Repair/Config CD Programs?

[ChoaticWhisper]

I think it has been posted before, But with all the new programs and everything coming out, What programs Free/Share ware would you have on a CD if you were going to someone house to work on a computer?
I was looking at this site, it has alot of stuff, but its so much to choose from. Softpedia
Stuff Like TweakUI, Spyware removing tools, I think maybe a virus scanner(Free). Stuff Like Win98/95 boot disk. Driver format and partition is going to fdisk and format.exe, Registry cleaner, Just some basic fixit programs.
And maybe some else that might be needed.
Ive already got a cd thats packed with everything I can think of but its a bunch of other files, Like backups of my stuff.

Thanks for the help.

[John Prophet]

one cool idea might be to have adaware on a disk to install, but ALSO have the latest (or semi recent) update file for it ...that way if the spyware had it so wacked that it wouldnt go online, you could still run a semi recent spyware definition. (you would just paste the file intot he appropriate folder in adaware)

Norton ghost can be cool also. If you are not rushed you might make a copy of the hard drive before you even work on it...for safetys sake.

[JohnE.]

I would add: Blaster Worm patch and removal tool from Microsoft, WinRAR, Driver Cleaner, CPU-Z, IrfanView, Acrobat... that's all I can think of atm.

[willy_ph]

Linux?

[MrPurple]

Things you want to have on a CD.
Most popular drivers, ie: Detonators, Catalyst, SoundBlaster.
You also want Hijackthis, Spybot Search and Destroy and Adaware for spyware.
AVG Freeware for Antivirus.
Memtest86
somekind of Disk Scanning utility, preferably one which can detect physical errors
Some other utilities that you can think of.
A nice thing to do with this cd would be to make it bootable so you could utilize all the dos utilities if the floppy drive is busted on the system you are working on.
In addition to this cd I would have a standard win95/98 bootable floppy with generic CD drivers, and fdisk and format.
A third CD would alos help, and this a Knopix Linux cd. This would ensure that the Hardware on the system works and the fault is in the microsoft OS. It is not necessary and requires knowladge of the Linux OS but I feel it is a great tool to add to your arsenal.

The software JohnE. sugested are all great choices to add too.

[ChoaticWhisper]

Thanks for the suggestions, I forgot about some drivers.
You think Knopix would be good, I had one before called "batich linux" or something like that, but cant seem to find it anymore.


Any recomendation for that disk scaning utitility?

CPU-z system specs right? That would have been usefull a few da ys ago.