Added GIMP-win portable: http://www.fatwallet.com/redirect/bounce.php?afsrc=1&url=http://www.theriverstyx.net/portable_apps/portable_Gimp.shtml

so, w/ somehting like the sandisc 512mb micro, do u just attach it to keychain? is there some type of lock/snapon device where it'd be easier to remove it from key then to turn it 360o through the keyring to get it out? also, is there some sort of reminder program to remind u to take remove the key after a certain amount of minutes? the programs listed here seem like they could be any program that fits in usb drive, not necessary optimized for thumb drives.

OP please add

mytiddlywiki

http://www.tiddlywiki.com/

TiddlyWiki has almost limitless possibilities:

* It works great as a documentation manager for products, software, etc.
* Do you have a desktop full of tiny .txt file reminders and notes? It can store little bits of information, reminders, and notes like that with ease.
* It makes a great FAQ page.
* Turn it into a todo list, with items as tiddlers.
* Some use it as a blog.
* Some use it as a website.
* Make it your own personal dictionary/encyclopedia.

i found it extremely useful as i do this

"Do you have a desktop full of tiny .txt file reminders and notes? It can store little bits of information, reminders, and notes like that with ease"

Its just a single Html File. I store my references i find while browsing on my machine or in school. Other stuff i store includes suggestions reg work,planning,Schedules,article abstracts...possibilities r limitless

IMHO it beats all Schedulers and other planning things

It has an options feature where u can tweak how it saves stuff. did i mention it comes with autosave?

Are there any spyware/adware scanning applications that will run independently on a USB drive?

Actually, I'm interested in setting up a CD/USB drive that will run a series of independent applications to clean up an infected PC (virus/worm/trojan/spyware/adware) without any user intervention and if possible without installing any software on the infected machine. I've cleaned up a few PC's for friends and neighbors and it very time consuming, plus each application has to be installed and updated via an internet connection on each PC. I'd like to store updated copies of freeware applications on a drive that will boot up and run each one, one at a time, sequentially. Anyone know of anything that already exists?

The software I usually use to clean up PC's is AVG, Spybot, Adaware, CW Shredder, About Buster. I use others as well if the infection is really bad, but the five I mentioned are usually enough.

noksagt said:Usually you want to install those apps anyway (so that they can either run in the background to keep cruft off the machine or be manually run at a later date to take off any cruft that has accumulated since the last cleaning).

Consider trying to use AutoHotkey to install all the apps, configure them, and run them.

I agree you would usually want to install them for future use, however I have cleaned some seriously infected machines that I did not want to connect to my network or the internet to get pattern updates so I could avoid cross contamination or having the infected machine send spam or viruses via a built-in engine over my high speed internet connection and risk a service disconnection or getting blamed for it myself.

I'll take a look at the application you suggested, but I really want a USB drive or CDR full of independent programs. Being bootable would be nice but it's not necessary since I can boot up into safe mode on any machine and still run from the CDR or USB drive.

Windows XP on a thumb drive? Just had to try that, so I followed the instructions from "Windows In Your Pocket."

And y'know what? It actually works. <VBG>

I use a UBCD for Windows (Ultimate Boot CD) on a CD-RW for those type of situations. I don't have it on a USB flash drive because older PCs don't recognize bootable USB drives.

gah i didnt see this before...

i added keepass, keeform, and keeprg2 as a start.

i'm trying the autostart with keepass.

How do I get rid of U3 from my USB drive?
Download and run U3_Uninstaller.exe (courtesy of the Geek Squad) from one of the following mirrors:
Mirror 1
Mirror 2

I couldn't get the autofill plugin for firefox to remember my info, but I found this great site for autofilling webforms. I even tried google toolbar, but it only allows for one profile. This one allows as many as you like. It's not perfect, but it does what I need.

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