Freeware Utilities

[Lucidvizion]

Why shell out $ for a software utility you can get for free?

http://www.econsultant.com/i-want-freeware-utilities/index.html

Here are the categories:

- Anti-Spyware/Anti-Virus/Anti-Rootkit Freeware Utilities
- Audio/Music/MP3/Real/Wav Freeware Utilities
- Business/Office/Access/Excel/Word Freeware Utilities
- Communication Freeware Utilities
- Desktop Freeware Utilities
- Editors/Notepad Replacements Freeware Utilities
- Files and Folders Freeware Utilities
- Financial Freeware Utilities
- Graphics/Images/Photographs Freeware Utilities
- Information/Fun/Misc Freeware Utilities
- Internet Freeware Utilities
- Keyboard Freeware Utilities
- Performance/Recovery/System Freeware Utilities
- Productivity Freeware Utilities
- Programming Freeware Utilities
- Uninstaller Freeware Utilities
- Video/DVDs Freeware Utilities
- Windows Explorer Replacements/Shell Extensions Freeware Utilities

[35Pete]

Nice!!!!

:clapper:

Anyone want to add? I have a ton. Let me finish my dinner. LOL

[gilchristfan]

Download.com has hundreds of free utilities. Some are just a free trial, some are freeware.

Be really careful with some of them, alot are loaded with spyware. Read the reviews on them first.

[35Pete]

Ohh yeah. Spot on Gil.

In fact, after you download the free site advisor from MacAfee (www.siteadvisor.com) google these three subjects...

"screensavers"
"free software"
"freeware"

And watch the red flags that SiteAdvisor tosses all over these searches.

[Merc]

CCleaner (CrapCleaner) is a great little utility that rids your system of all the junk files that clog it up and slow things down and also cleans the registry. Free and no spyware attached.
http://www.ccleaner.com/

Second up is WinPatrol from BillP Studios. It lets you know everything that is running on your PC, what is in the Startup folder, alerts when something tries to install itself or change the registry etc. Lot's of other goodies as well. Also free but for $29.95 you can go Plus and have access to the BillP Studios site that will describe, in-depth, what that weird startup program is. The Plus license works on all your PCs and is forever.
http://www.winpatrol.com

[35Pete]

The 46 Best-ever Freeware Utilities

http://www.techsupportalert.com/best_46_free_utilities.htm

[mighty peace warrior]

i have win patrol and really like it..it tells you about all these secret files programs try to run and why

[Merc]

MPW did you get your rig squared away?

[Merc]

The 46 Best-ever Freeware Utilities

http://www.techsupportalert.com/best_46_free_utilities.htm

Great find Pete. Thanks a lot for that. I have downloaded a few already and am using now.

[gilchristfan]

CCleaner (CrapCleaner) is a great little utility that rids your system of all the junk files that clog it up and slow things down and also cleans the registry. Free and no spyware attached.
http://www.ccleaner.com/

Second up is WinPatrol from BillP Studios. It lets you know everything that is running on your PC, what is in the Startup folder, alerts when something tries to install itself or change the registry etc. Lot's of other goodies as well. Also free but for $29.95 you can go Plus and have access to the BillP Studios site that will describe, in-depth, what that weird startup program is. The Plus license works on all your PCs and is forever.
http://www.winpatrol.com


I use both of those at home. CCleaner not so much, but both work well.

If you're short on RAM, a good little program to use is called Cyberlat Ram Cleaner. It will periodically clean the ram when it gets to low on free ram. It can be set to do it automatically or you can do it manually.

I'm pretty sure I got it @download.com

[mighty peace warrior]

MPW did you get your rig squared away?

no i havent really had time to mess with it..this weekend hopefullly

[nehemiah]

http://www.theopencd.org/about

all sorts of free stuff on one cd download.

goodz.