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Safarp v0.5

webfork on 18 Jun 2016
  • 109KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 8 Aug 2005
  • Suggested by Andrew Lee

Safarp displays the list of installed programs and allows you to repair/uninstall them. You can also remove orphaned/obsolete entries, or export the program list to a variety of report formats.

Two reasons why you should use Safarp instead of the default applet: it loads much faster (even when you have tons of installed application like I do), and it allows you to quickly located installed application by typing the first letter of its name (a major gripe I have with the default applet due to its usage of a non-standard listview control).

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Runs on:Win2K / WinXP
Writes settings to: Application folder
Unicode support: No
License: Freeware/Open Source
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch safarp.exe.
What's new? New
  • Support for the Quiet mode and Repair functions for the programs that were installed with Microsoft Windows Installer.
  • Added Frequency of use and Date last used columns.
  • Columns are now configurable.
  • The list can now be sorted by Program, Publisher, Size, Frequency of use and Date last used.
  • Better search field changes handling.
Removed
  • The Version column was removed as it wasn't very useful. The Program's version is still displayed in the Details panel.
Notes
  • This release was compiled with Visual C++ 6.0. As a result, the msvcp71.dll file is not required anymore. The required file is now msvcp60.dll, which is included with the OSes supported by Safarp. Moreover, the exe size is smaller.
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David Carrington on 2006-03-17 03:33

Superb uninstaller. Very fast, very effecient.

ChemZ on 2010-11-15 20:15

Yep! Small + useful!

Midas on 2012-06-22 14:14

Blinding fast. Ultra-small (exe is 48KB).

Some features not working but the export function ("Save list as..."; CTRL+S) does HTML, RTF, CSV, and TSV, doubling as a nice Windows analog to Linux Synaptic Markings -- and the templates can be edited to suit your personal taste. Cool!

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Startup Control Panel v2.8

webfork on 18 Jun 2016
  • 76KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on
  • Suggested by plisken

Startup Control Panel shows you which programs automatically run when your computer starts, and allow you to disable or remove them if necessary.

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Runs on:Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP
Writes settings to: Windows registry
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the 'Standalone' ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch Startup.exe.
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Midas on 2014-07-18 10:22

It appears Mike Lin took down it's former website -- www.mlin.net is now void of any of his utilities.

After declaring all his software obsolete, he provides a link to https://web.archive.org/web/20131109164426/http://www.mlin.net/index.shtml.

Sadly, as most of his utilities were single file executables (exes), they didn't get harvested into the Web Archive; SCP is still available from:
http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/OS-Enhancements/Startup-Control-Panel.shtml
http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/startup_control_panel_standalone_version.html

The entry was updated to reflect this...

webfork on 2014-07-27 21:06

"Mike Lin took down it's former website" ... That's a real bummer. Mike's programs helped out a bunch of people that I introduced to this. I definitely owe him. Great software and a huge help supporting XP and dealing with insistant autostart programs and junkware.

Midas on 2014-07-28 21:14

@webfork: I'm in that bunch, too... :(

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InstallSpy v2.0

webfork on 18 Jun 2016
  • 1MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on
  • Suggested by Andrew Lee

InstallSpy tracks changes to the registry and file system, and also record all shell notification events (e.g. media inserted), when a program is installed, uninstalled, or run. This can warn you of programs trying to install new services, programs that are set to run on reboot, changes to your home page, etc.

Official site no longer hosts anything about InstallSpy. Linking to Softpedia.

Category:
Runs on:Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP
Writes settings to: Windows registry. But given the nature of the application, I think it can be accepted as portable.
License: Freeware
How to extract:
  1. Download the installer and install to the default folder C:\Program Files\MJLSoftware\InstallSpy
  2. Copy all files (except unins000.exe and unins000.dat) into a folder of your choice
  3. Uninstall the program
  4. Launch InstallSpy.exe
Latest comments
Murat Öner on 2006-07-24 09:54

they should consider changing program's name.it sounds like hells pass hospital on south park

Emka on 2011-12-28 07:35

can't find the software on the site

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