MY FAVORITE
FREEWARE
Last Updated March 2, 2004

find all at
http://www.aumha.org/freeware.htm

It starts out...

I personally use every program listed here, or previously used it on an earlier version of Windows than I presently run. My only guarantee to you is that I’ve used these, I like them a lot, and I can recommend them. That’s why the page is called “My Favorite Freeware.” ’Cause it is. (My favorites, that is.) <bg> YMMV. For other people’s favorites and recommendations,

see also: Other Freeware Recommendations
Items marked at left with ** are MUST HAVE for everyone, IMHO. Other * items, I consider MUST HAVE for more sophisticated users actively managing their computer systems. If you don’t find what you need here, I recommend TinyApps.org, or Pricelessware, a very clean freeware site based on recommendations of alt.comp.freeware participants.

Ad-aware
ver. 6.0 For 9x/NT/2K/XP. This popular utility from Lavasoft finds advertiser’s “spyware” on your computer — those programs that automatically report back to someone else (such as Aureate, Alexa, Comet Cursor, Gator (now renamed Claria), Lop.com, NetNanny &c.) about what you are doing with your computer and other system-crippling malware (such as Hotbar and Xupiter). Identifies files, cookies, Registry entries. Removal is entirely under your control. Read more about it and keep up with new versions here. (On Windows NT, 2000, & XP, it requires that you have administrator privileges.)


Aida32
ver. 3.93
General Download Page - All Versions For 9x/NT/2K/XP. What an amazing program! Aida, by Tamas Miklos and Miklos Andrassy, goes way beyond Windows’ native System Information tool in comprehensively summarizing hardware, OS, and software details on your computer. (It even lists software product keys! — even the one for Windows.) The Enterprise System is free for personal (non-business) use. (Tip from Carole Valentine & MS-MVP Alex Nichol)

Boot Log Analyser
ver. 1.23 For 95/98/ME. Does just what it says — lets you analyze (or as our British friends like to say, “analyse”) the contents of C:\BOOTLOG.TXT, especially in terms of failures and delays. A must for many kinds of Win95/98/ME troubleshooting! By Tony Sanson of Vision4.
BootVis For XP. Microsoft’s free “boot visualizer” utility is a performance trace visualization tool. Whazzat mean? It means it can optimize the speed of your Win XP computer’s startup. Boot faster. See also the accompanying article, Fast Boot /Fast Resume Design. NOTE: Microsoft has pulled this from circulation. You should take that into consideration in deciding whether or not to use it.

DirGraph
ver. 1.3.5 For 9x/2K/XP. DirGraph is a graphical representation of folder & file distribution on any hard drive, as Disk Usage (immediately below) is a digital representation. I can’t decide which I like better — it probably has to do with the mood I’m in. Easy to use, flexible, handy. For some very informative “additional information” pages, click here. By David James Spillett.

Disk Usage for Windows (DUW) For 9x/2K/XP. Shows number of files and space occupied for any folder, including its subfolders. Easy to use, flexible, quite handy. Postcardware by Markus Seger. Version 1.21.

DocMemory
ver. 2.0 Win 95/98 & ME/2K/XP versions. Runs extensive tests on your RAM, either as a single-pass or test-until-I-stop-you burn-in. The install routine writes the program to a floppy, then you run the test from the floppy after a reboot. This is the first software-based RAM tester I’ve been willing to trust and recommend. Don’t forget to download the Users’ Guide from the same page. From CST, Inc.

Another Great RAM Tester...
Windows Memory Diagnostic From the Microsoft Online Crash Analysis page. Includes an excellent and informative online users’ guide.

EditPad Lite
ver. 5.2 For 9x/2K/XP. I didn’t think anything could replace Notepad+ as my favorite Notepad replacement; but EditPad has. It is almost as simple and light-weight as Notepad+, and has more features. Some I like; some I don’t. I hate its taskbar icon (which, at least, can be disabled). I love it’s multi-document tab system, and the unlimited undo since Ver. 4. I use EditPad for all page creations and changes on this site. Great postcardware by Jan Goyvaerts.

Another Great Notepad Replacement...
Notepad+ ver. 1.11 For 9x/2K/XP. Roger Meurs’ outstanding freeware replacement for the Windows Notepad program, with many more features — and without Notepad’s limitations! Of several Notepad replacements, this was long my favorite. For most people, this will be the perfect Notepad replacement, and the first one I recommend they try! (For more info, or non-USA downloads, see Roger’s homepage.)

ERUNT
ver. 1.0 For NT/2K/XP. Finally, a tool to back up the Win XP Registry! (Microsoft didn’t include one with Win XP itself.) Written by Lars Hederer. Read his detailed information for the complete story. The current download bundle also includes Lars’ NTRegOpt tool, so you don’t have to download this separately.

FontList
ver. 1.3
NEW VERSION 9x/2K/XP. Hey, this is cool! I love fonts. I always have more installed than anyone says I ought to have. Every font management program I’ve seen before has been either way too little, or way too much. However, this tiny freeware utility by Edwin Martin is a winner! It generates an HTML file displaying your fonts however you say. Want to see them all in a different sample phrase (maybe one you’re typesetting at the moment)? In seconds, you can regenerate the entire file. Fun and practical!

IE-SpyAd

Click here for email notification of updates. IE 4.x-6.x. A Registry patch that adds a long list of known advertisers, marketers, and spyware pushers to the Restricted sites zone of Internet Explorer. This filter much known adware and other malware from your computer from the beginning — a more proactive approach than only using adware-removing programs after the fact. This clever aid by Eric L. Howes works well enough that I haven’t been able to test any new adware-busters lately — because I don’t end up with anything on my system. (Tip from Roc Li)

ieSpell
ver. 1.1 9x/NT/2K/XP with IE 5.0 or later. Adds spell checking to any browser text box! Just right-click the text area and select “Check Spelling.” (On ordinary IE installs, you also get a toolbar button and a Tools menu item to launch this. On branded browsers and shell overlays such as MyIE, you only get the right-click option which, in any case, is the handiest.) Use it in the AumHa Forums! By Sidney Chong. (Tip from William Ford, James Fisher, Neil Rudish & Manny Carvalho.)

InUse
ver. 1.31 NT/2K/XP. This Microsoft freeware utility provides “on-the-fly” capability to replace files currenly in use by the operating system. Not only does this let your replace a single file instead of multiple files (as with a service pack), it helps in other areas, such as replacing protected files in Win XP (where Windows File Protection would otherwise turn around and undo your file replacement on the next boot). For further information on use, syntax, and recommended precautions, see MSKB 228930.

Irfan View
ver. 3.85 For 9x/2K/XP. My favorite graphic-file viewer — but so much more than that! You just may not believe everything this can do! I really recommend you download and use this! Now includes scanner management & TWAIN acquisition, sophisticated image editing, format conversion, audio-video file playing — and more. Freeware by Irfan Skiljan.

Letter Assigner
ver. 1.2 For 95/98/ME. This cool tool gives Win9x users an option that only Windows NT users have: To reassign drive letters at will! It’s as easy as can be, and also features several other drive management features. By Vadim Burtyansky. For more information, see his web site. DO NOT USE THIS IN WINDOWS XP. You don’t need to, since Win XP has this capability built in.
McAfee AVERT Stinger For 9x/NT/2K/XP. Normally you wouldn’t catch me ever recommending a McAfee product. But this stand-alone antivirus utility, targetting and removing a few dozen current viruses, has become a mainstay in the antivirus war. It doesn’t embed itself in the system, so it doesn’t corrupt Windows like most McAfee product known to me. It’s a terrific light-weight emergency utility. It’s updated periodically, especially when a new virus wave hits. Stinger may become your most-relied-upon removal tool. By Network Associates.

MyIE2
ver. 0.9
NEW VERSION For 9x/NT/2K/XP. MyIE, which might pass for a new browser, is better described as a new shell (with added functionality) for Internet Explorer. Added features include a tabbed interface for multiple pages, built-in pop-up blocking, and horizontal and vertical tiling of multiple pages (this rocks!). I recommend you wander through all the menus to get configuration just the way you want it. (Tip from David Dole.)

Other Great IE Shell Enhancers...
The original MyIE – ver. 3.2 For 9x/NT/2K/XP. Much the same as MyIE2 above, but an early generation and by the original programmer. Some of you may prefer this simpler predecessor, which was long one of my personal favorites.

Crazy Browser ver. 1.0.5 For 9x/NT/2K/XP. Like MyIE, a new shell (with added functionality) for Internet Explorer. Requires IE4 or later installed. Tabbed interface for multiple pages, built-in pop-up blocking, excellent language translation (which, unfortunately, doesn’t translate the Chinese home page of MyIE’s author!), and easy configuration. (Tip from MS-MVP Patty MacDuffie.)

NTFS Reader for DOS
ver. 1.0
Alternate Link No. 1 For NT/2K/XP. This is an absolutely essential recovery tool if you use NTFS partitions. Add this 147 KB executable file to your Win9x-based boot floppy and it will let you read any NTFS partition and copy off files to any FAT partition. (Don’t be thrown when the page says “Demo software.” It’s outright freeware.) For further information, see the NTFS.com products page.

NTRegOpt
ver. 1.0 For NT/2K/XP. This optimizes the Win NT/2K/XP Registry much as SCANREG /OPT does for Win98/ME. Written by Lars Hederer. Read his detailed information for the complete story. TIP: This utility also comes bundled when you download Lars’ ERUNT tool, so save yourself some download time if you want both.

OE-QuoteFix
ver. 1.16 For 9x/2K/XP with Outlook Express 5.x or later. Finally, Outlook Express’ aggravating quoting problems are solved! This utility quietly runs right behind OE and pretty much ensures that you don’t get the absurd quote-marking problems that have plagued the program from its inception. Also has many other nice features. By Dominik Jain.

PEsx
ver. 1.12 For 9x/NT. Johannes Plachy’s Windows 95/98/ME/NT shell extension that adds, to the Property sheet of each program and DLL a Dependencies tab that shows which modules the file depends on during its execution. Good for leaning what’s going on “under the hood.” NOTE: Requires COMCTL32.DLL version 4.70 or later (which nearly everyone has by now). NOTE: This seriously misbehaves in Win XP.

Ping Plotter
ver. 1.10 For 9x/2K/XP. This exceptional GUI-based traceroute tool has features I’ve only seen in expensive industrial-strength tools, including dynamic tracking of changes in node response time — great for tracking a network outage across time. It’s also very fast! The shareware version has more features for a nominal cost, but the simpler 1.x is entirely free. For samples and more info, see here. By Pete Ness.

And you can still get this classic for free...
NeoTrace Express ver. 3.25 For 9x/NT/2K/XP. A definite favorite, which even adds a cool map that (more or less) shows you the geographic route your trace is taking. (It really only shows the location of the registered business office for each node, which may not match where the node is really located.) (New link tip from Siljaline.)

Another Very Good Traceroute Tool...
AnalogX HyperTrace ver. 2.02 For 9x/2K/XP. This is a very good GUI-based traceroute tool. Few bells and whistles, and not as much information as either Ping Plotter or the (sadly) discontinued NeoTrace Express. But it gives fas basic informationt! Don’t overlook the Copy button. (Tip from MS-MVP Tom Porterfield.)

PMTShoot
ver. 1.3 For Win98. Microsoft’s Power Management Troubleshooter (ver. 1.0) comes with Win98. This is an improved version. (After you use the utility, it will recommend that you uninstall it. I recommend you follow that advice, and just keep the downloaded zip on hand in case you need it later.) Microsoft’s discussion of this tool is here.

PrintFolder
ver. 1.2 For 9x/2K/XP. Windows shell enhancement that adds the capacity to Windows Explorer’s right-click menu to print the contents of any folder. Many more nice features than I have space to mention here. Freeware by No Nonsense Software. (Check out their other freeware too.)

Protected Storage PassView
ver. 1.60

Alternate Link No. 1
(redistributed per original license) For 9x/2K/XP. This will reveal pretty much every last password hidden somewhere on your computer! I almost hesitate to tell you about it because it can be misused so badly. (But physical security is still the most important level of all security! Don’t let anyone on your computer if you don’t trust them!) I actually consider this a security tool. It will show you an almost frightening amount of information that you probably didn’t even know existed, including all autocomplete information stored by IE — and it lets you delete each item selectively! Freeware by Nir Sofer. (Check out his other freeware too.)
Another Recommended Password Discloser
RockXP For 2K/XP. This one is scary! But, besides its usefulness in finding password you thought unrecoverable, it also emphasizes that physical security is still the most important level of all security! This has a couple of functions to help manage Windows Product Activation, listing of remote access passwords, as well as many other passwords not limited to what IE retains. Also has a “strong password” random generator. By Korban.

PuTTY & PSFTP For 9x/NT/2K/XP. By Simon Tatham. PuTTY is a Windows-based Telnet and SSH client. SSH, or Secure Shell, is essentially a secure Telnet popular on the Unix platform. PuTTY is much more robust than Windows’ native Telnet client. PSFTP is a Secure FTP client (command line based) from the same author. I use both, and redistribute them here under the MIT license. Learn more about them, read the FAQ and documents, and learn about companion tools here.

QuickRes NT
ver. 1.0 For NT/2K/XP. This clone of the free Windows PowerToy QuickRes does everything the original does — sit in the System Tray and let you dynamically change screen resolution and color depth with a click — and more (e.g., change screen refresh rate). By David McCabe on Sunlight.


Another Great QuickRes Substitute...
1st QuickRes Light For NT/2K/XP. Comes in a “Pro” version, and the freeware version linked here (confusingly marked “trial” version). Besides allowing you to dynamically change screen resolution and color depth with a click, it has additional features not found in QuickRes NT, though I’ve found it to slightly misbehave. Also works on Win 9x, but Win98 and ME don’t need it. From Green Parrots Software.

QuoteClip
ver. 1.2 For 9x/2K/XP. This compact utility by Russ Chinoy (see his Platinum WebWorx site) is the perfect tool for an increasingly necessary job: With the rise of HTML and quoted printable, ever more letters, on Reply, don’t add the little > carats. QuoteClip takes care of it. Cut the original message to the clipboard, click QuoteClip once, paste the message back into the email window — all done! Perfect rice every time! (Run it from QuickTray, or QuickLaunch in Win XP. It will be there only when you need it, consuming no resources the rest of the time.) To install, copy all unzipped files into a folder, then make a shortcut. No exaggeration: This utility dramatically improves the quality of my online life every day.

Restoration
ver. 2.5

Alternate Link No. 1
(redistributed per original license) For 9x/NT/2K/XP. Restore deleted files that are no longer in the Recycle Bin! When a file is deleted from your computer, its contents aren’t immediately destroyed. Its hard drive space is made available for use, but until that space is overwritten, your old data is usually intact. Restoration by Brian Kato recovers such files on either FAT or NTFS partitions. Only 406 KB (or 200 KB for XP or 2K), it fits easily on a floppy, or runs from your hard drive. Generally, the sooner you try to restore a file, the more successful you’ll be.

Revelation
ver. 2.0 For 9x/2K/XP. Discloses passwords that are only displayed as asterisks. I suppose, ultimately, this is a cracker’s tool; but there are practical, legitimate uses for it, so I decided to post the link. By SnadBoy Software.

ShortKeys Lite
ver. 1.7 For 9x/NT/2K/XP. Text replacement or macro utility. Works in almost any program. Great for handling habitual typos, creating text macros, or even generating large sections of standard text (even paragraphs long) from a short mnemonic. The full program is shareware, but the Lite version (limited to 35 templates) is freeware. By Insight Software Solutions.

NOTE: See the BadTransB virus warning re: this program here. Also, there are reports of SK Lite 1.7 from alternate sources having Conducent spyware resident, but I haven’t found this in the copy directly from the above source. If you have the slightest doubt, run Ad-Aware after installation, but I don’t think there is a problem.

Shutdown.exe
ver. 1.0 For WinXP. Small commandline utility that makes it a breeze to log off, shutdown, restart, hibernate, or put in stand-by mode your Win XP computer. It’s the only utility I know that shuts down Win XP and then reliably powers off the computer. For a further description of the program, see here, or type SHUTDOWN /? at your command prompt after putting this in C:\. By MS-MVP Andrej Budja. (AumHa.org is an official mirror site for this utility.)

TestCPU
ver. 0.96 For 9x/2K/XP. Ever try to identify what CPU is in a computer while you’re running it? Or find out how fast it’s running? This utility will do the job for you. For anything older than a Pentium 4, TestCPU is the best CPU identifier I’ve found. It not only identifies your CPU and its features — it shows a picture of it! Runs simple benchmarks. Has a “museum” with pictures and feature info for every major Intel, AMD, Cyrix & Centaur CPU since the 386DX, so it’s a great reference for computer techs, too.

Other CPU Identification Utilities...
WhatCPUIs ver. 1.01 (Beta 1) For 9x/2K/XP. Dynamically measures your CPU’s speed (and the changes are cool to watch). For simple speed measurement, probably not limited by the P-4 ceiling. From Gene6.

WhatCPUIs ver. 3.0f For 9x/2K/XP. This is a much advanced program from the 1.01 Beta above — but IMHO they are two separate programs, not an ancient and modern version of the same program. Ver. 3 adds abundant information about the CPU in a well-designed interface, and also senses dual CPUs. It also includes the simple functionality of 1.01, which, however, still remains a viable tool in its own right for that one job. I use them both. Get this one straight from the programmer, H. Oda.

MyCPU ver. 1.13f For 9x/NT/2K. Not quite as many features as the ones above, but compact, well-organized, both handsome and handy. Sometimes I like it better. By Martin Seelhofer.

TweakUI
ver. 1.33
Alternate Link No. 1
Alternate Link No. 2
THE BEST OF ALL THE PowerToys! This should be standard on every (pre-XP) Windows computer whatsoever! Many new features added. Works on Windows 95, 98, Millennium, NT, and 2000. For installation instructions and further information, read here. NOTE: For Win XP I recommend against using TweakUI ver. 1.33. Use the superior TweakUI XP distributed in the XP PowerToys set below.
Another Recommended Tweak Utility...

Xteq X-Setup ver. 6.2 With version 6, Xteq’s powerful X-Setup tweaking utility (“The Ultimate Tool for Black Belt system tuning”) came of age. I still recommend TweakUI as the standard for most day-to-day tweaking purposes. X-Setup does a lot more, though. It’s best suited for a one-shot getting your system the way you want it in the first place. Its size is both its strength (lots of options) and its weakness (way too darn much to dig through to make a little change here and there). BTW, don’t go to www.xsetup.com looking for this unless you want Pamela Anderson’s porno video with Tommy! NOTE: Version 6.1 is designed for Windows XP as well.

VolumeID
ver. 2.01 For 9x/NT/2K/XP. This tiny utility allows you to manually set the Volume Serial Number on any partition. Among its many uses, it provides an extra layer of convenience for Win XP users with respect to Windows Product Activation. Click here for more information. By Mark Russinovich of SysInternals. (Take a look at Mark’s other freeware offerings on the same page for all versions of Windows.)
Web Accessories for IE5 (and 6!) Made for IE5.x, but they also work in IE6. Add much useful functionality to Internet Explorer, including Open Frame in New Window, Image Zoom In/Out, Text Highlighter, Links List, Image List, and more. Click here for a full discussion. NOTE: Zoom In/Out has an error. Click here to download instructions on how to fix it, compliments of MS-MVP Jon Kennedy.
Windows
PowerToys


Desk Menu
DOS Prompt Here
Explore From Here
Find X
Send to X
TweakUI 1.33
Shortcut Target Menu
For 9x/2K/XP. These should have been part of Win95 from the beginning! They are an amazing set of free add-on tools. Some have been incorporated into Win98, and some others work in Win98. For more information on using these PowerToys in Win95, 98, ME, and XP, read this FAQ first.
NOTE: The first link at left takes you to where you can download all of them. The other links are for direct download of some of the individual PowerToys. All work in Win95. Some work in later Windows versions. For details on issues with individual PowerToys, read this FAQ before you install them.

Windows XP
PowerToys


TweakUI for Win XP
TweakUI for Win XP SP1
Open Command Prompt
Task Switcher (Alt+Tab)
Image Resizer
CD Slideshow
Power Calculator
Virtual Desktop Mgr
Taskbar Magnifier
HTML Slide Show Wizard
Webcam TimerShot
For XP. Microsoft’s new set of PowerToys custom created just for Windows XP! This is the first new issue of a PowerToys set since Win95. Mostly, these tools don’t duplicate the Win95 PowerToys (most of which still work in XP — see here). Includes the new TweakUI XP; a graphical calculator; “Open Command Prompt Here” (to replace the old “DOS Prompt Here”); a fast Photo Resizer add-in; enhancements to the traditional Task Switcher, a virtual desktop manager, and more. Read more about them here.
NOTE: The first link at left takes you to where you can download all of them. The other links are direct download links for each individual XP PowerToy.
Win95
Kernel Toys For 95/98/ME. What the PowerToys are to the user interface, Microsoft’s free Kernel Toys are to more technical aspects of Win95. (Most work fine in Win98/ME too.) Includes Key Remap, the amazing WinTop, MS-DOS Mode Customization Wizard, a Conventional Memory Tracker — and more.
WinKey
ver. 2.8 For 9x/2K/XP. Probably my favorite freeware of all time! Allows the Windows Key (“WinKey”) to be programmed to launch any executable file, or open any folder. Includes a Windows NT style Task Manager. For info, click here.

WS_FTP
Light Edition For 9x/2K/XP. If this isn’t the best FTP program around, it is at least the best freeware FTP program you can get! I have used one or another version of Ipswitch’s WS_FTP for a long time, at home, at work — and especially for maintaining this site. (The Ipswitch site primarily discusses the full-featured retail version — note the difference of the Light Edition when you click to download.


http://www.aumha.org/freeware.htm

Hi All!

Yes, good list John and I have been to that site a bit.

OK, these are the programs I have personally used/still use, and thoroughly like them.

USE & LOVE

EditPad Lite: I discovered this a long time ago and made it my default text viewer [under Windows Explorer/Folder Options/File Types, selecting .txt extensions to be opened by EditPad Lite]

TweakUI XP Powertoys: Self explanatory really as anyone knows. Use it as one of my first 'tweaking' proggys on new/reformat installs.

Xteq Systems Set-Up: This is one very powerful 'toy' and there are things in it that should be left alone if unsure of some options. However, having said that, the options available are many and as long as you understand what each will do, then have fun. :w00t:

AdAware: NO explanation needed. :blink:

IESpyAd: Again, no explanation needed.

McAfee Avert Stinger: Yep, I totally agree with the blurb in post above re this. I would normally shun McAfee myself, but this little standalone proggy seems to be the bee's knees. Luckily I have never had to 'take action' as no viruses have hit me [installed that is]. :thumb:

MYIE2: Oh yeah baby..... this IE core engined Browser user really does rock. Very configurable, can clean out your history/cookies/TIF's upon exiting, etc.
Multiple TABS are a bloody godsend, pardon the enthusiasm.
I have used the other Browers listed, Avant, Crazy Browser, etc. but have stuck with MYIE2 as primary. Ya gotta try it.
There are warnings that can be set up blocking bad URL's, Pop-Ups, etc. etc. THREE :thumb: :thumb: :thumb: UP!


USED IN PAST

IrfanView: This program is really popular and I thought I'd try it a long time back. Yes it was very good, but on my system back then [W2K PRO SP2] I had trouble with it associating itself primarily with jpegs, gifs, bmps. No matter how many times I changed it to associate with W2K's default viewer, once I opened a jpeg with IrfanView again, it would then take over. BUT it was a very nice proggy and no doubt many versions since I used it.

I realise that this was a good while ago when used, but in the meantime, I found a superb alternative in HyperSnap4 and now v5.0 though not free. :pirate:

Shutdown.exe: Have used in past, but since reformats on two machines, did not bother again. Yes, does exactly what it says, but I figured a couple of mouse clicks to shut down was no bother.

RECOMMENDED ALTERNATIVE
Watson's Font Viewer: OK, this standalone proggy, which IMO is easier [no installation] than the one above, I have used for some time now... extremely easy as once you open it and type some text you want to see, especially a heading in the size/bold/italic options, all you have to do is use the 'down/up arrows' and it changes instantly to the font.

This viewer I got a looong time ago from: http://www.programming.de/

But upon visiting his site just now [which contains some nice proggys] I could not see it listed so will attach the .zip I have of it... Unzip and drag to desktop....that's it.

That's it from me..... hope this helps in assessing.

Cheers, Adrian.

picture worth a 1000 words...

Adrian.... ;)

Some Programs we thought you all would like to look at. Also if you have a Favorite program and it is not listed please add it , what it does and a link to it.

Thanks

Grand dad

Some more Favorites:

JARTE: Word Processor.
http://jarte.com.

WEATHERPULSE: Weather Image display program. Current weather,10 day forecast,Radar images,Satellite Images. ETC
http://www.tropicdesigns.net/software.html.

POWERSHELL: Adds new context items to "My Computer" Icon. Also several other programs listed at site.
http://jastek.net/programs.php.

CLEANUP: Deletes files such as Temp, Cache, History, ETC.
http://cleanup.stevengould.org.

REG SEEKER: Includes Register Cleaner,displays various information such as Startup entries,Histories,Installed Applications, ETC
http://www.hoverdesk.net/freeware.htm.

Grand Dad

Hi, Got this courtesy "RJ100" at Wilders.

It does work, Adobe Reader SpeedUp



http://www.tnk-bootblock.co.uk/prods/misc/index.php

Tried it, works. Shaved off considerable amount of time here.

Screenshots, explanation further:

http://www.wilderssecurity.com/index.php?b...;threadid=24222