ISO 9660/El Torito CD-ROMs in 'no emulation' mode (Linux Freeware).

Ms Dos Tools

- 1394 Firewire Support: 1394 Firewire Drivers for Dos (Dos Freeware).
- ASUSTeK USB Driver 3: ASUS USB CD-ROM Device Driver Version 1.00 (Dos Freeware).
- Dos tools: Collection of dos utilities extract.exe pkzip.exe pkunzip.exe lha.exe gzip.exe uharcd.exe imgExtrc.exe xcopy.exe diskcopy.com mouse.com undelete.com edit.com fdisk.exe fdisk2.exe fdisk3.exe lf.exe delpart.exe wipe.com zap.com format.com deltree.exe more.com find.exe hex.exe debug.exe split.exe mem.exe attrib.com sys.com smartdrv.exe xmsdsk.exe killer.exe share.exe scandisk.exe guest.exe doskey.exe duse.exe move.exe setver.exe intersvr.exe interlnk.exe loadlin.exe lfndos.exe doslfn.com and more. (Dos Commercial)
- Interlnk support at COM1/LPT1: to access another computer from COM/LPT port (Dos Freeware).
- SATA Support: SATA Driver (gcdrom.sys) and JMicron JMB361 (xcdrom.sys) for Dos (Dos Freeware).
- SCSI Support: SCSI Drivers for Dos (Dos Freeware).
- USB CD-Rom Driver 1: Standard usb_cd.sys driver for cd drive (Dos Freeware).
- Universal USB Driver 2: Panasonic v2.20 ASPI Manager for USB mass storage (Dos Freeware).

Network Tools

- Angry IP Scanner 2.21: Scan IP addresses in any range as well as any their ports (Windows Freeware).
- CurrPorts 1.83: displays the list of all currently opened TCP and UDP ports on your computer (Windows Freeware).
- Network Password Recovery 1.30: Recover Windows XP/Vista network passwords / Credentials file (Windows Freeware).
- PuTTY 0.60: a free and open source terminal emulator application which can act as a client for the SSH and Telnet (Windows Freeware).
- SmartSniff 1.71: Network monitoring utility that allows you to capture TCP/IP packets that pass through your network adapter (Windows Freeware).
- TCPView 3.02: Lists TCP and UDP endpoints, including the Local/Remote addresses of TCP connections (Windows Freeware).
- XP TCP/IP Repair 1.0: Repair your Windows XP Winsock and TCP/IP registry errors (Windows Freeware).

Optimizers

- Defraggler 1.21.209: to defrag your entire hard drive or individual files (Windows Freeware).
- JkDefrag 3.36: Free disk defragment and optimize utility for Windows 2000/2003/XP/Vista/Windows 7 (Windows Freeware).
- NT Registry Optimizer 1.1j: Registry Optimization for Windows NT/2000/2003/XP/Vista (Windows Freeware).
- PageDfrg 2.32: System file Defragmenter For NT/2k/XP (Windows Freeware).

Other Tools

- Bulk Rename Utility 2.7.1.2: Rename multiple files, change timestamps and rename using EXIF data with the click of a button (Windows Freeware).
- Fix NTLDR is missing: Fix 'NTLDR is missing, Press any key to restart' for Windows Xp (Dos Freeware).
- HBCD Customizer 1.4: HBCDCustomizer.exe is a GUI tool to create custom iso images of Hiren's BootCD (Windows Freeware).
- HBCD Program Launcher 1.8: Hiren's BootCD 11.1ram launcher (Autorun.exe and Autorun.csv) can be used to launch all these programs from USB/CD (Windows Freeware).
- Mini Linux: Recovery is Possible Linux (RIPLinux 10.7) kernel 2.6.34 contains afftools, aria2, beaver, cdrtools, clamav, curl, ddrescue, dump/restore, emelfm2, encfs, epdfview, extundelete, fsarchiver, grub2, hdparm, isomaster, lftp, lynx, lzip, mtpaint, ntfs-3g, openssh, partclone, partimage, pccmoscleaner, pcdiskeraser, pcmanfm, pcloginnow, pcregedit, pidgin, qemu, reiserfsck, rdup, safecopy, smbclient, sylpheed, syslinux, truecrypt, tar, tmux, wiper, xfburn, xfprot, xterm and more (Linux Freeware).
- SearchMyFiles 1.55: Alternative to 'Search For Files And Folders' module of Windows + Duplicates Search (Windows Freeware).
- Universal TCP/IP Network 6.5: MSDOS Network Client to connect via TCP/IP to a Microsoft based network. The network can either be a peer-to-peer or a server based network, it contains 98 different network card drivers (Dos Freeware).
- WinMerge 2.12.4.0: Differencing and merging tool which can compare both folders and files, presenting differences in a visual text format that is easy to understand and handle (Windows Freeware).
- WinNTSetup 1.5.0.3: Install Windows 2k/XP/2003 x86/x64 from USB/CD under PE/LiveXp, allows you to apply tweaks and choose driveletter for the new Windows installation (Windows Freeware).

Partition Tools

- Fat32 Formatter GUI 1.01: Windows XP cannot format a volume bigger than 32GB with FAT32 (Windows Freeware).
- GParted Partition Editor 0.6.2: to create, copy, paste, delete, hide, resize or move partitions without losing data, a good freeware alternative to Partition Magic (Linux Freeware).
- Partition Table Editor 8.0: Partition Table and Boot Record Editor (Dos Freeware).
- Partition Wizard Home Edition 5.2: Free Partition Magic Alternative, Partition Resize/Move/Copy/Create/Delete/Format/Convert, Explore, etc (Windows Freeware).
- Ranish Partition Manager 2.44: a boot manager and hard disk partitioner (Dos Freeware).
- SPecial Fdisk 2000.03v: SPFDISK is a partition tool (Dos Freeware).
- Smart Fdisk 2.05: a simple harddisk partition manager (Dos Freeware).
- Super Fdisk 1.0: Create, delete, format partitions drives without destroying data (Dos Freeware).
- The Partition Resizer 1.3.4: move and resize your partitions in one step (Dos Freeware).
- USB Format Tool: Format/make bootable any USB flash drive to FAT, FAT32, or NTFS partition (Windows Freeware).
- eXtended Fdisk 0.9.3: XFDISK allows easy partition creation and edition (Dos Freeware).

Password Tools

- ATAPWD 1.2: Hard Disk Password Utility (Dos Freeware).
- Asterisk Logger 1.04: Reveal passwords hidden behind asterisk characters (Windows Freeware).
- Autologon 3.0: Enables you to easily configure Windows' built-in autologon mechanism, so you don't have to wait on the login screen (Windows Freeware).
- Content Advisor Password Remover 1.01: It Removes Content Advisor Password from Internet Explorer (Windows Freeware).
- IE PassView 1.20: It allows you to view username and passwords saved by Internet Explorer (Windows Freeware).
- Kon-Boot 1.1: to bypass Login Password of Windows (32bit, any password) and Linux login as kon-usr (Linux Freeware).
- LicenseCrawler 0.0.42: find the license keys and serial numbers of your programs (Windows Freeware).
- Mail PassView 1.65: Recovers mail passwords of Outlook Express, MS Outlook, IncrediMail, Eudora, etc (Windows Freeware).
- MessenPass 1.35: A password recovery tool that reveals the passwords of several instant messangers (Windows Freeware).
- NTPWD: utility to reset windows nt/2000/xp administrator/user password (Dos Freeware).
- Offline NT Password Changer 2010-06-27: utility to reset/unlock windows NT/2000/XP/Vista/7 administrator/user password (Linux Freeware).
- PST (Outlook) Password Recovery 1.12: Small utility that recovers lost password of Outlook .PST (Personal Folders) file (Windows Freeware).
- Password Renew 1.1: Utility to set/reset windows passwords (Windows Freeware).
- PasswordFox 1.25: Allows you to view the user names and passwords stored by Mozilla Firefox Web browser (Windows Freeware).
- ProduKey 1.45: Recovers lost the product key of your Windows/Office (Windows Freeware).
- SniffPass 1.12: A password monitoring tool that listens to your network, capture the passwords that pass through your network adapter, it works on POP3, IMAP4, SMTP, FTP, and HTTP protocols and recovers lost Web/FTP/Email passwords (Windows Freeware).
- WinKeyFinder 1.73: Allows you to View and Change Windows XP/2003 Product Keys, backup and restore activation related files, backup Microsoft Office 97, 2000 SP2, XP/2003 keys etc (Windows Freeware).
- WindowsGate 1.1: Enables/Disables Windows logon password validation (Windows Freeware).
- WirelessKeyView 1.34: Recovers all wireless network keys (WEP/WPA) stored in your computer by WZC Wireless Zero Configuration (Windows Freeware).
- XP Key Reader 2.7: Can decode the XP-key on Local or Remote systems (Windows Freeware).

Process Tools

- Dependency Walker 2.2: Checks for missing/invalid DLL/modules/functions for any exe/dll/ocx/sys (Windows Freeware).
- IB Process Manager 1.04: a little process manager for 9x/2k, shows dll info etc (Windows Freeware).
- OpenedFilesView 1.46: View opened/locked files in your system, sharing violation issues (Windows Freeware).
- Pocket KillBox 2.0.0.978: can be used to get rid of files that stubbornly refuse to allow you to delete them (Windows Freeware).
- Process Explorer 12.04: shows you information about which handles and DLLs processes have opened or loaded (Windows Freeware).
- Process Monitor 2.92: to monitor real-time file system, Registry and process/thread activity, This tool replaces Filemon and Regmon (Windows Freeware).
- ProcessActivityView 1.11: Detailed process access information read/write/opened files etc (Windows Freeware).
- Unlocker 1.9.0: This tool can delete file/folder when you get this message: Cannot delete file: Access is denied, The file is in use by another program etc (Windows Freeware).

Recovery Tools

- DiskDigger 0.8.3.176: Undelete and recover lost photos, videos, music, documents and other formats from your hard drive, memory cards and USB flash drives (Windows Freeware).
- DiskGenius 3.2: Restore deleted partition, Rebuild MBR, Rebuild partition table, Recover files, Restore formatted partition, Backup files by partition, Disk clone, Backup partition table, Create/Delete/Format Partitions etc (Windows Shareware).
- IsoBuster 2.8: CD/DVD/Blu-ray and Disk Image File data recovery tool that can read and extract files, tracks and sessions from CD-i, VCD, SVCD, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, DVD, DVCD BD and HD DVD and other media as well as a wide variety of disk image formats, it also has retry-mechanisms for damaged CD/DVD (Windows Shareware).
- Partition Find and Mount 2.31: Partition Find and Mount software is designed to find lost or deleted partitions (Windows Freeware).
- PartitionRecovery 1.0: A freeware tool to recover accidentally deleted partitions (Windows Freeware).
- PhotoRec 6.12b: Tool to Recover File and pictures from Dos/Windows/Linux (Windows/Dos Freeware).
- Recuva 1.38.504: Restore deleted files from Hard Drive, Digital Camera Memory Card, usb mp3 player etc (Windows Freeware).
- Restoration 3.2.13: a tool to recover deleted files (Windows Freeware).
- Smart Partition Recovery 3.3: Find Lost NTFS partitions and restore them back (Windows Freeware).
- SoftPerfect File Recovery 1.2: to restore accidentally deleted files from hard drive, USB flash drives, CF and SD memory cards (Windows Freeware).
- TestDisk 6.12b: Tool to check and undelete partition from Dos/Windows/Linux (Windows/Dos Freeware).
- Unstoppable Copier 5.2: Allows you to copy files from disks with problems such as bad sectors, scratches or that just give errors when reading data (Windows Freeware).

Registry Tools

- ERUNT 1.1j: The Emergency Recovery Utility NT Registry Backup and Restore for Windows NT/2000/2003/XP (Windows Freeware).
- Fix HDC: Fix the Hard Drive Controller when replacing your motherboard on an XP system (Windows Freeware).
- Glary Registry Repair 3.3.0.852: an advanced registry cleaner that allows you to safely scan, clean, and repair registry problems (Windows Freeware).
- RegFromApp 1.21: Monitors/exports the Registry changes made by the selected application (Windows Freeware).
- RegScanner 1.82: Tool to find/search in the Registry of Windows (Windows Freeware).
- RegShot 1.8.2: a registry compare utility that allows you to quickly take a snapshot of your registry and then compare it with a second one: done after doing system changes or installing a new software product (Windows Freeware).
- Registry Editor PE 0.9c: Easy editing of remote registry hives and user profiles (Windows Freeware).
- Registry Restore Wizard 1.0.4: Restores a corrupted system registry from Xp System Restore (Windows Freeware).
- Registry Viewer 4.2: Registry Viewer/Editor for Win9x/Me/NT/2K/XP (Dos Freeware).

Remote Control Tools

- Ammyy Admin 2.13: For remote computer access, desktop sharing, file transfer, voiceconnect remote computer. - TeamViewer 5.1.9192: Access any remote computer via Internet just like sitting in front of it, even through firewalls (Windows Freeware).
- TightVNC 2.0.2: Cross-platform Remote Desktop Software to view/control remote pc with mouse and keyboard (Windows Freeware).

Security / Encryption Tools

- DiskCryptor 0.9: High speed disk encryption tool to encrypt all disk/partitions, including the system partition encryption support (Windows Freeware).
- TrueCrypt 7.0a: On-the-fly Linux/Windows disk encryption tool, can create a virtual encrypted disk within a file and mount it as a real disk, can also encrypt an entire HDD/Partition/USB Drive (Windows Freeware).

Startup Tools

- Autoruns 10.02: Displays All the entries from startup folder, Run, RunOnce, and other Registry keys, Explorer shell extensions,toolbars, browser helper objects, Winlogon notifications, auto-start services, Scheduled Tasks, Winsock, LSA Providers, Remove Drivers and much more which helps to remove nasty spyware/adware and viruses (Windows Freeware).
- HijackThis 2.0.4: a general homepage hijackers detector and remover and more (Windows Freeware).
- Silent Runners Revision 63: A free script that helps detect spyware, malware and adware in the startup process (Windows Freeware).
- Startup Control Panel 2.8: a tool to edit startup programs (Windows Freeware).
- Startup Monitor 1.02: it notifies you when any program registers itself to run at system startup (Windows Freeware).

System Information Tools

- Astra 5.46: Advanced System info Tool and Reporting Assistant (Dos Freeware).
- BlueScreenView 1.28: Scans minidump files for BSOD (blue screen of death) crash information (Windows Freeware).
- CPU Identification utility 1.18 -CHKCPU.EXE Detailed information on CPU (Dos Freeware).
- CPU-Z 1.55: It gathers information on some of the main devices of your system (Windows Freeware).
- CTIA CPU Information 2.7: another CPU information tool (Dos Freeware).
- Drive Temperature 1.0: Hard Disk Drive temperature meter (Windows Freeware).
- GPU-Z 0.4.6: A lightweight utility designed to give you all information about your video card and GPU (Windows Freeware).
- HDTune 2.55: HD Tune is a hard disk health, benchmarking, error scanner and information tool (Windows Freeware).
- HWiNFO 5.5.0: a powerful system information utility (Dos Freeware).
- Navratil Software System Information 0.60.45: High-end professional system information tool (Dos Freeware).
- PC Wizard 2010.1.95: Powerful system information/benchmark utility designed especially for detection of hardware (Windows Freeware).
- PCI 32 Sniffer 1.4 (24-09-2010): device information tool which is similar to unknown devices (Windows Freeware).
- PCI and AGP info Tool (24-09-2010): The PCI System information and Exploration tool (Dos Freeware).
- SIW 2010.7.14: Gathers detailed information about your system properties and settings (Windows Freeware).
- Speccy 1.05.183: an advanced System Information tool for your PC (Windows Freeware).
- SysChk 2.46: Find out exactly what is under the hood of your PC (Dos Freeware).
- System Analyser 5.3w: View extensive information about your hardware (Dos Freeware).
- USBDeview 1.77: View/Uninstall all installed/connected USB devices on your system (Windows Freeware).
- UnknownDevices 1.4.20 (24-09-2010): helps you find what those unknown devices in Device Manager really are (Windows Freeware).
- Update Checker 1.038: scans your computer for installed software and checks for newer releases on FileHippo (Windows Freeware).

Testing Tools

- Bart's Stuff Test 5.1.4: Long term heavy stress testing storage devices (Windows Freeware).
- CPU/Video/Disk Performance Test 5.7: a tool to test cpu, video, and disk (Dos Freeware).
- Disk Speed 1.0: Hard Disk Drive Speed Testing Tool (Windows Freeware).
- H2testw 1.4: Check your USB Flash memory cards, internal/external hard drives and network drives for errors with this tool (Windows Freeware).
- HDD Scan 3.3: HDDScan is a Low-level HDD diagnostic tool, it scans surface find bad sectors etc (Windows Freeware).
- IsMyLcdOK (Monitor Test) 1.02: Allows you to test CRT/LCD/TFT screens for dead pixels and diffective screens (Windows Freeware).
- MemTest 1.0: a Memory Testing Tool (Windows Freeware).
- Memtest86+ 4.15b: PC Memory Test (Linux Freeware).
- S&M Stress Test 1.9.1: cpu/hdd/memory benchmarking and information tool, including temperatures/fan speeds/voltages (Windows Freeware).
- System Speed Test 4.78: it tests CPU, harddrive, ect (Dos Freeware).
- Test Hard Disk Drive 1.0: a tool to test Hard Disk Drive (Dos Freeware).
- Video Memory Stress Test 1.7.116: a tool to thoroughly test your video RAM for errors and faults (Windows Freeware).
- Windows Memory Diagnostic: a RAM Test tool (Windows Freeware).

Tweakers

- Dial a Fix 0.60.0.24: Fix errors and problems with COM/ActiveX object errors and missing registry entries, Automatic Updates, SSL, HTTPS, and Cryptography service (signing/verification) issues, Reinstall internet explorer etc. comes with the policy scanner (Windows Freeware).
- Disable Autorun: A small tweak which disables processing of autorun.inf to protect your PC from usb autorun viruses (Windows Freeware).
- Disable Compress Old Files: This registry tweak is useful when Disk Cleanup Tool Stops Responding While Compressing Old Files (Windows Freeware).
- EzPcFix 1.0.0.16: Helpful tool when trying to remove viruses, spyware, and malware (Windows Freeware).
- InstalledCodec 1.15: Disable/Enable Installed Codec drivers and DirectShow filters (Windows Freeware).
- KeyTweak 2.3.0: a program to Remap Keyboard Layout, you can even customize a broken key to an unused key (Windows Freeware).
- Protect a Drive from Autorun Virus: Protect your pen drive from being infected when you plug it in an infected PC (Windows Freeware).
- RRT: Remove Restrictions Tool 3.0: to Re-enable Ctrl+Alt+Del, Folder Options and Registry tools etc (Windows Freeware).
- RemoveWGA 1.2: Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications Removal tool (Windows Freeware).
- Shell Extensions Manager (ShellExView) 1.47: An excellent tool to View and Manage all installed Context-menu/Shell extensions (Windows Freeware). - ShellMenuNew 1.01: View/Change the list of all menu items in the 'New' submenu of Windows Explorer (Windows Freeware).
- Show Hidden Devices: Device Manager hides nonpresent devices that are not physically present in the system, but still have configuration information in the Registry (Windows Freeware).
- TweakUI 2.10: This PowerToy gives you access to system settings that are not exposed in Windows Xp (Windows Freeware).
- Ultimate Windows Tweaker 2.1: A TweakUI Utility for tweaking and optimizing Windows Vista (Windows Freeware).
- Write Protect USB Devices: Tweak your PC to make USB Pen Drive, Memory Card or Thumb Drive as Read Only (Windows Freeware).
- Xp-AntiSpy 3.97.9: it tweaks some Windows XP functions, and disables some unneeded Windows services quickly (Windows Freeware).

Gliffy - Software online para construir diagramas

Gliffy es una potente herramienta online de la web 2.0 como alternativa a Visio, para dibujar todo tipo de diagramas, especialmente esquemas de red, flujos de aplicaciones y mapas web:

http://www.gliffy.com/

Dropbox y Windows Live SkyDrive - Discos duros online

Recomiendo un par de herramientas que nos ofrecen espacio (en parte gratuito) para subir nuestros ficheros y documentos en Internet, así como para realizar backups online:

Dropbox

Nos da 2GB de espacio en Internet de manera gratuita, que pueden ampliarse en 250MB por cada invitación de usuario que logremos completar. Aparte de poder subir y compartir nuestros ficheros a través de su interfaz web, dispone de un pequeño cliente para Windows, Linux y Mac que nos permite sincronizar nuestros ficheros locales entre distintos equipos de una manera rápida y sencilla:

http://www.dropbox.com/
Windows Live SkyDrive

Microsoft ofrece 25GB de espacio online para sus usuarios de cuentas Live.com. Permite también compartir carpetas con otros usuarios:

http://explore.live.com/windows-live-skydrive

nLite, vLite y rt7Lite - Creando instalaciones personalizadas

NLite es un programa gratuito, que encuentro muy util ,que nos permite "customizar" nuestras instalaciones de Windows XP y Windows Server 2003 integrando parches, services packs y drivers. Puede descargarse desde: http://www.nliteos.com/download.html

El mismo equipo creó una versión para Windows Vista, el vLite:http://www.vlite.net/download.html

Otro programa similar que permite la personalización en este caso de Windows 7 y Windows Server 2008 es rt7Lite:http://www.rt7lite.com/downloads.html

A modo de ejemplo sobre su utilización, destaco estos los siguientes artículos explicativos sobre el uso de nLite

Integrar SP2 en la instalación de Windows XP:
http://www.destroyerweb.com/manuales/nLite/nLite-instalacion/nLite.htm

Integrar SP3 en la instalación de Windows XP y drivers SATA:
http://www.softzone.es/manuales-software-2/nlite-integrar-sp3-driver-sata-ahci-raid-en-xp-con-nlite/

Personalizando la instalación de Windows 7 con rt7Lite:
http://blog.opensys911.net/tutorial-con-rt7lite-crear-un-windows-7-desatendido-o-ue-incluye-videos-y-guia/

Antivirus, Anti-Spyware y Anti-Rootkits gratuitos

Más allá de que dipongamos de un antivirus de pago o corporativo, siempre es interesante tener a mano toda una serie de herramientas gratuitas para afrontar la protección frente a virus, spyware, malware o rootkits.

Mi web favorita para afrontar la búsqueda y descarga de todo tipo de herramientas de protección y desinfección de software malicioso es http://www.infospyware.com/

Aparte de contar con una zona de foros, imprescindible para todo técnico que tenga que afrontar la limpieza de un equipo infectado, la web dispone de una clasificación de las principales herramientas de seguridad en entornos Windows, dividas en los siguientes tipos:

• Antivirus gratuitos: http://www.infospyware.com/antivirus-gratis/
• Antispyware: http://www.infospyware.com/antispyware/
• Antimalware: http://www.infospyware.com/antimalware/
• Antirootkits: http://www.infospyware.com/antirootkits/
• Cortafuegos: http://www.infospyware.com/cortafuegos/
  

Otra web interesante que todo técnico debe conocer es la del organismo público Inteco.es (Instituto Nacional de Tecnologías de la Comunicación), en concreto es muy recomendable su sección de utilidades gratuitas: http://cert.inteco.es/Proteccion/Utiles_Gratuitos/

Por último, otras de mis webs faviritas en la materia es VirusTotal.com, un potente analizador on-line de ficheros y urls sospechosas, que somete su análisis a una comparación entre distintos motores del mercado.