EncodeHD - Re-encode all types of media files for use on any media devices

Free Download

Click here to download and Donate $0.001 for the website

The EncodeHD application was designed to be a tool to re-encode all types of video files for use on your home MediaPlayer or on-the-go device. It aims to provide a simple interface with no fuss.

Requirements:

· This application requires the .NET Framework 2.0 to be installed

Supported Devices:

- Apple TV
- BlackBerry 8100 Pearl
- BlackBerry 8200 KickStart
- BlackBerry 8300 Curve
- BlackBerry 8700 Electron
- BlackBerry 8800 Indigo
- BlackBerry 8900 Javenlin
- BlackBerry 9000 Bold
- BlackBerry 9500 Storm
- iPhone
- iPod Classic
- iPod Nano

- iPod Touch
- PlayStation 3
- PSP (PlayStation Portable)
- Western Digital TV
- X-Box 360
- Zune

µTorrent - A bittorrent download client µTorrent

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Most of the features present in other BitTorrent clients are present in µTorrent, including RSS auto-downloading, bandwidth prioritization, Mainline DHT and scheduling(compatible with BitComet).

Additionally, µTorrent supports the Protocol Encryption joint specification ) and peer exchange.

µTorrent was written with efficiency in mind. Unlike many torrent clients, it does not hog valuable system resources - typically using less than 6MB of memory, allowing you to use the computer as if it weren’t there at all. Additionally, the program itself is contained within a single executable less than 170 KB in size.

Various icon, toolbar graphic and status icon replacements are available, and creating your own is very simple.

µTorrent also has support for localization, and with a language file present, will automatically switch to your system language. If your language isn’t available, you can easily add your own, or edit other existing translations to improve them!

The developer puts in a lot of time working on features and making things more user-friendly. Releases only come out when they’re ready, with no schedule pressures, so the few bugs that appear are quickly addressed and fixed

Here are some key features of “µTorrent”:

· Multiple simultaneous downloads
· Configurable bandwidth scheduler
· Global and per-torrent speed limiting
· Quick-resumes interrupted transfers
· RSS Downloader
· Trackerless support (Mainline DHT)

Requirements:

· Windows 95 users will need to install the Winsock2 Update from Microsoft for µTorrent to work correctly.

Google Chrome - Google’s web browser

Google Chrome 3:

Free Download - Click here to download and donate $0.001 for the website

Google Chrome 2:

Free Download (Installer version) - Click here to download and donate $0.001 for the website

Free Download (Portable version) - Click here to download and donate $0.001 for the website

Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier.

One box for everything
Type in the address bar and get suggestions for both search and web pages.

Thumbnails of your top sites
Access your favorite pages instantly with lightning speed from any new tab.

Shortcuts for your apps
Get desktop shortcuts to launch your favorite web applications easily and quickly.

Here are some key features of “Google Chrome”:

· One box for everything
· New Tab page
· Application shortcuts
· Dynamic tabs
· Crash control
· Incognito mode
· Safe browsing
· Instant bookmarks
· Importing settings
· Simpler downloads

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Watch videos of any length at any time with the Veoh Video Compass

Free Download Veoh Web Player

• Discover videos as you search and browse the web's most popular sites
• Explore topics and terms related to your web search
• Watch full-length videos directly in your browser - no need to launch a separate application
• Download videos from Veoh and other popular video sites for full quality, offline viewing
• Organize downloaded videos in your library to watch them later

FFSJ : The Fastest File Splitter and Joiner - made in viet nam

Features

 

FFSJ is...
Very fast: FFSJ can optimize disk-cache and memory usage, this makes FFSJ 3-5 times faster than HJ-Split, WinSplit, MasterSplitter in both splitting and joining tasks. Of course, it is much faster than any compression program.

Simple: FFSJ works well on all Windows platforms. FFSJ-Lite doesn't need any requirement of installations or complicated DLLs. FFSJ-Standard has only one simple installation package for integrating FFSJ into shell context menu.

Small: Both FFSJ-Lite and FFSJ-Standard editions are small enough to fit on a floppy disk.

Easy to use: FFSJ has a friendly user-interface, it can be used to split any file. FFSJ-standard can also create its shell context menus in order to perform splitting and joining tasks directly from Windows Explorer.

Easy to be integrated: Since v3.0, FFSJ published its command-line interface. End-users can split/join multiple files using a .BAT file. Developers can write their own interface (in any language) to perform splitting/joining tasks from their applications.

Secure: FFSJ uses an advanced encryption algorithm to make your data much more secure from unauthorized access. Since v2.9, MD5 checksum algorithm has also been integrated to verify data integrity.

Compatible: FFSJ can join parts produced by HJ-Split.

Free and Safe: FFSJ-Lite and FFSJ-Standard are free and clean, both editions do not contain any form of adwares, spywares, viruses, trojans and backdoors.

Free download:

FFSJ-Lite

FFSJ-Standard

User Manuals

FFSJ-Lite vs. FFSJ-Standard

FFSJ-Lite is only one .EXE file, it does not need to be installed, you can directly run FFSJ by double-clicking FFSJ.exe.
FFSJ-Standard = FFSJ-Lite + Shell Context Menu Plug-in. For Windows 2000/XP/Vista, you must log on as an administrator to install FFSJ-Standard. After installation, you can launch FFSJ from Shell Context Menu:

How to split a file?

1. Switch to the "Splitting" tab:

2. Select the source file. There are several ways to select the source file:
- Choose the source file from open dialog
- Drag a file from Windows Explorer and drop to the "Splitting" tab
- Edit source file name directly.
- If you have FFSJ-standard installed, you can right click a file and click "Split" from Shell context menu.
3. Setup parameters according to your preference: change output directory, change number of split parts, change part limit, etc.

4. Click "Split" button, enter your password if you want to encrypt the data, and wait until File Splitter completed the task. You will see the message:

5. Done.

How to join split parts together?

All split parts must have the same name, except for their extensions (.001, .002, .__a, .__b, etc.). Joining split parts is equivalent to restoring original file.
1. Switch to the "Joining" tab:

2. Select the first split part (.001 or .__a file). There are several ways to select the first split part:
- Choose the first part from open dialog
- Drag the first part from Windows Explorer and drop to the "Joining" tab
- Edit the first part name directly
- If you have FFSJ-standard installed, you can right click a split part and click "Join" from Shell context menu.
3. Check the list of split parts from drop-down list.

4. Setup parameters according to your preference: Change output file, specify your split parts are in different locations, etc.
5. Click "Join" button, enter the password if your split parts are password-protected, and wait until File Joiner complete the task. You will see the message:

6. Done.

How to get MD5 signature of a file?

1. Switch to "MD5 Checksum" tab:

2. Select a file to get MD5 signature. There are several ways:
- Choose a file from open dialog
- Drag a file from Windows Explorer and drop to the "MD5 Checksum" tab
- Edit the file name directly
- If you have FFSJ-standard installed, you can right click a file and click "MD5 Checksum" from Shell context menu.
3. Click "Get & Copy" button, and wait until File Checksum complete the task. You will see the message:

4. Done. MD5 signature has been copied to clipboard, you can paste MD5 signature to somewhere and keep this signature with your file.

K-Lite Codec Pack

	K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of codecs and related tools. Codecs are required to encode and/or decode (play) audio and video. The K-Lite Codec Pack is designed as a user-friendly solution for playing all your movie files. With the K-Lite Codec Pack you should be able to play 99% of all the movies that you download from the internet.
Free Download K-Lite Codec Pack
	The K-Lite Codec Pack has a couple of major advantages compared to other codec packs: - It it always up-to-date with the latest versions of the codecs. - It is very user-friendly and the installation is fully customizable, meaning that you can install only those components that you really want. - It has been very well tested, so that the package doesn't contain any conflicting codecs. - It is a very complete package, containing everything you need to play your movies. There are three versions of the K-Lite Codec Pack: Basic, Standard and Full. • K-Lite Codec Pack Basic contains only the most essential things. It contains everything you need to be able to play the most popular and widespread formats. It is small enough to fit on a single floppy. Also great for including on your movie CDs. • K-Lite Codec Pack Standard contains everything you need to play all the commonly used formats. This package should be enough for the average user. • K-Lite Codec Pack Full contains even more codecs. It also has encoding support for the various formats. This package is for power users and people who do their own encodings. Features of K-Lite Codec Pack 4.8.5 FULL version : • Player : - Media Player Classic [version 6.4.9.1 rev. 98] - Media Player Classic Home Cinema [version 1.2.1005.0] • FFDShow : - ffdshow [revision 2925] - ffdshow VFW interface - extra plugins • DirectShow video filters : - XviD [version 1.2.0 build 2008-01-10] - DivX [version 6.8.5] - On2 VP6 [version 6.4.2.0] - On2 VP7 [version 7.0.10.0] - MPEG-2 (Cyberlink) [version 8.1.0.1608] - MPEG-2 (Gabest) [version 1.0.0.4] - MPEG-1 (MainConcept) [version 1.0.0.78] • DirectShow audio decoding filters: - AC3/DTS/LPCM/MP1/MP2 (AC3Filter) [version 1.51a] - Vorbis (CoreVorbis) [version 1.1.0.79] - AAC (MONOGRAM) [version 0.9.5.0] • DirectShow audio parsers: - MusePack (MONOGRAM) [version 0.9.1.2 | 0.3.1.2] - WavPack (CoreWavPack) [version 1.1.1] - FLAC (madFLAC) [version 1.8] - Monkey's Audio (DCoder) [version 1.0] - OptimFROG (RadLight) [version 1.0.0.1] - DC-Bass Source [version 1.2.0] - AC3/DTS Source (AC3File) [version 0.5b] - AMR (MONOGRAM) [version 1.0.1.0] • DirectShow source filters: - AVI splitter (Gabest) [version 1.0.0.9] - AVI splitter (Haali Media Splitter) [version 1.8.122.18] - MP4 splitter (Haali Media Splitter) [version 1.8.122.18] - MP4 splitter (Gabest) [version 1.0.0.4] - Matroska splitter (Haali Media Splitter) [version 1.8.122.18] - Matroska splitter (Gabest) [version 1.0.3.0] - Ogg splitter (Haali Media Splitter) [version 1.8.122.18] - Ogg splitter (Gabest) [version 1.0.0.1] - MPEG PS/TS splitter (Gabest) [version 1.2.1020.0] - MPEG PS/TS splitter (Haali Media Splitter) [version 1.8.122.18] - FLV splitter (Gabest) [version 1.0.0.5] - CDXA Reader (Gabest) [version 1.0.0.2] • DirectShow subtitle filter: - DirectVobSub (a.k.a. VSFilter) [version 2.39.5.1] - DirectVobSub (a.k.a. VSFilter) [version 2.33] • Other filters: - Haali Video Renderer [version 1.9.42.1] • VFW video codecs: - XviD [version 1.2.0 build 2008-01-10] - DivX [version 6.8.5] - x264 [revision 1114] - On2 VP6 [version 6.4.2.0] - On2 VP7 [version 7.0.10.0] - Intel Indeo 4 [version 4.51.16.2] - Intel Indeo 5 [version 5.2562.15.54] - Intel I.263 [version 2.55.1.16] - huffyuv [version 2.1.1 CCE Patch 0.2.5] - YV12 (Helix) [version 1.2] • ACM audio codecs: - MP3 (Fraunhofer) [version 3.4.0.0] - MP3 (LAME) [version 3.98.2] - AC3ACM [version 1.4] - Vorbis [version 0.0.3.6] - DivX ;) Audio [version 4.2.0.0] • Tools: - Codec Tweak Tool [version 2.5.3] - GSpot Codec Information Appliance [version 2.70a] - MediaInfo Lite [version 0.7.14] - VobSubStrip [version 0.11] - GraphStudio [0.2.9.0] - Haali Muxer - FourCC Changer - Bitrate Calculator Changes from K-Lite Codec Pack 4.8.05 FULL to K-Lite Codec Pack 4.8.5 FULL : - Updated ffdshow to revision 2954 - Updated AC3Filter to version 1.60b - Updated MediaInfo Lite to version 0.7.15 - Added the ability to easily change the preferred splitter for AVI/MP4/MOV/HDMOV/3GP files - Minor changes Features of K-Lite Codec Pack 4.8.5 STANDARD version : • Player : - Media Player Classic [version 6.4.9.1 rev. 85] - Media Player Classic Home Cinema [version 1.2.1005.0] • FFDShow : - FFDShow [rev. 2925] • DirectShow video decoding filters : - MPEG-2 (Cyberlink) [version 8.1.0.1608] • DirectShow source filters : - AVI splitter (Gabest) [version 1.0.0.9] - AVI splitter (Haali Media Splitter) [version 1.8.122.18] - MP4 splitter (Haali Media Splitter) [version 1.8.122.18] - MP4 splitter (Gabest) [version 1.0.0.4] - Matroska splitter (Haali Media Splitter) [version 1.8.122.18] - Ogg splitter (Haali Media Splitter) [version 1.8.122.18] - FLV splitter (Gabest) [version 1.0.0.5] - MPEG PS/TS splitter (Gabest) [version 1.2.1020.0] - MPEG PS/TS splitter (Haali Media Splitter) [version 1.8.122.18] • DirectShow subtitle filter : - DirectVobSub (a.k.a. VSFilter) [version 2.39.5.1] • Other filters : - Haali Video Renderer [version 1.9.42.1] • Tools : - Codec Tweak Tool [version 2.5.3] - MediaInfo Lite [version 0.7.11] - VobSubStrip [version 0.11] Changes from K-Lite Codec Pack 4.8.0 STANDARD to K-Lite Codec Pack 4.8.5 : - Updated ffdshow to revision 2954 - Updated MediaInfo Lite to version 0.7.15 - Added the ability to easily change the preferred splitter for AVI/MP4/MOV/HDMOV/3GP files - Minor changes Features of K-Lite Codec Pack 4.8.5 BASIC version : - ffdshow [revision 2925] • DirectShow source filters: - AVI splitter (Haali Media Splitter) [version 1.8.122.18] - MP4 splitter (Haali Media Splitter) [version 1.8.122.18] - MP4 splitter (Gabest) [version 1.0.0.5] - Matroska splitter (Haali Media Splitter) [version 1.8.122.18] - Ogg splitter (Haali Media Splitter) [version 1.8.122.18] - MPEG PS/TS splitter (Haali Media Splitter) [version 1.8.122.18] - FLV splitter (Gabest) [version 1.0.0.5] • DirectShow subtitle filter: - DirectVobSub (a.k.a. VSFilter) [version 2.39.5.1] • Tools: - Codec Tweak Tool [version 2.5.3] Changes from K-Lite Codec Pack 4.8.0 BASIC to K-Lite Codec Pack 4.8.5 : - Updated ffdshow to revision 2954 - Added the ability to easily change the preferred splitter for AVI/MP4/MOV/HDMOV/3GP files - Minor changes Important Note : - The K-Lite Codec Pack works only on Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista.

Total Video Player

Free Download

Mirro

“Versatile media player for any video format”

Sometimes your video player can't play all the files that you want it to. Only the most versatile players like VLC Player can help in such circumstances but Total Video Player is a welcome addition to that family.

Total Video Player is a player for audio and video that reads all major formats including 3GP, MP4, FLV and DVD. The interface is very straightforward featuring a file menu, scroll bar, library files and shortcuts that integrate simply with the file being played. It truly is a universal player and there's little you will be able to throw at it, either audio or video, that it won't be able to handle.

For some reason however, the developers have not included the ability to view subtitles or change the audio track. You can only select one audio track which is a bit annoying and it's clear that from the perspective of audio in general, it's very limited. There are few controls over equalization options other than a simple volume control.

Total Video Player can play just about anything. If only it could handle subtitles and audio better, it would be a much better product.

Languages:

English

Total Video Player supports the following formats:

AVI, MP4, 3GP, DAT, QT, MOV, MPG, MPEG, M1V, WMV, RMVB, RM, ASF, 3GP2, 3G2, 3GPP, SWF, FLV, FLI, FLC, M4V, DV, MKV, TS, OGM, DSM, VOB, GIF, MP3, WMA, MP2, AC3, Ogg, WAV, AAC, AIFF, AU, RAM, RA, CDA, AMR, M4A, MMF, AWB, FLAC and M3U.

OS requirements for Total Video Player:

• OS: Win98/98SE/2000/XP

Firefox web browser : faster, more secure ...

Free Download
Mirro

Homepage

Firefox Awards

* .Net Award for Open Source Application of the Year, December 2007
* PC Pro "Software of the Year" Award 2007, December 2007
* CNET Editors' Choice, October 2006
* Digital Lifestyle award, Berlin, September 2006
* PC World's 100 Best Products of 2006, July 2006
* Lutèce d'or for best OpenSource project, Paris, June 2006
* PC Pro Real World Award, London, December 2005
* UK Usability Professionals' Association Award Best Software Application 2005, November 2005
* PC World Product of the Year, June 2005
* Forbes Best of the Web, May 2005
* Titan of the Year for best Open Source project, PC-Welt Editorial Staff Award 2005
* Best Internet Tool, PC-Welt Readers Choice Award 2005

Undelete Plus

Free Download

Undelete Plus is a quick and effective way to retrieve accidentally deleted files, files removed from the Recycle Bin, in a DOS window, from a network drive, from Windows Explorer with the SHIFT key held down. Undelete Plus works under Win 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003 operating systems. The program supports all Windows file systems for hard and floppy drives including FAT12/16/32,NTFS/NTFS5 and image recovery from CompactFlash, SmartMedia, MultiMedia and Secure Digital cards.

Keyloger Finder - Find and remove keyloger

Free Download

Keylaoger Finder is a small application that will scan and delete all keyloggers (OwnTibia, Tibia Stealer, Lord of Tibia and more )

KeyFinder is program that allows you to scan and delete all of spam, keylogers , trojans. KeyFinder will monitor your internet game and will combat Tibia keylogger.

Game Booster - Provides better play Experience!

Free Download
Mirro

The Game Booster application was designed to help optimize your PC for smoother, more responsive game play in the latest PC games with the touch of a button. Game Booster helps achieve the performance edge previously only available to highly technical enthusiasts.

It works by temporarily shutting down background processes, cleaning RAM, and intensifying processor performance. That means you can keep all the features of Microsoft Windows Vista and XP ready for when you need them, but turn them off when you are ready to get down to serious business – gaming. Game Booster makes it simpler to enjoy the latest games and take your experience to a new level. All systems go!

Turn Your Name Into a Face

Don’t you just hate it when you sign up on a forum or blog comment system and everyone has cool avatars, but you don’t? If you aren’t too picky about it, why not just punch your name into Turn Your Name Into a Face, and let it come up with something for you out of 100,000 possible faces.

Now, granted, the options may leave a bit to be desired; they’re all black pixel art on a random pale background color. But there are enough options to be somewhat entertaining. It’s particularly fun to punch friends’ and family members’ names into it to see what they might look like, or at least what you can tease them with.

What I’d like to see is a WordPress plugin that uses this functionality to assign avatars to blog commenters that have not explicitly given themselves an avatar.

DriveWay - Upload and share multiple large files up to 500 MB each for free

DriveWay is a free file-sharing service that ups the upload limit for each individual file to 500 MB and has no upload or download limits either. You can Send Files for Read, which allows someone to just download your file, or you can Send Files for Edit, which allows the recipient to edit the file (Word docs, Excel files, or PowerPoint presentations).



After you upload a file, you’ll receive an email with the read/edit it links that you can then paste into your emails, blogs, etc. There are no time limit restrictions on uploaded files either, so you can download your files at any time in the future also.

The cool and unique feature of DriveWay is their online editing feature for Microsoft Office documents. Once you upload a file and mark it as editable, the recipients will download a DriveWay widget which will allow them to edit the document directly on the DriveWay systems.



Users do not have to re-upload the files in order for the changes to be seen by anyone else. Click Open to work on the file directly or click Save to save a shortcut to the document on your desktop. Using the second method, you don’t have to refer back to the email for the link anymore and can simply open the shortcut. Note, however, that you must have Office installed on your computer already to edit the documents.

A useful site for those who need to move around large files quickly and easily.

iSpeech: Convert Websites & Docs To MP3 Audio

Using iSpeech you can convert websites, RSS feeds, blogs and documents (Word, PDF, Excel, PowerPoint, Rich Text File, HTML etc.) to speech. All you have to do is upload the document (say some PDF file) or enter the address of the site/feed you want to convert to speech and click on “Convert” button.



Once the conversion is complete you can:

- playback and listen to it online,
- download and store the recording on your PC,
- podcast it,
- or embed it as an audio object on any site and let others play it as well

Features:

- Convert websites, RSS feeds, blogs and documents to audio.
- Do as many conversions as you like.
- Convert DOC, DOCX, PPT, PPTX, XLS, XLSX, PDF, RTF and HTML docs to speech.
- Play and listen to converted recordings online.
- Download recording as an MP3 file.

CCleaner - A system optimization tool used by millions across the globe

Free Download

CCleaner (Crap Cleaner) is a freeware system optimisation tool.

CCleaner removes unused and temporary files from your system - allowing it to run faster, more efficiently and giving you more HDD space.

The best part is that it’s fast (normally taking less that a second to run) and Free.

24 February 2006: CCleaner is now available without the Yahoo! Toolbar, so we have restored the award and uploaded on our servers the version without extra languages.

We strive to offer our users only the latest software versions, therefore we will initially provide the adware version of CCleaner, as soon as it is released. We will update the listing leaving only the ad-free version when that will be released.

Here are some key features of “CCleaner”:

Cleans the following Windows components:
Internet Explorer
· Temporary File Cache
· URL History
· Cookies
· Hidden Index.dat files
· Last download file location

Firefox
· Temporary File Cache
· URL History
· Cookies
· Download manager

· Recycle Bin
· Clipboard
· Windows Temporary files
· Windows Log files
· Recent Documents (on the Start Menu)
· Run history (on the Start Menu)
· Windows XP Search Assistant history
· Windows XP old Prefetch data
· Windows memory dumps after crashes
· Chkdsk file fragments

Advanced Options allow cleaning of:
· Menu Order cache
· Tray Notifications Cache
· Window Size and Location Cache
· User Assist history
· IIS Log Files
· Custom Folders

· Application Cleaning:
As well as cleaning up old files and settings left by standard Windows components, CCleaner also cleans temporary files and recent file lists for many applications. Including: Firefox, Opera, Safari, Media Player, eMule, Kazaa, Google Toolbar, Netscape, Microsoft Office, Nero, Adobe Acrobat Reader, WinRAR, WinAce, WinZip and more…

· Registry Cleaning:
CCleaner uses an advanced Registry Cleaner to check for problems and inconsistencies. It can check the following:
· File Extensions
· ActiveX Controls
· ClassIDs
· ProgIDs
· Uninstallers
· Shared DLLs
· Fonts
· Help File references
· Application Paths
· Icons
· Invalid Shortcuts and more…

· Safety:
CCleaner was designed from the ground to be safe and secure to use. It has multiple levels of checks in place to ensure that it cannot delete any useful information or documents you may still need. We also certify that it contains no Spyware or Adware.

· High Security:
For the super cautious users we also offer secure file erasing. By overwriting the files before deleting them, making it impossible to recover the data.

· Multiple Languages:
Thanks to the translators, CCleaner is available in 35 different languages: English, Albanian, Arabic, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Czech/Slovak, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, Galician, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Romanian, Russian, Serbian Cyrillic, Serbian Latin, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish and Turkish.

Smart Installer Pack - Install all needed Software at Once

Free Download

What Smart Installer Pack actually does is incorporate a handful of software* usually installed on new computers, reinstalled operating systems, etc.

So, SIP was made just to eliminate all the searching around for nothing, waiting, downloading (which can take up a lot of time) and only then installing.

Now, all you have to do is download this Smart Installer Pack and click on the preferred icons - you can choose which software to install (see screen shots).

Features

* Easy, intuitive user interface design
* Contains usual start-up software*
* Greatly improves the time needed to install that software, eliminating some of the unnecessary searching, downloading, etc
* All free
* The installer comes packed in a convenient executable file
* You can choose which software you want to install using suggestive icons
* The application is made as small as possible
* Install fast, fast, faster!

How to boot and install Windows 7 from USB flash drive

The Windows 7 beta has been released for quite a while now. If you want to follow the crowd and test it in your system, but do not want to burn into a DVD, here is how you can create a bootable USB drive to install Windows 7 on your system.

Format USB flash drive to NTFS format

(For Win XP only. Vista users can directly format the USB drive to NTFS format) In your Windows, go to Control panel -> system -> hardware -> Device manager.

Under the disk drives section, right click on the USB storage drive and select Properties.

Go to the Policies tab, select optimize for performance. Click OK.

Open your Windows Explorer, you should see the USB storage drive in the inventory. Right click and select Format. Select NTFS from the drop down bar. Click Start.

For Windows XP,

Download MBRWizard. Extract the zipped files to your desktop.

Open a command prompt (Start –> Program –> Accessories –> Command Prompt).

cd Desktop/MBRWiz2.0/
MBRWiz /list

Record the USB flash drive disk number

Make the USB drive active.

mbrwiz /disk=X /active=X (X is Disk Number of your USB Drive)

For Windows Vista,

On the Start menu, navigate to the command prompt entry. Right-click and select Run as administrator.



Type

diskpart
list disk

Record the disk number of your USB flash drive.



Select the USB disk.

select disk X (X is the drive number of the USB flash drive)

List the current partition. Record the partition number.

list partition

Select the current partition and make it active.

select partition Y (Y is the partition number of the USB flash drive)
active



Creating bootable USB flash drive
Download Windows 7 iso (32-bit) file to your desktop.

Download and install WinRAR.

Right-click on the Windows 7 iso file and select Extract files. Extract the files to a folder (you can name the folder any name you want, but for illustration purpose, I name it win-7) in your desktop.

In your command prompt, cd to the windows 7 folder.

cd Desktop/win-7 (Change the destination to the folder that you have extracted)
cd boot
bootsect /nt60 X: (X is the drive latter of your USB drive )



Now, copy all the files from the Windows 7 folder to the USB flash drive.

Reboot the computer. Remember to change the first boot device to your USB drive in the BIOS.

You should be able to install Windows 7 from your USB flash drive now.

Original Post: MakeTechEasier

Yahoo! Widget Engine - run Widgets on your desktop

Free Download

The Yahoo! Widget Engine (formerly known as Konfabulator) is a JavaScript runtime engine for Windows and Mac OS X that lets you run little files called Widgets that can do pretty much whatever you want them to.

Using Yahoo! Widget Engine you will be able run widgets that can be alarm clocks, calculators, will fetch the latest stock quotes for your preferred symbols, can tell you your WiFi signal strength and even give your current local weather.

What sets Yahoo! Widget Engine apart from other scripting applications is that it takes full advantage of today’s advanced graphics. This allows Widgets to blend fluidly into your desktop without the constraints of traditional window borders. Toss in some sliding and fading, and these little guys are right at home in Windows XP and Mac OS X.

The format for these Widgets is completely open and easy to learn so creating your own Widgets is an extremely easy task.

For the “skinning” crowd, Yahoo! Widget Engine is a dream come true. You can easily change the look, feel, layout, even functionality of a Widget so that it matches your lifestyle, your desktop, or the pants or skirt you have on that day.

Requirements:

· A connection to the Internet.
· 512 megabytes of RAM is recommended.

Reasons why this program is marked as adware:

· Yahoo! Widget Engine tries to change your homepage and default search engine. You can, however, uncheck these options.

Avira AntiVir Personal - Free, effective protection against computer viruses

Free Download

AntiVir Personal Edition is a software that helps you protect and monitor your PC.

AntiVir software is a reliable free antivirus solution, that constantly and rapidly scans your computer for malicious programs (such as viruses, Trojans, backdoor programs, hoaxes, worms, dialers etc.), monitoring every action executed by the user or by the operating system and being able to react promptly when a malicious program is detected.

Protects your computer against dangerous viruses, worms, Trojans and costly dialers.

Avira AntiVir Personal gives you the following functions:
￭ Control Center for monitoring, administering and controlling the entire program
￭ Central configuration with user-friendly standard and advanced options and context-sensitive help
￭ Scanner (On-Demand Scan) with profile-controlled and configurable search for all known types of virus and malware
￭ Integration into the Windows Vista User Account Control allows you to carry out tasks requiring administrator rights
￭ Guard (On-Access Scan) for continuous monitoring of all file access attempts
￭ Integrated quarantine management to isolate and process suspicious files
￭ Rootkit protection for detecting hidden malware installed in your computer system (rootkits) (Only for 32-bit systems)
￭ Direct access to detailed information on the detected viruses and malware via the Internet
￭ Simple and quick updates to the program, virus definitions, and search engine through Single File Update and incremental VDF updates via a webserver on the Internet
￭ Integrated Scheduler to plan one-off or recurring tasks, such as updates or test runs
￭ Very high rates of virus and malware detection using innovative search technologies (search engines) and heuristic search processes
￭ Detection of all common archive types, including detection of nested archives and smart extensions
￭ High-performance multithreading function (simultaneous high-speed scanning of multiple files)

Here are some key features of “Avira AntiVir Personal - Free Antivirus”:

· Protection against viruses, worms and Trojans
· Protection against expensive dialers
· Detects and deletes rootkits
· Raised scan speed
· Redesigned visual appearance

Requirements:

· Pentium I 133 MHz or better
· 30 MB of free HDD
· 20 MB of free RAM

Limitations:

· Not for Commercial or Business use

Provides the latest updates to the .NET Framework

Free Download

Microsoft .NET Framework is the programming model of the .NET environment for building, deploying, and running Web-based applications, smart client applications, and XML Web services.

It manages much of the plumbing, enabling developers to focus on writing the business logic code for their applications.

The .NET Framework includes the common language runtime and class libraries.

The Microsoft .NET Framework version 2.0 redistributable package installs the .NET Framework runtime and associated files required to run applications developed to target the .NET Framework 2.0.

The .NET Framework version 2.0 improves scalability and performance of applications with improved caching, application deployment and updating with ClickOnce, support for the broadest array of browsers and devices with ASP.NET 2.0 controls and services.

Important: You cannot install two different language versions of the .NET Framework on the same machine. Attempting to install a second language version of the .NET Framework will cause the following error to appear: “Setup cannot install Microsoft .NET Framework because another version of the product is already installed.” If you are targeting a non-English platform or if you wish to view .NET Framework resources in a different language, you must download the appropriate language version of the .NET Framework language pack

Requirements:

· Windows Installer 3.0 (except for Windows 98/ME, which require Windows Installer 2.0 or later). Windows Installer 3.1 or later is recommended.
· IE 5.01 or later: You must also be running Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 or later for all installations of the .NET Framework.
· Disk Space Requirements: 280 MB (x86), 610 MB (x64)

Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 1 Language Packs contain translated text, such as error messages, for languages other than English. Without the installation of a Language Pack, these messages are displayed in English by default.

Multiple language packs, each for a different language, can be installed on a single computer. Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 SP1 Language Packs contain translated text, such as error messages, for each language.

The following Language Packs are designed for NET Framework 2.0 SP1 x86 ONLY : French , Greek , Spanish , Italian , German , Japanese.

The following Language Packs are designed for NET Framework 2.0 SP1 x64 ONLY : French , Korean , Spanish , Italian , German , Japanese.

The following Language Packs are designed for NET Framework 2.0 SP1 IA64 ONLY : French , Korean , Spanish , Italian , German , Japanese.

AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 8.5 - A free antivirus tool for protection against computer viruses

Free Download

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AVG Free Edition is the well-known anti-virus protection tool. AVG Free is available free-of-charge to home users for the life of the product!

Rapid virus database updates are available for the lifetime of AVG Free Edition, providing a high-level of detection capability that millions of users around the world trust to protect their PCs. AVG Free is easy-to-use and will not slow your system down (low system resource requirements).
Here are some key features of “AVG Free Edition”:

· Automatic update functionality
· The AVG Resident Shield, which provides real-time protection as files are opened and programs are run
· The AVG E-mail Scanner, which protects your e-mail
· The AVG On-Demand Scanner, which allows the user to perform scheduled and manual tests
· Free Virus Database Updates for the lifetime of the product
· AVG Virus Vault for safe handling of infected files
· Great customer satisfaction!
· Please note that any previous version of AVG Free will be un-installed automatically during the installation of the new AVG Free.

Limitations:

· AVG Free Edition is available free-of-charge to home users! AVG Free Edition is for private, non-commercial, single home computer use only. Use of AVG Free Edition within any organization or for commercial purposes is strictly prohibited.
· AVG Free cannot be installed on server operating systems (such as Windows Server 2003), nor can it be used for the scanning of network drives
· Scheduling options in the AVG Free Edition are very limited (only one scheduled update per day, one scheduled scan per day etc.)
· AVG Free Edition does not offer advanced testing options, such as automatic healing, password-protected archives reporting, adjustment of scan process priority and many others.

FlashGet - An award-winning download manager for Windows

Free Download

FlashGet is specifically created to address two of the biggest problems when downloading files: Speed and management of downloaded files.

FlashGet Version 3 Beta Usage:
If FlashGet is already installed on your system, back it up by moving all its files to a separate folder and then unzip the downloaded files to your FlashGet installation folder.
If you wish to keep the English language as your default language, DO NOT forget to follow these steps before exiting FlashGet version 3:
· Right-click on the tray icon
· Select Options
· Click the Appearance tab in the Options window
· Click on Language
· Select English
· Click Apply and then OK

If you’ve ever waited forever for your files to download from a slow connection, or been cut off midway through a download - or just can’t keep track of your ever-growing downloads - FlashGet is for you.

FlashGet can split downloaded files into sections, downloading each section simultaneously, for an increase in downloading speed from 100% to 500%. This, coupled with FlashGet’s powerful and easy-to-use management features, helps you take control of your downloads like never before.

NOTE Now Flashget is FREEWARE !

Here are some key features of “FlashGet”:

· Optimize the system resource
FlashGet can use up the lowest system resources and will not influence your normal work or study.

· Call anti-virus automatically
FlashGet can call anti-virus automatically to clean viruses, spyware and adware after finishing download.

· Increase the download speed and stability
Flashget can increase download speed from 6-10 times. It uses MHT (Multi-server Hyper-threading Transportation) technique and optimization arithmetic

· Support HTTP, FTP, BT and other various protocols
FlashGet supports HTTP, FTP, BT, MMS, RTSP and other protocols. It is seamless between protocols and there is no need to operate manually for download switch. The One Touch technique optimizes BT download and can automatically download target files after getting seeds information, hence no need to operate again.

· Powerful files management feature
It supports unlimited categories. Each category is assigned a download saving directory. The powerful management feature can support drag and drop, adding and description, search, rename, etc.

Youtube Downloader HD - Free tool to download HD videos from YouTube

Free Download - Portable Version

Youtube Downloader HD is a free tool to download videos from YouTube and save it to your local computer. The videos can be converted to avi video format or to mp4 (compatible with iPod, iPhone).

The main distinguishing feature of Youtube Downloader HD is that now you can download High Quality videos and High Definition videos from YouTube.

FEATURES

1. Easy to use: just copy video URL from your web browser and paste to Youtube Downloader HD.
No need to use scripts or browser plug-ins.
2. Convert downloaded video to various formats.
3. Download Youtube High Definition videos (available on certain videos)
4. Unicode support: Youtube Downloader HD can save movies whose names have non-standard characters (like Chinese, Japanese, Cyrillic, etc.)

VIDEO FORMATS

Recover MS Word and MS Excel password Easily

Free Download

To install this software, extract all the files from the WinZip archive to your hard drive, then double click on the file called FreeWordExcelPasswordWizard.msi (204Kb). Don’t double click on the Setup.exe file as this is used by the installer, and will simply display an error message (in Italian).

Forgotten your Microsoft Word password or Microsoft Excel password and can’t open your file? Try Free Word / Excel Password Recovery Wizard before spending any money on commercial software.

Free Word / Excel Password Recovery Wizard offers the same functionality and performance as expensive commercial Word password / Excel password software, but is a completely free download. Unlike other supposedly “free” downloads, it is a full product, not a demo version or shareware. It contains no spyware or other malware.

It’s an easy to use software runs on any Windows 9x and later PC and recovers file open passwords (not sheet passwords though) for Word / Excel 97 to Word / Excel XP 2003 files. It works by trying words from a large dictionary (included with the download) against the file, then tries character combinations to find most common file open passwords.

Coming soon - updated version of Free Word / Excel Password Recovery Wizard with several new features, and also supporting Office 2007 password recovery.

Requirements:

- .NET Framework

Download Free Windows 7 Themes, Gadgets and Wallpapers from Microsoft

If you are using Windows 7, you can download lots of FREE themes, Desktop gadgets and wallpapers from Microsoft official website.



Right-click on Desktop and select “Personalize“. Now click on “Get more themes online” link:



It’ll open following a webpage in your browser:



Windows 7 Beta: Personalize your PC

You can directly open the above site in your browser.

You’ll see lots of themes available on that page:

Click on any theme which you want to download. It’ll download a .themepack file. Double-click on the file and Windows will automatically install and apply it.

PS: The site is new and there will be lots of updates in coming days. So keep visiting the site.

Original Post: ASKVG.com

10 security tips for Microsoft Windows XP

When installing and using MS Windows XP, there are some security practices you should keep in mind.



There are general security tips that apply to all operating systems, of course, but each operating system platform provides its own security challenges. The following tips are tailored to Microsoft Windows XP.

1. Disable dangerous features. Microsoft Windows systems come with a number of features enabled by default that do little or nothing for convenience, but introduce significant security risks. Among these are Autorun, the Guest account, and even Automatic Updates — because letting someone in Redmond, WA decide when changes should be made to your system, when he has no idea what software you’re running and you haven’t tested the updates yet, is a bad idea. Microsoft Windows provides many features that are activated by default and either poorly conceived from a security perspective or, at best, unnecessary for the vast majority of users. Each of these features introduces its own risks, and any that you do not need should be deactivated.

2. Disable unneeded services. In addition to local operating system features, you should disable unneeded services.

3. Employ good email security practices. Make use of some basic email security tips to ensure you do not invite the bad guys to read your email, flood you with spam, and take advantage of you through phishing techniques.

4. Install and maintain malware protection software. Regardless of the reason for it, the fact remains that malware is a significant threat to Microsoft Windows systems, and running one without malware protection is irresponsible. Research your options for antivirus and antispyware protection carefully, and choose well. Don’t let your malware protection software’s signature databases get out of date because the software only protects against the threats it can recognize, and don’t rely on your choice of antivirus software from six years ago because there’s no such thing as a trusted brand.

5. Update more than just MS Windows. In the world of Microsoft Windows, the majority of the software most people run on their computers often comes from third-party vendors without any connection to Microsoft’s own software distribution channels. This means that when you install something like Adobe Photoshop or Mozilla Firefox you have to track security updates for these applications separately from the operating system. Just getting your Microsoft updates every month doesn’t always cover it — sometimes some third party application needs to be updated, too. You need to keep track of what’s installed and whether or not it has received any updates if you want to maintain security for your system, because security goes beyond the core operating system.

6. Research and test your updates. It’s important to keep your system updated so that security vulnerabilities that receive patches from Microsoft and other software vendors will not remain open to exploit. It’s also important, however, to ensure that you research and test your software updates before applying them to a production system. All too often, users and sysadmins discover that untested updates are a cure worse than the disease, as they break functionality, open additional vulnerabilities in the system, and even occasionally undo the benefits of previously applied updates. Others may have tested the updates, or have simply applied them and run into problems, so researching others’ experiences can help you plan for such issues as they arise; testing them yourself by installing them on a test system before doing so on your production system is a next necessary step to ensure that your system in particular will not develop problems as the result of a bad update.

7. Investigate alternatives to your default application choices. Should you be using a Web browser other than Internet Explorer, such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Opera? Is the multiprotocol IM client Pidgin with the OTR encryption plugin a better option for your instant messaging needs — including security — than the native clients for AIM, MSN, Y!M, ICQ, and gTalk? The only way to be sure is to determine your own needs and make an informed decision. Don’t settle for default applications without knowing the consequences of that choice.

8. Use a quality desktop firewall. Desktop firewalls are in many respects applications like any other, but they deserve special mention for MS Windows security. Furthermore, even Windows servers are in effect desktop systems, so don’t let the fact that a given computer is a “server” deter you from installing a good “desktop” firewall application on the system if you can spare the CPU cycles and RAM. On an actual end user desktop system, desktop firewall software is even more important. Relying on the defaults you get when you buy the computer is a good way to get your system compromised without even knowing it. The Windows Firewall provided with MS Windows after Service Pack 2 is certainly better than nothing, but one can almost always do better. Look into alternatives to the Windows Firewall, and select the option that best suits your needs.

9. Research your options before assuming MS Windows XP is what you need. The same principles that apply to applications may also apply to operating systems. Different OSes can provide different security and functionality benefits. Are you really certain that MS Windows XP is the operating system you need? Have you investigated other alternatives? What about MS Windows 2000 or Vista? Have you checked into the possibility of MacOS X, FreeBSD, or Ubuntu Linux for a workstation? What about OpenBSD, OpenSolaris, or OpenVMS for a server?

10. Protect yourself the same way you would with any other operating system. Installing MS Windows XP is only the first step to using it. If you stop there, you’re likely to run afoul of the various security threats roaming the wilds of the Internet. Make sure you take care to configure your system to best protect you against the dangers that lurk around every corner.

Original Post: TechRepublic

How to create One-Click Hibernation icon on your desktop?

Today tip will help you to start the quicker hibernation process with a single click on desktop icon. This is the easiest way to start the hibernation process in windows XP. A simple click on hibernation icon, close the all running applications and will start hibernation process properly. This tip is very useful to save energy and time as well. If any case this desktop shortcut does not work, then you should need to configure your computer to enable hibernation. Go on the Start button and select “Settings”. Click on “Control Panel” then double-click on the “Power Options” icon. Click on the “Hibernate” tab and make sure the “Enable Hibernate” checkbox is checked.

Follow the given steps to create the shutdown icon:

To create a new shortcut, right click on any empty area of your desktop and go to New then Shortcut.


Now a small windows dialog box will appear with the title “Create Windows”. In the “Create Shortcut” window, type the following command.

rundll32.exe PowrProf.dll, SetSuspendState

Click Next button to type the name of this shortcut and press Finish to close it. Now click on Hibernate icon to verify the process.