Utilities & Tools - Windows 98 & above

General
  • The Windows 98 disk includes many utilities you may not know about.
    You install some of them by following the instructions in the Readme.doc found in the Tools\ResKit folder.

  • Tools Are Unavailable on Windows 98 (Retail Version) Boot Disk
    If you start your computer with the Boot disk included with Windows 98 (retail version), you may receive a "Bad command or file name" error message when you try to use any of the following commands:
    Format.com, Attrib.exe, Chkdsk.exe, Debug.exe, Edit.com, Ext.exe, Help.bat, Mscdex.exe, Scandisk.exe, Sys.com
    http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=191252 (W98 8/5/2000)

  • Tools Included with the Microsoft Windows 98 Resource Kit
    The Microsoft Windows 98 Resource Kit is a technical guide to deploying, configuring, and supporting Windows 98 in your organization.
    http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=247024 (W98 11/13/2001)

  • Utilities for Windows 9x
    Check this site if you are looking for some particular tools.
    http://www.sysinternals.com

  • Sun of Spy Freeware
    Windows 9x Utilities 225 programs as of 6/19/00.
    http://www.sover.net/~whoi/WinUtils1.html

ARP.EXE - Address Resolution Protocol
  • Installed in the \Windows folder.

    The protocol that translates Internet Protocol, or a IP, addresses (for example, 128.10.3.42) into physical network addresses. One of the many members or the TCP/IP protocol suite, ARP is a key player in the process that allows a packet of data addresses to a particular Internet host to find its destination.

ASD.EXE - Automatic Skip Driver Agent
  • Description of the Automatic Skip Driver Agent (Asd.exe) Tool
    Automatic Skip Driver Agent identifies devices that can cause Windows 98 or Windows Me to stop responding (hang) when you start your computer, and then disables them so that they are bypassed when you next restart your computer.
    http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=186588 (W98/ME 1/30/2001)

BATCH.EXE

CARDFILE.EXE
  • Some Tools Not Included in Windows 95/98
    Cardfile Program in Windows.
    http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=159852 (W95/98 9/28/2001)

  • How to Enable the Cardfile Program in Windows 98
    http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=245157 (W98/se/ME 1/30/2001)

  • AZZ Cardfile
    A Windows program that helps manage any personal information like addresses, phone numbers, references, notes, recipes. It can serve as personal organizer, contact manager, address book, rolodex, personal information manager (PIM) or small database software. Replaces Microsoft Cardfile. Modern customizable user interface, ease of use and extensive features makes this record management software equally suitable for business office or home use.
    http://www.azzcardfile.com

CHDOSCP.EXE
  • You can use CHDOSCP.EXE to change the code page used for MS-DOS-based applications and the MS-DOS prompt. This application makes all the changes for fonts and other system elements in the Registry and other configuration files. Found on the Win 98 CD in Tools\ResKit\Config\chdoscp\codepage folder. Read the Readme.txt in the Folder.

CHECKLINKS.EXE
  • CheckLinks scans your Start menu and desktop, locating and removing shortcuts that point to nonexistent files.


Cipher.exe


CLEANMGR.EXE

CLIPTRAY.EXE
  • ClipTray stores chunks of boilerplate text and copies them into the clipboard at your request.

CVT.EXE
  • How to Convert a Drive to FAT32 Using Drive Converter
    This article describes how to convert a hard disk that uses the File Allocation Table (FAT or FAT16) file system to the FAT32 file system using Drive Converter.
    http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=180134 (W98/se 2/10/2001)

  • Drive Converter Unable to Find the Drive Partition
    When you try to use the Microsoft Drive Converter (FAT32) tool to convert a drive from the FAT16 file system to the FAT32 file system, you may receive the following error message:
    http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=195941 (W98 5/15/2001)

DRWATSON.EXE

FAT32WIN.EXE
  • Found on the Win 98 CD in Tools\ResKit, Fat32 Conversion Information Tool.

FILEINFO.EXE
  • This tool on your Windows 98 CDROM provides information about virtually every file that is included with Windows 98 and Internet Explorer 4.0, including file sizes, dates, installed location, CAB file location, and a short description of each file. This information is useful for system or installation troubleshooting.

HFNETCHK.EXE

HWINFO.EXE

INFINST.EXE
  • Found on the Win 98 CD in Tools\ResKit\Infinst folder.
    What Infinst.Exe does:
    It adds an inf file and the associated drivers to a Windows 98 setup share. When Windows 98 is installed on other machines from the share, the added drivers will be installed as if they were part of the original Windows 98 setup.

IPCONFIG.EXE

KILL.EXE
  • Terminal Server Commands: KILL
    KILL is a utility from the Windows NT Server Resource Kit. It terminates a process.
    http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=186526 (10/14/2002)

  • This tool is also available with the Windows 98 Resource kit.
    Tlist.exe can be used to get the valid process or pid. Tlist.exe

LFNBACK.EXE
  • Found on the Win 98 CD in Tools\ResKit, Long Filename Backup Utility.

MBSACLI.EXE
  • Microsoft Network Security Hotfix Checker Tool Is Available
    The Hfnetchk tool that you execute by using the mbsacli /hf command, is a command-line tool that you can use to assess a computer or selected group of computers for the absence of security patches. You can use Hfnetchk to assess the patch status for the Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 operating systems, as well as hotfixes for IIS 4.0, IIS 5.0, SQL Server 7.0, SQL Server 2000 (including MSDE), Exchange Server 5.5, Exchange Server 2000, Windows Media Player, and Internet Explorer 5.01 or later.
    http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=303215 (3/2/2004)

MINITEL.TTF
  • Found on the Win 98 CD in Tools\ResKit, Minitel font emulation files for HyperTerminal.

MSCONFIG.EXE

WINDOWS ME: PCHealth

PMTSHOOT.EXE
  • Found on the Win 98 CD in \Tools\Mtsutil\Pmtshoot\Pmtshoot.Exe

  • Description of the Power Management Troubleshooter Tool
    This article describes the Power Management Trouble Shooter tool (Pmtshoot.exe). Pmtshoot is a tool to assist you in identifying the program or device driver that is preventing your computer from entering a standby (or suspended) state. Pmtshoot monitors your computer when it suspends, and tries to identify programs or device drivers that may prevent your computer from suspending.Download a copy if you need it.
    http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=185949 (W98 4/22/2003)

PWLEDIT.EXE
  • Found on the Win 98 CD in Tools\ResKit\netadmin\ Windows 98 Password List. Editor.

QUICKTRAY.EXE
  • You can use QuickTray to put an icon for any program or shortcut in the task bar's system tray.

REGENV32.EXE

REGSERV.EXE
  • Found on the Win 98 CD in Tools\ResKit\netadmin\remotreg\,
    Microsoft Remote Registry service (REGSERV.EXE and related files)
    Install this software on Windows 95 or Windows 98 computers to allow administrators to change Registry entries on other computers over the network.

REGSVER32.EXE
  • Found on the Win 98 CD in Tools\ResKit\netadmin\remotreg\,
    Microsoft Remote Registry service (REGSERV.EXE and related files)
    Install this software on Windows 95 or Windows 98 computers to allow administrators to change Registry entries on other computers over the network.

  • Explanation of Regsvr32 Usage and Error Messages
    The command line switches are listed
    http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=249873 (W95/98/se/ME/W2000/NT4 (12/30/2003)

  • Internet Explorer Causes "Invalid Page Fault" Error Message in Wininet.dll
    Regsvr32.exe Caused an Invalid Page Fault in Module Wininet.dll
    http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=256122 (i. e. 4, 5. W95/98 11/26/2003)

RPCPP
  • Found on the Win 98 CD in Tools\ResKit\netadmin\rpcpp\
    Microsoft RPC Print Provider (RPCPP)
    The Microsoft Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Print Provider enhances network printing and remote administration.

RSRCMTR.EXE
  • The state of the system resources can be monitored using Windows Resource Meter (C:\Windows\rsrcmtr.exe). The figure given as system resources is the percentage free of whichever of the two areas is lower. Windows Resource Meter can be accessed from the Start Menu under Programs\Accessories or System Tools. It will run with a little icon in your system tray and show you resources/memory in little bars of green. When it gets down to the bottom, it's time to be careful.

  • Windows resources
    Windows Memory & Resources are two entirely different things.
    http://www.infinisource.com/techfiles/win-resources.html

  • Want to learn more about System Resources
    http://www.aumha.org/a/resource.htm

  • Free System Resources Do Not Return to Previous Value
    When you start a program and then quit it, the Free System Resources value may not return to the same value as before you started the program.
    http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=146418 (W98/se/ME 12/17/2000)

  • How to Use the System Resource Meter Tool in Windows 98 and Windows Millennium Edition
    http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=300059 (W98/se/ME 8/7/2002)

SCANREG.EXE

SFP.EXE

SNMP.EXE
  • Found on the Win 98 CD in Tools\ResKit\netadmin\snmp\
    Use this software to monitor remote connections to computers running Windows 95 or Windows 98 if your network uses Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) system management products for system management.

STIMON.EXE

Sucatreg.exe
  • Driver Signing for Windows Operating Systems
    A tool (Sucatreg.exe) was provided with Windows 98 Second Edition that developers can use to register catalog files so end users are not prompted to provide catalog files during device installation.
    http://www.microsoft.com/hwdev/driver/digitsign.asp

Sulfnbk.exe

System Info.
  • System Information utility. SysInfo --as insiders know it -- is in a completely different corner of Windows:
    Click on Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, System Information.
    Win98 SysInfo offers a detailed view of the hardware and software that resides on or in your system. All the old DOS troublemakers are there: IRQs, DMAs, and I/O addresses. Alongside them sit the new troublemakers: forced Plug and Play assignments, details on USB ports and infrared devices, audio and video Codecs, and more.

TEXTVIEW.EXE
  • Found on the Win 98 CD in Tools\ResKit\file\
    Text file viewer. Quickly displays the contents of text files.

TIMETHIS.EXE
  • Found on the Win 98 CD in Tools\ResKit\scrpting\
    Executes a command and reports how long it took.

TLIST.EXE
  • This tool is available with the Windows 98 Resource kit.

TRACERT.EXE
  • Network Tracer
    TRACE.BAT is an MS-DOS batch process which uses standard network query utilities to work up a handy report on a given Internet address.
    http://www.pc-help.org/trace.htm

TWEAKUI.EXE

TZEDIT.EXE
  • Found on the Win 98 CD in Tools\ResKit\config\
    The Time Zone Editor creates and edits the time zone entries that appear in the Date/Time properties dialog box in the Control Panel. Any changes, additions, or deletions made with Time Zone Editor affect the stored data for time zones in the Registry.

USBVIEW.EXE
  • Found on the Win 98 CD in Tools\ResKit\diagnose\
    USB Viewer. USB Device information and troubleshooting tool.

VERSION CONFLICT MANAGER

WAITFOR.EXE
  • Found on the Win 98 CD in Tools\ResKit\scrpting\
    Pauses execution until a specific signal is received over the network, with an optional time-out.

WALLET

WHERE.EXE
  • Found on the Win 98 CD in Tools\ResKit\file\
    Reports the location of a specified file on the path or within a specified starting directory.

WINALIGN.EXE

WINPOPUP.EXE
  • Question: Is there a way to send electronic "sticky" messages through Windows 98 across a network without using e-mail? I would like to be able to send reminders, etc to other people connected to our network in the office?
    Answer: winpopup.exe should be in the windows folder already. Each user must be running this. The easiest way to do this is to create a shortcut to winpopup.exe in the Startup folder of each machine and set the property of the shortcut to run minimized. You can message by computer name or username or to a work group. Users should be educated to minimize, not close the pop up window after getting a message.

  • How to Use and Install Winpopup
    http://www.wegabyte.com/winpopup.html

WINREP.EXE
  • If you have problems using Windows and would like to send a diagnostic report to technical support engineers, use the Windows Report Tool. After you describe the problem, the tool automatically copies pertinent information from your computer and system files. Technical support engineers can then look at your system information and work with you to resolve the problem.

    Windows Millennium (Me) does not install Winrep by default. You can install Winrep from the \Tools\Pssutil folder on the Windows Me CD-ROM.

WINSET.EXE
  • Found on the Win 98 CD in Tools\ResKit\scrpting\
    This utility works like the DOS SET command, except that it modifies environment variables for Windows 98 global DOS environment. ( In contrast, if you run the SET command within a DOS session, the change applies only to that session. ) By including the appropriate WINSET commands in a batch file and then including that batch file in your Windows 98 Startup folder, you eliminate the need to an AUTOEXE.BAT file.

    WINSET variable=string

    variable The name of the environment variable
    string The value you want to assign to the variable

    For example, suppose you use the following command in AUTOEXE.BAT to set the default parameters for the DIR command.

    SET DIRDMD=/OGN /P

    To do the same thing with WINSET, you'd use the following command:

    WINSET DIRCMD=/OGN /P

WSHADMIN.HLP
  • Found on the Win 98 CD in Tools\ResKit\scrpting\
    Windows Scripting Host Administrator's Guide. Guide to running scripts and designing applications for Windows Scripting Host.
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