I was amazed when i read the info on this app it says its 97kb and ill be damned it is, its also got more option the bitcomet(my previous torrent app). It has better performance then bitcomet, bitcomet uses average 50mb of ram ?torrent typically uses 4mb of ram which i have checked in Process Explorer and can confirm. I suggest you all check it out.
Win-Guard Pro 2005 Free Edition
Secure your computer for FREE!With Win-Guard Pro 2005 you can password protect your programs, windows and web pages in one easy to use program! What's more, there is also encryption for your personal files and folders. It offers an all-in-one security solution for your computer. With extra features to lock the desktop, boot keys, task keys, blocking software installations and internet access. Win-Guard Pro 2005 comes in a Free and Premium edition.
Disallow all types of programs and windows
Over 20 built-in programs or 30 if using Premium
Add your own programs for locking *
Block software installations *
Lock Boot Keys (using addon) *
Lock files and folders using encryption
Lock Internet downloads to help prevent viruses
Lock Zip files, Desktop, Task Keys and setup multiple users
It's Free, no adverts, nag screens or spyware
Works alongside your firewall, anti virus programs such as Zone Alarm and Norton AntiVirus
Any good freeware download manager?
Download Express - download manager and accelerator(581 kb)
Free Download Manager (1422 Kb)
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/eulalyzer.html
By Javacool Software LLC, the makers of SpywareBlaster, SpywareGuard, etc.
Description taken from the Readme.txt file:
Analyze license agreements for interesting words and phrases.
EULAlyzer can analyze license agreements in seconds, and provide a detailed listing of potentially interesting words and phrases.
Discover if the software you're about to install displays pop-up ads, transmits personally identifiable information, uses unique identifiers to track you, or much much more.
When installing software, never just click past the license agreement. Pop it into EULAlyzer, and EULAlyze it!
I read this whole thread and i will only mention stuff no one else mentioned:
AUDIO PLAYER
Billy 1.04b
http://sheepfriends.com/?page=billy
global hotkeys, plays mp3 & ogg. fast & simple. grreat.
VIDEO PLAYER
Koolplaya
single .exe file of 160 kilobytes. (!!!!!) replaces WMP. plays DVD perfectly. plays Quicktime and/or Realvideo with the proper filters installed. uses less CPU than "WMP 6.4" or "WMP classic" or any other player.
CLIPBOARD
ClipX
DICTIONARY/THESAURUS
WordWeb
SOME MORE:
PowerMenu - transpency, always-on-top options for all windows.
rjh extensions !!! renamer, file list, copy path, etc ... very neat-o.. well if you're a nerd, that is.
Cute PDF - to create PDF files from any program.
http://www.cutepdf.com/Products/CutePDF/writer.asp
FTP Wanderer (by Pablo Van Der Meer)
http://www.pablosoftwaresolutions.com
wackget - simple d/l manager. not the best, but sometimes less is more.
http://millweed.com/projects/wackget
miniaim - if you're not an AIM fanatic but you want it every once in awhile. (miranda is better, but this is truly barebones for only teh 1337)
http://bama.ua.edu/~honey010/miniaim/
TextMe - by Peter Chapman... a simple little notes organizer
http://www15.brinkster.com/pmchapman/oldsite/textme.html
ClamWin - on-demand virus scanning
WINDOWS XP FIREWALL (built-in, keep life simple!)
I also recommend other softwares previously mentioned: AbiWord (much improved in newer versions!!), Startup Control (from www.mlin.net ), irfanview, netmeter, FOXIT, rainlendar....
Since people here mentioned torrent clients, I thought I would say that I use ABC and I am happy with it.
OK, some I haven't seen:
EasyCleaner
http://personal.inet.fi/business/toniarts/ecleane.htm
Arovax Shield
http://www.arovaxshield.com/download.php
WinPatrol
Cool. I found a racing game called Racer that I'm downloading now.
Diskeeper 9 Lite for 32 and 64bits Download and extract Intel Desktop Utilities Full Version 88.9 MB.
Paint Shop Pro 7.0 w/Animation
Advanced WindowsCare thoroughly examines the Windows system, accurately detects the bottlenecks for slowing down and crashing, fixes these problems and repairs Windows.
LookInMyPC provides system diagnostic information such as details on running processes, installed services, startup programs, Windows updates and hot fixes, active network and Internet connections, TCP/IP port usage, event log detail, and much more.
Startup Delayer allows you to setup how many seconds after Windows has started, to load each program.
Darik's Boot and Nuke a self-contained boot floppy that securely wipes the hard disks of most computers. DBAN will automatically and completely delete the contents of any hard disk that it can detect, which makes it an appropriate utility for bulk or emergency data destruction
BootSafe Makes booting in Safe Mode a snap!
POV-Ray free tool for creating stunning three-dimensional graphics
SpyDefense Real-time Protection,Automatic Updates,Schedule Scans,Scan system memory, registry files, and file system
BootSkin allows users to change their Windows 2000 and Windows XP boot screens.
MemTest (no installer) evaluates the ability of your computer's memory to store and retrieve data accurately.
IE Tab embedding Internet Explorer in tabs of Mozilla/Firefox.Can you believe it? We really run WindowsUpdate from Mozilla/Firefox
BlueScreen Screen Saver Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) screen saver
TV plugin for Winamp Control your TV card from within Winamp.
SphereXP three-dimensional desktop.
MP3 Repair Tool Repair your MP3 files within a second!
My Pictures 3D enjoy your favorite pictures in 3D!
Recolored Colorize Black and White photos
MemInfo A memory Defragmenter, Displays the current memory (RAM or Page File) usage of Windows in the system tray.
WYSIWYG Web Builder WYSIWYG (What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get) program used to create web pages
NTFS Reader for Windows 95, 98, Me
NetDog Internet Filter Block Porn Content In/Out Internet
Naomi is an advanced internet filtering program, easy to use and totally FREE, intended for families and parents in particular
CyberShredder (no installer ) lets you erase confidential files from your computer permanently
FireTune for Mozilla Firefox v1.x
icon sushi image to icon converter
NoSee (only 38Kb and no installer) a file encrypt/decrypt program
FineCrypt Highly secure encryption with a single mouse click
File Salvage Copy files from scratched CD or DVD
NASA World Wind lets you zoom from satellite altitude into any place on Earth
Terragen scenery generator, free for personal non-commercial use.
DjVuReader intended for viewing djvu files in Windows95/98/XP
Festoon adds video and sharing to Skype and Google Talk.
Unstoppable Copier Recovers files from disks with physical damage,such as bad sectors, scratches or that just give errors when reading data.
XPize is a GUI enhancer that replaces most of the non-XP icons, avis and bmps that Microsoft has always overlooked. It also includes some extras and a reloader, which you can use after visiting Windows Update
TaskPrompt task reminder utility
novaPDF create professional quality documents in industry-standard PDF file format
ExplorerXP file manager for Windows 2000/XP. it displays the total size of each folder and allows you to browse multiple folders from a tabbed interface.
Blog Navigator read blogs on the Internet. It integrates into various blog search engines and can automatically determine RSS feeds from within properly coded websites.
SensiveGuard Protect inbound and outbound network TCP,UDP/IP access, system and personal files, detect malicious operations, Fingerprint programs for identities, Suspend access in real-time for user approval, Easy of use and flexible security policies etc.
Uninstall Tool no installation required
Ultra small utility that replaces the standart unconvenient and heavy "Add and Remove Programs". The program has a lot of features, options that absents in Microsoft's applet:
- great speed and small size, that do not influence the quality
- allows you to display hidden installed programs
- filter installed application list by name
- makes possible to delete programs if their uninstaller fails
- Running "Windows Components" feature
- Browsing elements in the registry
- Saving (exporting to HTML) current installed software list
- Multilingual, cool and simple interface
- ... a lot of more
DELETE DOCTOR no installation required
Delete files that are difficult to delete, such as some files left by viruses and trojans, or files with corrupted file names. This program can also delete files like the "index.dat" files, which store Internet history, by scheduling them for deletion upon system restart. Select a file to delete from the built-in file browser or drag a file to the application's icon or window from Window's Explorer.
Group Policy Editor (GPEDIT.MSC) for XP Home
Windows xp home is not equipped by default with management tool like Windows xp pro. however, by downloading this zip file "telecharger le fichier zip" and follwing the instructions, will make it possible for XP-Home. ( file is safe and its contents are in English)
http://www.astwinds.com/astuces/gpeditxphome.html
and here is a bablefish translation for the above link
http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/t...editxphome.html
and here are some info about Group Policy Editor
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechn...674c8c9eaf.mspx
http://www.xptuneup.com/xptuneup_qos.htm
If you are looking for an external hard disk drive solution that can be used interchangeably between Windows XP, Windows 98, Mac OS and Linux, there is only one way to prepare the hard disk and SwissKnife does it for you. You can create, delete and format partitions on your hard disk drives in one smooth, simple process. While the product has been tested up to 400GB, it should support hard disks of up to 2048GB. SwissKnife allows creation of FAT32 & NTFS partitions. FAT16 option is provided for compatibility. Supports Internal interfaces such as IDE and SCSI and External interfaces such as Hi-Speed USB, Parallel port, PCMCIA, USB On-The-Go, Firewire?, SATA interfaces etc. Creates Fixed and Removable Disk Format types.
Key Features:
Formats faster than the OS (click on chart for details)
Allows change of cluster size during Full format or Quick Format
Divides a single hard drive into one or more partitions
Supports Hi-Speed USB, PCMCIA, SATA, SCSI, USB 1.1, and FireWire? external drives
Supports Fixed and Removable disk formats
Supports FAT, FAT32 & NTFS systems
Allows creation of a single partition of up to 2048GB of FAT32 or NTFS file systems.
Full format or Quick Format of existing partitions
Selective partitions can be modified for optimum flexibility
HD Tune no installation required
is a Hard Disk utility which has the following functions:Benchmark: measures the performance
Info: shows detailed information
Health: checks the health status by using SMART
Error Scan: scans the surface for errors
Temperature display
HD Tune may also work with other storage devices such as memory cards, USB sticks, iPods, etc.
is a professional source code editor for Windows.This program is not only fast in loading time, but also small in size (so small that it can be copied in one floppy disk).While it can serve as a good replacement for Notepad, it also offers many powerful features for programming languages such as HTML, C/C++, Perl and JavaSyntax Highlighting for HTML, C/C++, Perl, Java, Matlab and LaTeX. Also, it can be extended for other programming languages based on custom syntax files
Other features include undo/redo, user tools, macros, spell checker and more
Two programs I highly recommend are these....
IE Privacy Keeper:
Nice prgram that can clear out history and other junk that sometimes even ccleaner can't touch.
http://www.browsertools.net/IE-Privacy-Keeper/
K-Meleon
Browser based off Geko. Has no offical release since Feb, 05, but you can get unofficale releases, that come out all the time. Very fast and customizable, and light weight. It also
has many fetures such as adblock, noscript, and the ability to disable java and popups.
Of course it is tabbed browsing t
http://kmeleon.sourceforge.net/
I will find some more later.
Celestia-Explore Outer Space
http://www.shatters.net/celestia/download.html
Game Maker-Create your own games
http://gamemaker.nl/download.html
Gizmo Project-Free Phone for your Computer
Jarte-Word Pad Alternative
http://www.jarte.com/download.html
Moffsoft Free Calc-Calc Alternative
TV.EXE-Watch TV(for dsl and cable connection
NVU-Dreamweaver Alternative
http://www.nvu.com/download.html
IconoMaker-Free Icon Maker
http://www.iconutils.com/iconomaker/
Kerio-Free Firewall
http://www.sunbelt-software.com/Kerio.cfm
Outpost-Free Firewall
http://www.agnitum.com/products/outpostfree/download.php
Dev C++-C++ Alternative to Microsoft C++
Speakfonia-Text to Speech
http://www.cfs-technologies.com/home/
Core FTP-FTP Manager
FeedSpring-Create your own RSS Feeds
Mp3tag is a powerful and yet easy-to-use tool to edit metadata (ID3, Vorbis Comments and APE) of common audio formats. It can rename files based on the tag information, replace characters or words from tags and filenames, import/export tag information, create playlists and more. The program supports online freedb database lookups for selected files, allowing you to automatically gather proper tag information for select files or CDs.
Brilliant audio file tagger
Foobar2000 is an advanced audio player for the Windows platform. Some of the basic features include ReplayGain support, low memory footprint and native support for several popular audio formats.
Takes a while to configure but once configured absolutely brilliant, bye bye windows Media player
Very good open source apps which can create Encrypted virtual disc drives, which it will create.
From the official site:
# Creates a virtual encrypted disk within a file and mounts it as a real disk.
# Encrypts an entire hard disk partition or a device, such as USB flash drive.
# Encryption is automatic, real-time (on-the-fly) and transparent.
# Provides two levels of plausible deniability, in case an adversary forces you to reveal the password:
1) Hidden volume (steganography ? more information may be found here).
2) No TrueCrypt volume can be identified (volumes cannot be distinguished from random data).
# Encryption algorithms: AES-256, Blowfish (448-bit key), CAST5, Serpent, Triple DES, and Twofish.
Mode of operation: LRW (CBC supported as legacy).
# Based on Encryption for the Masses (E4M) 2.02a, conceived in 1997.
These are the programs currently produced on The Open CD.
A quote from the website...
"TheOpenCD is a collection of high quality Free and Open Source Software. The programs run in Windows and cover the most common tasks such as word processing, presentations, e-mail, web browsing, web design, and image manipulation. We include only the highest quality programs, which have been carefully tested for stability and which we consider appropriate for a wide audience."
I just found out there's a free version of BitDefender.
BitDefender 8 Free Edition
http://www.bitdefender.com/PRODUCT-14-en--...ee-Edition.html
It's an on-demand virus scanner, without the realtime virus shield of the paid version, so it can be installed alongside your resident AV program. To quote from the website: "BitDefender 8 uses the same ICSA Labs certified scanning engines found in other BitDefender products, allowing you to enjoy basic virus protection for no cost at all."
VLC Player
VLC (initially VideoLAN Client) is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, mp3, ogg, ...) as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. It can also be used as a server to stream in unicast or multicast in IPv4 or IPv6 on a high-bandwidth network
it runs almost any thing
Restoration - file undelete utility
Restoration is an easy to use and straight forward tool to undelete files that were removed from the recycle bin or directly deleted from within Windows, and we were also able to recover photos from a Flash card that had been formatted. Upon start, you can scan for all files that may be recovered and also limit the results by entering a search term or extension. In addition, it also provides the option to wipe the found files beyond simple recovery. The program is small and standalone, it does not require installation and can also run from a Floppy disk. Restoration works with FAT and NTFS as well as digital cameras cards.
no install needed
A couple of posts ago someone mentioned Advanced Spyware Remover.
This program is on the Rogue Spyware list (http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm) and is reported to produce ridiculous false positives.
A couple of posts ago someone mentioned Advanced Spyware Remover.
This program is on the Rogue Spyware list (http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm) and is reported to produce ridiculous false positives.
I will take it down. You have to remember that this is a user posted list. If you really want to make sure its safe to download something make sure it was posted by a reputable member of the forum.
(I do plan to clean this thread up soon. I will remove all bogus apps ect but it will take some time.)