Shalom Help Maker 0.6.1

Shalom Help Maker (SHM) is a program that allows you to quickly and easily create help files in standard Windows format. You have certainly noticed the help file online that appear by pressing the F1 key from any Windows application.

Help Maker lets you create your own online help. An excellent editor that supports images, links to other pages, websites, e-mail boxes and much more.

A special function allows you to update links when pages are added or deleted.
The F4 key allows you to preview the page; F9 to compile your help file.

Shalom Help Maker 0.6.1

ScreenHunter Pro 5.1.763

ScreenHunter is a free program that captures the Windows screen, active window, client window or rectangular areas chosen by the user.
The program is completely free, allows you to save as captured in BMP or JPG or copy in the Windows Clipboard.
And can set custom key combinations for the capture or capture a portion of the screen automatically after the specified number of seconds have elapsed.
Deals with few resources.
For the more demanding there is a shareware fee taken from here (1 MB approx.)

ScreenHunter Pro 5.1.763

PhotoPlayer 6.07

PhotoPlayer is a "stand-alone" that allows you to display collections of images on hard disk or CD ROM.
The program includes features for searching and viewing images automatically, offers 128 different types of animation effects, four display modes, allows you to display all images as thumbnails and can be customized in every aspect.
Part of a CD ROM of photographs, offers a friendly interface for automatic display of the same. It reveals, therefore, good for presentations.
PhotoPlayer can even create an "autorun" graphic for your photo CD.
Completely free.
From today, the program is "translated" even the Italian language by placing this file in the "Languages" located in the directory where you installed PhotoPlayer.

PhotoPlayer 6.07

PhotoFantasyLE 2.0

PhotoFantasy LE is a software that allows you to combine personal photos with a wide variety of backgrounds provided by the program. For example, it is easy to insert your own face in the case of an astronaut at NASA, becoming a muscular wrestling champion, an accomplished surfer and much more.

The creation of the photos is extremely simple and intuitive: simply choose your own personal photograph and place it in the background provided by the program.
The quality of the final result can be improved by adjusting the controls to change brightness and contrast. The final picture can be printed, sent via e-mail or saved as JPEG.
The Lite version, which we propose is completely free but, unfortunately, offers only 10 backgrounds.

PhotoFantasyLE 2.0

Now3D 1.29.00

From Italy with passion! Now3D is an excellent software, although it is relatively easy to use.
The program allows to create three-dimensional (raytracing) without spending a Euro! ... Divided into six main windows (Preview, Top, Right, Front, Girl, and Option), Now3D allows you to create and render three-dimensional objects.
The various modes include preview Wire Frame, Flat Shading, Gouraud shading, Phong Shading Quick and Z-Phong.
And can set the camera position and arrangement of lights. Really excellent.

Now3D 1.29.00

Nimo Codec Pack 5.0 build 9

A free package that will make happy all those interested in video and digital music.
A codec (short for "compressor/decompressor") are special programs that are installed at the system level and are used to compress data streams audio or video
(Or both) so that you can play with a good quality, for example, a video clip using modern broadband connections.
To play an audio/video files you should always use the same codec with which it was originally compressed. Windows Media Player (the software embedded in Windows that allows playback of any multimedia content) allows for viewing video clips or entire films as long as the codec must be present and correctly installed.

Nimda Codec Pack contains a comprehensive collection of all the codecs available on the Web The installation procedure allows you to choose, interactively, you want to install.
If you can, for example, to hear the audio from a DivX movies or watch any video, Nimo Codec Pack is the solution for you!

Nimo Codec Pack 5.0 build 9

NetVue Image Finder 1.1

NetVue Image Finder is a program, easy to use, allowing you to search pictures and images on the Net indicating one or more keywords.
The software takes care of automatically fetch the images found on the Internet and view the user as a "slide show". This presentation will start immediately after the insertion of keywords.

And can stop the search at any time and save all the images (or only some of them). Additional options allow you to set an image as background (wallpaper) for Windows, or send it to friends and acquaintances via e-mail.
NetVue Image Finder does not include functionality for filtering of the images but it is practical to use a tool that returns good results quickly.

Important: The program requires installation of Microsoft. NET Framework.

NetVue Image Finder 1.1

MWSnap 3.0.0.74

MWSnap is a small but extremely powerful program that allows you to capture any window to be displayed on the screen.
This program is able to capture the entire screen or parts of it (windows, menus ,...). MWSnap supports BMP, JPG, TIFF, PNG and GIF, you can manually set the color depth and image quality.
An excellent program and easy to use one of the best among those free of charge.

MWSnap 3.0.0.74

MW-Fonts

A free, lightweight and ready to use which allows for a complete list of all sources of character installed.

MW-Fonts allows you to copy the list of the various fonts in the Windows Clipboard, so you can paste it into a program such as Word and print it, if deemed necessary.
For each source of character you see a phrase such as, customized by the user.
A very useful program for those who work with graphics.

MW-Fonts

MPEG Join

Join MPEG is a easy to use program that lets you merge multiple files into one MPEG.
It just trascianare MPEG files that you want to paste together in the "Join" (Union) of the program, choose the name for the file to be created, and finally, click Join.
The files are merged in the order they are specified in the "Join" of the program.
We have successfully combined into a single file approximately 400 MB, 4 different MPEG files, in just 30 seconds.

MPEG Join

IrfanView 4.27

InfanView is probably the most famous and popular image viewer free for Windows.
The program is in fact in circulation on the Net for many years, and each release brings a number of innovations compared to the previous year. Some features of InfanView include the ability to preview the images and display a collection of images quickly, supports drag & drop, the ability to make the slideshow, convert a series of images from one format to another by a batch, print different images using different customization options, to change the color depth and much more.

Supported formats are a lot of JPG/JPEG, GIF, BMP, DIB, RLE, PCX, PNG, TIFF, TGA, RAS/SUN, ICO, AVI, WAV, MID, RMI, WMF, EMF, PBM, PGM, PPM, IFF/LBM, PSD, CPT, MPG/MPEG, MOV, Photo-CD, and Flash/Shockwave.

IrfanView 4.27

Image Analyzer 1.32

Image Analyzer is a software for editing and reworking of images. Able to support many image formats (JPEG 2000, BMP, ICO, CUR, WMF, EMF, JPEG, PNG, RAS, PNM, PGM, PPM, HIPS), the program offers valuable tools for analysis and editing.

And can, for example, resize your images, apply filters, conversions, special algorithms designed to apply color correction,...
Some of the most important potential of this program, are shown on this page.

Image Analyzer 1.32

FotoTime FotoAlbum 6.1.0.5

Time PhotoAlbum Photo is software that lets you sort and organize your digital photos into albums, filter them by date, keyword and much more.
And possible to import photos directly from your digital camera or scanner TWAIN compatible.

Photo Time PhotoAlbum allows, finally, burn your photo CD ROM in ISO format or prepare a folder to be stored on a CD with your favorite program.
The program provides the opportunity to enter comments for each image, quickly jump from one collection to another, view your photos as a slide show (slide show), to create screensaver (screensaver).
There are also basic features for editing your pictures.

It also a manual in Word format, downloadable from here (1.8 Mb, in English).

FotoTime FotoAlbum 6.1.0.5

Font List 1.3

Font List is a program that allows you to display, in a single HTML file, all sources of character installed on your system.

Particularly suitable for those who frequently use word processing software, web design programs or otherwise working in graphics, Font List allows you to save all the time often wasted looking for the best source.

Once the HTML file containing the complete list of all installed fonts, you can, via an Internet browser, in turn, choose the right one.

Font List 1.3

Fontastic 2.40

Fontastic is a program that lets you view all fonts installed sources within the system. And can preview all the fonts installed, adjust the size, features (bold, italics, underline, strikethrough,...).
The program includes a feature that allows you to display, in sequence, the various sources of nature as if it were a presentation (slideshow).
Lacks the ability to adjust the colors of the text.

Fontastic

DVD Decrypter 3.5.4.0

A program that allows you to store the hard drive of your personal computer, the contents of any DVD. DVD Decrypt is able to recognize and process the DVD made using the multi-angle and is able to merge multiple VOB files, you can install it as an extension of the shell (user interface) of Windows.

DVD Decrypter 3.5.4.0

Dup Detector 3.0

Dup Detector is a program that can identify images that appear to be identical in all respects (duplicate) or very similar.
The program does, in fact, a scan of your entire hard drive looking for the same image: Image opens today and analyzes the information relating to the various pixels.
Dup Detector is easy to use: just specify the folder in which to be searched.
Completely free, Dup Detector proves an excellent software to identify duplicate photo on your hard drive and allows you to discard those very similar.

Dup Detector 3.0

DiVfix 1.13

A small program that can make happy those who love movies in DivX format.
DivFix is a software which allows for smooth video files in DivX format (AVI) damaged or partially removed from the Internet.

DivFix is able to reconstruct the index of the DivX movie that is normally placed at the end of the file. A basic system for error detection is able to diagnose, and correct serious errors that occur within the movie and can interfere with the correct reproduction of the same.

DiVfix 1.13

DirectX 10

Latest version of DirectX graphics libraries necessary to run any game last generation for many applications of three-dimensional rendering.

DirectX 10

DeKnop 5.0

DeKnop is a very useful program for webmasters and web designers. This software allows you to create buttons for any website.

A clean interface and allows you to choose very practical, step by step, text, style, fonts, font color, 3D style, size and much more to draw the appearance of each button.
It provides a preview window that shows the changes that are applied to each button.
The program is able to create buttons up/down effect to be associated with "rollover" created in javascript.

The graphic files can be saved in PNG format.

DeKnop 5.0

3D Canvas 8.2

3D Canvas is a program for modeling and animation of 3D objects in real time. The program offers an intuitive approach - based on drag & drop - to the world of 3D modeling.

And possible to create complex three-dimensional objects from simple primitive elements or create new ones using the appropriate tool Object Building Tools included with 3D Canvas. There are tools to "sculpt", distort and paint 3D objects.
As for the creation of animated 3D Canvas will think to check that the action takes place smoothly.

Animations can be recorded directly in AVI format.
3D Canvas is also able to import 3D scenes from all major formats: You can then use, for example, all files available on the Internet.

The program is completely free and does not even need to register!

3D Canvas 4.23

WinAsks Professional 2.0

WinAsks Professional 2.0 is a free software for creating, managing, analyzing multimedia questionnaires and surveys. It can be used for educational purposes (test, assessment tests, audits, ...) and education (training courses, surveys, analysis, market research ,...).

Questionnaires can be performed directly on screen, printed on paper, exported to other applications, or conducted via the Internet (example)! The program supports four types of questions (multiple choice, integration, true/false, association), each fully customizable. Questionnaires can be changed by setting several options: time, suggestions, errors, succession, scores, messages, etc.., All with a few mouse clicks. Prior to conducting the questionnaires can be requested identification data (name, class, etc.)..

The print features of the program allow you to customize fonts, colors, styles, always with the possibility of obtaining a full screen preview even more different versions. The compilation produces instead a freely distributable file, even with a custom installation, which allows you to play video directly to the questionnaire. In this case, the answers are automatically evaluated and stored, ready to be viewed and analyzed later. Using the program is very simple and therefore not particularly skilled people can play the questionnaires without any difficulty.

All responses and results can be displayed and analyzed. There are numerous possibilities offered by the program: the application of filters to the creation of texts, from the calculation of statistics and frequencies to create cross tables. And can also graph the results using a simple and fast automatic assistant (wizard).

WinAsks Professional 2.0

Sky Charts 2.72

Sky Charts is an excellent program dedicated to astronomy.
The software lets you view and print complete maps of the sky with the exact position of stars, planets and nebulae.

The program is "translated" into Italian by simply downloading and installing this add-on (220 KB).

For those not satisfied, on this page directly to the manufacturer's website, you can find new add-ons (free) for the program containing complete catalogs of other celestial bodies.

Sky Charts 2.72

WinRipper 0.78a

WinRipper is a program of small dimensions, which allows you to extract sound effects and music tracks from CDs or from files stored locally.

Its primary intent was to extract the soundtrack inside video games but in reality the program is revealed ultilissimo in many situations since it can be used with any CD.
Music files can be extracted automatically stored in the specified folder and it is also possible to use a variety of filters that allow even convert some formats to WAV or MID.
Supported formats are: WAV, VOC, AUD, AIFF, AU/SND, 8SVX formats, RMI, HMP, HMI, XMI, MUS, CMF, MOD, S3M, IT, XM, VQA, AVI, Shockwave, RIFF, IFF and BMP.

WinRipper 0.78a

WinMX 3.31

WinMX is a program that lets you share music files, videos and images (file sharing) with users from around the world.

WinMX allows you to connect to the server at decentralized in a primary used by many software and networks based on the use of OpenNap and Napster protocols. The software is so unbeatable in the view of the results.

WinMX supports "resuming" or the ability to automatically resume the download any file from where you left it. This feature works very nicely.

WinMX 3.31

WinAmp 3.0

WinAmp is probably the most popular MP3 player.
The program as well as play MP3 files, supports over 150 audio formats and allows you to "convert" the audio files in various formats.

Have been removed several bugs present in previous versions and improved graphical interface.

WinAmp 3.0

MusicMatch Jukebox 7.5 Basic

MusicMatch JukeBox is a software that can create CD ROM audio from MP3 music files, convert your audio files to MP3, play MP3, CD and files in Windows Media Player, send music to portable devices (MP3 players).

The basic version of the software - we suggest - it's completely free. If you want to create custom labels for your CDs, draw up the list with a click of your songs, manage your collection of files on the manufacturer's website you can order the full fee for the price of about $ 20.

MusicMatch Jukebox 7.5 Basic

MP3Trim 2.12

Mp3Trim is capable of cleaning, removing the parts would silently contained in an MP3 file (in order to recover disk space), to expand the volume, add effects fade in/out to any files saved in MP3 format.

MP3Trim is also able to remove all the unwanted sound inside an MP3 file.

MP3Trim 2.12

MP3Gain 1.3.4 beta

MP3Gain is a program intended for all music lovers especially those who use to create audio CDs from MP3 files from the most diverse.

MP3Gain analyzes and modifies the MP3 files so that they are all at the same volume. The program performs a thorough analysis (unlike other software "competitors") and determines the best solution to enable better listening.

Changes to MP3 songs do not involve any loss of quality because the program works directly on MP3 files without doing a subsequent re-encoding and decoding.

MP3Gain 1.3.4 beta

mp3DirectCut 2.12

mp3DirectCut is a very small program that allows you to make cuts on MP3 files directly. You no longer need to convert MP3 files to which you wish to intervene in a PCM format in order to have the ability to remove parts of the song or unnecessary silences.

mp3DirectCut saves time and effort without losing sound quality.
This is an ideal program for all music lovers who want to "cut" long record of radio or live recordings.

Requires MP3 ACM codec or library mpglib.dll.

mp3DirectCut 2.12

MP3 Decode 2.3

Compatible with all versions of Windows, MP3 Decode is an excellent program that decodes MP3 music files, fast and high quality, so as to convert them to WAV format. WAV files are obtained and then burn them to CD ROM to create a regular audio CD to listen to by any player.

Decode MP3 supports MP3, MPG, MP1 and MP2.
Operation is very simple: select the MP3 file of origin, set the target folder for WAV files and start the conversion operation.

MP3 Decode 2.3

CDex 1.70

CDex is a "CD ripper" that is an excellent software that can extract the audio tracks contained within the normal audio CDs and convert them - directly - in MP3 format.
It may be converted to MP3 format also from any file stored in WAV format.

Featuring an "user-friendly", it also supports the ability to use the CDDB feature that allows you to get through the Internet, music track information on which it is operating.

CDex 1.70

Audacity 1.3.12 RC5

Audacity audio editor is a completely free. It lets you record, import and export audio files in any format (WAV, AIFF, MP3 and many others).
And possible to use Audacity to edit your own sound effects or your own music, make cuts, mix tracks, or apply special effects.

It offers many tools for frequency analysis, to eliminate noise on the bass boost and more. Its main advantage is that it is even completely free.
Requires the use LAME encoder.

Although the program is in English, the reference site and much of the documentation is in Italian.

Audacity 1.3.12 RC5

AbyssAudio Collection v1.71

AbyssAudio is a small program that allows you to organize quickly and very practical all MP3 and WMA files stored on your personal computer.
The software is able to scan the entire system (including CD ROM) categorize the various music files found.

AbyssAudio can sort the songs found for artist name, genre, album, title, and so on (this is possible thanks to the automatic reading of the tags contained within the music files).

To listen to a song, simply select: then starts the media player favorite, manually specified in the configuration window of the program.

AbyssAudio Collection v1.71

CLRAV 11.0.0.2

CLRAV.COM is a free program that takes a few chilobytes and that eliminates some of the most common worm channeled increasingly through the Internet. The program allows you to identify and delete from your hard drive following the worm: Klez, Lentin (Yaha), Bugbear (Thanatos), Opasoft, Elkern, Goner, Sircam, Navidad, BleBla, Avron and LovGate.

CLRAV.COM restores also the correct values in the Windows registry.
CLRAV.COM obviously does not replace a good anti-virus software installed but it is useful to recognize the presence of some of the most dangerous worm virus recently spread particularly through e-mail.

To perform a full scan of all files in the system (in addition to the analysis of the Windows Registry) at the DOS prompt type:
CLRAV/scanfiles

CLRAV 11.0.0.2

Avast! Home Edition 5.0.366

Avast! Home Edition is a comprehensive and effective anti-virus package. The program has been certified by ICSA and obtained a 100% (all tests superat) by the authoritative Virus Bulletin (see site) in June 2002 in the trial of the month with Windows XP.

Anti-Virus provides two ways to scan the system: the former has a dedicated interface for beginners, the second addressed to expert users. Avast allows you to quickly stop the execution of potentially malicious files and programs, consists of a module for scanning e-mail - often a vehicle for worm - and integrates with Explorer.

The version that we propose is completely free for personal use but needs - after a period of 90 days - with a free registration from the manufacturer.

Avast! Home Edition 5.0.366

Antivir Personal Edition 7.06.00.400

From Germany with fury: a good antivirus software free of charge. Able to recognize more than 70,000 different viruses provides a good level of protection for your personal computer without having to spend a penny to buy it and update it.

The program, besides containing a form for a complete system scan, offers "Virus Guard", which allows real time monitoring of files downloaded from the Internet for viruses. This archive contains versions of the antivirus for all operating systems Windows (from Windows 95 to Windows XP).

Antivir Personal Edition 7.06

Advanced Anti Keylogger 3.7

Advanced Anti Keylogger is a powerful program - although it is extremely easy to use - which allows you to find the activities of any keyloggers that may be present on the system.

Recall that the keyloggers are software that can track all actions that are under your personal computer. In particular, they record all the keys are pressed while using the computer. These tools enable then to check what actions have been completed with your computer, especially if you suspect that this has been used for illegal purposes or in any way improper. It should be emphasized that these instruments should be used only by those who have the title and the rule of law.
The other side of the front: how you can defend against those who get in an unauthorized manner, keyloggers on our personal computers? As you can notice the presence of these "intruders"?

First, it should be emphasized as well as keyloggers are, of course, normal Windows programs, as are the applications we use daily to write text, graphics, photos, surf the Net Since keyloggers programs, these must necessarily leave a trace on the system.

Keyloggers "smarter" (as well as some worms, viruses make use of keyloggers ...!) not be identified between applications or between the processes listed in Task Manager window (Ctrl+Alt+DEL).

Advanced Anti Keylogger is able to intercept all attempts to logging keystrokes by the user. Because the software is not based on a database (as in the case of the most popular anti-spyware ...) but intercepts the Windows API functions used by the keylogger, it can happen that are flagged as suspicious, the activities of software. For this reason, the user - similar to what happens with a firewall - can set up rules that allow you to block or allow the activities of certain applications.

Advanced Anti Keylogger 3.7

ZipGenius 6.0.3 Standart Edition

ZipGenius is a file compression program that includes a wide range of features in itself excellent. The program supports dozens of different compression formats, drag & drop and a "wizard" (wizard) that lets you make intelligent now familiar with the software.

ZipGenius can in fact be used both by beginners and experienced users: Just answer a few questions that will ZipGenius the first time after installation, and each user can use the configuration most appropriate, is recommended for all users on the mode NORMAL, where most of the functions are guided by the "First Step", and "experts" will have all the features available and can do without the assistant.

Among the many features, ZipGenius offers 5 different compression levels, extensive customization and integration with Windows Explorer.

ZipGenius is a child of the Internet can send messages via e-mail attachments or files with whole extracts individual files from archives, archives or individual files can be published on the Web via FTP, files can be downloaded from the Internet and much more, all this is possible thanks to FTPGenius, FTP client built in ZipGenius, ZipGenius and Mail the form to send email with attachments.

Starting, then, assume that the password protecting a zip file can be recovered using special utilities that make use of special algorithms (brute force, known-plaintext, dictiornary-based attack), the files compressed into a zip archive are not completely safe. For this ZipGenius offers one more chance, called CryptoZip; CryptoZip using the method you can encrypt files and turn them into zip files CZIP using a key consisting of three numeric values between 0 and 65535. Anyone wishing to retrieve the password should take a lifetime to do it or use processors "quantum".

ZipGenius supports the distribution of compressed archives across multiple disks, you can create self-extracting file (exe), contains a statistical module, and much more!

The program is also completely free of charge at the time has "something more" than the software "competitors".

ZipGenius over the years has changed tremendously and today is not just a program to compress and decompress files, but it is a perfect companion for work, especially ideal for those seeking security for their data, for those who work (or fun) with digital photography, and who - just - have to send documents via the Internet.

ZipGenius features are unusual for a program of this kind, ranging from support to TWAIN device (scanners and digital cameras), the extraction on CD-ROM (Windows XP ®), the FTP client (FTPGenius), etc.

More features but easier to use, ZipGenius 6 acquired greater usability and greater versatility. Working without ZipGenius can be easy, but working with ZipGenius is another story!

ZipGenius is not limited to compress and archive your files, but does more: ZipGenius becomes a constant companion for all your business. Whether you need to store documents related to your work, whether you want to store pictures taken with your digital camera, ZipGenius is always ready to help.

ZipGenius 6, in particular, and introduces many important new features:

- Support documents for the OpenOffice.org/StarOffice
OpenOffice.org is a suite of office programs created in open source, whose reputation is steadily increasing. The programs that make up this suite produce documents in a particular format: it is zip files with a different extension. For this reason ZipGenius 6 can open those files to show the files that make up the XML document. Also, OpenOffice.org does not use the maximum level of compression provided by ZIP format, so you can optimize with ZipGenius 6 those documents using the best compression level: in this way you can reduce the size of these other documents 5-10 KB

- Create photo albums
Support to digital photography is more evolved by extending ZG Album, ZipGenius 6 can create photo albums to send to friends and relatives. Albums can be created directly by selecting a folder containing images, or after you import images from a TWAIN device (such as - precisely - the digital camera). ZG Album is included in the setup of ZipGenius 6 Suite and installation is optional, those who download ZipGenius 6 Standard, you can download ZG next album.

- Support for 7-zip format
The 7-zip compression format, developed by Igor Pavlov (http://www.7-zip.org) may be regarded as a worthy successor to the ZIP format, been around for over ten years and increasingly inadequate to increased demands of users. 7-zip is ideal for creating large archives and compression of multimedia files such as movies and MP3.

- Multilingual
ZipGenius 6 has made the big step: not only English and Italian but also French, German, Swedish, Spanish and more.

- Support for ISO and NRG images
Increasingly, the images are downloaded from the Internet or ISO NRG (produced by Ahead Nero ®), so that ZipGenius now can read and can extract the contents.

- Better integration with the Windows shell
- Engine faster reading
- High protection of archives with CZIP 2.1
CryptoZip also evolved and now you can create archives CZIP choosing among four algorithms (CZIP, Blowfish, Twofish and Rijndael) and three types of stock (Standard, Self-Locking, Autocancellante). And today you can also create archives CZIP executable (.EXE), so anyone can receive a file CZIP, even if you did not install ZipGenius (of course, must know the key to the file).

ZipGenius 6.0.3 Standart Edition

X-Setup 6.3

X-Setup allows you to speak on a variety of operating system settings that are usually accessible only through the use of Registry Editor (810 well!). These configuration options "hidden" but still allow you to fully customize the system by making it closer to your needs, optimize and speed.

X-Setup provides a compact to interact with objects in the Start menu, with the overall configuration of the system, My Computer and Windows Explorer, to make changes to Internet Explorer, Outlook Express, Information Server, Netscape, allows to manage the entries in the contextual menu and much more.

The program also includes a number of optimizations for the Microsoft Office package and the ability to configure some popular video cards.
X-Setup also supports Windows XP.

X-Setup 6.3

XP-AntiSpy 3.97-9

XP-AntiSpy is a small program that allows you to disable certain communication features included in Windows XP and Windows 2000.

Within the operating system are, for example, certain features such as "Automatic Updates" that allow you to automatically connect to Microsoft servers to check for updates.

If you do not like this you can disable any communication feature of Windows XP, including those installed by various programs (such as those included with Windows Media Player or Internet Explorer).

XP-AntiSpy 3.97-9

WinPulse 1.8.0

A nice free utility that allows you to monitor, using graphic indicators, the remaining space available on hard drives, RAM, processor, sound card volume, the total resources of the system and much more.
Each indicator is freely customizable.
If you have any problems with the version that we propose, especially on Windows 9x/ME, picked up the version 0.4.5 (770 KB).

WinPulse 1.8.0

WCPUID 3.3

WCPUID is a free program that offers a wide range of valuable information about the processor installed in the personal computer, the RAM on the motherboard (processor, socket, data identifying the CPU, internal clock, system clock, bus frequency system, multiplier, data on L1 and L2 cache, MMX, SSE, SSE2, MMX+, 3DNow! and 3DNow+).

WCPUID 3.3

Virtual Network Computing 3.3.7

VNC is a software that allows remote administration, computer-based operating system Windows or Unix.
And can then view the desktop of a machine that is "physically" located thousands of miles away.
You can use VNC, for example, to intervene on a Unix machine directly from their personal computers based on Windows.

VNC mouse and keyboard control the computer's "destination" and displays what is shown on the monitor connected to the remote computer.
VNC also has a Java applet that allows you to run the program even within a web browser window (Internet Explorer).

Ideal to administer a remote computer via the Internet or LAN.
VNC consists of two components: a server and a viewer: the first is executed on the machine where you want to connect, the second on your personal computer from which you want to administer the first computer.

The Linux version can be downloaded from here (.tar.gz, 730 KB).
On the manufacturer they are also available for Macintosh and Windows CE.
If you are only interested in the viewer for Windows, you can download it here (230 KB).

Virtual Network Computing 3.3.7

UninstallAbility

UninstallAbility makes it possible to uninstall any program at any time, even if one or more files needed to start the uninstall process, may be missing or damaged.

UninstallAbility it keeps backup copies of the list of applications that can be uninstalled from Add/Remove Programs Control Panel in Windows. The program also keeps safe all the information necessary to provide for the removal of any software.

UninstallAbility is also able to restore an application - "mysteriously" disappeared - the list of uninstallable programs.
The program is able to make regular backups (daily, weekly, etc ...) information to uninstall various software.

UninstallAbility

TreeSize

Nowadays, in spite of procurement of hard drives on smaller and bloated, often we find ourselves in need of having to "clean".

TreeSize is a free software that lets you see at a glance, which folders occupy more space on your hard drive.

The program requires no installation: just download the zip file and extract its contents to a folder on disk.

TreeSize can be started by double clicking the file TreeSize.exe: Scan the menu will then choose which drive/partition must be analyzed. TreeSize brings up a list of all subfolders and the amount of space.

TreeSize

Total Uninstall 5.5.1

Total Uninstall can track all changes that are made to the system by the installation of new software.

If after one wished to leave the program installed you can use Total Uninstall who will perform a complete uninstall without running the risk of leaving unnecessary files on your system or redundant information in the Windows registry.

The use of Total Uninstall is very simple: just start the installation program from Total Uninstall, choose the areas you want to monitor and you're done.

Total Uninstall will create a snapshot of your system configuration before and after installing the new software. This information will be used then, later, to secure the removal of one or more applications.

Total Uninstall 5.5.1

TreeComp 3.7

TreeComp is a utility with a simple and immediate that you can make a comparison and possibly a "synchronization" of the contents of two folders.

The program works not only on folders that are stored on your local computer but is also able to connect to remote storage media via FTP and use zip support.
When the scan selected folders, a window displays the differences.

TreeComp 3.7

Total Copy

Total Copy is an improved version of the "copy" of Windows. Usually, to copy a file or a set of files you drag multiple files selected from one folder to another.

If you drag the same files from one folder to another by holding the right mouse button, after you install Total Copy you will find a new feature: "Total Copy Here".
Total Copy Windows provides users a wide range of advanced capabilities. And now allowed to pause the copying of files to take it again later, the program will pause automatically when any kind of diagnostic error and is able to resume the copy operation in case of irregular shutdown of the personal computer.

The program also includes the "Speed Limit" that allows you to adjust the speed of the copy of the file. In this way you can, for example, free hardware resources to run Windows simultaneously with other processes.

Total Copy also offers a higher speed in the copy of the file (approximate 10% higher for the copied files in the local 1% net).

Total Copy

SuperScan 4.0

SuperScan is a powerful TCP port scanner, ping offers functionality and hostname resolution.

The program allows specifying a range of IP addresses to check which ports are open.
This makes it possible to secure your local network by highlighting the weaknesses of their system.

Extremely versatile and easy to use.

SuperScan 4.0