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--- computerclub:helpcenter:websites_tools [2023/03/26 23:36] – [Software tools] phillip
+++ computerclub:helpcenter:websites_tools [2023/05/01 18:37] (current) – [Software tools] phillip
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 [[https://archive.org/web/web.php|The internet archive]] is a goldmine of "older versions" of internet websites. It is hard to believe that an organization creates "snapshots"\\
 of the internet and makes those snapshots available to the world, for free. WOW!!! If you want an "older" version of a file you downloaded from a website, it is possible you can find it on the internet archive. When I discovered that later versions of minitool required payment for a feature that used to be free, I went to the internet archive and chose a snapshot that contained the older version of the software.
 ====== Websites and Tools ======
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 This is the beginning of a list of tools that are frequently used in the Help Center.
-March 2023:   The tools I use most of the time now are:   [[https://gsmartcontrol.sourceforge.io/home/|Gsmartcontrol]], [[https://www.jam-software.com/treesize_free|Treesize free]] and [[https://sergeistrelec.name/|Sergei
+March 2023: The tools I use most of the time now are: [[https://gsmartcontrol.sourceforge.io/home/|Gsmartcontrol]], [[https://www.jam-software.com/treesize_free|Treesize free]] and [[https://sergeistrelec.name/|Sergei Strelec WinPE iso]].
-Strelec
-WinPE iso]].
 I have all my tools installed on a thumb drive configured with [[https://www.ventoy.net/en/index.html|Ventoy]].
-Today I finally tried the [[https://sergeistrelec.name/|Sergei
-Strelec
-WinPE iso]].  [[https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/sergei_strelecs_winpe.html|I downloaded it from MajorGeeks]]
 [[https://github.com/builtbybel/bloatbox/blob/master/README.md|Bloatbox]] is a tool that might help you remove unnecessary bloatware from Windows. Use with CAUTION. Read the documentation carefully
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 [[https://gsmartcontrol.sourceforge.io/home/|Gsmartcontrol]] More information about what and why of gsmartcontrol is [[.:smart_hard_drive|here]].
-[[https://sergeistrelec.name/|Sergei
+[[https://sergeistrelec.name/|Sergei Strelec WinPE iso]] contains a large collection of Windows utilities. The WinPE components and utilities are later/newer than the components on Hirens or Bob.0mbs. Today (March 2023) it is the preferred tool. Downloading can be painful because the sites I have found provide "click bait" that conceals the "right download". I did download it successfully from [[https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/sergei_strelecs_winpe.html|MajorGeeks.]]  (May 1, 2023) There is some "magic/ reading" to downloading from the [[https://sergeistrelec.name/|Sergei Strelec WinPE iso]] web site.
-Strelec
-WinPE iso]] contains a large collection of Windows utilities.  The WinPE components and utilities are later/new than the components on Hirens or Bob.0mbs.    Today (March 2023) it is the preferred tool.    Downloading can be painful because the sites I have found provide "click bait" that conceals the "right download".   I did download it successfully from [[https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/sergei_strelecs_winpe.html|I downloaded it from MajorGeeks]]
 [[https://www.hirensbootcd.org|Hirens Win_PE]] This site offers two versions/collections of software. Apparently the original creator of the Hirens collection ceased to provide updates, so a community continued the process. The last version of the original Hirens is available, as is, a more current release. If you download and burn the latest ISO, you will discover a lot of utilities. Here is the download link for the [[https://www.hirensbootcd.org/files/HBCD_PE_x64.iso|1.3 gb iso]]. You can use [[https://rufus.ie/|Rufus]] to create a bootable thumb drive. Or, you can put a copy of the Hirens iso on a thumb drive with Ventoy.