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Microsoft Component Checker determines the current release version of the Microsoft Data Access Components, which are used with SQL Server and any other OLE DB or ODBC-compliant application. If you use SQL Server alone or in conjunction with a programming language like VBScript, this is a must.

Licence: Free trial.
Online: http://www.microsoft.com/data/download.htm#CCinfo
Operating system: Windows 95/98/Me, Windows NT/2000, Windows XP.
Requires: N/A.

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		Windows

Service Pack Manager manages Windows service packs across an entire enterprise easily and quickly. It checks for service packs and hotfixes in Windows NT/2000/XP, SQL, IIS, Exchange, ISA Server 2000, Internet Explorer, Outlook, and Outlook Express.

Licence: Free trial.
Online: http://www.securitybastion.com/
Operating system: Windows 95/98/Me, Windows NT/2000, Windows XP.
Requires: N/A.

Install instructions

		Windows

The Windows 2000 System Preparation Tool (Sysprep) Version 1.1 enables administrators to prepare Windows 2000 System Images as part of an automated deployment. Sysprep 1.1 is an update to Sysprep 1.0 and adds the ability to reduce the number of images required in a deployment by supporting multiple mass storage controllers.

Licence: Free trial.
Online: http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads/tools/sysprep/default.asp
Operating system: Windows 2000.
Requires: N/A.

Install instructions

		Windows