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Useful Downloads (in alphabetical order)
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AAScripter
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- Windows 9x/Me/NT/2000 freeware Java script repository program. This site uses some of these scripts. Mostly just cut & paste.
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BHO Cop
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- Internet Explorer Browser Helper Object manager from PC Magazine. You will need to sign up to download it.
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BOOTDISK - EZdrive v9.03
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- Western Digital's Hard Disk overlay utility with partition backup and HD copying. Be sure to use the form of "ezdrive9.zip A:" to make the diskette.
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BOOTDISK - Norton Ghost 5.1d
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- Semantec's Hard Disk Imaging utility with ability to handle FAT16, FAT32, and NTFS file systems. Be sure to use the form of "Ghost51d.zip A:" to make the diskette.
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BOOTDISK - Partition Magic v5 Disk 1
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- PowerQuest's Hard Disk Partitioning utility with a GUI and ability to handle FAT16, FAT32, and NTFS for Win2000/XP file systems and conversions between them. Be sure to use the form of "PartMag1.zip A:" to make the diskette.
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BOOTDISK - Partition Magic v5 Disk 2
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- PowerQuest's Hard Disk Partitioning utility with a GUI and ability to handle FAT16, FAT32, and NTFS for Win2000/XP file systems and conversions between them. Be sure to use the form of "PartMag2.zip A:" to make the diskette.
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BOOTDISK - Partition Magic v3
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- Command Line version of PowerQuest's Hard Disk Partitioning utility ability to handle FAT16, FAT32, and NTFS for WinNT file systems. Be sure to use the form of "PartMagX.zip A:" to make the diskette.
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BOOTDISK - QuickBoot W98 Install Disk
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- A quick bootup version of Microsoft's standard Win98 Boot/Installation disk that DOES NOT CREATE A RAM DRIVE. Be sure to use the form of "QuikBoot.zip A:" to make the diskette.
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BOOTDISK - QuickTech 98
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- Hardware Diagnosic utility especially good for systems newer than a PII. Be sure to use the form of "QuikTech.zip A:" to make the diskette.
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BOOTDISK - PCcheck
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- Hardware Diagnosic utility especially good for systems older than a PII. Be sure to use the form of "PCcheck.zip A:" to make the diskette.
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Bootdisk Project
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Bootdisk.info
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Bootdisk.com
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Create a Bootable CD-ROM
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CD ejector
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- Windows 9x System Tray utility to eject or retract the CD tray.
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CleanAll
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- Windows 9x/Me batch file to improve system performance by deleting a number of temporary files. This MUST BE RUN IN DOS MODE! Follow the instructions in the middle of the page.
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Clip Cache v1.41
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- Windows 9x/NT older freeware Clipboard replacement utility. The latest version is about $20 US available at ZDNet downloads.
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ClipTrak
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- Windows 9x/NT/2000 clipboard organizer from PC Magazine.
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CoffeCup Free FTP
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- Windows 9x/Me/NT/2000 freeware FTP program. Rated four stars at ZDNet.
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CoffeCup Free HTML 6.0
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- Windows 9x/Me/NT/2000 freeware HTML editor program. Favored 64% at CNET.
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Cookie Muncher
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- Windows 9x/Me/NT freeware for Internet privacy. Program waits a second for server to deliver then deletes ("munches") cookies after they arrive.
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CyberKit
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- Windows 95/98/NT with Winsock 2 Internet/Network Ping, Traceroute, Finger, and Whois queries.
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DirectX
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- install packages can be downloaded Microsoft for the later versions and here for some earlier versions with other support files
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DMEX Menu 3.19
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- Windows 9x/Me/NT/2000 freeware Explorer context menu extension - Adds many desireable functions.
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Download Accelerator
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- Very Fast Windows 9x/Me/NT/2000 freeware program that assumes MS Internet Explorer download function.
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EditPad Classic
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- Windows 9x/Me/NT/2000 freeware NotePad replacement for programmers.
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FreshDiagnose
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- Windows 9x/Me/NT/2000/XP Diagnostic for complete report about computer's hardware and software
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FreshDownload
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- Windows 9x/Me/NT/2000/XP Download utility with Resume function and integration with several browsers.
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FreshUI
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- Windows 9x/Me/NT/2000/XP Tweaking Tool to customize your OS.
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Useful Downloads (in alphabetical order)
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Hardware Drivers
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- for Windows and other OSes from DriverUpdate.com
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Hardware Drivers
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- for Windows and other OSes from Support Tech
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Hardware Drivers
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- for Windows and other OSes from Tom's Hardware Guide
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Modem Drivers
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- for Windows and other OSes from ModemHelp
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Printer Drivers
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- for Windows and other OSes from GRC Manufacturer Search Site
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Hardware Drivers
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- for Windows from DriverZone
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Hardware Drivers
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- for Windows from Microsoft TechNet Driver Download Page
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Hardware Drivers
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- for Windows from Drivers Planet
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Hardware Drivers
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- for Windows from DriverZone
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Hardware Drivers
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- for Windows from DriverGuide
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Hardware Drivers
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- for Windows from Help Drivers
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Hardware Drivers
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- for Windows from Drivers Headquarters
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Hardware Drivers
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- for Windows from Totally Drivers
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Hardware Drivers
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- for Windows from The Driver Forum
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Hex Color Finder
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- Windows(All) color to HEX colore matching program, which is useful for HTML coding.
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HTMLpics
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- Windows freeware program that lets you create HTML pages which display all images of a certain directory. Subdirectories can be included.
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Internet Explorer Home
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Internet Explorer 6 Enthusiasts
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- tweaker page.
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Internet Explorer 5 Web Accessories
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- context menu extensions, toolbar wallpaper, etc.
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IrfanView
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- Windows (All) simple freeware image viewer and editor that supports all major graphic formats, including BMP, DIB, JPEG, GIF, animated GIF, PNG, PCX, multipage TIFF, TGA, and more.
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js tool
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- Windows freeware tiny JavaScript editor that offers syntax highlighting. If you seriously do JavaScript, I recommend HTMLtool though.
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KeyMaker
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- Windows utility to create secure passwords.
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Modem Monitor Graph
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- Windows 9x Modem monitoring program written in machine code.
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Netscape Navigator downloads.
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NIST Internet Time Service
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- Windows 32-bit application to set PC clock to National Institutes of Standards and Technology atomic clock via Internet.
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PC Magazine's Utilities A-Z
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- You will need to create an account with PC Magazine (costing about $5 subscribers and $15 non-subscribers) to download these.
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Pixie
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- a color spy and mouse tracker. Simply point to the color, and the program will tell you the RGB, hex and HTML-ready values for it.
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PowerDesk 4.0
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- Windows 9x/Me/NT/2000/XP File Management and Archive tool for ZIP, Z, GZ, TAR, TAZ, TGZ, ARJ, LHA/LZH, ARC, ARK, PAK, CAB, RAR, DWC, and ZOO file format creation and extraction.
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Useful Downloads (in alphabetical order)
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Security and software update
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These issues are dealt with here at ZDNET, and here or here at PC World.
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Visual Basic Runtimes
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These can be downloaded, here for VB4, 5, and 6 runtimes or here for VB1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 runtimes.
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Visual Basic Developer Updates
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These can be downloaded, here from Microsoft
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WinActs
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- Windows 32-bit application to set PC clock to National Institutes of Standards and Technology atomic clock via Internet.
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WinAmp
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- Windows 9x/Me/NT/2000/XP MultiMedia player that, with plugins, can Input a wide variety of file types including streaming media and videos, and can Output a similarly wide variety of media types.
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WinRAR
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- Windows 9x/Me/NT/2000/XP Archive tool for RAR, ZIP, CAB, LHA/LZH, TAR, TAR.GZ, TAR.BZ2, BH, ARJ, ARC, ACE, ZOO, GZ, BZIP2, XXE, and UUE file format creation and extraction.
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WinZip v6.3
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- Windows 9x/Me/NT/2000/XP Archive tool for ZIP. The latest version is at the WinZip homepage
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X-Setup
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- Windows 9x/Me/NT/2000 tweaking tool.
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ZoneAlarm
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- Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP personal firewall.
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