Jim's favorite programs and tools for Windows

• Enhanced Event Viewer for Windows 7 and Vista

• Drive image software: driveimage XML, WWW.RUNTIME.ORG

• Control startup programs: autoruns from Microsoft itself. Doesn't require installation into the Registry, and is free. Autoruns

• Secunia PSI

• Burn CD's and DVD's: http://www.imgburn.com

• Clean up temp and other files on a Windows machine:        ADDPC Temp File Cleaner (free)

• Clean up temp and other files:  CCleaner (free)

• Remove crapware on a brand new PC:  PC Decrapifier

• Antispyware: SUPERAntiSpyware (free)

• AntiVirus: Avast Home Edition (free)

• Super copy tool (doesn't hang): Teracopy
  
• Alternate to Windows Explorer: Powerdesk

Process Explorer by Mark Russinovich:   http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx

Burning CD's and DVD's:   ImgBurn  (free)   http://www.imgburn.com/

System Information for Windows, SIW:  http://www.gtopala.com/

Absolute Uninstaller www.glarysoft.com

Free firewall: Comodo Firewall Pro 3.0, recommended with 4.5 stars by PC Mag, March, 2008

Burn a CD: www.deepburner.com Deepburner Free edition

Partition & Boot Manager: Gparted (Gnome Partition Editor) Free gpared.sourceforge.net

Microsoft Baseline Security Analyser