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| File Name File Size |
File Description |
| Windows Live Toolbar 1.59MB |
Start a search from any Web page.
See instant previews of maps and more from any Web page.
Personalize your Web experience with custom buttons. |
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Windows Defender 6.4MB-14.3 |
Windows Defender is a free
program that helps protect your computer against pop-ups, slow
performance, and security threats caused by spyware and other
unwanted software. It features Real-Time Protection, a monitoring
system that recommends actions against spyware when it's
detected, and a new streamlined interface that minimizes
interruptions and helps you stay productive. |
| ViewKeyXP 32.0KB |
This file will bring up the CD
key code in WindowsXP Keyfinder
for SP2. |
|
VM Java 3810 5.07MB |
This is Microsoft's Java
Virtual Machine for Windows 95/98/ME/NT4.0 and XP,build
5.00.3810. |
| ReadNTFS 789KB |
NTFS Reader for DOS provides read access to NTFS drives from the MS DOS environment. It supports long filenames as well as compressed and fragmented files. NTFS Reader for DOS allows you to preview the files on NTFS and copy them from NTFS to FAT volumes or network drives. In order to use the software you need to copy the readntfs.exe file to a bootable floppy disk and boot from it. |
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TweakUi 1.1KB |
TweakUi v1.33 for Windows NT,
ME, 95 and 98. |
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PowerToys Tool Page |
Power Toys for Windows XP. Color Control Panel Applet, SyncToy PowerToy, RAW Image Thumbnailer and Viewer, ClearType Tuner PowerToy, HTML Slide Show Wizard, Alt-Tab Replacement, Open Command Window Here, Tweak UI, Power Calculator, Image Resizer, CD Slide Show Generator, Virtual Desktop Manager, Taskbar Magnifier, Webcam Timershot, Tweak UI for Itanium™-based systems.
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XP-SP1a 10-30MB |
Download SP1a for Win XP Pro
and Home.(Update
Site) |
|
Site 2 133MB |
Second download site for
SP1a.(Full
Download) |
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XP-SP2 266MB |
Download SP2 for Win XP Pro
and Home. |
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SP2 on CD 266MB |
Order XP SP2 on CD. |
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XP-SP3 EXE File 316.4MB |
Windows XP Service Pack 3 Network Installation Package for IT Professionals and Developers. |
|
XP-SP3 ISO 544.9MB |
Windows XP Service Pack 3 - ISO-9660 CD Image File
. |
| AD-Aware
SE 871KB |
Download AD-Aware SE, this
software will scan for spyware. |
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WirelessKeyView v1.16 40KB |
WirelessKeyView recovers all wireless network keys (WEP/WPA) stored in your computer by the 'Wireless Zero Configuration' service of Windows XP and by the 'WLAN AutoConfig' service of Windows Vista. It allows you to easily save all keys to text/html/xml file, or copy a single key to the clipboard. |
| XP Service Pack 3 CD CD Page |
Windows XP SP3 includes all previously released updates for Windows XP, including security updates, out-of-band releases, and hotfixes. It contains a small number of new updates, that can help make it easier for Windows XP customers to be sure their system is up-to-date, but should not significantly change their Windows XP experience. |
|
Media Player 8.26MB |
Microsoft Media Player 11 Series. |
|
Explorer 7 11.2 MB |
Internet Explorer 7 RTM, XP SP2, XP64. |
| Netscape 9 5.77MB |
Netscape Navigator 9 is available as a standalone installation for Windows, Mac, and Linux. The automatic update feature in Netscape Browser 8 will not upgrade to 9.0.0.6. Please download the new version now for the latest updates. |
| ReadNTFS 135.2KB |
Reads NTFS from DOS. |
|
Prefetch 24.0KB |
Clean and Control Windows XP Prefetch Folder. |
| MemTest86 54.5KB |
Memtest86 is 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. |
| Directory Printer v5.2.5
1.26MB |
No more fumbling with My Computer or Windows Explorer, wishing you could print information about all your files. Karen's Directory Printer can print the name of every file on a drive, along with the file's size, date and time of last modification, and attributes (Read-Only, Hidden, System and Archive)! And now, the list of files can be sorted by name, size, date created, date last modified, or date of last access. |
|
Jdbgmgr.Exe 14.8KB |
Replace the file jdbgmge.exe. |
|
NewKey 288KB |
Change your Windows XP key from a pirated or invalid key to genuine key. |
| Aida32 2.64MB |
AIDA32 is a professional system information, diagnostics and benchmarking program running on Win32 platforms. It extracts details of all components of the PC. It can display information on the screen, print it, or save it to file in various formats like HTML, CSV or XML. For corporate users, AIDA32 offers command-line switches, network audit and audit statistics, remote system information and network management. |
| FrontPage Express 1.3MB |
Microsoft's Frontpage Express HTML Editor. This is a self extracting exe file, just click on the exe file. |
| DirectX
9 31.83MB |
Microsoft's DirectX 10 |
| Keyfinder
1.51 251.3KB |
The Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder is a freeware utility that retrieves your Product Key (cd key) used to install windows from your registry. It has the options to copy the key to clipboard, save it to a text file, or print it for safekeeping. It works on Windows 95, 98, ME, NT4, 2000, XP, .NET, Office 97, and Office XP. This version adds support for multiple installations of Office and the ability to change the Windows XP, 98, and ME installation key. |
| ieSpell 2.44MB |
Important - ieSpell is not spyware or adware. It is free for personal use only. Commercial use requires a separate license. See Licensing for more information. Latest version - v2.0.0 (build 577) released 12th June 2003. |
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Replicator v3.5.5 1.37MB |
Automatically backup files, directories, even entire drives! Karen's Replicator copies selected files from one drive/folder to another. Source and Destination folders can reside anywhere on your network. Files larger than 2 GB are supported. |
|
PowerDesk5 1.6MB |
Our Free version of PowerDesk provides a number of the features of our more powerful PowerDesk Pro edition. This is fully usable without any time-limits. Download it today and find out what you have been missing! Free Trial |
| As-U-Type 1.17MB |
The most powerful instant spell check and speed typing software. Free Trial |
| Agent
Ransack 1.49MB |
Agent Ransack the highly acclaimed free file searching utility! |
| Restore 192.6KB |
Restore files which are deleted from the recycle bin or deleted while holding down the Shift key by mistake. Conversely, this program has another function that makes it almost impossible to restore all deleted files. You can use it after deletion of confidential documents, embarrassing files and so on. |
| Spell
Magic™ 1.65MB |
Everyone has a favorite application that doesn't include spelling, or one that is slow to respond or hard to use. With Spell Magic, you can easily spell check a word, paragraph, or entire document; in any Windows program, including Microsoft Word, Outlook Express and Internet Explorer. One of the most beneficial aspects of Spell Magic is the minimal learning curve. With its standard Windows user interface and unparalleled options, you'll be an expert in no time at all and be using Spell Magic with all your applications. (retains Spell Magic) |
|
PC INSPECTOR™ 3.64MB |
PC INSPECTOR™ File
Recovery 3.x is a data recovery software tool that is made
available free of charge. Please note that you may only use the software if you agree to the following license conditions. CONVAR does not provide any support for PC INSPECTOR™ File Recovery 3.x. |
|
MoveOnBoot 1.95 1.94MB |
MoveOnBoot allows you to copy, moves or delete files on the next system boot. This comes in very handy, if you need to replace or delete files which are locked by other applications, loaded into memory or cannot be changed until next system boot. |
| SpyBot
1.5 4.15MB |
Spybot - Search & Destroy can detect and remove a multitude of adware files and modules from your computer. Spybot can also clean program and Web usage tracks from your system, which is especially useful if you share your computer with other users. Modules chosen for removal can be sent directly to the included file shredder, ensuring complete elimination from your system. And for advanced users, it allows you to fix Registry inconsistencies related to adware or malicious program installations. The handy online update feature ensures that Spybot always has the most current and complete listing of adware, dialers, and other uninvited system residents. |
|
OEBackup 2.2MB |
This is a free backup utility from MVPs David Guess and Steve Cochran. It allows you to back up mail folders, newsgroup folders, account settings, view settings, address book, in fact, everything. Or you can do selective backups of only those parts of OE you consider essential. |
|
SpellChecker 595.2KB |
A free program, made to allow people to use Spell Checker in Outlook Express. This is a stand alone application, that incorporates in Outlook Express. |
|
Setupam 579KB |
Application Mover is a tool that relocates installed programs from one path to another on your hard disk. Application Mover takes files found in the path specified in the 'Current Path' field (see below) and moves them to the 'New Path' path. Application Mover scans the windows registry for references to files located in the 'Current' field and changes those references to the 'New' path. Application Mover also scans all windows shortcuts in the Start Menu and adjusts path references to the new program location. Finally, *.ini and Install.log files present in the original program path are checked for strings matching the old path location. If found, these strings are changed to the new location. Confirmation dialogs are available if you enable the 'Confirm changes' checkbox (see below). If a file is 'busy' and cannot be changed to the new location, a reboot prompt is offered. Pending changes are then completed after the reboot. |
| DirectXUn 32.4KB |
This utility will uninstall DirectX 9x, read the Important.txt file first. |
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PowerOff 3.0.1.3 290.7KB |
PowerOff is a small program for Win95/98/NT/W2K/XP to schedule a shutdown/reboot/logoff/poweroff/Standby/Hibernate/Lock/Wake-On-LAN at a certain time. It also supports command line options that allows PowerOff to be used in batch files. It has a built-in scheduler, it allows you to run a program before doing the action, you can give a warning message to the user, wait for a process to finish before doing the action and full remote control is supported. |
|
Bootvis 967KB |
Bootvis.msi is a performance tracing and visualization tool that Microsoft designed to help PC system designers and software developers identify performance issues for boot/resume timing while developing new PC products or supporting software. |
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AutoFix 76.3KB |
The Microsoft AutoPlay Repair Wizard scans your computer devices to find defective AutoPlay settings, and attempts to fix those it finds. |
| CleanCache 2.18 346.9KB |
CleanCache 2.18 will delete the following items: Temporary Internet Files and index.dat, Internet Explorer History and index.dat, Internet Explorer Cookies (with selective save) and index.dat, Typed URLs (with selective save), Internet Explorer Form AutoComplete (using either CleanCache 2.18 built in AutoComplete deletion or by using IE's built in function), Recent Documents, Start Run History, Search History, Users Temporary Directory, Windows Temporary Directory, Root Temporary Directory, Registry MRUs, Recycle Bins, Clipboard, Windows Media Player, Word Pad, Create additives to delete user specified files/directories and registry entries, Outlook Express Sent/Deleted/Outbox databases, Microsoft Office Applications (Word, Excel, Access, Powerpoint and Project), Automatically save cookies if they match your IE favorites and/or IE managed sites Stealth mode. Configurable Ctrl-Alt-Letter key combo to recall CleanCache Logging, Selectable group cleaning. You can specify to clean specific groups at startup, IE Close and shutdown. |
| CWShredder Ver 2.0 306KB |
For 9x/NT/2K/XP. The only tool that will reliably remove the CoolWebSearch spyware/hijacker. CoolWebSearch has become so common (and CWShredder sufficiently refined) that I now believe all users should run this whenever they suspect possible parasite infestation. |
|
Disk Usage 268KB |
For 9x/2K/XP. Shows number of files and space occupied for any folder, including its subfolders. Easy to use, flexible, quite handy. |
| RegSeeker
1.55 306KB |
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 ! For any usage in any Company or Organization, please contact us (regseeker@hoverdesk.net) for licensing informations. |
| Hide Folder XP 2 0.99MB |
Hide Folders™ XP is a simple but ingenious program for Microsoft Windows XP and 2000 users. Every day we trust our personal files to a computer. Who knows how many people will want to get access to them? If you share your computer with co-workers, children, spouse or your computer is always connected to the Internet, your private files are under threat of being revealed. Since 2001, our Hide Folders software products help our users to hide private files and folders from prying eyes. |
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BootSafe 116KB |
BootSafe - Makes rebooting in Safe Mode a Snap! BootSafe takes the hassle out of rebooting in Safe Mode or back to Normal mode. BootSafe is 100% free and contains no adware, spyware or malware! No more fighting with the F8 key or MSCONFIG! |
| MyLogon 598KB |
MyLogon is an alternative to
the standard Windows Logon or Welcome Screen, which may offer
advantages for certain types of network, particularly for
laptop-users who connect to multiple domains, business workgroups, data-entry stations, and situations where users must be able to log-on at any computer interchangeably. |
|
KeyUpdateTool 663KB |
The Genuine Advantage Product Key Update Tool is only valid for users attempting to change their current non-genuine Product Key to a genuine COA sticker or genuine Product Key - all without a reinstall! XP ONLY! |
| Folder
Guide 1.1 751KB |
Folder Guide is a free handy utility that provides fast access to your frequently used and favorite folders. It can operate as the part of your context menu in your Windows Explorer. After quick install it will appear in context menus of Windows Explorer and Open/Save dialogs as "Folder Guide" item. With Folder Guide, you no longer need dozens of mouse clicks to navigate to your desired folder. Now reach your favorite folders in just 2 mouse clicks. Select from right click menu "Folder Guide" then click on your desired folder. Folder Guide runs automatically as part of the Windows Explorer context menu, so you will never need to start the program otherwise you want to edit the list of folders. It also works from the desktop, the Start button. Folder Guide is a freeware and 100% Spyware FREE. It does NOT contain any Spyware, Adware or Viruses. |
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Internet Explorer 8 Beta 14.4MB |
Internet Explorer 8 can be installed on Microsoft Windows Vista® Service Pack 1 (SP1), Windows Vista, Windows XP® Service Pack 2 (SP2), Windows Server® 2008 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2). Downloads are available from the following locations: |
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AutoRuns for Windows 490KB |
This utility, which has the most comprehensive knowledge of auto-starting locations of any startup monitor, shows you what programs are configured to run during system bootup or login, and shows you the entries in the order Windows processes them. These programs include ones in your startup folder, Run, RunOnce, and other Registry keys. You can configure Autoruns to show other locations, including Explorer shell extensions, toolbars, browser helper objects, Winlogon notifications, auto-start services, and much more. Autoruns goes way beyond the MSConfig utility bundled with Windows Me and XP. |
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Agent Ransack version 1.7.3 792KB | Agent Ransack is a free tool for finding files and information on your hard drive fast and efficiently. When searching the contents of files Agent Ransack displays the text found so you can quickly browse the results without having to separately open each file! Requires: Win 9x/ME/NT/2000/XP/SP2/2003/Vista. |
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Firefox 3 7.8MB | Can a browser really make the Web better? Try Firefox and see for yourself. |