Utilities for Windows XP, to take care and keep powerful his PC
Monday, February 26, 2007 by ArileenDesign | Discussion: Windows XP
Everybody at the beginning in informatic have some problems to find good utilities to keep care/clean his PC. thus i would like to make a list of good utilities free and not free to make that:
Freeram xp pro is a little software to free and optimize your computer's RAM
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AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition is a free anti-virus protection tool developed by GRISOFT for home use.
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Ad-Aware Personal remains the most popular anti-spyware product for computer users
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PerfectDisk® Version 8.0, the world's most popular and thorough disk defragmentation solution, combines speed, thoroughness flexibility, control and ease-of-use to help improve PC and server performance.
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Registryfix will scan your system registry and hard drive for invalid file and system references.
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EasyCleaner is a small program which searches the Windows registry for entries that are pointing nowhere. EasyCleaner also lets you delete all kinds of unnecessary files such as temps and backups.
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CCleaner is a freeware PC optimization tool. It combines a system cleaner that removes unused and temporary files from your system and also a fully featured registry cleaner!
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A-squared Free, Security must not be a privilege. Under this motto, Emsi Software provides the Malware scanner a-squared Free completely free of charge for private use. But it is not a very limited version, it is a full tool to clean your computer from Malware.
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Spybot - Search & Destroy detects and removes spyware, a relatively new kind of threat not yet covered by common anti-virus applications.
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SpywareBlaster 3.5.1 Spyware, adware, browser hijackers, and dialers are some of the fastest-growing threats on the Internet today.By simply browsing to a web page, you could find your computer to be the brand-new host of one of these unwanted fiends!
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jv16 PowerTools 2006 An amazing set of tools to help you fix, repair, optimize and tune up your computer easier than ever! Does your computer seem to get slower day by day? Are you experiencing any computer problems such as crashes?
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xp-AntiSpy is a little utility that lets you disable some built-in update and authentication 'features' in WindowsXP.
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MRU-Blaster is a program made to do one large task - detect and clean MRU (most recently used) lists on your computer.
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PowerToys add fun and functionality to the Windows experience. What are they? PowerToys are additional programs that developers work on after a product has been released.
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Tweak-XP Pro - was the first tuning software especially designed for Windows XP. There are lots of third class competitive products, but only with our Tweak-XP Pro you can be sure to get the original tuning application designed for Windows XP only. There's no need to find your way through the Windows registry: use Tweak-XP Pro v4 to enable hundreds of different secret settings for Windows XP with a few mouseclicks only.
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tweakUI This PowerToy gives you access to system settings that are not exposed in the Windows XP default user interface, including mouse settings, Explorer settings, taskbar settings, and more.
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Spyware Terminator
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Freeram xp pro is a little software to free and optimize your computer's RAM
CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE
AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition is a free anti-virus protection tool developed by GRISOFT for home use.
CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE
Ad-Aware Personal remains the most popular anti-spyware product for computer users
CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE
PerfectDisk® Version 8.0, the world's most popular and thorough disk defragmentation solution, combines speed, thoroughness flexibility, control and ease-of-use to help improve PC and server performance.
CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE
Registryfix will scan your system registry and hard drive for invalid file and system references.
CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE
EasyCleaner is a small program which searches the Windows registry for entries that are pointing nowhere. EasyCleaner also lets you delete all kinds of unnecessary files such as temps and backups.
CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE
CCleaner is a freeware PC optimization tool. It combines a system cleaner that removes unused and temporary files from your system and also a fully featured registry cleaner!
CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE
EDIT
A-squared Free, Security must not be a privilege. Under this motto, Emsi Software provides the Malware scanner a-squared Free completely free of charge for private use. But it is not a very limited version, it is a full tool to clean your computer from Malware.
CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE
Spybot - Search & Destroy detects and removes spyware, a relatively new kind of threat not yet covered by common anti-virus applications.
CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE
SpywareBlaster 3.5.1 Spyware, adware, browser hijackers, and dialers are some of the fastest-growing threats on the Internet today.By simply browsing to a web page, you could find your computer to be the brand-new host of one of these unwanted fiends!
CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE
jv16 PowerTools 2006 An amazing set of tools to help you fix, repair, optimize and tune up your computer easier than ever! Does your computer seem to get slower day by day? Are you experiencing any computer problems such as crashes?
CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE
xp-AntiSpy is a little utility that lets you disable some built-in update and authentication 'features' in WindowsXP.
CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE
MRU-Blaster is a program made to do one large task - detect and clean MRU (most recently used) lists on your computer.
CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE
PowerToys add fun and functionality to the Windows experience. What are they? PowerToys are additional programs that developers work on after a product has been released.
CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE
Tweak-XP Pro - was the first tuning software especially designed for Windows XP. There are lots of third class competitive products, but only with our Tweak-XP Pro you can be sure to get the original tuning application designed for Windows XP only. There's no need to find your way through the Windows registry: use Tweak-XP Pro v4 to enable hundreds of different secret settings for Windows XP with a few mouseclicks only.
CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE VISTA
CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE XP
tweakUI This PowerToy gives you access to system settings that are not exposed in the Windows XP default user interface, including mouse settings, Explorer settings, taskbar settings, and more.
CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE
Spyware Terminator
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vStyler
Reply #2 Monday, February 26, 2007 10:50 PM
Reply #2 Monday, February 26, 2007 10:50 PM
Honestly... since the day I went Sp2 and turned on updates.along with some common sense.. I have had zero spyware, adware, virus on my PC....not one.Going on two years now.
Seems to work flawlessly for me and although all the apps listed above are fine apps.. used them all in a previous proverbial life.. I use none of them anymore.
I do use TweakUI for system customizing and tweaking. An MS Powertoy.
Seems to work flawlessly for me and although all the apps listed above are fine apps.. used them all in a previous proverbial life.. I use none of them anymore.
I do use TweakUI for system customizing and tweaking. An MS Powertoy.
Uvah
Reply #3 Tuesday, February 27, 2007 3:55 AM
Reply #3 Tuesday, February 27, 2007 3:55 AM
MS Powertoy is good as is TweakUI. Use them both and also use Fixit Utilities 4.0. It does everything from defragging the drive and registry to cleaning both. Although not free, my version I got from Kaza.comWWW Link, don't know if it is still there. Only problem is it is a P2P network and file downloads take forever. I don't use it anymore for that reason. Spyware Terminator is good with daily updates. Also yahoo has a toolbar with antispy, thats a good one too. It has already foiled several hijack attempts and blocked two trojans. Best part of it is Spyware Terminator allows you to choose what to allow or not. If you don't want it it won't happen. I still have the installer packages for AV antivirus and Ad-Aware. Thinking of reinstalling them in place of Norton.
ArileenDesign
Reply #4 Tuesday, February 27, 2007 5:49 AM
Reply #4 Tuesday, February 27, 2007 5:49 AM
thanks MySecret, VStyler and Uvah
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Jafo
Reply #5 Tuesday, February 27, 2007 6:48 AM
Reply #5 Tuesday, February 27, 2007 6:48 AM
Note...for Bitdefender users...you'll need to keep away from Spybot and A squared.....both cause issues....
Unlike Norton, Bitdefender does NOT cause issues with the OS....just a few spyware proggies....
ArileenDesign
Reply #6 Tuesday, February 27, 2007 9:22 AM
'insightful' or 'trolling'?
Quentin broke his mind on this question
Reply #6 Tuesday, February 27, 2007 9:22 AM
Note...for Bitdefender users...you'll need to keep away from Spybot and A squared.....both cause issues....
Unlike Norton, Bitdefender does NOT cause issues with the OS....just a few spyware proggies....
Unlike Norton, Bitdefender does NOT cause issues with the OS....just a few spyware proggies....
'insightful' or 'trolling'?
Quentin broke his mind on this question
sydneysiders
Reply #7 Tuesday, February 27, 2007 9:38 AM
just gave you an 'insightful'!!....
thanks alot for all the info Quentin.....have just sent the link off to quite a few needy people!.....
Reply #7 Tuesday, February 27, 2007 9:38 AM
'insightful' or 'trolling'?
just gave you an 'insightful'!!....
thanks alot for all the info Quentin.....have just sent the link off to quite a few needy people!.....
ArileenDesign
Reply #8 Tuesday, February 27, 2007 9:44 AM
just gave you an 'insightful'!!....
thanks alot for all the info Quentin.....have just sent the link off to quite a few needy people!.....
thanks Sydneysiders
Reply #8 Tuesday, February 27, 2007 9:44 AM
just gave you an 'insightful'!!....
thanks alot for all the info Quentin.....have just sent the link off to quite a few needy people!.....
thanks Sydneysiders
Uvah
Reply #10 Wednesday, February 28, 2007 4:41 AM
Reply #10 Wednesday, February 28, 2007 4:41 AM
Just went after Spyware Blaster. Now I'm gonna get rid of Norton. Having to pay them to renew subscription...Hmph....rather give it to WC. At least I know what I got...HA HA
Bebi Bulma
Reply #11 Wednesday, February 28, 2007 4:57 AM
Good luck with that, Norton is an insidious beast. I got rid of it myself and went with AVG Pro.
Reply #11 Wednesday, February 28, 2007 4:57 AM
Just went after Spyware Blaster. Now I'm gonna get rid of Norton.
Good luck with that, Norton is an insidious beast. I got rid of it myself and went with AVG Pro.
MySecret
Reply #12 Wednesday, February 28, 2007 6:34 AM
Good luck with that, Norton is an insidious beast.
Very True
I would suggest using a registry cleaner like jv16 Powertools to clean any remaining files...It had been included with a new computer & even though it was not activated before uninstalling there were still a # of reg entries jv16 removed. 
Testing a program called DriveSentry ..a Firewall for your drives.
DriveSentry is the world’s first provider of firewall software for computer drives. It provides computer users with zero-day protection against malicious threats without the need for software patches or updates. Its patent-pending software gives computer users the ability to control what applications and programs write to their drives, in real-time, preventing damage or corruption to personal files. DriveSentry takes a different approach to conventional security measures that rely on signatures or behavioral analysis of viruses, Trojans and malware to identify malicious threats.
Its a very small program and took just over 5 mins to scan about 22 Gb It automatically listed my installed programs as safe but gave me the option for example to disable Windows Media player writing to the registry. I had used Zone Alarm & this works the same way but a much smaller imprint & no system resources except when newly scanning.
I've installed 2 new programs & I am very pleased so far
WooHoo finally made a proper link About time huh?
It's My Secret
Reply #12 Wednesday, February 28, 2007 6:34 AM
Good luck with that, Norton is an insidious beast.
Very True
I would suggest using a registry cleaner like jv16 Powertools to clean any remaining files...It had been included with a new computer & even though it was not activated before uninstalling there were still a # of reg entries jv16 removed. 
Testing a program called DriveSentry ..a Firewall for your drives.
DriveSentry is the world’s first provider of firewall software for computer drives. It provides computer users with zero-day protection against malicious threats without the need for software patches or updates. Its patent-pending software gives computer users the ability to control what applications and programs write to their drives, in real-time, preventing damage or corruption to personal files. DriveSentry takes a different approach to conventional security measures that rely on signatures or behavioral analysis of viruses, Trojans and malware to identify malicious threats.
Its a very small program and took just over 5 mins to scan about 22 Gb It automatically listed my installed programs as safe but gave me the option for example to disable Windows Media player writing to the registry. I had used Zone Alarm & this works the same way but a much smaller imprint & no system resources except when newly scanning.
I've installed 2 new programs & I am very pleased so far
WooHoo finally made a proper link
About time huh? It's My Secret
ArileenDesign
Reply #13 Wednesday, February 28, 2007 1:53 PM
applauses!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reply #13 Wednesday, February 28, 2007 1:53 PM
WooHoo finally made a proper link About time huh?
applauses!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MySecret
Reply #14 Saturday, March 3, 2007 12:38 PM
Reply #14 Saturday, March 3, 2007 12:38 PM
Here is another good (FREE) program to have
PC INSPECTOR™ File Recovery 4.x is a data recovery program that supports the FAT 12/16/32 and NTFS file systems.
File Recovery
Also want to add that I have been testing Drive Sentry extensively...installing & uninstalling apps...scanning..changing various settings and am very pleased. It takes a bit to teach it which programs to trust and remember but once set you are not bothered again unless the program does something unusual. It uses about 50% cpu initially when scanning your computer but only 1% after that. It is also easy to use by selecting trust this program in the dropdown box of the popup and then allow & remember. Find the link in the above posts.
It has a free 30 day trial...fully usable and is only 29.95 US
I also found the last free version of jv16 PwerTools ...the others listed are trial only at oldversion.com
Version 1.3
It's My Secret
PC INSPECTOR™ File Recovery 4.x is a data recovery program that supports the FAT 12/16/32 and NTFS file systems.
File Recovery
Also want to add that I have been testing Drive Sentry extensively...installing & uninstalling apps...scanning..changing various settings and am very pleased. It takes a bit to teach it which programs to trust and remember but once set you are not bothered again unless the program does something unusual. It uses about 50% cpu initially when scanning your computer but only 1% after that. It is also easy to use by selecting trust this program in the dropdown box of the popup and then allow & remember. Find the link in the above posts.
It has a free 30 day trial...fully usable and is only 29.95 USI also found the last free version of jv16 PwerTools ...the others listed are trial only at oldversion.com
Version 1.3
It's My Secret
vStyler
Reply #15 Saturday, March 3, 2007 2:54 PM
Reply #15 Saturday, March 3, 2007 2:54 PM
Regseeker is an an extremely fast tool for scrubbing your registry for anything u need to find and dlete.
http://www.hoverdesk.net/freeware.htm
Couple of other nice freeware apps there too.
http://www.hoverdesk.net/freeware.htm
Couple of other nice freeware apps there too.
ArileenDesign
Reply #17 Saturday, March 3, 2007 5:15 PM
Reply #17 Saturday, March 3, 2007 5:15 PM
thanks all for put your software here and for help us to keep clear and powerfull our PC 
MISTERAMD
Reply #18 Saturday, March 3, 2007 9:07 PM
Reply #18 Saturday, March 3, 2007 9:07 PM
You forget X-Setup. A fine registry program to make things faster and change things so that the way explorer looks is different. You can add logo's to Explorer, Internet Explorer and many more..
Also Ad Aware that searching your system for any trojan horse, adaware and other spyware such as dialers and so one..
The free AVG Antivirus is also a good program
And Advanced System Optimizer were you can scan for files that points to nowhere, scan your registry for register engtries that doesn't exist anymore, takes backup of files, registry,..., you can change the way windows is, by adding screens to windows and so on...
Also Ad Aware that searching your system for any trojan horse, adaware and other spyware such as dialers and so one..
The free AVG Antivirus is also a good program
And Advanced System Optimizer were you can scan for files that points to nowhere, scan your registry for register engtries that doesn't exist anymore, takes backup of files, registry,..., you can change the way windows is, by adding screens to windows and so on...
MySecret
Reply #19 Saturday, March 3, 2007 9:22 PM
Reply #19 Saturday, March 3, 2007 9:22 PM
Good catch MISTERAMD...I use both Adaware & AVG free ...actually scrolled back up kicking myself for not adding them
I'll check those out, thanks
It's My Secret
I'll check those out, thanks
It's My Secret
MISTERAMD
Reply #20 Sunday, March 4, 2007 11:17 AM
You have them know on this page
Reply #20 Sunday, March 4, 2007 11:17 AM
Good catch MISTERAMD...I use both Adaware & AVG free ...actually scrolled back up kicking myself for not adding them
I'll check those out, thanks
It's My Secret
I'll check those out, thanks
It's My Secret
You have them know on this page
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Reply #1 Monday, February 26, 2007 10:43 PM
I would like to add
A-squared Free removes reliably: Trojans, Backdoors, Keyloggers, Rootkits, Worms, Bots, Dialers & Spyware, Adware and updates daily
Spybot - Search & Destroy (FREE) detects and removes spyware, a relatively new kind of threat not yet covered by common anti-virus applications
SpywareBlaster (FREE) Prevent the installation of ActiveX-based spyware, adware, browser hijackers, dialers, and other potentially unwanted software.
# Block spyware/tracking cookies in Internet Explorer and Mozilla/Firefox.
# Restrict the actions of potentially unwanted sites in Internet Explorer.
jv16 PowerTools is a Software Manager, Startup Manager, Registry Manager, Registry Cleaner, Registry Finder, Registry Find and Replace, Disk Wiper, Privacy Protector & more
xp-AntiSpy (FREE)allows you to disable the Windows authentication, disable all error reporting to Microsoft & quickly disable some unneeded Windows services with a simple click of the button...Warning:
**The Domains www.xp-antispy.de and www.xpantispy.de are neither part of the project xp-AntiSpy
The owner tries to foist a Dialer program on his visitors.
Don't fall for it, and avoid these domains! The correct site is xpantispy.org
MRU-Blaster (FREE) is a program made to do one large task - detect and clean MRU (most recently used) lists on your computer. This program deletes lists not found by any of the above programs
I use all of the above as well as CCleaner, Ad-Aware Personal & AVG antivirus
As a result in 6 years I have never used Microsoft's updates to keep my computer safe except for 1 ....the update to fix the new Time change coming up in March
Hoping more people will add any great programs they use
ps Quentin94 I told you I had many more secrets
It's My Secret