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Freeware

Every week, you can find great downloads on this page. We feature freeware, open source software, and any high quality (and malware free) software download we can find. Regular show listeners like Uncle Monster and Tollie often contribute to this page.

Archive: freeware

Clean, Protect, and Simplify FREEly!

Advanced WindowsCare Personal 2.6

Home:
http://www.iobit.com/

Download
http://www.download.com/Advanced-WindowsCare-Personal/3000-2086_4-10407614.html

# License:Free
# Requirements: Windows 2000/XP/Vista
# Limitations: Nag screen
# Date Added:January 23, 2008

Slow down, freeze, crash and security threats are over. Advanced
WindowsCare Personal is a comprehensive PC care utility that takes an
one-click approach to help protect, repair and optimize your computer.
It provides an all-in-one and super convenient solution for PC
maintenance and protection. All work will be done with 1 click and 1
minute. This fantastic program is available free of charge. Compared
with its nearest competitor, Advanced WindowsCare Personal provides
the more essential and practical formula for Windows: Removing Spyware
and Adware, Preventing Security Threats, Privacy Protection, Fixing
Registry Errors, Temporary Files Cleanup, Startup Cleanup, Repairing
Windows, Speeding up System and 1-click Mechanism.

Version 2.6 improves Memory Cleaner module and adds support for Yahoo Toolbar
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WinGuard Pro 2007 - Free Edition v5.8 Build 2

http://www.winguardpro.com/

Secure your computer by password protecting your Windows applications,
programs and EXE files. Plus, protect your data with encryption for
your files, folders and drives - directly from Windows Explorer. Extra
features allow you to disable the Task Keys, Software Installation,
Internet Explorer, Mozilla FireFox, Downloading Files, Zip and Self
Extracting Files and the Boot Keys (F8).
* Lock Programs, Applications, EXE Files with a Password;
* Encrypt Files, Folders and Entire Drives with Strong 128 bit AES;
* Disable users changing the Desktop Wallpaper;
* Disable Windows at Boot and the Boot Keys (F8);
* Disable Software Installation and Downloads;
* Password Protect Windows Explorer;
* Password Protect your Web Browser, inc. Internet Explorer,
FireFox, Opera and more;
* Lock Zip and Self Extracting files, Desktop, Task Keys and setup
multiple users;
* It’s FREE, no adverts, nag screens or spyware;
* Works alongside your firewall and anti-virus program;
* Works for Windows 95/98/Me, 2000/NT4/XP & Vista.
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FreeCommander 2007.10a

Home:
http://www.freecommander.com/

Download:
http://www.snapfiles.com/reviews/freeCommander/freecommander.html

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
* Tabbed interface
* 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
* User defined columns for detailed view
* DOS command line
* Multiple language  support
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FastKake

http://www.phy.uni-bayreuth.de/~btp344/fastkake/

Welcome to the world of FastKake! FastKake will create a set of handy
and useful shortcuts which will give you full control of your Windows
operating system and simplify your computing life. There will be
shortcuts to quickly shutdown/reboot/standby/hibernate the computer,
lock the desktop or logoff the current user. There will also be
shortcuts to empty the recycle bin, close all windows, quickly compose
and send an email, launch default browser, launch default email
client, open/close your cd drive, disable/enable your screensaver,
add/remove programs, device manager, search for files and folders,
launch word, excel, powerpoint, notepad, etc. etc. FastKake is small
in size (~120kb), requires no installation and does not modify your
system.
FastKake is Freeware!

Usage
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Put the executable FastKake.exe anywhere on your computer, preferably
in a permanent location (note that Windows often hides file
extensions, so the executable may appear simply as FastKake without
the .exe extension). Double-click on FastKake.exe and you will receive
a message informing you that a folder containing the shortcuts will be
created on your desktop. Click Yes and the folder, also named
FastKake, full of useful shortcuts, will be created on your desktop.
That is it! Note: the folder will be created on your desktop,
regardless of where you put the executable. You can move the created
folder to any location of your choice, but don’t change the location
of the executable, if you change the location of the executable the
shortcuts will not work. Once the FastKake folder has been created,
just double-click on any of the shortcuts at any time to get the
corresponding action done.
Tip:
If for any reason you need to change the location of the executable
FastKake.exe, simply re-run the executable from the new location,
click Yes to the prompt and the shortcuts in the old folder FastKake
on the desktop will be updated.

Protect your CD Drive and installations, plus free Vid. Editor from Uncle Monster

Free software for 2-02-08
Useful applications for everyone.

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CD/DVD Drive Locker

http://www.softbureau.com/

If you have small children in your family, then you are probably
familiar with the situation in which straight after they learn to move
around independently, they begin to touch everything that they came
across.

In particular, children like to open and close the CD/DVD drive on the
computer, and press the Reset button.

The CD/DVD Drive Locker helps to temporary turn the CD/DVD ROM drive
off, and so pressing on the CD/DVD drive’s buttons doesn’t lead to the
CD/DVD drive being ejected.

CD/DVD Drive Locker Requirements

* Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/Vista
* 523 MHz Pentium or better
* 10 MB free hard drive space
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InstallWatch 2.5

http://www.epsilonsquared.com/

InstallWatch records modifications made to your PC during the
installation of software, hardware, or configuration changes.

InstallRite 2.5

http://www.epsilonsquared.com/

InstallRite (which includes all the features of InstallWatch) provides
“application cloning” as opposed to “disk cloning”, simplifying
software distribution.
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Avidemux 2.4

http://avidemux.sourceforge.net/

Avidemux is a free video editor designed for simple cutting, filtering
and encoding tasks. It supports many file types, including AVI, DVD
compatible MPEG files, MP4 and ASF, using a variety of codecs. Tasks
can be automated using projects, job queue and powerful scripting
capabilities.

Avidemux is available for Linux, BSD, Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows
under the GNU GPL license. The program was written from scratch by
Mean, but code from other people and projects has been used as well.
Patches, translations and even bug reports are always welcome.

Ultimate Runner 7.10

More from Uncle Monster:

Ultimate Runner 7.10

Homepage:
http://www.vasileios.gr/freesoft/index.html

Download:
http://www.freebyte.gr/ultimaterunner.zip

System Requirements :  Windows 2000/XP/Vista
Size : 2,07 Mb

*   Create unlimited lists of Windows commands
that you want to be executed as groups.
*   Execute unlimited commands or programs
with a simple mouse double-click.
*   Ultimate Runner is an application that will
help you to automate the execution of several
commands with a mouse double-click.
*   Create lists of commands and save them as
executable groups in Ultimate Runner’s format
files ( *.urf  ).
*   Execute any group by double-clicking the
appropriate saved ( *.urf  )  file with your mouse
( Ultimate Runner is not necessary to run in the
background ).

Unlike other programs, Ultimate Runner’s associated
files execute instead of calling the application for editing.