Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack
Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack is a suite of utilities for Microsoft Windows customers who have subscribed to Microsoft Software Assurance program. It aims at bringing easier manageability and monitoring of enterprise desktops, emergency recovery, desktop virtualization and application virtualization.
Components
The MDOP suite is grouped into 3 overall technologies: Virtualize, Manage and RestoreRestore
Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset, formerly Emergency Repair Disk Commander, is a set of tools that helps diagnose an offline copy of Microsoft Windows. It comes on a bootable disc and is run during computer startup. It can uninstall installed hotfixes, perform crash analysis, recover deleted files and access System Restore's restore checkpoints on the offline operating system in an environment similar to Windows graphical user interface.Microsoft DaRT is a successor of ERD Commander, which was part of the Winternals Administrator Pack from Winternals. ERD Commander later became a Microsoft property with its acquisition of Winternals on 17 July 2006.
Microsoft DaRT is based on the Windows Preinstallation Environment. The tool set includes:Registry Editor: Edits Windows RegistryLocksmith: Resets a user account's passwordCrash Analyzer: Analyzes crash dumpsFile Restore: Restores deleted filesDisk Commander: Repairs volumes, master boot records and partitionsDisk Wipe: Irrecoverably erases data from hard diskComputer Management: A group of utilities that help retrieve system information, enable, disable or manage device drivers, Windows services and software that run during computer startup, inspect the event logs of the offline system and manage partitions.Explorer: A file managerSolution Wizard: A guidance tool that helps user choose the proper repair toolTCP/IP Config: Displays and modifies TCP/IP configurationHotfix Uninstall: Uninstalls Windows hotfixesSFC Scan: Revives corrupted or deleted system files by copying them from the Windows installation sourceSearch: Searches a disk for filesDefender : An antivirus that scans a system for malware, rootkits, and potentially unwanted software. Uses the same engine as Microsoft Security Essentials and other Microsoft antivirus products.
ERD Commander originally included more tools, including a web browser.