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The tool is still in BETA stage. This topic allows you to test the tool for free, report bugs and request features.
Because there is no online help available yet, I'll provide here a quick introduction to Tech tool store's main features.
Installing Tech tool store
Tech tool store does not require any installation, it is fully portable.
Basically you download TechToolStore.exe and move it to your toolkit's mass storage device. This can be a pen drive, SD or micro SD card, external hard disk drive, network drive, or whatever storage device you may use to run tools in the client machines.
Tech tool store will create a folder named Tech tool store tools, in its current directory. This folder will hold all the application's data, including databases, downloaded tools, reports, saved selections and settings.
To remove Tech tools store permanently, just delete its executable and the Tech tool store tools folder.
Interface
The program's interface is very simple and effective. The left pane contains a few buttons and links which give you quick access to the most important features. The right pane contains the list of available tools. This list has a context menu that can be accessed either by right-click, or by pressing the "three lines" menu button just above the list, to the right of the window.
The buttons in the left pane containing "selected" in their names, like in "Update selected", will perform the corresponding action to all the checked items in the list, and in top-to-bottom order.
The buttons in the context menu perform mostly actions related to the highlighted item in the list.
Updating the desired tools
You can start by selecting the tools you think you may need to use in your repairs, and click the Update selected button.
Tech tool store will then download the selected tools, after which they will be ready to use in your client's computers.
The next time you update those tools, Tech tool store will only download them if there is a new version available, making the future update process very fast.
Hiding unneeded tools
Given the large number of tools available, you may never use some of the tools. You can hide those tools by selecting them, and pressing "Hide selected from the list.
Hidden tools can be restored later by pressing Restore hidden tools.
Running tools
To run tools in your client's machine, run Tech tool store directly from the file storage device. For instance, if you have Tech tool store in a USB stick plug it in to the client's machine and run Tech tool store from there.
Then, select the tools you wish to run and press Run selected. The selected tools will be executed in top-to-bottom order.
You can also run one single tool by double-clicking it. In this case, if the tool has not been downloaded yet, it will be automatically updated before executing.
Tools that do not have a portable version are automatically installed and run. Support for automatic uninstall of these tools will be added in the future.
To make the selection process easier, Tech tool store allows you to save the current selection, and load it back later. You can make use of this feature to create selection presets for specific repairs, such as malware removal, internet repair, maintenance, etc. To load or save a selection, open the list's context menu and press Load/Save selection. The max number of saved selections is unlimited.
More useful features
- The groups in the list are collapsible/expandable.
"Find a tool" feature to help you quickly locate a specific tool.
Quick selection of all the tools in the list, or all the tools in a specific group.
Tools can be move up/down within their groups, or can be moved to the "My favorite tools" group at the top of the list.
Tool description tooltips. Can be disabled in the application settings.
Quick "Jump to the tool's location" feature.
Incredibly small application size (less than 1,5 MB).
You can add your own tools to the list. Just press "Add tools" and fill out the new tool's form with the desired data.
However, please consider posting a reply to this topic asking for the tool to be added to the built in tools. This will probably save you some time, and will help us to create a more complete tool.
Application and database updates
Tech tool store loads the tools' list from a database. This database can be updated without the need to update the application itself. So, if you find out a tool is not working, please post a reply to this topic, and we'll update it ASAP.
Application and database updates can be accesses by clicking "Settings (Alt+S)" or "About Tech tool store", in the lower left pane.
In-development features
- Uninstall support for non portable tools. Done
Automatic Application and database updates (at application launch). Done, requires license
Licensing support. Done
HTML professional reports. Done, requires license
Support for unattended command line switches.
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