Some
of these files are archived in ZIP, RAR, 7Z or CAB format. You need a file decompression (unZIPping) tool to extract their contents. I recommend
[free(ware)]:
STAY SAFE:Scan for viruses ALL files downloaded from the Internet!
Target
Operating System(s)/software/hardware REQUIRED for installing upgrades/patches/fixes/drivers!
Installing Windows OS components/upgrades/patches/fixes/drivers/tools may require you to be logged on with
Administrative/Power User/Sysadmin privileges.
Windows Vista/2008/7/8/2012 users: may need to right-click each file you wish to download and select Run as administrator (temporary fix) or disable User Account Control
(UAC) (permanent fix) in:
I do not recommend any shareware/retail programs, except the few essentials on my MUST HAVE list, and only if I could not find any free(ware) alternative.
Most unofficial Windows OSes (Hot)Fixes, Packs + Updates created using official Microsoft IEAK (INF + SED) installer toolkit (free).
Check back often for NEW tools +
UPDATEs.
Please let me know if you discover any broken links. Thanks.
Enjoy.
CREDITS: Some of these links appear courtesy of Ojatex, Captain SiskoX, Chris, Robert + ERPMan, whom I
can't thank enough for their invaluable help.Contents:
FREE 9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/2012 System + Registry Tweakers
X-Setup:X-Setup Pro 32-bit [discontinued!] is THE ultimate Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 power tool:
BEST and most comprehensive system tweaker and registry "hacker"; tunes 2000+ 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 (former shareware, now freeware with this key: XSA092-11TA9R-8K12YT):
X-Setup Pro v9.2.100 for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 [4.21 MB, English].
XP Power Toys:Microsoft Windows XP Power Toys for Windows XP/XP MCE/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/2012: TweakUI v2.xx,
Color Control, SyncToy, Mathematics, Mouse Without Borders, ClearType Tuner, Open Command Window Here, Alt-Tab Replacement, Power Calculator, Image Resizer, CD Slide Show Generator, Virtual Desktop Manager, Wallpaper Changer,
Taskbar Magnifier, HTML Slide Show Wizard + Webcam Timershot [FINAL release, free, unsupported, English]:
TweakUI v2.10 for Windows XP SP1/XP SP1a/XP SP2/XP MCE/2003 [147 KB, English].
TweakUI v2.10 for Windows XP SP1/XP SP1a/XP SP2/XP MCE/2003 [119 KB, German].
TweakUI v2.00 for Windows XP Pre-SP1/XP MCE [564 KB].
Microsoft Mathematics v4.0 32-bit + 64-bit for Windows XP SP3/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/2012 2D/3D plotter graph calculator + other math + science studies tools for
solving systems of equations step-by-step, evaluating triangles, converting from 1 system of units to another + understanding of fundamental concepts in pre-algebra, algebra, trigonometry, calculus, physics + chemistry:
Power Toys 95:Microsoft Power Toys 95 Set for Windows 95/OSR1/OSR2/NT4: CabView, CD AutoPlay Extender, Command Prompt Here v1.1, Contents Menu, Desktop Menu,
Explore From Here, Find X v1.2, FlexiCD, HTML Printer Driver, QuickRes, Round Clock, Send To X v1.2, Shortcut Target Menu v1.2, Telephony Location Selector, XMouse v1.2 + TweakUI v1.1 [ONLY WITHOUT MS IE 4/5/6 installed =
BUGGY!]: Direct download [204 KB, final release, free, unsupported]. OLD TweakUI v1.1 MUST be
replaced by NEWer TweakUI v1.33 for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME and MS IE 4/5/6 [fixed most BUGs!] [110 KB, free, unsupported]! These Power Toys 95 work with Windows 98/2000/ME/XP/2003:
Desktop Menu.
Command Prompt Here = Windows 98/ME ONLY!
Send To X = MUST see "FIX COPY TO/MOVE TO/SEND TO", also in REGISTRY.TXT (part of W95-11D.EXE), to make it compatible with ALL Windows 9x/2000/ME/XP/2003 + MS IE
releases!
Kernel Power Toys:Microsoft Kernel Toys Set for Windows 95/OSR1/OSR2: MS-DOS Mode Configuration Wizard Customization Tool (DOSWZCFG.EXE),
Keyboard Remap (KEYREMAP.DLL), Logo Key Control (DOSWINKY.VXD), Conventional Memory Tracker (CONVMEM.VXD), Windows Process Watcher (WINTOP.EXE) + Time Zone Editor (TZEDIT.EXE) [57 KB, free, unsupported]. Some MS Kernel
Toys work with Windows 98/ME. Do NOT install MS Kernel Toys on Windows NT/2000/XP/2003/newer! Kernel Toys
ReadMe.
MZ Ultimate Tools 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7:
MZ Ultimate Tweaker, AutoMZ Ultimate Tweaker, MZ Vista Force, MZ RAM Booster, MZ CPU Accelerator, MZ Registry Optimizer, MZ Shutdown Scheduler, MZ StartUp Manager + MZ Services Manager tweak tons of hidden system, hardware, software
+ Registry settings, highly customizable: Direct download [13.2 MB, freeware]. Require Microsoft .Net Framework
Redistributable (NFR) 2.0 (free)!
XP-AntiSpy v3.97-9 32-bit for Windows 98/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 removes all Registry entries responsible for
transmitting user info, Media Player, Error Report, Remote Desktop, MS IE 6.0, Automatic Updates, Synchronize Time Server, Balloon Tips, PageFile, Support User, Services, Messenger, Unregister REGWIZC.DLL + LICDLL.DLL etc: Direct download [427 KB, donationware].
Winuscon (Windows User Console) v1.56 32-bit for Windows
9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 tweaks tons of hidden settings and includes: Menu, MultiPanel Internet Browser, Internet Utilities, Office, Accessories, highly customizable: Direct
download [5.62 MB, freeware].
Game Booster v1.51 32-bit for Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 tweaks tons of hidden system, Registry, 3D, video, audio etc settings,
highly customizable: Direct download [1.21 MB, freeware].
Game XP v1.5.3.20 32-bit for Windows
98/2000/ME/XP/2003 tweaks tons of hidden system, Registry, 3D, video, audio etc settings, highly customizable: Direct download [436 KB, freeware].
Safe XP v1.5.3.21 32-bit for Windows 98/2000/ME/XP/2003
disables hidden Registry spyware + spam: Media Player, MS IE, MS OE, Messenger, System, Error Reporting etc, highly customizable: Direct download [352 KB,
freeware].
Dial-a-fix (DAF) v0.57.7 32-bit for Windows 98/2000/ME/XP/2003 tweaks tons of hidden system, services, cryptography, MS IE, MS OE, installer, DLL/OCX
registration, internet access etc settings: Direct download [freeware].
Send To Toys v2.4 for for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 add more options to Send To right-click context menu: Add to Send To
menu, Remove from Send To menu, Send To Clipboard, Send To Command Prompt, Send To Favorites, Send To Folder + Send To Run: Direct download [528 KB,
freeware].
TweakDB v3.0 Beta 1 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 tweaks hidden settings: cache, swap file, memory, tasks, hardware, menu animation, security, alpha blending,
3dfx, ATI, NVidia, Kyro + Savage video options etc: Direct download [2.87 MB, freeware].
RegTick Pro v0.21 32-bit
for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP [discontinued!] tweaks tons of hidden Registry settings [167 KB, freeware].
Tweak Revisited v3.2 32-bit for
Windows 9x/ME and MS IE 4/5/6 tweaks hidden settings: MS IE toolbar/title picture/text, view BMPs as icons, registered owner/company info/code, add Control Panel to Start menu, add Quick View/Open With Notepad to right-click,
drives/folders/Start menu icons, icon resolution/size, startup/shutdown logos, Cookie Manager, Startup Manager, Backup Manager, Icon Editor/Convertor, highly customizable [958 KB, crippled shareware]. Requires Microsoft Visual Basic 6 (VB6) Runtime Libraries (free)! Courtesy of Joe, author of Tweak Revisited.
Letter Assigner v1.2.0 32-bit for Windows 9x/ME + MS-DOS 4/5/6 [discontinued!] assigns ANY letter to ANY drive in your computer, prevents letter
changes and non-bootable situations, remembers drives by serial numbers/labels, automatically corrects boot files location, tweaks drives Properties: DMA, SCSI, Disconnect, Synchronize etc, highly customizable: Direct download [1.06 MB, freeware].
Tweaker 2001 v6.0 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP and MS IE 4/5/6
tweaks hidden settings: double-click sensitivity, default menu alignment, 256+ color icons, split Start menu, beep on errors, window animation, menu show delay, system icons etc: Direct download [826 KB, freeware].
More Control v1.0 32-bit for Windows 9x/ME customizes
File/Install Locations, Autorun, Add/Remove Programs, Icon Names + System Colors [2.87 MB, freeware, requires free
registration!].
More Control v1.1 16-bit Control Panel applet for
Windows/WfWG 3.1x/9x/ME tweaks hidden settings in SYSTEM.INI + WIN.INI: help engine colors, drop down menu alignment, icon
spacing, icon title font etc: Direct download [21 KB, public domain].
CacheBooster v1.00 32-bit virtual file system (VFAT) cache
optimizer for Windows 9x/ME tunes MinFileCache, MaxFileCache + ChunkSize SYSTEM.INI [vcache] section settings for MAXimum HD
performance: Direct download [218 KB, freeware]. See "HARD DRIVE THRASHING", also in REGISTRY.TXT (part of W95-11D.EXE), for details.
TweakAll v3.0 32-bit
for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP tweaks boot/run/shut down options, tons of GUI/Explorer/Internet/Security settings, Vcache/Disk
Cache parameters, 3dfx/NVidia video performance, frees unused memory etc, requires installing separate plugins, highly
customizable: Direct download [2.49 MB,
freeware].
Microsoft Partner Pack for Windows 98 SE/2000/ME/XP/2003 includes Microsoft + 3rd party free(ware)
applications, utilities + games (English): Partner Pack Prerequisites Setup [506 KB]
installs required components: DirectX 9.0c, Managed DX 9.0c, NFR 1.1, Visual J# .NET 1.1 and/or MS IE 6.0 SP1: Partner Pack Setup [654 KB]. Requires an Internet connection for downloading and up to 70 MB of
disk space depending on selected programs. Download separate programs:
WorkSoft Navigator v0.985 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 File Manager + Windows Explorer replacement: dual panel, creates (sub)folders, internal file viewer, key
combinations can be assigned to most functions, packs/unpacks files/folders (ZIP, CAB, TAR, RAR, ARJ), file caching, UNC paths, integrated with Windows Explorer right-click menu, multilanguage + plug-ins support, highly
customizable: Direct download [1.21 MB, freeware]. Requires:
File Organiser v1.422 32-bit for Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 File Manager + Windows Explorer replacement: dual pane view, built-in file viewer, file splitter, folder compare,
file search, highly customizable: Direct download [4 MB, free, open source].
Nomad.NET:Nomad.NET v3.0.5 Beta 32-bit for Windows XP SP2/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/2012 File Manager + Windows Explorer replacement: Unicode support, tabbed interface, bookmarks, search engine, filtering
system, toolbar, customizable folders, built-in 7Z, ZIP, CAB, RAR file viewer/extractor, shell file/ftp/folder shortcuts, visual themes, icon packs, highly customizable: Direct download [3.3 MB, freeware]. Requires Microsoft .Net Framework Redistributable (NFR) 2.0 (free)! Nomad.NET Icon Packs.
GXExplorer v0.994 32-bit Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 Windows Explorer replacement: multiple (thumbnail) file viewer, full right-click support, dual pane view,
customizable toolbar, built-in ZIP manager, folder synchronizer, Run command line, DOS box etc, highly customizable: Direct download
[1.04 MB, free GPL]. Windows 95/OSR1/OSR2/98/98 SP1/NT4 WITHOUT MS IE 5/6 installed require Microsoft Common Control DLL 5.80 Patch [499 KB, free]!
Turbo Navigator 32-bit [discontinued!] Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 Windows Explorer replacement: full drag & drop support, built-in TXT, RTF +
binary file viewer, advanced attribute change, advanced copy/move filtering, total deletion, built-in WAV, MID, MP3, AVI + MPG Media Player, built-in strong encryption etc, highly customizable (freeware):
xplorer2 lite v2.2.0.2 32-bit dual pane Norton Commander style Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 Windows Explorer replacement: Internal Editor/Viewer, Detailed Folder
Data, Advanced Find Utility, Batch File Creation etc, highly customizable: Direct download [1.8 MB, crippled freeware]. OLD 2xExplorer v1.4.1.12 for Windows 9x/NT4/ME: Direct download [392 KB, freeware].
JExplorer v1.8.0.1 32-bit dual pane Norton Commander style Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 Windows Explorer replacement: File Manager, Web Browser, file
(de)compressor, FTP file transfer, POP3 mail/SPAM monitor, MAPI mail sender, directory comparator, DUN interface, highly customizable: Direct download
[2.41 MB, freeware].
Explorer++ v1.3.4 32-bit + 64-bit Windows XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/2012 Windows Explorer replacement: tabs, file preview, merge + split files etc, highly
customizable (free, open source):
Explorer++ 64-bit for Windows XP Professional/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/2012 64-bit (x64)
[651 KB].
Explorer++ 32-bit for Windows XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/2012 32-bit (x86) [579 KB].
ExplorerXP v1.07 32-bit for Windows 2000/XP/2003 File Manager: view, edit, advanced copy + move, multirename, merge + split, delete files and folders, tabbed folders, real size of compressed
files + folders, drag-and-drop interface, highly customizable: Direct download [411 KB, freeware].
Servant
Salamander v1.52 32-bit dual pane Norton Commander style Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 Windows Explorer replacement: File Manager, open plugin architecture, self-updating directory listing, hotkeys, internal ZIP, RAR, ARJ, CAB,
ACE, TAR/GZIP + SFX support, internal 2 GB file limit text/hex viewer, NTFS volume compression, fast file/directory search, highly customizable: Direct download [207 KB,
crippled freeware].
Q-Dir v4.42 32-bit + 64-bit Windows 98/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 File Manager + Windows Explorer replacement: Quadro-View (up
to 16 tabs), drag & drop, multiple folder views, multiple detail/icon views, export function to XLS, CSV, TXT + HTML, screen magnifier, color, highlight + file filter, highly customizable: Direct download [392 KB, freeware].
FileAnt v20070520 32-bit Windows 98/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 Windows Explorer
replacement: File manager, Pie chart, FTP client, MP3 player, AntArc with 7Z, ACE, ARJ + RAR compression support (if respective archiving tools already installed), File + Folder date/stamp, File attributes, highly customizable: Direct download [2.3 MB, freeware]. Requires MS IE 4/5/6/newer already installed!
SmartBarXP v1.0.201 32-bit for Windows 98/2000/ME/XP/2003 side bar
provides instant access to: Media Players, Slide Show, Image Viewers, Virtual Desktop Manager, Live News, Weather, Stock Feeds, Recycle Bin, Explorer, Taskbar etc, supports add-on themes, highly customizable [4.66 MB,
freeware].
Desktop Sidebar v1.05 Build 116 32-bit for Windows 2000/XP/2003 side bar provides instant access to: Outlook e-mail, appointments, tasks, notes, Messenger,
contacts, stock quotes, weather, blogs, news feeds, web sites, Media Player, WinAmp, Google etc, supports add-on skins, highly customizable: Direct download
[10.7 MB, freeware].
SwitchWindow v1.0.1 32-bit for Windows 98/2000/ME/XP/2003
adds window taskbar content to right-click shell context menu which allows switching to + closing of desired window: Direct download
[714 KB, freeware].
Diskeeper Lite v7.0 32-bit for Windows 98/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 Microsoft Defrag tool replacement analyzes fragmentation levels and defragments
manually each hard disk/partition, file system(s), paging/swap file(s), highly customizable: Direct download [11.8 MB, crippled freeware].
PowerPro v4.5 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 adds: tool bars, tray icons, hot keys, mouse actions, menus, timer/scheduler, close, minimize, maximize, roll-up to caption,
minimize to tray, position, send keystrokes, run commands when Windows loads, virtual desktops, clipboard extender, keyboard macros, shut down, show all folders/files menu, sounds, wallpaper + screen saver
activation/randomization, highly customizable: Direct download [2.8 MB, freeware].
H-Menu v6.0
32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 program/function/process launcher: mouse activated Startup menu replacement, animated Toolbars, supports Cascading Menus + Multimedia capabilities, configurable screen settings,
Tray icon, Menu Bars, Buttonbar groups, Dial-Up Connections, Sound controls, End Windows Session, Change Screen, animation effects, custom background bitmaps, multilingual support, highly customizable [164 KB,
freeware].
ShellEnhancer v2.0 Beta 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 includes: always on top, Windows XP/2003 transparency, X-Windows features, keep focus,
Enhanced TaskSwitcher, Mosaic TaskSwitcher, Auto Manage, complex tasks creation, Shell Enhanced Applications etc, highly customizable: Direct
download [1.76 MB, freeware]. Windows 95/OSR1/OSR2/98/98 SP1/NT4 WITHOUT MS IE 5/6 installed require:
TrayIcon:TrayIcon v2.5 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/2012
creates, customizes, reorders + removes Tray Icons (single-click system Tray shortcuts) for any Windows/DOS program, app, game, screen saver, Windows function etc, changes icons to any valid icon file/library/executable/bitmap,
highly customizable: Direct download [125 KB, donationware].
Tray Helper Basic v4.9 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003
add-on tool: Event reminder, E-mail
composer, E-mail checker, Popup window killer, supports Plugins, Microsoft Agent + multiple languages, highly customizable: Direct download [1.92 MB, crippled
freeware].
Add/Remove Pro v2.09 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003 shows, checks, uninstalls and removes software on Add/Remove Programs list and corresponding
Registry entries: Direct download [516 KB, freeware].
Startup CPL v2.8 for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003
adds a new Startup applet to Control Panel from which you can edit/add/delete any program/TSR running from the Registry + Startup folder when Windows loads: Direct download
[58 KB, freeware]. Windows 95/OSR1/OSR2/98/98 SP1/NT4 WITHOUT MS IE 5/6 installed require Microsoft Common Control DLL 5.80 Patch [499 KB, free]!
StartStop v1.0 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 edits/adds/deletes any program/TSR running from the Registry + Startup folder
when Windows loads [118 KB, freeware].
Startup Manager v1.5 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP edits/adds/deletes any program/TSR running from the
Registry, Startup folder + WIN.INI when Windows loads: Direct download [614 KB, freeware].
Starter v5.6.2.0 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003
edits/adds/deletes any program/TSR running from the Registry + WIN.INI when Windows loads: Direct download [655 KB, freeware].
StartRight v1.3.4 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003
edits/adds/deletes any program/TSR running from the Registry, Startup folder + WIN.INI when Windows loads, forces startup programs/residents/processes to run one at a time: Direct download [436 KB, freeware].
A-Spy v0.09 32-bit for Windows
9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP edits/adds/deletes any program/TSR running from the Registry, Startup folder, SYSTEM.INI + WIN.INI when Windows loads: Direct download [317 KB,
freeware].
StartupMonitor v1.02 32-bit for Windows 98/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 watches Start Menu Startup folders + Registry Run entries and reports any changes
when a program tries to add/register itself unauthorized, preventing known viruses/worms/trojans from executing: Direct download [60 KB, freeware].
Deskanker v1.51 beta 32-bit for Windows 98/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 removes manually Registry entries, INI files, Startup folder, shell Autostart + MS IE hooks spyware + other
unwanted programs: Direct download [761 KB, freeware].
AppPaths 2000 v2.7 32-bit for Windows
9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 adds a new AppPaths applet to Control Panel which edits/adds/deletes any application/help path or program/TSR/process running from the Registry: Direct
download [70 KB, freeware].
TraySaver beta 10 32-bit for
Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME hides/shows, allows easy access to and restores all Taskbar Tray icons in case of Windows Explorer crash: Direct download [241 KB, freeware].
ActivIcons v3.34 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP replaces default
system folders/items/shortcuts icons, animated/static mouse cursors, Start button graphic/text, MS IE/OE spinning logos,
startup/shutdown logos, increases/rebuilds Shell icon cache, removes shortcut arrow overlays, allows animated icons on
Desktop, makes Desktop icon labels transparent, saves/restores Desktop icons layout etc, highly customizable: Direct download [2.2 MB, freeware]. Windows 95/OSR1/OSR2/NT4
require MS IE 4/5/6 with Active Desktop (View As Web Page) enabled!
Effective Desktop v1.01 build 245 32-bit [discontinued!] for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP includes: ExplorerX (hides tray icons, customizes Start button logo/text,
Desktop icons transparency), TaskbarX (Calendar, ClockX + WindowsX Client) and WindowsX (multiple virtual Desktops), highly customizable [1.04 MB, donationware]. Windows 95/OSR1/OSR2/NT4 require MS IE 4/5/6 with Active Desktop (View As Web Page) enabled!
PropertiesPlus v1.65 32-bit for
Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP Windows Explorer right-click menu add-on: modifies single/multiple file
attributes/extension/date/time, displays file size [226 KB, freeware].
ScanDefrag v5.6 32-bit for Windows 98/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 configures Microsoft or
Norton Disk Defrag + ScanDisk Tools as part of next Windows startup process: Direct download [552 KB, freeware].
Defrag To ShutDown v1.5 32-bit runs Windows 9x/ME DEFRAG.EXE tool on all
fixed drives with 3 different options, disables screen saver during Defrag and shuts down your PC after Defrag has
completed: Direct download [816 KB, freeware]. Courtesy of Bo, author of Defrag To ShutDown.
PowerDefrag v2.10 beta 2 32-bit for Windows 9x/ME improves Defrag tool performance and prevents eventual crashes [2.62 MB, freeware].
Poweroff v3.0.1.3 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 allows to shutdown, reboot, logoff, poweroff, Standby, Hibernate, Lock, Wake-On-LAN, built-in
scheduler, supports command line switches, remote control, wait for process to exit, warning messages, highly customizable: Direct download [290 KB,
freeware].
AutoIt 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 BASIC-like scripting language automates Windows + DOS session tasks + software installs,
simulates commands, key presses, mouse movements + clicks, includes script to executable converter, highly customizable (freeware):
AutoIt v3.3.0.0 for Windows 98/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 [7.96 MB].
BatchRun v4.1 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 allows running multiple Windows programs/files simultaneously or sequentially,
with optional delays, by launching automatically or manually registered scripts (.BRS), highly customizable: Direct download [684 KB, freeware].
TrayLaunch v1.1 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME allows opening ANY Windows/DOS program/screen saver from a dedicated Taskbar Tray icon with a single click, highly
customizable: Direct download [22 KB, freeware].
SortMenu v2.0 32-bit for Windows
98/ME + MS IE 4/5/6 reorders Start Menu items following specific criteria upon startup or at will [32 KB, freeware]. Courtesy of Diego.
Search & Replace v3.1e 32-bit for Windows
9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 searches and replaces multiple strings of text in selected groups of files: TXT, HTML, RTF, MS Word,
MS Excel etc, highly customizable: Direct download [1 MB, freeware for
non-profit use]. Courtesy of TeXHeX.
THE Rename v2.1.6
32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 renames groups of files/folders sequentially or customized, converts files
prefix/extension to lower/upper case, searches/replaces text, supports internal file tags/names + batch operations, modifies
file attributes, previews image/audio/video files, Windows Explorer right-click integration, highly customizable: Direct download [2.7 MB,
donationware].
CKRename v1.08 32-bit [discontinued!] for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 renames, eliminates
+ replaces file names and changes file extensions sequentially or customized in batch operations, highly customizable: Direct download
[601 KB, freeware].
grepWin v1.5.9 32-bit + 64-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 Windows Explorer right-click shell context menu extension simple
search + replace tool using regular expressions, features bookmarks, highly customizable (free GPL, right-click to save!):
grepWin
64-bit for Windows XP Professional/2003/Vista/2008/7 64-bit (x64) [565 KB].
grepWin 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 32-bit (x86)
[509 KB].
Requires Microsoft Installer (MSI) for Windows 98 SE/ME [1.62 MB, free] or Windows 2000 [1.73 MB, free]!
WinMerge v2.13.20 experimental 32-bit for
Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 compares + merges 2 text files side by side, color coded highlighted differences, editor with syntax highlighting, supports DOS, Unix, Mac + Unicode formats, supports plug-ins,
highly customizable: Direct download [11.1 KB, free GPL]. WinMerge Online Manual. WinMerge Plug-ins (free).
ExamDiff v1.6k 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 compares 2 files side by side, color coded highlighted differences, line numbers, highly
customizable: Direct download [467 KB, freeware].
WAssociate v3.44 32-bit for Windows
9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 adds/edits/deletes Registry associations between file extensions and file types, highly customizable: Direct download
[594 KB, freeware]. NOT supported on Windows Vista, 2008 or 7!
CopyLock v1.09 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 allows replacement
or deletion of system files currently in use by the OS: Direct download [125 KB, freeware].
WinKey
v2.8 32-bit Windows key enhancer [discontinued!] for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 creates Windows key shortcuts to run apps, folders, web sites, supports 200+ key combos, includes Win9x/ME Task Manager: Direct download [1.19 MB, freeware].
WinUpdatesList v1.12 32-bit for Windows 98/2000/ME/XP/2003 lists all
installed Hotfixes, Patches, Updates, Service Packs + updated files, links to respective Microsoft pages, allows uninstall: Direct download [78 KB,
freeware].
InstallWatch v2.5c 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 monitors + records software, hardware and/or configuration changes made by installation + setup
software: Direct download [3.7 MB, freeware].
Change Of Address 2 (COA2)
v1.0 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 changes all system references to match the new location of any program you move to any other drive/partition/directory/folder: Direct download [595 KB].
In Control 5 (InCtrl5) v1.0 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME monitors +
reports in HTML format all changes made to your system + system files by install/setup programs and allows restoring previous configurations: Direct download
[768 KB].
DisplaySet v1.1 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME Color Settings Control Panel applet customizes ALL System colors, even those NOT available
from Control Panel → Display → Appearance tab: Direct download [631 KB].
Wallpaper Changer (WPC) v1.90 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP displays a different desktop background every time Windows starts, in .BMP, .GIF,
.JPG or .PNG format, schedules wallpaper change at preset intervals, resets screen resolution, turns desktop icons background transparent, highly customizable: Direct download [813 KB, freeware].
Paper v3.2a beta 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME
displays a random/selected desktop background in .BMP or .JPG format (converts it to .BMP), schedules wallpaper change at preset intervals, uses few system resources, highly customizable: Direct download [176 KB, freeware].
IcoFolder v3.0 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME changes standard
Windows folder icons to any other icon, extracts/saves icons from executables/libraries, includes 60+ icons: Direct download [730 KB,
freeware].
Extended Character Map (ECM) v1.41 32-bit Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME Character Map replacement features enlarged
character rendering and preview boxes [189 KB, freeware].
NagBlast v3.00.0000 Beta 32-bit TSR for Windows
9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 automatically closes most nagging windows/screens, internet banners/popups: Direct download [213 KB, freeware, right-click to
save!].
FmLfns v1.1 32-bit TSR adds complete Long File
Names (LFNs) support to Windows 95/98/ME 16-bit File Manager (FM = %windir%\WINFILE.EXE): Direct download [51 KB, once every 15 days nag
shareware!].
Old Menu
Mode v1.10 32-bit TSR converts Windows 9x/NT4/ME Menu handling from point & click back to Windows/WfWG 3.1x click
& click Menu behavior: Direct
download [32 KB, freeware].
SeeThru v1.0.2 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 changes/removes
and monitors Desktop icons background/foreground colors: Direct
download [1.43 MB, freeware]. Works ONLY with MS IE 5/6 or newer installed with Active Desktop (View As Web Page)
DISABLED!
Hook99 v1.1.0.41 32-bit for Windows 9x/ME changes Start button text/icon
and Desktop icons text transparency/colors, highly customizable: Direct download [28 KB, freeware].
TClockEx v1.4.2 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 displays the date,
time, memory + CPU usage in the Taskbar Tray, highly customizable: Direct download [457 KB, freeware].
WinTidy
v2.0 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP saves + restores Desktop icons layout, loads with Windows, customizable: Direct download [752 KB].
PowerMenu v1.51 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP adds
Always On Top, Minimize To Tray, Priority and Transparency submenus to ALL top level system menus: Direct download [49 KB,
freeware]. Certain submenus + features are available ONLY to specific Windows OSes!
AutoSizer v1.53 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 resizes/centers ANY
dialog box/window size/position, useful for stubborn ones that insist on opening at fixed sizes and/or outside the screen at
different resolutions: Direct download [202 KB,
freeware].
WinSize v1.6 beta 1 32-bit [discontinued!] for Windows
9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP resizes/centers ANY dialog box/window size/position, useful for stubborn ones that insist on opening at
fixed sizes and/or outside the screen at different resolutions: Direct download [548 KB, freeware].
ResizeEnable v1.4 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 resizes most dialog boxes/windows, useful for stubborn ones that insist on opening at fixed sizes: Direct download [42 KB, freeware].
WinBar v1.2.95 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP monitors system +
network stats and provides access to frequently used programs + settings, highly customizable: Direct download [326 KB, freeware].
Hot Corners:Hot Corners v2.2.2.0 32-bit for Windows
2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/2012 assigns each of the 4 screen corners (mouse hover over corner to run/open) to any program, screen saver, Windows function, folder, URL, adds Mouse Move activation menu: hold WinKey + X +
mouse hover up/down/left/right, highly customizable: Direct download [529 KB, free, open
source].
QuickClick:QuickClick v1.00 16-bit for Windows 3.1x/9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/2012 [16-bit + 32-bit
(x86) Windows OSes only] assigns each of the 4 screen corners (by right-clicking once) to any program/app/tool/game/screen saver or to the Windows exit/restart/logoff/standby/shutdown function [128 KB, no nag
shareware].
Long File Names (LFNs)
v4.02 16-bit [discontinued!] for Windows 3.1x/95/OSR1/OSR2 adds full LFNs support to Windows GUI + applications [695 KB, abandoned shareware].
ZMatrix v1.5.2
32-bit for Windows 98/2000/ME/XP/2003 Desktop background animator + screen saver "The Matrix" style, highly customizable (free GPL):
Ultimate XP Desktop Theme for Windows 98/98 SE/ME includes Color Scheme, Longhorn Aero Wallpaper, Xpize Screen Saver, Sounds, XP
Boot Logos + XPICONS.DLL Icons Library [3 MB, free]. Original Ultimate XP Desktop Theme for Windows 98/98 SE/ME [4.38 MB,
free].
Microsoft
RegClean v4.1a build 7364.1 32-bit [discontinued!] for Windows 9x/NT/2000/ME + MS IE 3/4/5/6 detects + deletes invalid Software/OLE/DDE Registry keys/values from HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT: Direct download [782 KB, free, unsupported]. IMPORTANT:
Do NOT use MS
RegClean with Windows XP/2003/Vista/2008/7!
MS Office 2000/XP/2003 users MUST read this BEFORE using MS RegClean!
Netscape 4.xx web browsers users MUST apply this REG FIX AFTER using MS RegClean!
Microsoft RegMaid v1.1 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003 detects + deletes invalid OLE Registry keys/values from HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT (free, unsupported):
jv16 RegCleaner v4.3.0.780 32-bit
[discontinued!] for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 deletes invalid references from the Registry: file types, Add/Remove Programs software entries and unused (shared) DLL files + automatic backup [541 KB,
freeware].
Registry Wizard v1.2 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4 backs up + restores Registry files, supports multiple backups if different path
selected: Direct download [13 KB, freeware]. Does NOT work properly with Windows 2000/ME/XP/2003/newer!
Registry Key Backup v1.2.3 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME selects desired number of Registry keys and saves them as *.REG files for easy restoration: Direct download [191 KB, freeware]. Does NOT work properly with Windows XP/2003/newer!
CT RegKey Backup v1.0 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 selects desired number of Registry keys and saves them as *.REG files for easy restoration: Direct download [1.65 MB, freeware].
RegCool v3.6.2.9 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 Explorer style
flexible Registry editor: browse, cut, copy, paste, move, delete, rename, edit, import, export, backup, restore Keys/Values,
supports all 11 Value Types, Address bar, custom Search/Replace, REG file import/export, remote Registry, compare different
Registries, highly customizable [979 KB, freeware].
Registry Commander v1.04 32-bit for Windows
9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 flexible Registry editor: browse, cut, copy, paste, move, delete, rename, edit, convert Keys/Values,
supports all 11 Value Types, Value Data size, History list, Bookmarks, custom Search/Replace, REG file import/export, highly
customizable [562 KB, freeware].
Registrar Registry Manager Lite v4.04 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 Explorer style
flexible Registry editor: browse, cut, copy, paste, move, delete, rename Keys/Values same as files/folders, Address bar, Key
Description, History, Bookmark editor, Search/Replace, Detailed Key property pages, text/multi-line/binary Value Editor, REG
file Import/Export, highly customizable: Direct download
[2.2 MB, nag crippled free trial].
Registry Explorer Standard v1.4.4 32-bit for Windows
9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 Explorer style flexible Registry editor: browse, cut, copy, paste, move, delete, rename Keys/Values
same as files/folders, Address bar, Key Description, History, Bookmark editor, Search/Replace, Detailed Key property pages,
text/multi-line/binary Value Editor, REG file Import/Export, highly customizable: Direct download [1.38 MB, freeware for personal use].
Registry Explorer v1.6.0 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 Explorer style
flexible Registry editor: browse, cut, copy, paste, move, delete, rename Keys/Values same as files/folders, History,
Bookmarks, Search/Replace, REG file Import/Export, highly customizable: Direct download [642 KB, freeware].
RegAlyzer v1.5.5 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista
flexible Registry editor: browse, cut, copy, paste, move, delete, rename, edit, Bookmarks, custom Search/Replace, REG file
import/export, highly customizable: Direct download [1.09 MB, freeware].
RegShot v1.7.2 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 takes Registry snapshots
before and after installing programs/drivers/updates/etc and compares them for changes: Direct download [56 KB, freeware]. UndoReg [freeware] can be used in combination with RegShot.
RegSeeker v1.35 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 Registry tool:
(sub)key/value search, uninstall apps, clear histories, clean wrong entries, look for startup items, highly
customizable: Direct download [314 KB, freeware].
RegistryProt v2.0 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME
monitors, displays and protects in real time important Registry keys changes, preventing known viruses/worms/trojans from
executing: Direct download [30 KB,
freeware].
jv16 Power Tools v1.3.0.195 32-bit
[discontinued!] for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 include: improved RegCleaner which deletes invalid file
types, Add/Remove Programs software entries and unused (shared) DLL files references from the Registry, Files, LAN, Temp +
Backup: Direct download [2.09 MB, freeware].
CCleaner (Crap Cleaner) v2.34 32-bit for Windows 98/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7
searches + deletes invalid Registry entries, temporary, logs, Recycle Bin, 3rd party apps, web browsers cache/cookies/history files, highly customizable: Direct
download [3.3 MB, freeware].
HDCleaner v2.365 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 is the
most comprehensive local/remote/network hard drive cleaning tool, includes: System Cleaner + Optimizer, System Files Backup +
Restore, Registry Cleaner + Optimizer, cleans: Internet Cache, History, Cookies, typed URLs, Temporary files, invalid +
spyware Registry keys/values, Recent documents etc, backs up System + Registry files, deletes files securely using U.S.
Department of Defense + NSA clearing and sanitizing standards, highly customizable [924 KB, freeware].
DCleaner v1.07 32-bit for Windows 2000/XP/2003 deletes MS IE Temporary Internet Files
(TIF), Cookies, History, INDEX.DAT, Cache + Last Download Location (LDL), Firefox + Opera Cache, Cookies + History, Recent
files, Recycle Bin, Temporary Files, Log Files, Run History, Search History, Prefetch files, Memory Dumps + Tray Cache and
3rd party applications temporary files, highly customizable: Direct
download [340 KB, freeware].
CleanReg3 v3.7 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 searches
+ deletes invalid Registry entries: Direct download [790 KB,
nag + crippled shareware].
WinRet v4.9a Beta 32-bit for Windows
9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 tweaks hidden settings + backs up/restores: Windows, Registry, Internet Explorer, Outlook Express,
Settings, Preferences, Shortcuts, Favorites + Drivers, highly customizable: Direct download [228 KB, freeware, English].
Registry Pruner v2.5 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP removes
orphaned shared DLLs and Add/Remove Programs entries from the Registry: Direct download [801 KB, freeware].
Registry Ripper v1.2 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP finds,
exports as REG files and then deletes/backs up selected Registry entries: Direct download [856 KB, freeware].
BugSight v0.83 16 + 32 bit for Windows 9x/ME + MS-DOS 7/8 detects, lists, logs and fixes
running programs/residents/processes errors, faults, crashes etc: Direct download [143
KB, freeware]. First MUST add a BUGSIGHT.EXE line to AUTOEXEC.BAT, reboot, and then run BUGSIGHT.EXE again from Windows
GUI.
Dependency Walker v2.2 32-bit for Windows
9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista scans all system files, detects and lists in hierarchical tree diagram 386, DLL, DRV, EXE, OCX, SYS,
VXD etc module dependencies, errors, mismatches, failures: Direct download [597 KB, freeware].
FileAlyzer v1.5.5 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7
scans 32-bit PE files, detects and lists module dependencies, version/build, PE header, import/export table, hex dump,
image/text/html/ZIP/database/media preview: Direct
download [2.4 MB, freeware].
DLL Archive v1.0
32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 scans all your system files, detects and lists DLL module dependencies,
archives/restores unneeded DLLs: Direct download [151 KB,
freeware].
Keyfinder v2.01 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7
displays, copies to memory clipboard and changes all installed software Product Key (PID) numbers: Direct
download [331 KB, free GPL].
98Lite v4.5 Preview for Windows 9x/ME (donationware). Make
Windows 98/ME run faster: "disintegrate" MS Internet Explorer 4/5/6 from Windows GUI, "implant" Windows 95B OSR2 Shell + Explorer into Windows 98/ME core, while keeping all Windows 98/ME improvements.
Boot ChoOSer v1.2 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 switches among
multiple installed Windows OSes, detects/edits BOOT.INI entries, highly customizable: Direct download [31 KB, freeware].
Boot Switcher v2.0 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4+SP6a/2000/ME/XP/2003 switches among installed Windows OSes on the fly, works with multiple OSes, 3 different boot timeout
intervals, provides logoff/restart/shutdown options, Linux compatible, single click Tray menu, highly customizable: Direct download
[667 KB, freeware].
EditBINI v1.01.1 16-bit for DOS edits Windows NT/2000/XP/2003
BOOT.INI on NTFS drives/partitions from MS-DOS 5/6/7/8 + Windows 9x/ME: Direct download [74 KB, freeware]. Does NOT work with Windows
NT/2000/XP/2003!
EasyBCD Community Edition v2.1.2 32-bit BOOT.INI, Boot Configuration Data (BCD) + BCDEdit.exe interface (GUI) tweaking tool for Windows XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/8, supports multi-boot
environment, highly customizable: Direct download [1.45 MB, freeware for personal use].
BTSECT v2.5 16-bit for Windows 9x/ME C:\BOOTSECT.DOS creator for proper dual-boot with Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 OSes: Direct download [7 KB, freeware].
Restart v1.56 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 Taskbar tray tool reboots to any other Windows 32-bit installed OS (NOT compatible with ANY 3rd party boot
managers!) or shuts down current OS, highly customizable: Direct download [310 KB, freeware].
Programmer's File Editor:Programmer's File Editor v1.01 32-bit (PFE32) [discontinued!]
for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/2012 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: Direct download [608 KB, freeware]. More info. HINT: BACKUP your original
NOTEPAD.EXE, rename PFE32.EXE to NOTEPAD.EXE, and then move the new NOTEPAD.EXE and PFE.HLP files to your Windows folder, to have ALL your text files open with the NEW Notepad. See also: Programmer's File Editor v1.01 16-bit (PFE) [discontinued!] for Windows/WfWG 3.1x.
ConTEXT Programmers Editor:ConTEXT Programmers Editor v0.98.6 32-bit for Windows
9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/2012 Notepad replacement: opens ASCII/text/HTML/INI/source files of ANY size limited ONLY by your computer's memory, unlimited programming languages/file types,
programming types syntax highlight, multilanguage support, Unicode/Unix/Mac text support, HTML/RTF export, custom plugins, CMSDI compliant, highly customizable: Direct download [1.57 MB, freeware, open source].
WinVi32 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/2012 Notepad replacement: opens
ASCII/text/HTML/INI/source files of ANY size limited ONLY by your computer's memory, ASCII/DOS/Hex modes, highly customizable (free GPL):
Syn
Text Editor v2.1.0.46 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 Notepad replacement: opens multiple large ASCII/text/HTML/INI/source files up to 2 GB, multilanguage syntax highlight, autocomplete, autocorrect, regular + incremental
search + replace, unlimited undo/redo, macro recorder, capture output of command line programs, multilanguage scripting, real time spell checker, export to HTML/RTF/LaTeX, KOI8-R/ISO8859/DOS/Mac codepage conversion, file explorer,
document templates, highly customizable: Direct download [1.91 MB, free GPL]. Windows 95/OSR1/OSR2/98/98 SP1/NT4 WITHOUT
MS IE 5/6 installed require Microsoft Common Control DLL 5.80 Patch [499 KB,
free]!
DocPad v10.0 32-bit for
Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 Notepad replacement: opens very large ASCII/text files, Base-64/Quoted-Printable/UTF-7 support, bookmarking, spell checking, includes calculator, calendar + character map tools, highly
customizable: Direct download [4.85 MB, freeware].
PSPad 32-bit for Windows
9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 Notepad replacement: opens multiple ASCII/text/HTML/source files of ANY size limited ONLY by your computer's memory, HEX editor, FTP client, internal web browser, spell checker, templates,
highlighted color coded syntax, auto correction, external compiler etc, OLE2/DDE/MDI compliant, highly customizable (freeware):
TextShield Fusion Build 644 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 Notepad replacement: opens multiple large files, word processor, image import, MAPI email capable,
clickable hyperlinks, HTML support, ZIP compression, multiple styles, customizable text/background colors, text effects, CD controls, OLE2/DDE/MDI compliant, RTF format support, highly customizable: Direct download [1.54 MB, freeware]. Windows 95/98 require Rich Text Format (RTF) Edit Fix
(free)!
NotepadEx v1.7.7.4 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 Notepad replacement: opens very large
ASCII/text/HTML files, supports DOS/Unix/Mac text, multiple languages, restores cursor position, changes text case, previews HTML/XML files in web browser, highly customizable: Direct
download [564 KB, freeware].
Note And 1/2 v1.3.0 32-bit [discontinued!] for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003
Notepad replacement: opens ASCII/text/HTML + RTF files of ANY size limited ONLY by your computer's memory, supports text formatting, highly customizable: Direct download [87 KB, donationware].
Notepad++:Notepad++ v6.2 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/2012 Notepad replacement: opens multiple ASCII/text/HTML files of ANY size limited ONLY by your computer's
memory, UDL2, syntax highlighting + syntax folding, MDI, multi-view, multiple languages, bookmarks, highly customizable: Direct download
[5.6 MB, free GPL].
NoteTab Lite v6.2 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 Notepad replacement: opens multiple large text files up to 2 GB, supports variable pitch fonts, works with
non-Roman alphabets, highly customizable: Direct download [1.83 MB, crippled freeware].
EditPad Lite v6.6.0 32-bit for Windows 98/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 Notepad replacement: opens multiple large text files of ANY size on separate tabs, supports
Unix/Mac text, highly customizable: Direct download [3.14 MB, crippled postcardware].
Editor2
v2.5.0.5 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 Notepad replacement: opens multiple large text files of ANY size, highly customizable (freeware):
MetaPad v3.6 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 Notepad replacement: opens text files of ANY size, supports
external viewer, Unix text, clickable hyperlinks, optional quick exit, snazzy status bar, funky toolbar, highly customizable: Direct download
[109 KB, freeware].
Simpedit v1.0 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 Notepad replacement: opens large text files, HTML editor + viewer, PHP viewer, supports many file formats: ASM, C++,
C#, CSS, HTML, INI, JAVA, JS, BAT/CMD, INNO, NSIS, Pascal/Delphi, Perl, PHP, Python, SQL, TCL, TeX, XML, highly customizable: Direct download [1.08 MB, freeware]. Simpedit Compressed HTML Help (CHM) [260 KB]. PHP support requires PHP5TS.DLL [1.55 MB, free GPL].
EDXOR v1.65 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 Notepad replacement: opens multiple large text files, cryptographic
options, logic text conversions, 90+ menu items, unique functions, highly customizable: Direct download [35 KB,
freeware].
Prolix v3.2 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 Notepad replacement: opens multiple large ASCII/text/HTML files up to 16 MB, supports DOS/Unix/Mac text,
OLE2/DDE/MDI capable, highly customizable: Direct download [507 KB, freeware].
SuperEdi 32-bit +
64-bit for Windows 98/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 Notepad replacement: multiple file editor, file/folder browser integrated with Windows Explorer, clickable hyperlinks, HTML creator/editor/previewer, highly customizable
(freeware):
NotePare v1.0 beta 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003
Notepad replacement: opens multiple large text files up to 2 GB, highly customizable: Direct download [270 KB,
freeware].
Notepad X v2.1.2 32-bit for Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 Notepad replacement: opens multiple large ASCII/text/HTML/INI/source files, highly
customizable: Direct download [606 KB, free GPL].
Notepad GNU v2.2.8.32 32-bit for Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 Notepad replacement: opens multiple large ASCII/text/HTML/INI/source files, supports most programming
language formats, syntax highlighting, highly customizable: Direct download [1.34 MB, free GPL].
XVI32:XVI32 v2.55 32-bit for Windows
9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/2012 hex editor: CRC16/CRC32 file/block selection, data inspector, script interpreter, supports very large files up to 2 GB, text/ASCII/ANSI + hexadecimal representation, no limit
insert/overwrite, byte offset switch, fast text/hex search algorithm, text/hex strings count, replace all mode, auto fill, character conversion, 2 byte orders decoding/encoding, bit manipulation, read only mode, block
write/copy/move/delete, absolute/relative address go to, width/up/down jump, Borland Pascal 7.0 EXE patch for CPUs > 200 MHz, highly customizable: Direct download [558 KB, freeware].
FrHed v1.1 Beta 1 32-bit for Windows
9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 hex editor: supports LFNs + cryptography, edits ANY file of ANY size limited ONLY by your computer's memory, byte, word, longword, float and double binary syntax, bit manipulation, Intel/Motorola
binary formats, highly customizable: Direct download [628 KB, free GPL].
HexEdit v2.0 Beta 3 32-bit for Windows
9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 hex editor: edits ANY file up 4 GB maximum size, disk + RAM: Direct download [248 KB, freeware].
cEditMX v6.0.7 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 source code (IDE) + text editor: code folding, function + tag listing, snippets, script support,
extensive language support, built-in FTP client, projects, docking support, plugins, HTML tag insertion, advanced syntax highlighting, macros etc, highly customizable: Direct download [1.37 MB, free GPL].
Property Edit v2.5.0.0 32-bit for Windows
9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 Windows 32-bit (Win32) executable resource editor, highly customizable: Direct download [399 KB, freeware].
Crimson Editor v3.70 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 source code (IDE) + text editor: edit multiple documents, syntax highlighting, project management, column mode editing,
spell checker, user tools + macros, built-in FTP client, Unicode/UTF-8/Unix support etc, highly customizable: Direct download [1.19 MB, freeware].
CRC.EXE v3.0 command line tool for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/2012 verifies + displays cryptographic hash
values of files signatures in CRC-32 format [16 KB].
PE Checksum command line tool for Windows NT4/2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/2012 corrects 32-bit portable executables
(PE) file signatures (free subscription required!).
JPEGView: improved
Windows Picture and Fax Viewer (WinXP), Windows Photo Gallery (WinVista) + Windows Photo Viewer (Win7) replacement. JPEGView Portable.
Photoscape v3.1 32-bit comprehensive Graphics Viewer, Editor + Conversion Tool for Windows 98/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 supports most popular formats, highly customizable: Direct download [13.1 MB, freeware].
FastStone Image Viewer v4.6 32-bit comprehensive Graphics
Viewer, Editor + Conversion Tool for Windows 98/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 supports most popular formats: JPEG, GIF, BMP, PNG, PCX, PSD, EPS, TIF, WMF, ICO, TGA, EMF, PXM + most popular digital camera RAW formats, highly
customizable: JPEG, GIF, BMP, PNG, PCX, TIF, WMF, ICO, TAG, EMF, PXM, TGA, PXM etc, highly customizable: Direct download [5.13 MB, freeware for personal
use].
Photobie v3.0 32-bit comprehensive Graphics Viewer, Editor + Conversion Tool for Windows 2000/XP/2003 supports most popular image, photo + icon formats, Photoshop filters,
GIF animation, flash, photo framing, slide show, highly customizable: Direct download [2.14 MB, freeware]. Requires Microsoft .Net Framework Redistributable (NFR) 1.0 (free)!
XPicture v2.1 32-bit Graphics
Viewer + Browser Tool for Windows 98/2000/ME/XP/2003: supports ALL popular graphic file formats, highly customizable: Direct download [1.07 MB,
freeware].
FuturixImager v5.71 32-bit Graphics Viewer, Editor + Conversion Tool for Windows 2000/XP/2003: supports popular formats: GIF, JPG, PNG, TIF etc, highly
customizable: Direct download [1.56 MB, freeware].
11view v3.0a 32-bit Graphics Viewer + Conversion Tool
for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 + MS IE 4/5/6: supports popular formats: ANI, BMP, CUR, GIF, ICO, IFF, JPG, PBM, PCX, PNG, PSD, RAS, RLE, RGB, TGA, TIF, WMF etc, highly customizable: Direct download [994 KB, freeware].
PC Image Editor v3.65 32-bit Graphics Viewer + Conversion Tool
for Windows 98/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7: supports popular formats: BMP, GIF, JPG, TIFF, PCX, PNG, TGA, J2K, WMF, EMF + RAS, highly customizable: Direct
download [5.25 MB, crippled freeware].
SlowView v1.0 RC2 32-bit [discontinued!] Graphics Viewer, Editor + Conversion Tool for Windows
9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003: fast image load, built-in ThumbNailer and SlideShow, supports DirectDraw Texture Surfaces (DDS), Fast DirectoryView, supports popular formats: BMP, RLE, DDS, EMF, GIF, ICO, IFF, JPG, IMG, PCX, PIC, PNG, PSD,
RAS, SGI, RGB, TGA, TIF etc, highly customizable: Direct download [741 KB, freeware].
PaintRibbon v1.1.0.0 32-bit for Windows XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 Graphics Viewer, Editor
+ Conversion Tool, features "ribbon" GUI interface, supports popular formats, highly customizable: Direct download [1 MB,
freeware for personal use].
Icon Suite
v2.1.12 32-bit 16x16/32x32/48x48/custom size pixels 2/16/256/true colors icons, mouse cursors + wallpaper tiles creator/editor/viewer for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003, highly customizable: Direct download [515 KB, freeware].
IconLab v1.0 32-bit [discontinued!] 16x16/32x32/48x48/custom size pixels 2/16/256/true colors icons + mouse cursors
creator/editor/extractor/viewer for Windows 98/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003, highly customizable: Direct
download [1.15 MB, freeware].
iICO v1.31 32-bit 16x16/32x32/48x48/custom size pixels 2/16/256/true colors icons creator/editor/viewer
for Windows 98/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003, Windows XP alpha transparency, highly customizable: Direct download [1.33 MB, freeware].
IcoFX 32-bit 16x16/32x32/48x48/128x128/256x256 custom size pixels 2/16/256/true colors icons creator/editor/extractor/viewer for Windows 98/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7, supports Windows XP/Vista/7
alpha transparency + PNG compression, highly customizable (freeware):
IcoFX v1.64 for Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 [1.46 MB].
Icon Master v1.2d 16-bit 32x32 pixels 16 colors icon creator/editor/extractor/viewer for Windows 3.1x/9x/ME [115 KB, nag
shareware], supports all popular Windows icon formats: DLL, EXE, ICL, ICO.
Media Player Classic Home Cinema (MPC-HC):Media Player Classic Home Cinema (MPC-HC) front
end GUI + command line tool 32-bit + 64-bit (also here) stand alone multimedia Audio/Video/DVD/HD player improved Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP)
6/7/8/9/10/11/12 replacement for Windows XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/2012 removes DRM + unnecessary bloat, based on Microsoft DirectShow APIs, plays back ANY audio/video/DVD/HD format if codecs already installed, supports hardware
multi-core multi-CPU (DXVA) + GPU (DXVA2) decoding (free GPL):
KLCP 64-bit (x64) [also here] for Windows XP Professional/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/2012 64-bit (x64). Windows 64-bit (x64) OSes: install KLCP BOTH 32-bit AND 64-bit because many
multimedia programs [including Windows Media Player (WMP)] are 32-bit.
Media Player Classic - BE (MPC-BE):Media Player Classic - BE (MPC-BE) front
end GUI + command line tool 32-bit + 64-bit (also here) stand alone multimedia Audio/Video/DVD/HD player improved Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) 6/7/8/9/10/11/12
replacement for Windows XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/2012 removes DRM + unnecessary bloat, based on Microsoft DirectShow APIs, plays back ANY audio/video/DVD/HD format if codecs already installed, supports hardware multi-core multi-CPU
(DXVA) + GPU (DXVA2) decoding (free GPL):
Requires WMP + DirectX 7/8/9/10/11 already installed! Plays DirectShow/Media Player (WMV, WMV-HD, WMA), Video (AVI, MPG, MPEG, MPEG2,
MPEG4), DivX (DIVX, DIVX-HD), Matroska (MKV, MKA), Audio (WAV, MID), Music (MP3, FLAC, OGG), QuickTime (MOV, MOV-HD) [ONLY IF current QuickTime APIs/Codecs already installed!], RealPlayer
(RA, RAM, RM, RV) [ONLY IF current RealPlayer APIs/Codecs already installed!], Shockwave Flash (SWF), Flash Video/Audio (FLV, FLA) [ONLY IF current Shockwave +
Flash APIs/Plug-ins already installed!], DVD (DAT, VOB), H.264, HD-TV, HD-DVD (HDDVD), Blu-Ray (BD, TS, M2TS) etc. MPC Wiki
Guide.
OLD Media Player Classic (MPC):OLD Media Player Classic (MPC) v6.4.9.1 front end
GUI + command line tool 32-bit [discontinued!] stand alone multimedia Audio/Video/DVD/HD player improved Microsoft Windows Media Player (WMP) 6/7/8/9/10/11/12 replacement for Windows 98/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 removes
DRM + unnecessary bloat, based on Microsoft DirectShow APIs, plays back ANY audio/video/DVD/HD format if codecs already installed, supports hardware multi-core multi-CPU (DXVA) decoding (free GPL):
OLD MPC Unicode for Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 [1.98 MB].
MPC is obsolete, use NEWer MPC-HC (above)
instead! Requires WMP + DirectX 7/8/9/10/11 already installed! Plays DirectShow/Media Player (WMV, WMV-HD, WMA), Video (AVI, MPG, MPEG, MPEG2,
MPEG4), DivX (DIVX, DIVX-HD), Matroska (MKV, MKA), Audio (WAV, MID), Music (MP3, FLAC, OGG), QuickTime (MOV, MOV-HD) [ONLY IF current QuickTime APIs/Codecs already installed!], RealPlayer
(RA, RAM, RM, RV) [ONLY IF current RealPlayer APIs/Codecs already installed!], Shockwave Flash (SWF), Flash Video/Audio (FLV, FLA) [ONLY IF current Shockwave +
Flash APIs/Plug-ins already installed!], DVD (DAT, VOB), H.264, HD-TV, HD-DVD (HDDVD), Blu-Ray (BD, TS, M2TS) etc. MPC Wiki
Guide. K-Lite all-in-1 Codec Pack (KLCP) (freeware) installs Media Player Classic Home Cinema (MPC-HC) or OLD Media Player Classic (MPC) (OLDer KLCP editions) as a choice:
KLCP 64-bit (x64) [also here] for Windows XP
Professional/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/2012 64-bit (x64). Windows 64-bit (x64) OSes: install KLCP BOTH 32-bit AND 64-bit because many multimedia programs [including Windows Media Player (WMP)] are 32-bit.
MPlayer:MPlayer v1.1 command line +
SMPlayer front end GUI 32-bit Audio/Video player for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 supports most popular multimedia formats, multi-core 64-bit (x64) CPUs (Windows XP Professional/2003/Vista/2008/7 only), highly
customizable: Direct download [16 MB, free GPL]. Plays CD, AVI, ASF, WMV, MP3, MPEG, MPEG4, MKV, VIVO, FLI, FLC, FILM,
ROQ, OGG, OGM, SDP, NSV, NUT, XMMS, QuickTime (MOV) + RealPlayer (RM), DVD (DAT, VOB), H.264, HD-TV, HD-DVD (HDDVD), Blu-Ray (BD, TS, M2TS) etc. MPlayer2. MPlayer front end GUIs
(free GPL):
XBMC (XBox Media Center) v12.0 32-bit for Windows XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/2012, XBox, MacOS X, Linux + bootable Live CD stand alone + internet streaming multimedia Audio/Video/HD player supports
all popular multimedia + CD/DVD/HD-DVD/Blu-Ray formats, H.264 10-bit (Hi10P), Live TV + PVR, AirPlay, UPnP, supports plug-ins, scripts + skins, highly customizable: Direct download [50 MB, free GPL]. XBMC Skins. XBMC Plug-ins +
Scripts. XBMC Online Manual.
GOM Player 32-bit v2.1.26 for Windows
98 SE/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 stand alone + internet streaming multimedia Audio/Video player supports most popular multimedia formats, highly customizable: Direct download [6.8 MB, freeware]. Plays DirectShow (WMV), Video/DivX/XViD (AVI, DIVX, MPEG, MPEG2, MPEG4), DVD (DAT, VOB) etc. GOM Player Manual.
Ubiquitous Player v2.99 32-bit Audio Player for Windows XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 stand alone + internet streaming multimedia player, file browser, supports most modern 32-bit web
browsers and all popular music + CD formats, highly customizable: Direct download [1.7 MB, freeware].
SongBird v1.10.1 32-bit Audio Player for Windows XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 stand alone + internet streaming multimedia player, supports all Firefox, Mozilla + Netscape 32-bit web browsers and
all popular music formats, supports feathers + extensions, built using cross-platform XUL interface, highly customizable: Direct download [14 MB, free GPL]. Plays MPEG Audio, MP3, MP4A, OGG, SPE, AAC, WMA, FLAC, LPCM, ADPCM + AMR. SongBird Add-ons.
XULPlayer v0.6.0 32-bit for Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 stand alone + internet streaming multimedia player,
supports all Firefox, Mozilla + Netscape 32-bit web browsers and all popular audio + video formats, built using cross-platform XUL interface + MPlayer, highly customizable: Direct download [14.7 MB, free, open source]. Plays MPEG 1/2/4, ASF, AVI, MP4, MKV, H.264, XviD, DivX, Theora, FLV, WMV, QuickTime (MOV) + RealPlayer (RMVB) and MP3,
Vorbis, AAC, AAC+, AAC+v2, WMA, RealAudio (RA), MusePack, Speex, FLAC, WavPack + WAV.
KMPlayer (KMP) v3.0.0 32-bit for Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 supports most popular
multimedia formats, highly customizable: Direct download [17 MB, free GPL]. Plays VCD, DVD, AVI, MKV, OGG, OGM, 3GP, MPEG2, MP3, MPEG4, WMV, QuickTime
(MOV) + RealPlayer (RA, RAM, RM, RV). KMPlayer Skins. PotPlayer
(freeware).
Miro v4.0.3 32-bit for Windows
2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 stand alone + internet streaming multimedia/TV/HD player, supports all Firefox, Mozilla + Netscape 32-bit web browsers and all popular audio + video formats including HD, highly customizable: Direct download [39 MB, free, open source]. Miro User Manual.
MusikCube v1.0 32-bit
MP3 Audio Player for Windows 2000/XP/2003 stand alone + internet streaming multimedia player based on sqlite embedded SQL database engine, supports all Firefox, Mozilla + Netscape 32-bit web browsers + dynamic playlists, supports
removable storage devices, highly customizable: Direct download [2.84 MB, free, open source]. MusikCube Plug-ins.
Juke v3.9 32-bit Audio/Video Player for Windows 98/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista supports most popular
multimedia formats, playlists + DirectX plug-ins, highly customizable (freeware):
Juke Unicode for Windows NT4/2000/XP/2003/Vista [1.15 MB].
Plays CD, MP2, MP3, MOD, MIDI, WAV, AVI, MPEG, MOV etc.
WinAmp
Full v5.60 32-bit Hi-Fi Audio/Video Player for Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 interface can be changed with add-on skins, supports audio visualization + effects plug-ins, advanced media library, internet radio/TV, CD
ripping/burning, highly customizable: Direct download [15.1 MB, freeware + adware!: eMusic + free MP3
offer!]. Plays MP3, OGG, AAC, CD, WMA, Audiosoft, Mjuice, MOD, S3M, XM, IT, MIDI, WAV, AVI, ASF, MPEG, NSV etc. WinAmp Skins. WinAmp Plug-ins. WinAmp Tweak Guide.
Kantaris v0.6.5 32-bit Audio/Video Player for Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 multimedia player based on VLC
code + WMP style GUI, supports music visualizations, highly customizable: Direct download [14.5 MB, free GPL]. Plays AVI, MPEG, MGEG-AVC, WMV,
MKV, QuickTime MOV, Matroska, DivX, Xvid, H264, MP3, WMA, OGG, DVD, CD etc.
VideoLAN Client (VLC):VLC (VideoLAN Client) Media Player 32-bit Audio/Video Player for Windows 9x/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/2012 highly portable multimedia player, supports hardware multi-core multi-CPU
(DXVA) + GPU (DXVA2) decoding, various streaming protocols, includes QTM + WMP ActiveX controls for MS IE, can be used as server to stream in unicast/multicast in IPv4/IPv6 on high bandwidth networks, highly customizable
(free GPL):
VLC 2.0.5 for Windows XP SP2/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/2012 [22 MB]. VLC versions NEWer than 0.8.6 (may or may not!) work with
Windows 98/98 SE/ME ONLY IF KernelEx (free GPL) already installed!
foobar2000:foobar2000 32-bit for Windows 9x/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/2012 advanced audio media player supports: unicode, ReplayGain, transcoding of all supported audio formats, additional components
etc, highly customizable (free, open source):
foobar2000 1.2.0 for Windows XP SP2/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/2012 [3.6 MB].
SPlayer v3.5 32-bit for Windows
2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 advanced audio + video media player, supports all popular formats, supports hardware multi-core multi-CPU (DXVA) + GPU (DXVA2) decoding, highly customizable: Direct download [6.51 MB, free, open source]. Plays AVI, DVD (DAT, VOB), HDTV, RM/RMVB, QT/MOV, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, AC3/DTS, VP3/VP6/VP7, Indeo, XVid, DivX, OGG/OGM, APE, FLAC,
TTA, AAC, MPC, 3GP/AMR etc.
BS.Player Free v2.31 32-bit for Windows 9x/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 advanced audio + video media player, supports all popular formats,
highly customizable: Direct download [9.7 MB, crippled freeware]. Plays DivX, AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, XVid, 3ivx, OGG, ASF, WMV, M1V, M2V, MOV,
MP4, MPV, QT, RM, SWF, DVD (DAT, VOB), WAV, MPA, AAC, AC3, RAM, WMA etc.
QuickTime Movie (QTM):Apple
QuickTime (QTM) Standard 16-bit + 32-bit Movie/Video/Audio Codecs, Player, PIC Viewer + Plug-ins for Windows 3.1x/9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/8 + Apple (Safari + WebKit), Google (Chrome + Chromium), Microsoft
(Internet Explorer), Mozilla (Firebird, Firefox, Gecko + SeaMonkey), Netscape (Navigator + Communicator), Opera (Opera) 16-bit, 32-bit + 64-bit web browsers (crippled nag freeware):
Plays QuickTime Movie (MOV), Video (AAC, AVI, MPEG, MPEG2, MPEG4, 3GPP),
Audio (WAV), QuickTime/Cubic VR (QTV) etc. WARNING: MS IE 5.5 SP2, 6.0, 6.0 SP1 + newer REMOVED Netscape style plugins support! Internet
based Apple QuickTime Movies can be viewed with these web browsers ONLY AFTER installing QTM 6/7/newer! See "MS IE 5.5 SP2 + 6.0 FIX", also in
MYTIPS95.TXT (part of W95-11D.EXE), for more details. MOV Download Tool (also here) for Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 [895 KB, freeware]. MOV Download Tool requires QTM 6/7/newer already
installed! QuickTime Alternative + QT Lite (both no nag freeware) install MOV Download Tool:
Adobe Media Player (AMP) v1.6 32-bit Video/Audio Flash Player + Plug-in for Windows XP SP2/2003/Vista/2008/7 and 32-bit Firefox, Microsoft, Mozilla, Netscape + Opera web
browsers (freeware): AMP [2.4 MB, right-click to save!]. Requires Adobe AIR v1.5.1
Runtime APIs already installed! AIR [15 MB]. Plays Flash Audio (FLA) + Flash Video (FLV).
RealPlayer Basic v14.0 32-bit Video/Audio Player for Windows 98/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7: Direct download [668 KB, Setup only,
freeware with spyware + adware!]. Setup requires an Internet connection for downloading full installer. Plays Real Audio (RA, RAM, RM), Real Video (RV) and most popular Audio + Video
formats. OLD RealPlayer versions [freeware +/- spyware + adware!]. OLD Real
Alternative (freeware without spyware + adware!).
Audacity v1.3.14 Beta 32-bit for Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7, MacOS X + GNU/Linux/UNIX audio editor +
recorder, supports most major audio file formats, highly customizable (free GPL):
Audacity Unicode for Windows
2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 [18.4 MB].
7-Zip (7Z):7-Zip v9.30 alpha 32-bit + 64-bit ZIPping/unZIPping integrated Windows Explorer right-click shell extension, front end GUI + DOS console command line tool for Windows
9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/2012, DOS/MS-DOS, Linux/BSD, MacOS X, BeOS + Solaris supports most popular compression formats: ZIP, 7Z, RAR, CAB, MSI, DOC, ARJ, GZIP, BZ2, TAR, CPIO + RPM, highest ZIP compression ratio
(2-10% better than most other ZIPpers) otherwise attainable only by ACE/CAB/RAR/UHARC archiving formats, highly customizable (free GPL, multilanguage):
7-Zip
32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/8 32-bit (x86) [1.1 MB].
7-Zip 64-bit for Windows XP Professional/2003/Vista/2008/7/8 64-bit (x64) [1.4 MB,
right-click to save!].
IZArc v4.1.6 32-bit for Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 ZIPping/unZIPping tool + Windows Explorer right-click shell extension supports all popular
compression formats: 7Z, ACE, ARC, ARJ, BH, BZ2, CAB, DEB, GZ, HA, JAR, LHA, LZH, PAK, PK3, RAR, RPM, TAR, TGZ,
TZ, ZIP + ZOO and CD/DVD image formats: ISO, BIN, CDI + NRG, multilanguage support, highly customizable: Direct download [4.6 MB, freeware]. IZarc Command Line Add-on (freeware).
TUGZip v3.5.0.0 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 ZIPping/unZIPping tool +
Windows Explorer right-click shell extension supports all popular compression formats: ZIP, 7Z, A, ACE, ARC, ARJ, BZ2, CAB, CPIO, DEB, GCA, GZ, IMP, LHA/LZH, LIB, RAR, RPM, SQX, TAR, TGZ, TBZ, TAZ, YZ1 + ZOO and BIN, C2D, IMG, ISO +
NRG image formats, scripting for batch automation, external plugins, repairs corrupted ZIP + SQX, Multi Extract, archive encryption, self-extracting archives etc, highly customizable: Direct download [3.91 MB, freeware].
PeaZip v3.5.1 32-bit + 64-bit front end GUI + DOS command line tool for Windows
9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 + Linux ZIPping/unZIPping tool supports all popular compression formats: 7Z, BZ2, GZ, QUAD, PAQ, PEA, TAR, ZIP, ACE, ARJ, CAB, DEB, ISO, LHA, RAR, RPM, highly customizable (free GPL):
PeaZip 64-bit for Windows XP Professional/2003/Vista/2008/7 64-bit (x64) [6.5 MB].
PeaZip 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 32-bit (x86) [6.36 MB].
Bandizip v1.0.3 32-bit + 64-bit for Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 ZIPping/unZIPping tool supports all popular compression formats: 7Z, ALZ, ARJ, BH,
BZ2, CAB, EGG, GZ, ISO, LZH, RAR, TAR, WIM, XZ, Z, ZIP, supports Unicode, includes self extracting EXE file creation, multivolume (split) archives, multilanguage, highly customizable: Direct download [3.15 MB, freeware]. Bandizip Icon Packs.
Simplyzip v1.1 beta 32-bit for Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 ZIPping/unZIPping tool supports all popular compression formats: 7Z, ZIP, CZIP, CAB, LHA,
TAR, TAR GZ, TAR BZ2, ACE, Deepfreezer, SQX, UCL, RS, UUE/XXE, ZLIB, Base64 + SFX, multi-ZIP, ZIP repair, multilingual, supports plug-ins etc, highly customizable: Direct
download [2.24 MB, freeware]. Simplyzip Plug-ins (freeware).
jZip v1.3 32-bit for Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7
ZIPping/unZIPping tool supports popular compression formats: ZIP, RAR, 7Z, ISO, TAR + GZIP, highly customizable: Direct download [4.74 MB, freeware].
FileCompress v2.0 RC1 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 UHARC.EXE front end GUI compression/decompression tool + integrated
Windows Explorer shell extension supports UHA format with higher compression ratio than ACE/CAB/RAR, highly customizable [2.6 MB, freeware]. WinUHA (freeware). UHARC GUI (freeware). GUI UHARC (free GPL). UHARC CMD (free, closed source). UHARC.EXE [465 KB, freeware]. UHARC Compressing Guide.
QuickZip v5.1.8 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 ZIPping/unZIPping
tool supports most popular compression formats: 7Z, ZIP, BH, CAB, RAR, JAR, LHA, GZIP, TAR, ACE, ARJ, BZ2, ZOO, XXE + UUE, multilanguage support, highly customizable: Direct
download [2.71 MB, freeware].
ZipGenius Suite Edition v6.3.1 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 ZIPping/unZIPping tools support all popular compression
formats: 7Z, ZIP, JAR, WAR, EAR, CZIP, CAB, RAR, ACE, ARJ, TAR, TAZ, TGZ, GZIP/GZ, PAK, ZOO, LZH, LHA, UUE, XXE + MIME/B64, include ZGTools: Cutter, Time To Get!, DeCryptoZip, Mail Recovery + CryptoZip Key Coded, highly
customizable: Direct download [11.1 MB, freeware].
ICEOWS v4.20b 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 ZIPping/unZIPping tool
supports most popular compression formats: ICE, ARJ, ZIP, GunZip, TAR, CAB, RAR, ACE, MIME, HQX, UUE, XXE, B64, JAR, EAR, WAR, LHA, IMP + BZ2, multilanguage support, highly customizable: Direct download [1.14 MB, multilanguage, freeware].
Zipeg v2.91 beta 32-bit unZIPping tool for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7
decompression/preview p7zip front end GUI, supports ZIP + RAR compression formats, highly customizable: Direct download [1.66 MB, free, open
source]. p7zip command line unZIPping tool for Linux/FreeBSD/Solaris/BeOS (free, open source), based on 7-zip (free, GPL).
CabPack v1.4 32-bit compression/decompression tool for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 supports Microsoft CABinet (CAB) format, capable of achieving MAXimum
possible compression ratio (using LZX), unattainable even by ACE/RAR/UHARC archiving formats (freeware, English): Direct download
[436 KB]. CabPack v1.4a EXE Upgrade [274 KB].
ZIPCentral v4.01 32-bit ZIPping/unZIPping tool [discontinued!] for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003: zip file manager,
self-extracting (SFX), multiple disk spanning, drag & drop, shell extension, highly customizable [1.29 MB, freeware, English].
FilZip v3.06 32-bit ZIPping/unZIPping tool for Windows
9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003: zip file manager, self-extracting (SFX), multiple disk spanning, drag & drop, shell extension, highly customizable: Direct download [1.26
MB, freeware, English].
PowerArchiver 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 ZIPping/unZIPping tool supports all popular compression formats: 7Z, ZIP, CAB, LHA/LZH,
TAR, GZ, BZ2, BH, RAR, ARJ, ARC, ACE, ZOO, GZ, BZ2, XXE, UUE + MIME, internal text viewer, ZIP + CAB self extracting archives, encryption, multilanguage + FTP uploading support, highly customizable (English):
PowerArchiver 11.63 for Windows 98/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 [8.41 MB, nag shareware, $23].
PowerArchiver 6.11 for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 [2.01 MB, last freeware version].
WinZip Standard 32-bit ZIPping/unZIPping tool for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 supports popular compression formats: ZIP, CAB, TAR, GZ, UUE, BIN, MIME,
BZ2, RAR, also ARC, ARJ + LHA via external (even DOS based) programs, highly customizable (shareware $30, 21 days free trial):
WinZip 15.5 for Windows
XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 [22.3 MB].
WinZip 12.1 for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 [13 MB].
Firefox 24.0 Alpha 1 test 64-bit for Windows XP Professional SP2/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/2012 64-bit (x64)
[23 MB]. Browser plug-ins 32-bit do NOT work with Firefox 64-bit!
Disable Health Report→about:config→ create New
boolean value or toggle datareporting.healthreport.uploadEnabled → false +
datareporting.healthreport.service.enabled → false →
restart browser.
global (valid for all web pages): about:permissions→ Permissions Manager → change: Store Passwords, Share Location, Set Cookies, Open Pop-up Windows + Maintain Offline
Storage → restart browser;
local (valid for selected web pages only): Tools → Page
Info → Permissions tab → change: Load Images, Open Pop-up Windows, Set Cookies,
Install Extensions or Themes, Share Location + Maintain Offline Storage.
Enable Do Not Track (DNT) privacy setting in Firefox 4/newer: Tools
→ Options → Privacy tab → Tracking
→ check "Tell web sites I do not want to be tracked" box → click OK or press Enter
→ restart browser.
webgl.msaa-force [boolean] → MultiSample Anti-Aliasing (MSAA) support: true (MSAA always turned on) OR false (allows to turn off MSAA if no video hardware support);
webgl.msaa-level [integer] → MultiSample Anti-Aliasing (MSAA) level: 0 (MSAA turned off) OR 2 (MSAA level 2x) OR 4 (MSAA level 4x) OR 8 (MSAA level 8x);
webgl.min_capability_mode [boolean] → false (turns off minimum WebGL capability mode) OR true (turns on minimum WebGL capability mode) for older computers/graphics controllers/video drivers with limited WebGL support;
webgl.disable_extensions (webgl.disable-extensions) [boolean] → true (disables all WebGL extensions) OR false (enables all WebGL extensions);
webgl.disabled [boolean] → false (turns on WebGL) OR true (turns off WebGL);
webgl.enabled [boolean] → true (WebGL turned on for all web sites) OR false (allows to turn on WebGL selectively for specified web sites/servers);
webgl.force-enabled [boolean] → true (WebGL always turned on) OR false (allows to turn off WebGL if invalid code/access);
webgl.force_osmesa [boolean] → true [uses Mesa 3D only if using installed Mesa 3D libraries = OSMESA32.DLL (476 KB, right-click to save!)] OR false (if not using Mesa 3D libraries) →more info;
webgl.osmesalib [string] → type Mesa 3D library full path + file name [only if using installed Mesa 3D libraries = OSMESA32.DLL (476 KB, right-click to save!)]; Windows NTx: %windir%\SYSTEM32\OSMESA32.DLL where %windir% = usually C:\WINDOWS) OR leave blank (if not using Mesa 3D libraries) →more info;
webgl.prefer-egl [boolean] → true (turns on browser built-in WebGL native platform interface for compatibility with older/slower graphics controller and/or buggy/older graphics driver) OR false (turns off browser built-in WebGL native platform interface to allow better/newer OpenGL ES graphics driver to render WebGL textures);
webgl.prefer-native-gl [boolean] → true (turns on browser built-in WebGL rendering engine for compatibility with older/slower graphics controller and/or buggy/older graphics driver) OR false (turns off browser built-in WebGL rendering engine to allow better/newer OpenGL ES graphics driver to render WebGL textures);
Enable video
hardware (GPU) layers acceleration in Firefox 4/5/newer: about:config→ change these settings (create them if not
present) to (not all settings below exist in all browser versions):
layers.acceleration.force-enabled [boolean] → false (turns off forced video hardware layers acceleration) OR true (turns on forced video hardware layers acceleration);
layers.acceleration.disabled [boolean] → false (enables video hardware layers acceleration) OR true (disables video hardware layers acceleration);
layers.acceleration.draw-fps [boolean] → false [disables DirectDraw layers acceleration Frames Per Second (FPS)] OR true [enables DirectDraw layers acceleration Frames Per Second (FPS)];
layers.async-video.enabled [boolean] → false (disables asynchronous video frame rate independent of monitor refresh rate) OR true (enables asynchronous video frame rate independent of monitor refresh rate);
Enable Direct2D + DirectWrite video hardware
(GPU) acceleration in Firefox 4/5/newer only in Windows Vista/2008/7/8/2012 with DirectX 10/11 installed: about:config→ change these settings (create them if not present) to (not all settings below exist in all browser versions):
gfx.direct2d.disabled [boolean] → false (turns on Direct2D hardware GPU rendering engine only in Windows Vista/2008/7/8/2012 with DirectX 10/11) OR true (turns off Direct2D hardware GPU rendering engine for compatibility with older/slower graphics controller and/or Windows 2000/XP/2003 without DirectX 10/11);
gfx.direct2d.force-enabled [boolean] → true (Direct2D hardware GPU rendering engine always turned on only in Windows Vista/2008/7/8/2012) OR false (allows to turn off Direct2D hardware GPU rendering engine for compatibility with older/slower graphics controller and/or Windows 2000/XP/2003 without DirectX 10/11);
gfx.font_rendering.cleartype_params.cleartype_level [integer] → negative number (use system or ClearType Tuner rendering defaults: percentage of 100%) OR 0 (disabled) OR positive number (enabled +/- tuned: percentage of 100% = maximum value: 100);
gfx.font_rendering.cleartype_params.enhanced_contrast [integer] → 0 (disabled: default) OR positive number (enabled +/- tuned: percentage of 100% = maximum value: 100);
gfx.font_rendering.cleartype_params.gamma [integer] → 0 (disabled: default) OR positive number [enabled +/- tuned = maximum value: 1000 = which corresponds to ClearType default gamma value 1.0];
gfx.font_rendering.cleartype_params.pixel_geometry [integer] → -1 (ClearType pixel geometry disabled) OR 0 (ClearType pixel geometry default: flat) OR 1 [ClearType pixel geometry enabled: RGB (Red Green Blue) = most common] OR 2 [ClearType pixel geometry enabled: BGR (Blue Green Red) = uncommon];
gfx.font_rendering.cleartype_params.pixel_structure [integer] → -1 (ClearType pixel structure disabled) OR 0 (ClearType pixel structure default: flat) OR 1 [ClearType pixel structure enabled: RGB (Red Green Blue) = most common] OR 2 [ClearType pixel structure enabled: BGR (Blue Green Red) = uncommon];
gfx.font_rendering.cleartype_params.rendering_mode [integer] → -1 (ClearType rendering mode disabled) OR 0 (ClearType rendering mode default) OR 1 (ClearType rendering mode enabled: aliased) OR 2 (ClearType rendering mode enabled: GDI Classic) OR 3 (ClearType rendering mode enabled: GDI Natural) OR 4 (ClearType rendering mode enabled: Natural) OR 5 (ClearType rendering mode enabled: Natural Symmetric);
gfx.font_rendering.directwrite.enabled [boolean] → true (turns on DirectWrite hardware GPU rendering engine only in Windows Vista/2008/7/8/2012 with DirectX 10/11) OR false (turns off DirectWrite hardware GPU rendering engine for compatibility with older/slower graphics controller and/or Windows 2000/XP/2003 without DirectX 10/11);
gfx.font_rendering.directwrite.use_gdi_table_loading [boolean] → false (turns off software GDI rendering engine to allow using DirectWrite hardware GPU rendering engine in Windows Vista/2008/7/8/2012 with DirectX 10/11) OR true (turns on software GDI rendering engine for compatibility with older/slower graphics controller and/or Windows 2000/XP/2003 without DirectX 10/11);
Chrome 29.0 Canary test developer [750 KB, Setup ONLY!]. Chrome Canary Setup requires an Internet connection and 30 MB of disk space for downloading Full
installer.
Disable GPU VSync → Disabled (desynchronized/independent from display vertical refresh rate to allow display frame rates > 60 Hz; may cause visual tearing during rapid screen updates) OR Enabled (synchronized with/dependent of display vertical refresh rate: maxed out at 60 Hz display frame rate; does not allow display frame rates > 60 Hz);
GPU Accelerated Canvas 2D → Disabled (lower performance 2D canvas rendering by using slower software rendering engine) OR Enabled (higher performance 2D canvas rendering by using faster GPU hardware rendering engine);
GPU compositing on all pages → Disabled (allows GPU hardware compositing only on pages that include GPU accelerated layers) OR Enabled (allows GPU hardware compositing on all pages);
Override software rendering list → Disabled (allows only slower software rendering engine) OR Enabled (allows faster GPU hardware rendering engine even on unsupported systems);
WebGL → Disabled (self explanatory) OR Enabled (self explanatory);
→ restart browser. OR run Chrome (executable, shortcut, icon, item, script, batch file) with these command line parameters to force enabling of WebGL + video
hardware (GPU) acceleration: chrome.exe --enable-webgl --ignore-gpu-blacklist --enable-accelerated-compositing
Install Chrome in
"%ProgramFiles%\Google\Chrome"
["%SystemDrive%\Program Files\Google\Chrome" where %SystemDrive% = usually
C:] (same as all other applications default) instead of
"%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome" (Windows 2000/XP/2003) or
"%UserProfile%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome" (Windows
Vista/2008/7/8/2012) ["%SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings\%UserName%\Local
Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome" (Windows 2000/XP/2003) or
"%SystemDrive%\Users\%UserName%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome" (Windows Vista/2008/7/8/2012)] (Google Chrome default):
In case previously installed + used Google Chrome →
run your Chrome.exe (Desktop) shortcut → backup/export/save all personalization settings (if any): user profile(s), cookies, saved passwords,
bookmarks, cache, temp files etc → close all Chrome.exe instances (if more than 1).
This can be accomplished 2 ways:
Download current Chrome (stable or test) version→ install it with this command line parameter (from the Start →
Run... box of from a DOS console command line box): chrome_installer.exe --system-level
After
install (A or B above) completed → run your Chrome.exe (Desktop) shortcut
→ click the Tools top right hand side icon (wrench) → import personal/custom
settings from previous Chrome installs (if any) or personalize away all over.
Internet Explorer (IE):Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) web browsers 32-bit + 64-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/2012 based on Trident code [128-bit (Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 only)/256-bit (WinVista/2008/7/8/2012 only) SSL encryption, free, English]:
Opera:Opera Desktop web browser 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/2012 based on Presto code [256-bit SSL encryption, freeware, English]:
Create a
new Opera folder (if not already present) under C:\Program Files .
Open Opera 10/11 installer executable in 7-zip (free GPL) and extract all files into C:\Program Files\Opera (default) while preserving subfolders structure intact.
Windows 98/98 SE/ME only: install KernelEx (free GPL).
Windows 98/98 SE only: get MSIMG32.DLL 5.00.2218.1 [right-click to save!], which MUST be
placed into %windir%\SYSTEM [%windir% = usually C:\WINDOWS]! Ignore MSIMG32.DLL Warning message and check the skip box!
Run or create a shortcut to C:\Program
Files\Opera\opera.exe .
OLD Opera 10.63 stable [discontinued!] for
Windows 98/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 [10.3 MB, MSI installer].
OLD Opera 10.63 stable [discontinued!] for Windows 98/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003
[10.3 MB, classic installer].
OLD Opera 10.54 stable [discontinued!] for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 [9.9 MB, MSI installer].
OLD Opera 10.54 stable [discontinued!] for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 [9.6 MB, classic installer].
OLD Opera 9.64 stable [discontinued!] for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME [5.4 MB, 7z installer].
OLD Opera 9.27 stable [discontinued!] for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME [4.7 MB, MSI installer].
Windows 98/98 SE/ME only: install KernelEx (free GPL).
Windows 95/98/98 SE only: get MSIMG32.DLL 5.00.2218.1 [right-click to save!], which MUST be
placed into %windir%\SYSTEM [%windir% = usually C:\WINDOWS]. Ignore MSIMG32.DLL Warning message and check the skip box!
Safari:Apple Safari web browser 32-bit [discontinued!] for Windows 2000 SP4/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 based on WebKit code [128-bit/256-bit SSL encryption,
freeware, English]:
Enable hidden Do Not Track (DNT)
privacy setting in Safari 5/newer: Menu of general Safari settings icon → Preferences → Advanced
→ check "Show Develop menu in menu bar" → close all Safari instances (if more than
1) → restart Safari → Menu for current page icon →
Develop → check "Send Do Not Track HTTP Header".
Enable hidden extensions feature in
Safari 5/newer: Menu of general Safari settings icon → Preferences → Advanced
→ check "Show Develop menu in menu bar"
→ close all Safari instances (if more than 1) → restart Safari
→ Menu of general Safari settings icon → Safari Extensions...
→ add/customize/update/delete extensions.
OLD Netscape:OLD Netscape web browsers 32-bit [discontinued!] for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 [128-bit SSL encryption, free MPL/NPL, English]:
DFUeTweaker v1.004 32-bit TCP/IP, MTU, RWIN, TTL etc tweaking tool for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 allows
maximum Internet performance over Cable, xDSL + Dial-Up modems [517 KB, freeware].
TZ Connection Booster v2.6 32-bit TCP/IP, MTU, RWIN, TTL etc tweaking tool for
Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 allows maximum Internet performance over LANs, Cable, xDSL + Dial-Up modems: Direct download [565 KB, freeware].
TCP Optimizer v3.0.8 32-bit TCP/IP, MTU, RWIN, TTL, QoS/ToS etc tweaking tool for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/2012 allows maximum Internet performance over
Cable, xDSL, satellite, Wi-Fi + Dial-Up modems: Direct download [645 KB, freeware]. TCP Optimizer
FAQ.
CableNut v4.08 32-bit TCP/IP, MTU, RWIN, TTL etc tweaking tool for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 allows maximum Internet performance over Cable, xDSL + Dial-Up
modems (freeware): Direct download [824 KB]. CableNut Add-on for Windows 98/2000/XP/2003
[64 KB]. CableNut Registry settings for Windows:
Intelli-Dial-UP v2.51 32-bit TCP/IP, MTU, RWIN, TTL etc tweaking tool for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP allows maximum Internet performance over analog, ISDN,
Cable and xDSL modems: Direct download [4.97 MB, freeware].
SpeedXP v1.0 32-bit system,
TCP/IP, MTU, RWIN, TTL etc tweaking tool for Windows XP/2003 allows maximum Internet performance over Cable + xDSL modems [55 KB, freeware].
DrTCP v0.21 32-bit TCP/IP, MTU, RWIN, TTL etc tweaking tool for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 allows maximum Internet performance over Cable and xDSL modems: Direct download [53 KB, freeware]. DrTCP FAQ.
PPP-Boost
v1.4 32-bit TCP/IP, MTU, RWIN, TTL etc tweaking tool for Windows 95/OSR1/OSR2 (ONLY without DUN Upgrade 1.4 installed!) allows
maximum Internet performance over analog modems [368 KB, freeware].
MTUSpeed Pro v4.10 32-bit TCP/IP, MTU, RWIN, TTL etc tweaking tool for Windows 95/OSR1/OSR2
(ONLY without DUN Upgrade 1.4 installed!) and Windows NT4 allows maximum Internet performance over analog modems [376 KB,
optionware].
TweakIP 98 v1.00 32-bit TCP/IP, MTU, RWIN, TTL etc tweaking tool for Windows 9x/ME allows maximum Internet performance over analog modems
[1.92 MB, freeware, requires free registration!].
Java: Apple (Safari + WebKit), Google (Chrome + Chromium), Microsoft (Internet Explorer), Mozilla (Firebird, Firefox, Gecko + SeaMonkey), Netscape
(Navigator + Communicator), Opera (Opera) 32-bit + 64-bit web browsers Java = Oracle (Sun) Java SE/J2SE: see "Windows 9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 Essential System Components +
Add-ons".
Add-ons + Plug-Ins: Apple (Safari + WebKit), Google (Chrome + Chromium), Microsoft (Internet
Explorer), Mozilla (Firebird, Firefox, Gecko + SeaMonkey), Netscape (Navigator + Communicator), Opera (Opera) 32-bit + 64-bit web browsers Add-ons + Plug-ins for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 [most are free(ware)]:
Adobe SVG Viewer v3.03 32-bit [discontinued!] for Windows 95/98/NT4+SP4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 adds support for
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) image format for OLDer web browsers: Phoenix/Firebird, Firefox 1/2, Gecko/Mozilla suite, MS Internet Explorer (IE) 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8, Netscape, Opera 1/2/3/4/5/6/7: Direct download [2.3 MB, freeware, English]. Chrome, Firefox 3/newer, MS IE 9/newer, Opera 8/newer, Safari/WebKit + SeaMonkey web
browsers support SVG natively, and do NOT need ANY external/3rd party SVG add-on/plug-in/viewer! Wikipedia: SVG Native Web Browsers
Support.
WebBMP Plug-in 32-bit for Firefox, Mozilla, Netscape, MS IE 4/5/newer + Opera 32-bit web browsers [free
GPL].
PDF Reader:Acrobat PDF (Portable Document Format)
Reader for Windows 3.1x/9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 + Plug-ins/Add-ons 16-bit, 32-bit + 64-bit for Apple (Safari + WebKit), Google (Chrome + Chromium), Microsoft (Internet Explorer), Mozilla (Firebird, Firefox, Gecko +
SeaMonkey), Netscape (Navigator + Communicator), Opera (Opera) 16-bit, 32-bit + 64-bit web browsers view, print + search PDF files (freeware, English):
Google Toolbar 32-bit for
Windows XP SP2/2003/Vista/2008/7 + Internet Explorer (IE) 6/7/8/9/newer adds a Google search + navigation toolbar to web
browser window + right-click context menu, highly customizable (freeware).
Ads Filter v1.0.15 Beta 3 add-on for Windows 2000/XP/2003 + MS IE 6/newer web
content filtering tool (BHO) blocks ads, banners + popups (freeware).
Netcraft Anti-Phishing Toolbar 32-bit for Windows 2000/XP/2003 + MS IE 5/6 + Firefox 1.x adds a
Netcraft anti-phishing, search + navigation
toolbar to web browser window + right-click context menu: allows Netcraft central server e-mail user notification of suspect phishing URLs, traps suspicious URLs, forces browser navigational controls display, shows web sites
hosting location, country, longevity + popularity, popup blocker etc, highly customizable (freeware).
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6/7 (NOT compatible with IE 8/newer!) Developer Toolbar v1.0 for Windows XP/2003/Vista/2008/7
features: explore + modify DOM, locate + select web page elements, selectively disable MS IE settings, view HTML object class names, IDs + details, outline tables, table cells, images + selected tags, validate HTML, CSS, WAI + RSS
Web feed links, display image dimensions, file sizes, path information + ALT text, resize browser window to different resolution, selectively clear browser cache + cookies etc, highly customizable: Direct download [626 KB, free, right-click to
save!].
Shockwave + Flash:Adobe (formerly
Macromedia) Shockwave + Flash Web Players + Plug-ins 16-bit, 32-bit + 64-bit for Windows 3.1x/9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/2012 + Apple (Safari + WebKit), Google (Chrome + Chromium), Microsoft (Internet Explorer),
Mozilla (Firebird, Firefox, Gecko + SeaMonkey), Netscape (Navigator + Communicator), Opera (Opera) 16-bit, 32-bit + 64-bit web browsers (freeware, English):
Shockwave 12 32-bit Web Player + Plug-ins for Windows XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/2012 + Apple, Google,
Microsoft, Mozilla, Netscape + Opera 32-bit web browsers [23 MB, right-click to save!]. Shockwave 11/12 installs also basic Shockwave 10 (build 10.4.1.32): internet connection required to install Shockwave 10
components! Windows 2000 requires Microsoft GDI+ (free)! Shockwave 11/NEWer does NOT support Windows 98/98 SP1/98 SE/ME! LAST release compatible with these Windows 32-bit (Win32)
OSes is Shockwave 10:
OLD Shockwave 10.3.0.24 32-bit Web Player + Plug-ins for Windows 98/2000/ME/XP/2003 + Microsoft,
Mozilla, Netscape, Opera 32-bit web browsers [5.43 MB]. Shockwave 9/NEWer does NOT support Windows 95/OSR1/OSR2! LAST release compatible with these Windows 32-bit (Win32) OSes
is Shockwave 8:
Flash 11 32-bit + 64-bit Web Player + Plug-ins for Windows XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/2012 + Apple,
Google, Microsoft, Mozilla, Netscape, Opera 32-bit + 64-bit web browsers:
Flash 11
32-bit + 64-bit for Windows XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/2012 + Apple, Google, Mozilla, Netscape, Opera web browsers [10 MB].
Flash 11 32-bit + 64-bit for Windows XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/2012 + Microsoft web browsers
[10 MB]. Flash 11/NEWer does NOT support Windows 2000! LAST release compatible with these Windows 2000 is Flash 10 (see below)! Windows 2000 requires (free):
OLD Flash 10 32-bit Web Player + Plug-ins for Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista + Apple, Google, Microsoft, Mozilla,
Netscape, Opera 32-bit web browsers [126 MB]. Flash 10/NEWer does NOT support Windows 98/98 SP1/98 SE/ME! LAST release compatible with these Windows 32-bit (Win32) OSes is Flash 9:
OLD Flash 8 32-bit Web Player + Plug-ins for Windows 98/2000/ME + Microsoft, Mozilla,
Netscape, Opera 32-bit web browsers [17 MB]. Flash 8/NEWer does NOT support Windows 95/OSR1/OSR2! LAST release compatible with these Windows 32-bit (Win32) OSes is Flash 7:
WebM (VP8 + Vorbis):WebM cross-browser + cross-platform Codecs, Filters + Plug-ins 32-bit + 64-bit for Windows 2000 SP4+UR1/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/2012, Linux/BSD + MacOS X deliver HTML5 audio
(Vorbis) + video (VP8) in Matroska based container over the internet, support Google Chrome 6/newer, MS IE 9/newer, Mozilla Firefox 4/newer + SeaMonkey and Opera 10.60/newer 32-bit + 64-bit web browsers (free, open source,
royalty free): WebM downloads. Windows 2000 requires:
Silverlight:Microsoft Silverlight (former WPF/E) v5.1 32-bit for Windows
XP SP2/2003/Vista/2008/7/8/2012 cross-browser + cross-platform Plug-ins deliver multimedia + Rich Interactive Applications (RIAs) over the internet, supports MS IE 6/newer, Mozilla Firefox 2/newer + SeaMonkey, Chrome 9/newer
and Opera 10/newer 32-bit web browsers (English): Direct download [6.7 MB]. OLD Silverlight 4.0 for
Windows 2000 SP4+UR1/XP Pre-SP2 [6 MB]. Windows 2000 requires:
FastCache v1.01
32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 local computer caching DNS server allows faster DNS name resolve, works with any web/ftp browser: Direct download [175 KB,
freeware].
DUNCE v2.52 32-bit TCP/IP Dial-Up Networking (DUN) enhancement tool for Windows 9x/ME: bypasses Connect To dialog box, redials/reconnects, enters ISP password in
Connect To dialog box, starts/closes up to 4 apps, schedules preset DUN connections, highly customizable: Direct download [217 KB, freeware].
Star Downloader Free v1.45 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 Internet download manager + accelerator: integrates with most popular web browsers, dynamically selects fastest mirror
site, resumes interrupted downloads, schedules selected groups of downloads, splits files for faster access, integrates with installed anti-virus tools for automatic file scan, built-in unzip/install, proxy support, multilingual
interface, highly customizable: Direct download [2.33 MB, freeware].
LeechGet 2005 v1.5 32-bit for Windows
9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 Internet download manager + accelerator: integrates with most popular web browsers, dynamically selects fastest mirror site, resumes interrupted downloads, schedules selected groups of downloads, splits files
for faster access, integrates with installed anti-virus tools for automatic file scan, proxy support, highly customizable: Direct download [2.85 MB,
freeware]. LeechGet Mozilla, Netscape + Opera Plug-In [713 KB, freeware].
Free Download Manager
(FDM) v3.0 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008/7 Internet download manager + accelerator: resumes interrupted downloads, schedules selected groups of downloads, splits files for faster access, torrent + download
sites support, highly customizable: Direct download [6.71 MB, free GPL].
ieSpell v2.1.1 32-bit for Windows
9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 MS IE 5/6 right-click spell checker extension, highly customizable: Direct download [2.44 MB, freeware for non profit use].
AboutTime v4.8 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT/2000/ME/XP sets your computer time accurately by synchronizing it with the atomic clock server of your choice: Direct download [378 KB, careware].
FastNet99 v4.3 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP speeds up Internet
connections by caching DNS addresses (HOSTS file manager), highly customizable: Direct download [2.82 MB, natureware]. Works with ALL
Netscape, Microsoft + Opera web browsers.
Active Caption v2.0 32-bit tool for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 adds sophisticated search engine menu, browser independent
bookmark manager + handy browser buttons to the title bar: Direct download [625 KB, freeware]. Works with ALL Netscape + Microsoft web
browsers.
NetLaunch 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 launches/closes apps upon connect/disconnect detection (highly customizable, programs
can be scheduled), presses the Connect/Redial buttons, adds Retry/Cancel buttons to DUN error messages, manages multiple DUN connections, easy to access shortcurts to Internet programs, highly customizable (freeware, English):
IEtweak 2 v1.0.6.2 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 +
MS IE 5/6 tweaks: toolbar background bitmap, animated
throbber, title bar text, Desktop icon, number of simultaneously downloaded files (IE 6 only), default browser engine, default download folder, highly customizable: Direct
download [705 KB, freeware].
AM-DeadLink v2.7 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 detects dead + duplicate Bookmarks/Favorites links, works with all MS IE,
Mozilla, Netscape + Opera web browsers: Direct download [826 KB, freeware].