freeCommander

freeCommander is an easy-to-use alternative to the standard windows file manager. The program helps you with daily work in Windows. Here you can find all the necessary functions to manage your data stock. You can take freeCommander anywhere - just copy the installation directory on a CD, USB-Stick or even a floppy disk - and you can even work with this program on a foreign computer.

Main features in freeCommander:
Dual-panel technology - horizontal and vertical
Optional tree view for each panel
Built in file viewer to view files in hex, binary, text or image format
File viewer inside archives too
Built in archive handling: ZIP (read, write), CAB (read, write), RAR (read)
Nested archive handling
Easy access to system folders, control panel, desktop and start menu
Copy, move, delete, rename files and folders
Wipe files
Create and verify MD5 checksums
File splitting
File properties and context menu
Calculation of folder size
Folder comparison / synchronization
Modification of file date and attributes
Folder / program favorites
File searching (inside archive too)
File filters for display
DOS command line
Multiple language support

http://www.freecommander.com/index_en.htm

Grand Dad

FreeCommander Version 2009.02

New: Possibility to define several favorite toolbars.
New: Flat view for files Ctrl+B
New: Flat view for folders Ctrl+Shift+B
New: Settings->Color/Font: Backgroundcolor for flat view
New: Settings->Custom columns: Default profile for flat view
New: Support side mouse buttons for back and forward navigation
New: Multi rename - some new exif and mp3 properties added
New: Automatically expand the tree view on tab change
New: Action defined: Collapse selected node in the tree view
Changed: Only one quick filter button
Several bugs fixed http://www.forum.freecommander.com/viewtopic.php?t=775

http://www.freecommander.com/fc_downl_en.htm