Posted on 09/02/2008
at 06:17 PM
Category: Technology
Posted by Tim
If you're at all good with technology, under twenty-five (maybe even thirty), or work in the IT field, you've probably got your parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, plus all of their friends bugging you to fix their PCs, most of which are probably failing due to viruses and spyware. Unfortunately, this pesky software can't always be removed and a reformat is the only solution. That's when these 5 applications will save you a whole lot of time.
"Thanks to customers who can't avoid spyware and trojans to save their lives, I've gotten pretty quick at backing up, reformatting, and finishing off Windows installs. I've got five core tools that I use to get the job done, and here they are.
1. DriverMax. After going through the install process, the first thing I shoot for is a complete set of functional drivers. Running DriverMax before the format lets you back up all the drivers on a system. It's a great app, and it even loads drivers for non-present devices - meaning my customers don't have to fight with a printer or webcam install CD when they get their computer home.
2. Migwiz. Oh god, I can hear the screams. Truth be told, I've only had three problems with migwiz, and they were all my fault. Microsoft's file and settings transfer utility works extremely well, and I've never had a problem since changing my method."
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