Useful Windows/PC Stuff
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Windows
- scan fc - A useful utility that comes with windows xp which scans critical windows system files for corruption. Just go to the 'run' window and type:
sfc /scannow
you may need your original windows xp CD if there are corrupted files.
- windows powertoys - tweak UI especially.
- sysinternals - lots of cool, free utilities
- how to slipstream winxp + sp2 - how to create a new windows xp package that contains windows xp and service pack 2
- how to remove sp2 - if you really wanna remove sp2, you can follow the directions here
- one person's windows xp recovery directions
- another set of xp recovery directions
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Firefox Extensions
- dictionary - highlight a word and look it up, quickly and easily!
- scrapbook - save the html of your bookmarks for offline viewing or in case the bookmark goes away
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Windows & Linux
- access an ext2/ext3 filesystem from windows - Useful if you are dual booting and have need to access linux from windows.
- Ethereal, a network protocol analyzer, useful for sniffing packets that are being sent from your computer (or other computers connected to your hub)
- ImageMagick, a command-line utility for processing images (makes it useful for batch processing images)
- ht, an open source disassembler
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Linux
- Linux command line listing - doesn't include all of them, but a good chunk.
- how to start thunderbird/firefox multiple times (each one must use a different profile):
export MOZ_NO_REMOTE=1 /usr/bin/firefox -profilemanager export MOZ_NO_REMOTE=0
