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DNS Benchmark v2 is Finished and Available! Guest:
That's right. It took an entire year, but the result far more accurate and feature laden than we originally planned. The world now has a universal, multi-protocol, super-accurate, DNS resolver performance-measuring tool. This major second version is not free. But the deal is, purchase it once for $9.95 and you own it — and it's entire future — without ever being asked to pay anything more. For an overview list of features and more, please see The DNS Benchmark page at GRC. If you decide to make it your own, thanks in advance. It's a piece of work I'm proud to offer for sale. And if you should have any questions, many of the people who have been using and testing it throughout the past year often hang out here.
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BootAble – FreeDOS boot testing freeware
To obtain direct, low-level access to a system's mass storage drives, SpinRite runs under a GRC-customized version of FreeDOS which has been modified to add compatibility with all file systems. In order to run SpinRite it must first be possible to boot FreeDOS.
GRC's “BootAble” freeware allows anyone to easily create BIOS-bootable media in order to workout and confirm the details of getting a machine to boot FreeDOS through a BIOS. Once the means of doing that has been determined, the media created by SpinRite can be booted and run in the same way.
The participants here, who have taken the time to share their knowledge and experience, their successes and some frustrations with booting their computers into FreeDOS, have created a valuable knowledgebase which will benefit everyone who follows.
You may click on the image to the right to obtain your own copy of BootAble. Then use the knowledge and experience documented here to boot your computer(s) into FreeDOS. And please do not hesitate to ask questions – nowhere else can better answers be found.
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DNS Benchmark New
The industry's #1 DNS server benchmark utility
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Pre-Release Announcements & Feedback
While we're getting SpinRite finished!
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Booting DOS for SpinRite
The sometimes tricky first step in getting SpinRite to run
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Running SpinRite New
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SpinRite Results New
Understanding what it all means
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Success Stories & Testimonials
Show the world we still need SpinRite!
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Drive Problems New
Understanding SpinRite's unique diagnostics
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SpinRite v5.0 & v6.0
A place to discuss previous version questions
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SpinRite 7.0
Plans, hopes and dreams beyond v6.1
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All Other SpinRite Stuff New
If it's none of the above, look here!
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ValiDrive New
Quickly check any USB-attached drive for size fraud
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ReadSpeed
DOS-based benchmark for ATA and AHCI-attached drives only
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InitDisk
The best FAT formatter for USB-connected drives
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SQRL
Saying goodbye to the system that Passkeys replaced.
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All Other GRC Freeware New
The place for anything else that's not above.
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Coding New
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None Of The Above New
“Off Topic” conversations when nothing above fits.
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Steve's Blog
A place for me to periodically post the status of my work.
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