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RegFileExport Can Export Keys And Values From Corrupt Registry File

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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. Read More

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

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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. Read More

BulkFileChanger: Change File Attributes In Bulk

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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. Read More

Manage Windows User Profiles

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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. Read More

DevManView – Windows 7 Device Manager Alternative

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The Windows Device Manager is basically a Control Panel applet that lists down all the hardware attached to the system, and shows useful information about their IRQ ranges, driver version, driver type etc. Using this applet, one can easily temporarily disable any attached hardware, update its driver,  and permanently remove it from the list. If you're tired of the same old Device Manager which is now even included in the latest Windows 7, and looking for a simple standalone device manager, have a look at DevManView. Developed by NirSoft, it displays all devices and their properties in a simple list view. It is organized like a table where you can see each and every hardware device property. Read More

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

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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. Read More

How To View And Kill Opened Or Locked Files In Windows

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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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