AbiWord Portable

(word-processor)

Asterisk logger

(extract passwords under the asterisks)

AstroGrep

(search engine alternative to the one bundled with Windows)

ATnotes

(post-it for PCs)

AviScreen classic

(allows the capture of the desktop activity and saves it as an AVI file)

free for personal, non commercial use

BootSafe

(PC reboot)

CCleaner

(Removes useless files in Windows)

CDCheck

(checks CD/DVD media)

free for personal, non commercial use

ClamWin

(antivirus)

Cpu-z  

(provides for information about the hardware, CPU, RAM, etc.)

Cutter 4

(files splitter)

DeepBurner

(CD and DVD burning)

Driverview

(Shows the lists of the current drivers)

eMule

(P2P)

EliteToolbar Remover

(anti spyware – malware)

Eraser

(safe erasure of files and folders, programmable)

ERUNT

(creates a backup copy of the Windows Registry of 2000/XP)

EventLogExplorer

(explorer for Windows Event log)

Filezilla Portable

(FTP client)

Foxit PDF Reader

(a very good alternative to Acrobat Reader)

free for personal, non commercial use

GSpot

(supplies information about the codecs needed to reproduce multimedia files)

HiJackThis!

(a very good tool for the safety and malware removal)

HTTP File Server

(file server: web file swapping)

IPnetinfo

(textual WHOIS)

IrfanView

(powerful image viewer, may create slideshows)

free for personal, non commercial use

jv16 PowerTools

(renowned suite of tools to clean and manage Windows’ system and registry)

free for personal, non commercial use

Kamomilla

(shows the running processes)

KeePass

(creates and maintains a database for our passwords – very useful for people having a lot of them to remember)

Killsgrunt

(anti-malware)

Lupas rename 2000

(file-lists renamer)

Media Player Classic

(a very good multi-format replacement for Windows Media Player)

Mega MP3Splitter

(Mp3 splitter)

MozUp FireFox

(Internet browser)

Mpck Mp3 Checker 0.05

(checks Mp3 files for errors)

MyPopupKiller

(pop-up and advertising windows blocker)

nLite

(customization installation of the operating system)

NotePad2

(advanced alternative to Windows’ NotePad)

nPop

(mail monitor: checks e-mail boxes informing the user about new mail, allowing to write messages with using external clients)

NTREGOPT

(registry optimizer)

Power defragmenter gui + Contig

(two programs bundled together to defrag files, folders and hardisks)

PrivateDisk Light

(data encryption through the creation of password protected virtual disks)

ProduKey

(shows the product key of the Windows XP’s copy in use)

RegCompact

(Registry compressor)

Restoration

(restores erased files)

ShotGenius 2.0

(very practical screenshot capture)

SIW 1.62

(supplies information about hardware and software replacing Everest Home edition)

free for personal, non commercial use

Spread 32

(electronic spreadsheet)

Star Downloader

(download manager)

Startup Run

(management of programs in the start-up list)

SwitchOff

(switches on and off the PC at scheduled times)

Ultra VNC

(remote desktop)

Unistall tool

(Uninstallation tool)

UPXShell

(compression for executable files and .dll)

USB Stick tester

(test to write, read and check USB Pen Drives)

uTorrent

(BitTorrent client)

VirtualDub

(video editing: also compresses in DivX)

WinDirStat

(supplies detailed information on the size of each folder in a system disk)

WinUpdatesList

(summarizes the hot fixes installed in the system, allowing to uninstall them)

Xp-AntiSpy

(allows to deactivate some authentication functions incorporated in Windows Xp)

Xpy

(allows deep modification to Windows XP – includes also usually hidden settings)

Y’z Dock

(clone of the taskbar used by Apple in MacOS X)

ZipGenius 6 Portable

(File compression)

Boot floppy

(Boot Floppy of Microsoft Windows 98)