On 10-05-02 10:19 PM, TekBudda wrote: > Hey all, > > Haven't seen a post lately so I figured I would query a see if anyone > had some suggestions. > > A supervisor at work asked me if I knew of any diagnostic suites > (preferably) that could be used on Windows & Mac computers. I am > probably looking at a couple of different solutions here, but if there > is somethign out there that accomplishs both...great! The easiest way > I can describe the need would be something similar to or on par with > Norton Utilities. > > They are not afraid to purchase the needed tools, but if it can be > done for free even better, but cost would be a concern depending on > the licenses. My boss is aware that I give preference to open source > technologies & he is open to that as well. Essentially...whatever > does the trick. I guess what I would be envisioning would be a > bootable CD/USB tool set. > > I have been googling around a bit, but haven't quite found what I am > looking for. Although to be fair, my searches & investigation to this > point have been very peripheral. If anyone has any ideas please let > me know. > I have not used Norton Utilities since the Dos 5.x days, so you will need to be a lot more specific about what tasks you want accomplished.
For a swiss army knife of bootable Linux goodness, I am a big fan of systemrescuecd. I always carry it with me on a USB stick. I use this to recover just about any machine once it no longer boots (recover data that is, I don't really bother with repair any more).
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