Bill Lloyd
The Computing
Technology
Industry Association (CompTIA) has a web site that explains about the
A+
certification program;
click here to visit the
CompTIA web site, located at www.comptia.org ...
These programs listed below will help you in a variety of ways. If you discover new programs that you believe would help your fellow students, please let me know, and I will add them to the site.
Class Curriculum
Click here to view the old ENT 184 course notes in Adobe .PDF format.
Utilities
Click here to
download the Adobe Acrobat reader program, version 4.0.
Windows95
Power Toys - These utilities enhance the user interface in
Windows95.
RegClean
- This Windows registry tool cleans up and fixes common registry
problems.
Regedit.com - a web site devoted to
Windows Registry issues.
MemTurbo
- This utility helps you to free up memory that applications didn't
free up when they closed.
Mueller
Textbook Utilities - These utilities came with an earlier version
of the Mueller textbook; the hypertext program will
help you to complete your homework assignments.
MSD (Microsoft
Diagnostics) - This utility will identify the components
in your system.
Checkit
2.1 - This OLD version of Checkit will help you to learn how to use
diagnostic software.
PC Probe 1.0
- An older diagnostic program like Checkit.
Selected Norton
Utilities - Utilities you need to know about for the test, and for
general repair tasks.
Y2K
Compliance Test - This test is from the National Software Testing
Labs.
PKZIP
Version 2 for DOS - This utility will allow you to unzip Zipped
files.
WS_FTP Limited
Edition - An excellent FTP client program.
Winzip - A
Windows version of the popular PKZIP utility.
GoZilla -
Allows you to download files completely even if the download was
interrupted.
Emergency Rescue
Utility - Lets you save and restore critical system and Windows
files
Eraser97
Utility for Office97 - Lets you get rid of all traces of Office97,
before you try to reinstall Office97
Ghost Version
5.0 - Lets you duplicate hard disks from 1 PC to another, or from
master to slave
PC Error Codes
List - In HTML format.
Boot Disks - for the major operating system revisions (obtained from www.bootdisk.com)
MS-DOS
6.22 Boot Disk with IDE CD-ROM Support
Windows95
A Revision Boot Disk with IDE CD-ROM Support
Windows95
B Revision (OSR2) Boot Disk with IDE CD-ROM Support
Windows98
Original Edition Boot Disk with SCSI & IDE CD-ROM Support
Windows98
Second Edition Boot Disk with SCSI & IDE CD-ROM Support
Windows98
Second Edition Boot Disk with IDE CD-ROM Support
Windows
NT 4.0 Boot Disk Set, Disk 1 of 3
Windows
NT 4.0 Boot Disk Set, Disk 2 of 3
Windows
NT 4.0 Boot Disk Set, Disk 3 of 3
Bootdisk Installation Instructions
1. Download the desired
bootdisk file;
2. Double-click on it,
which will unpack the files;
3. Boot to DOS for the
best
results;
4. Go to the folder where
the files are located; then
5. Type Makedisk, hit
Enter, and follow the on-screen directions.
Click here to go to www.bootdisk.com ...
Windows 95 Updates - These utilities update older versions of Windows95.
Kernel Update
OLE Update
WINSOCK
Version 2 Update
Service Pack 1
(for ORIGINAL Windows95 ONLY - do NOT apply to OSR2 or Windows98)
USB Driver
Utility
PCI Bridge
Fix for Windows 95/OSR2 & Windows 98
Bus Mastering
Driver
Windows 98 Updates - these utilities update Windows 98.
Service Pack 1
for Windows 98 Original Edition
Windows 98
Shutdown Problem Patch
A+ Certification Practice Exams
Click here to download an A+ certification self-assessment test ...
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