Filed under: Utilities, Windows, Freeware
Matt's System Helper Outer simplifies common Windows admin tinkering
by Lee Mathews Sep 29th 2009 at 11:00AM
Some of my favorite Windows apps are simple little programs that are little more than a collection of commands with buttons. Take Matt's System Helper-Outer, which I've only just discovered.
Sure, I've launched most of these commands from the run dialog so many times that I have them memorized -- but an app like Helper-Outer still comes in handy for me. It's much easier to talk my staff through clicking a couple buttons in the network panel than walking them through opening a command prompt.
And it's helpful when a part-time tech with less experience is helping me out. Hey, not everyone is as familiar with commands like compmgmt.msc. Helper-Outer makes these tasks - things like starting and stopping the print spooler and Windows Update services, finding an IP via IPconfing, performing a DNS flush - quick and easy.
If Helper-Outer looks like it can make your life a little easier, grab it from Freeware Files - the author's download link isn't working at the moment. The app runs on Windows 2000+, though you may need to right-click and run as admin on Vista and Windows 7.
Sure, I've launched most of these commands from the run dialog so many times that I have them memorized -- but an app like Helper-Outer still comes in handy for me. It's much easier to talk my staff through clicking a couple buttons in the network panel than walking them through opening a command prompt.
And it's helpful when a part-time tech with less experience is helping me out. Hey, not everyone is as familiar with commands like compmgmt.msc. Helper-Outer makes these tasks - things like starting and stopping the print spooler and Windows Update services, finding an IP via IPconfing, performing a DNS flush - quick and easy.
If Helper-Outer looks like it can make your life a little easier, grab it from Freeware Files - the author's download link isn't working at the moment. The app runs on Windows 2000+, though you may need to right-click and run as admin on Vista and Windows 7.
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