Technicians USB Tool Kit.

[Skreedles]

I recently got hired as a computer technician, and I was wondering what Software other technicians have in their USB's for when they either go out to a site to diagnose a problem, or what programs they use in shop?

[TheKDub]

Hirens boot disk and Trinity rescue kit could both be useful.

[Enderman]

memtest, ccleaner and malwarebytes are also good tools to have

[Skreedles]

This. So much this. The cure-all-fix-all of "I forgot my password"

How-so?

[TheKDub]

This. So much this. The cure-all-fix-all of "I forgot my password"

 

I have yet to put hirens boot disk and trinity rescue kit on flash drives, though that would also require me getting two more flash drives which I can dedicate to them, and something to put them on so I don't lose em...

[TheKDub]

How-so?

 

It allows you to completely clear the password for windows, or at least change it, along with plenty of other things.

[TheKDub]

I actually prefer disks to USB's but that's just me. I'm starting to use Rufus more though.

 

Disks are not as convenient to carry around with you, can get scratched pretty easily unless in a case, and not all pcs have optical drives.

[Flyguygamer]

Many have had good ideas, look at http://portableapps.com/ and http://www.pendrivelinux.com/yumi-multiboot-usb-creator/

[Skreedles]

I actually prefer disks to USB's but that's just me. I'm starting to use Rufus more though.

I'm going to test out Hirens and trinity... time to go get some more USB's.

[TDP_Equinox]

General use:
Trinity rescue kit
Hirens 9.7
Linux mint live USB stick. 
Bluescreenview

Aida64

Notepad++

Recuva

Ccleaner
Revouninstaller
 

 

Virus removal:
Adware removal tool
ADWCleaner
Combofix 
Complete-internet-repair-tool
Hijackthis
HitmanPro
Malwarebytes
Mbar
rkill
RogueKiller
Spybot 1.6.2
TDSSKiller

CCleaner
Revouninstaller-portable
Junkware Removal tool
malwarebytes anti-explit

Autoruns

shortcut cleaner

Windows Repair (All in one)

MiniToolBox

 

 

AV/AM Removal
Kaspersky lab products remover

mcafee consumer products removal tool

norton removal tool

avg removal tool (32 and 64 bit)


Most of these tools can be found in my dropbox. 
 

 

 

Other good things to have:
7zip installer
Adobe reader installer
Adobe air installer
Chrome installer
Flash player(x) installer
Latest version of both the 32 and 64 bit java installers
Klite Codec pack
LibreOffice installer
Powerpointviewer installer
Quicktime installer
Shockwave flash installer
These can be found here.

 

 

It can also be useful to install a protable browser like comodo dragon onto a usb drive. 

You're going to need a few of them...

 

 

EDIT: MOAR TOOLS. 
Boot disk: FalconFours Ultimate Boot CD

Defrag: MyDefrag.

[E.Beadle]

Is there a way to update the hirens boot disc yourself? So as technology updates, your boot disc doesnt become a dinosaur.. or is hiren still being supported? 

[TDP_Equinox]

Is there a way to update the hirens boot disc yourself? So as technology updates, your boot disc doesnt become a dinosaur.. or is hiren still being supported? 

i think the latest version of hirens is 15.2, but i still prefer 9.7

 

[RossMadness]

Diagnostics:
Seagate Seatools installer and a boot disc with the DOS version installed.

WD DataLifeguard installed and a boot disc with the DOS version installed.

Memtest

 

Malware:

Mac

-Bitdefender Adware Removal Tool (Blasts all versions of Genieo)

 

Windows

-Comodo Cleaning Essentials (Greatest utility for looking for and identifying malicious startup entries, reg entries, currently running programs, etc)

-TDSSKiller

-MBAM

-SuperAntiSpyware (Very thorough but look at all results before saying delete all)

 

Tune Up:

CCleaner

IOBit Smart Defrag (Very fast, much defrag, such speed)

 

Miscellaneous:

BlueScreenView

7zip portable

Revo Uninstaller Portable

Core Temp

Recuva

Belarc Advisor (Only on occasion do I use this. It even lifts product keys for Office and other software).

 

I also keep a second USB with an installation of Kaspersky Rescue Disk 10 on it. Great environment to boot to with a thorough (and by that I mean "Takes a fracking long time") scanner that helps recover systems from ransomware. It has a full web browser and regedit tool. Good stuff.

 

I liked all the suggestions here. I will definitely be checking out Hiren's.

[d3sl91]

+1 for hirens. http://www.hirensbootcd.org/

 

I primarily used hirens when I was a Tech, and anything else I needed I would just add later on to my drive. For example, a ninight.com installer. 

 

Windows install disks were also extremely handy.