VLC media player silent install

VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. Plays most codecs with no codec packs needed: It makes a great alternative player especially for users who have difficulty viewing certain formats in windows media player.

   

 For those who may need to install VLC 2.1.1 to users silently. Download either of these packaged executable's for x86 or x64 click below link.

  Published August 30, 2015

  Run with administrator rights.

GoogleChrome Version 44.0.2403.157 m Silent Installer

Google Chrome Web Browser is another good alternative to Internet Explorer. If you need to install it in your environment so users have a choice or to aid your helpdesk in troubleshooting browser issues.

x64 version now also available. See download links below

Updated August 20, 2015

Make sure to run with administrator rights.

...... x86 version                                              x64 version

                                     

Skype 7.9.32.103 silent installer

Skype is for doing things together, whenever you’re apart. Skype’s text, voice and video make it simple to share experiences with the people that matter to you, wherever they are.

For those who may need to install Skype 7.9.32.103  to users silently.

Updated September 3, 2015

Run with administrator rights

7-Zip 15.10 x86 and x64 silent installers

7-Zip is a excellent open source  file archiver with a high compression ratio

For those who may need to install 7-Zip 15.10 to users silently. Download either of these packaged executable's for x86 or x64 click below link.

Updated November 3, 2015

Run with administrator rights.

CutePDF Writer Silent Installer

CutePDF Writer Silent Installer

Portable Document Format (PDF) is the de facto standard for the secure and reliable distribution and exchange of electronic documents and forms around the world.  CutePDF Writer is the free version of commercial PDF converter software. CutePDF Writer installs itself as a "printer subsystem". This enables virtually any Windows applications (must be able to print) to convert to professional quality PDF documents - with just a push of a button!

If users in your environment need to create simple PDF files from their documents then installing this can solve the problem and save big dollars over installing Adobe Acrobat and users do not usually require if all they need is a converter.

The silent installer also installs Ghostscript which is required by cutepdf writer to convert  PS2PDF

To convert your document to a pdf file simply print it to the CutePDF Writer  and when prompted for a file name, choose the name for the pdf file.

Firefox 28.0 Silent Installer

Mozilla Firefox Web Browser is a good alternative to Internet Explorer. We install it in our environment so users have a choice and so support have a choice to troubleshoot browser issues.

This is a silent installer for Firefox Web Browser 28.0 Use if for when you may need to push out Firefox to users silently.

Sysinternals Top 10 Suite Silent Installer

This is a silent installer of my top 10 favorite sysinternals apps. It useful if you want to push it out silently to a select group of users.

• Process Explorer

Find out what files, registry keys and other objects processes have open, which DLLs they have loaded, and more. This uniquely powerful utility will even show you who owns each process.

• AutoRuns

See what programs are configured to startup automatically when your system boots and you login. Autoruns also shows you the full list of Registry and file locations where applications can configure auto-start settings.

• Process Monitor

Monitor file system, Registry, process, thread and DLL activity in real-time

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• Disk View

Graphical disk sector utility.

• Autologon

Bypass password screen during logon.

 
• TcpView

Active socket command-line viewer.

• BgInfo

This fully-configurable program automatically generates desktop backgrounds that include important information about the system including IP addresses, computer name, network adapters, and more.

• Port Monitor

Monitor serial and parallel port activity with this advanced monitoring tool. It knows about all standard serial and parallel IOCTLs and even shows you a portion of the data being sent and received. Version 3.x has powerful new UI enhancements and advanced filtering capabilities.

• Disk Monitor

This utility captures all hard disk activity or acts like a software disk activity light in your system tray.

• Ram Map

An advanced physical memory usage analysis utility that presents usage information in different ways on its several different tabs.

• Desktops

This utility enables you to create up to four virtual desktops and to use a tray interface or hotkeys to preview what’s on each desktop and easily switch between them.



After installation completes you will have shortcuts for each application in your start menu under all programs – Sysinternals Suite as shown below.

Autoruns 11.60 silent installer

Autoruns is an excellent utility, which has the most comprehensive knowledge of auto-starting locations of any startup monitor, shows you what programs are configured to run during system bootup or login, and shows you the entries in the order Windows processes them. These programs include ones in your startup folder, Run, RunOnce, and other Registry keys. You can configure Autoruns to show other locations, including Explorer shell extensions, toolbars, browser helper objects, Winlogon notifications, auto-start services, and much more. Autorunsgoes way beyond the MSConfig utility bundled with Windows Me and XP.

Autoruns' Hide Signed Microsoft Entries option helps you to zoom in on third-party auto-starting images that have been added to your system and it has support for looking at the auto-starting images configured for other accounts configured on a system.

You'll probably be surprised at how many executables are launched automatically!

Screenshot

The silent installer will add icons to the desktop as well as accessoriessystem tools folder in your start menu.

ImgBurn 2.5.7.0 silent installer

ImgBurn is a lightweight open source CD / DVD / HD DVD / Blu-ray burning application that everyone should have in their toolkit!



For those who may need to install ImgBurn 2.5.7.0 to users silently.  Download this packaged executable from my skydrive link below.

FileZilla 3.14.1 silent Installers for x86 and x64

FileZilla is an excellent open source FTP client.



For those who may need to install FileZilla 3.14.1  to users silently. Download the packaged executables for both the x86 and x64 versions below.

Notepad++ 6.5.5 silent installer

Notepad++ is an excellent free source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages.



For those who may need to install Notepad++ 6.5.5 to users silently.
Updated Mar. 21/2014