What are the essential tools you always have handy when attempting to fix someone's PC problem?

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Published on 2010-01-20T18:19:03Z Indexed on 2010/04/17 10:23 UTC
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Specifically, I'm interested in knowing what tools you keep loaded on your thumb drive when asked to deal with a family member or friend's personal computer issue? Off the top of my head, I can think of things like:

AVG
Advanced WindowsCare
SpyBot
etc.

...but this question is not necessarily limited to virus/malware/spyware issues.

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