Basic Data Recovery Concepts
An organized troubleshooting strategy
- Interpreting disk error messages
- Creating emergency rescue diskettes
- Disk repair tools
How disk drives work
- Tracks, cylinders, sectors, clusters
- Master boot record
- Partition table
- File systems (FAT16/32, NTFS0, NTFS5)
Recovering Files and Directories
Useful data-recovery techniques
- Recovering erased files
- Editing disk sectors
- Rescuing data from USB flash drives
- Transferring recovered files to back up media
Surviving disk disasters
- Reviving nonbootable disks
- Repairing the master boot record
- Fixing a damaged partition table
Solving common disk problems
- Recovering from accidental reformatting
- "Invalid drive specification"
- When Windows won't start
Fighting Malware: Viruses, Spyware and Rootkits
The malware epidemic
- Preventing infection
- Diagnosing virus
- Treating spyware infections
- Detecting and removing rootkits
Macro viruses
- Protecting key system files
- Checking for macro viruses missed by scanning programs
- Protecting against script-based viruses
"Turbo-Charging" the Hard Drive
Optimizing disk organization
- Repartitioning disks on the fly
- Reducing wasted cluster space
- Eliminating disk fragmentation
Implementing Windows recovery strategies
- Creating complete disk images with GHOST
- Repairing damaged systems
| The Windows Registry and Other OS Configuration Files
Overview of OS configuration files
- NTLDR
- NTDETECT.COM
- NTOSKRNL.EXE
- BOOT.INI
Troubleshooting Registry problems
- Repairing corrupted Registry files
- Removing unwanted Registry entries
- Solving .INI/Registry conflicts
Configuring and Troubleshooting Windows
Windows emergency repair tools
- Booting a "blue-screened" system with the Windows Recovery Console
- Performing emergency repairs with ERD Commander
- Repairing environments using advanced tools: Windows PE and Bart PE
Troubleshooting start-up problems
- Windows Plug-and-Play architecture
- Windows boot files
- Creating Windows ASR backups
Windows administrative tools
- Computer Management Console
- System tools, storage, services and applications
- Viewing event logs
Networking fundamentals
- Connecting a PC to a network
- Configuring a LAN client
- Establishing TCP/IP settings
- TCP/IP troubleshooting tools: ipconfig, winipcfg, ping
Securing your computer
- Physical security and hardware authentication devices
- Authentication technologies: CHAP, digital certificates, Kerberos
- Controlling access with User Accounts and Group Policies
- Installing and configuring Windows firewall programs for maximum protection
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