NirCmd lets you do a lot on your computer without taking your hands off the keyboard or calling up a dialog or program interface. It’s a command-line utility, but don’t be put off by the “old” tech — expert users know it’s still the fastest way to do things. A full Help file makes NirCmd easy for new users to learn, too.

Pros

Copy to Registry: During setup, NirCmd offers to copy itself to the Windows Registry, so you don’t have to type “nircmd.exe” each time. You can just copy nircmd.exe to any folder in the PATH environmental variable.

Fast typing: Fast-fingered typers will love NirCmd’s ability to do a lot of things you’d otherwise have to take your hands off the keyboard and move to the mouse to do.

Example commands: NirCmd’s product page lists lots of example commands for doing everything from opening and closing your CD drive’s door to writing and deleting Registry values.

Showerror: The optional showerror parameter will display an error message if a command fails to execute. Many other syntax options are listed, including special string sequences.

Cons

Unfamiliar: The command line is so unfamiliar to today’s PC users that it can be confusing and even intimidating. NirCmd can help dispel the mystery of the command line, but it may still prove too daunting to less-experienced users.

Bottom Line

With so many potential uses, NirCmd is certainly worth a try.

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Blue Screen of Death: the very name chills the hearts of Windows users who have experienced it. There’s no feeling quite like seeing your work vanish and be replaced by a BSOD, which is Windows’ way of telling you it has just crashed, taking whatever you had open with it. NirSoft’s BlueScreenView is a kind of coroner’s report on your system. It scans the minidump files created when your system crashes and displays a BSOD, collecting them all in a single list view displaying all kinds of information you can use to debug whatever it is that’s crashing your computer in the first place. (And if you knew that, you wouldn’t need BlueScreenView, would you?) Like other NirSoft tools, BlueScreenView is freeware.

BlueScreenView automatically scans your system’s minidump files as soon as you start it, though you can refresh the program while it’s running. BlueScreenView’s user interface is divided horizontally into two list views: an upper window displaying Dump Files and a lower pane for displaying each file’s contents. We could rearrange the column headings by dragging them and add or remove headings with the Choose Columns tool on the View menu. We could also add grid lines to the view, mark odd and even rows, generate HTML reports, and save data. We could open a properties sheet for individual entries or right-click to access a more extensive menu of choices, including copy and delete options. The Options menu includes a Lower Pane Mode menu that let us specify what data is shown in the bottom window, including raw data DumpChk Output, All Drivers, and other options.

Better still (or worse, depending on how you feel about it), BlueScreenView also displays a simulated Blue Screen Of Death that closely resembles the actual Windows BSOD in the lower pane. The program’s main view displays the Bug Check Code and four parameters as well as other data that makes it easy to track down the offending driver or module. BlueScreenView clearly isn’t for beginners, but coders and power users will appreciate the way it collects and presents crash data in one easy-to-use tool.

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