Start –> Run –> Type Regedit –> Hit enter.

Browse to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop

Double click the Reg Binary “UserPreferencesMask”

To enable 3D menus type: 9E 3E 05 80 (under value data)

To disable 3D menus type: 9E 3E 07 80 (under value data)

Reboot.

Click Start –> Run.

Paste the following:

RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove

Click ok.

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Note: If you have service pack 1 installed, you may receive a message telling you that there was an error unregistering the OCX 16422.  Just click ok--windows messenger will still be uninstalled.

How To Run The Microsoft Security Essentials Command-Line

Start –> run –> type cmd –> hit enter.

Paste the following: "%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Security Essentials\MpCmdRun.exe"

Hit enter.

List of Commands

• 
  -? / -h     Displays all available options for this tool.
• 
  -Trace [-Grouping #] [-Level #]     Starts diagnostic tracing
• 
  -RemoveDefinitions [-All]     Restores the installed signature definitions to a previous backup copy or to the original default set of signatures
• 
  -RestoreDefaults     Resets the registry values for Microsoft Antimalware Service settings to known good defaults
• 
  -SignatureUpdate [-UNC]     Checks for new definition updates
  -Scan [-ScanType]     Scans for malicious software
• 
  -Restore -Name <name> [-All]     Restore the most recently or all quarantined item(s) based on name
• 
  -GetFiles     Collects support information

Start Using NirLauncher

Download the beta version of NirLauncher from here.

Open your hard drive—the one you wish to store NirLauncher in. Right click, select new –> folder. Extract the contents of the download into that folder.

Double click nirlauncher.exe to launch NirLauncher. You should see a screen like the following:

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Adding Additional Software Packages to Nirlauncher

Below is an example on how to add an additional software package to Nirlauncher. For this case, we will be using the Sysinternals suite from Microsoft.

Download the latest version of the Sysinternals suite from here.

Open the same drive you used to store Nirlauncher in and create a new folder. Extract the contents of Sysinternals into that folder.

Open Notepad i.e. Start –> Run –> Notepad –> enter. Paste the following:

[General]
SoftwareCount=69
GroupCount = 3
Name=SysInternals Suite

[Group0]
name=PsTools

[Group1]
name=Other Console Tools

[Group2]
name=GUI Tools

[Software0]
exe=accesschk.exe
group=1

[Software1]
exe=AccessEnum.exe
group=2

[Software2]
exe=ADExplorer.exe
group=2

[Software3]
exe=ADInsight.exe
group=2

[Software4]
exe=adrestore.exe
group=1

[Software5]
exe=Autologon.exe
group=2

[Software6]
exe=autoruns.exe
group=2

[Software7]
exe=autorunsc.exe
group=1

[Software8]
exe=Bginfo.exe
group=2

[Software9]
exe=Cacheset.exe
group=2

[Software10]
exe=Clockres.exe
group=1

[Software11]
exe=Contig.exe
group=1

[Software12]
exe=Coreinfo.exe
group=1

[Software13]
exe=ctrl2cap.exe
group=1

[Software14]
exe=Dbgview.exe
group=2

[Software15]
exe=Desktops.exe
group=2

[Software16]
exe=diskext.exe
group=1

[Software17]
exe=Diskmon.exe
group=2

[Software18]
exe=DiskView.exe
group=2

[Software19]
exe=du.exe
group=1

[Software20]
exe=efsdump.exe
group=1

[Software21]
exe=handle.exe
group=1

[Software22]
exe=hex2dec.exe
group=1

[Software23]
exe=junction.exe
group=1

[Software24]
exe=ldmdump.exe
group=1

[Software25]
exe=Listdlls.exe
group=1

[Software26]
exe=livekd.exe
group=1

[Software27]
exe=LoadOrd.exe
group=2

[Software28]
exe=logonsessions.exe
group=1

[Software29]
exe=movefile.exe
group=1

[Software30]
exe=newsid.exe
group=2

[Software31]
exe=ntfsinfo.exe
group=1

[Software32]
exe=pagedfrg.exe
group=2

[Software33]
exe=pendmoves.exe
group=1

[Software34]
exe=pipelist.exe
group=1

[Software35]
exe=portmon.exe
group=2

[Software36]
exe=procdump.exe
group=1

[Software37]
exe=procexp.exe
group=2

[Software38]
exe=ProcFeatures.exe
group=1

[Software39]
exe=Procmon.exe
group=2

[Software40]
exe=psexec.exe
group=0

[Software41]
exe=psfile.exe
group=0

[Software42]
exe=psgetsid.exe
group=0

[Software43]
exe=Psinfo.exe
group=0

[Software44]
exe=pskill.exe
group=0

[Software45]
exe=pslist.exe
group=0

[Software46]
exe=psloggedon.exe
group=0

[Software47]
exe=psloglist.exe
group=0

[Software48]
exe=pspasswd.exe
group=0

[Software49]
exe=psservice.exe
group=0

[Software50]
exe=psshutdown.exe
group=0

[Software51]
exe=pssuspend.exe
group=0

[Software52]
exe=RegDelNull.exe
group=1

[Software53]
exe=regjump.exe
group=1

[Software54]
exe=RootkitRevealer.exe
group=2

[Software55]
exe=sdelete.exe
group=1

[Software56]
exe=ShareEnum.exe
group=2

[Software57]
exe=ShellRunas.exe
group=2

[Software58]
exe=sigcheck.exe
group=1

[Software59]
exe=streams.exe
group=1

[Software60]
exe=strings.exe
group=1

[Software61]
exe=sync.exe
group=1

[Software62]
exe=tcpvcon.exe
group=1

[Software63]
exe=Tcpview.exe
group=2

[Software64]
exe=vmmap.exe
group=2

[Software65]
exe=Volumeid.exe
group=1

[Software66]
exe=whois.exe
group=1

[Software67]
exe=Winobj.exe
group=2

[Software68]
exe=ZoomIt.exe
group=2

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Select file –> save as –> call it sysinternals.nlp –> save it to the sysinternals folder.

Open NirLauncher. Select launcher –> add software package.

When the “Select file package to add” dialogue box comes up. Browse to the sysinternals.nlp file and click open.

You should then see a screen containing the sysinternals software package.

To switch back to the nirsoft suite, select launcher –> previous software package.