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System Explorer v4.2.2 Updated

Checker on 16 May 2013

System Explorer is a tool for accessing a variety of system internals. It can also be used as a Task Manager replacement with detailed information about processes, startup entries, explorer/IE add-ons, uninstallers, services, drivers, connections, opened files etc. It has a registry/file snapshot feature so that changes to the system can be computed and displayed in tree view or text list format. It also has a processes security tool that checks your processes against an online database.

An earlier, unsupported version (1.4), is available for Windows 2000 users from the download page.

Category:
System Requirements: WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: Administrator rights
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the portable ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch SystemExplorer.exe.
What's new?
  • This version contains new I/O Delta column in the Processes tabs. This column shows sum of all data transfered via I/O in time from last update (1s by default). You can use this column to show process with higher disk usage. Just right click to processes header and add I/O Delta column. Then click to I/O Delta header to sort the list.
Latest comments
Steven Avery on 2012-05-25 12:45

Hi, System Explorer is a highly regarded software. However the questions here are important. If you look at their site you will see they have a graph of anti-virus usage. How did they get that info ? Conjecture: when they call home. Perhaps they market such info ? We should bring this question directly to System Explorer and also to Wilders. I would like to add their two softwares to my layered security mix, but first know more about how and why.
Steven

Wolfghost on 2012-06-19 18:39

Win7Ultimate64bit
Don't know, but default Hot Key Ctrl-Alt-Ins not working for me !!!

billon on 2012-09-05 00:26

In last version (3.9.4) download package includes driver? (SEDriverXP.sys). Is that still stealth?

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LibreOffice Portable v4.0.3 Updated

Checker on 15 May 2013

LibreOffice is a complete office suite including word processor, spreadsheet, presentations, database, drawing tool and more. Includes excellent compatibility for 100s of file formats including OpenXML (docx, xlsx, etc.). The program is similar to OpenOffice, a program that it was derived from, but has added many new features including more import filters and window enhancements.

LibreOffice Portable is a special build optimized for flash memory devices developed in conjunction with the publisher. On systems without Java installed, some functions that require it (document creation wizards, the Base database application, etc) can be enabled by adding jPortable, though this is optional and can be skipped if those functions are not needed.

Alternatively, X-LibreOffice is also available.

Category:
System Requirements: WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Wine
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: Yes
Path portability: Automatic compensation for dynamic drive letter in removable storage devices
License: GPL/LGPL
How to extract: Download the portable installer and install to a folder of your choice. Launch LibreOfficePortable.exe.
Latest comments
SYSTEM on 2013-02-24 13:32

@lux: I think the objective is making LibreOffice less huge by sharing code between components as much as possible.

Goofy on 2013-04-26 12:39

"Includes excellent compatibility for 100s of file formats including OpenXML" - that must be a joke??? LibreOffice still messes up 90% of my Word-, Excel-, and PowerPoint files. Especially docx, xlsx, and pptx formats. If you value maximum compatibility, LibreOffice is pretty poor. SoftMaker FreeOffice in this relation remains unbeaten.

webfork on 2013-04-28 03:04

Goofy: http://www.portablefreeware.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=63829#p63829

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Avira Setup Creator v1.2.3.1 Updated

SYSTEM on 5 May 2013
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  • Suggested by SYSTEM

Avira Setup Creator creates a customized installer of Avira Free Antivirus. The customized installer includes latest virus definitions and supports unattended installation. Written in AutoIt.

Category:
System Requirements: WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8
Writes settings to: Application folder
Dependencies: Administrator rights
License: Freeware/Open Source
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch ASC.exe.
What's new? Removed support for Antivir 2012 and Old Antivir version; Add support to Antivir 2013
+ Updated code in Asc.au3 & Ask_Removal.au3
+ Updated all url in Settings.ini (pointing to Antivir 2013 instead of 2012 setup)
+ Updated FAQ (ASC\Doc\_Readme.html)
Notice: if you want to use Avira Antivir 2012 > use previous version of ASC build: 1.2.3.0
Latest comments
SYN on 2011-05-08 17:00

Isn't creating an installer counter-productive to portable freeware?

SYSTEM on 2011-05-09 08:06

@SYN: Well, AntiVir isn't portable anyway. :( If you want to begin using AntiVir, you have to either use the official installer or create a customized one by using this app.

I personally am creating a customized Windows 7 install disc that will install not only Windows but also some non-portable applications such as Avira AntiVir.

That's where ASC comes into play. When I launch the customized installer with the -y command line switch, the installer just installs the program without asking any questions. That's called an unattended install.

Similarly, I've found ways to install unattendedly almost all applications I'm willing to install. As a result, I don't need to watch my computer when the programs are being installed. :)

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foobar2000 v1.2.6 Updated

Checker on 4 May 2013

Foobar2000 is an audio player with low memory footprint and native support for most popular audio formats. It includes replay gain, audio normalization, equalization, and more. Play list display and keyboard shortcuts are both very customizable.

The program can edit song tags (album and song name, number, year, etc.) based on the FreeDB Internet database and even rename the original songs based on these tags. A file format conversion tool is available, but must be enabled with external downloads. Can even fix some MP3s with corrupted file headers.

Windows 2000 is no longer supported but users can download the last compatible version: 0.9.4.

Category:
System Requirements: WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: Yes
Path portability: Requires manual entry of relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc)
License: Freeware
How to extract:
  1. Download the installer and launch.
  2. Select "Portable installation" and choose the destination folder.
  3. Launch foobar2000.exe.
What's new?
  • Windows 8 "connected standby" countermeasures:
    - Option to keep display up while playing - seems to be the only way to prevent Windows desktop apps from being shut down while the machine turns idle
  • Fixed misbehavior when updating attached pictures in files with ID3v2.2 tags.
  • ReplayGain tagging now works with AIFF.
  • Fixed crashing when embedding specific picture files into Ogg Vorbis files.
  • Attached picture manager dialog tweaks.
Latest comments
abc on 2012-10-28 02:09

For file tagging I prefer Tag Scanner but the tagging and audio conversion features of foobar2000 are quite convenient and adequate enough most the time I forget about using Tag Scanner.

Comparable to WMP, iTunes and others, The lack of multi-media handling (audio / video / etc) has become it's Achilles hill. But I haven't found a better performing and customizable replacement, so I'm quite happy foobar2000 for the time being.

Some component recommendations:
foo_simplaylist
foo_playcount
foo_facets

lautrepay on 2012-11-02 09:33

@abc: Considering Winamp's video playback quality, perhaps it is preferable to keep foobar2000 as it is...

joby_toss on 2013-05-15 18:42

Nice collection of equalizers: http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Audio/Audio-Plugins/Equalizers4Foobar.shtml

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WinScan2PDF v2.04 Updated

Checker on 27 Apr 2013
  • 41KB (uncompressed)
  • Suggested by Emka

WinScan2PDF is a very small (~40k) and portable program that allows you to scan documents and save them on your computer as a PDF by using any installed scanner.

Note for users concerned about privacy: the program leaves behind .jpg files of the scanned images in a temporary folder.

Category:
System Requirements: Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the ZIP package (ANSI/Unicode) and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch WinScan2PDF.exe (ANSI) or WinScan2PDF_uc.exe (Unicode).
What's new?
  • Fixed: Crash of WinScan2PDF under Win98 and Win98 tests.
  • Updating the language files and new language in WinScan2PDF: Danish
Latest comments
lautrepay on 2012-12-12 01:51

@allclownsareevil and Kea: Note added.

Midas on 2012-12-12 10:42

Good catch; it's stuff like this that makes TPFC so great. :D

rogerthedodger on 2013-04-28 04:40

How about making network scanners visible? Lots of AIO network printers around.

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