There are 70 tools in the SysInternals suite, of which I only make regular use of about 3. Now SysInternals Suite is an official, and free set of tools for computer techs to use. When people started realizing how powerful and simple to use Mark's tools were, word spread to the progenitors of Windows and there was a deal struck. At least, that's how I came to know of him. Somehow it was the trick that got him the attention he richly deserved for his work on the Windows tools. Like any other god, he also created a trick that was funny to some and very distressing to others, the iconic BSOD Screen Saver. Mark Russinovich was an independent general computer god who got tired of not having the tools he needed to solve his Windows problems. We're talking about SysInternals and NirSoft. Think of this as the IT world's version of "You got chocolate in my peanut butter." That's right, when they come together they are worth more than the sum of the parts. But when you realize what two suites we're talking about, you start to realize just what a dynamite combination this is. Now, the Windows System Control Center itself isn't really that amazing, it's just an interface that gives you access to two different suites of tools, and categorizes those tools according to their functions. It's like having a 3 foot pipe wrench in your back pocket! Only considerably more comfortable. Yet, I think if you're going to download one version or the other of this wonder tool, then make it the USB-portable one. Now, we had an article recently on the desktop installed version of WSCC, which mentioned its USB-portable identical twin brother. But I do carry one IT tool in my kit that is just as powerful and hefty as that pipe wrench - it's the Windows System Control Center on my Tools USB flash drive. I often joke about being the only IT guy with a 36-inch pipe wrench in his toolbox.
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