Contents: • UnZIPping Tools • MDGx ©Tricks + Secrets Files • MDGx Recommended Tools + Tips Files • MDGx HOSTS Files • MDGx Wallpapers + Icons + Logos • MDGx Software Essentials + FREEbies Pages • Download Speed Calculator [separate page]

Please disable ANY download managers and use your web browser to download files directly from this site BACKUP ALL YOUR HARD DRIVES BEFORE MAKING ANY SYSTEM CHANGES! DESCRIPTION LINK UnZIPping Tools Download: • Windows 9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista users: One of these 32-bit FREE WINDOWS 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista FILE SHRINKERS. SIZE = Varies | FREEware or crippled shareware (UN)ZIP Tools 32-bit: File Shrinkers • Windows/WfWG 3.1x users: Info-ZIP WiZ v4.01 16-bit, the best FREE Windows/WfWG 3.1x ZIPping/unZIPping tool. SIZE = 322 KB | Free Info-ZIP WiZ 16-bit: wiz401x.exe • MS-DOS users: PKWare (PKZIP + PKUNZIP) v2.50 16 + 32 bit, THE popular DOS ZIPping/unZIPping tools, LFNs compliant ONLY in a Windows 95/98/ME DOS box. SIZE = 202 KB | No nag shareware PK(UN)ZIP 16/32-bit: PK250DOS.EXE Some of my ORIGINAL ©Tricks canNOT be found ANYWHERE ELSE! MDGx ©Tricks + Secrets Files = UPDATES Download: • My New/Updated/Revised/Improved Windows 2003, XP, 2000, ME, NT 4.0, 98/98 SE, 95B/95C OSR 2.0 - 2.5, 95a OSR1, 95 + MS-DOS 7.xx/8.00 collection containing tons of Valuable, Original, UNconventional, UNofficial, UNique, UNdocumented, UNcommon, UNknown, UNheard of + Hidden PC, Laptop, Modems, AOL, Internet Explorer + Netscape/Mozilla ©TRICKs, SECRETs, TIPs, TWEAKs, HINTs, HACKs, FIXes, SPEED-UPs, TUNE-UPs, Workarounds, CONFIGs, SETUPs, UPGRADEs, PATCHes, NEWs, INFO, SPECs + LINKs, REGistry + BATch files, LOGOs, BitMaPs + ICOns. W95-11D.EXE SIZE = 1.3 MB | W95-11D.ZIP SIZE = 1.5 MB | UPDATED = 4-24-2007 | FREEware W95-11D.EXE W95-11D.ZIP MUST READ Guidelines FIRST =>  95.htm • My New/Updated/Revised/Improved Windows 3.1x, Windows for WorkGroups 3.1x + MS-DOS 6.xx collection containing tons of Valuable, Original, UNconventional, UNique, UNofficial, UNdocumented, UNcommon, UNknown, UNheard of + Hidden PC, Laptop, Modems, AOL, Internet Explorer + Netscape Navigator ©TRICKs, SECRETs, TIPs, TWEAKs, HINTs, HACKs, FIXes, SPEED-UPs, TUNE-UPs, Workarounds, CONFIGs, SETUPs, UPGRADEs, PATCHes, NEWs, INFO, SPECs + LINKs, REGistration + BATch files, BitMaPs + ICOns. SIZE = 450 KB | UPDATED = 12-9-2003 | FREEware W31-11D.ZIP MUST READ Guidelines FIRST =>  31.htm ... And some are posted here with EXCLUSIVE permission! MDGx Recommended Tools + Tips Files Download: • X-Setup Pro v9.0 32-bit is THE ultimate Windows 95/98/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista power tool: BEST and most comprehensive system tweaker and registry "hacker". Tunes 1900+ undocumented + hidden settings: GUI, System, Hardware, Software, Personal, DOS, Boot, Disk, Cache, DMA/UDMA, DirectX, CD/DVD, Explorer, TCP/IP, Internet, Modem, Network, Server, Security, MS IE, MS OE, Mozilla, Netscape, Opera, MS Office, IM, ICQ, Games, chipset specific 2D/3D Video (3dfx, NVidia, Matrox + ATI) and much more... strongly recommended for all power users, gamers, system administrators and anyone aiming to obtain MAXimum computing performance, customization, stability, compatibility and speed. Direct download [4.25 MB, 30 days trial shareware]. Older X-Setup Pro v6.6 [4.54 MB, freeware for personal use]. X-Setup Pro Software Developer Kit (XSDK) includes X-Setup Pro Plugin Converter (freeware). Additional X-Setup Plug-Ins. Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME require Microsoft Internet Explorer 5/6 or Microsoft Scripting Engines (MSE) 5.6 and Microsoft Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) 1.3 Internet Interoperability APIs for Windows 95 (DCOM95) or 98 (DCOM98). SIZE = 3.83 MB | UPDATED = 5-12-2006 | Shareware X-Setup Pro 9.0 [shareware]: xqdcxsp-setup-en.zip X-Setup Pro 6.6 [freeware]: xqdcxsp-setup-en.zip • Rob Vonk's EasyMTU v3.0 32-bit is the first, the best and the only FREEware MTU tweaking tool for Windows 95/98 and AOL 32-bit 3/4/5. Apply ALL: ©delete "aolsock" Registry key [AOL 32-bit], IPMTU [Win98], MaxMTU [Win95/OSR2], DefaultRcvWindow [RWIN], DefaultTTL [TTL], NETBEUI, sessions, ncbs, maxconnect, maxsockets, cachesize [NDI] and COMBoostTime [SYSTEM.INI] Dial-Up Networking (DUN) TCP/IP tweaks to your Windows 95/98 system and surf the Internet/AOL at full speed! EasyMTU includes FindMTU [a PING tool] to determine EXACTLY the MTU value used by your ISP/Online Service. SIZE = 360 KB | UPDATED = 12-1-1998 | Freeware EasyMTU: easymtu.zip • Uwe Sieber's UMBPCI.SYS v3.75 16-bit is the best FREEware DOS upper memory driver: provides access to the Upper Memory Area (UMA) for loading devices/drivers/TSRs "high", using HIMEM.SYS extended memory manager, on Intel, FIC VIA, SiS and ALi PCI/AGP chipsets. Supports Intel Pentium/Pro/II/III/IV, AMD and Cyrix CPUs, in MS-DOS 5.00/6.xx, Windows 3.xx/9x/ME, DR-DOS, Open DOS and Novell DOS, WITHOUT the need for an extended/expanded DOS memory manager, like Microsoft EMM386.EXE, Quarterdeck QEMM, Helix NetRoom RM386, Qualitas 386MAX, Lineo DR-DOS EMM386 etc. Add a DEVICE line for UMBPCI.SYS in CONFIG.SYS, AFTER the HIMEM.SYS line, and use DEVICEHIGH (in CONFIG.SYS) and LOADHIGH (in AUTOEXEC.BAT) to load ALL devices/drivers/TSRs high properly! Takes only 208 Bytes of conventional RAM and allows up to 629 KB of free low DOS memory. Go to: • Uwe Sieber's UMBPCI.SYS English page. • Uwe Sieber's UMBPCI.SYS German page. • My Complete UMBPCI.SYS Guide. TIPS: • You can load HIMEM.SYS in upper memory by using HIRAM.EXE v1.9 [74 KB, freeware] in combination with UMBPCI.SYS. • UMBPCI.SYS is IDEAL for using FastVid v1.10 PCI/AGP DOS video accelerator [239 KB, freeware], ONLY IF you own a Pentium Pro/II/III/IV class CPU! SIZE = 33 KB [English] or 26 KB [German] | UPDATED = 3-11-2006 | Freeware UMBPCI.SYS: UMBPCI English UMBPCI German HIRAM.EXE: HIRAM English HIRAM German FastVid: FASTV110.ZIP • Programmer's File Editor v1.01 32-bit (PFE32) (for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista) + 16-bit (PFE) (for Windows/WfWG 3.1x) freeware Notepad replacement: opens ANY number of ASCII/text/HTML/INI/source files of ANY size limited ONLY by your computer's memory, OLE2/DDE/MDI compliant, highly customizable. More info. HINT: BACKUP your original NOTEPAD.EXE, rename PFE32.EXE or PFE.EXE to NOTEPAD.EXE, and then move the new NOTEPAD.EXE and PFE.HLP files to your Windows folder (directory), to have ALL your text files open with the NEW Notepad. SIZE = 608 KB [PFE32] or 545 KB [PFE] | UPDATED = 1-31-1999 | Freeware PFE32: pfe101i.zip PFE: pfe101.zip • Ojatex's LaptopME Tips in PDF format [LAPMEPDF.PDF]. Go to: Ojatex's LaptopME Tips page. NOTE: Acrobat Reader for Windows 3.1x/9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista (free) is required for viewing .PDF files! SIZE = 51 KB | UPDATED = 10-18-2000 | Freeware lapmepdf.zip • Ojatex's Web Ads Fixes in PDF format [ADMAD.PDF]. Go to: Ojatex's Web Ads Fixes page. NOTE: Acrobat Reader for Windows 3.1x/9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista (free) is required for viewing .PDF files! SIZE = 28 KB | UPDATED = 6-26-2000 | Freeware admadpdf.zip • Ojatex's Complete Laptop, Laptop98, Laptop2000 + LaptopME Tips in Windows HELP format [LAPTOP.HLP]. Go to: • Ojatex's LaptopME Tips page. • Ojatex's Laptop Tips pages. • Ojatex's Laptop98 Tips page. • Ojatex's Laptop2000 Tips page. SIZE = 178 KB | UPDATED = 10-18-2000 | Freeware LapHlp.zip • Ojatex's Laptop2000 Tips in PDF format [LAP2KPDF.PDF]. Go to: Ojatex's Laptop2000 Tips page. NOTE: Acrobat Reader for Windows 3.1x/9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista (free) is required for viewing .PDF files! SIZE = 33 KB | UPDATED = 8-12-2000 | Freeware lap2kpdf.zip • Ojatex's Laptop + Laptop98 Tips in PDF format [LAPPDF.PDF]. Go to: Ojatex's Laptop Tips pages. NOTE: Acrobat Reader for Windows 3.1x/9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista (free) is required for viewing .PDF files! SIZE = 101 KB | UPDATED = 11-23-1999 | Freeware lappdf.zip • Ojatex's Laptop98 Tips in RTF format [LAP98RTF.RTF]. Go to: Ojatex's Laptop98 Tips page. SIZE = 15 KB | UPDATED = 11-23-1999 | Freeware lap98rtf.zip • Ojatex's Old, New + Troubled Laptop Tips in PDF format [SPLAPTOP.PDF]. Go to: Ojatex's Tips for Old, New + Troubled Laptops page. NOTE: Acrobat Reader for Windows 3.1x/9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista (free) is required for viewing .PDF files! SIZE = 47 KB | UPDATED = 8-12-2000 | Freeware splappdf.zip • Ojatex's Windows 9x Networking Notebooks Tips in PDF format [LPNETPDF.PDF]. Go to: Ojatex's Networking Notebooks Tips page. NOTE: Acrobat Reader for Windows 3.1x/9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista (free) is required for viewing .PDF files! SIZE = 11 KB | UPDATED = 12-13-1999 | Freeware lpnetpdf.zip • Captain's Modems [MODEMS.TXT], Windows XP [TRICKSXP.TXT], Windows ME [TRICKSME.TXT], 98/98 SE [TRICKS98.TXT + WIN98PST.TXT] + NT 4.0 [TRICKSNT.TXT] Tricks in TXT format. Go to: Captain's ComputingX pages. SIZE = 36 KB | UPDATED = 4-11-2001 | Freeware CXTIPS.ZIP • Captain's recommended Windows ME, XP + Internet Explorer 6.0 64x64 pixels, 256 colors Icons in Dynamic Link Library (DLL) format: WHISTLER.DLL + WINME.DLL. SIZE = 324 KB | UPDATED = 1-11-2001 | Free WINICONS.ZIP • Cliff's Windows XP Tips Collection [XP Tips.RTF] in RTF (Rich Text Format) format. Go to: Cliff's Windows XP page. SIZE = 145 KB | UPDATED = 9-8-2001 | Free XPTIPS.ZIP MDGx HOSTS Files Download: • My Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 HOSTS files with > 125,000 host names. All local computer IP entries in these HOSTS files point to: • HOSTS0 = 0 (null = 0.0.0.0 abbreviated) [faster]. • HOSTS127 = 127.0.0.1 (localhost = loopback) [slower]. SIZE = 690-710 KB [EXE] - 1.3 MB [ZIP] | UPDATED = Frequently | Freeware 0 (0.0.0.0) HOSTS: HOSTS0.EXE 127.0.0.1 HOSTS: HOSTS127.EXE 0 (0.0.0.0) + 127.0.0.1 HOSTS: HOSTS.ZIP MUST READ Guidelines FIRST =>  hosts.php MDGx Wallpapers + Icons + Logos Download: • My 13 Windows 3.xx/9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista Desktop background Wallpapers (BitMaPs): 1024x768 + 640x480 pixels, 256 or 16 colors, RGB encoded, .BMP format. See my Site Logos page for more 3D pics. SIZE = 1.61 MB | UPDATED = 9-9-2001 | Freeware MYBMPS.ZIP MUST READ Guidelines FIRST =>  MYBMPS.TXT • My 37 Windows 9x/ME Start-up + Wait-to-shut-down + Shut-down Logos: 320x400 pixels, 256 colors, RGB encoded, .BMP format. SIZE = 1 MB | UPDATED = 4-24-2007 | Freeware 95LOGOS.ZIP MUST READ Guidelines FIRST =>  95LOGOS.TXT • My 223 Windows 3.xx/9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista Icons in ICO, ICL + DLL formats: 32x32 pixels, 16 colors. SIZE = 205 KB | UPDATED = 8-28-2007 | Freeware MYICONS.ZIP MUST READ Guidelines FIRST =>  MYICONS.TXT MDGx Software Essentials + FREEbies Pages Go to: • Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista + MS-DOS 5/6/7/8 Essential FREE Upgrades, Patches, Fixes, Drivers + Tools. 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista Essentials • Windows/WfWG 3.1x Essential FREE Upgrades, Patches, Fixes, Drivers + Tools. Win31 Essentials • 1000+ Windows 9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista Power Toys + Tweaking Tools [99.99% FREE(ware)]. 9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista Toys • FREE Windows NT4/2000/XP/2003/Vista Extras. NT4/2000/XP/2003/Vista Extras • FREE Windows 9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista DirectX (DX) Essential Upgrades + Tools. DirectX Essentials • Windows/WfWG 3.1x Power Toys [99.99% FREE(ware)]. Win31 Toys • FREE AOL 32-bit Windows 9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista Power Toys. AOL Toys • Speed-Up + BenchMark Tools [99.99% FREE(ware)]. Speed-Ups • MS-DOS 5.00 - 8.00 Essentials [99.99% FREE(ware)]. DOS Essentials • Disk Partitioning, Formatting + Recovery Tools [99.99% FREE(ware)]. Disk Tools • FREE WinDOwS Games + Cheats. Games • GET Anti-Viral: FREE Anti-Virus Tools. Anti-Viral! • FREE WWW/FTP, HTML/Java(Script) + GIF/JPEG Publishing Tools. Webmaster Tools • Hosted + Sponsored BINaries. BINaries • FREE ßeta Software. ßeta • FREEbies: BEST FREE(ware) Software Sites on the Internet. 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