(Cpu Cooler) (Memory Tester) (Motherboard Monitor) (Process Monitor) (Process Monitor: Memory) (Process Monitor: Registry) (Process Monitor: Resources) (Process Monitor: Start-Up) (Start-Up Tool) (Cleaner-Remove IE) (Cleaner: Backup And Remove DLLs) (Cleaner: Files) (Cleaner: Files and Registry) (Registry and File Tools) (Registry Editor) (Install-Uninstall Tool) (Memory Tool) (Backup Drivers) (Backup Files) (Backup: Registry) (Boot Manager) (Boot Manager; Partitioner) (CD Tool) (Format Diskettes) (Partition Tool) (Operating System) (Os: Unix For Windows)

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Cpu Cooler

Rain
(Freeware) (unsupported)
Windows OS: Windows 95/98 (known to work in Windows ME)
Languages: English
Description: Rain is a CPU cooler program. Originally designed as tool for the serious overclocker, this is a cooler program with no frills or extras. It doesn't need them. Rain issues the HLT (halt) command during periods of inactivity and the processor remains cooler because of it. Plain and simple. The benefits of running a cooler CPU are that it reduces power consumption, can extend laptop battery life, and prevents CPU heat related freezes and lockups. More important, it can prolong the life of your PC.
Company: Leading WinTech Author: --
Description and download v 1.0 (rain10.zip) (123 KB)
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=431
Description, download v 2.0 (rain20.zip) (121 KB)
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=430
(desc. rev.: 2004-10-24)

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Memory Tester

Memtest86
(Donationware) (open source GNU Public License)
Windows OS: DOS; Windows
Other OS: Linux
Languages: English
Description: 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. 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.
Company: Memtest86 Author: Chris Brady
Home Page: download (Windows, DOS) v 3.2 (2004-11-11) (memt32.zip) (58 KB)
http://www.memtest86.com/
(desc. rev.: 2005-01-10)

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Motherboard Monitor

MotherBoard Monitor (MBM)
(Freeware) (discontinued)
Windows OS: Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Languages: English and many other languages
Description: Motherboard Monitor is a very detailed and powerful system monitoring utility that should enlighten the heart of any computer geek. It can monitor fan speeds, temperatures, voltages and more. In addition, it provides detailed system information about your chip and memory. It also includes alarm features that can send e-mail alerts, initiate an FTP transfer or even send a pager message if conditions exceed the user defined condition.
Company: -- Author: Alex Van Kaam
Home Page:
http://mbm.livewiredev.com/
download page v 5.3.7.0 (2004-06-18) (mbm5370.exe) (1253 KB); MBM 5.3.7.0 patch 1 (MBM5370_1.exe) (327 KB)
http://mbm.livewiredev.com/download.html
(desc. rev.: 2005-01-10)

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Process Monitor

Process Explorer
(Freeware)
Windows OS: Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Languages: English
Description: Ever wondered which program has a particular file or directory open? Now you can find out. Process Explorer shows you information about which handles and DLLs processes have opened or loaded. The Process Explorer display consists of two sub-windows. The top window always shows a list of the currently active processes, including the names of their owning accounts, whereas the information displayed in the bottom window depends on the mode that Process Explorer is in: if it is in handle mode you'll see the handles that the process selected in the top window has opened; if Process Explorer is in DLL mode you'll see the DLLs and memory-mapped files that the process has loaded. Process Explorer also has a powerful search capability that will quickly show you which processes have particular handles opened or DLLs loaded. The unique capabilities of Process Explorer make it useful for tracking down DLL-version problems or handle leaks, and provide insight into the way Windows and applications work.
Company: -- Author: Mark Russinovich
Home Page:
http://www.sysinternals.com
description and download page v 8.61 (2004-12--20) (procexp9x.zip) (268 KB); (procexpnt.zip) (268 KB) (note: files are identical)
http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/procexp.shtml
(desc. rev.: 2005-01-18)

Filemon
(Liteware)
Windows OS: Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Other OS: Linux
Languages: English
Description: 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. NOTES: In order to help us track its use, please download through the link that represents the operating system on which you will use or mostly use Filemon. NOTES that the zip files are identical, and Filemon runs on either platform.
Company: -- Author: Mark Russinovich and Bryce Cogswell
Home Page:
http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/source/filemon.shtml
download page v 6.1 (2004-03-18) (FILEMON.ZIP) (92 KB), (NTFILMON.ZIP) (92 KB) (note: files are identical)
http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/source/filemon.shtml
(desc. rev.: 2004-01-05)

Another Task Manager (ATM)
(Freeware) (last available Freeware version)
Windows OS: Windows 95/98/ME
Languages: English
Description: ATM is a Windows9x-only application ideated for power-users who actually want to handle their systems. It provides a real-time capability to monitor all processes and threads, their CPU usage, execution time, etc. It allows you to completely manage the system priority of all running processes and threads. You can set a DPC (Dynamic Priority Controller) which can switch between two defined priorities specifying a time-slice for both. It allows you to know which are the system handles opened by all processes. You can spy on and control all system windows. ATM offers even a built-in CPU cooling function. It is based on the x86 HLT instruction which is called only when the system is idle, so it doesn't affects other tasks. Naturally, you can uncheck it whenever you want.
Company: -- Author: Enrico Del Fante
Program Description:
http://www.simtel.net/pub/pd/12339.html
download v 2.2 (1999-12-01) (atm22.zip) (56,813 bytes)
http://www.simtel.net/pub/dl/12339.html
alternate download v 2.2 (1999-12-01) (atm22.zip) (56,813 bytes)
http://home.att.net/~willowbrookemill/atm22.zip
(desc. rev.: 2004-01-05)

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Process Monitor: Memory

MemLoad
(Freeware)
Windows OS: Windows 98/ME
Languages: English
Description: Get a quick review of programs in use and their size.
Company: -- Author: Johan Samuelson
Program Description:
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/memload.html
download v 2.0 (2001-11-16) (memload20.zip) (28 KB)
http://www.snapfiles.com/download/dlmemload.html
(desc. rev.: 2004-05-09)

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Process Monitor: Registry

RegMon
(Freeware)
Windows OS: Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP; Windows Server 2003 and Windows 64-bit for Itanium and x64
Languages: English
Description: Regmon is a Registry monitoring utility that will show you which applications are accessing your Registry, which keys they are accessing, and the Registry data that they are reading and writing - all in real-time. This advanced utility takes you one step beyond what static Registry tools can do, to let you see and understand exactly how programs use the Registry. With static tools you might be able to see what Registry values and keys changed. With Regmon you'll see how the values and keys changed..
Company: -- Author: Mark Russinovich and Bryce Cogswell
Home Page:
http://www.sysinternals.com/
download page v 6.1 (2004-04-20) (regmon95.zip) (85 KB), (ntregmon.zip) (85 KB) (the files are identical)
http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/source/regmon.shtml
(desc. rev.: 2004-08-12)

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Process Monitor: Resources

Quick Resource
(Freeware)
Windows OS: Windows 95/98
Languages: English
Description: Displays 3 small moving bar graphs that indicate your remaining System, User, and GDI resources. It will also give a warning when resources drop below a configurable percentage.
Company: -- Author: Anish Mistry
Home Page:
http://am-productions.yi.org/getprod.php?pcode=QuickResource
download v 2.01(2000-08-11) (quickresource201.zip) (9 KB)
http://am-productions.biz/getfile.php?fcode=9
(desc. rev.: 2004-01-05)

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Process Monitor: Start-Up

Start-Up Monitor (Startup Monitor)
(Donationware)
Windows OS: Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Languages: English
Description: StartupMonitor is a small utility that runs transparently (it doesn't even use a tray icon) and notifies you when any program registers itself to run at system startup. It prevents those utterly useless tray applications from registering themselves behind your back, and it acts as a security tool against trojans like BackOrifice or Netbus.
Company: -- Author: Mike Lin
Home Page: download v 1.02 (StartupMonitor.zip) (60 KB)
http://www.mlin.net/StartupMonitor.shtml
(desc. rev.: 2005-01-10)

WinPatrol
(Liteware)
Windows OS: Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Languages: English, German, French
Description: WinPatrol with Scotty the Windows Watch Dog will sniff out Worms, Adware, Spyware, Cookies, Trojan horses and other virus type, malicious, nasty programs that may attack your computer. WinPatrol puts you back in control of your computer with no need for constant updates. WinPatrol's goal is to help you better understand what programs are running on your computer, and alert you to any new programs added without your permission. Scotty lets you confirm any new programs set up to run on your computer. NOTES: Win 95 Users Only: Download msaardk.exe See http://www.winpatrol.com/win95.html
Company: BillP Studios Author: Bill Pytlovany
Home Page:
http://www.winpatrol.com/
download page v 8.1.1.6 (2004-11-) (English) (wpsetup.exe) (886 KB)
http://www.winpatrol.com/winpatrol.html
(desc. rev.: 2004-12-03)

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Start-Up Tool

Startup Control Panel
(Donationware)
Windows OS: Windows 95/98/ME/NT4/2000/XP
Languages: English
Description: Startup Control Panel is a nifty control panel applet that allows you to easily configure which programs run when your computer starts. It's simple to use and, like all my programs, is very small and won't burden your system. A valuable tool for system administrators!
Company: -- Author: Mike Lin
Home Page: download v 2.8 (StartupCPL.zip) (59 KB) (StartupCPL_EXE.zip) (34kb)
http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml
(desc. rev.: 2005-01-10)

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Cleaner-Remove IE

IEradicator
(Liteware) (free for personal use by one person)
Windows OS: Windows 95/98/ME/2000
Languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Portuguese
Description: IEradicator is a tiny ASCII script that removes Internet Explorer versions 3 through 6.0., either because you don't want it or because you want a clean basis for an upgrade. It is NOT a complete removal, however, as they say in the manual - "The removal process eliminates 99% of Internet Explorer's files and registry keys to clear approximately 30MB of disk space. The remaining 1% is left behind to maintain compatibility with programs that use the MS HTML layout engine (e.g. Outlook Express)... After an IEradicator removal you have a clean foundation onto which you can install a more recent version of IE and the result is likely to be a smoother install and more stable final product when compared to an upgrade installation.... Severe problems and Operating system Crashes can be solved by removing IE with IEradicator and then reinstalling IE again (if that's your choice) from the source files." NOTES: IEradicator contains two versions. One version keeps all the web view shell integration intact, and the other takes all of that out for a lean and fast desktop environment COMMENTS: Easy to use and small, Eradicator will do all the work you need to do the job. Just click and re-boot when it tells you to. When your computer comes back on it has already finished it's job. It's that simple. A small issue with a few file associations that can be easily fixed by the user is the only bug I have come across.
Company: LitePC Technologies Pty Ltd Author: Shane Brooks
Home Page:
http://www.litepc.com/ieradicator.html
download page (IEradicator2001.zip) (200 kb)
http://www.litepc.com/ier_lic.html
(desc. rev.: 2003-12-02)

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Cleaner: Backup And Remove DLLs

DLL Archive
(Freeware)
Windows OS: Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Languages: English
Description: AnalogX DLL Archive is super-simple to use, just click search and let it do it's thing - once done, you'll be presented with a list of all the DLL's that don't have references in the system! Then just select which ones you think aren't necessary anymore and archive them; it's that simple! Make a mistake? No problem, restoring DLL's from the archive is just as simple - nothing is deleted until YOU delete it.
Company: -- Author: Analog X
Home Page:
http://www.analogx.com/welcome.htm
Program description:
http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/system/dllarch.htm
download v 1.0 (dllarchi.exe) (227 KB)
http://www.analogx.com/files/dllarchi.exe
(desc. rev.: 2003-12-29)

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Cleaner: Files

Spider
(Freeware) (Betaware)
Windows OS: Windows 95/98/NT
Languages: English
Description: IE stores the visited URLs in some hidden files and when you clean your cache and history, this information is not deleted! Spider will scan these hidden files for URLs, put those URLs in a file and allow cleanup.
Company: -- Author: Ward van Wanrooij
Home Page:
http://www.fsm.nl/ward/
download v 1.16 (1999-05-11) (spider116.zip) (350 KB)
http://www.fsm.nl/ward/spider116.zip
(desc. rev.: 2003-12-29)

Empty Temp Folders
(Freeware)
Windows OS: Windows 95/98/ME/NT4/2000
Languages: English
Description: Empty Temp Folders (emptemp) helps you manage folders that contain temporary files, left over by other applications. It's easy to add any folder and you can empty a folder (or all folders) with one click. List and delete cookies, history files and temporary internet files (this requires MS Internet Explorer version 5+). Find and delete temporary files outside the normal temp folders. Display the amount of memory the content of the clipboard takes up, and delete it. And it can find broken shortcuts (.lnk files) on your harddisk, so you can delete or fix them. NOTES: program doesn't copy anything to the system folders; detailed help file included; EmpRunner is included also).
Company: -- Author: Finn Ekberg Christiansen
Home Page:
http://www.danish-shareware.dk/
Program Description:
http://www.danish-shareware.dk/soft/emptemp/
download v 2.8.3 (emptemp2Setup.exe) (667 KB)
http://www.danish-shareware.dk/soft/emptemp/emptemp2Setup.exe
(desc. rev.: 2003-12-29)

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Cleaner: Files and Registry

RegCleaner
(Freeware) (last Freeware version)
Windows OS: Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Languages: English, multi-lingual user interface
Description: RegCleaner 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, I mean 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 files - Remove unused Shared DLLs (Automatically detected) - Automatic backup feature Other features - 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.
Company: -- Author: Jouni Vuorio
Program Description:
http://freeware4u.com/modules/mydownloads/singlefile.php?lid=49
download v 4.3.0.780 (with installer) (RegCleaner.exe) (540 KB)
http://freeware4u.com/modules/mydownloads/visit.php?lid=49
download page v 4.3.0.780 (no install) (RegCleanerNoSetup.exe) (494 KB)
ftp://ftp.zuzino.ru/pub/Webmasters/RegCleanerNoSetup.exe
(desc. rev.: 2003-11-24)

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Registry and File Tools

jv16 Powertools
(Freeware) (last Freeware version)
Windows OS: Windows 95/98/ME/NT4/2000/XP
Languages: English, many other languages
Description: jv16 PowerTools is a full set of tools to keep your computer up and running. Until now your computer might have been the one who was in charge, but with jv16 PowerTools you can take control. The program contains all the tools you need for cleaning, controlling and tuning up your computer. Including a registry cleaner, duplicate file finder, temp file finder and much much more! Installation notes: Do NOT run the program before you have copied it to its final destination. If you move the program after you have used it even once it starts asking for a password and you must re-install the program before you can use it again. COMMENTS: Version 1.3.0.196 expired on 2004-01-01
Company: -- Author: Jouni Vuorio
download v 1.3.0.195 (jv16pt_setup.zip) ( 2146 KB )
http://digilander.libero.it/rareware/jv16pt_setup.zip
alternate download v 1.3.0.195 (jv16_1.3.0.195.zip) ( 2146 KB )
http://www.321download.com/LastFreeware/dload/jv16-1.3.0.195.zip
Home Page ($ware):
http://www.macecraft.com/
(desc. rev.: 2005-01-19)

EasyCleaner
(Donationware)
Windows OS: Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Languages: English, many other languages
Description: EasyCleaner is a small program which searches Windows' registry for entries that are pointing nowhere. Deleting these entries will speed your computer up. But as you already might know, deleting entries from registry can be dangerous for your computer, so it is wise to make a backup of your registry. On my computer, deleting entries which were pointing nowhere, speeded my computer up! 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! Deleting invalid shortcuts from start-menu is possible as well. NOTES: see FAQ before using. The auto-update information needs to be changed from http://www.toniarts.com/EasyCleaner.ini to http://personal.inet.fi/business/toniarts/EasyCleaner.ini. Please note that even if you update your version of EasyCleaner the option doesn't change. A fresh copy of EC has the new address.
Company: ToniArts Author: Toni Helenius
Buzzy's review:
http://www.buzzys.net/easycleaner.html
Home Page, download v 2.0.6.373 (2004-06-20) (EClea2_0.exe) (2.68 MB) (EClea2_0.zip) (1.18 MB):
http://personal.inet.fi/business/toniarts/
alternate download location:
http://freeware4u.com/modules/mydownloads/singlefile.php?lid=165
(desc. rev.: 2004-09-02)

RegSeeker
(Freeware) (free for personal use)
Windows OS: Not Stated
Languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Hungarian, Italian
Description: 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 !
Company: -- Author: Thibaud Djian - Russ Schwenkler
Home Page:
http://www.hoverdesk.net/
Program description:
http://www.hoverdesk.net/freeware.htm
download v 1.35 beta build 1203 (rel. 2003) (RegSeeker.zip) (307 KB)
http://www.hoverdesk.net/dl/en/RegSeeker.zip
(desc. rev.: 2004-01-05)

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Registry Editor

Registrar Lite
(Liteware)
Windows OS: Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Languages: English
Description: Registrar Lite is a powerful and flexible freeware registry editor. It offers an explorer style interface which supports the clipboard and allows you to drag and drop registry keys and values. It offers background search and replace, a bookmark editor which allows you to add descriptions to registry keys as well as advanced registry value data editors which support all existing registry data types. An address bar allows you to access registry keys and values quickly. Registrar Lite offers registry key import and export functionality which supports all native registry file types. When running on Windows XP,2000 or NT, all security features are supported by offering editors which allow you to set registry keys, permissions, auditing and ownership.
Company: Resplendence Software Author: --
Home Page:
http://www.resplendence.com/docs/
download v 2.00 (reglite.exe) (2036 KB)
http://www.resplendence.com/download/reglite.exe
(desc. rev.: 2004-01-05)

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Install-Uninstall Tool

Total Uninstall
(Freeware)
Windows OS: Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Languages: English, Brazilian-Portuguese, Catalan, ChineseBig5, Czech, Dutch, French, Galician, German, Greek, Italian, Korean, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Spanish
Description: Total Uninstall can help you to monitor any changes that were made to your system during installation of a new software product and allow you to perform a complete uninstall without having to rely on the supplied uninstall program (which may leave files or changes behind). To use it, you simply launch the installation program from the Total Uninstall interface and select the system areas to be monitored. The program will then create a snapshot of your system before it installs the new software and an additional snapshot after install completes. It then compares the two snapshots and displays all changes in a graphical tree view, marking all values and/or files that have been added or changed as well as some before/after details. Total Uninstall will save these changes and if you decide to uninstall the application, it will reverse all changes to the previous state.
Company: -- Author: Gavrila Martau (Gabi)
Home Page:
http://www.martau.com/
download page v 2.34 (2003-08-06) (tun234.zip) (792 KB)
http://www.martau.com/tu_download.html
(desc. rev.: 2004-12-03)

Add/Remove Pro
(Freeware)
Windows OS: Windows
Languages: English
Description: Add/Remove Pro displays the entries in the Add/Remove Programs list of Windows Registry, checks if each is valid, and uninstalls the selected program or removes the entry from the list.
Company: -- Author: Ray Geide
Home Page:
http://superwin.com/
download v 2.08 (adrmpro2.exe) (346 KB)
http://superwin.swmirror.com/adrmpro2.exe
alternate download v 2.08 (adrmpro2.exe) (346 KB)
http://regvac.com/adrmpro2.exe
(desc. rev.: 2004-01-05)

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Memory Tool

Cacheman
(Freeware) (free for private/ educational use (no support))
Windows OS: Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Languages: English
Description: The Cacheman utility is designed to improve the performance of your computer by optimizing the disk cache, memory and a number of other settings. Cacheman prevents frequent paging to the hard disk caused by poor memory management, so you get improved performance, faster system reaction time and greater stability. Wizards and predefined profiles make it suitable for novices and yet it is also powerful and versatile enough for the more experienced user. Cacheman also corrects generic problems on systems with more than 512MB of RAM.
Company: Outer Technologies Author: --
Home Page:
http://www.outertech.com/
Program Description
http://www.outertech.com/index.php?_charisma_page=products
download v 5.5.0.30 (2003-07-01) (cachm550.exe) (927 KB), (cachm550.zip) (924 KB)
http://www.outertech.com/index.php?_charisma_page=downloads
(desc. rev.: 2004-01-05)

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Backup Drivers

WinDriversBackup Personal Edition
(Freeware) (last Freeware version) (free for non-commercial use)
Windows OS: Windows 95/98/ME/NT4/2000/XP
Languages: English
Description: WinDriversBackup is a handy tool for backing up your Windows system driver files. Use this program to find and identify all drivers or optionally limit it to non-Microsoft drivers and then copy them to a backup directory of your choice. You can choose to copy all or only selected drivers.
Company: Jermar Software Corp Author: --
Program description:
http://freeware4u.com/modules/mydownloads/singlefile.php?lid=172
download v 1.09 (2003-10-14) (wdrvbck1.exe) (2505 KB)
http://freeware4u.com/modules/mydownloads/visit.php?lid=172
(desc. rev.: 2004-03-31)

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Backup Files

XXCopy
(Liteware) (free for non-commercial use)
Windows OS: Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP; Windows Server 2003 Runs in command line mode
Languages: English
Description: XXCOPY is a command line utility for easily backing up files and folders. It provides more that 200 advanced features for even the most seasoned user. Probably the most popular use of XXCOPY is as disk- cloning tool. It can duplicate an entire system drive that can boot Window 9X/ME (though not NT/2000/XP). When converting files with long file names to the DOS 8.3 file-name convention, XXCOPY handles the long file name correctly and doesn't give the two files the same 8.3 name. XXCOPY can be used to synchronize directories and overwrite read-only files. With XXCOPY, you can back up up directories incrementally without the use of archive bit. Exclude directories or files from copying by wild cards. Qualify file by file date/time (Before, On, or After). Copy hidden/system files. Flatten a directory tree into files in one directory. Copy only the first n bytes and more. XXCOPY comes with a 16-bit version (XXCopy16).
Company: Pixelab Author: Kan Yabumoto
Home Page:
http://www.xxcopy.com
download v 2.85.7 (2004-07-27) (xxcopy.zip) (245 KB) (XXCOPY and XXCOPY16 are packaged in one file)
http://www.xxcopy.com/download/xxcopy.zip
(desc. rev.: 2004-08-12)

Karen's Replicator
(Donationware) (free for non-commercial use.) (source code included)
Windows OS: Windows (32-bit) Requires Visual Basic Runtime v6.0 (available on-site)
Languages: English
Description: 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. Options include repeated copies at intervals as short as a few minutes, or as long as several months, copy only files that have changed, and the replication of file deletions. Specify which files should not be copied, and also which days a file should be skipped!
Company: -- Author: Karen Kenworthy
Home Page:
http://www.karenware.com/
Program description:
http://www.karenware.com/powertools/ptreplicator.asp
download v 2.2.3 (2003-06-22) (ptreplicator-setup.exe) (1.4 MB)
http://www.karenware.com/progs/ptreplicator-setup.exe
(desc. rev.: 2003-11-25)

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Backup: Registry

Emergency Recovery Utility NT (ERUNT)
(Donationware)
Windows OS: Windows NT/2000/XP; Windows Server 2003
Languages: English and German, language pack for: Italian, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese, French, Spanish Latin American, Polish.
Description: Erunt allows a complete backup and restore of the Registry for Windows NT 4.0 and all following versions based on the NT kernel (2000, XP)
Company: -- Author: Lars Hederer
Home Page, download v 1.1g (2004-11-02) (erunt-setup.exe) (793 KB); (erunt.zip) (497 KB)
http://home.t-online.de/home/lars.hederer/erunt/
(desc. rev.: 2004-11-07)

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Boot Manager

XOSL
(Freeware) (Orphanware) (open source: GPL)
Windows OS: DOS; Windows 95/98/ME
Languages: English
Description: XOSL is a graphical boot manager that can dual boot over 30 various operating systems on a single disk. COMMENTS: XOSL is a full-featured boot manager with an easy-to-use graphical interface. Requires a VESA VBE 1.2 compliant display controller (which most of today's computers have). Development was discontinued in 2001, but XOSL is still among the best free bootmanagers.
Company: -- Author: Geurt Vos
Program description and download v 1.1.5 (xosl115.zip) (437KB)
http://www.ranish.com/part/xosl.htm
alternate download page v 1.1.5 (xosl115.zip) (437KB)
http://www.321download.com/LastFreeware/page8.html
(desc. rev.: 2004-10-06)

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Boot Manager; Partitioner

Ranish Partition Manager
(Freeware)
Windows OS: Windows 98/NT/XP
Other OS: Linux; Unix
Languages: English
Description: Ranish Partition Manager is a boot manager and hard disk partitioner. It gives users a high level of control for running multiple operating systems, such as Windows 98/NT/XP, Linux, FreeDOS, and FreeBSD on a single disk. The latest version can create, copy, move, and resize up to 32 primary and extended partitions. There are, also, included command line interface similar to gdisk and a simulation version that works with the large files instead of messing with the real disks.
Company: Ranish Author: Mikhail Ranish
Home Page:
http://www.ranish.com/part/
download v 2.40 (2001-02-08) (part240.zip) (60 KB)
http://www.ranish.com/part/part240.zip
alternate download v 2.40 (2001-02-08) (part240.zip) (60 KB)
http://users2.ev1.net/~mranish/part/part240.zip
(desc. rev.: 2004-01-05)

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CD Tool

DAEMON Tools
(Donationware)
Windows OS: Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Languages: English
Description: DAEMON Tools is an advanced application for multiprotection emulation. It is further development of Generic Safedisc emulator and incorporates all its features. This program allows running BACKUP copies of SafeDisc (C-Dilla), Securom or Laserlock protected games. Also included is a Virtual DVDROM drive (Generic DVDROM) enabling you to use your CD images as if they were already burned to CD! DAEMON Tools with all types of CD/DVDROM drives (IDE/SCSI) and supports nearly any CD protection. Please note that we recommend NOT to install DAEMON Tools on a system where Roxio/Adaptec EasyCD is or was installed. See the site for more details!
Company: THE DAEMONs HOME Author: --
Home Page:
http://www.daemon-tools.cd/
download v 3.47 (2004-08-29) (daemon347.exe) (492 KB)
http://www.daemon-tools.cc/dtcc/portal/download.php
(desc. rev.: 2005-01-08)

Burnatonce
(Donationware) (free for non-commercial use) (open source)
Windows OS: Windows 95/98/NT/2000
Languages: English, German, Spanish, French, Norwegian, Chinese, Italian, Lithuanian, Russian and Polish
Description: burnatonce can master data and audio discs, read/write image files and copy on the fly. It's drag and drop interface has multi-language support and is fully compatible with XP themes.Multisession and bootable disc mastering is supported as well as long filename support using Joliet, Long Joliet and Rockridge. Extra long filename support is provided with the ISO9660:1999 and UDF filesystems. Audio discs can be compiled from wav, mp3, mp2, ogg and flac files as standard while support for other audio formats can be added optionally. CD-Text can be written from the built in editor, imported from freedb, read from media tags or extracted from filenames. Pauses between tracks can also be set as silence, pregap or postgap of varying lengths. NOTES: A working ASPI layer is required to use burnatonce on Windows 9x/Me.
Company: -- Author: Jamie Osborne
Home Page:
http://www.burnatonce.com/
download page v 0.99.5 (2004-04-17) (bao0995.exe) (3897 KB); Adaptec's ASPI Layer 4.60 (aspi32.exe) (282 KB)
http://www.burnatonce.com/downloads/
(desc. rev.: 2004-08-12)

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Format Diskettes

SuperFormat
(Freeware)
Windows OS: Windows 95/98/ME/NT
Languages: English
Description: SuperFormat lets you create additional disk space on a standard 3.5 inch floppy disk. The program formats the floppy to hold 1.72 MB of data instead of the standard 1.44 MB. It comes with an adequate help file and is easy to use. NOTES: SuperFormat runs in a DOS box. Users report that SuperFormat does not format disks properly in Win 2000/ XP. (Previously formatted disks can be used in these OS.)
Company: FAIZ Software Author: --
download v 2.7 (sformat.zip) (20 KB)
http://195.241.84.246/zdnet/dlweek0127/sformat.zip
download v 2.8 (2001-01-07) (sformat.zip) (34 KB)
http://www.ifrance.com/archerdelaur/sformat.zip
(desc. rev.: 2004-07-08)

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Partition Tool

Partition Saving (was Savepart)
(Freeware)
Windows OS: DOS
Languages: English
Description: Partition Saving is a DOS program that is used to save, restore and copy hard-drive, partitions, floppy disk and DOS devices. With this program you could save all data on a partition to a file (such as you could save this file on a CD for example). Then if something goes wrong, you can completely restore the partition from the backup file. You no longer have to reinstall every piece of software from scratch. All you have to do is restore the partition from the backup file and then update any software that was modified since the backup was created.
Company: -- Author: D. Guibouret
Home Page:
http://www.partition-saving.com/
download page v 2.91 (2004-11-06) (savepart.zip) (415 KB)
http://damien.guibouret.free.fr/en/telechargement.html
(desc. rev.: 2004-11-16)

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Operating System

Debian
(Freeware) (open source)
Windows OS: n/a
Other OS: Linux
Languages: English, many other languages
Description: Debian is a free operating system (OS) for your computer. An operating system is the set of basic programs and utilities that make your computer run. Debian uses the Linux kernel (the core of an operating system), but most of the basic OS tools come from the GNU project; hence the name GNU/Linux. Debian GNU/Linux provides more than a pure OS: it comes with more than 8710 packages, precompiled software bundled up in a nice format for easy installation on your machine.
Company: -- Author: Debian
Home Page:
http://www.debian.org/
download v 3.0r2 (2003-11-21)
http://www.debian.org/distrib/
(desc. rev.: 2004-12-03)

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Os: Unix For Windows

Cygwin
(Freeware) (open source)
Windows OS: Windows 95+
Languages: English
Description: Cygwin is a UNIX environment for Windows. It consists of two parts: A DLL (cygwin1.dll) which acts as a UNIX emulation layer providing substantial UNIX API functionality and a collection of tools, ported from UNIX, which provide UNIX/Linux look and feel. The setup.exe utility tracks the versions of all installed components and provides the mechanism for installing or updating everything. Run this program any time you want to install a cygwin package. Note also that, by default, setup.exe does not install everything. Only the base cygwin distribution is installed by default. When running setup.exe, clicking on categories and packages in the package installation screen will provide you with the ability to control what is installed or updated. For instance, clicking on the "Default" field next to the "All" category will provide you with the opportunity to install every Cygwin package. Be advised that this will download and install hundreds of megabytes to your computer. The best plan is probably to click on individual categories and install either entire categories or packages from the categories themselves.
Company: Red Hat Inc. Author: Christopher Faylor (Project Leader)
Home Page: download setup utility for Cygwin DLL v. 1.5.12-1 (2004-11-11) (setup.exe) (263 KB)
http://www.cygwin.com/
(desc. rev.: 2004-12-03)