Free local system vs local service software for windows

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Visual Server Monitor is a powerful application built to help you visually diagnose and monitor critical systems on your servers (local or remote) in real-time! Here is a quick overview of the features
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PsService - View and control services PsService is a service viewer and controller for Windows NT/2K. Like the SC utility thats included in the Windows NT and Windows 2000 Resource Kits, PsService displays the status, configuration, and dependencies of a service, and allows you to start, stop, pause, resume and restart them.
Unlike the SC application, PsService allows you to logon to a remote system using a different account, for cases when the account from which you run it doesnt have required permissions on the remote system. PsService includes a unique service-search capability, which identifies active instances of a service on your network. You would use the search feature if you wanted to locate systems running DHCP servers, for instance.
Finally, PsService works on both NT 4 and Windows 2000, whereas the Windows 2000 Resource Kit version of SC requires Windows 2000, and PsService doesnt require you to manually enter a "resume index" in order to obtain a complete listing of service information.
The default behavior of PsService is to display the configured services (both running and stopped) on the local system. Entering a command on the command-line invokes a particular feature, and some commands accept options. Typing a command followed by "-?" displays information on the syntax for the command.
usage: psservice [computer [-u username] [-p password]]
query
Displays the status of a service
config
Displays the configuration of a service
setconfig
Sets the start type (disabled, auto, demand) of a service.
start
Starts a service
stop
Stops a service
restart
Stops and then restarts a service
pause
Pauses a service
cont
Resumes a paused service
depend
Lists the services dependent on the one specified
security
Dumps the services security descriptor
find
Searches the network for the specified service
computer
Targets the NT/Win2K system specified. Include the -u switch with a username and password to login to the remote system if your security credentials do not permit you to obtain performance counter information from the remote system. If you specify the -u option, but not a password with the -p option, PsService will prompt you to enter the password and will not echo it to the screen.
PsService uses the Service Control Manager APIs that are documented in the Platform SDK.

IntelliAdmin IE7 Local Blocking Tool - disable IE7 auto-install on your local system Many administrators are going to be taken by surprise when they find out that IE 7 is going to be installed automatically via Windows Update.
There are considerable changes that could cause many headaches. Most administrators would prefer to decide when IE 7 is deployed on their network.
This is why microsoft has released the IE 7 blocking tool. I for one hate messing around in the registry, and sometimes I dont want to use the command line - I want a nice GUI interface to make these types of changes. That is why we have created two more free tools to make the changes for you.
If you need to disable IE7 auto-install on your local system IntelliAdmin IE7 Local Blocking Tool will do the trick.