FILE & DISK MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE DIRECTORY

DISK DEFRAGMENTATION TOOLS
DISK PARTITION & DATA MANAGEMENT
FILE & DISK MANAGEMENT
FILE & DISK MANAGEMENT - DATA DESTRUCTION
FILE CHECKSUM CALCULATOR
FILE COMPRESSION
FILE RECOVERY
OPTIMIZERS & DIAGNOSTICS - HARD DISK
OPTIMIZERS & DIAGNOSTICS - MISC.
OPTIMIZERS & DIAGNOSTICS - REGISTRY
OPTIMIZERS & DIAGNOSTICS & TUNE-UP
WINDOWS XP STARTUP (BOOT) DISKS

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MAIN DIRECTORY

FILE COMPRESSION

• 7-Zip is a file archiver with the high compression ratio. The program supports 7z, ZIP, RAR, CAB, ARJ, CPIO, RPM, DEB, GZIP, BZIP2, TAR, and Z formats. The compression ratio in the new 7z format is 30 percent to 50 percent better than the ratio in ZIP format. Also, 7-Zip compresses to the ZIP format 2 percent to 10 percent better than PKZip and WinZip. 7-Zip has an additional powerful command-line version. Version 4.2 supports Zip64 extension of ZIP format. Freeware. Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003. - Download.com
  7-Zip Website

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• Ace Zip can zip, unzip files, and create self-extracting EXE files. You can unzip files with password protection. Create self-extracting EXE files with password protection also. You can select an EXE file run after the self-extracting EXE file run. Version 3.2 adds more options for zip, unzip, and build a standalone EXE file. Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server. - Download.com

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• ALZip is a one-stop archiving and compression program. Designed for speed and ease of use, beginners can easily perform advanced tasks, while power users can do things faster. And with support for more compression and archiving formats than any other major utility, ALZip is the only ZIP utility you'll ever need. You can open 35 archive and compression file formats, open CD image files (ISO, BIN), open virtual CD files (LCD), create 8 archive and compression file formats, create self-extracting files (EXE), split files for easy transfers, recover lost passwords from ZIP files, integrate anti-virus software, automate tasks with ALZip command line functions, and get more done faster. ALZip's own ALZ file format allows splitting files in up to 2600 volumes with no size limit. ZIP files only allow 4 GB. The ALTools family of free PC utilities share the same cute Egghead characters, are a fun addition to any computer, ideal for children and 100% free for home users. Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server. - Download.com
  ALZip Website

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• CAM UnZip is an easy-to-use ZIP file utility that opens, creates, and modifies ZIP files quickly and easily. Features include: UnZip any ZIP file archives quickly and easily List files in the archive, extract all or selected files Create new ZIP files and easily add/remove files to/from them Password protected ZIP file support Optionally run setup automatically after unzipping. Free for personal use. 98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server. - Download.com
  CAM UnZip Website

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• CertainKey Valise Light - Create self-extracting, executable files protected by tough 256-bit AES cipher! This tiny program will make smaller self-extrating files than WinZip in some cases. Password protect your sensitive files. Remember, a lot of the password protection in consumer software is flawed. Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP. - Download.com
  CertainKey Valise Light Website

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• CoffeeCup Free Zip Wizard makes it easy to zip and unzip files. It has built-in e-mail and FTP functionality, so you can compress and send your files in one easy step. Free Zip Wizard can autodetect and run any program or install files inside ZIP files. Free Zip Wizard also can create self-extracting EXE files and find all the ZIP files on your system. Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server. - Download.com
  CoffeeCup Free Zip Wizard Website

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• EnZip, is a freeware zip compression utility for MS Windows. Offering immediate benefits to both new and experienced users, EnZip is one of the most complete zip products available. Featuring a modern, stylish interface, designed to compliment the Windows Explorer and making it a snap to just pick-up and go. The ideal product to manage the many zip files you download daily from the internet or to create backups of your important data. Windows.

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• ExtractNow allows you to extract more than one archived file at a time, with one click of a button. Makes extracting files quicker and easier. ExtractNow supports ZIP, RAR, ACE, IMG, IMA, IMZ, ISO, & BIN, archives. Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP. - Download.com
  ExtractNow Website

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• File Spanning allows you to split a file into smaller multiple files. When splitting a file, you can select a file size of 500K, 1MB, 1.44MB, 3MB, or 5MB. This program also provides the ability to recreate the original file from multiple files. Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP. - Download.com

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• FilZip is an archiving utility (zip tool) that can open various archive types including ZIP, ARJ, CAB, RAR, TAR and others, as well as internet encoded files .UUE and .XXE. It offers Windows integration, drag and drop, encryption, multi-extract and more. It also comes with a SFX-Creator (self-extracting archives), optional encryption, add, delete, view, open files from an archive, view the zip comment, password protect zip files, test files while extracting, and automatic installation of archives. You can also convert an archive into another format or email it via the built-in mailer. Free. No limitations. 98/ME/NT/2000/XP. - SnapFiles.com
  FilZip Website

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• FreeExtractor creates self-extracting archives for Windows from existing ZIP files. It is an open-source solution for packaging software programs and distributing files to friends and colleagues over the Internet. It features a Windows 2000-style wizard-based user interface. Authors have fine-grained control over archive settings and can tailor their self-extractors to suit their applications. Authors can specify such options as an embedded URL, introduction text, shortcut creation, and a custom icon. Windows 95/98/NT/2000. - Download.com
  FreeExtractor Website

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• JustZipIt simplifies Zip compression to the bare bones. This award-winning, free Zip tool discards all clunky interfaces entirely. JustZipIt simply compresses any folder into a Zip file or decompresses any Zip file into a folder, all with one click on the context menu. No more interface nonsense. JustZipIt and go. Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP. - Download.com

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• Object FIX ZIP is a program for repairing Zip archive files. It can reconstruct a specified Zip file by creating a new Zip archive while recovering the contents of the faulty Zip file where possible. This software is designed for testing, fixing and processing of corrupt or unusable ZIP archive files that are partially damaged or not completely downloaded. Features: Repairs corrupt or partially damaged ZIP archives; Extracts files from ZIP archives with CRC errors; Extracts files from partially downloaded ZIP archives; Extracts multiple ZIP archives with a single operation; Supports all ZIP archive files created with any PkZIP and WinZIP compatible archiver software, except for those using strong encryption; Easy-to-use, intuitive wizard-driven interface. Free. No limitations. Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003.
  Download Object Fix Zip at FreeDownloadsCenter.com

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• OutlookZIP is an Add-On for Microsoft Outlook. It makes easy for you to compress the files that you attach to Microsoft Outlook e-mail messages. OutlookZIP integrate directly to Outlook toolbar making the usage simple easy. OutlookZIP works only with Outlook 2000 and newer versions. It does not work with Outlook Express. The created ZIP files can be open by a standard ZIP programs, such as Winzip. OutlookZIP has also the possibility to protect ZIP files with password. OutlookZIP have also the possibility to unblock same files types witch are by default blocked by Outlook. Windows ME/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server. - Download.com
  OutlookZIP Website

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• ZipGenius is a powerful zip tool that offers support for more than 20 different compression formats, including 7zip, ZIP64, UPX, RAR, ARJ, ACE, CAB, SQX, OpenOffice.org documents and many others. It supports drag and drop, 5 compression levels, full customization and integration in Windows Explorer. The program also comes with a built in FTP client that allows to download and upload files from within the software. The signature features allows you to add your signature and contact information to any zip file you create. ZipGenius also supports the creation of self-extracting exe files, complete with custom setup launch and icon. ZipGenius also comes with additional features like encryption, scanner support (acquire pictures and zip them into files), backup, statistics, download time calculator, disk spanning, file export, support for OpenOffice and more. It can also interact with your Pocket PC device. Free. No limitations. Windows All. - SnapFiles.com
  ZipGenius Website
  Download at SoftPedia.com

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• ZIP Reader is a free Windows utility that allows users to open files that have been compressed using SecureZIP or PKZIP--or any other ZIP product. ZIP Reader decrypts Secure ZIP files created by any PKWARE product, regardless of hardware platform. That means Windows users can access files encrypted and compressed on Windows, UNIX, Linux, iSeries, and zSeries systems. Simple to use with a slick auto launch feature--just double click on a ZIP file or drag-and-drop the ZIP file to the ZIP Reader icon. The file unzips automatically. Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP. - Download.com
  ZIP Reader Website

FILE RECOVERY

• CHK-Mate - Have you ever lost important files after Scandisk or Chkdsk 'repaired' the file system? Did Scandisk or Chkdsk convert your files to Filexxxx.chk files? Did you ever wonder if there was something useful in those filexxxx.chk files? CHK-Mate will examine the contents of the CHK files and determine if the contents are known file types, such as MS-Word files or GIF files. When contents are recognized (for example, as a Word document), the CHK files are copied to a new file with the correct file extension (Filexxxx.CHK to Filexxxx.DOC). The new file extension allows you to easily open the file using the associated program. If the contents of a CHK file cannot be linked to a known file type, you have the option to extract all the readable text from the CHK file. Use this option to recover information from a CHK file that is perhaps not intact enough to be recovered completely as a known file type. Free. Password for Setup program: CM-SUL-130103-CMRZ. Windows ME/2000/XP. - Download.com

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• Fundelete replaces the standard Windows NT/2000/XP recycle bin and allows you to undelete files, even if they have been deleted from other programs or the command line. The standard recycle bin only catches files that have been deleted from within Windows explorer - Fundelete extends this to include all files, regardless from where they have been deleted. You can set an exclusion list for files that you do not want to be kept in the Fundelete recycle bin (e.g your browser cache, cookies, temp files etc.) and also remove all or selected files from the bin. Fundelete cannot recover files that have been deleted before it was installed. The program was originally designed for Windows NT, but works with 2000 and XP as well. SnapFiles. Free. No limitations. Windows NT/2000/XP. - SnapFiles.com
  Fundelete Website

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• HD Workbench is a Windows 2000/XP utility that can be used to examine your disk's health, utilizing SMART and reading and writing disk-surface tests. Data can be evacuated from potentially failing disks by making an exact sector-by-sector clone of the failing drive. Individual volumes can be backed up to raw image files, and the MBR and individual boot sectors can be backed up. Offering a variety of features for those who need to do maintenance on their hard drives, HD Workbench does an adequate job, but it's definitely not for beginners. The interface is minimal, providing little idea on the ramifications of selecting a task. Using SMART information, which is reported by the hard drive, a variety of data points are available, including the manufacturer, number of sectors, and the internal temperature. For those whose hard drives are about to fail, customizable disk imaging and disk-to-disk-copying features are available. The help file is more than adequate to answer most questions, but a powerful tool such as HD Workbench should be handled only by those who are comfortable working under the hard-drive hood. Free to try, $19.95 to buy. Windows 2000/XP. - Download.com

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• MBRtool lets you back up, restore, and manipulate just about anything in the hard disk MBR and track0. You can edit partition tables and change attributes for partitions. You can also re-create a MBR from scratch. All actions can also be performed on MBR backups, making this tool useful for recovery purposes. Lets you Diagnose and Fix a whole bunch of problems with any disk you're trying to partition or onto which you're building a Boot record/partition. Follows on from where PartitionMagic leaves off. Tells you lots of info PM does NOT show. Free. MS-DOS, Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP. - Download.com

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• PC Inspector File Recovery is a data recovery program that supports the FAT 12/16/32 and NTFS file systems. Finds partitions automatically, even if the boot sector or FAT has been erased or damaged (does not work with the NTFS file system). Recovers files with the original time and date stamp. Supports the saving of recovered files on network drives. FREEWARE. Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP. - Download.com
  PC Inspector File Recovery Website

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• PhotoRec is file data recovery software designed to recover lost files including video, documents and archives from Hard Disks and CDRom and lost pictures (Photo Recovery) from digital camera memory. PhotoRec ignores the filesystem and goes after the underlying data, so it'll work even if your media's filesystem is severely damaged or formatted. PhotoRec is safe to use, it will never attempt to write to the drive or memory support you are about to recover lost data from. PhotoRec is free, this open source multi-platform application is distributed under GNU Public License. PhotoRec is a companion program to TestDisk, an app for recovering lost partitions on a wide variety of filesystems and making non-bootable disks bootable again. You can download them from this link. PhotoRec can run under DOS, Windows (9x, NT4, 2000, XP, 2003), Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, SunOS, MacOS X and can be compiled on almost every Unix system. PhotoRec is OpenSource software and is licensed under the GNU Public License (GPL).
  PhotoRec WikiPedia
  TestDisk & PhotoRec Download Website
  Download TestDisk & PhotoRec (NT/XP/2000/2003) at SoftPedia.com
  PhotoRec Website

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• Restoration - Rest2154 - Restore files which are deleted from the recycle bin or deleted while holding down the Shift key by mistake. You can use it after deletion of confidential documents, embarrassing files and so on. You can scan for all files that may be recovered and also limit the results by entering a search term or extension. You don't have to install it, so it doesn't leave any garbage in the PC. You can also run it from a floppy disk. Restoration works with FAT and NTFS as well as digital cameras cards. Freeware. Windows 98/ME/2000/XP.
  Alternate Download Site

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• System Recovery with Knoppix - What to do when good disks go bad - This article shows how to access a non-booting Linux system with a Knoppix CD, get read-write permissions on configuration files, create and manage partitions and filesystems, and copy files to various storage media and over the network. You can use Knoppix for hardware and system configuration detection and for creating and managing partitions and filesystems. You can do it all from Knoppix's excellent graphical utilities, or from the command line.

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• TestDisk is a powerful free data recovery software! It was primarily designed to help recover lost partitions and/or make non-booting disks bootable again when these symptoms are caused by faulty software, certain types of viruses or human error (such as accidentally deleting your Partition Table). Partition table recovery using TestDisk is really easy. TestDisk can run under DOS, Windows (9x, NT4, 2000, XP, 2003), Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, SunOS and MacOS; Source files and precompiled binary executables are available for DOS, Win32, MacOSX and Linux from the download page. TestDisk is OpenSource software and is licensed under the GNU Public License (GPL).
  TestDisk WikiPedia
  TestDisk & PhotoRec Download Website
  Download TestDisk (NT/XP/2000/2003) at MajorGeeks.com
  Download TestDisk & PhotoRec (NT/XP/2000/2003) at SoftPedia.com
  TestDisk Website
• The 911 Rescue CD is the Admin's Swiss Army knife it is an integrated set of software designed for the emergency situations when the system doesn't function properly or when assembling a new PC and no pre-installed operating systems or software is found. The 911 Boot Disks are a set of startup disks based on the ModBoot framework, they have mouse-driven user interface and greatly simplify the process of setting up and recovering failed systems, and allow the user to diagnose problems and assist in the fixing steps. The 911 CD Builder v2.0 automates the creation of the 911 Rescue CD, it walks through the process with its wizard interface while automating most of the steps required to create the 911 CD, it creates a final ISO file that can be burned with any CD mastering tool (e.g. Nero Burning ROM). This is the Windows version of the 911 CD Builder, it has the same functionality as version 1.0 but with the familiar Windows interface (it also runs correctly on the all the Windows versions 95/95A/95B/98/98SE/NT4/2000/XP).
  The 911 Utilities List
  The BootScriptor Tutorial
  The 911 CD Builder Download Website

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• UBCD4Win (Ultimate Boot CD for Windows) is a bootable CD which contains software that allows you to repair/restore/diagnostic almost any computer problem. All software included in UBCD4Win are freeware utilities for Windows. UBCD4Win is based on Bart's PE. Bart's PE builds a Windows "pre-install" environment CD, basically Windows® booted from CD. With network support, the ability to modify NTFS volumes, recover deleted files, create new NTFS volumes, scan hard drives for viruses, etc. this project includes almost everything you need to repair your system problems. There are many types of utilities included that allow you to recover and/or repair a damaged system. Please visit the "List of Tools" page for a complete list of what is included in the latest version of the project.
  UBCD4Win Forums
  UBCD4Win Download Page

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• Ultimate Boot CD - You need the Ultimate Boot CD if you want to Run floppy-based diagnostic tools from CDROM drives, Free yourself from the slow loading speed of the floppy drive, or Consolidate as many diagnostic tools as possible into one bootable CD. Then the Ultimate Boot CD is for you! When you boot up from the CD, a text-based menu will be displayed, and you will be able to select the tool you want to run. The selected tool actually boots off a virtual floppy disk created in memory. The full version contains all the tools found in the basic version but also adds the INSERT environment, a Linux distribution based on Knoppix. INSERT contains many utilities for the Linux user, such as the ability to mount most filesystems (including NTFS(rw) via Captive), ssh and sshfs which allows you to mount a filesystem over ssh, Samba client and server, IDS and testing tools such as Nessus and Snort, Rdesktop to remote control Windows servers, VNC, Qtparted for re-partitioning, iptables, and Monkey webserver are just a few of the tools found on the UBCD version of INSERT. Free. No limitations. Windows All. - SoftPedia.com
  Ultimate Boot CD Website

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• Knoppix, a Free and Open Source Live Linux CD. Knoppix is a GNU/Linux distribution that boots runs completely from CD. It includes recent linux software and desktop environments, with programs such as; OpenOffice.org, Abiword, The Gimp, Konqueror, Mozilla and hundreds more quality open source programs. - Highly recommended. - Mike

OPTIMIZERS & DIAGNOSTICS - HARD DISK

• Agent Ransack is a freeware professional file-search utility for finding information on your hard drive quickly and efficiently. Agent Ransack provides many features, such as regular expressions that allow complex, rule-based searches; immediate contents results view; and various wizards to walk the user through the search process. Users familiar with the Unix grep command will appreciate the ability to search the contents of files using regular expressions, as well as the ability to view found contents without having to open the files. Windows 95/98/NT/2000. - Download.com

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• DrvCareXP makes the chore of caring for your drives easier. The program uses existing XP system utilities to clean, scan for errors, and defragment your drives. Cleans, scans, fixes drive errors, defrags. Automatically defrag when your system is idle. Use your own defragger if you prefer it over the one that comes with XP. Includes scheduling. Requires Microsoft .NET Framework (This can be downloaded via Windows Update), Win XP/2K. - MajorGeeks.com
  DrvCareXP Website

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• Flobo Floppy Bad Sector Repair is a disk repair tool. The program eliminates bad sectors of Floppy disk surface. It does not hide bad sectors in the file system, as Scandisk like utilities, it really restores them. Most damaged disk have incorrectly magnetized disk surface. There are also bad sectors that cannot be recovered because the magnetic surface is scratched. Free. No limitations. Windows All. - SoftPedia.com
  Alternate download site - SoftForAll.com

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• HDD Temperature is monitoring software that protects your hard drives from getting overheated. Using the SMART technology included in all modern hard drives, HDD Temperature checks and monitors the temperature of your hard drive; you can also set the maximum value for drive temperature so you'll be warned if that temperature is exceeded. Freeware. Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP.
  HDD Temperature Website

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• NAME is a one-step, ATA/IDE hard drive installation utility. MaxBlast 4 makes hard drive installations and upgrades hassle-free for novices and professionals alike by automatically identifying, partitioning, and formatting any Maxtor ATA or SATA hard drive, making it data-ready in minutes. MaxBlast 4 replaces all previous versions of MaxBlast and MaxBlast Plus. Windows 2000, 98, ME, XP Home & Pro.
  Download MaxBlast 4

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• MountVD is a virtual drive mounter. Once installed - using Windows Explorer (or such like browser) right-click on any folder and select 'Mount Virtual Drive'. Choose a drive letter and the folder will then be mounted as a drive. To unmount right-click on the drive letter and select 'Unmount Virtual Drive'. Windows XP.

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• Seagate DiscWizard Suite is your installation software kit for installing Seagate disc drives.

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• Stats - This free animated file and disk utility collects numerous disk statistics for your personal computer or network drives. The easy to use tabbed interface provides quick and valuable information on file types, creation dates, file ages, age distribution, file size distribution, wasted space and more. All data is presented in attractive 3d graphs or in text grids for exact numbers. Works over multiple disk drives. - ContactPlus.com

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• Virtual CD (Single User/Network Edition) Are you tired of having to swap CDs in the middle of your games? Virtual CD eliminates CD swapping by copying your favorite audio, data, or video CDs/DVDs as compressed image files on the hard disk. It can even read copy-protected CDs in RAW data mode. Virtual CD optionally creates icons for each virtual CD image on your Windows desktop. Double-click the icon to instantly run the corresponding CD application. You can access many CD applications at the same time without swapping any media. Virtual CD copies video CD and DVD-video including DVD-specific features, such as menus and subtitles. Your virtual CDs can be password-protected, and the program's editor enables you to create virtual CDs containing data files and audio tracks. This single-user version provides limited network access: Virtual CDs can be used by one user on a network at a time. A separate network edition allows all users on a network to share virtual CDs simultaneously. Windows XP, 2000, ME, NT, 98. - PCWorld.com

OPTIMIZERS & DIAGNOSTICS - Misc.

• Context Magic is a Windows Explorer shortcut menu extension that greatly extends functionality of the standard Send To menu and allows to manage files and folders with a few mouse clicks. To bring it up, just right-click a file or folder in the Windows Explorer, and point to Context Magic in the pop-up menu. Requires Windows 98/ME/2000/XP or Windows 95/NT with Internet Explorer 4.0 or later and Windows Desktop Update installed. Free Edition. - ContextMagic.com

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• Filemon monitors and displays file system activity on a system in real-time. Its advanced capabilities make it a powerful tool for exploring the way Windows works, seeing how applications use the files and DLLs, or tracking down problems in system or application file configurations. Filemon's timestamping feature will show you precisely when every open, read, write or delete, happens, and its status column tells you the outcome. Filemon is so easy to use that you'll be an expert within minutes. It begins monitoring when you start it, and its output window can be saved to a file for off-line viewing. It has full search capability, and if you find that you re getting information overload, simply set up one or more filters. Free. No limitations. Windows NT/2000/XP. SnapFiles.com
  Filemon Website

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• Hardware Diagnostic Tools - Since the world is not perfect you will eventually have to deal with a crashed system. In many cases, how the system behaves when it boots (or doesn't boot) will give you an indication of what is going on. However, it also will happen that there is nothing that specifically identifies the problem. It is also possible that your system boots fine, but exhibits odd behavior as it is running. The most common solution for this kind of problems on Windows machines is to re-install. However, this only corrects the problem if is related to the software. What about hardware problems? There are a number of hardware diagnostic tools on the market. Some run under Windows, whereas others have their own "operating system" which you can boot, allowing you to directly access the hardware. Those that run as stand alone products, typically have a much wider range of tests they can conduct because they are not limited by the operating system. Keep in mind that this more that just reporting the IRQ or base address of the devices. These products actually test the various components of your system.

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• LExE is a small freeware utility that lists all executable extensions on your system. The Windows registry entries that determine which files are executable can vary from system to system, and this program will find those extensions that are marked as executable on your particular Windows installation. You will also be able to see if there are any suspicious entries marked as executable - on most systems the list should just read .exe, .scr, .com, .bat and .pif. No installation required! Simply unzip LExE.zip to any directory and run it. Free. No limitations. Windows All. - SoftPedia.com
  Download LExE.zip

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• MoniDIR - Free File Monitoring Software. This FREE useful utility can help you to stay abreast of changes (file additions, deletions and changes) that occur in folders on your computer, letting you specify up to 20 directories to monitor, including your network drives. Great for System Administrators! Your files are monitored in real time. There are not time restrictions, function restrictions or nags. Windows 9.x/ME/2000/NT. - ContactPlus.com
  MoniDIR Website

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• WhoLockMe - Have you ever been bored by this Windows message: "Error Deleting File or Folder ... There has been a sharing violation. The source or destination file may be in use" when you try to delete, move or rename a file? WhoLockMe is a little extension for your Microsoft Explorer. It permits you to list all the processes locking your selected file.

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• Windows XP Prefetch Clean And Control - Windows XP monitors the files that are used when the computer starts and when you start applications. By monitoring these files, Windows XP can prefetch them. Prefetching data is the process whereby data that is expected to be requested is read ahead into the cache. Prefetching boot files and applications decreases the time needed to start Windows XP and start applications. This information is logged and stored on your hard drive taking up space and requiring a process to be kept running monitoring which applications are being run. This has a performance impact on your PC. Windows XP. - MajorGeeks.com

OPTIMIZERS & DIAGNOSTICS - REGISTRY

• CCleaner (Crap Cleaner) is a system optimization tool. It removes unused and temporary files from your system, allowing it to run faster and more efficiently, and giving you more hard-disk space. The application cleans traces left by Windows, Internet Explorer, and third-party applications. Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server. - Download.com
  CCleaner Website

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• CleanUp! - Do you want to clean up your disk but don't know where to start? CleanUp! was designed for people like you. CleanUp! is a powerful and easy-to-use application that removes temporary files created while surfing the web, empties the Recycle Bin, deletes files from your temporary folders including removing "MRU lists" (storing a list of your Most Recently Used files) for various applications, emptying the Recent Documents folder, deleting entries from the Run and Find Computer dialogs, emptying Recycle Bins, emptying temporary folders, removing some unneeded registry entries and securely delete files making it impossible to retrieve their contents using lower-level disk tools. Windows 95 through XP.

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• EasyCleaner by ToniArts is a small program which searches Windows' registry for entries that are pointing nowhere. EasyCleaner also lets you delete all kinds of unnecessary files like temps, backups etc. You can search for duplicate files and you can view some intresting info about your disk space usage! You are also able to manage startup programs, invalid shortcuts and add/remove software list. ToniArts may not be held accountable in any way if EasyCleaner affects your computer in a negative way. Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP. - I highly recommend this program. Only download from this link. - Gene

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• Lexun RegScrubXPLexun RegScrubXP safely cleans junk out of the Windows 2000/XP system registry. All changes made to the registry are fully restorable to it's original condition. You can make an exclusion list of registry entries that RegScrubXP will not display as problems. You can sift through a list of file extensions, company names, run upon startup programs, Internet Explorer history, and uninstall programs to delete what you think is junk. Tweak the registry with the easy to use tweaker! Additional Tips & Tweaks help file with dozens of XP tweaks! Users love it! Click a button to download (in the background) the latest updates from the Lexun Freeware web site! RegScrubXP is freeware! Pass it around! Give it to your friends! Fred Langa liked it better than any of the other registry cleaners, including jv16 power tools! Featured on TechTV in Australia! People are using it all over the world! Free. No limitations. Windows 2000/XP. - MajorGeeks.com
  Download Lexun RegScrubXP at Sofotex.com
  Download Lexun RegScrubXP at SoftPedia.com

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• MiTeC Windows Registry File Viewer is a viewer for Windows registry hives of all (e.g. NTUSER.DAT, SYSTEM.1ST, SAM, etc. - not .reg files). It displays the file content in a tree view, similar to the standard RegEdit display and includes features like registry searching, dumping and exporting to REGEDIT4 format. The program also allows you to explore the NT/2k/XP security records. In order to view most of the supported files, you need to create a copy of them first, as they cannot be used while they are used by the NT/2000/XP system. Viewer for REGEDIT4 and REGEDIT5 files and local or remote registry. It supports bookmarks, searching and registry exporting. Free. No limitations. Windows All. - SnapFiles.com
  MiTeC Windows Registry File Viewer Website

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• RegCleaner 4.3.0.780 (last freeware version) is an easy to use program. With RegCleaner you can easily get rid of those old and obsolete registry entries created by software that you have destroyed ages ago. And by easily, You don't have to be any expert to use this program. Key Features: Remove file types; Remove entries of old software; Uninstall and remove Software from the Add/Remove list; Remove unused DLL file;s Remove unused Shared DLLs (automatically detected); Automatic backup feature; Advanced automation. You can easily create scripts to make many tasks much easier. Please notice: Support for Windows 95 is limited, all the functions aren't available under Win95. Also, RegCleaner doesn't work on many multi processor systems, usually it starts (you can see it with the task manager) but it stays invisible. Free. No limitations. Windows 9x/ME/NT4/2000/XP. - AplusFreeware.com
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• RegCure 2006 Edition - Special Free Offer For A Limited Time Only! 100% Safe, Guaranteed, Best Performance in our tests & Easy to use! Not sure what's wrong with your PC? RegCure is a Trusted, 100% Safe and Free Error/Registry Scanner that will Detect and Clean nearly All troublesome Errors. Fast 2 minute average scan time! RegCure is a small download (only 2.23 MB) and performs a complete PC diagnostic Scan/Health check on your computer. Identifies and Repairs all Registry and Windows errors in about 2 minutes or less. RegCure detects and fully repairs thousands of common PC Errors including: Blue Screen; Runtime Errors; Windows Errors; Crashing; Explorer Errors; Registry Errors; Missing Files; Increase PC Speed; DLL Errors; 404 Errors; Outlook Problems; Internet Slow; Driver Errors and Random Intermittent Faults? The free RegCure scanner takes about 2 minutes on a standard DSL or cable connection and an average of 6-10 minutes for dial-up. It is well worth the time as over 90% of potential errors are automatically repaired. Windows All.
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• RegSeeker is a perfect companion for your Windows registry! RegSeeker includes a powerful registry cleaner and can display various informations like your startup entries, several histories (even index.dat files), installed applications and much more! With RegSeeker you can search for any item inside your registry, export/delete the results, open them in the registry. RegSeeker also includes a tweaks panel to optimize your OS! Now RegSeeker includes a file tool to search for duplicate files, bad shortcuts and more! RegSeeker is FREE for personal use only! 98/ME/2000/XP. - MajorGeeks.com
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• SystemSherlock Lite is a free command line utility designed to analyse changes made to the registry and file system on your Windows workstation. SystemSherlock Lite saves an image of the registry and all your files and folders. Later on - for example after installing some software - you can analyse in detail what changes have been made to your system. You will find out exactly which registry entries and files that have been created, deleted or modified. Very useful to monitor program installations or to keep track of which files and registry keys are tampered with over time. Uninstalling trojans, spyware, viruses and keyloggers is an easy task when you know what modifications the software made to your computer. You can easily specify which parts of the file system and registry you want to monitor using the command line options and the powerful regular expressions feature. You can easily specify which parts of the file system and registry you want to monitor using the command line options and the powerful regular expressions feature. Free. No limitations. Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP. - SoftPedia.com
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• Tweak Now - The Registry is the heart and soul of any Windows system. It contains information that controls how your system appears and how it behaves. When you install an application, new Registry entries will be created. These entries automatically will be deleted when you uninstall the application. Unfortunately, this process does not always work. Sometimes, some applications fail to remove their own Registry entries. These entries become obsolete. After a long period, after you install and uninstall a number of applications, your Windows Registry will contain a large number of obsolete entries. This will significantly increase the Registry size and slow down your computer, because Windows will need more time to load, search, and read data from the Registry. To keep your computer at top performance, it is recommended you periodically clean your Windows Registry. Version 2.0.9 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes. Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/2003 Server. - Download.com - User friendly. - Gene
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• WinASO RegDefrag performs physical de-fragmentation of the Windows registry file. After de-fragmentation your registry will acquire linear structure, which will reduce application response time and registry access time. Version 1.2 provides more security and stabilization. Free. No limitations. Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/2003 Server. - Download.com
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• WinASO Registry Optimizer is an advanced registry cleaner and optimizer for Windows that allows you to safely clean and repair registry problems with a few simple mouse clicks. By fixing the obsolete information and adjusting the parameters in the Windows Registry, it significantly speeds up your system. WinASO Registry Optimizer is well designed to fix common problems such as denied access to missing drives and disks and illegally modified Internet Explorer pages. Substantial testing has been done on this software to ensure the safety of your system. We have not received any complaints about the system stability. Our 2.0.5 version offers more options for scanning, reinforces the capacity to optimize the system and fix Internet Explorer, and adds more commonly used Windows utilities. Limitations: Non-expiring trial version repairs 10 errors at a time. Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server. - Download.com
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• XPepius is a free tools suite for tweaking, optimizing and tuning of Windows XP. It helps you increase performance and manage your system using various tweaks and utilities. In addition to the tweaks, the program also offers several tools (Utilities) that include a Start-Up Manager, Uninstaller, Cleanup Center (includes registry cleaner and track cleaner), Disk Cleanup, and Designer XP. Also has skins, HTML help and drag & drop support. Windows XP. - Download.com
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SYSTEM RESOURCES - OPTIMIZERS & DIAGNOSTICS & TUNE-UP

• #1-TuffTEST-Lite - Having trouble surfing lately and your ISP swears it's not his fault? The cause could be your PC's basic hardware (i.e. flaky memory, hard drive, CPU, etc.). If you really want to know, check out this FREE PC diagnostics utility. It's very easy to use and is specifically designed for end users who want to rigorously test their PC's basic hardware before calling for professional help. This version adds support for troubleshooting Pentium 4-based & compatible AMD-based PCs, DDR & RDRAM, large IDE & SCSI hard drives and numerous minor enhancements & fixes. Self-booting with its own operating system. Free. No limitations. Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP. - Download.com
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• Advanced WindowsCare v2 Personal is designed to provide one-click care for your PC. It includes a quick spyware scan, adware blocking, privacy cleanup and several system scans that can find and fix invalid registry entries and clean up temporary files. The program also analyzes your system configuration and suggests changes to optimize performance. Advanced users can review all changes that are about to be made and make adjustments as needed - a restore option is provided in conjunction XP System Restore. Advanced WindowsCare provides a convenient way for non-technical users to perform routine maintenance and apply system optimization tweaks without the need to become a computer geek. The program can also be scheduled to run automatically. A Pro Edition can also be purchased that offers additional optimization features. Free for home use only. No limitations. Windows 2000/XP/Vista. - SnapFiles.com
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• Better Memory Meter is a system tray utility that reports what percentage of free memory your computer has remaining at a glance. Memory Meter at memorymeter.com installs spyware (TVMD.EXE) in your Windows directory every time you run it, close it, or uninstall it. In response, we have created this clean alternative that does everything Memory Meter does. Freeware.

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• ClockGen serie consists in a set of overclocking softwares, based on the Panopsys hardware detection engine. Each of these softwares is dedicated to one or several motherboards. A ClockGen software allow to dynamically overclock several devices of your system : CPU, memory, AGP and PCI bus. Please refer to Supported Hardware to get the version for your particular motherboard. ClockGen is compatible with Windows 95, 98, Me, NT4, 2000 and XP. The versions for AMD Athlon 64, Athlon FX and Opteron are compatible with AMD64 version of Windows.

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• Freemem - This tiny application shows how much you have free memory and pagefile, and can free up more memory. Freeware.

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• FreeRAM XP Pro - Freeware application to free and optimize your computer's RAM (Random Access Memory), resulting in an increase in system performance and productivity. configures itself for ease of use and also features advanced options and customizability. FreeRAM XP Pro has been designed to be easy to use yet highly customizable by computer novices and experts alike. Windows 95/98/98SE/ME/NT/2000/XP. - Download.com
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• Heavyload is inteded to stress all resources of a PC (like CPU, RAM, harddisk, network, operating system, etc.) in order to test, if it will run reliable under heavy load. This is useful for testing important NT file or database servers before using them productively, or just to check if your new PC might get too hot when used intensively. To stress your PC or server, HeavyLoad writes a large test-file to the temp folder, it allocates physical and virtual memory and it draws patterns in its window. MajorGeeks.com. Free. No limitations. Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server. - MajorGeeks.com
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• Memtest86 is a thorough, stand alone memory test for x86 architecture computers. BIOS based memory tests are only a quick check and often miss many of the failures that are detected by Memtest86. Memtest86 is released under the terms of the Gnu Public License (GPL). Other than the provisions of the GNU pubic licence (GPL) there are no restrictions for use, private or commercial. Since Memtest86 is a standalone program it does not require any operating system support for execution. It can be used with any PC regardless of what operating system, if any, is installed. The test image may be loaded from a floppy disk or may be loaded via LILO on Linux systems. Any Unix, Windows or DOS system may be used to create a boot floppy or bootable CDROM.
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• Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA 1.2.1 is expected to be discontinued in the first quarter of 2006) is an easy-to-use tool designed for the IT professional that helps small and medium businesses determine their security state in accordance with Microsoft security recommendations and offers specific remediation guidance. Improve your security management process by using MBSA to detect common security misconfigurations and missing security updates on your computer systems. Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003, Internet Explorer 5.01+. - Download.com
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• Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) 2.0 is an easy-to-use tool that helps small and medium businesses determine their security state in accordance with Microsoft security recommendations and offers specific remediation guidance. Improve your security management process by using MBSA to detect common security misconfigurations and missing security updates on your computer systems. Built on the Windows Update Agent and Microsoft Update infrastructure, MBSA ensures consistency with other Microsoft management products including Microsoft Update (MU), Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), Systems Management Server (SMS) and Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM). Used by many leading third party security vendors including Tivoli, Patchlink and Citadel, MBSA on average scans over 3 million computers each week. Join the thousands of users that depend on MBSA for analyzing their security state. Windows 2000+ SP3, Office XP+, Exchange 2000+, SQL Server 2000 SP4+. - MicroSoft.com

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• Motherboard Monitor is a tool that will display information from the sensor chip on your motherboard in your Windows system tray. MBM supports a wide range of Chipsets & Sensor Chip combinations. It can sense temps from Cpu, HDD, GFx and Mobo. It does also sense Fan speeds. If it senses that your hardware is overheated it can protect it by Shutting it down (user configured). To see if MBM5 supports your hardware check out the Motherboard List. It does also record all temps and fans for later viewing. This is a great implention if you want to overclock. Example to see how well cooled your computer runs over a time. Full load or idle time. It's recomended for all home built systems. Specially if you make your own HEAT SINKS or just test you newly OVERCLOCKED CPU or GFx Card. Click on download tab and select your preffered download mirror. Freeware. Windows 95/98/98SE/ME/NT/2000/XP/.NET. - MajorGeeks.com
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• RAM Idle LE is a smart memory-management program that will keep your computer running more efficiently, faster, and longer. The program intelligently manages the free RAM that is available to Windows, and prevents your computer from running progressively slower. The program's system information presents you with details that can be instrumental in determining whether you have the system requirements to install new hardware or software. Whether you're a businessperson who needs to make your computer run more efficiently, a student who enjoys playing games without degrading your PC's performance, or a home user who wants to avoid purchasing new hardware by giving your current system a performance tune-up, RAM Idle LE will help keep your computer running more efficiently. Free for non commercial use. No limitations. Windows 98/ME/2000/XP, Internet Explorer 5.5. - Download.com
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• RAMBooster monitors the amount of RAM your system is using and allows you to free it up. This will let your PC run smoother and faster, and you won't have to reboot as often. It will monitor your memory at all times, and if the amount of free RAM gets too low, it will automatically boost it for you, finding unused RAM and returning it to the free pool. RAMBooster will also monitor your CPU usage. Windows 95/98/NT/2000. - Download.com
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• Si Meter - If you're a geek who really likes to know what's going on behind the scenes of your computer, you're going to love Si Meter, a simple, real-time system-resources monitor. Keep track of things like CPU activity, network activity and speed, hard-drive activity, hard-drive space, system memory, running processes, or just date and time. It's easy to use and set up--simply select the type of meters you would like to monitor, and they pop up on the screen. You can drag and drop them, stack them, or skin them. Windows NT/2000/XP. - Download.com

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• TinyResMeter is a small system information gadget that displays your current CPU and memory usage, as well as drive space used, swapfile and more. It provides a very compact interface that can stay on top of all other windows. TinyResMeter supports transparency and can be customized in color and more. In addition, for some reason, it is also able to capture screenshots when the PrintScreen button is pressed of your desktop and save them to a (.bmp) file. 98/ME/2000/XP. - MajorGeeks.com
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• Unknown Devices helps you find what those unknown devices in Device Manager really are. You might not have to open your case or look up random numbers off of PCI cards to figure out what they are. Program supports Win95/98/98SE/Me/2k/XP/2003 but does NOT work on NT. It runs fine from a CD or floppy. It's free for per personal and business use.

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• WhoLockMe - Have you ever been bored by this Windows message: "Error Deleting File or Folder ... There has been a sharing violation. The source or destination file may be in use" when you try to delete, move or rename a file? WhoLockMe is a little extension for your Microsoft Explorer. It permits you to list all the processes locking your selected file.
• Windows Memory Diagnostic tests the Random Access Memory (RAM) on your computer for errors. The diagnostic includes a comprehensive set of memory tests. If you are experiencing problems while running Windows, you can use the diagnostic to determine whether the problems are caused by failing hardware, such as RAM or the memory system of your motherboard. Windows Memory Diagnostic is designed to be easy and fast. On most configurations, you can download the diagnostic, read the documentation, run the test and complete the first test pass in less than 30 minutes. - MicroSoft.com

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WINDOWS XP STARTUP (BOOT) DISKS

The Windows XP startup disk allows computers without a bootable CD-ROM to perform a new installation of the operating system. The Windows XP startup disk will automatically load the correct drivers to gain access to the CD-ROM drive and start a new installation of Setup. Windows XP Home Edition startup disks will not work for Windows XP Professional installations and vice-versa.
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