Attribute Changer is a freeware tool that allows you to set file attributes on multiple files and folders, recursively. In addition, you can configure attributes that can’t be set with Windows Explorer such as the Archive attribute or the date and time when the file was created. A typical usage example is forcing backup software [...]
Windows XP had a nice file types editor (in Windows Explorer, Tools->Folder Options) that allows you to change the associations of file extensions with applications. In Vista, the File Types tab in the folder options was replaced with the File Associations applet in the Control Panel (Programs->Default Programs-> Associate a file type or protocol with [...]
Associating directories with drive letters is useful if you have to access a certain folder, frequently. Visual Subst is the free GUI version of the command line tool subst that allows you to map a folder to a drive letter. Although the new Favorites pane in Vista and Windows 7 serves more or less the [...]
Many admins always bring their important standalone tools with them on a USB stick. The disadvantage of portable applications is that you always have to first open your flash drive in Windows Explorer and then search for the tool. With the freeware utility Pstart, you can launch your portable tools much quicker. The utility works [...]
I wonder why you guys never added Gizmo Central to the 4sysops list of free admin tools. When Andrzej mentioned the program in a comment, I was somewhat surprised that I had never heard of it, especially because I searched for a tool that can mount VHDs (Microsoft Virtual Hard Disk) reliably not so long [...]
By Michael Pietroforte - g+ - Wed, December 2, 2009 - 0 comments