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Stylize Windows XP and Windows Vista Start Menu - Vista Start Menu

Vista Start Menu is the convenient alternative to the plain Start menu you find in Windows XP and Windows Vista. It is easily understandable for beginners, it is also highly efficient for experienced users.

Replace your Start menu right now! It is safe because Vista Start Menu does not change your system settings, thus making it easy to install, as well as simple to remove.

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Download Vista Start Menu

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True Downloader - Open Source Download Accelerator And Manager

True Downloader Accelerator & Download Manager - Freeware

TrueDownloader is a open source download manager/accelerator with good features like Pause/Resume downloads, simultaneous downloads, segmented downloads for acceleration. Both HTTP and FTP protocols are supported, and it’s very fast! You can even improve it or adapt it to your needs. Some special features like HTTP/FTP Proxy support and ZIP previewing are supported too.

Integrated flawlessly into Internet Explorer, Mozilla and FireFox. Compatible with Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000, XP.

True Downloader

Features

  • Simple, Reliable, No banner or advertisement!
  • Can be used for HTTP or FTP internet download!
  • Compatible with all webservers!
  • Multi Langugage supported!
  • Integrated in Internet Explorer, Mozilla, FireFox and their derivatives.

Website

http://francis.dupont.free.fr/truedownloader/

Download

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WX Download Accelerator

WX Download Fast

Why purchase download manager when there are freeware more efficient download managers available!!!

wxDownload Fast (also known as wxDFast) is an open source download manager. It is multi-platform and builds on Windows(2k,XP), Linux and Mac OS X. Besides that, it is a multi-threaded download manager. This means that it can split a file into several pieces and download the pieces simultaneously.

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Features

  • Faster downloads (with Segmented/Multi-threaded/Accelerated transfers)
  • Download resuming (Pause and restart where you stopped)
  • Download scheduling
  • Organizes files you have already downloaded
  • View server messages.
  • Available in multiple languages and easily translated. Now available in Portuguese [Brazil], Spanish, English, German, Russian, Hungarian, Armenian, Indonesian and Dutch
  • Connection to HTTP/FTP servers which require a password
  • Calculates the MD5/SHA1 checksum of downloaded files so they can be easily verified
  • Metalink support
  • Firefox integration through FlashGot
  • Can be used as a portable download manager (Windows only)
  • Can be used over proxy servers(HTTP proxy support)

Website

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

Download

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Blazing Fast Audio Player

cool mp3 player Cool Player

Cool Player is winamp like open source free audio player with some enhancements and useful utilities.

Features

  • GNU General Public License
  • Freeform Skins
  • Simple User Interface
  • Advanced Playlist editor
  • Internet streaming
  • ID3 Multitagger
  • File Renamer
  • Fast mp3->wav converter
  • MAD mpeg engine
  • OGG Vorbis support
  • Winamp input plugins support
  • Smallest executable programmed in blazing fast ‘C’
  • Continuous play
  • 8 band convolution equalizer

and Lot’s more…

Website

http://coolplayer.sourceforge.net/

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Create PDF From Any Program That Can Print

PDFCreator

PDFCreator is a free tool to create PDF files from nearly any Windows application.

Key Features:

  • Create PDFs from any program that is able to print
  • Security
    Encrypt PDFs and protect them from being opened, printed etc.
  • Send generated files via eMail
  • Create more than just PDFs
    PNG, JPG, TIFF, BMP, PCX, PS, EPS
  • AutoSave files to folders and filenames based on Tags like Username, Computername, Date, Time etc.
  • Merge multiple files into one PDF
  • Easy Install
    Just say what you want and everything is installed
  • Terminal Server
    PDFCreator also runs on Terminal Servers without problems
  • PDFCreator is free, even for commercial use! It is Open Source and released under the Terms of the GNU General Public License.

Website & Download

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Easy Yet Powerful Screensaver Creator - Freeware

InstantStorm is a 100% freeware product and can be used also for commercial usage. Here are some examples of what InstantStorm can be used for:

  • Create your own screensavers for your computer.
  • Create a nice family screensaver and send it to family member.
  • Create a screensaver to promote your company’s new product and put it to your corporate website.
  • As a network administrator, you can install your screensaver to all computers in your company.
  • If you’re a PC manufacturer, you can for example pre-install a nice Flash screensaver to all your new laptops.

Easy to use

InstantStorm is really easy to use. If you’re a beginner, the New Project Wizard will help you make a professional screensaver in three simple steps.

Customization features

InstantStorm is the only free Flash screensaver creator that allows you to fully customize your screensavers.

  • InstantStorm screensavers include no nag screens or other annoying stuff.
  • All installer’s texts and images can be changed.
  • A custom icon file can be specified for your screensaver.
  • Installer supports custom license and readme files.
  • InstantStorm screensavers are fully localizable. You can translate all screensaver interface strings to your language.
  • The integrated Settings dialog designer allows you to customize the content (both images and SWF files are supported) of your screensaver’s settings dialog. Users can view this dialog by clicking the Settings button in system display properties.
  • Screensaver installer can be protected by a password.
  • A custom screen resolution for a screensaver can be defined.

Flash features

InstantStorm is designed to support all important Flash features.

  • If your Flash movie requires external files like SWF, TXT or AS, you can distribute them along with your screensaver.
  • Adobe Flash format is now fully supported.
  • If the screensaver’s main Flash movie includes “stop” ActionScript actions, InstantStorm allows you to remove them before compiling the screensaver.
  • Three scale modes are available – show all, 100% and exact fit.
  • Thanks to screensaver exit event customization, interactive screensavers can be created with ease.

Previews

Unlike most other Flash screensaver solutions, InstantStorm allows you to see what your screensaver’s installation is going to look like without compiling anything. Screensaver preview and settings dialog preview are available as well.

Compatibility

All screensavers created with InstantStorm support Microsoft Windows 95, 98, ME, NT4, 2000, XP, 2003 and Vista.

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Resource Hacker - Customize Your Own PC Resources

tune-up-pc.jpgChange the PC resources in the way you like it. Thats what ‘Resource Hacker’ is all about. If you like to play tricks with your PC and like to tweak it a bit then ‘Resource hacker’ is a good choice out there and it is absolutely free and easy to use.

Resource Hacker is a freeware utility to view, modify, rename, add, delete and extract resources in 32bit Windows executables and resource files (*.res). It incorporates an internal resource script compiler and decompiler and works on Win95, Win98, WinME, WinNT, Win2000 and WinXP operating systems.

Viewing Resources: Cursor, Icon, Bitmap, GIF, AVI, and JPG resource images can be viewed. WAV and MIDI audio resources can be played. Menus, Dialogs, MessageTables, StringTables, Accelerators, Delphi Forms, and VersionInfo resources can be viewed as decompiled resource scripts. Menus and Dialogs can also be viewed as they would appear in a running application.

Saving Resources: Resources can be saved as image files (*.ico, *.bmp etc), as script files (*.rc), as binary resource files (*.res), or as untyped binary files (*.bin).

Modifying Resources: Resources can be modified by replacing the resource with a resource located in another file (*.ico, *.bmp, *.res etc) or by using the internal resource script compiler (for menus, dialogs etc). Dialog controls can also be visually moved and/or resized by clicking and dragging the respective dialog controls prior to recompiling with the internal compiler.

Adding Resources: Resources can be added to an application by copying them from external resource files (*.res).

Deleting Resources: Most compilers add resources into applications which are never used by the application. Removing unused resources can reduce an application’s size.

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All in One Messengers - Pidgin And Adium

pidgin-1 All in One Messengers - Pidgin And Adium

Pidgin is a multi-protocol Instant Messaging client that allows you to use all of your IM accounts at once.
Pidgin can work with AIM, Bonjour, Gadu-Gadu, Google Talk, Groupwise, ICQ, IRC, MSN, MySpaceIM, QQ, SILC, SIMPLE, Sametime, XMPP, Yahoo!, Zephyr.

Pidgin is an instant messaging program for Windows, Linux, BSD, and other Unixes. You can talk to your friends using AIM, ICQ, Jabber/XMPP, MSN Messenger, Yahoo!, Bonjour, Gadu-Gadu, IRC, Novell GroupWise Messenger, QQ, Lotus Sametime, SILC, SIMPLE, MySpaceIM, and Zephyr.

Pidgin can log in to multiple accounts on multiple IM networks simultaneously. This means that you can be chatting with friends on AIM, talking to a friend on Yahoo Messenger, and sitting in an IRC channel all at the same time. Pidgin supports many features of the various networks, such as file transfer, away messages, and typing notification. It also goes beyond that and provides many unique features. A few popular features are Buddy Pounces, which give the ability to notify you, send a message, play a sound, or run a program when a specific buddy goes away, signs online, or returns from idle; and plugins, consisting of text replacement, a buddy ticker, extended message notification, iconify on away, spell checking, tabbed conversations, and more.

adium All in One Messengers - Pidgin And Adium
Pidgin runs on a number of platforms, including Windows, Linux, and other UNIX operating systems. Looking for Pidgin for OS X? Try Adium!

Pidgin integrates well with GNOME 2 and KDE 3.1’s system tray, as well as Windows’ own system tray. This allows you to work with Pidgin without requiring the buddy list window to be open at all times.

 All in One Messengers - Pidgin And Adium
I wonder why all open source guys tend to choose aliens as icons and logos for their softwares.
Anyways here are the links.

Pidgin
Adium

I have used many messengers such as msn messenger, rediff bol messenger, yahoo, eyeball chat, gtalk, ICQ, AIM, OOVOO, Paltalk, Skype and more. Now it is time to communicate via one messenger for all the messaging services.

Try ooVoo also.

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Powerful Registry Cleaner And Guard - Full Version Download

registery-cleaner-logo Powerful Registry Cleaner And Guard - Full Version Download
Most malacious codes and scripts also damage or modify registry which can cause abnormal behaviour of installed programs and infections in registry can cause loss of your data, Operating System’s unstability and more… Here is how you can keep your registry clean.
 
AMUST Registry Cleaner Full Registered Version Download

AMUST Registry Cleaner introduces a new approach to Windows registry maintenance that combines the latest technology and deep knowledge of the system registry to reach an unparalleled level of system performance and problem resolution, while being absolutely safe to use.

AMUST Registry Cleaner rapidly scans your registry for any problems and safely gets rid of them in minutes, keeping your registry clean.
AMUST Registry Cleaner’s will:

  • Scan the Windows registry (32-bit and 64-bit)
  • Clean and fix all registry errors
  • Improve registry performance and consistency
  • Make a backup of the Windows registry

AMUST Registry Cleaner engine is built on SmartScan™ technology that provides for analysis of every vital part of the registry to find problems and bottlenecks that interrupt normal system operation. SmartScan™ is based on a sophisticated algorithm that provides for error prone problem detection and resolution, making it an ideal instrument for registry repairs. 

AMUST Registry Cleaner features:

  • Full support for Windows XP/2003 64-bit edition
  • Detection and removal of non-removable, aka Embedded-null registry keys  
  • SmartScan™ and IntelliCompact™
  • Registry Backup and Undo history
  • Scheduled Tasks - “Set & Forget”  
  • Email Notifications  
  • Online errors database
  • Intuitive Interface

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Custom AntiVirus Solutions - Latest Antivirus Specific Tools

It is such a terrible thing to select right antivirus software for latest problems by new viruses, purchase, download and install it; just to realize that it did not work for this problem. What next? Try another antivirus software??? Nah!

Here are some working custom antivirus tools for free which can enable you to cope with latest virus problems relating to USB, PC Drives, Folder Options and Registry problems etc.

Anti Brontok

What is Brontok
Brontok Symptoms: 
- Disabled Folder Options
- Disabled Registry Editor
- Brontok Installs itself in the startup
- When in memory, it will restart the system if any program involving the registry is started

Smart_AV

It is smart antivirus that can easily remove 11 different specific viruses and worms.
It is able to detect and clean viruses only by running it. It can also remove viruses from flash drives (USB Data Travellers) and scan single folders or drives for viruses.

Use smart-AV for
- Deleting Autorun.inf files.
- To restore Windows Default Settings damaged by different worms and viruses.
- Selectively remove viruses from USB Drive or Disk Drives.

Powerexes

Manually remove viruses and moniter all processes.

Enable Task Manager

Restore origional settings of registry file corrupted by viruses and worms by this tool.

Disk Drive Cleaner

If clicking disk drives does not open drive but gives open with option then use this tool to cope with this problem.

~ — Author of these tools is Sanix – ~

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