


Go to the Ninite site and you'll see a list of applications, organised by category, such as Web browsers, Messaging, Documents and Security.

If these aren't reasons enough to use it, if you run the installer again at a later date, it will check for updates and automatically install them. In other words, Ninite is the hassle-free and safe way to install free software on your computer. Cleverly, it selects the correct version for your computer (32-bit or 64-bit) and deselects any options to install additional software or toolbars. This clever web-based utility creates you a custom, unattended installer for all of the applications you want on your new computer (see page 2 of this article for a list of our top picks). Fortunately, there's a better way using Ninite. There are so many useful Windows freeware applications that should be installed on any new PC, but installing any of it manually often leaves you with a computer that's full of toolbars, adware, spyware and other utilities that you really don't want.
