Portable USB Programs
USB drives have become very popular lately you can do just about anything with
them, this is a good list that covers most common computer functions. The applications
will run off USB drives and require no installs:
Adminstration:
Name Homepage Description angry ipscan 2.21 LINK IP address scanner putty LINK Telnet and SSH client pscp LINK SCP client, command-line secure file copy wget LINK Retrieves files HTTP, HTTPS and FTP winscp LINK SFTP and SCP client for using SSH winmerge LINK Visual text file comparison and merging mstsc LINK Remote desktop client dirms LINK Command line defragger multidesk.exe Multiple desktops switcher like linux UnknownDevices 1.2.exe LINK Tracks down unknow devices
Internet:
| Name | Homepage | Description |
| firefox | LINK | Portable webbrowser |
| thunderbird | LINK | portable email client & newsreader |
| trillian | LINK | multiple messaging client aol,msn, irc etc. |
Office:
| Name | Homepage | Description |
| abiword 2.0 | LINK | wordprocessor w/dictionary |
| metapad | LINK | Text editor small & fast |
| foxit | LINK | pdf reader |
Graphics:
| Name | Homepage | Description |
| irfanview | LINK | picture viewing/scanning |
| noiseware community edition | LINK | photo touch-up |
| gifanimator | convert avi to moving gif |
Audio/Video:
| Name | Homepage | Description |
| media player classic | LINK | media player w/no bloat |
| vlc media player | LINK | media player |
| cdex | LINK | Audio Ripping Tool |
| audacity | LINK | audio editor |
| virtualdub | LINK | video capture/processing utility |
Compression tools:
| Name | Homepage | Description |
| 7zip | LINK | cmd version commpression program better than winzip |
Security and system maintenance tools:
| Name | Homepage | Description |
| autoruns | LINK | controls progams autostarting, like msconfig |
| hijackthis | LINK | powerful adware remover be careful |
| cwshredder | LINK | small utility for removing CoolWebSearch and variants |
| stinger 2.54 | LINK | mcafee antivirus scanner |
| crap cleaner | LINK | good registry cleaner |
| password decrypter | LINK | removes ***** from passwords in progs |
| procexp | LINK | like taskmanager but better |
| WinsockXPFix.exe | fixes a few adware problems |
Related Links:
- http://www.kikizas.net/en/usbapps.html
- http://www.tinyapps.org/
- http://portablefreeware.com/
- http://www.techtastic.ca/articles/portable.html
- http://www.everythingusb.com/u3.html
- http://johnhaller.com/jh/useful_stuff/portable_openoffice/
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