All In One System Rescue Toolkit 2017 is out
All In One System Rescue Toolkit 2017 is a new version of the system analysis and repair toolkit that combines Live CD functionality and Windows tools.
We reviewed the initial release version of the All In One System Rescue Toolkit back in 2016, and found it to be a great tool not only for professional support technicians but also everyday users who want access to an assortment of tools that they can boot or run directly.
The new version of the toolkit is already available for download on the main project website. The full version has a size of 665 Megabytes, and can be downloaded using BitTorrent, or various direct download servers.
You can burn the ISO image to an optical disc or use it to create a bootable USB drive. Another option that Windows users have is to mount the ISO directly to run the Windows compatible tools, or extract the ISO image to do the same without mounting.
All In One System Rescue Toolkit 2017
The tools collection ships with a Live CD part that you can boot, and an autorun part that you can run directly on Windows machines.
The Live CD distribution was changed to Lubuntu 16.04.2 LTS base for faster booting and lower memory use. Several new tools were added to that part of the toolkit including the document viewers Abiword and Gunumeric, a boot repair tool, ClamAV antivirus support for scanning for threats in the Live environment, and system profiler and benchmark information. The Live CD requires 64-bit CPUs for EFI support.
The Windows tools collection does not support Windows XP or Windows Vista anymore due to Microsoft ending support for these operating systems. While that is the case, most tools will continue to run just fine on those systems.
Probably the biggest feature functionality wise is the new download cache. All In One System Rescue Toolkit 2017 will use the USB storage for caching purposes and put downloads in the extras\cache folder. This means, among other things, that the application will use the cache when you run tools and not download data from the Internet if a cached copy is available.
Another change is that the application does not change the system wallpaper anymore. It displays an overlay instead that lists system, hardware and networking information directly on the desktop.
Here is a short overview of the remaining changes in the new version:
- All tools were updated to their latest version.
- Troubleshooting icons for CPU, RAM and Hard Drives added.
- Additional checks for downloads.
- Tasks are ended using several methods now so that automated tasks won't get stuck.
- New programs: gsmartcontrol, Putty Big Solitaire's 3D, bping, Zenmap. RichCopy, Rufus, TestDisk, BlueScreenView, Explorer++, Eset Online Scanner
- Removed programs: Eset SysInspector, WinMTR, RoboCopy GUI, FreeCommander.
- The Autofix feature has a new "diagnostics only" mode which checks but does not run any repair operations.
Verdict
All In One System Rescue Toolkit 2017 improves the technician's toolkit in a meaningful way. It is still relatively lightweight compared to other solutions -- GeGeek Toolkit has a size of more than 1.6 Gigabytes for instance -- but that is largely because of a concentration on a limited number of repair and troubleshooting tools. No one is keeping you from adding tools to the toolkit manually. While you won't be able to run those tools from the interface, they are still available nevertheless if you do so.
Now You: Do you use a toolkit collection for repair and troubleshooting jobs?
What mental age of reader are you targeting with the first sentence? 10?
Why not write an article on how to *avoid* upgrading from W10 to W11. Analogous to those like me who avoided upgrading from 7 to 10 for as long as possible.
If your paymaster Microsoft permits it, of course.
5. Rufus
6. Ventoy
PS. I hate reading these “SEO optimized” articles.
I used Rufus to create an installer for a 6th gen intel i5 that had MBR. It upgraded using Setup. No issues except for Win 11 always prompting me to replace my local account. Still using Win 10 Pro on all my other PCs to avoid the bullying.
bit pointless to upgrade for the sake of upgrading as you never know when you’ll get locked out because ms might suddenly not provide updates to unsupported systems.
ps…. time travelling?
written. Jan 15, 2023
Updated • Jan 13, 2023
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Anyone willing to downgrade to this awful OS must like inflicting themselves with harm.
I have become convinced now that anybody who has no qualms with using Windows 11/10 must fit into one of the following brackets:
1) Too young to remember a time before W10 and W11 (doesn’t know better)
2) Wants to play the latest games on their PC above anything else (or deeply needs some software which already dropped W7 support)
3) Doesn’t know too much about how computers work, worried that they’d be absolutely lost and in trouble without the “”latest security””
4) Microsoft apologist that tries to justify that the latest “features” and “changes” are actually a good thing, that improve Windows
5) Uses their computer to do a bare minimum of like 3 different things, browse web, check emails, etc, so really doesn’t fuss
Obviously that doesn’t cover everyone, there’s also the category that:
6) Actually liked W7 more than 10, and held out as long as possible before switching, begrudgingly uses 10 now
Have I missed any group off this list?
You have missed in this group just about any professional user that uses business software like CAD programs or ERP Programs which are 99% of all professional users from this list.
Linux doesn’t help anyone who is not a linux kid and apple is just a fancy facebook machine.
Microsoft has removed KB5029351 update
only from windows update though
KB5029351 is still available from the ms update catalog site
1. This update is labaled as PREVIEW if it causes issues to unintelligent people, then they shouldn’t have allowed Preview updates ot install.
2. I have installed it in a 11 years old computer, and no problems at all.
3. Making a big drama over a bluescreen for an updated labeled as preview is ridiculous.
This is probably another BS internet drama where people ran programs and scripts that modified the registry until they broke Windows, just for removing stuff that they weren’t even using just for the sake of it.
Maybe people should stop playing geeks and actually either use Windows 10 or Windows 11, but don’t try to modify things just for the sake of it.
Sometimes removing or stopping things (like defender is a perfect example) only need intelligence, not scripts or 3rd party programs that might mess with windows.
Windows 11 was a pointless release, it was just created because some of the Windows team wanted to boost sales with some sort of new and improved Windows 10. Instead, Microsoft cannot support one version well let alone two.
Windows 11 is the worst ugly shame by Microsoft ever. They should release with every new W11 version a complete free version of Starallback inside just to make this sh** OS functionally again.
motherboard maker MSI has recently released a statement regarding the “unsupported processor” blue screen error for their boards using Intel 600/700 series chipsets & to avoid the KB5029351 Win11 update:
https://www.msi.com/news/detail/MSI-On–UNSUPPORTED-PROCESSOR–Error-Message-of-Windows-11-Update-KB5029351-Preview-142215
check out the following recent articles:
Neowin – Microsoft puts little blame on its Windows update after UNSUPPORTED PROCESSOR BSOD bug:
https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-puts-little-blame-on-its-windows-update-after-unsupported-processor-bsod-bug/
BleepingComputer – Microsoft blames ‘unsupported processor’ blue screens on OEM vendors:
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-blames-unsupported-processor-blue-screens-on-oem-vendors/
While there may be changes or updates to the Windows 10 Store for Business and Education in the future, it is premature to conclude that it will be discontinued based solely on rumors.
My advice, I left win 15 years ago. Now I’m a happy linux user (linuxmint) but there is Centos, Fedora, Ubuntu depending on your needs.
motherboard maker MSI has recently released new BIOS/firmware updates for their Intel 600 & 700 series motherboards to fix the “UNSUPPORTED_PROCESSOR” problem (Sept. 6):
https://www.msi.com/news/detail/Updated-BIOS-fixes-Error-Message–UNSUPPORTED-PROCESSOR–caused-BSOD-on-MSI-s-Intel-700-and-600-Series-Motherboards-142277
I try to disable the Diagnostics Tracking Service (Connected Devices Platform User Services) but it wont let me disable it, any help will be greatly appreciated.
Tank you for your help