Windows Support Tools

These tools are not installed with the Windows operating system and have to be separately installed. They are located on the Windows Installation CD, Support folder, Tools subfolder.{{cite book|last1=Allen|first1=Robbie|last2=Hunter|first2=Beau|last3=Dinerman|first3=Brad|title=Windows Server 2003 Networking Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach|date=15 December 2006|publisher=Apress|isbn=9781430201854|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g6qo9nCXySkC&q=%22Windows+Support+Tools%22&pg=PR18|language=en}} They can also be downloaded from Microsoft Download Center.{{cite web |url=https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc755948%28WS.10%29.aspx |title=Install Windows Support Tools |date=21 January 2005 |access-date=30 November 2009 |publisher=Microsoft Corporation |work=Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Tech Center}}

Windows Server 2003 Support Tools includes 70 different tools.{{cite web |url=https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc784273%28WS.10%29.aspx |title=Alphabetical list of tools |date=28 March 2003 |access-date=30 November 2009 |work=Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Tech Center |publisher=Microsoft Corporation}} For instance, WinDiff is a GUI tool for comparing files and folders.{{cite book|last1=Zacker|first1=Craig|title=Zero Administration for Windows|year=1999|publisher=O'Reilly|isbn=9781565925083|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4CZMAAAAYAAJ&q=WinDiff+is+a+GUI+tool+for+comparing+files+and+folders|language=en}}{{cite web |url=https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc782644%28WS.10%29.aspx |title=WinDiff Overview |publisher=Microsoft Corporation |date=28 March 2003 |access-date=30 November 2009 |work=Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Tech Center}} NetDiag is a CLI tool for diagnosing network problems.{{cite web |url=https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc783438%28WS.10%29.aspx |title=NetDiag Overview |publisher=Microsoft Corporation |date=28 March 2003 |access-date=30 November 2009 |work=Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Tech Center}} This tool is command-line version of the Network Troubleshooter that can be found in Windows Help and Support Center. Windows Installer Zapper (msizap.exe, a command-line tool) and Windows Installer CleanUp Utility (Msicuu.exe, a GUI tool) are tools for cleaning Windows Installer databases in Microsoft Windows.{{cite web

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}} Many of the Windows Resource Kit tools are included as part of the Support Tools. Although no x64 Resource Kit tools have been produced by Microsoft, some support tools are available in native x64 versions on the Windows XP Professional x64 and Windows Server 2003 x64 Editions CDs.[http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926027 Updates to the Windows Server 2003 Support Tools are included in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2]

• Help and Support Center
• Ntdetect.com

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;Microsoft Windows Tech Center

• [https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc758202%28WS.10%29.aspx Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Tech Center: Windows Support Tools]
• [https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc784273%28WS.10%29.aspx Alphabetical list of tools]

;Microsoft Download Center

• [http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=f08d28f3-b835-4847-b810-bb6539362473 Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 Support Tools]
• [http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=96a35011-fd83-419d-939b-9a772ea2df90 Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 32-bit Support Tools]
• [http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=49ae8576-9bb9-4126-9761-ba8011fabf38 Windows XP Service Pack 2 Support Tools]
• [https://howtomakepcfix.com/windows-tips/ Windows Tips]

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