"CURIOUS ANGEL" <byte.this@usa.net> wrote in message
news:1125257118.284987.280260@z14g2000cwz.googlegr oups.com...
> I'm on a Dual PIII (1000 MHz X 2) with WINDOWS 2000 PRO and I'm looking
> for opinions on the best utilities for the following functions:
>
> 1. HARD DISK DRIVE
> ______including MBR, Bad Sectors, Partitions, Disk Imaging
>
> 2. REGISTRY
> ______including clean, repair, backup, control/manage
> ______and (if possible) a novice-friendly GUI that explains every Key's
> function and color-highlights suspicious entries
>
> 3. BACKUP
> ______including the entire OS
>
> 4. FILE/DIRECTORY SYNCHRONIZATION
> ______I'm looking for SPEED primarily. I have a couple of (older)
> utilities but they routinely crash and burn -or- lock up my system
> because the load is too great (two of my 4 HDD's are 169 GB . . .)
>
> Thanks everyone! Open to all ideas, even if I left something out. ;)
>
> Angel
>
UBCD4 is the tool for you. Google for it, download and burn a copy. You can
boot it from startup (CD first enabled in BIOS), and your on your way.
best wishes..OJ