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NirLauncher puts hundreds of Nirsoft and SysInternals apps in one tidy package

NirSoft has developed a truckload of useful little applications over the years, many of which you're probably carting around on a USB flash drive if you do any admin work.

Now, thanks to the availability of the NirLauncher beta, Nir's applications are easier to download and use than ever. Included with the NirLauncher executable are more than 100 applications including password viewers for various apps, command line utilities, web video tools, and loads more.

As Nir points out on his blog post, at least one of the apps in the suite is probably going to trigger a false positive from your antivirus app of choice.

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Filed under: Utilities, Windows, Freeware

Install dozens of useful applications at once with NirSoft Installer

Nirsoft Installer
NirSoft makes a ton of free and incredibly useful applications for Windows. There are password storage and recovery tools, registry editing utilities, networking apps, and a ton of Windows Explorer add-ons. But there are so many useful programs at the NirSoft web site that it would take forever to download them all.

That's where the NirSoft Installer comes in. This app can install every single NirSoft utility in one fell swoop. Or you can pick and choose the ones you want to download and install. There are also options for downloading just the top 10 apps, all the programs designed for Windows 2000 or newer, or just the utilities for Windows 95/98/ME.

[via gHacks]

Filed under: Security, Utilities, Windows, Freeware, Troubleshooting

Portable WSCC simplifies access to SysInternals, Nirsoft utilities


SysInternals and Nirsoft make a lot of really, really useful applications, but they're all standalone. Keeping them organized for easy access can get to be a bit of a pain, and that's when Windows System Control Center comes to the rescue.

WSCC is a free, portable application designed to centralize and simplify access to these utilities. Think of it as the Swiss Army shell for your "knife blades."

Launch the program and enter the location for your apps. Relative paths are supported, so don't forget to adjust the directories accordingly if you plan on running it from your flash drive. On my drive, I created a WSCC folder in the root placed the other applications in two subfolders (NS and SI). I find it helpful to check the "hide missing items" box since I don't use every app WSCC supports.

The group buttons on the left side of the main program window make finding specific utilties fast and easy. At the top of the window, there's a search box - which is also a great help in quickly locating an app.

Keep in mind, the download is only the WSCC - you'll need to fetch the actual programs from Nirsoft and SysInternals yourself. Save some time, and grab the SI apps in a single file and Nir's from the Web Panel.

It's free for both private and commercial us, and should be a welcome addition to any Window's admin's flash drive.

[ via Freeware Files ]

Filed under: Utilities, Windows, Productivity, Microsoft, Freeware

MyUninstaller - alternative to Add or Remove Programs

MyUninstaller
Arguably one of the most frustrating parts of Windows is the Add or Remove Programs control panel applet. If you have even a modest amount of software installed on your computer, it can be infuriatingly slow to launch, and lacks even the most basic usability features like being able to select a field, type a letter, and jump to the first entry that begins with that letter. You know, like how Windows Explorer and pretty much every other Windows application works? Yeah.

While there are some historical reasons for the general suckiness of Add/Remove Programs, really the best thing to do is find an alternative. That's where MyUninstaller by NirSoft comes in.

MyUninstaller provides its own view of uninstallable programs, and gives some additional information about them. Startup time can still be a bit slow on a system that has a lot of software on it, but navigating within the program is so much more pleasant than trying to use Add or Remove Programs that you'll never want to go back. MyUninstaller consists of a standalone executable, so you can stick it on a memory stick and use it on all of the computers that you end up having to maintain for friends and family.

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