- NetBIOS Spy
shareware – you need admin access
- Watch current open files on your local computer but also on remote computers
with Windows NT/2000/XP.
- Show list of process remotely
- Show MAC address
- Keep log files
- Open files remotely with corresponding applications
- Deconnect remotely open files
- Refresh computer list with just one click
- Filter informations
- File Scavenger
undelete and data recovery utility for NTFS volumes on
Windows XP, Windows 2000 or Windows NT. File Scavenger can recover files
accidentally deleted, including files removed from the Recycled Bin, in a DOS
window, from a network drive, from Windows Explorer with the SHIFT key held
down, provided that recovery is attempted before the files are permanently
overwritten by new data. File ScavengerT supports both basic and dynamic disks,
NTFS compression, alternate data streams, sparse files, Unicode filenames, etc.
- GiPo@FileUtilities
- GiPo@MoveOnBoot : copies, moves or deletes files
and folders on the next system boot. The utility is very useful when the user
needs to replace or delete files which are locked by other applications, loaded
into the memory or just cannot be changed until next system boot.
- GiPo@DirMonitor : File system changes monitoring
utility for Windows NT/2000/XP. It allows to select the folder and to customize
the monitoring settings for the specified folder (the event list to process and
some other options). The program can also monitor changes in subfolders if
necessary. This program can work in background and generates the HTML log of
file system changes.
- GiPo@Mount : It allows to attach a local or remote
drive to an empty folder on an NTFS volume (only for Windows 2000/XP) and to
substitute a local folder for a drive letter.
- GiPo@Hardlink : Allows to create new UNIX-like
(POSIX) hardlinks to files on NTFS volumes and to delete existing hardlinks.
This program is designed for Windows 2000/XP users.
- GiPo@ReadTest : Checks files and folders for read
errors. This kind of test is useful for those who need to write data to
different types of media (floppies or CDR/CDRW/DVDRW/etc) and want to ensure
that the written data is OK. The program allows selecting the file or folder to
check. The program can also check subfolders of the specified folder(s)
Try it free for 30 days. $15
- Essentials for Server Consolidation
need
free membership to bitpipe.com
- www.tamos.com :
- EssentialNetworkTools : set of network tools useful in diagnosing networks
and monitoring your computer’s network connections
- NetStat: displays the list of your computer’s inbound and outbound network
connections, including the information on open TCP and UDP ports, IP address,
and connection states. What makes it different from other NetStat utilities is
the ability to map open ports to the owning application. (This feature is
available under Windows NT/2000/XP.)
- NBScan: a powerful and fast NetBIOS scanner. NBScan can scan a network
within a given range of IP addresses and list computers offering NetBIOS
resource-sharing service, as well as their name tables and MAC addresses. Unlike
the standard nbtstat utility supplied with Windows, this tool provides a
graphical user interface and easy management of the lmhosts file and features
parallel scanning, which allows checking a class C network in less than one
minute. NBScan can facilitate routine tasks often carried out by system
integrators, administrators, and analysts.
- PortScan: an advanced TCP port scanner that allows you to scan your network
for active ports. This tool features both conventional (full connect) and
stealth (half-open) scanning modes.
- Shares: monitors and logs external connections to your computer’s shared
resources, as well as provides a quick and easy way to connect to remote
resources that gives Windows 98/Me users NT user-level connectivity features.
Unlike Windows NT, Windows 98/Me has no user-level connectivity after the boot:
you can specify a password, but not a username. This tool allows you to set both
a username and a password.
- LMHosts: a convenient editor of the lmhosts file integrated with NBScan.
- NetAudit (NetBIOS Auditing Tool): allows you to perform various security
checks on your network and/or individual computers offering the NetBIOS file
sharing service. This tool can help you identify potential security flaws.
- RawTCP: provides you with the ability to establish low-level TCP connections
to troubleshoot different networking services. Multi-color output and a
convenient interface make it a great tool for every network administrator or
computer programmer.
- TraceRoute and Ping: these familiar utilities featuring customizable options
and a convenient results presentation allow you to explore the Internet and
troubleshoot connectivity problems.
- NSLookup: allows you to convert IP addresses to hostnames and vice versa,
obtain aliases, and perform advanced DNS queries, such as MX or CNAME.
- ProcMon: displays the list of running processes with full information on the
program location, manufacturer, process ID, and the loaded modules. With this
tool, you can identify hidden applications, kill running processes, and manage
the usage of your PC’s resources more effectively.
- CommView : packet analyzer
run on any Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP system
- CommView Remote Agent : remote network traffic monitoring
- SmartWhois : ruseful network information utility
- Caching of obtained results.
- Hostname resolution and DNS caching.
- Saving results into an archive: you can build your own database that can be
viewed offline.
- Loading and processing lists of IP addresses or domains.
- Integration with CommView: Can be accessed from CommView for quick, easy
lookup.
- Calling SmartWhois directly from your application. See SmartWhois FAQ.
- Wildcard queries.
- Whois console for custom queries.
- Country code reference.
- Customizable interface.
- SOCKS5 firewall support.
- DigiSecrets : file encryption and sharing
utilizes strong and
time-proven encryption algorithms for creating encrypted archives and
self-extracting EXE files
- Securit-e-Lok (S-Lok) : server hardening tool
- Shavlik
HFNetChk : security patch management for Windows NT, Windows 2000 &
Windows XP
- Shavlik HFNetChkPro – Click and deploy all your security patches in two
simple steps.
- Shavlik HFNetChkLT – fully functional free version of HFNetChkPro offering
unlimited scanning, GUI interface, and PatchPushT for Operating System patches,
with no timeouts and no keys required.
- Shavlik EnterpriseInspector – Built on Microsoft MBSA which Shavlik
developed for Microsoft, EnterpriseInspector analyzes your machines and provides
recommendations on enhanced security settings. Includes integrated HFNetChk.
- Shavlik HFNetChkPro AdminSuite – Full version of HFNetChkPro bundled with
best-of-breed security audit tools in a convenient, easy-to-use suite that will
help you to ensure enterprise security.
- Shavlik HFNetChk.exe is a free command-line tool that enables you to scan
your network and check the patch status of your Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000,
and Windows XP machines.
- ScoopLM: captures LM/NTLM authentication info
freeware, supports microsoft-ds (Direct SMB hosting
service; 445 NTLMSSP), ActiveDirectory, NTLMv2 on NetBIOS over TCP/IP, Telnet,
IIS (HTTP) and DCOM over TCP/IP.
- LiUtilities :
- WinTasks 4 Professional
for Windows
95/98/ME/NT/2000 Pro/XP will help you boost overall system performance and give
you control over resources and processes.
- WinBackup
for Windows
95/98/ME/NT/2000 Pro/XP, WinBackup helps you organize your backups and schedule
automatic backups, it will also protect your data using the latest encryption
techniques, compress data to save space, create detailed logs of all backup
operations and more.
- SpeedUpMyPC
free up memory and other
resources. It can optimize your internet connection, reassign CPU resources to
improve performance, prevent crashes and reduce startup times considerably.
- Advanced Toolware Domain
Tools for NT/W2K/XP
- Monitor Magic : Enterprise class monitoring and alerting with escalation
proactive monitoring/alerting tool for Windows 2000 / NT servers,
workstations and SNMP devices.
- User ManagemeNT
suite eliminates the labor-intensive aspects of account
administration
- Space Guard : Disk Quota software
allows an administrator to actively
control or passively monitor disk space usage by users or groups
- AdminMagic : remote assessment and management
take over and control
remote users’ desktops
- RealLastLogon
collects the last logon information from all domain
controllers, merges all intermediate results
- Network ServaNT
integrates User Manager, Server Manager, the Explorer,
the Event Viewer and Tools4ever’s own tools UserManagemeNT Lite and FREEping
Gold.
- MigrateMagic : NT to Windows 2000 migration
Migrate passwords; Removal
of SIDhistory entries; copy user home directories while updating security
settings;
- Policy Template Editor : System Policy Editor for Windows 9x, NT and 2000
policies
Use the Policy Template Editor to create your own Zero
Administration Kit
- WinHex:
Hex Editor for Files, Disks & RAM
Features include:
- Disk editor for hard disks, floppy disks, CD-ROM & DVD, ZIP, Smart
Media, Compact Flash memory cards, and more. FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, CDFS
- RAM editor, providing access to other processes’ virtual memory
- Data interpreter, knowing 20 data types
- Editing data structures using templates (e.g. to repair partition table/boot
sector)
- Concatenating and splitting files, unifying and dividing odd and even
bytes/words
- Analyzing and comparing files
- Particularly flexible search and replace functions
- Disk cloning, with a specialist license also under DOS
- Drive images & backups (optionally compressed or split into 650 MB
archives)
- Programming interface (API) and scripting (professional & specialist
licenses only)
- 128-bit encryption, checksums, CRC32, hashes (MD5, SHA-1, …)
- Erase (wipe) confidential files securely, hard drive cleansing to protect
your privacy
- Import all clipboard formats, incl. ASCII hex values
- Convert between binary, hex ASCII, Intel Hex, and Motorola S
- Character sets: ANSI ASCII, IBM ASCII, EBCDIC, (Unicode)
- Instant window switching. Printing. Random-number generator.
- Supports files >4 GB. Very fast. Easy to use. Extensive online
help.
StarAdmin
Enterprise-Class
Wireless Remote Network Management : StarAdmin gives IT personnel the ability to
monitor and manage enterprise servers and networks remotely, using a web-enabled
wireless phone, PDA (PocketPC/Palm) or two-way pager (RIM/Blackberry). Simply
put, StarAdmin puts the Microsoft Management Console (MMC), file system
interface, command line, and other networking tools where you need them most –
in the palm of your hand, wherever you are! Additionally, StarAdmin’s Telnet and
SSH interfaces can be used to manage Unix-OS based workstations and servers, as
well as many other network devices such as routers, switches and UPSs.
Famatech’s Radman
Fast! Very Fast! secure remote access
utility
GoToMyPC
Control your PC from anywhere using a browser
WinSCP
WinSCP is a freeware SCP (Secure CoPy) client for
Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP/ME using SSH (Secure SHell). Its main function is safe
copying of files between a local and a remote computer. WinSCP can do all basic
operations with files, such as copying and moving (to and from a remote
computer). It also allows you to rename files and folders, create new folders,
and change properties of files and folders.
RawWrite for Windows
utility for creating boot and root disks for installing Linux.
Big Brother System and Network
Monitor
network status is displayed on a
color-coded web page in near-real time. When problems are detected, you’re
immediately notified by e-mail, pager, or text messaging. Big Brother is
provided in source code format for Unix and Linux, and precompiled for Windows
NT and Windows 2000. User contributed clients are also available for Netware,
Mac OS/9, VMS, AS/400 and VM/ESA.
Microsoft’ utility Network Security Hotfix Checker ( HFNetChk ) is a command-line
tool that enables an administrator to check the patch status of Windows NT 4.0,
Windows 2000, and Windows XP machines.
Runtime Software
GetDataBack for
FAT and GetDataBack for NTFS is data recovery
software which will help you to get your data back when one or all of the
following is corrupt or lost
- Partition Tables
- Boot Records
- FATs (FAT) or Master File Table (NTFS)
- Root Directory
GetDataBack recovers data from
- Hard Drives
- Partitions
- Drive Images
Runtime has powerful disk editors for FAT and
NTFS.
Compatible with Win9x, ME, NT, Windows 2000.
SpaceSearcher
a tool to
analyze the space usage on a drive or network share. SpaceSearcher lets one
analyze the space usage on a drive or network share, find where or what programs
are eating up hard disks, and free precious disk space. Detailed reports and 3D
bar charts of hard drives can be viewed, printed, and exported to an Excel or
HTML.
Log Monitor
Log Monitor is a files and directories
monitoring tool. The program periodically checks selected file’s modification
time and executes external program if file’s time was changed or not changed.
For directories it handles such events as files change, addition or removal.
Works under Windows 95/98/NT/2000. It’s still free for personal and business
use.
NotePager
workstation,
server and network solution for sending messages to pages and digital phones.
Home office to enterprise.
Common Migration Tool for Notes (CMT for Notes)
CMT
for Notes allows you to migrate from the following products to Lotus Notes 4.6
or 5.0:
- Novell GroupWise (4.x, 5.x)
- Microsoft Exchange (4, 5)
- Microsoft Outlook (97, 98, 2000) with Exchange Server
- Netscape Messenger (4.x)
- Lotus Organizer (97, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0)
- Microsoft Outlook Express (4.x)
- Microsoft Schedule+ (7.x)
- ON Technology MeetingMaker (4.x, 5.x, 6.x)
- Qualcomm Eudora (3.x, 4.x)
Customizing the Outlook 98/2000 E-mail Security Update
control the types of attached files blocked by Outlook, modify the
Outlook Object Model warning notifications, and specify user or group security
levels.
ISA Server resource site
(July 2001)
ISAserver.org is your only resource for Microsoft’s
ISA Server, with news, downloads, articles, 3rd party products, tutorials,
newsletters, FAQs, message boards and much more. Also has various FAQs and
articles on Windows 2000 security related issues.
Topica (July 2001)
Thousands (literally) of newsletters and discussion groups
Domain
Detective
Free utility for Windows 2000
and NT to quickly assess network security and status, inventory users and
groups, and determine corporate IT policy compliance through concise reports
- Policy Manager lets you configure and organize policies based on your
enterprise’s standards. Create your own frequent policy reports as an
administrator or account operator.
- Scoping is a configurable, easy-to-use method for limiting your field of
reporting within a domain to speed up reporting on specific portions of your
network.
- Store your favorite Administrative Reports in the Favorites repository for
fast and easy report generation.
IP Monitor
(May 2001)
probes or transacts with network services and devices
on regular intervals to be sure that they are available and responsive
around-the-clock. If a failure or degradation occurs, ipMonitor will notify
scheduled administrators by pager, digital phone, email, and network broadcast.
ipMonitor can also attempt to correct failures when they occur by restoring the
failed resource or by restarting the appropriate service. Now, with ipMonitor
you can be the first to know about problems, not the last.
Unused Account
Ferret
When Unused Account Ferret
completes a scan, it displays a list of unused accounts (based on the parameters
that you supplied). You can then disable or delete the unused accounts manually,
or let UAF do it for you in seconds.
VigilEnt
Security Agent for Windows NT
- Provides centralized security management of your Windows NT systems and
domains
- Monitors system activity with real time notification of suspicious activity
- Pinpoints potential security exposures in your Windows NT environment
through scheduled audits
- Manages and monitors Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4.0 from a common console
- Integrates with VigilEnt Security Manager to provide an enterprise-wide
security solution for operating systems, databases, applications, and Web
servers
Ideal Migration
- Runs under MMC 1.1 or higher
- NT 3.51/4.00 domain consolidation
- Migration from Windows NT domains to Windows 2000
- Migration from Windows 2000 to Windows NT domains
- Windows 2000 domain consolidation
- Off-line and on-line migration
- ******** Migrate user account passwords from Windows NT to Windows NT / 2000
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- SIDHistory management
- Migrate Terminal Server properties
- Manage multiple source computers/domains
- Manage multiple destination computers/domains
- Record object properties into CSV files
- Three modes : Add, Modify, or Add and Modify
- Migration wizard
- Migration by category
- Selected objects migration on one or several computers/domains
- Consolidated/Migrated objects
- Computer accounts,
- user groups,
- user accounts,
- group memberships,
- organizational units,
- shared folders,
- printers ports,
- printers,
- file and folder securities
Beyond Compare
commercial utility that combines
directory compare and file compare functions in one package. Use it to manage
source code, keep directories in sync, compare program output, etc.
IP
Subnetter Free Utility
calculates
subnets, subnet mask, binary hosts, binary masks, broadcast address, host range,
and more.
Delete Old
Files
DelOld is a program which deletes
files older than a certain number of days. Freeware.
Free Tools
from SystemTools.com
- SystemTools TScmd
A command-line utility to set
terminal server user settings. All eighteen (18) terminal server settings can be
set.
- Password Age
Displays the age of the password for user
and computer accounts. For computer accounts, this information can be used to
determine if the computer is no longer being used. For users, it can be used to
determine which accounts are not being used or have expired.
- SystemTools RenameUser
A command-line utility to rename
Windows NT user accounts from the command line. Generally, this utility should
NOT be used under Windows 2000.
- LPRman
Utility that allows remote creation and
management of LPR ports.
- SystemTools Exporter
Standalone command-line utility
for exporting users, groups, group members, services, computers, disk space, and
printers (in any combination) from any or all computers on any Windows
NT/Windows 2000 domain. Includes online .HLP documentation file. Exporter is
also integrated into Hyena.
- SystemTools NTconnect
Utility for creating a NetwareR
– like login script, allowing commands for connecting drives and printers to be
executed conditionally based on user and/or group membership. Also supports
program execution and registry modification. Includes Help file and examples.
NOTE: This utility will only run on NT clients; it will NOT run on Window 9x
clients.
- SystemTools Logoff
This utility (15kb) logs off the
current session. Includes source code and comments.
- DumpSec, DumpReg, DumpEvt
Must-have products from
Somarsoft, Inc. to dump NTFS permissions, user information, event logs, and
registry information. DumpSec (formerly known as DumpAcl) also dumps out the
users last logon information. These utilities are now maintained by SystemTools
- NetUsers
A command-line utility to view the locally
logged on users to a specified computer. Can be used to show the current
interactive users, or a list of all users to ever logon through the computer.
Use /? to view syntax.
- NetView
A command-line version of Network Neighborhood
or Net View, which supports filtering of specific types of computers returned
(SQL, workstations only, etc.). Use /? to view syntax.
- Win Info
A nice utility showing information about your
NT installation including: version, build number, installation date, and whether
it is a full or time limited version.
Pedestal Software
Security software for Windows NT and
Windows 2000
Security
Expressions
a powerful lockdown utility.
Enables administrators to lock down Windows NT and Windows 2000 machines using
custom-built or industry-standard security policy guidelines such as those
developed by Microsoft, NSA, or SANS. Actively scan, report and fix security
settings on machines across your network without installing agents.
INTACT
Change Detection System
detects changes in
computer systems by taking a snapshot of system objects and then comparing the
snapshot to the active system in real-time. Intact assures that a compromise has
not occurred when intrusion attempts are detected and that your information is
still the same as it was before the attack started.
NTSEC
Windows 2000
Manipulate NTFS, Registry, Shares, Users
and Groups, Printer Security and Auditing.
LS-Tools Freeware-Tools for NT
- ln.exe : Creates a hardlink on a NTFS
drive.
- Down.exe : Using this program you can
shutdown your own or a remote machine. Has a W2K suspend option.
- APM.exe : Display battery status and
hibernate/suspend the computer (Windows 2000).
- ErrorText.exe : Do you even love that
nice error messages like “Error 0x5”? In most cases this codes come from a
failed Win32 Api call. Using ErrorText you can translate them into clear text –
messages.
- CopyToSystem.exe : Copies some files
to the system-directory. Works on Win95 and NT. Using this command you can use
the same batch files on both systems.
- ClipDump.exe : Prints the content of
the clipboard (text only) to stdout.
- scacl.exe : View and modify the
security settings of services. Allow users to stop/start services.
Jespers Free
NT Tools
They where written for the Center for Applied Computer Science
- elDump : Console app to dump the
contents of an Windows NT event log. Much like the dumpel tool in the NT
Resource Kit, but often faster and with several extra features..
- elSave : Console app to save and/or
clear a Windows NT event log.
- elSavClr : Console app to
periodically save and clear the NT event logs.
- NetViewX : Console app to list
servers in a domain/workgroup running specific services.
- SrvBoot : Console app to list when NT
servers was booted.
- UserSes : Console app to list NT
logon/logoff sessions for one or more users.
- WsSes : Console app to list NT
logon/logoff sessions from one or more workstations.
Mark Russinovich’s freeware PsTools suite
All of the
utilities in the PsTools suite work on both Windows NT and Windows 2000.
PsExec : execute processes remotely
PsFile : shows files opened remotely
PsGetSid : display the SID of a
computer or a user
PsKill : kill processes by name or
process ID
PsList : list detailed information
about processes
PsLoggedOn : see who’s logged on
locally and via resource sharing (full source is included)
PsLogList : dump event log records
PsService : view and control services
PsShutdown : shuts down and
optionally reboots a computer
PsUptime : shows you how long a
system has been running since its last reboot
Freeware NT
Utilities by Alex
NetSend : small and simple NT GUI utility to send messages via MS LAN Manager
to lists of recipients. Replacement for “net send”
WINSDum : export a WINS database.
Replacement for Resource kit utility with more functions.
LLogon : small utility to show user’s last
logon time and the number of times a user was authorised.
SymView : show original C function names,
parameters types and other useful info in DLLs
WDumpEvt
administration tool to work with Windows NT/Windows
2000 event logs. 30 day eval available.
SiteKiosk
Secure internet browser software for the kiosk
environment – based on IE
UserLock
Windows NT 4.0
does not offer the option of limiting the number of interactive simultaneous
connections on the network for accounts. An account can be logged on
simultaneously to multiple workstations. Features:
- Installed only on the domain controller
- Limits the number of simultaneous connections under the same username on the
entire Windows NT network.
- Tracks the activity on the event log of PDC
- Manages single and multi-domain networks
- restrains simultaneous connections on all computers with Windows 3.x, 9x and
NT.
- Tracks the activity on the event log of PDC
www.tools4nt.com
SpaceGuard : An administrator can actively
control or passively monitor disk space usage by users or groups. Quotas can be
added automatically to new users with the “auto-add” function. Whenever a
managed object (directory, subdirectory or share) changes in size, SpaceGuard
checks to see if it has reached its warning threshold or its quota limit.
SpaceGuard sends messages to the administrator and user via pop-up or any MAPI
& SMTP compliant messaging system. Write access to the disk can be revoked.
UserManagemeNT Professional : allows you to move users’ home directories, shares and user data
from one server to another, even across (resource) domains. Creates new home
directories & shares on the target server and moves all user data as well.
You can specify what you want to do with the old home directory and share.
Supports change group memberships – move users from one user template
(collection of global group memberships) to another. Supports removing a user
from a system completely, including the user account, home directory &
share, user data, group memberships and Exchange mailbox.
UserManagemeNT Lite (freeware) : creates
new NT users in seconds, including username, home directory & share (with
self-definable ACL settings), group memberships and Exchange mailbox. You only
have to enter the user’s full name, select a domain, home server & user
template and press Apply. UserManagemeNT Lite will automatically create the user
and all its resources.
UserManagemeNT Delegation :
allows you to delegate simple, repetitive
administrative tasks to end users or groups. These delegate administrators can
manage selected global groups in the NT network.
UserManagemeNT IMPORT : migration tool,
creates hundreds of new NT users automatically. It only needs a batch file with
users’ full names to create new usernames, home directories & shares (with
self-definable ACLs), group memberships, Exchange mailboxes and more. Use for
easy migration to NT/ Exchange/ Windows 2000 or NT domain reconfiguration.
UserManagemeNT IMPORT is a great solution for schools and universities to import
new students.
Network ServaNT : integrates User Manager, Server Manager, the Explorer, the Event
Viewer and Tools4ever’s own tools UserManagemeNT Lite and FREEping Gold. Network
ServaNT allows you to manage and create reports on domains, users, local and
global groups, servers, ACL’s, shares/ files/ directories, open files, security,
etc. with just one tool and a few mouse clicks! It also monitors the
availability of vital systems in your network.
FREEping (freeware) : monitoring tool which
will ping all NT servers (or any other IP address) in free-definable intervals;
will send a popup message when a system stops responding.
Policy Template Editor : Creates or edits
the Policy Template files of the System Policy Editor. Includes much extended
choices not available from Microsoft.
Bootdisk.com
downloadable images of every bootdisk one can imagine
including DOS, Win9x, NT, W2K,…
Registry Tool
imports and backs up the Windows
Registry creating a stand-alone Registry Tool Database, letting you research or
simply surf through the Registry Tool Database and not worry about damaging the
Windows Registry. Back up as many registries, or save as many versions of the
same computer’s Registry, as you want and restore all or part of any Registry
Tool Database. Editing is performed on the Registry Tool Database first; it is
an OPTION to have Registry Tool edit the Windows Registry. This feature enables
you to edit Registry backups, build “profiles” of installed components, maintain
non networked registries, and create custom Registry Tool Databases containing
specific keys and values for custom restores. After any edit is performed, the
RollBack (UnDo) feature gives you the power to UnDo edits in BOTH the Registry
Tool Database and the Windows Registry. Registry Tool’s Registry Functions
PageFrame puts the most commonly needed OLE and file association keys and values
at your fingertips, duplicates the Windows Registry search patterns, and enables
you to determine how the imported Registry functions in Windows.
Dimension4
freeware time
synch utility
AutoIt
tool that can simulate key presses,
mouse movements and window commands. When AutoIt is executed, it reads a
specified script file. This script file allows AutoIt to perform a number of
functions, these include:
- Executing programs (Windows applications, DOS commands, etc.)
- Sending keystrokes and mouse clicks (all characters, keyboard layout
independent).
- Window functions (e.g. minimizing, hiding, restoring, waiting for,
activating).
- Simple text clipboard functions.
- Simple registry functions.
- Simple string and variable functions.
Best of all, its small (self
contained .exe, no DLL’s, no registry entries) and FREE!
PortMapper
Do you need to
map a specific TCP or UDP port on your machine to another port on another
machine?
Modem sharing :
- Spartacom SAPS
Asynchronous Port and Modem Sharing
Software – lets users access pooled modems across the LAN or WAN for outbound
calls and works with Win9x and NT.
- Tactical Software
Solutions for connecting PCs to shared
modems and serial devices
OnTrack’s
EasyRecovery
Originally called Tiramisu.
safe, low-cost do-it-yourself data recovery solution
Multi Router Traffic Grapher (MRTG)
a tool to monitor traffic load on network-links. MRTG
generates HTML pages containing GIF images which provide a LIVE visual
representation of this traffic. Check http://www.ee.ethz.ch/stats/mrtg/ for an
example. MRTG is based on Perl and C and works under UNIX and Windows NT. MRTG
is being successfully used on many sites around the net.
Repair Disk Manager
automates the process of creating emergency repair disks. RepairDisk
Manager provides an easy-to-use graphical interface that allows system
administrators to quickly schedule repair disk runs throughout the enterprise
daily, weekly, or monthly on a regular basis.
Enterprise
Configuration Manager
automates and
centralizes tedious and repetitive tasks, and efficiently monitors Windows NT
Workstation and Server configuration settings–allowing administrators to
implement enterprise-wide standards
NT Service Account
Manager
manage Services and Service
Account Passwords on thousands of NT Systems in a single operation
Multi-Remote
Registry
every operation in Multi-Remote
Registry Change is designed from the ground up to operate on multiple computers
simultaneously. With the default settings, it is just as fast to do most
operations on 50 computers as it is on one. On a fast computer, with a fast
network it is possible to do hundreds simultaneously! The thread manager
routines for each operation ensure that the maximum number of worker threads are
always active until the operation is completed.
www.printmanagerplus.com
Print Manager Plus: allows full control of
printing usage. Quotas can be set on pages, pages per job, job size, and even
job type.
Print Queue Manager Plus: allows full printing management for a Windows NT network. Features
include Print ReDirection, Printing Disaster Recovery, Load Balancing, Printer
Status, Printer Grouping, Print Broadcasting.
Print
Console: remote network printing console for NT. This
console allows an administrator to remotely see all printers in a domain or
domains from his or hers workstation. Manipulate Print Jobs and Printers as if
you were at that server.
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Account Passworder Tool: change the
password of the administrator account on *every* selected computer in a domain.
This includes domain controllers, servers, and workstations.
Account Migrator Tool: migrates (copies)
user accounts and groups you select from one domain to another.
Local Admingroup Tool: Set Domain Account
(and/or group) members to members of local administrator groups on any computer
in your LAN.
Local User Rights Tool: Add domain members to user rights on remote workstations. Available
rights include “Change System Time,” “backup files”, “restore” and “Shutdown the
system.”
NTP RAS
Management real-time monitoring and
session-by-session accounting for RAS connections
Did you ever have to find out parent of a process? mpc source code
www.admwin.com
Five
Windows XP / 2000 / NT management programs in one:
- SetupBatcher
batch
create/edit/delete user accounts, passwords, groups, OUs, directories, shares,
FTP and web directories, mailboxes, permissions, registry settings etc. on one
or many servers or workstations at once. Run commands on remote machines.
- SetupExplorer
view, edit, sort and
export accounts, AD-properties, OU+group membership and shares. Supports both
servers and workstations.
- NTinfo
extract and display network,
event log and system information from one or many computers in a Windows domain
- NTreport
system report batch tool
for Windows domains.
- WinRemote
remote management utility
for Windows 2000 and NT machines. Features: remote command prompt, remote
process manager, remote service manager, remote screen shot and remote shut down
WinImage
a powerful disk
utility that enables users to make a disk image from a floppy, extract files
from image, make an empty image, put the image on blank disk
DumpSEC dumps permissions (DACLs) and audit settings (SACLs)
for the file system, registry, printers and shares in a concise, readable
listbox format. DumpSec also dumps user, group and replication information.
NT command-line security utilities
commandline NTFS utilities :
saveACL saves NTFS file, directory and ownership permissions
to a file
restACL restores NTFS file permissions
and ownership from a saveacl file
listACL lists
NTFS file permissions and auditing settings in human readable format
swapACL swaps NTFS permissions from one user or group to
another
igrant grants NTFS permissions to
users/groups on directories and files
irevoke
revokes NTFS permissions to users/groups on directories and files
setowner sets the ownership of files and directories
audit add and remove audit triggers to files and
directories
swapdomain swap one domain for
another
commandline registry utilities :
reglistACL print registry subkey security and auditing
settings to the screen
reggrant grant access to
users and groups on registry subkeys
regrevoke
revoke access from users and groups on subkeys
regsetOWNER change registry subkey ownership
regswapACL swaps permissions from one user or group to
another
regAUDIT add and delete auditing settings to
local and remote registry keys
ntreg manipulate keys
and values
commandline Shares utilities :
sharelistACL list local and remote network share
security
sharegrant grant access to local and remote
network shares
sharerevoke revoke access from local
and remote network shares
commandline Services utilities :
servicelistACL list service
permissions
servicegrant grant permissions to
services
servicerevoke revoke service
permissions
serviceaudit set service
auditing
servicesetowner change service
owner
SmallWonders
Security Explorer :
utility to search for and modify Windows NT/2000 security on NTFS drives,
the Registry, and Shares. Search across subdirectories for permissions. Grant,
revoke, and clone permissions across subdirectories without affecting any other
user’s permissions. Select 50 shares on a server and grant permissions to
multiple users and groups simultaneously. Export permissions to a database for
further analysis and reporting. Back up file permissions and restore them if
necessary. Set ownership on files and directories. Seamless integration with the
Windows NT/2000
Secure Copy : allowing an
administrator to copy files and directories on NTFS partitions while keeping the
security intact, creating shares, and migrating local groups
Enterprise Security Reporter : analyze, query and report on
the security and configuration of your network
Service
Explorer : allows Windows NT/2000 administrators to manage multiple
services across multiple servers simultaneously
RegMon
Registry monitoring
utility that will show you which applications are accessing your Registry, which
keys they are accessing, and the Registry data that they are reading and writing
– all in real-time
Idem
utility that enables
the user to automate file synchronization and replication
WebTwin
Convert HTML files, web sites and
Intranets to Windows Help Files
@round NT kernel
free utilities:
GetRAM Usage : GetRAM or GetRAM MachineName or GetRAM
IPAddress
DELPART utility allows you to delete NTFS
or HPFS partitions under DOS
OpalisRobot
OpalisRobot is
a comprehensive system management and automation solution. It acts as a 24/7
watch dog to detect and address system malfunctions, maximizing server
availability and performance. A single, graphical interface delivers real-time
monitoring, notification, corrective action and job scheduling to enable
proactive administration over Windows NT/2000 environments. …
Watch Dog
network services
monitor, Internet Watch Dog can monitor a virtually unlimited number of services
on your TCP/IP network and notify of alarm conditions. 30 day trial. Inexpensive
license
AG Group
EtherPeek Ethernet network
traffic and protocol analyzer
WatchPoint is a
real-time internet server monitor, captures user’s interactions with web and ftp
servers.
NetSense performs expert analysis of
peer-to-peer conversations in packets captured from EtherPeek or TokenPeek, or
from packet traces that have been converted to “Peek” format with ProConvert.
ProConvert takes packet traces from a variety of
packet analyzers and converts them to and from “Peek” format,
RippleTech
RippleTech LogCaster is a suite of network services
dedicated to the real-time monitoring of Windows NT event logs, TCP/IP servers
and devices, Windows NT system and application services, Agent-level Performance
Monitoring, Applications and ASCII files.
VMWare
VMWARE for NT, Windows2000, Linux : lets
you run multiple operating systems in different windows simulatenously – choices
in windows are Linux, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, DOS,
NetWare, FreeBSD, and more … . Wonderful for developers, help desk, systems
support (multiple OSs). Take the virtual tour to get a better idea of the
product.
Borland C++ Compiler 5.5
Borland C++ Compiler 5.5 is a blazingly fast 32-bit optimizing compiler.
It includes the latest ANSI/ISO C++ compliance including the RTL, the STL
framework and C++ template support. And now, Borland C++ Compiler 5.5 is openly
available for free download!
PCMag
Utilities
Don’t forget this collection
of free EXCELLENT utilities
Stealth Activity
Recorder & Reporter
Can be used to
monitor for inappropriate behavior or to record activity on a kiosk. Can be
abused as a hidden trojan.
Paperbits
Great source of NT drivers
Super Win Software
Registry Crash
Protection : backs up the Registry and important configuration files,
provides fivefold protection from system crashes, and also backs up any and all
files that you desire.
Add/Remove Pro : displays
the entries in the Add/Remove Programs list of Windows Registry, checks if each
is valid, and uninstalls the selected program or removes the entry from the
list.
NetSwitcherT – Windows
95/98/NT/2000 Network Setup Utility This
utilities lets you save and restore network settings. Invaluable if you have a
network at home and at work or if you have to connect to various networks at
work. Shareware $9 via credit card.
Freeware Internet Mail
Server
NT Telnet Server
(Georgia Softworks)
GNU Emacs
Ghostscript
(Postscript previewer)
Tardis Time
Server/Client
Services Admin tools
DNS Resources
Directory
ISC Dynamic Host
Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
High Performance Computing on Windows NT
ActiveWins Driver Page
BIOS Survival Guide
Drivers
HeadQuarters
Tom’s Hardware
Guide
Hardware Central
Maximum Hardware
Motherboard
Homeworld
Motherboard
Information
NT Adapter Card Help
Digi (RAS hw)
Virual Network Connection (freeware)
w32 scripting
site
TPC Benchmarks
Mac-Windows
Integration
SANS NT Tool Recommendations
Kerboros links
Backup hw links
Backup sw links
NT Cluster
links
File Formats
Device Driver Development
Free Source Code
CiTR!X support
page
Ultimate Freeware Archive Utility
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