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The SysInternals suite of tools is simply a set of Windows applications that can be downloaded for free from their section of the Microsoft Technet web site. They are all portable, which means that not only do you not have to install them, you can stick them on a flash drive and use them from any PC. It’s a lot of very geeky material, but it’ll be a fun ride, so be sure to stay tuned.

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This series will walk you through each of the important tools in the kit, get you familiar with them and their many features, and then help you understand how to use them in a real-world scenario. Remember that time Sony tried to embed rootkits into their music CDs? Yeah, it was a SysInternals utility that first detected the problem, and it was the SysInternals guys that made the announcement. In 2006, Microsoft finally bought the company behind SysInternals, and they continue to provide the utilities for free on their web site. (Don’t worry, if you don’t have a clue about procexp.exe either, we’ll cover that in-depth starting in lesson 2 of this series tomorrow). If he doesn’t have a clue, he’s probably not quite as good as he says. These tools are used by every single reputable computer guy - if you want to separate the wheat from the chaff, just ask your local PC repair guy what Process Explorer is used for. That’s right, there’s a full set of free tools to do almost any administrator task, from monitoring or starting processes to peeking under the hood to see what files and registry keys your applications are really accessing. There are many other admin tools built into Windows, available for free on the web, or even through commercial sources, but none of them are quite as indispensible as the SysInternals suite of tools.

Wrapping Up and Using the Tools Together.

Analyzing and Managing Your Files, Folders, and Drives.

Using PsTools to Control Other PCs from the Command Line.

Using BgInfo to Display System Information on the Desktop.

Using Autoruns to Deal with Startup Processes and Malware.

Using Process Monitor to Troubleshoot and Find Registry Hacks.

Using Process Explorer to Troubleshoot and Diagnose.

What Are the SysInternals Tools and How Do You Use Them?.