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Most popular applications for 2011.
For XP, Vista, Windows 7
All of these applications are Reliable, and WORK GREAT in most any system.
This software is FREE...and ALL are malware/spyware CLEAN...
Links are directly to the developers/providers site so you can check out all the details and features of an application.
You ALWAYS get the up-to-date version
Optional items or toolbars are sometimes auto-selected in freeware, so be sure to deselect these during your software installation...
**MUST Have apps. for ANY OS**
Adobe Reader; Flash Player; AIR; Shockwave Player; http://www.adobe.com/downloads/ (http://www.adobe.com/downloads/)
CCLeaner; http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download (http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download)
DirectX End-User Runtime Web Installer; http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=2da43d38-db71-4c1b-bc6a-9b6652cd92a3&displaylang=en (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=2da43d38-db71-4c1b-bc6a-9b6652cd92a3&displaylang=en)
Java;http://www.java.com/en/download/index.jsp (http://www.java.com/en/download/index.jsp)
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1) Anti-Virus/Security;
Avast Free AV; http://www.avast.com/free-antivirus-download (http://www.avast.com/free-antivirus-download)
AVG Free; http://download.cnet.com/AVG-Anti-Virus-Free-Edition-2011/3000-2239_4-10320142.html?part=dl-10044820&subj=dl&tag=button&cdlPid=11014801 (http://download.cnet.com/AVG-Anti-Virus-Free-Edition-2011/3000-2239_4-10320142.html?part=dl-10044820&subj=dl&tag=button&cdlPid=11014801)
Avira Free; http://www.avira.com/en/avira-free-antivirus (http://www.avira.com/en/avira-free-antivirus)
Comodo;http://personalfirewall.comodo.com/free-download.html (http://personalfirewall.comodo.com/free-download.html)
Microsoft Security Essentials; http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security_essentials/default.aspx (http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security_essentials/default.aspx)
Panda USB Vaccine; (USB anti-malware) http://www.pandasecurity.com/homeusers/downloads/usbvaccine/ (http://www.pandasecurity.com/homeusers/downloads/usbvaccine/)
SpywareBlaster;http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/ (http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/)
Sandboxie;http://www.sandboxie.com/index.php?DownloadSandboxie (http://www.sandboxie.com/index.php?DownloadSandboxie)
2) Audio;
Audacity;http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/)
EAC-Exact Audio Copy; http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/ (http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/)
FreeCommander; http://www.freecommander.com/index.htm (http://www.freecommander.com/index.htm)
Power Sound Editor Free; http://www.free-sound-editor.com/ (http://www.free-sound-editor.com/)
Rename Master;http://www.joejoesoft.com/cms/showpage.php?cid=108 (http://www.joejoesoft.com/cms/showpage.php?cid=108)
Songbird;http://getsongbird.com/product/ (http://getsongbird.com/product/)
3) Browsers;
Avant Browser; http://www.avantbrowser.com/default.aspx?uil=en-US (http://www.avantbrowser.com/default.aspx?uil=en-US)
Firefox;http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/new/ (http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/new/)Mozbackup;http://mozbackup.jasnapaka.com/ (http://mozbackup.jasnapaka.com/)
Google Chrome;http://www.google.com/chrome/index.html?hl=en&brand=CHMA&utm_campaign=en&utm_so urce=en-ha-na-us-bk&utm_medium=ha (http://www.google.com/chrome/index.html?hl=en&brand=CHMA&utm_campaign=en&utm_source=en-ha-na-us-bk&utm_medium=ha)
kylo;http://kylo.tv/ (http://kylo.tv/)
Opera;http://www.opera.com/ (http://www.opera.com/)
RockMelt (beta); http://www.rockmelt.com/ (http://www.rockmelt.com/)
SpaceTime-3D Browser/search; http://www.spacetime.com/home.php (http://www.spacetime.com/home.php)
SRWare Iron;http://www.srware.net/en/software_srware_iron.php (http://www.srware.net/en/software_srware_iron.php)
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a) RSS readers*
FeedDemon; http://www.feeddemon.com/ (http://www.feeddemon.com/)
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4) CD/DVD Burning & Tools;
bitRipper- DVD to AVI software; http://www.bitripper.com/ (http://www.bitripper.com/)
CDBurnerXP; http://cdburnerxp.se/ (http://cdburnerxp.se/)
BurnAware Free; http://www.burnaware.com/burnaware_free.html (http://www.burnaware.com/burnaware_free.html)
DeepBurner;http://www.deepburner.com/index.php (http://www.deepburner.com/index.php)
DVDShrink;http://www.dvdshrink.org/ (http://www.dvdshrink.org/)
Free Easy CD DVD Burner; http://www.koyotesoft.com/indexEn.html (http://www.koyotesoft.com/indexEn.html)
Free ISO Burner; http://www.freeisoburner.com/ (http://www.freeisoburner.com/)
ImgBurn; http://www.imgburn.com/ (http://www.imgburn.com/)
Infra Recorder; http://infrarecorder.org/ (http://infrarecorder.org/)
Nero Kwik Media; http://www.nero.com/enu/downloads-nbl-free.php (http://www.nero.com/enu/downloads-nbl-free.php)
5) Codec packs;
CCCP; http://www.cccp-project.net/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page (http://www.cccp-project.net/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page)
K-Lite Codec pack; http://www.codecguide.com/download_kl.htm (http://www.codecguide.com/download_kl.htm)
Shark007;http://shark007.net/win7codecs.html (http://shark007.net/win7codecs.html)
6) CPU, Hardware & Memory testing tools;
CPUID; http://www.cpuid.com/ (http://www.cpuid.com/)
CoreTemp; http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/ (http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/)
Disk Benchmark;http://www.attotech.com/products/product.php?sku=Disk_Benchmark (http://www.attotech.com/products/product.php?sku=Disk_Benchmark)
GPU-Z;http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/ (http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/)
IntelBurn Test;http://majorgeeks.com/IntelBurnTest_d5987.html (http://majorgeeks.com/IntelBurnTest_d5987.html)
Memtest86;http://www.memtest.org/ (http://www.memtest.org/)
Prime95; http://www.mersenne.org/ (http://www.mersenne.org/)
RealTemp; http://www.techpowerup.com/realtemp/ (http://www.techpowerup.com/realtemp/)
SIW - System Information for Windows; http://www.gtopala.com/ (http://www.gtopala.com/)
7) Data & File Recovery - In order of user ratings…
Recuva; http://www.piriform.com/recuva/features (http://www.piriform.com/recuva/features)
Mini-Tool;http://www.powerdatarecovery.com/ (http://www.powerdatarecovery.com/)
EASEUS; http://www.easeus.com/product.htm (http://www.easeus.com/product.htm)
PC Inspector;http://www.pcinspector.de/default.htm?language=1 (http://www.pcinspector.de/default.htm?language=1)
TestDisc;http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk_Download (http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk_Download)
PhotoRec;http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/PhotoRec (http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/PhotoRec)
Restoration;http://www.aumha.org/a/recover.php (http://www.aumha.org/a/recover.php)
8) Encryption;
TrueCrypt; http://www.truecrypt.org/downloads (http://www.truecrypt.org/downloads)
AxCrypt; http://www.axantum.com/axcrypt/ (http://www.axantum.com/axcrypt/)
dsCrypt; http://members.ozemail.com.au/~nulifetv/freezip/freeware/ (http://members.ozemail.com.au/~nulifetv/freezip/freeware/)
Pismo File Mount; http://www.pismotechnic.com/pfm/ap/ (http://www.pismotechnic.com/pfm/ap/)
9) Extraction and Compression;
7zip; http://www.7-zip.org/ (http://www.7-zip.org/)
ExtractNow; http://www.extractnow.com/ (http://www.extractnow.com/)
HaoZip; http://www.haozip.com/Eng/index_en.htm (http://www.haozip.com/Eng/index_en.htm)
IZArc; http://www.izarc.org/ (http://www.izarc.org/)
PeaZip; http://www.peazip.org/ (http://www.peazip.org/)
Universal Extractor; http://legroom.net/software/uniextract (http://legroom.net/software/uniextract)
Winrar;http://www.win-rar.com/download.html (http://www.win-rar.com/download.html)
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10) File transfer & sharing;
JDownloader; http://jdownloader.org/ (http://jdownloader.org/)
Free Download Manager;http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/ (http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/)
Live SkyDrive-(25GB Windows cloud file share); http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/introducing-skydrive-password-protected-online-file-storage (http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/introducing-skydrive-password-protected-online-file-storage)
PeerBlock;http://www.peerblock.com/ (http://www.peerblock.com/)
Shareaza; http://shareaza.sourceforge.net/ (http://shareaza.sourceforge.net/)
Tixati; (+1) http://www.tixati.com/ (http://www.tixati.com/)
uTorrent; http://www.utorrent.com/ (http://www.utorrent.com/)
Vuze; http://www.vuze.com/ (http://www.vuze.com/)
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a) FTP Clients*
FileZilla; http://filezilla-project.org/ (http://filezilla-project.org/)
PuTTY; http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ (http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/)
WinSCP;http://winscp.net/eng/docs/introduction (http://winscp.net/eng/docs/introduction)
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11) Hash tools;
WinMD5Free; http://www.winmd5.com/download/winmd5free.zip (http://www.winmd5.com/download/winmd5free.zip)
HashTab;http://www.implbits.com/Products/HashTab.aspx (http://www.implbits.com/Products/HashTab.aspx)
HashMyFiles;http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/hash_my_files.html (http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/hash_my_files.html)
HashCheck Shell Extension; http://code.kliu.org/hashcheck/ (http://code.kliu.org/hashcheck/)
Marxio File Checksum Verifier; http://download.cnet.com/Marxio-File-Checksum-Verifier/3000-18514_4-10913355.html?tag=rb_content;main (http://download.cnet.com/Marxio-File-Checksum-Verifier/3000-18514_4-10913355.html?tag=rb_content;main)
Microsoft File Checksum Integrity Verifier; http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=b3c93558-31b7-47e2-a663-7365c1686c08 (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=b3c93558-31b7-47e2-a663-7365c1686c08)
MD5summer (Windows MD5 Sum generator); http://download.cnet.com/MD5summer/3000-2248_4-10050856.html (http://download.cnet.com/MD5summer/3000-2248_4-10050856.html)
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12) Home & OFFICE;
CSVed; http://csved.sjfrancke.nl/index.html (http://csved.sjfrancke.nl/index.html)
Everything Search: http://www.voidtools.com/ (http://www.voidtools.com/)
FileLocator Lite; http://www.mythicsoft.com/Page.aspx?type=filelocatorlite&page=download (http://www.mythicsoft.com/Page.aspx?type=filelocatorlite&page=download)
FreeOCR;http://www.paperfile.net/ (http://www.paperfile.net/)
Microsoft Mathematics;http://www.microsoft.com/education/teachers/guides/mathematics_4.0.aspx (http://www.microsoft.com/education/teachers/guides/mathematics_4.0.aspx)
NFOPad;http://thd.dyndns.org/s_nfopad.php (http://thd.dyndns.org/s_nfopad.php)
Q10; http://www.baara.com/q10/ (http://www.baara.com/q10/)
SimpleOCR; http://www.simpleocr.com/ (http://www.simpleocr.com/)
Speckie-Spell check for IE; also for IE9 http://www.speckie.com/home/ (http://www.speckie.com/home/)
Stickies - Any Windows OS; http://www.zhornsoftware.co.uk/stickies/ (http://www.zhornsoftware.co.uk/stickies/)
Total Commander (file manager); http://www.ghisler.com/index.htm (http://www.ghisler.com/index.htm)
Wunderlist (great task manager); http://www.6wunderkinder.com/wunderlist/ (http://www.6wunderkinder.com/wunderlist/)
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a) MICROSOFT Office Alternatives*
LibreOffice; http://www.libreoffice.org/ (http://www.libreoffice.org/)
OpenOffice.org; http://www.openoffice.org/ (http://www.openoffice.org/)
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b) PDF readers/writers*
Bullzip PDF Printer; http://www.bullzip.com/products/pdf/info.php#download (http://www.bullzip.com/products/pdf/info.php#download)
CutePDF;http://www.cutepdf.com/ (http://www.cutepdf.com/)
doPDF; http://www.dopdf.com/ (http://www.dopdf.com/)
Foxit PDF reader; http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/ (http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/)
Nitro PDF Reader; http://www.nitroreader.com/ (http://www.nitroreader.com/)
PDFill PDF Editor;http://www.pdfill.com/download.html (http://www.pdfill.com/download.html)
PDF Creator;http://www.pdfforge.org/ (http://www.pdfforge.org/)
PDF-XChange; http://www.tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-viewer (http://www.tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-viewer)
Sumatra PDF; http://blog.kowalczyk.info/software/sumatrapdf/free-pdf-reader.html (http://blog.kowalczyk.info/software/sumatrapdf/free-pdf-reader.html)
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13) Image & Photo Editing;
Artweaver; http://www.artweaver.de/home-en/ (http://www.artweaver.de/home-en/)
GIMP; http://www.gimp.org/ (http://www.gimp.org/)
IrfanView; http://www.irfanview.com/ (http://www.irfanview.com/)
Inkscape-vector graphics editor; http://inkscape.org/ (http://inkscape.org/)
Paint.NET; http://www.getpaint.net/download.html (http://www.getpaint.net/download.html)
PhotoFiltre;http://photofiltre.free.fr/frames_en.htm (http://photofiltre.free.fr/frames_en.htm)
PhotoWipe; (magic eraser) http://www.hanovsolutions.c om/?prod=PhotoWipe (http://www.hanovsolutions.com/?prod=PhotoWipe)
Picasa; http://picasa.google.com/#utm_campaign=en&utm_source=en-ha-na-us-bk&utm_medium=ha&utm_term=picasa (http://picasa.google.com/#utm_campaign=en&utm_source=en-ha-na-us-bk&utm_medium=ha&utm_term=picasa)
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a) Creative tools*
AniFX- cursor creator;http://icofx.ro/anifx/index.html (http://icofx.ro/anifx/index.html)
GIF Viewer; http://www.gifviewer.org/ (http://www.gifviewer.org/)
GIF Resizer-(portable & works in Windows 7 also); http://www.ashongsoft.com/howto-resize-gif-animation.html (http://www.ashongsoft.com/howto-resize-gif-animation.html)
IcoFX- icon creator; http://icofx.ro/ (http://icofx.ro/)
PicPick; http://www.picpick.org/ (http://www.picpick.org/)
PowerBullet Presenter;http://powerbullet.com/info.php (http://powerbullet.com/info.php)
14) ISO tools;
Alchohol 52% Free Edition; http://www.free-downloads.net/programs/Alcohol_52__Free_Edition?__utma=1.582773773.130497 3035.1304973035.1304973035.1&__utmb=1.3.10.1304973 035&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1304973035.1.1.utmcsr=fileforum.betanews .com|utmccn=(referral)|utmcmd=referral|utmcct=/detail/Alcohol-52-Free-Edition/1050169644/2&__utmv=-&__utmk=233181854 (http://www.free-downloads.net/programs/Alcohol_52__Free_Edition?__utma=1.582773773.130497 3035.1304973035.1304973035.1&__utmb=1.3.10.1304973035&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1304973035.1.1.utmcsr=fileforum.betanews. com|utmccn=(referral)|utmcmd=referral|utmcct=/detail/Alcohol-52-Free-Edition/1050169644/2&__utmv=-&__utmk=233181854)
Daemon Tools; http://www.daemon-tools.cc/eng/downloads (http://www.daemon-tools.cc/eng/downloads)
ei.cfg removal tool; http://code.kliu.org/misc/win7utils/ (http://code.kliu.org/misc/win7utils/)
MagicDisc;http://www.magiciso.com/tutorials/miso-magicdisc-overview.htm (http://www.magiciso.com/tutorials/miso-magicdisc-overview.htm)
Virtual CloneDrive http://www.slysoft.com/en/virtual-clonedrive.html (http://www.slysoft.com/en/virtual-clonedrive.html)
Windows 7 ISO Image Edition Switcher; http://code.kliu.org/misc/win7utils/ (http://code.kliu.org/misc/win7utils/)
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(Free use up to 300mb file size)
Magic ISO; http://www.magiciso.com/ (http://www.magiciso.com/)
Power ISO; http://www.poweriso.com/ (http://www.poweriso.com/)
Ultra ISO; http://www.ezbsystems.com/ultraiso/download.htm (http://www.ezbsystems.com/ultraiso/download.htm)
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15) Malware detection and removal;
Malwarebytes; http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php (http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php)
Ad-Aware;http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware.php (http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware.php)
Emsisoft Anti-Malware; http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/antimalware/ (http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/antimalware/)
GMER;http://www.gmer.net/ (http://www.gmer.net/)
HijackThis; http://free.antivirus.com/hijackthis/ (http://free.antivirus.com/hijackthis/)
Kaspersky Online Scanner; http://www.kaspersky.com.my/virusscanner.php (http://www.kaspersky.com.my/virusscanner.php)
RKill;http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic308364.html (http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic308364.html)
Sophos Anti-Rootkit; http://www.sophos.com/en-us/products.../download.aspx (http://www.sophos.com/en-us/products.../download.aspx)
Spybot Search and Destroy; http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html (http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html)
SUPERAntiSpyware;http://www.superantispyware.com/index.html (http://www.superantispyware.com/index.html)
Trend Micro HouseCall - Free Online Virus Scan; http://housecall.trendmicro.com/ (http://housecall.trendmicro.com/)
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16) Media Players & Centers;
AIMP; http://www.aimp.ru/ (http://www.aimp.ru/)
GOM Player; http://www.gomlab.com/eng/GMP_download.html (http://www.gomlab.com/eng/GMP_download.html)
KMPlayer;http://www.kmplayer.com/korea/index.php (http://www.kmplayer.com/korea/index.php)
Media Player Classic; http://mpc-hc.sourceforge.net/ (http://mpc-hc.sourceforge.net/)
Kantaris; http://kantaris.org/ (http://kantaris.org/)
QuickTime; http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/ (http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/)
UMPlayer;http://www.umplayer.com/ (http://www.umplayer.com/)
VLC Player; http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ (http://www.videolan.org/vlc/)
WINAMP; http://www.winamp.com/ (http://www.winamp.com/)
Zune; http://www.zune.net/en-us/products/software/download/default.htm (http://www.zune.net/en-us/products/software/download/default.htm) Offline installer; http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=ab1a80ed-e337-4346-9d5a-f00cfb467514&displaylang=en (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=ab1a80ed-e337-4346-9d5a-f00cfb467514&displaylang=en)
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a) Media Centers*
Ashampoo ClipFinder HD- Online video finder/viewer; https://www.ashampoo.com/en/usd/pin/0155/Multimedia_Software/Ashampoo-ClipFinder-HD (mhtml:file://D:\noiiiiiiiiii\dff\BEST%20Free%20Windows%20Softwa re%20-%202011.mht!https://www.ashampoo.com/en/usd/pin/0155/Multimedia_Software/Ashampoo-ClipFinder-HD)
Boxee;http://www.boxee.tv/ (http://www.boxee.tv/)
Hulu-desktop; http://www.hulu.com/labs/hulu-desktop (http://www.hulu.com/labs/hulu-desktop)
MediaPortal;http://www.team-mediaportal.com/ (http://www.team-mediaportal.com/)
XBMC- player and media center app.; http://xbmc.org/about/ (http://xbmc.org/about/)
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17) Programming;
Code::Blocks; http://www.codeblocks.org/ (http://www.codeblocks.org/)
ConTEXT; http://www.contexteditor.org/ (http://www.contexteditor.org/)
Crimson Editor; http://www.crimsoneditor.com/ (http://www.crimsoneditor.com/)
Flashdevelop; http://osflash.org/flashdevelop (http://osflash.org/flashdevelop)
GetDiz; http://www.outertech.com/en/notepad-replacement (http://www.outertech.com/en/notepad-replacement)
HxD;http://mh-nexus.de/en/downloads.php?product=HxD (http://mh-nexus.de/en/downloads.php?product=HxD)
jGRASP;http://www.jgrasp.org/ (http://www.jgrasp.org/)
Notepad++; http://notepad-plus-plus.org/ (http://notepad-plus-plus.org/)
Programmer's Notepad; http://www.pnotepad.org/ (http://www.pnotepad.org/)
SharpDevelop; http://www.icsharpcode.net/OpenSource/SD/ (http://www.icsharpcode.net/OpenSource/SD/)
Win32Pad;http://winscp.net/eng/docs/introduction (http://winscp.net/eng/docs/introduction)
18) Remote access and remote support;
TeamViewer; http://www.teamviewer.com/en/download/index.aspx (http://www.teamviewer.com/en/download/index.aspx)
Join.me;https://join.me/ (mhtml:file://D:\noiiiiiiiiii\dff\BEST%20Free%20Windows%20Softwa re%20-%202011.mht!https://join.me/)
LogMeIn; http://help.logmein.com/SelfServiceDownloads (http://help.logmein.com/SelfServiceDownloads)
Mikogo;http://www.mikogo.com/product/what-is-mikogo/ (http://www.mikogo.com/product/what-is-mikogo/)
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19) System Tools;
Advanced SystemCare Free (all-in-one); http://www.iobit.com/advancedsystemcareper.html (http://www.iobit.com/advancedsystemcareper.html)
CCEnhancer (advanced users-works with CCleaner-not a Piriform product); http://thewebatom.net/software/ccenhancer/ (http://thewebatom.net/software/ccenhancer/)
EasyBCD;http://neosmart.net/dl.php?id=1 (http://neosmart.net/dl.php?id=1)
GLARY All-In-One; http://www.glaryutilities.com/ (http://www.glaryutilities.com/)
Hiren's BootCD;http://www.hirensbootcd.org/download/ (http://www.hirensbootcd.org/download/)
Inno Setup (installer); http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php (http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php)
Kiwi-program monitor/tweak; http://drinkprog.com/kiwi/ (http://drinkprog.com/kiwi/)
MGA Diagnostic tool;http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=52012 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=52012)
.NET Framework- All versions; http://www.askvg.com/what-is-microsoft-net-framework-download-links-for-all-versions-inside/ (http://www.askvg.com/what-is-microsoft-net-framework-download-links-for-all-versions-inside/)
pserv (pserv.cpl replacement); http://p-nand-q.com/gtools/pserv3.html (http://p-nand-q.com/gtools/pserv3.html)
System Nucleus-tweak and monitor; http://www.spencerberus.com/projects.aspx (http://www.spencerberus.com/projects.aspx)
TweakNow PowerPack; http://tweaknow.com/powerPack.php (http://tweaknow.com/powerPack.php)
TweakUI for XP;http://download.cnet.com/Tweak-UI/3000-2072_4-10002117.html (http://download.cnet.com/Tweak-UI/3000-2072_4-10002117.html)
Ultimate Windows Tweaker; http://www.thewindowsclub.com/ultimate-windows-tweaker-v2-a-tweak-ui-for-windows-7-vista#more-1957 (http://www.thewindowsclub.com/ultimate-windows-tweaker-v2-a-tweak-ui-for-windows-7-vista#more-1957)
Unlocker;http://www.emptyloop.com/unlocker/ (http://www.emptyloop.com/unlocker/)
Unknown Device Identifier; http://www.zhangduo.com/udi.html (http://www.zhangduo.com/udi.html)
WinMend Auto Shutdown; http://www.winmend.com/auto-shutdown/ (http://www.winmend.com/auto-shutdown/)
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a) Defragmentation*
Auslogics Defrag; http://www.auslogics.com/en/software/disk-defrag/ (http://www.auslogics.com/en/software/disk-defrag/)
Defraggler;http://www.piriform.com/defraggler (http://www.piriform.com/defraggler)
MyDefrag; http://www.mydefrag.com/ (http://www.mydefrag.com/)
O&O Defrag; http://www.oo-software.com/free/en/ (http://www.oo-software.com/free/en/)
Smart Defrag; http://download.cnet.com/Smart-Defrag/3000-2094_4-10759533.html?tag=rb_content;contentMain (http://download.cnet.com/Smart-Defrag/3000-2094_4-10759533.html?tag=rb_content;contentMain)
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b) Disk Utilities*
Active KillDisc; http://www.killdisk.com/downloadfree.htm (http://www.killdisk.com/downloadfree.htm)
CrystalDiskInfo-HDD/SSD utility; http://crystalmark.info/software/CrystalDiskInfo/index-e.html (http://crystalmark.info/software/CrystalDiskInfo/index-e.html)
DBAN; http://www.dban.org/about (http://www.dban.org/about)
HDD OEM Diagnostics Tools and Utilities; http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=287#conner (http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=287#conner)
GParted;http://gparted.sourceforge.net/download.php (http://gparted.sourceforge.net/download.php)
HotSwap!http://mt-naka.com/hotswap/index_enu.htm (http://mt-naka.com/hotswap/index_enu.htm)
HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool; http://download.cnet.com/HP-USB-Disk-Storage-Format-Tool/3000-2094_4-10974082.html (http://download.cnet.com/HP-USB-Disk-Storage-Format-Tool/3000-2094_4-10974082.html)
NoDrives Manager (hide windows drives); http://nodrvman.sourceforge.net/ (http://nodrvman.sourceforge.net/)
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c) DOCKS for Windows*
ObjectDock; http://www.stardock.com/products/objectdock/ (http://www.stardock.com/products/objectdock/) ...+1
Nexus by Winstep; http://www.winstep.net/index.asp (http://www.winstep.net/index.asp)
XWindows Dockhttp://xwdock.aqua-soft.org/ (http://xwdock.aqua-soft.org/)
Ultimate Docks collection; http://www.askvg.com/ultimate-collection-of-the-best-dock-utilities-for-windows/ (http://www.askvg.com/ultimate-collection-of-the-best-dock-utilities-for-windows/)
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d) Driver tools*
Double Driver; View, backup and restore Windows drivers. http://www.boozet.org/download.htm (http://www.boozet.org/download.htm)
Driver Genius-Driver backup tool; Free to try (Drivers download disabled) http://www.driver-soft.com/ (http://www.driver-soft.com/)
Driver Magician; http://www.drivermagician.com/Lite.htm (http://www.drivermagician.com/Lite.htm)
DriverMax; (requires free registration for full features) http://www.drivermax.com/index.htm (http://www.drivermax.com/index.htm)
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e) File Splitter*
FFSJ-file splitter/joiner; http://www.jaist.ac.jp/~hoangle/filesj/ (http://www.jaist.ac.jp/~hoangle/filesj/)
Free File Splitter; http://www.filesplitter.org/ (http://www.filesplitter.org/)
GSplit; http://www.gdgsoft.com/gsplit/index.aspx (http://www.gdgsoft.com/gsplit/index.aspx)
HJsplit;http://www.hjsplit.org/ (http://www.hjsplit.org/)
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f) Password Managers*
KeePass Password Safe; http://keepass.info/ (http://keepass.info/)
LastPass; https://lastpass.com/ (mhtml:file://D:\noiiiiiiiiii\dff\BEST%20Free%20Windows%20Softwa re%20-%202011.mht!https://lastpass.com/)
Password Safe; http://passwordsafe.sourceforge.net/ (http://passwordsafe.sourceforge.net/)
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g) Shell Extensions*
Open++ (context menu); http://download.cnet.com/Open/3000-2094_4-10743609.html (http://download.cnet.com/Open/3000-2094_4-10743609.html)
Path Copy Copy; http://pathcopycopy.codeplex.com/ (http://pathcopycopy.codeplex.com/)
SKTimeStamp;http://tools.tortoisesvn.net/SKTimeStamp.html (http://tools.tortoisesvn.net/SKTimeStamp.html)
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h) Startup Managers*
Autoruns for Windows (startup manager); http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902 (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902)
BootVis (XP startup manager); http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=664 (http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=664)
Mike Lin's Startup Control Panel; http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml (http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml)
Startup Delayer; http://www.r2.com.au/page/products/show/startdelay (http://www.r2.com.au/page/products/show/startdelay)
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i) Uninstallers*
IObit Uninstaller; http://www.iobit.com/advanceduninstaller.html (http://www.iobit.com/advanceduninstaller.html)
Revo Uninstaller free version; http://www.revouninstaller.com/revo_uninstaller_free_download.html (http://www.revouninstaller.com/revo_uninstaller_free_download.html)
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j) Virtualization*
Paragon GO Virtual;http://www.paragon-software.com/home/go-virtual/ (http://www.paragon-software.com/home/go-virtual/)
VirtualBox;http://www.virtualbox.org/ (http://www.virtualbox.org/)
Virtual PC/XP Mode; Windows 7 Pro & Ult. only- http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/ (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/)
VMware software trial evaluation; https://www.vmware.com/tryvmware/?p=default (mhtml:file://D:\noiiiiiiiiii\dff\BEST%20Free%20Windows%20Softwa re%20-%202011.mht!https://www.vmware.com/tryvmware/?p=default)
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20) Video Downloaders and Converters;
Any Video Converter;http://www.any-video-converter.com/products/for_video_free/ (http://www.any-video-converter.com/products/for_video_free/)
CamStudio;http://camstudio.org/ (http://camstudio.org/)
Feemake Video Downloader(40+ sites support); http://www.freemake.com/free_video_downloader/ (http://www.freemake.com/free_video_downloader/)
Freemake Video Converter (200+ Input Formats); http://www.freemake.com/free_video_converter/ (http://www.freemake.com/free_video_converter/)
Hamster Free Video Converter; http://videoconverter.hamstersoft.com/en/ (http://videoconverter.hamstersoft.com/en/)
Handbrake;http://handbrake.fr/ (http://handbrake.fr/)
iMedia Converter; http://www.iskysoft.com/imedia-converter-windows.html (http://www.iskysoft.com/imedia-converter-windows.html)
MediaCoder;http://www.mediacoderhq.com/ (http://www.mediacoderhq.com/)
Orbit Downloader;http://www.orbitdownloader.com/ (http://www.orbitdownloader.com/)
WinX DVD Ripper;http://www.winxdvd.com/dvd-ripper/ (http://www.winxdvd.com/dvd-ripper/)
21) Other apps.
AAClr (auto aero colors); http://tools.tortoisesvn.net/AAClr.html (http://tools.tortoisesvn.net/AAClr.html)
DOSBox- DOS emulator; http://www.dosbox.com/information.php?page=0 (http://www.dosbox.com/information.php?page=0)
FREEOPENER (multi-file opener/player); http://www.freeopener.com/ (http://www.freeopener.com/)
GameSave Manager; http://gsm.duncsweb.com/ (http://gsm.duncsweb.com/)
Mozilla Thunderbird-multiple email client; http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/ (http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/)
Path Copy; http://download.cnet.com/Path-Copy/3000-2072_4-1487176.html (http://download.cnet.com/Path-Copy/3000-2072_4-1487176.html)
Skype; http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/home (http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/home)
TeraCopy; (faster copier) http://www.codesector.com/teracopy.php (http://www.codesector.com/teracopy.php)
Tweaks.com Logon Changer for Windows 7; http://tweaks.com/software/tweakslogon/ (http://tweaks.com/software/tweakslogon/)
World Clock; http://www.wimsprograms.com/programs.html#wclock30 (http://www.wimsprograms.com/programs.html#wclock30)
UNetbootin-Linux;http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/ (http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/)
22) Data backup Only;
FREE 25GB Windows cloud file share/storage
Live SkyDrive; http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/introducing-skydrive-password-protected-online-file-storage (http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/introducing-skydrive-password-protected-online-file-storage)
Free data backup (up to 2GB)
Availability from anywhere-sync and sharing
Pro 50 (50GB max.) for $9.99 a month
Dropbox; http://www.dropbox.com/ (http://www.dropbox.com/)
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Free data backup (up to 2GB)
Simple online backup for only $5.99 a month (up to 50GB max.)
MOZY; https://mozy.com/home/ (mhtml:file://D:\noiiiiiiiiii\dff\BEST%20Free%20Windows%20Softwa re%20-%202011.mht!https://mozy.com/home/)
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Paid- Continuous, auto backup and 24/7 secure and encrypted.
Access to your files from any PC in the world for less than $5 a month.
Unlimited storage. 15 day risk-free trial…
Carbonite; http://www.carbonite.com/ (http://www.carbonite.com/)
23) Image and Data backup;
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FREE Backup
Comodo Backup; http://www.comodo.com/home/data-storage-encryption/comodo-backup.php (http://www.comodo.com/home/data-storage-encryption/comodo-backup.php)
EASEUS Todo Backup Home; http://www.todo-backup.com/products/home/free-backup-software.htm (http://www.todo-backup.com/products/home/free-backup-software.htm)
GFI Backup 2011; http://www.gfi.com/pages/backup-freeware.asp (http://www.gfi.com/pages/backup-freeware.asp)
Macrium Reflect (free version imaging only); http://www.macrium.com/reflectfree.asp (http://www.macrium.com/reflectfree.asp)
Paragon Backup and Recovery 2011; http://www.paragon-software.com/home/br-free/ (http://www.paragon-software.com/home/br-free/)
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Most popular applications for 2011.
For XP, Vista, Windows 7
All of these applications are Reliable, and WORK GREAT in most any system.
This software is FREE...and ALL are malware/spyware CLEAN...
Links are directly to the developers/providers site so you can check out all the details and features of an application.
You ALWAYS get the up-to-date version
Optional items or toolbars are sometimes auto-selected in freeware, so be sure to deselect these during your software installation...
**MUST Have apps. for ANY OS**
Adobe Reader; Flash Player; AIR; Shockwave Player; http://www.adobe.com/downloads/ (http://www.adobe.com/downloads/)
CCLeaner; http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download (http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download)
DirectX End-User Runtime Web Installer; http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=2da43d38-db71-4c1b-bc6a-9b6652cd92a3&displaylang=en (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=2da43d38-db71-4c1b-bc6a-9b6652cd92a3&displaylang=en)
Java;http://www.java.com/en/download/index.jsp (http://www.java.com/en/download/index.jsp)
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1) Anti-Virus/Security;
Avast Free AV; http://www.avast.com/free-antivirus-download (http://www.avast.com/free-antivirus-download)
AVG Free; http://download.cnet.com/AVG-Anti-Virus-Free-Edition-2011/3000-2239_4-10320142.html?part=dl-10044820&subj=dl&tag=button&cdlPid=11014801 (http://download.cnet.com/AVG-Anti-Virus-Free-Edition-2011/3000-2239_4-10320142.html?part=dl-10044820&subj=dl&tag=button&cdlPid=11014801)
Avira Free; http://www.avira.com/en/avira-free-antivirus (http://www.avira.com/en/avira-free-antivirus)
Comodo;http://personalfirewall.comodo.com/free-download.html (http://personalfirewall.comodo.com/free-download.html)
Microsoft Security Essentials; http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security_essentials/default.aspx (http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security_essentials/default.aspx)
Panda USB Vaccine; (USB anti-malware) http://www.pandasecurity.com/homeusers/downloads/usbvaccine/ (http://www.pandasecurity.com/homeusers/downloads/usbvaccine/)
SpywareBlaster;http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/ (http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/)
Sandboxie;http://www.sandboxie.com/index.php?DownloadSandboxie (http://www.sandboxie.com/index.php?DownloadSandboxie)
2) Audio;
Audacity;http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/)
EAC-Exact Audio Copy; http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/ (http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/)
FreeCommander; http://www.freecommander.com/index.htm (http://www.freecommander.com/index.htm)
Power Sound Editor Free; http://www.free-sound-editor.com/ (http://www.free-sound-editor.com/)
Rename Master;http://www.joejoesoft.com/cms/showpage.php?cid=108 (http://www.joejoesoft.com/cms/showpage.php?cid=108)
Songbird;http://getsongbird.com/product/ (http://getsongbird.com/product/)
3) Browsers;
Avant Browser; http://www.avantbrowser.com/default.aspx?uil=en-US (http://www.avantbrowser.com/default.aspx?uil=en-US)
Firefox;http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/new/ (http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/new/)Mozbackup;http://mozbackup.jasnapaka.com/ (http://mozbackup.jasnapaka.com/)
Google Chrome;http://www.google.com/chrome/index.html?hl=en&brand=CHMA&utm_campaign=en&utm_so urce=en-ha-na-us-bk&utm_medium=ha (http://www.google.com/chrome/index.html?hl=en&brand=CHMA&utm_campaign=en&utm_source=en-ha-na-us-bk&utm_medium=ha)
kylo;http://kylo.tv/ (http://kylo.tv/)
Opera;http://www.opera.com/ (http://www.opera.com/)
RockMelt (beta); http://www.rockmelt.com/ (http://www.rockmelt.com/)
SpaceTime-3D Browser/search; http://www.spacetime.com/home.php (http://www.spacetime.com/home.php)
SRWare Iron;http://www.srware.net/en/software_srware_iron.php (http://www.srware.net/en/software_srware_iron.php)
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a) RSS readers*
FeedDemon; http://www.feeddemon.com/ (http://www.feeddemon.com/)
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4) CD/DVD Burning & Tools;
bitRipper- DVD to AVI software; http://www.bitripper.com/ (http://www.bitripper.com/)
CDBurnerXP; http://cdburnerxp.se/ (http://cdburnerxp.se/)
BurnAware Free; http://www.burnaware.com/burnaware_free.html (http://www.burnaware.com/burnaware_free.html)
DeepBurner;http://www.deepburner.com/index.php (http://www.deepburner.com/index.php)
DVDShrink;http://www.dvdshrink.org/ (http://www.dvdshrink.org/)
Free Easy CD DVD Burner; http://www.koyotesoft.com/indexEn.html (http://www.koyotesoft.com/indexEn.html)
Free ISO Burner; http://www.freeisoburner.com/ (http://www.freeisoburner.com/)
ImgBurn; http://www.imgburn.com/ (http://www.imgburn.com/)
Infra Recorder; http://infrarecorder.org/ (http://infrarecorder.org/)
Nero Kwik Media; http://www.nero.com/enu/downloads-nbl-free.php (http://www.nero.com/enu/downloads-nbl-free.php)
5) Codec packs;
CCCP; http://www.cccp-project.net/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page (http://www.cccp-project.net/wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page)
K-Lite Codec pack; http://www.codecguide.com/download_kl.htm (http://www.codecguide.com/download_kl.htm)
Shark007;http://shark007.net/win7codecs.html (http://shark007.net/win7codecs.html)
6) CPU, Hardware & Memory testing tools;
CPUID; http://www.cpuid.com/ (http://www.cpuid.com/)
CoreTemp; http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/ (http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/)
Disk Benchmark;http://www.attotech.com/products/product.php?sku=Disk_Benchmark (http://www.attotech.com/products/product.php?sku=Disk_Benchmark)
GPU-Z;http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/ (http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/)
IntelBurn Test;http://majorgeeks.com/IntelBurnTest_d5987.html (http://majorgeeks.com/IntelBurnTest_d5987.html)
Memtest86;http://www.memtest.org/ (http://www.memtest.org/)
Prime95; http://www.mersenne.org/ (http://www.mersenne.org/)
RealTemp; http://www.techpowerup.com/realtemp/ (http://www.techpowerup.com/realtemp/)
SIW - System Information for Windows; http://www.gtopala.com/ (http://www.gtopala.com/)
7) Data & File Recovery - In order of user ratings…
Recuva; http://www.piriform.com/recuva/features (http://www.piriform.com/recuva/features)
Mini-Tool;http://www.powerdatarecovery.com/ (http://www.powerdatarecovery.com/)
EASEUS; http://www.easeus.com/product.htm (http://www.easeus.com/product.htm)
PC Inspector;http://www.pcinspector.de/default.htm?language=1 (http://www.pcinspector.de/default.htm?language=1)
TestDisc;http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk_Download (http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk_Download)
PhotoRec;http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/PhotoRec (http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/PhotoRec)
Restoration;http://www.aumha.org/a/recover.php (http://www.aumha.org/a/recover.php)
8) Encryption;
TrueCrypt; http://www.truecrypt.org/downloads (http://www.truecrypt.org/downloads)
AxCrypt; http://www.axantum.com/axcrypt/ (http://www.axantum.com/axcrypt/)
dsCrypt; http://members.ozemail.com.au/~nulifetv/freezip/freeware/ (http://members.ozemail.com.au/~nulifetv/freezip/freeware/)
Pismo File Mount; http://www.pismotechnic.com/pfm/ap/ (http://www.pismotechnic.com/pfm/ap/)
9) Extraction and Compression;
7zip; http://www.7-zip.org/ (http://www.7-zip.org/)
ExtractNow; http://www.extractnow.com/ (http://www.extractnow.com/)
HaoZip; http://www.haozip.com/Eng/index_en.htm (http://www.haozip.com/Eng/index_en.htm)
IZArc; http://www.izarc.org/ (http://www.izarc.org/)
PeaZip; http://www.peazip.org/ (http://www.peazip.org/)
Universal Extractor; http://legroom.net/software/uniextract (http://legroom.net/software/uniextract)
Winrar;http://www.win-rar.com/download.html (http://www.win-rar.com/download.html)
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10) File transfer & sharing;
JDownloader; http://jdownloader.org/ (http://jdownloader.org/)
Free Download Manager;http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/ (http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/)
Live SkyDrive-(25GB Windows cloud file share); http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/introducing-skydrive-password-protected-online-file-storage (http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/introducing-skydrive-password-protected-online-file-storage)
PeerBlock;http://www.peerblock.com/ (http://www.peerblock.com/)
Shareaza; http://shareaza.sourceforge.net/ (http://shareaza.sourceforge.net/)
Tixati; (+1) http://www.tixati.com/ (http://www.tixati.com/)
uTorrent; http://www.utorrent.com/ (http://www.utorrent.com/)
Vuze; http://www.vuze.com/ (http://www.vuze.com/)
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a) FTP Clients*
FileZilla; http://filezilla-project.org/ (http://filezilla-project.org/)
PuTTY; http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ (http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/)
WinSCP;http://winscp.net/eng/docs/introduction (http://winscp.net/eng/docs/introduction)
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11) Hash tools;
WinMD5Free; http://www.winmd5.com/download/winmd5free.zip (http://www.winmd5.com/download/winmd5free.zip)
HashTab;http://www.implbits.com/Products/HashTab.aspx (http://www.implbits.com/Products/HashTab.aspx)
HashMyFiles;http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/hash_my_files.html (http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/hash_my_files.html)
HashCheck Shell Extension; http://code.kliu.org/hashcheck/ (http://code.kliu.org/hashcheck/)
Marxio File Checksum Verifier; http://download.cnet.com/Marxio-File-Checksum-Verifier/3000-18514_4-10913355.html?tag=rb_content;main (http://download.cnet.com/Marxio-File-Checksum-Verifier/3000-18514_4-10913355.html?tag=rb_content;main)
Microsoft File Checksum Integrity Verifier; http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=b3c93558-31b7-47e2-a663-7365c1686c08 (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=b3c93558-31b7-47e2-a663-7365c1686c08)
MD5summer (Windows MD5 Sum generator); http://download.cnet.com/MD5summer/3000-2248_4-10050856.html (http://download.cnet.com/MD5summer/3000-2248_4-10050856.html)
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12) Home & OFFICE;
CSVed; http://csved.sjfrancke.nl/index.html (http://csved.sjfrancke.nl/index.html)
Everything Search: http://www.voidtools.com/ (http://www.voidtools.com/)
FileLocator Lite; http://www.mythicsoft.com/Page.aspx?type=filelocatorlite&page=download (http://www.mythicsoft.com/Page.aspx?type=filelocatorlite&page=download)
FreeOCR;http://www.paperfile.net/ (http://www.paperfile.net/)
Microsoft Mathematics;http://www.microsoft.com/education/teachers/guides/mathematics_4.0.aspx (http://www.microsoft.com/education/teachers/guides/mathematics_4.0.aspx)
NFOPad;http://thd.dyndns.org/s_nfopad.php (http://thd.dyndns.org/s_nfopad.php)
Q10; http://www.baara.com/q10/ (http://www.baara.com/q10/)
SimpleOCR; http://www.simpleocr.com/ (http://www.simpleocr.com/)
Speckie-Spell check for IE; also for IE9 http://www.speckie.com/home/ (http://www.speckie.com/home/)
Stickies - Any Windows OS; http://www.zhornsoftware.co.uk/stickies/ (http://www.zhornsoftware.co.uk/stickies/)
Total Commander (file manager); http://www.ghisler.com/index.htm (http://www.ghisler.com/index.htm)
Wunderlist (great task manager); http://www.6wunderkinder.com/wunderlist/ (http://www.6wunderkinder.com/wunderlist/)
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a) MICROSOFT Office Alternatives*
LibreOffice; http://www.libreoffice.org/ (http://www.libreoffice.org/)
OpenOffice.org; http://www.openoffice.org/ (http://www.openoffice.org/)
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b) PDF readers/writers*
Bullzip PDF Printer; http://www.bullzip.com/products/pdf/info.php#download (http://www.bullzip.com/products/pdf/info.php#download)
CutePDF;http://www.cutepdf.com/ (http://www.cutepdf.com/)
doPDF; http://www.dopdf.com/ (http://www.dopdf.com/)
Foxit PDF reader; http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/ (http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/)
Nitro PDF Reader; http://www.nitroreader.com/ (http://www.nitroreader.com/)
PDFill PDF Editor;http://www.pdfill.com/download.html (http://www.pdfill.com/download.html)
PDF Creator;http://www.pdfforge.org/ (http://www.pdfforge.org/)
PDF-XChange; http://www.tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-viewer (http://www.tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-viewer)
Sumatra PDF; http://blog.kowalczyk.info/software/sumatrapdf/free-pdf-reader.html (http://blog.kowalczyk.info/software/sumatrapdf/free-pdf-reader.html)
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13) Image & Photo Editing;
Artweaver; http://www.artweaver.de/home-en/ (http://www.artweaver.de/home-en/)
GIMP; http://www.gimp.org/ (http://www.gimp.org/)
IrfanView; http://www.irfanview.com/ (http://www.irfanview.com/)
Inkscape-vector graphics editor; http://inkscape.org/ (http://inkscape.org/)
Paint.NET; http://www.getpaint.net/download.html (http://www.getpaint.net/download.html)
PhotoFiltre;http://photofiltre.free.fr/frames_en.htm (http://photofiltre.free.fr/frames_en.htm)
PhotoWipe; (magic eraser) http://www.hanovsolutions.c om/?prod=PhotoWipe (http://www.hanovsolutions.com/?prod=PhotoWipe)
Picasa; http://picasa.google.com/#utm_campaign=en&utm_source=en-ha-na-us-bk&utm_medium=ha&utm_term=picasa (http://picasa.google.com/#utm_campaign=en&utm_source=en-ha-na-us-bk&utm_medium=ha&utm_term=picasa)
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a) Creative tools*
AniFX- cursor creator;http://icofx.ro/anifx/index.html (http://icofx.ro/anifx/index.html)
GIF Viewer; http://www.gifviewer.org/ (http://www.gifviewer.org/)
GIF Resizer-(portable & works in Windows 7 also); http://www.ashongsoft.com/howto-resize-gif-animation.html (http://www.ashongsoft.com/howto-resize-gif-animation.html)
IcoFX- icon creator; http://icofx.ro/ (http://icofx.ro/)
PicPick; http://www.picpick.org/ (http://www.picpick.org/)
PowerBullet Presenter;http://powerbullet.com/info.php (http://powerbullet.com/info.php)
14) ISO tools;
Alchohol 52% Free Edition; http://www.free-downloads.net/programs/Alcohol_52__Free_Edition?__utma=1.582773773.130497 3035.1304973035.1304973035.1&__utmb=1.3.10.1304973 035&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1304973035.1.1.utmcsr=fileforum.betanews .com|utmccn=(referral)|utmcmd=referral|utmcct=/detail/Alcohol-52-Free-Edition/1050169644/2&__utmv=-&__utmk=233181854 (http://www.free-downloads.net/programs/Alcohol_52__Free_Edition?__utma=1.582773773.130497 3035.1304973035.1304973035.1&__utmb=1.3.10.1304973035&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1304973035.1.1.utmcsr=fileforum.betanews. com|utmccn=(referral)|utmcmd=referral|utmcct=/detail/Alcohol-52-Free-Edition/1050169644/2&__utmv=-&__utmk=233181854)
Daemon Tools; http://www.daemon-tools.cc/eng/downloads (http://www.daemon-tools.cc/eng/downloads)
ei.cfg removal tool; http://code.kliu.org/misc/win7utils/ (http://code.kliu.org/misc/win7utils/)
MagicDisc;http://www.magiciso.com/tutorials/miso-magicdisc-overview.htm (http://www.magiciso.com/tutorials/miso-magicdisc-overview.htm)
Virtual CloneDrive http://www.slysoft.com/en/virtual-clonedrive.html (http://www.slysoft.com/en/virtual-clonedrive.html)
Windows 7 ISO Image Edition Switcher; http://code.kliu.org/misc/win7utils/ (http://code.kliu.org/misc/win7utils/)
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(Free use up to 300mb file size)
Magic ISO; http://www.magiciso.com/ (http://www.magiciso.com/)
Power ISO; http://www.poweriso.com/ (http://www.poweriso.com/)
Ultra ISO; http://www.ezbsystems.com/ultraiso/download.htm (http://www.ezbsystems.com/ultraiso/download.htm)
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15) Malware detection and removal;
Malwarebytes; http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php (http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php)
Ad-Aware;http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware.php (http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware.php)
Emsisoft Anti-Malware; http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/antimalware/ (http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/antimalware/)
GMER;http://www.gmer.net/ (http://www.gmer.net/)
HijackThis; http://free.antivirus.com/hijackthis/ (http://free.antivirus.com/hijackthis/)
Kaspersky Online Scanner; http://www.kaspersky.com.my/virusscanner.php (http://www.kaspersky.com.my/virusscanner.php)
RKill;http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic308364.html (http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic308364.html)
Sophos Anti-Rootkit; http://www.sophos.com/en-us/products.../download.aspx (http://www.sophos.com/en-us/products.../download.aspx)
Spybot Search and Destroy; http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html (http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html)
SUPERAntiSpyware;http://www.superantispyware.com/index.html (http://www.superantispyware.com/index.html)
Trend Micro HouseCall - Free Online Virus Scan; http://housecall.trendmicro.com/ (http://housecall.trendmicro.com/)
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16) Media Players & Centers;
AIMP; http://www.aimp.ru/ (http://www.aimp.ru/)
GOM Player; http://www.gomlab.com/eng/GMP_download.html (http://www.gomlab.com/eng/GMP_download.html)
KMPlayer;http://www.kmplayer.com/korea/index.php (http://www.kmplayer.com/korea/index.php)
Media Player Classic; http://mpc-hc.sourceforge.net/ (http://mpc-hc.sourceforge.net/)
Kantaris; http://kantaris.org/ (http://kantaris.org/)
QuickTime; http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/ (http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/)
UMPlayer;http://www.umplayer.com/ (http://www.umplayer.com/)
VLC Player; http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ (http://www.videolan.org/vlc/)
WINAMP; http://www.winamp.com/ (http://www.winamp.com/)
Zune; http://www.zune.net/en-us/products/software/download/default.htm (http://www.zune.net/en-us/products/software/download/default.htm) Offline installer; http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=ab1a80ed-e337-4346-9d5a-f00cfb467514&displaylang=en (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=ab1a80ed-e337-4346-9d5a-f00cfb467514&displaylang=en)
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a) Media Centers*
Ashampoo ClipFinder HD- Online video finder/viewer; https://www.ashampoo.com/en/usd/pin/0155/Multimedia_Software/Ashampoo-ClipFinder-HD (mhtml:file://D:\noiiiiiiiiii\dff\BEST%20Free%20Windows%20Softwa re%20-%202011.mht!https://www.ashampoo.com/en/usd/pin/0155/Multimedia_Software/Ashampoo-ClipFinder-HD)
Boxee;http://www.boxee.tv/ (http://www.boxee.tv/)
Hulu-desktop; http://www.hulu.com/labs/hulu-desktop (http://www.hulu.com/labs/hulu-desktop)
MediaPortal;http://www.team-mediaportal.com/ (http://www.team-mediaportal.com/)
XBMC- player and media center app.; http://xbmc.org/about/ (http://xbmc.org/about/)
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17) Programming;
Code::Blocks; http://www.codeblocks.org/ (http://www.codeblocks.org/)
ConTEXT; http://www.contexteditor.org/ (http://www.contexteditor.org/)
Crimson Editor; http://www.crimsoneditor.com/ (http://www.crimsoneditor.com/)
Flashdevelop; http://osflash.org/flashdevelop (http://osflash.org/flashdevelop)
GetDiz; http://www.outertech.com/en/notepad-replacement (http://www.outertech.com/en/notepad-replacement)
HxD;http://mh-nexus.de/en/downloads.php?product=HxD (http://mh-nexus.de/en/downloads.php?product=HxD)
jGRASP;http://www.jgrasp.org/ (http://www.jgrasp.org/)
Notepad++; http://notepad-plus-plus.org/ (http://notepad-plus-plus.org/)
Programmer's Notepad; http://www.pnotepad.org/ (http://www.pnotepad.org/)
SharpDevelop; http://www.icsharpcode.net/OpenSource/SD/ (http://www.icsharpcode.net/OpenSource/SD/)
Win32Pad;http://winscp.net/eng/docs/introduction (http://winscp.net/eng/docs/introduction)
18) Remote access and remote support;
TeamViewer; http://www.teamviewer.com/en/download/index.aspx (http://www.teamviewer.com/en/download/index.aspx)
Join.me;https://join.me/ (mhtml:file://D:\noiiiiiiiiii\dff\BEST%20Free%20Windows%20Softwa re%20-%202011.mht!https://join.me/)
LogMeIn; http://help.logmein.com/SelfServiceDownloads (http://help.logmein.com/SelfServiceDownloads)
Mikogo;http://www.mikogo.com/product/what-is-mikogo/ (http://www.mikogo.com/product/what-is-mikogo/)
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19) System Tools;
Advanced SystemCare Free (all-in-one); http://www.iobit.com/advancedsystemcareper.html (http://www.iobit.com/advancedsystemcareper.html)
CCEnhancer (advanced users-works with CCleaner-not a Piriform product); http://thewebatom.net/software/ccenhancer/ (http://thewebatom.net/software/ccenhancer/)
EasyBCD;http://neosmart.net/dl.php?id=1 (http://neosmart.net/dl.php?id=1)
GLARY All-In-One; http://www.glaryutilities.com/ (http://www.glaryutilities.com/)
Hiren's BootCD;http://www.hirensbootcd.org/download/ (http://www.hirensbootcd.org/download/)
Inno Setup (installer); http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php (http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php)
Kiwi-program monitor/tweak; http://drinkprog.com/kiwi/ (http://drinkprog.com/kiwi/)
MGA Diagnostic tool;http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=52012 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=52012)
.NET Framework- All versions; http://www.askvg.com/what-is-microsoft-net-framework-download-links-for-all-versions-inside/ (http://www.askvg.com/what-is-microsoft-net-framework-download-links-for-all-versions-inside/)
pserv (pserv.cpl replacement); http://p-nand-q.com/gtools/pserv3.html (http://p-nand-q.com/gtools/pserv3.html)
System Nucleus-tweak and monitor; http://www.spencerberus.com/projects.aspx (http://www.spencerberus.com/projects.aspx)
TweakNow PowerPack; http://tweaknow.com/powerPack.php (http://tweaknow.com/powerPack.php)
TweakUI for XP;http://download.cnet.com/Tweak-UI/3000-2072_4-10002117.html (http://download.cnet.com/Tweak-UI/3000-2072_4-10002117.html)
Ultimate Windows Tweaker; http://www.thewindowsclub.com/ultimate-windows-tweaker-v2-a-tweak-ui-for-windows-7-vista#more-1957 (http://www.thewindowsclub.com/ultimate-windows-tweaker-v2-a-tweak-ui-for-windows-7-vista#more-1957)
Unlocker;http://www.emptyloop.com/unlocker/ (http://www.emptyloop.com/unlocker/)
Unknown Device Identifier; http://www.zhangduo.com/udi.html (http://www.zhangduo.com/udi.html)
WinMend Auto Shutdown; http://www.winmend.com/auto-shutdown/ (http://www.winmend.com/auto-shutdown/)
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a) Defragmentation*
Auslogics Defrag; http://www.auslogics.com/en/software/disk-defrag/ (http://www.auslogics.com/en/software/disk-defrag/)
Defraggler;http://www.piriform.com/defraggler (http://www.piriform.com/defraggler)
MyDefrag; http://www.mydefrag.com/ (http://www.mydefrag.com/)
O&O Defrag; http://www.oo-software.com/free/en/ (http://www.oo-software.com/free/en/)
Smart Defrag; http://download.cnet.com/Smart-Defrag/3000-2094_4-10759533.html?tag=rb_content;contentMain (http://download.cnet.com/Smart-Defrag/3000-2094_4-10759533.html?tag=rb_content;contentMain)
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b) Disk Utilities*
Active KillDisc; http://www.killdisk.com/downloadfree.htm (http://www.killdisk.com/downloadfree.htm)
CrystalDiskInfo-HDD/SSD utility; http://crystalmark.info/software/CrystalDiskInfo/index-e.html (http://crystalmark.info/software/CrystalDiskInfo/index-e.html)
DBAN; http://www.dban.org/about (http://www.dban.org/about)
HDD OEM Diagnostics Tools and Utilities; http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=287#conner (http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=287#conner)
GParted;http://gparted.sourceforge.net/download.php (http://gparted.sourceforge.net/download.php)
HotSwap!http://mt-naka.com/hotswap/index_enu.htm (http://mt-naka.com/hotswap/index_enu.htm)
HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool; http://download.cnet.com/HP-USB-Disk-Storage-Format-Tool/3000-2094_4-10974082.html (http://download.cnet.com/HP-USB-Disk-Storage-Format-Tool/3000-2094_4-10974082.html)
NoDrives Manager (hide windows drives); http://nodrvman.sourceforge.net/ (http://nodrvman.sourceforge.net/)
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c) DOCKS for Windows*
ObjectDock; http://www.stardock.com/products/objectdock/ (http://www.stardock.com/products/objectdock/) ...+1
Nexus by Winstep; http://www.winstep.net/index.asp (http://www.winstep.net/index.asp)
XWindows Dockhttp://xwdock.aqua-soft.org/ (http://xwdock.aqua-soft.org/)
Ultimate Docks collection; http://www.askvg.com/ultimate-collection-of-the-best-dock-utilities-for-windows/ (http://www.askvg.com/ultimate-collection-of-the-best-dock-utilities-for-windows/)
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d) Driver tools*
Double Driver; View, backup and restore Windows drivers. http://www.boozet.org/download.htm (http://www.boozet.org/download.htm)
Driver Genius-Driver backup tool; Free to try (Drivers download disabled) http://www.driver-soft.com/ (http://www.driver-soft.com/)
Driver Magician; http://www.drivermagician.com/Lite.htm (http://www.drivermagician.com/Lite.htm)
DriverMax; (requires free registration for full features) http://www.drivermax.com/index.htm (http://www.drivermax.com/index.htm)
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e) File Splitter*
FFSJ-file splitter/joiner; http://www.jaist.ac.jp/~hoangle/filesj/ (http://www.jaist.ac.jp/~hoangle/filesj/)
Free File Splitter; http://www.filesplitter.org/ (http://www.filesplitter.org/)
GSplit; http://www.gdgsoft.com/gsplit/index.aspx (http://www.gdgsoft.com/gsplit/index.aspx)
HJsplit;http://www.hjsplit.org/ (http://www.hjsplit.org/)
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f) Password Managers*
KeePass Password Safe; http://keepass.info/ (http://keepass.info/)
LastPass; https://lastpass.com/ (mhtml:file://D:\noiiiiiiiiii\dff\BEST%20Free%20Windows%20Softwa re%20-%202011.mht!https://lastpass.com/)
Password Safe; http://passwordsafe.sourceforge.net/ (http://passwordsafe.sourceforge.net/)
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g) Shell Extensions*
Open++ (context menu); http://download.cnet.com/Open/3000-2094_4-10743609.html (http://download.cnet.com/Open/3000-2094_4-10743609.html)
Path Copy Copy; http://pathcopycopy.codeplex.com/ (http://pathcopycopy.codeplex.com/)
SKTimeStamp;http://tools.tortoisesvn.net/SKTimeStamp.html (http://tools.tortoisesvn.net/SKTimeStamp.html)
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h) Startup Managers*
Autoruns for Windows (startup manager); http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902 (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902)
BootVis (XP startup manager); http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=664 (http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=664)
Mike Lin's Startup Control Panel; http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml (http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml)
Startup Delayer; http://www.r2.com.au/page/products/show/startdelay (http://www.r2.com.au/page/products/show/startdelay)
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i) Uninstallers*
IObit Uninstaller; http://www.iobit.com/advanceduninstaller.html (http://www.iobit.com/advanceduninstaller.html)
Revo Uninstaller free version; http://www.revouninstaller.com/revo_uninstaller_free_download.html (http://www.revouninstaller.com/revo_uninstaller_free_download.html)
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j) Virtualization*
Paragon GO Virtual;http://www.paragon-software.com/home/go-virtual/ (http://www.paragon-software.com/home/go-virtual/)
VirtualBox;http://www.virtualbox.org/ (http://www.virtualbox.org/)
Virtual PC/XP Mode; Windows 7 Pro & Ult. only- http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/ (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/)
VMware software trial evaluation; https://www.vmware.com/tryvmware/?p=default (mhtml:file://D:\noiiiiiiiiii\dff\BEST%20Free%20Windows%20Softwa re%20-%202011.mht!https://www.vmware.com/tryvmware/?p=default)
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20) Video Downloaders and Converters;
Any Video Converter;http://www.any-video-converter.com/products/for_video_free/ (http://www.any-video-converter.com/products/for_video_free/)
CamStudio;http://camstudio.org/ (http://camstudio.org/)
Feemake Video Downloader(40+ sites support); http://www.freemake.com/free_video_downloader/ (http://www.freemake.com/free_video_downloader/)
Freemake Video Converter (200+ Input Formats); http://www.freemake.com/free_video_converter/ (http://www.freemake.com/free_video_converter/)
Hamster Free Video Converter; http://videoconverter.hamstersoft.com/en/ (http://videoconverter.hamstersoft.com/en/)
Handbrake;http://handbrake.fr/ (http://handbrake.fr/)
iMedia Converter; http://www.iskysoft.com/imedia-converter-windows.html (http://www.iskysoft.com/imedia-converter-windows.html)
MediaCoder;http://www.mediacoderhq.com/ (http://www.mediacoderhq.com/)
Orbit Downloader;http://www.orbitdownloader.com/ (http://www.orbitdownloader.com/)
WinX DVD Ripper;http://www.winxdvd.com/dvd-ripper/ (http://www.winxdvd.com/dvd-ripper/)
21) Other apps.
AAClr (auto aero colors); http://tools.tortoisesvn.net/AAClr.html (http://tools.tortoisesvn.net/AAClr.html)
DOSBox- DOS emulator; http://www.dosbox.com/information.php?page=0 (http://www.dosbox.com/information.php?page=0)
FREEOPENER (multi-file opener/player); http://www.freeopener.com/ (http://www.freeopener.com/)
GameSave Manager; http://gsm.duncsweb.com/ (http://gsm.duncsweb.com/)
Mozilla Thunderbird-multiple email client; http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/ (http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/)
Path Copy; http://download.cnet.com/Path-Copy/3000-2072_4-1487176.html (http://download.cnet.com/Path-Copy/3000-2072_4-1487176.html)
Skype; http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/home (http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/home)
TeraCopy; (faster copier) http://www.codesector.com/teracopy.php (http://www.codesector.com/teracopy.php)
Tweaks.com Logon Changer for Windows 7; http://tweaks.com/software/tweakslogon/ (http://tweaks.com/software/tweakslogon/)
World Clock; http://www.wimsprograms.com/programs.html#wclock30 (http://www.wimsprograms.com/programs.html#wclock30)
UNetbootin-Linux;http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/ (http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/)
22) Data backup Only;
FREE 25GB Windows cloud file share/storage
Live SkyDrive; http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/introducing-skydrive-password-protected-online-file-storage (http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/introducing-skydrive-password-protected-online-file-storage)
Free data backup (up to 2GB)
Availability from anywhere-sync and sharing
Pro 50 (50GB max.) for $9.99 a month
Dropbox; http://www.dropbox.com/ (http://www.dropbox.com/)
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Free data backup (up to 2GB)
Simple online backup for only $5.99 a month (up to 50GB max.)
MOZY; https://mozy.com/home/ (mhtml:file://D:\noiiiiiiiiii\dff\BEST%20Free%20Windows%20Softwa re%20-%202011.mht!https://mozy.com/home/)
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Paid- Continuous, auto backup and 24/7 secure and encrypted.
Access to your files from any PC in the world for less than $5 a month.
Unlimited storage. 15 day risk-free trial…
Carbonite; http://www.carbonite.com/ (http://www.carbonite.com/)
23) Image and Data backup;
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FREE Backup
Comodo Backup; http://www.comodo.com/home/data-storage-encryption/comodo-backup.php (http://www.comodo.com/home/data-storage-encryption/comodo-backup.php)
EASEUS Todo Backup Home; http://www.todo-backup.com/products/home/free-backup-software.htm (http://www.todo-backup.com/products/home/free-backup-software.htm)
GFI Backup 2011; http://www.gfi.com/pages/backup-freeware.asp (http://www.gfi.com/pages/backup-freeware.asp)
Macrium Reflect (free version imaging only); http://www.macrium.com/reflectfree.asp (http://www.macrium.com/reflectfree.asp)
Paragon Backup and Recovery 2011; http://www.paragon-software.com/home/br-free/ (http://www.paragon-software.com/home/br-free/)
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