The Portable Fix It Troubleshooters Suite from Microsoft

[IainB]

Something useful yet again posted to The Windows Club.
This is for people who may need to provide support for or fix the occasional system problem with one or several PCs.
You may have heard of or used the online Fix It ATS (Automated Troubleshooting Solutions) from Microsoft.
Well, now you can download them and install them to run independently on any computer (i.e., without being connected to the Internet).
This is the now "portable" set of 26 ATS Fixes - the Portable Fix It Troubleshooters Suite.
Download Portable Fix It Troubleshooters Suite from Microsoft

The download includes 26 automated fixes:
    Fix power consumption problems and extend the laptop battery life
    Fix Windows Media Player video, and other media or library issues
    Diagnose and fix sound playback and audio problems automatically
    Fix Internet Explorer add-on problems when IE hangs or freezes
    Fix Internet Explorer issues to make IE fast, safe and stable
    Diagnose and fix Windows Firewall service problems automatically
    Fix security issues to protect and secure Windows automatically
    Troubleshoot MSN client and connection
    Fix broken desktop shortcuts and common system maintenance tasks
    Fix Windows display problems that text on monitor is not readable
    Windows Aero Glass visual effects are not working or displayed
    Diagnose and repair Windows File and Folder Problems automatically
    Fix Windows Live Photo Gallery problems in Windows 7 and Vista
    Fix Windows Desktop Search when it crashes or not showing results
    Fix problems with CD or DVD drives that can’t read or write media
    Playing video files crashes or freezes Internet Explorer – Windows
    Hardware devices are not working or are not detected in Windows
    Fix problems with programs that can’t be installed or un-installed
    FIX: You cannot send emails to Exchange Online users from Outlook
    Fix Windows system performance problems on slow Windows computers
    Diagnose and fix sound recording and audio problems automatically
    Automatically fix Windows security settings to keep your PC safe
    FIX: Zune, Zune HD players or Windows Phone 7 can’t connect to PC
    Diagnose and fix printer and printing problems automatically
    Diagnose and fix Windows USB problems automatically
    Fix the problem with Microsoft Windows Update that is not working.

I haven't trialled this yet, but am about to.
Hope this is useful or of help to someone.

[4wd]

I have it on a Flash drive but it still wanted to connect to the internet when I tried to fix a network problem on an XP computer and because it couldn't it didn't do anything.

[Renegade]

Oh... From the title, I thought it was a new Linux distro...

[IainB]

Oh... From the title, I thought it was a new Linux distro...

-Renegade (April 01, 2012, 08:12 PM)

Har-de-har-har.