The boss wasn't specific about the feature sets they were loooking for & Norton Utilities was the closest thing I can thing of. I think what they are maybe are looking for is something that does the following: * Disk Cleaner * Registry Defragmenter/Cleaner * System Optimizer * Performance Test
While not a core part I would imagine the following would be helpful as well: * Service Manager * Startup Manager * Hardware Profiler * Partitioning Tool * Data Recovery I did try and press for more details of excatly what they are looking for, but he was prtty busy & couldn't really outline things much more. My best guess is that they are looking for some sort of preventative maintainence product that could be used to diagnose issues & allow tech's to be somewhat proactive at addressing issues. I am kind of envisioing what you did Gustin...a single cd/usb that you could pop in the drive & perform said functions. I know it would likely be possible to build something out of some protabl tools & such out there, but I wanted to see if there was something already available. On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 4:36 AM, Gustin Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > 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). > > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying > _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
