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PC Programs for WinXP
I have used all of these at one time or another, but I placed a (-) next to those I haven't used for several months.
40+ apps may seems kinda crazy, but when you need one, you need one. Right? Enjoy! Nomadicus Security Belarc Advisor (free) - Stay up to date on all Windows patches http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html Secunia Personal Software Inspector (free) - Keeps your apps' security up to date http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/personal/ Super Antispyware (free) - Anti Spyware scanner http://www.superantispyware.com/ Malwarebytes (free and pay for versions) - Malware scanner http://www.malwarebytes.org/ (-)TrueCrypt (free) - Encrypt files and harddrive (ideal for laptops) http://www.truecrypt.org/ Stinger (free) - Stand-alone heuristic virus scanner http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/ Disk Maintenance MyDefrag (free) - Disk defragmenter - Can be highly customized using built-in scripting. http://www.mydefrag.com/ DeFraggler (free) - File defragmenter (and disk too). Finds highly fragmented files. http://www.defraggler.com/ PageDefrag (free) - Defragment system files, page files, etc. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/s...26.aspx?ppud=4 EASEUS Partition Master Home Edition (free) - Manage disk partitions: add, resize, move, etc. http://www.partition-tool.com/personal.htm HDD Scan (free) - Test hard drives for defects, reports SMART data, etc. http://www.brothersoft.com/hdd-scan-45949.html HD Tach (free) - Benchmark harddrive performance (test mode included) http://www.simplisoftware.com/Public...request=HdTach (-)HD Tune (free) - Test and tune harddrive performance, clustersize, RAID, etc. http://www.hdtune.com/ (-)Image Burn (free) - CD and DVD reading and burning app http://www.imgburn.com/ File Maintenance Recuva (free) - Recover deleted files, etc. http://www.piriform.com/recuva ADRC Data Recovery Tools (free) - File recovery using different details. http://www.adrc.com/software/data_recovery_tools/ WinDirStat (free) - Visual view of files and their sizes on your hard drive(s) http://windirstat.info/ (-)Space Sniffer (free) - Drill down view of files http://www.uderzo.it/main_products/s...fer/index.html 7 Zip (free) - Zip, rar, 7z, etc. compression utility. Integrates with explorer http://www.7-zip.org/ (-)Explorer XP (free) - A replacement file Explorer http://www.explorerxp.com/ FileZilla (free) - FTP client and FTP server http://filezilla-project.org/ Renamer (free) - Rename large numbers of files easily. http://www.den4b.com/ UnLocker (free) - Unlock a file for deletion even when another app is using it. http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/ Backup SyncBack (free and pay for versions) - Backup files to another hard drive or over a network. http://www.2brightsparks.com/downloads.html#freeware Hardware Utilities CPUz (free) - Obtain detailed information about your CPU http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php\ GPUz (free) - Obtain detailed information about your video card http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/ Speed Fan (free) - Monitor temperatures and control fan speeds http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php DriverMax (free and pay for) - Update device drivers. Find missing device drivers. Backup device drivers (for reinstall) http://www.drivermax.com/ (-)Edison (free) - Control your PC's power consumption http://www.verdiem.com/edison.aspx Info - http://www.komando.com/downloads/category.aspx?id=6429 Prim95 (free) - Test CPU (be sure to use this in torture test mode) Info - http://www.mersenne.org/freesoft/ Download - http://mersenneforum.org/gimps/p95v259.zip Memtest86+ (free) - Test PC memory http://www.memtest.org/ Miscelaneous PC Utilities Process Tamer (free or donate) - Dynamically adjust priorities of compute intensive apps. http://www.donationcoder.com/ CCleaner (free) - Cleans out temp files, history, cookies, not needed registry items, etc. http://www.ccleaner.com/ Atomic (free) - Sync your PC clock to the World Time Server atomic clock http://www.worldtimeserver.com/atomic-clock/ Ping Plotter (free and pay for versions) - Graph your internet connection and all routers inbetween http://download.cnet.com/Ping-Plotte...-10021963.html Start Delay (free) - Prioritize when a given app starts during boot. http://www.r2.com.au/software.php?pa...how=startdelay BootVis (free) - Analyze and optimize bootup info - http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system...t/default.mspx Download - http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/S.../BootVis.shtml Other Applications Calc+ (free) - A more robust calculator. Has a programmers calculator. Does conversions. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en FLV Player (free) - Play Flash .FLV and H.264 movies http://www.martijndevisser.com/blog/flv-player/ Foxit Reader (free) - Read and annotate .pdf files. Mobile version too. http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/ Power Toys (free) - Image resizer (handy for emailing pictures) - (-)Power Calculator (does trig functions, graphs, etc.) http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/D...powertoys.mspx VLC - Compact, fast video player without the need to download codecs. http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ Zotero (free) - A must have plugin if you do internet research http://www.zotero.org/ Orbitron (free) - Track satelites orbiting the earth http://www.softpedia.com/get/Others/...Orbitron.shtml (-)Taksi (free) - Capture video and game play (alternative to FRAPS) http://taksi.sourceforge.net/ (-)Ultimate Boot CD for Windows (free) - Diagnose hardware problems http://www.ubcd4win.com/ Last edited by Techman; 06-04-2022 at 07:58 AM. |
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GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed piece of software for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. It works on many operating systems, in many languages. (more...)
http://www.gimp.org/downloads/
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http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/
Adobe Flash update to latest version Note you will have to update Both IE and Firefox Just click on the link for each browser
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Win Utilities
http://www.ylcomputing.com/content/view/329 This is amazing program that does everything It found things that Registry Mechanic did not
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Absolute Shield Shredder 141
Operating system: Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/NT AbsoluteShield File Shredder 1.41 It's FREE! Permanently remove files and folders from your system AbsoluteShield File Shredder let you permanently remove files and folders from your system easily without the possibility of data recovery. The tool is integrated with the Windows shell and you can directly start shredding by right-clicking on the selected folders/files and selecting "AbsoluteShield File Shredder" from the Windows explorer menu. The program allows you to choose between a quick two-pass or the standard seven-pass file wiping method. You can get the program from here http://sys-shield.com/ http://www.sys-shield.com/download.htm Works great with XP Pro
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Advanced System Optimizer
http://www.systweak.com/aso/
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