free software downloads

DESKTOP SOFTWARES

2008-09-27T11:36:00.001-07:00

TaskswitchXP 2.0.11(click here to download)

filesize:394kb

TaskSwitchXP is an advanced tas

k management utility that picks up where the standard Windows Alt+Tab switcher leaves off.It provides t

he same functionality,

and adds visual styles to the dialog and also enhan

ces it by displaying thu

mbnail preview of the application that will be switched

to. The unique capabilities of TaskSwitchXP make it useful for tracking down

multitudinous windows, and provide insight into the way Windows and applications work.

Small and FAST!
Designed for Windows XP, based on XP Visual Styles
Window snapshots as thumbnail preview
Task management capability
Highly configurable
Full mouse and keyboard control
Multilingual user interface
Full source code available!!!

Y'Z Dock 0.8.3(click here to download)

file size:923kb

Y'z Dock is a program toolbar, very much like the dock in MacOS X. It is no longer being updated but

still has a very large user base.The application had huge interest when it was first released, but due to a cease and desist order from Apple, the author has had to stop development.To add icons, drag and drop

a file (.exe, shortcut, etc.) straight from Explorer to the dock area.

In order to delete an icon, drag and drop the icon out of dock. Place the PNG images for your icons in the icons folder. Right-click on the icons in the dock, choose 'Property' and choose your icons images there. Right-click anywhere on your dock background and choose 'Setting' to change the settings that apply to the dock itself. The clock and the trash bin have not implemented.

IMAGING SOFTWARES

2008-09-27T11:18:00.000-07:00

Irfan view 4.2.0(click here to download)

IrfanView is a very fast, small, compact and innovative Freeware(for non-commercial use) graphic viewer for Windows.

Some IrfanView features

Many supported file formats
Multi language support
Thumbnail/preview option
Slideshow (save slideshow as EXE/SCR or burn it to CD)
Show EXIF/IPTC/Comment text in Slideshow/Fullscreenetc.
Support for Adobe Photoshop Filters
Drag & drop support
Fast directory view (moving through directory)
Batch conversion (with image processing)
Multipage TIF editing
Multimedia player
Print option
Change color depth
And much more...

Paint.NET 3.34(click here to download)

file size:1.41mb

Paint.NET is image and photo manipu

lation software

designed to be used on computers that run XP, Server 2003 or Vista. It started development at Washington S

tate University as an undergraduate senior design project mentored by Microsoft, and is currently being maintained by some of the alumni that originally worked on it.

It is meant to be a free replacement for the MS Paint software that comes with all Windows operating systems.

Paint.NET has many of the powerful features that expensive commercial applications have, including the ability to use layers. We welcome any suggestions, and provide the source code for final releases under the MIT License.

Paint.Net requires the .NET Framework 2 in order to run.

DEVELOPER TOOLS

2008-09-27T10:48:00.000-07:00

Inno setup 5.2.3(click here to download)

file size:1.35mb

Inno Setup is a

free installer for Windows programs.

First introduced in 1997, Inno Setup today rivals and

even surpasses many commercial installers in feature set and

stability.Support for all versions of Windows in use today: Vista, XP, 2003, 2000, Me, 98, 95, and NT 4.0. (No service pack

s are required.Extensive support for installation of 64-bit

applications on the 64-bit editions of Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003. Both the x64 and Itanium architectures are supported. (On th

e Itanium architecture, Service Pack 1 is required to install in 64-bit mode.)Supports creati

on of a single EXE to install your program for easy online distribution. Disk spanning is also supported.Standard

Windows 2000/XP-style wizard interface.Customizable setup types, e.g. Full,

Minimal, Custom.Complete uninstall capabilities.Installation of files: Includes integrat

ed support for "deflate", bzip2, and 7-Zip LZMA file compression. The installer has the ability to compare file version in

fo, replace in-use files, use shared file counting, register DLL/OCX's and type libraries, and install fonts.Creation of shortcuts anywhere, including in

the Start Menu and on the desktop.reation of registry and .INI entries.Integrated Pas

cal scripting engine.Support for multilingual installs.Support for

passworded and encrypted installs.Silent install and uninstall.Full source code is available (Borland Delphi 2.0-5.0).

Notepad++ 5.0.3(click here to download)

file size:2.05 mb

Notepad++ is a free source code editor (and Notepad replacement), which supports severa

l programming languages, running under the MS Windows environment.

This project, based on the Scintilla edit component (a very powerful editor component), written in C++ with pure win32 api and STL (that ensures the higher execution speed and smaller size of the program), is under the GPL Licence.

Syntax Highlighting and Syntax Folding
WYSIWYG
User Defined Syntax Highlighting
Auto-completion
Multi-Document
Multi-View
Regular Expression Search/Replace supported
Full Drag 'N' Drop supported
Dynamic position of Views
File Status Auto-detection
Zoom in and zoom out
Multi-Language environment supported
Bookmark
Brace and Indent guideline Highlighting
Macro recording and playback

MESSAGING AND CHATS

2008-09-27T09:56:00.000-07:00

GOOGLE TALK 1.0.0.104(click here to download)

file size:1.53mb

Google Talk is a simple and free way to talk with and send instant messages to your friends. Like Gm

ail, Google Talk uses Google's innovative technologies tohelp people communicate more effectively and efficiently. Think of it as

Google's approach to communications.

Google Talk is eas

y and intuitive to use. All you need to make free calls is an Internet connection, a microphone, and a speaker. After you do

wnload Google Talk, sign in with your Gmail

username and password. Invite your friends to download Google Talk, and once they do, you'll be able to talk or IM with them instantly.

Miranda 0.7.10(click here to download)

file size:1.47mb

Miranda IM is a multi protocol instant messenger client for

Windows. Miranda IM uses very little memory and is extrem

ely fast. It requires no installation and can be fitted on a single floppy disc. Its powerful plugin system makes Miranda IM very flexible. Only the most basic features are built in, but there are currently more than 350 free plugins available for download that allows users to extend the functionality of Miranda IM.

this software is being available in many of the protoc

ols.some of them are ICQ ,AIM ,MSN.

mIRC 6.34(click here to download)

file size:1.67mb

mIRC is a shareware IRC client for Windows. mIRC is a highly configurable IRC client with all the goodies other clients on UNIX, Macintosh and even on windows offer, combined with a clean user interface. mIRC offers full color text lines, DCC File Send and Get capabilities, programmable aliases, a remote commands and events handler, place sensitive popup menu's, a great Switchbar, World Wide Web and sound support, and... a lot more. mIRC is shareware but not crippled in any way.the software comes around around 1mb in size

COMPRESSION AND BACKUP

2008-09-26T21:36:00.000-07:00

7- Zip 4.60(click here to download)

7-Zip is an open source file archiver predominantly for the Microsoft Windows operating system. It operates either as a command line program or with a graphical user interface. It also features integration with the Windows shell environment. 7-Zip is free software, distributed under the GNU LGPL license.

Features:

High compression ratio in new 7z format with LZMA compression
7-Zip is free software distributed under the GNU LGPL
Supported formats: 7z, ZIP, CAB, RAR, ARJ, GZIP, BZIP2, Z, TAR, CPIO, RPM and DEB
For ZIP and GZIP formats 7-Zip provides compression ratio that is 2-10 % better than ratio provided by PKZip and WinZip
Self-extracting capability for 7z format
Integration with Windows Shell
Powerful File Manager
Powerful command line version
Plugin for FAR Manager Localizations for 55 languages

TECHNICAL REQ

Title:	7-Zip 4.60 Beta
Filename:	7z460.exe
File size:	902KB (923,547 bytes)
Requirements:	Windows (All Versions)

NETWORKING AND ADMIN SOFTWARES

2008-09-26T11:28:00.000-07:00

HAMACHI 1.0.3.0(Click here to download)

With Hamachi you can organize two or more computers with an Internet connection into their own virtual network for direct secure communication. Access computers remotely, use Windows File Sharing, play LAN games, run private Web or FTP servers or communicate directly.

Hamachi is fast, secure and simple. It is also free

Think - LAN over the Internet.

Think - Zero-configuration VPN.

Think - Secure peer-to-peer.

TECHNICAL DESC

Title:	Hamachi 1.0.3.0
Filename:	HamachiSetup-1.0.3.0-en.exe
File size:	988KB (1,011,784 bytes)
Requirements:	Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/XP64/Vista64

nLITE 1.4.9.1(click here to download)

nLite is a tool for pre-installation Windows configuration and component removal at your choice. Optional bootable image ready for burning on media or testing in virtual machines. With nLite you will be able to have Windows installation which on install does not include, or even contain on media, the unwanted components.

Service Pack Integration
Component Removal
Unattended Setup
Driver Integration
Hotfixes Integration
Tweaks
Services Configuration

Patches

TECHNICAL DESC

Title:	nLite 1.4.9.1
Filename:	nLite-1.4.9.1.installer.exe
File size:	2.54MB (2,665,796 bytes)
Requirements:	Windows 2000/XP/2003
License:	Freeware

PUTTY 0.60 BETA(click here to download)

PuTTY is a free implementation of Telnet and SSH for Win32 and Unix platforms, along with an xterm terminal emulator.

This download includes the following tools.

PuTTY (the Telnet and SSH client itself)
PSCP (an SCP client, i.e. command-line secure file copy)
PSFTP (an SFTP client, i.e. general file transfer sessions much like FTP)
PuTTYtel (a Telnet-only client)
Plink (a command-line interface to the PuTTY back ends)
Pageant (an SSH authentication agent for PuTTY, PSCP and Plink)
PuTTYgen (an RSA and DSA key generation utility).

TECHNICAL DESC

Title:	PuTTY 0.60 Beta
Filename:	putty-0.60-installer.exe
File size:	1.68MB (1,759,261 bytes)
Requirements:	Windows 9x/2000/XP/2003/Vista
License:	Open Source

REALVNC 4.1.2(Click here to download)

VNC stands for Virtual Network Computing. It is remote control software which allows you to view and interact with one computer (the "server") using a simple program (the "viewer") on another computer anywhere on the Internet. The two computers don't even have to be the same type, so for example you can use VNC to view an office Linux machine on your Windows PC at home. VNC is freely and publicly available and is in widespread active use by millions throughout industry, academia and privately.

This version includes both the VNC server and viewer.

TECHINCAL DESC

Title:	RealVNC 4.1.2
Filename:	vnc-4_1_2-x86_win32.exe
File size:	722KB (739,240 bytes)
Requirements:	Windows (All Versions)

ULTRA VNC 1.0.5(click here to download)

UltraVNC is a powerful, easy to use VNC client, that can display the screen of another computer (via internet or network) on your own screen. The program allows you to use your mouse and keyboard to control the other PC remotely. It means that you can work on a remote computer, as if you were sitting in front of it, right from your current location.

If you provide computer support, you can easy access your customer's computers from anywhere in the world and resolve helpdesk issues remotely ! With add-ons like SingleClick your customers don't even have to pre-install software or execute complex procedures to get remote helpdesk support.

TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION

Title:	UltraVNC 1.0.5
Filename:	UltraVNC_105_Setup_W32.exe
File size:	2.15MB (2,251,744 bytes)
Requirements:	Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/XP64/Vista64
License:	Open Source
Date added:	August 31, 2008

CD and DVD tools

2008-09-26T03:16:00.000-07:00

IMGBURN 2.4.2.0

ImgBurn carries on from where DVD Decrypter left off! (Well, for the burning part anyway!)

ImgBurn can write most types of CD / DVD images and it supports all the latest writers (including booktype / bitsetting on many of the major ones - i.e. BenQ, LiteOn, NEC, Plextor, Sony). You can even use ImgBurn to erase / format your rewritable media!

ImgBurn will try its very best to burn your DVD-Video double layer images using the layer break you've specified in the IFO files, but it can also calculate the best place for you, to save you the trouble.

Advanced functionality can be found in context menus that appear when you right click on various bits of the user interface.

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ALCOHOL 120% 1.9.7.6221

Alcohol 120% enables you to make a duplicate back-up to recordable media of nearly all your expensive Game/Software/DVD titles, and/or an image that can be mounted and run from any one of Alcohol's virtual drives.

No other software available enables you to create up to a staggering 31 virtual drives, allowing you to run your game images at over 200x faster than from a conventional CD-ROM. Alcohol 120% is a powerful utility that uses a unique combination of options to ensure a perfect back-up every time.

All you need is a PC combined with a CD or a DVD burner. No more replacing your expensive original discs due to loss, theft, scratches, or other media imperfections. Your duplicate works just like the original; your entire collection can be archived and your investment protected.

In the home: Have you had experiences with the common conditions of CDs/DVDs? They can easily get scratched, damaged, broken, lost or even stolen. Alcohol provides you with peace of mind and protects your investment.

Your original games/program discs can be safely stored away. Alcohol-created images mean that you always have your expensive media stored safely on your hard drive for instant retrieval at the click of a button. No more searching for the correct game disc or software application install disc, everything is at your fingertips.

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CD BURNER XP 4.2.2

Freeware CD Burning Software

Writes all kind of mediums apart from double-layer DVD (follows in next version). Burning video-DVDs is limited.
Burn audio-CDs with and without gaps between tracks
Burn on the fly / Burn-proof
Supports most IDE, USB, Firewire and SCSI drives
Rip Audio-CDs to harddrive, obtain track-information (ID3-tags) from Internet
Burn and create ISO-files
Customizeable with many settings
Data verification after burn, create bootable discs
(will be) available in multiple languages
100% freeware - no adware or restrictions

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