Ninite

[Lebon14]

Ninite is a software that downloads & installs software automatically.
First, you pick the software you want on their website here :
Ninite Easy PC Setup and Multiple App Installer - Great For Win7 Upgrades
Then, you download your customized installer!
Once downloaded, the file will be named using the softwares your choose. Double click and it'll start right away to download and install!

Currently, there is only a set of softwares on the website to choose of.
There is...

Chrome
Firefox
Safari
Opera
Skype
Pidgin
Windows Live Messenger 2009
Google Talk
Thunderbird
iTunes
Songbird
Hulu
VLC
The KMPlayer
AIMP
Audacity
Spotify
Paint.NET
Picasa
GIMP
IrfanView
XnView
Office 2007 (Trial)
OpenOffice
Foxit Reader
CutePDF
Microsoft Security Essentials
Avast
AVG
Flash (Other browsers)
Flash (Internet Explorer)
Java
Microsoft .NET 3.5 Service Pack 1
Silverlight
uTorrent
eMule
Dropbox
Evernote
BumpTop
Google Earth
ImgBurn
CCleaner
Launchy
Revo Uninstaller
Defraggler
RealVNC
CDBurnerXP
Recuva
7-Zip
WinRAR (Trial)
Python
FileZilla
Notepad++
JDK
WinSCP
PuTTY
Eclipse

And, you can suggest other software at the bottom of the page!

To finish my post, here is the software's description by the developpers :

The easiest way to get apps.

1. Pick the apps you want.
2. Start your customized installer.
3. You're done!

Ninite works in the background 100% hands-free.

We install apps with default settings and
say "no" to browser toolbars and other junk.

All we do is install the apps you choose.
Not even Ninite is installed.

Want to see how it works? Read a step-by-step
walkthrough at How-To Geek or Simple Help.

When it was in private beta, Ninite was called Volery.

I repeat the link : Ninite Easy PC Setup and Multiple App Installer - Great For Win7 Upgrades

Enjoy my discovery!

 

[swarfega]

hmm does it detect if theres a 64-bit version of a program available?

 

[Lebon14]

hmm does it detect if theres a 64-bit version of a program available?

Probably but not sure. I can't say because :
1. I haven't really tried it since I don't plan to make a clean install anytime soon until I get my copy of Win7 RTM.
2. I don't use 64-bits.

But, the best way to find out is to try it.

 

[CGA1]

hmm does it detect if theres a 64-bit version of a program available?

According to this, not quite yet. Look at the end of the article.

 

[swarfega]

ah, well at least theyre working on it

 

[Lebon14]

But at least, for someone that isn't a computer guru and want his/her apps installed fast; it gets the job done

 

[swarfega]

indeed, i used it eariler, its useful not to have to trawl lots of different sites.

 

[pparks1]

I just tried this out on a box at work and it worked very nicely. Certainly saved me a little bit of time.

 

[blackroseMD1]

Yeah, I found out about this program from a LifeHacker post. Once they get 64-bit programs involved, this thing will be a lifesaver for me.

I feel another reformat and reinstall coming on.