The program used is called Kon Boot and It is prepackaged on the latest version of Hiren’s Boot CD.

Basically all you have to do is run Kon Boot from a CD and seconds later you can login to the system without a password. It’s really that Simple. Just select the user you want to login as and leave the password blank and hit login.

Works with pretty much all windows versions and windows servers, as well as many popular versions of Linux.

Download Kon Boot

You’ll need to burn it as an Imagewhich you can do with IMG Burn

Mac Address Changer
Network Protocol Analyzer
IP/MAC Scanners
Port Scanners/Listeners
Packet Sniffer
Stenographic Encryption Tools
Remote PC Shutdown
Packet Generator
Way too many more amazing tools to list here.

Download Net Tools 5

Download VLC Media Player

Things I didn’t like about VMWare Server.

The process to install, and get a serial for the program was lengthy.
The download was huge and took forever.
Version 1.0 had issues with vista and would cause it to crash. VMWare Server Crashes Vista
Version 2.0 was weird and not user friendly.

With virtual box I didn’t have any of those problems.
The download was quick and easy, no vista issues and very user friendly. Forgot to mention Virtual Box is FreeWare!

Microsoft Security Essentials Detected 98.44 percent of viruses out of 545,034. However it wasn’t that great at detecting Spyware and Ad-ware only detecting 90.95 percent.  In my opinion not many AV programs are.  Two programs I recommend for spyware and adware are Spyware Doctor Starter Edition, and Malware Bytes Anti Malware, Both are Free and Deathly effective.

Overall, Microsoft Security Essentials did better than I expected, However I’m not ready to switch from my current AV which is Avira Free Edition. However If you are a corporation or small business it could be very cost effective since most AV Free editions cannot be used for businesses.

Microsoft’s Free AV Looks Good in New Test Results [Via PCWorld]

Win741.Com
Windows 7 – $30

UltimateSteal.Com
Windows Vista Ultimate- $64.95
Microsoft Office Ultimate- $59.95
Microsoft Office Visio- $55.95

DreamSpark.Com
Windows Server 2008 – FREE
Windows Server 2003 – FREE
Microsoft Expression Studio -FREE
More – FREE

You can even create your own Meebo Chat room to embed on your website.

How cool is that. No more need to download software on your already heavily taxed computer. Just run it through the web browser.

I had never heard of Meebo until I saw my nephew Chris using it on his computer.

Gadwin Printscreen – Basic Screet Shot Capture. Comparable to SnagIt. Needs a bit of pre configuration before use though. Good for making Image Tutorials.

Foto Flexer – Cool online photo editor. Lots of effects, Motivational Posters are probably my favorite.

Cam Studio- Basic Video Screen Capture tool.

Jashaka -Video and Audio editor with powerful features.Works on Windows, Linux and Mac. Comes with Jah Video Player is claimed to be able to play any audio or video format.

All of your IM logs are stored in a yahoo messenger Dat file that is normally unreadable. There is a new freeware program called Yahoo Messenger Archive Decoder that will allow a person to read the IM logs without being online and without having your password. It even lets you export the logs as word documents. This provides a security until Yahoo encrypts their Instant Messenger Files.