tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11573761.post112259965597718681..comments2023-09-23T07:38:46.925-07:00Comments on Chris Quirke's Blog: The Joy of NirSoftChris Quirkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05538828571660803875noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11573761.post-5938408545475032182009-01-05T23:39:00.000-08:002009-01-05T23:39:00.000-08:00Hi shnoid!Integration that triggers when listing "...Hi shnoid!<BR/><BR/>Integration that triggers when listing "your computer" via namespace browsers such as Windows Explorer, My Computer etc. will be via one of three methods...<BR/><BR/>1) Left-pane objects<BR/><BR/>Namespace objects may appear as "drives" or non-shortcut, non-file items in the left ("tree") panel of Explorer.<BR/><BR/>These include MS's IE and Outlook icons, and similar from 3rd-parties, such as PDA, phone etc. icons.<BR/><BR/>2) On-view filters<BR/><BR/>May also be referred to as "persistent handlers", these integrate as handlers for particular "file types". <BR/><BR/>When that "file type" is present in the contents of a folder, i.e. Explorer's right pane, this code kicks in. Anything that integrates into the right-click context menu "below the line" (or as a fly-out) will do this, but such integrations do not have to have visibility there.<BR/><BR/>Examples include WinZip, WinRAR, av and other scanners, image thumbnailers, etc.<BR/><BR/>3) Other<BR/><BR/>Other methods include Desktop.ini and \Autorun.inf methods that can autorun code when these stand-alone linkage files are encountrered. Unlike (1) and (2), these may have no registry footprint.<BR/><BR/>Code may also integrate via IE's BHOs and toolbars, if these extend to Windows Explorer, or other parts of the OS that are not part of the shell integration set.<BR/><BR/><BR/>The Nirsoft tool I had in mind was Shell Extension Viewer, which is good at (2) and perhaps (3). There's also one for shell context menus, which I haven't used as much.<BR/><BR/>Nirsoft's approach is more like *NIX, i.e. multiple small tools that do one thing only, but do it well. Contrast that with the all-in-one-place suites, such as Windows Defender, HiJackThis, Spybot, etc.<BR/><BR/>BTW, Nirsoft's ProduKey can't find keys in Vista64, unless Nirsoft has updated their tool (I'm checking for that now), so screenshot that as you enter it!Chris Quirkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538828571660803875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11573761.post-69234681914640974152009-01-02T11:34:00.000-08:002009-01-02T11:34:00.000-08:00I just downloaded a bunch of the NirSoft utilities...I just downloaded a bunch of the NirSoft utilities yesterday and skimmed over them one by one. But I can't tell from first glance which ones help identify: "why does my PC dial out when I list files in My Computer?" or "why is it so slow to list files?".<BR/><BR/>Which of those utilities help in these cases? BTW, I came across Nirsoft's utilities from here when on a portable apps tear -- http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/09/02/24-killer-portable-apps-for-your-usb-flash-drive/ -- and downloaded all but about 2-3 of them. The screenshots really sell the 'see-all-the-info-in-one-place' story.shnoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00936545646937886958noreply@blogger.com