PC Tools

Automation

AutoHotkey

http://www.autohotkey.com/

AutoIT

http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/index.php

Blaze

http://blaze-wins.sourceforge.net/index.php

PrintConductor

http://www.print-conductor.com/

System Scheduler

http://www.splinterware.com/products/wincron.htm

Uninstallers

Uninstall Flash Player

http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=tn_14157&sliceId=1

JavaRa (remove old JREs)

http://raproducts.org/

MyUninstaller

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/myuninst.html

Revo (W2K à Vista) (portable)

http://www.revouninstaller.com/

Windows Installer CleanUp Utility

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301/en-us

ZSoft (XP)

http://www.zsoft.dk/

Desktop Tools

Clipboard

AccelClip

http://www.flexigensoft.com/accelclip

ArsClip (portable)

http://www.joejoesoft.com/vcms/97/

Cl1p.net (Internet Clipboard)

http://cl1p.net/

Clipdiary

http://clipdiary.com/

Clipboard Help+Spell

http://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Mouser/clipboardhelpandspell/index.html

ClipboardPath

http://stefan.bertels.org/en/clipboardpath

Clipboard Recorder (portable)

http://www.lw-works.com/

Clip Magic

http://www.clipmagic.com/

Clipomatic

http://www.mlin.net/Clipomatic.shtml

ClipX

http://bluemars.org/clipx/

Ditto

http://ditto-cp.sourceforge.net/

Hey! Paste it

http://www.heypasteit.com/

Ninotech Path Copy

http://home.worldonline.dk/ninotech/freeutil.htm

PhraseExpress Boilerplate Text

http://www.phraseexpress.com/download.htm

Polar MultiClipboard

http://www.polarsoftware.com/products/multiclipboard/index.asp

PureText (paste without format)

http://www.stevemiller.net/puretext/

Yankee Clipper III

http://www.intelexual.com/products/YC3/ (last free version)

Clocks & Timers

AlfaClock

http://www.alfaclock.com/

LClock

http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/1092761816/1

TClock Light

http://homepage1.nifty.com/kazubon/tclocklight/index.html  (try format ddd dd\nhh:nn tt)

Marxio Timer (portable)

http://www.marxio-tools.net/en/marxio-timer.php (executes or repeats actions based on time)

WinCalendarTime

http://wincalendartime.sourceforge.net/index.html

Desktop Customization

AeroPeek

http://fogelsoft.extra.hu/

Aero Shake

http://lifehacker.com/5082279/aero-shake-clears-your-pre+windows-7-desktop

Aston

http://www.astonshell.com/

BlackBox for Windows

http://bb4win.sourceforge.net/

BumpTop (3D desktop)

http://bumptop.com/

Circle Dock (portable)

http://circledock.wikidot.com/

Crystal XP (Vista only)

http://crystalxp.de/

Customer Desktop Logo

http://customdesktoplogo.wikidot.com/

Desktop Renamer

http://www.iconico.com/desktopRenamer/

Desktop Restore (restore icons)

http://www.midiox.com/index.htm?http://www.midiox.com/desktoprestore.htm

Desktop Sidebar

http://www.desktopsidebar.com/

Desktop Takeover

http://www.desktoptakeover.com/

Disable Balloon Tips

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_balloontips.htm

Disable/Tweak many XP settings

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

DisplayFusion (for multimonitors)

http://www.binaryfortress.com/displayfusion/

Fences

http://www.stardock.com/products/fences/

FlyakiteOSX

http://www.flyakiteosx.com/faq/

John’s Background Switcher

http://www.johnsadventures.com/software/backgroundswitcher/

GeoShell

http://www.geoshell.com/

XPize (GUI enhancer)

http://www.xpize.net/?page=downloads

iEx / iEx Settings

http://www.oxygen-inc.com/premium/InsaniSoft/iEx.htm (like Mac Exposé)

Looking Glass 3D

https://lg3d-core.dev.java.net/binary-builds.html

Maxivista (review)

http://www.maxivista.com/

Nimi Visuals

http://mynimi.net/

RealWorld Cursor Editor

http://www.rw-designer.com/cursor-maker

RocketDock

http://rocketdock.com/

RocketOn (web page avatars)

http://www.rocketon.com/a/

Shock Desktop (restore icons)

http://www.docs.kr/entry/Download-Shock-Desktop-en

SphereSite

http://www.spheresite.com/

Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm

Transformation Pack

http://www.windowsxlive.net/

TransparentGUI (transparent icon)

http://www.geocities.com/mangokun/transparentgui/transparentgui.htm

uxtheme.dll

http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file/fid,69283-order,1-page,1/description.html?tk=nl_ddxdwn

Vista Start Menu

http://www.vistastartmenu.com/index.html

Vista Toolbar Icon Collections

http://www.horizonum.com/en/products/graph/vista_toolbar.html

ViStart (Start Menu replacement)

http://lee-soft.com/

WindowBlinds

http://www.stardock.com/products/windowblinds/ (free trial only)

WinCustomize

http://www.wincustomize.com/

WinMatrix Forum

http://www.winmatrix.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=4796

XP Cursors

http://es.geocities.com/edmundoedm/eng/xpcursors.html

Monitor Tools

CrossHair

http://www.mlin.net/CrossHair.shtml

DK Ruler

http://www.dkpcode.com/

Multi-Monitor

http://www.mediachance.com/free/multimon.htm

Nlarge (portable)

http://blogs.msdn.com/robburke/archive/2006/10/27/introducing-nlarge.aspx

Screen Ruler

http://www.spadixbd.com/freetools/

SharedView

http://www.connect.microsoft.com/content/content.aspx?ContentID=6415&SiteID=94

Virtual Magnifying Glass

http://magnifier.sourceforge.net/

ZoomIt

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/Miscellaneous/ZoomIt.mspx

Dead/Stuck Pixel Tools

Dead Pixel Buddy

http://www.laptopshowcase.co.uk/downloads.php?id=1

Dead pixel tester

http://www.dataproductservices.com/dpt

JScreenFix

http://www.jscreenfix.com/

Killdeadpixel

http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/killdeadpixel/

UDPixel

http://udpix.free.fr/

wikiHow Pressure/Tapping/Heat

http://www.wikihow.com/Fix-a-Stuck-Pixel-on-an-LCD-Monitor

Launchers

8start (portable)

http://www.8start.com/

AutoHotkey

http://www.autohotkey.com/

OpenExpert (Open with...)

http://www.baxbex.com/openexpert.html

CalcFire (launch Calculator)

http://www.mystercrowley.com/sw_calcfire_en.php

CodySafe (portable app launcher)

http://www.codyssey.com/products/codysafe.html

Ctrl+Alt+Launch (CAL)

http://www.sentaxsolutions.com/ctrlaltlaunch/

Colibri (like Quicksilver)

http://colibri.leetspeak.org/

Enso Launcher

http://www.humanized.com/enso/launcher/

Enso Map Anywhere

http://www.humanized.com/enso/beta/enso-map-anywhere

Enso Words

http://www.humanized.com/enso/words/

Executor

http://executor.dk/

Forget Launchers, Use Windows

http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/08/21/forget-launchers-just-do-it-with-windows-how-to/

Gnome Do (Linux)

http://do.davebsd.com/

GS (command prompt alternative)

http://www.gammadyne.com/cmdline.htm (useful if virus disabled command prompt)

Hotkey Search Tool

http://www.ordinarysoft.com/index.html

HotKeyz

http://www.skynergy.com/hotkeyz.html

Launchy

http://www.launchy.net/

LetMeType (cf. AutoComplete)

http://www.clasohm.com/lmt/en/

menuApp

http://www.desktopapps.co.uk/menuApp.html

Pstart (portable app launcher)

http://portablefreeware.com/?id=374

Quicksilver (Mac)

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/14831

Run Dialog Replacement

here or here (useful if virus disabled run dialog)

Runthemall

http://www.runthemall.com/

Signo (article)

http://main.kerkia.com/Tools/Signo/Description.aspx

SlickRun (hotkeys)

http://www.bayden.com/SlickRun/

Speed Launch

http://www.officelabs.com/projects/speedlaunch/Pages/default.aspx

Tray Commander Lite

http://www.ardamax.com/tcl/

WinExt

http://winext.hulubulu.net/

Winlaunch

http://www.troupware.com/software/main/winlaunch.htm

ZenKEY

http://www.camiweb.com/zenkey/

Keyboard

AllChars (special characters)

http://allchars.zwolnet.com/

Special ALT Characters

http://new.wauseon.k12.oh.us/District/TechHelp/special_alt_characters.htm

AX (F8 toggles character accents)

http://www.snapfiles.com/get/axkey.html

ClicKey

http://www.grc.com/freeware/clickey.htm

DK Keyboard-Status

http://www.dkpcode.com/

Easy Unicode Paster

http://easyunicodepaster.wikidot.com/

KeyTweak (keyboard remapper)

http://webpages.charter.net/krumsick/

Noisy Keyboard

http://www.leeos.com/noisy_keyboard.html

OSD Mute (Display mute status)

here

SharpKeys (rearrange your keys)

http://www.randyrants.com/sharpkeys/

Shift+No = “No To All”

http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/04/11/windows-tip-simulate-no-to-all-in-file-copy-dialog/

Swype

http://www.swypeinc.com/product.html

Synergy (software KVM switch)

http://synergy2.sourceforge.net/

Keyboard Shortcuts

ActiveHotKeys

http://www.donationcoder.com/Forums/bb/index.php?topic=18189.msg163170#top

100 Windows keyboard shortcuts

http://www.elakiri.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-1240.html

KeyXL Shortcuts database

http://www.keyxl.com/

Shortcuts, Menus, and Control

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/tips/kbshortcuts.mspx and here

Windows Keyboard Shortcuts

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/126449

Mouse

AutoMouseClicker

http://www.geocities.com/mangokun/automouseclicker/automouseclicker.htm

Auto Cursor Mover

http://www.donationcoder.com/Forums/bb/index.php?PHPSESSID=jkiq32o33dr1ni4mcsld4eeha1&topic=16258.0

ClickOff

http://www.johanneshuebner.com/en/clickoff.shtml

GhostMouse

http://www.ghost-mouse.com/

GlovePIE

http://carl.kenner.googlepages.com/glovepie_download

KatMouse (hover to scroll)

http://ehiti.de/katmouse/

MouseClick

http://www.ufridman.com/mouseclick.html

MouseExtender

http://me.codeplex.com/

Mouse Gestures

http://www.smardec.com/products/mouse-gestures.html

MouseWrangler (portable)

http://www.joejoesoft.com/cms/showpage.php?cid=135

PTFB (Push the Freakin' Button)

http://www.tlhouse.co.uk/pc_software.shtml

RealWorld Cursor Editor

http://www.rw-designer.com/cursor-maker

Soundy Mouse

http://www.networkactiv.com/SoundyMouse.html

StrokeIt (gestures)

http://www.tcbmi.com/strokeit/

Tagkeys

http://tagkeys.com/

Volumouse (control volume)

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/volumouse.html

WheelKeys

http://www.axelbenz.de/root/software/Downloads/WheelKeysDistribution.zip

WizMouse

http://downloads.pcworld.com/pub/new/utilities/peripherals/wizmouse_1_0_0_2_setup.exe or here

Zigzag Cleaner (clear desktop)

http://www.uniphiz.com/zcleaner.htm

Printer

GreenPrint (removes blank pages)

http://www.printgreener.com/

Photocopier (= Scanner + Printer)

http://www.nicocuppen.com/pit/editor/page_detail.php?id=10103

PrinterAnywhere

http://www.printeranywhere.com/

User Interface

4t Tray Minimizer

http://www.4t-niagara.com/tray.html

ClutterBuster

http://www.appsapps.info/clutterbuster.php

Custom Run Box (resource hack)

http://weblogs.asp.net/cumpsd/pages/194736.aspx

FileMenu (change context menu)

http://www.lopesoft.com/en/fmtools/download.html

Fresh UI

http://www.freshdevices.com/freshui.html

How to change the ”places bar”

http://www.dreamdealer.nl/?action=viewTutorial&id=51 (can also use TweakUI Microsoft PowerToy)

MMM (XP clean context menu)

http://hace-software.com/mmm.shtml

Pitaschio

http://pitaschio.ara3.net/

Places Bar Editor

http://melloware.com/products/placesbarv1/

PowerMenu

http://www.veridicus.com/tummy/programming/powermenu/

Adjust size of scrollbars

right click Desktop > Display Properties > Appearance tab > Advanced button > Item: Scrollbar > Size

Send To Menu

How to Add Items to the “Send To” Menue in Windows XP, Customize the Windows Vista Send To Menu

Send To Toys

http://www.gabrieleponti.com/software/

ShellExView (clean context menu)

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/shexview.html

sndpeek

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/os-whistle/ (whistle to run commands)

Start Menu

http://www.vistastartmenu.com/index.html

Taskbar Shuffle (manual order)

http://www.freewebs.com/nerdcave/taskbarshuffle.htm

TaskSwitchXP

http://www.ntwind.com/software/taskswitchxp.html

Tray It! (move task to system tray)

http://www.teamcti.com/trayit/trayit.htm

ThumbWin

http://www4.point.ne.jp/hiro/ThumbWin/thumbwin.html

Vista Start Menu

http://www.ordinarysoft.com/index.html#vista

Visual Task Tips (window preview)

http://www.visualtasktips.com/

Visual Tooltip

http://www.chrisnsoft.com/visual-tooltip/

QT TabBar (tabs in Win Explorer)

http://quizo.at.infoseek.co.jp/freeware/indexEn.html#qttab (online manual)

Virtual Desktop Managers

360desktop

http://www.360desktop.com/

Desktop Manager

http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/download.htm

Desktops

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/cc817881.aspx

Dexpot

http://www.dexpot.de/index.php?lang=en

RadVWM

http://radad.110mb.com/software/

Virtual Desktop Manager

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

Virtual Dimension

http://virt-dimension.sourceforge.net/

WindowsPager

http://windowspager.sourceforge.net/

Windows

allSnap (portable)

http://ivanheckman.com/allsnap/

DropCommand

http://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Skrommel/

FreeSnap (align using keyboard)

http://blueonionsoftware.com/FreeSnap.aspx

GridMove

http://jgpaiva.donationcoders.com/gridmove.html

GridVista

here or here (select from Acer notebooks and then select GridVista from Drivers and Utilities)

Gridy (portable)

http://sector-seven.net/software/gridy

MaxTo (free trial only)

http://www.maxto.net/

Move off-screen window to desktop

here

RadWinMan

http://radad.110mb.com/software/

reSizer

http://zestant.googlepages.com/resizer

Stick (tab-shaped Windows)

http://www.iwonderdesigns.com/?s=stick

TileWindows

http://www.blahblah.se/software/Download/TileWindows.zip

Ultramon

http://www.realtimesoft.com/ultramon/

Vitrite (window transparency)

http://www.vanmiddlesworth.org/vitrite

WinSplit Revolution

http://www.winsplit-revolution.com/

Error Codes and Messages

Error List

http://www.roadkil.net/program.php?ProgramID=15

Window Message

http://www.roadkil.net/program.php?ProgramID=30

Widgets

Google

http://desktop.google.com/plugins/

Opera

http://widgets.opera.com/

Yahoo

http://widgets.yahoo.com/

Amnesty Generator

http://www.amnestywidgets.com/GeneratorWin.html

Widget Maker

http://www.widgetgallery.com/view.php?widget=35942

Performance Management

CPU, Fan, Power

BattCursor (battery life cursor)

http://en.battcursor.net/download.aspx

CPUID

http://www.cpuid.com/

I8kfanGUI (manage Dell laptop fan)

http://www.diefer.de/i8kfan/index.html

Gibson Research (security)

http://grc.com/default.htm

Intel Desktop Utilities

http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd/software/idu/

Local Cooling

http://www.localcooling.com/

Open Directory of Diagnostics

http://dmoz.org/Computers/Software/Shareware/Diagnostics/

Roadkil’s CPUID

http://www.roadkil.net/program.php?ProgramID=7

SetPower Free

http://www.setpowersoftware.com/

SpeedFan

http://www.almico.com/speedfan431.exe

Sysinternals (Live)

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/default.mspx

WCPUID

http://www.h-oda.com/

Memory

AnalogX MaxMem

http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/system/maxmem/download.htm

eBoostr (use USB as RAM)

http://www.eboostr.com/

FreeRAM XP Pro

http://www.yourwaresolutions.com

HackCleaner

http://www.geekclaw.com/

Memtest86

http://www.memtest86.com/

Memtest86+

http://www.memtest.org/

Minimem

http://minimem.kerkia.net/

RamBooster

http://www.sci.fi/~borg/rambooster/index.htm

RAM Test

http://www.roadkil.net/program.php?ProgramID=34

SweepRAM (portable)

http://88.191.26.34/computers_are_fun/sweepram/

Windows Memory Diagnostic

http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp

Screen

Monitor Test

http://www.roadkil.net/program.php?ProgramID=20

MonitorES (power-off display)

http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_download/fid,79391-order,4-c,peripherals/download.html

Storage

Crystal DiskInfo

http://crystalmark.info/download/index-e.html#CrystalDiskInfo

Disk Speed

http://www.roadkil.net/program.php?ProgramID=13

DK HardDrive-Light

http://www.dkpcode.com/ (shows which files are being accessed)

HDDlife

http://www.hddlife.com/

HDDScan

http://hddscan.com/

HD Tune

http://www.hdtune.com/

Unknown Devices

http://www.halfdone.com/Development/UnknownDevices/

USB Utilities

http://www.usb.org/developers/tools.html

Processes

Advanced Process Termination

http://tds.diamondcs.com.au/advancedseries/apt.php

AntiFreeze CTRL-ALT-WIN-HOME

http://www.resplendence.com/antifreeze

Application Monitor

http://www.jockersoft.com/english/appmonitor_index.php

CTFMON Remover

http://www.gerhard-schlager.at/en/projects/ctfmonremover/

EndItAll2

http://www.docsdownloads.com/enditall-1.htm

exeLibrary (identify executable)

http://exelib.com/

JustCloseSomeTasks

http://www.donationcoder.com/Forums/bb/index.php?topic=16018.0

Perfgraph

http://codefromthe70s.org/perfgraph3.aspx

PerfMonitor

http://www.cpuid.com/perfmon.php

Performance Monitor

http://www.hexagora.com/en_dw_davperf.asp

Process Explorer

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/ProcessesAndThreads/ProcessExplorer.mspx

Process Lasso

http://www.bitsum.com/prolasso.shtml

Process Monitor

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/processesandthreads/processmonitor.mspx (Filemon, Regmon)

ProcessScanner

http://www.processlibrary.com/processscan/

Process Tamer

http://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Mouser/proctamer/index.html

Quick Access (identify process)

http://www.processlibrary.com/quickaccess/

RATTV3 (ISR/DPC time)

http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/DevTools/tools/RATT.mspx

Security Task Manager

http://www.neuber.com/taskmanager/process/index.html

Show Stopper

http://www.karenware.com/powertools/ptstopper.asp

System Explorer

http://systemexplorer.mistergroup.org/

TinyResMeter

http://pesoft.fr.st/

What’sRunning?

http://www.whatsrunning.net/whatsrunning/main.aspx

Windows XP Services

http://www.ss64.com/nt/syntax-services.html

Resource Editors

Resource Hacker

http://www.angusj.com/resourcehacker/

XN Resource Editor

http://www.wilsonc.demon.co.uk/d10resourceeditor.htm

Startup

Autoruns

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx

Disable Autorun

http://downloads.pcworld.com/pub/new/privacy___security/DisableAutorun-zip.zip

Restore Autorun

http://downloads.pcworld.com/pub/new/privacy___security/RestoreAutorun-zip.zip

RunAlyzer

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/runalyzer/index.html

Starter

http://codestuff.netfirms.com/download.shtml or here

Startup Application List

http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php

Startup Control Panel

http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml

Startup Delayer

http://www.r2.com.au/software.php?page=2&show=startdelay

Startup Manager (portable)

http://startupmanager.org/

Startup Monitor

http://www.mlin.net/StartupMonitor.shtml

StartupRun

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/strun.html

StartRight

http://www.joejoesoft.com/vcms/113/

Settings for Windows XP Services

http://www.racelinecentral.com/WindowsXP_services.html

Tuning / Tweaking

Actual Booster

http://loonies.narod.ru/actlbstr.htm

Advanced SystemCare Free

http://www.iobit.com/advancedwindowscareper.html?Str=download

Black Viper

http://www.blackviper.com/

Dial-a-fix

http://wiki.lunarsoft.net/wiki/Dial-a-fix

Dtweak Free

http://www.daoisoft.com/dtweakfree/

EnhanceMyVista Free

http://www.seriousbit.com/enhancemyvistafree/

VirtualMark (PC Benchmark)

http://service.futuremark.com/virtualmark/start.action

Hidden Utilities XP (also here)

http://camtech2000.net/Pages/hidden_utilities.htm

How to use msconfig

http://www.netsquirrel.com/msconfig/index.html

jv16 Powertools

http://www.321download.com/LastFreeware/index.html#jv16

http://www.macecraft.com/

Karen’s Power Tools

http://www.karenware.com/powertools/powertools.asp

RegToy

http://www.download.com/RegToy/3000-2094_4-10510914.html

ScrubXP

http://www.bartdart.com/

ShellExView (Shell Extensions)

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/shexview.html

Spotlight on Windows

http://www.quest.com/spotlight-on-windows/

TweakGuides

http://www.tweakguides.com/

Tweak-XP Pro, FireTune

http://www.totalidea.com/

TuneXP

http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_description/0,fid,63663,tk,nl_hsxdwn,00.asp or here

Ultimate Windows Tweaker

http://www.winvistaclub.com/Ultimate_Windows_Tweaker.html

Vista4Experts (Vista)

http://ntcore.com/vista4experts.php

Vista Services Optimizer

http://smartpcutilities.bravehost.com/servicesoptimizer.html

WinBubble (Vista)

http://unlockforus.blogspot.com/2007/11/winbubbles-features-gap.html

WindowsCare Personal

http://www.iobit.com/advancedwindowscareper.html?Str=download#

Windows PowerToys (Tweak UI)

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

Green Tools (also see Printer)

CO2 Saver

http://co2saver.snap.com/

Edison

http://www.verdiem.com/edison.aspx

Energy Saver gadget

http://www.google.com/corporate/green/tools-for-users.html

MakeMeSustainable

http://makemesustainable.com/

Power To Change

http://www.hp.com/powertochange

Screen Capture

Image capture / edit

Clip2Net (sends URL of upload)

http://clip2net.com/

CoolCap (converts image to icon)

http://www.hushpage.com/Screen_Shooter/screen_shooter.html

FastStone

http://www.faststone.org/FSViewerDetail.htm

FullShot (fee)

http://www.eppg.com/ftp/Author_Screenshot/

Gadwin

http://www.gadwin.com/printscreen/

HoverSnap

http://www.hoverdesk.net/freeware.htm

LS Screen Capture

http://www.linos-software.com/capture.html

MWSnap (portable)

http://www.mirekw.com/winfreeware/mwsnap.html

PicPick (portable)

http://eng.wiziple.net/entry/PicPick-v172-Release

PrintKey 2000

http://www.freewareweb.com/cgi-bin/archive.cgi?ID=292

ScreenHunter

http://www.wisdom-soft.com/products/screenhunter.htm

Screenshot Captor

http://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Mouser/screenshotcaptor/index.html

SnagIt (fee)

http://www.techsmith.com/freetrials.asp

WinSnap (snap multiple windows)

http://www.ntwind.com/software/winsnap.html

ZScreen

http://www.brandonz.net/projects/zscreen/

Screencasting (freeware but lacks support and editing/annotation capabilities; also see Office > Presentations)

AVI Screen Classic

http://www.bobyte.com/

CamStudio

http://camstudio.org/

Debut

http://www.nchsoftware.com/capture/

Free Screencast

http://freescreencast.com/

Freez Screen Video Capture

http://www.smallvideosoft.com/download.php

iCord

http://sourceforge.net/projects/icord/

Jing Project (send URL)

http://www.jingproject.com/

Krut Computer Recorder (tutorial)

http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=129468

SCREEN2EXE

here

uTIPu (TipCam)

http://www.utipu.com/app/

Wink

http://www.debugmode.com/wink/

Commercial screencasting products (video-oriented better for demos, slide-oriented better for training)

Adobe Captivate (slide-oriented)

www.adobe.com/products/captivate

ALLCapture (video-oriented)

www.allcapture.com

Camtasia Studio (video-oriented)

www.techsmith.com/camtasia.asp

System Management

Single System

Auslogics System Information

http://www.auslogics.com/system-information/index.php (reports in XML, HTML, TXT formats)

Belarc Advisor

http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html

BlueScreenView

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/blue_screen_view.html

CPU-Z

http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php

Everest (AIDA32)

http://www.lavalys.com/news.php?article=31&selcat=PR%E2%8C%A9=en

HealthMonitor

http://www.health-monitor.com/

HWiNFO32 (portable)

http://www.hwinfo.com/download32.html

PC Wizard (has benchmarks)

http://www.cpuid.com/pcwizard.php (reports in HTML, CSV, TXT, RTF, PDF formats)

ProduKey (find product keys)

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/product_cd_key_viewer.html

System Info for Windows (SIW)

http://www.gtopala.com/ (reports in XML, HTML, and CSV formats)

System Information Viewer (SIV)

http://siv.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/

Computer Network

Ecora Auditor

https://www.ecora.com/ecora/

Intel IT Director

http://www.intel.com/cd/channel/reseller/asmo-na/eng/420331.htm

Kwok Information Server

http://www.kwoksys.com/

LANsweeper (no client needed)

http://www.lansweeper.com/

ManagePC

http://www.managepc.net/

Open AudIT

http://www.open-audit.org/

Roadkil’s Audit

http://www.roadkil.net/program.php?ProgramID=2

Spiceworks

http://www.spiceworks.com/

Zenoss Core

http://www.zenoss.com/product/

Software Updates

Checking

AppSnap

http://appsnap.genotrance.com/

Dobreprogramy (“good programs”)

http://dobreprogramy.pl/ (najnowsze programy = “latest programs”)

IObit Software Advisor

http://www.iobit.com/files/beta/SoftAdvisor.exe

FreewareUpdater

http://freewareupdater.com/

Secunia Personal SW Inspector

http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/personal/

Secunia Online SW Inspector

http://secunia.com/software_inspector/

Software Update Monitor (SUMo)

http://www.kcsoftwares.com/index.php?sumo

UpdateChecker

http://www.filehippo.com/updatechecker/

Update Notifier

http://cleansofts.org/view/update-notifier.html

UpdateStar

http://www.updatestar.com/

Drivers

afreeDLL (find DLLs)

http://www.afreedll.com/browse/e.html

AfreeOCX (find ActiveX controls)

http://www.afreeocx.com/

CD with all current XP Drivers

here

DLL-files.com (find DLLs)

http://www.dll-files.com/

DevCon device manager CLI

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/311272

Double Driver

http://boozet.org/dd.htm

DriverAgent (driver update scan)

http://driveragent.com/scan.php?fn=scan2

Driver Forum

http://www.driverforum.com/

DriverGuide

http://www.driverguide.com/

DRIVERSkit

http://www.driverskit.com/

DriversLab

http://www.driverslab.com/

DriverMax (driver backup/restore)

http://www.innovative-sol.com/drivermax/index.htm

DriverSearch

http://www.driversearch.com/

DriverUpdates

http://drivermagic.co.nz/

MakeUseOf

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-ways-to-update-your-windows-operating-system/

Perfectdrivers

http://www.perfectdrivers.com/

Project Dakota (bulk updates)

http://www.dakota.theatticnetwork.net/

Remove old device drivers

http://www.ghacks.net/2009/03/13/remove-old-windows-device-drivers/

Tim’s driver guide/service manuals

http://www.tim.id.au/drivers

Unknown Devices

http://www.halfdone.org/ukd/

Vista Drivers

http://www.radarsync.com/vista/

Vista Upgrade Advisor

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/upgradeadvisor/default.mspx

Windows 7 Upgrade Advistor

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/get/upgrade-advisor.aspx

WinGuides

http://www.pctools.com/guides/drivers/

Wininquiry (DVD FW)

http://www.samsungodd.com/eng/Firmware/FWvercheck/WININQUIRY.exe

Product Keys

ProduKey (portable)

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/product_cd_key_viewer.html

Serial Shark

http://www.serialshark.com/

SIW Secrets

http://www.gtopala.com/

YouSerials

http://www.youserials.com/

Computer Coupons

http://www.retailmenot.com/coupons/computers

My Home PC (Dell Dimension XPS Gen 3)

BIOS

Dell Dimension System BIOS (Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 A07)

CD/DVD

Samsung CD-R/RW SW-252S

CD/DVD Burner

NEC DVD+RW ND-3100AD

CD/DVD Burner Software

Sonic Record Now

Chipset

Intel 925X (South Bridge 82801FB/FR (ICH6/ICH6R) LPC, SMBus 82801FB (ICH6)

Graphics Card

ATI Radeon X800 XT PCI-Express, 1256MB, UHMGA1

External Storage (NAS)

Buffalo TeraStation HD-H1.0TGL/R5

External Storage (USB Drive)

Buffalo DriveStation HD-HB300U2

Internal Hard Disks

Hitachi, SATA, 400GB, 7.2K, 8MB (HDS724040KLSA80)

Western Digital, SATA, 74GB, 10K, 8MB (WDC WD740GD-75FLA1)

Keyboard

Logitech DiNovo Edge

Manuals

Pentium 4 Prescott DT, 3.6GHZ, 1 MEGB, 800FSB, Socket LGA775

Modem

Intel 537EP Hayes Compatible

Monitor

Dell 2407WFP

NIC

Broadcom 57XX Gigabit Integrated Controller

Printer

HP Photosmart C6180, HP OfficeJet G95

Router

D-Link DIR-655 (was Linksys WRT55AG ver.2), port forwarding guide

Sound Card

Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy and here

TV  Card

ATI EHome Wonder (User’s Guide)

Video Codec

CyberLink PowerDVD

Set up email accounts

Comcast

http://forums.comcast.net/comcastsupport/board/message?board.id=2&thread.id=101266

Google

http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=13278

Microsoft (Outlook Connector)

here

Yahoo

http://help.yahoo.com/us/tutorials/cg/mail/cg_access4.html

Support

Forums

 

AllExperts

http://en.allexperts.com/q/Windows-XP-3282/

 

BoardReader

http://boardreader.com/fp/A_Windows_XP_help_forum_PCbant_15928/Windows_XP_Help_and_Support_321919.html

 

Computer Hope

http://www.computerhope.com/

 

Cyber Tech Help

http://www.cybertechhelp.com/forums/

 

DAL Computer Help

http://www.d-a-l.com/index.php

 

Microsoft Mindshare

http://www.mindshare.codezone.com/MyMindshare.CodezoneCom?ActiveID=3656 (user groups)

 

Microsoft XP newsgroups

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroups/reader.mspx

 

Superuser

http://superuser.com/

 

TechArena

http://forums.techarena.in/sitemap.php

 

Windows Support Sites

http://www.aumha.org/win5/

 

Support Sites

http://www.aumha.org/win5/

Ace’s Hardware

http://www.aceshardware.com/

 

arsTechnica

http://www.arstechnica.com/

 

BIOS Optimization Guide

http://www.rojakpot.com/freebog.aspx

 

ErrorKey (search engine for errors)

http://www.errorkey.com/

 

ExtremeTech Resource Center

http://www.extremetech.com/category2/0,1556,6122,00.asp

 

Hacking Hotel PPV

http://www.i-hacked.com/content/view/184/45/

 

How to build a PC

http://techreport.com/articles.x/13671

 

Incubator (build your own PC)

http://www.pcincubator.com/

 

Intel Chipsets

http://www.intel.com/design/chipsets/

 

MakeItSimple RAM Guide

http://makeitsimple.com/articles/ramguide/ramguidep3.htm

 

PC911

http://www.pcnineoneone.com/

 

PC Support Advisor

http://www.pcsupportadvisor.com/

 

Reimage (online PC repair)

http://www.reimage.com/home/index.php

 

Tech Report

http://techreport.com/

 

The 2008 PC Builder’s Bible

http://www.gamesradar.com/f/the-2008-pc-builders-bible/a-20080918153014865039

 

The PC Guide

http://www.pcguide.com/

 

Tom’s Hardware Guide

http://tomshardware.co.uk/

 

Tweakguides

http://tweakguides.com/