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Sysinternals Video Library

The Sysinternals Video Library is set of six DVDs that cover essential Windows troubleshooting topics. Each video is personally presented by Mark Russinovich (cofounder of Winternals and Sysinternals) and David Solomon (noted Windows internals expert and trainer), authors of the official Microsoft Press book on the Windows operating system, Windows Internals. They are known from past Microsoft conferences to be especially informative and entertaining when presenting together.

The entire Tour of the Sysinternals Tools video as well as samples of the other titles are available for free download. For more information on each title, or to view or download a sample, click on the links below or scroll down.

Tour of the Sysinternals Tools The history of Sysinternals, an overview of the site, and a fast paced tour of the major tools
Troubleshooting with Process Explorer Identify malware, account for CPU usage, solve hung and runaway processes, and locked files
Troubleshooting with Filemon and Regmon Solve application and system problems with these key troubleshooting tools
Troubleshooting Memory Problems Understand process and system memory usage, identify memory leaks, and properly size your paging file
Windows Crash Dump & Hang Analysis Learn why Windows crashes and how to analyze crash dumps and hung systems
Troubleshooting Boot & Startup Problems Learn how Windows boots, troubleshoot errors during logon, and fix unbootable systems

Preorders

We expect the videos to ship in August.  You can preorder now a the discounted price of $299 for the set (the price will go up to $399 when released).  To celebrate the release of this new video series, you can combine your purchase with our other video, Windows Internals COMPLETE, for $599 (a $750 savings), or you can order that video separately for $399 (retail price $950).

        

Tour of the Sysinternals Tools

Get a personal tour of the tools from Sysinternals.com from Sysinternals cofounder Mark Russinovich and Windows internals expert David Solomon. After a brief introduction to the site that includes its history you'll learn the key features of tools for troubleshooting processes & threads, file, registry, security, and networking problems.

This 49 minute video is available for free download as a WMV file (105 MB). The DVD version is only available when you order the complete set.

This video is divided into the following modules:

1. Introduction & Licensing
2. Process & Thread Tools
3. System Information Tools
4. File & Disk Tools
5. Registry Tools
6. Security Tools
7. Networking Tools
8. Blue Screen Screen Saver

Troubleshooting with Process Explorer

Get an in-depth look at troubleshooting process and thread problems with Process Explorer. Learn how to identify malware, account for all CPU usage, solve hung and runaway processes, and identify locked files.

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This 171 minute (2 hours 51 minutes) video is divided into the following modules:

1. Process & Thread Basics
2. Process Explorer Basics
3. Advanced Process Properties
4. Accounting for CPU Usage
5. Multi-Component Processes
6. Hung Processes
7. Open Files & Handles
8. DLL View
9. Identifying Malicious Processes
10. System Information & Control
11. Personalize Process Explorer

Troubleshooting with Filemon and Regmon

Learn how to determine the root cause of a wide range of application failures including hangs, corrupt files, missing registry data, and permissions problems. Real world examples demonstrate troubleshooting techniques.

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This 115 minute (1 hour 55 minutes) video is divided into the following modules:

1. Introduction
2. Using Filemon
3. Filemon Case Studies
4. Using Regmon
5. Regmon Case Studies
6. Using Filemon and Regmon Together
7. Starting Filemon/Regmon Before Logon

Troubleshooting Memory Problems

Discover the real meaning behind the key memory performance counters to understand process and system memory usage, solve user and kernel memory leaks, and properly size your paging file.

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This 120 minute (2 hour) video is divided into the following modules:

1. Overview of Memory Management
2. Process Memory Usage
3. Paging Lists
4. Paging Files
5. Memory Leaks

Windows Crash Dump & Hang Analysis

Learn how to use the Kernel Debugger to analyze crash dumps, how to transform unanalyzable crashes into easily analyzable crashes with Driver Verifier, and manual analysis techniques including troubleshooting hung systems

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This 169 minute (2 hour 49 minute) video is divided into the following modules:

1. Introduction
2. Crash Dump Types & Mechanisms
3. Analysis Basics
4. Analyzing A Simple Crash
5. Un-Analyzable Crashes
6. Manual Analysis
7. Fun With Blue Screens

Troubleshooting Boot & Startup Problems

After an inside look at the boot process, this video explains how to employ the key recovery mechanisms including Last Known Good, Recovery Console, Safe Mode, and System Restore, to repair system file and registry corruptions as well as analyze crashes and solve errors during logon.

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This 129 minute (2 hour 9 minutes) video is divided into the following modules:

1. Introduction
2. The Boot Process
3. The Recovery Console
4. Last Known Good
5. Safe Mode
6. System Restore
7. MBR/Boot Sector Corruption
8. Boot.ini Corruption
9. Registry Corruption
10. System File Corruption
11. Crashes or Hangs
12. Problems During Logon

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