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RegFileExport Can Export Keys And Values From Corrupt Registry File

By Usman | Published: August 30, 2010

RegFileExport is a command line application developed by Nirsoft for exporting data from offline registry file located on another disk drives. It is also capable of exporting registry keys and values from corrupted registry files, which comes useful in instances when you are unable to export registry file or even access it from Windows build-in registry editor. It requires two or three parameters to be passed for performing the operations correctly.

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FileTypesMan Is An Alternative Of Windows File Types Option

By Usman | Published: August 10, 2010

FileTypesMan is an application from Nirsoft, which can be used as an alternative to File Types option of Windows. The application is intended to bring ease in managing all the registered file types and extensions under one window.

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NetRouteView Is A GUI Alternative Of Windows Build-In Route Utility

By Usman | Published: July 27, 2010

Windows has a build-in utility for checking and modifying the default network route called route.exe, which can only be used in CLI based environment. Considering the need of having simple interface to view routes, NirSoft’s NetRouteView is a free portable application, which is a GUI alternative of Windows route utility. As user-friendly environment is always preferred, it displays all the routes on your network in multiple columns. The informatory columns provides information like; Gateway, Mask, Interface IP address, Protocol type, and lot more.

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BulkFileChanger: Change File Attributes In Bulk

By Usman | Published: July 14, 2010

BulkFileChanger is another useful application from NirSoft which lets you change multiple attributes and meta information of all sorts of files which mainly includes; Last access, Modified , Created date, etc. It comes useful especially to keep track on files having different dispersed attributes by allowing user to edit files’ properties. For instance; if you’d need to change the file(s) attributes copied/moved on specific date, changing each property is a tedious job, you can change the meta information (properties) stored in them by making use of this application.

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RouterPassView: Recover Lost Wireless Router Password/Key

By Nakodari | Published: May 20, 2010

Most (almost all) wireless routers allow users to backup the router configuration to a file, so that it can be imported later in case of any problem. But what if you have forgotten the password or the wireless network key and need to recover it? This is where RouterPassView comes handy, and yes, it is developed by Nirsoft.

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Windows 7 Application Error Report Manager

By Nakodari | Published: February 3, 2010

What happens when your application crashes or fails to work due to compatibility or any other problem? You receive a simple dialog message in some cases and that’s it. What if an application closes unexpectedly without any warning?

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Find Installed Audio Codec Drivers & DirectShow Filters

By Nakodari | Published: January 30, 2010

What happens when you have multiple codec packages installed? It causes a nightmare making it difficult to pinpoint the exact codec that is causing the problem. Many codecs have compatibility problems with other codec packages.

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View Windows Folder Settings Saved In Registry

By Nakodari | Published: January 1, 2010

Whenever you open a folder in Windows, the settings are automatically saved in the Registry. ShellBagsView is a small portable tool developed by NirSoft that can display all folder setting saved by Windows.

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Manage Windows User Profiles

By Nakodari | Published: January 1, 2010

UserProfilesView is a small portable tool developed by NirSoft which can display detailed information of each and every user profile in Windows. Useful for system administrators who want to find information of all user profiles quickly.

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DevManView – Windows 7 Device Manager Alternative

By Nakodari | Published: October 28, 2009

Tired of the same old Device Manager which is now even included in the latest Windows 7? Tired of the fact that Microsoft didn’t implement any new additions to the device manager? Need a more simple standalone device manager? Meet DevManView.

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Recover Your Windows 7 Product Key

By Nakodari | Published: September 9, 2009

Sometimes a user needs to know the complete product key information. Such cases can arise when you purchased Windows 7 and want to get the complete information of the OS.

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How To Recover Wireless Network Keys (WEP/WPA) From Windows 7

By Nakodari | Published: March 20, 2009

Did you ever forget your wireless network password? Or maybe you want to recover the keys of the wireless network in the office or at your friend’s apartment.

WirelessKeyView is a free portable tool for Windows that allows you to instantly recover your lost wireless network keys. It has been developed by Nirsoft, the same guys that bought you OpenFilesView, OutlookAttachView, and Asterisk Logger among many others.

Just extract the zip file and run the program, it will list all the networks and their keys in a simple list view.

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How To View Password Of Any Application Or Program In Your Computer

By Nakodari | Published: January 7, 2009

Many applications store your password behind an asterisk (*) for security purposes. But these passwords can be viewed by using many security tools. Asterisk Logger is one excellent utility that lets you view your hidden passwords of all applications installed in your computer. The best thing is that it’s free and easy to use unlike other tools.

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How To View And Kill Opened Or Locked Files In Windows

By Nakodari | Published: January 3, 2009

Are you getting any one of these errors when you try to delete or move a file,

  • Cannot delete or move [filename]: There has been a sharing violation. The source or destination file may be in use.
  • Cannot delete or move [filename]: It is being used by another person or program. Close any programs that might be using the file and try again.

These errors are caused when the process is locked down. Closing the file or killing the process is the best method here.

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