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[http://www.gena01.com/win32pad/  win32pad ]&nbsp;&nbsp; a small notepad replacement (~ 45 KB) <BR>
[http://www.gena01.com/win32pad/  win32pad ]&nbsp;&nbsp; a small notepad replacement (~ 45 KB) <BR>
[http://www.chmaas.handshake.de/ Hex-editor XVI32 ]&nbsp;- a small hex editor (~ 850 KB)<BR>
[http://www.chmaas.handshake.de/ Hex-editor XVI32 ]&nbsp;- a small hex editor (~ 850 KB)<BR>
<font color="#ff00ff">-></font> [http://www.zdnet.de/downloads/prg/x/2/de0DX2-wc.html AIDA]&nbsp; &nbsp; - system/hardware information tool  <font color="#ff00ff">Not the original link because Site is  closed and tool discontinued</font>
<font color="#ff00ff">'''==>'''</font> [http://www.zdnet.de/downloads/prg/x/2/de0DX2-wc.html AIDA]&nbsp; &nbsp; - system/hardware information tool  <font color="#ff00ff">Not the original link because Site is  closed and tool discontinued</font>
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[http://www.cdspeed2000.com/go.php3?link=download.html Nero Info Tools ]&nbsp;- information about CD/R/RW/DVD-drive, media ,aspi drivers<BR>
[http://www.cdspeed2000.com/go.php3?link=download.html Nero Info Tools ]&nbsp;- information about CD/R/RW/DVD-drive, media ,aspi drivers<BR>
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[http://www.etc.ugal.ro/cchiculita/software/slowcopy.htm slowcopy.]&nbsp;<BR>
[http://www.etc.ugal.ro/cchiculita/software/slowcopy.htm slowcopy.]&nbsp;<BR>
[http://www.windowspowerpro.com Powerpro]&nbsp; <BR>
[http://www.windowspowerpro.com Powerpro]&nbsp; <BR>
<font color="#ff00ff">->[http://www.myie2.com/ MyIE2]&nbsp;&nbsp; Not the original link because it was dead</font>
<font color="#ff00ff">'''==>'''[http://www.myie2.com/ MyIE2]&nbsp;&nbsp; Not the original link because it was dead</font>
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[http://home.mnet-online.de/horst.muc/ PopSel]&nbsp;<BR>
[http://home.mnet-online.de/horst.muc/ PopSel]&nbsp;<BR>
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[http://www.winguides.com WinGuides]&nbsp;&nbsp; -- handy registry hacks<BR>
[http://www.winguides.com WinGuides]&nbsp;&nbsp; -- handy registry hacks<BR>
[http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=2952277&linkID=2475161 VoloView AutoCAD viewer ]&nbsp;&nbsp; -- view and print AutoCAD files without owning AutoCAD itself<BR>
[http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=2952277&linkID=2475161 VoloView AutoCAD viewer ]&nbsp;&nbsp; -- view and print AutoCAD files without owning AutoCAD itself<BR>
<font color="#ff00ff">[http://www.pmail.com Pegasus Mail]&nbsp;&nbsp; </font>-- free email program <font color="#ff00ff">Not the original link because it was dead</font><BR>
<font color="#ff00ff">'''==>'''[http://www.pmail.com Pegasus Mail]&nbsp;&nbsp; </font>-- free email program <font color="#ff00ff">Not the original link because it was dead</font><BR>
[http://www.outertech.com CacheMan]&nbsp;&nbsp; -- memory optimizer<BR>
[http://www.outertech.com CacheMan]&nbsp;&nbsp; -- memory optimizer<BR>
[http://www.sysinternals.com/MiscellaneousUtilities.html BgInfo ]&nbsp;&nbsp; -- shows basic computer info on wallpaper (handy for maintenance accounts)<BR>
[http://www.sysinternals.com/MiscellaneousUtilities.html BgInfo ]&nbsp;&nbsp; -- shows basic computer info on wallpaper (handy for maintenance accounts)<BR>
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<font color="#ff00ff">-></font>[http://www.leechget.net/en/ LeechGet]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Downloadmanager <font color="#ff00ff">There was no link at all</font><BR>
<font color="#ff00ff">'''==>'''</font>[http://www.leechget.net/en/ LeechGet]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Downloadmanager <font color="#ff00ff">There was no link at all</font><BR>
[http://www.pspad.com/index_en.html PSPad]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Another great editor : PSPAD It's like UltraEdit but freeware ! <BR>
[http://www.pspad.com/index_en.html PSPad]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Another great editor : PSPAD It's like UltraEdit but freeware ! <BR>
<font color="#ff00ff">-></font>[http://home.arcor.de/jensaltmann/JFE/jfe_eng.htm Jens File Editor ]&nbsp;</font>Yet another freeware editor (more for programmers) <font color="#ff00ff">Not the original link because it was broken</font><BR>
<font color="#ff00ff">'''==>'''</font>[http://home.arcor.de/jensaltmann/JFE/jfe_eng.htm Jens File Editor ]&nbsp;</font>Yet another freeware editor (more for programmers) <font color="#ff00ff">Not the original link because it was broken</font><BR>
[http://galan.dogmalab.ru/bin/typeandrun.zip New version of TAR]&nbsp;<BR>
[http://galan.dogmalab.ru/bin/typeandrun.zip New version of TAR]&nbsp;<BR>
[http://members.ozemail.com.au/~nulifetv/freezip/freeware/dsfsr.exe dsfsr.exe]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a file search and replace utility contained in 9kb &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[http://members.ozemail.com.au/~nulifetv/freezip/freeware Website of the author ]&nbsp;
[http://members.ozemail.com.au/~nulifetv/freezip/freeware/dsfsr.exe dsfsr.exe]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a file search and replace utility contained in 9kb &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[http://members.ozemail.com.au/~nulifetv/freezip/freeware Website of the author ]&nbsp;
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[http://www.caravan.ru/~alexch/download/View64.zip viewer ]&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;probably the best viewer replacement for Lister<BR>
[http://www.caravan.ru/~alexch/download/View64.zip viewer ]&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;probably the best viewer replacement for Lister<BR>
[http://www.pawprint.net/ WorldTime ]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a freeware World Clock with map, astro data, and atomic clock synchronization features....<BR>
[http://www.pawprint.net/ WorldTime ]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a freeware World Clock with map, astro data, and atomic clock synchronization features....<BR>
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<span class=comment>Since we are now talking about general useful tools, here are some that I currently use everyday/often (*sorry if somebody already posted these).Programs to change the look and feel:</font><BR>
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[http://www.smartbarxp.com/ SmartBarXP]&nbsp;&nbsp; - Adds a customizable informational stylish bar on the side of the screen.<BR>
[http://www.smartbarxp.com/ SmartBarXP]&nbsp;&nbsp; - Adds a customizable informational stylish bar on the side of the screen.<BR>
[http://www.desktopsidebar.com/ Desktop Sidebar]&nbsp;&nbsp; - Same as above, some differences between form and functionality.<BR>
[http://www.desktopsidebar.com/ Desktop Sidebar]&nbsp;&nbsp; - Same as above, some differences between form and functionality.<BR>
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[http://www.iconzone.com/ Iconpackager]&nbsp;&nbsp; (system icon sets), and there's more.<BR>
[http://www.iconzone.com/ Iconpackager]&nbsp;&nbsp; (system icon sets), and there's more.<BR>
[http://www.tgtsoft.com/ StyleXP]&nbsp;&nbsp; - A Windows themed skinning program, much like Windowblinds but better. (*Actually, I just use the StyleXP skins, you can just switch the skins in Desktop Properties)<BR>
[http://www.tgtsoft.com/ StyleXP]&nbsp;&nbsp; - A Windows themed skinning program, much like Windowblinds but better. (*Actually, I just use the StyleXP skins, you can just switch the skins in Desktop Properties)<BR>
<span class=comment>And if you want to go all out and change your whole shell:Go to </font><BR>
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[http://shellcity.net/cgi-bin/DB_Search/db_search.cgi?setup_file=topicpage.setup.cgi&submit_search=yes&topic=A Shell Extension City]&nbsp;&nbsp; and<BR>
[http://shellcity.net/cgi-bin/DB_Search/db_search.cgi?setup_file=topicpage.setup.cgi&submit_search=yes&topic=A Shell Extension City]&nbsp;&nbsp; and<BR>
[http://shell-shocked.org/shells.php Shell-Shocked]&nbsp;&nbsp; and <BR>
[http://shell-shocked.org/shells.php Shell-Shocked]&nbsp;&nbsp; and <BR>
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[http://shellcity.net/cgi-bin/DB_Search/db_search.cgi?setup_file=topicpage.setup.cgi&submit_search=yes&topic=B here]&nbsp;&nbsp; are more programs to change your Windows look and <BR>
[http://shellcity.net/cgi-bin/DB_Search/db_search.cgi?setup_file=topicpage.setup.cgi&submit_search=yes&topic=B here]&nbsp;&nbsp; are more programs to change your Windows look and <BR>
[http://software.deviantart.com/?platform=4 Deviantart]&nbsp;&nbsp; has most of the programs that are skinnable or skins other programs.<BR>
[http://software.deviantart.com/?platform=4 Deviantart]&nbsp;&nbsp; has most of the programs that are skinnable or skins other programs.<BR>
<span class=comment>Security/network related:</font><BR>
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[http://www.agnitum.com/ Agnitum Outpost Firewall]&nbsp;&nbsp; - IMHO, the best firewall.<BR>
[http://www.agnitum.com/ Agnitum Outpost Firewall]&nbsp;&nbsp; - IMHO, the best firewall.<BR>
[http://www.glocksoft.com/aatools.htm AATools]&nbsp;&nbsp; - Tool to check proxies and it has other tools like email verifier, port scanner, whois, etc.<BR>
[http://www.glocksoft.com/aatools.htm AATools]&nbsp;&nbsp; - Tool to check proxies and it has other tools like email verifier, port scanner, whois, etc.<BR>
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[http://freenetproject.org/ Freenet Project ]&nbsp;- Encrypted anonymous network.<BR>
[http://freenetproject.org/ Freenet Project ]&nbsp;- Encrypted anonymous network.<BR>
[http://www.serje.net/sen/ Hiew ]&nbsp;- Dissassembler, try <BR>
[http://www.serje.net/sen/ Hiew ]&nbsp;- Dissassembler, try <BR>
<font color="#ff00ff">[http://www.softpedia.com/get/Programming/Debuggers-Decompilers-Dissasemblers/WDASM.shtml W32DASM]&nbsp;</font>and <font color="#ff00ff">Not the original link because it was broken</font><BR>
<font color="#ff00ff">==>[http://www.softpedia.com/get/Programming/Debuggers-Decompilers-Dissasemblers/WDASM.shtml W32DASM]&nbsp;</font>and <font color="#ff00ff">Not the original link because it was broken</font><BR>
<font color="#ff00ff">[http://www.compuware.com/products/driverstudio/softice.htm SoftIce ]&nbsp;</font>(debugger) if you find it.<font color="#ff00ff">Not the original link because there were no link at all</font><BR>
<font color="#ff00ff">==>[http://www.compuware.com/products/driverstudio/softice.htm SoftIce ]&nbsp;</font>(debugger) if you find it.<font color="#ff00ff">Not the original link because there were no link at all</font><BR>
[http://anon.inf.tu-dresden.de/index_en.html JAP ]&nbsp;- Anonymous surfing going through "mixes".<BR>
[http://anon.inf.tu-dresden.de/index_en.html JAP ]&nbsp;- Anonymous surfing going through "mixes".<BR>
[http://www.atstake.com/products/lc/ LC 4 ]&nbsp;- "Password" recovery...<BR>
[http://www.atstake.com/products/lc/ LC 4 ]&nbsp;- "Password" recovery...<BR>
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[http://www.safer-networking.org/ Spybot Search and Destroy]&nbsp;&nbsp; - Free tool to get rid of adware and spyware.<BR>
[http://www.safer-networking.org/ Spybot Search and Destroy]&nbsp;&nbsp; - Free tool to get rid of adware and spyware.<BR>
[http://www.realvnc.com/ VNC - Wooohooo]&nbsp;, a free remote control software.<BR>
[http://www.realvnc.com/ VNC - Wooohooo]&nbsp;, a free remote control software.<BR>
<span class=comment>Windows optimizing/performance programs:</font><BR>
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[http://www.acelogix.com/ Ace Utilitie]&nbsp;s - A great set of utilities that gets rid of ALL your history .....<BR>
[http://www.acelogix.com/ Ace Utilitie]&nbsp;s - A great set of utilities that gets rid of ALL your history .....<BR>
[http://www.executive.com/diskeeper/diskeeper.asp Diskeeper ]&nbsp;- it keeps your disk(s) always defragmented and when you do it manually, it's faster than the Windows version <BR>
[http://www.executive.com/diskeeper/diskeeper.asp Diskeeper ]&nbsp;- it keeps your disk(s) always defragmented and when you do it manually, it's faster than the Windows version <BR>
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[http://www.ursoftware.com/ Your Uninstaller! ]&nbsp;- it removes all the registry, folders, and files that are left after you uninstall a program.<BR>
[http://www.ursoftware.com/ Your Uninstaller! ]&nbsp;- it removes all the registry, folders, and files that are left after you uninstall a program.<BR>
[http://www.tune-up.com/ TuneUp Utilities]&nbsp;&nbsp; - !!!This is the mother load of optimizing programs!!!! This is the best, it has everything!<BR>
[http://www.tune-up.com/ TuneUp Utilities]&nbsp;&nbsp; - !!!This is the mother load of optimizing programs!!!! This is the best, it has everything!<BR>
<span class=comment>Miscellaneous:</font><BR>
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[http://www.relaxingsoftware.com/ Atmosphere Nature Sound Generator ]&nbsp;- Generates relaxing sounds to soothe your mind, body, and soul.<BR>
[http://www.relaxingsoftware.com/ Atmosphere Nature Sound Generator ]&nbsp;- Generates relaxing sounds to soothe your mind, body, and soul.<BR>
[http://www.autopatcher.com/ Auto Patcher ]&nbsp;- Updates your Windows OS to the newest updates without going to Window Updates. It's useful for new installations.<BR>
[http://www.autopatcher.com/ Auto Patcher ]&nbsp;- Updates your Windows OS to the newest updates without going to Window Updates. It's useful for new installations.<BR>
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[http://education.ti.com/product/software/derive/features/features.html Texas Instruments Derive]&nbsp;&nbsp; - Math program.<BR>
[http://education.ti.com/product/software/derive/features/features.html Texas Instruments Derive]&nbsp;&nbsp; - Math program.<BR>
[http://users.otenet.gr/~jtcliper/tgf/ The Godfather ]&nbsp;- Free mp3 tag editor.<BR>
[http://users.otenet.gr/~jtcliper/tgf/ The Godfather ]&nbsp;- Free mp3 tag editor.<BR>
<span class=comment>Other sites full of utilities:</font><BR>
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[http://www.acronis.com/ Acronis]&nbsp;<BR>
[http://www.acronis.com/ Acronis]&nbsp;<BR>
[http://www.executive.com/ Executive Software]&nbsp;<BR>
[http://www.executive.com/ Executive Software]&nbsp;<BR>
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[http://www.graphcalc.com/ Graphcalc]&nbsp;&nbsp; A very good graphical & scientific calculator <BR>
[http://www.graphcalc.com/ Graphcalc]&nbsp;&nbsp; A very good graphical & scientific calculator <BR>
<span class=comment>Very good news readers :</font><BR>
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[http://www.bnr2.org/ Binary News Reaper 2 (BNR2)]&nbsp;&nbsp; This one is multithreaded & Multiserver, ideal for broadband <BR>
[http://www.bnr2.org/ Binary News Reaper 2 (BNR2)]&nbsp;&nbsp; This one is multithreaded & Multiserver, ideal for broadband <BR>
[http://xnews.newsguy.com/ XNews ]&nbsp;This one is for regular connections, but with many features <BR>
[http://xnews.newsguy.com/ XNews ]&nbsp;This one is for regular connections, but with many features <BR>
[http://www.pmail.com/ Pegasus Mail ]&nbsp;A very safe mail client <BR>
[http://www.pmail.com/ Pegasus Mail ]&nbsp;A very safe mail client <BR>
<font color="#ff00ff">[http://www.wintotal.de/softw/index.php?rb=40&id=454 Winkey ]&nbsp;</font>or<font color="#ff00ff">[http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_description/0,fid,5506,00.asp Winkey]&nbsp;</font> A very handy tool to use with your "windows" key <font color="#ff00ff">Not the original links because both were broken</font><BR>
<font color="#ff00ff">'''==>'''[http://www.wintotal.de/softw/index.php?rb=40&id=454 Winkey ]&nbsp;</font>or<font color="#ff00ff">'''==>'''[http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_description/0,fid,5506,00.asp Winkey]&nbsp;</font> A very handy tool to use with your "windows" key <font color="#ff00ff">Not the original links because both were broken</font><BR>
<font color="#ff00ff">[http://www.zdnet.de/downloads/prg/x/2/de0DX2-wc.html AIDA]&nbsp;&nbsp; </font>A very good system information utility <font color="#ff00ff"> Not the original link because Site is  closed and tool discontinued </font></font><BR>
<font color="#ff00ff">'''==>'''[http://www.zdnet.de/downloads/prg/x/2/de0DX2-wc.html AIDA]&nbsp;&nbsp; </font>A very good system information utility <font color="#ff00ff"> Not the original link because Site is  closed and tool discontinued </font></font><BR>
[http://www.blueskyheart.com/ Blue Sky Heart ]&nbsp;Very nice icons and wallpapers :<BR>
[http://www.blueskyheart.com/ Blue Sky Heart ]&nbsp;Very nice icons and wallpapers :<BR>
[http://www.foobar2000.com/ Foobar ]&nbsp;A good MP3 player which can play MP3 files hiden inside "rar" compressed files<BR>
[http://www.foobar2000.com/ Foobar ]&nbsp;A good MP3 player which can play MP3 files hiden inside "rar" compressed files<BR>
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[http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/source/sdelete.shtml sdelete]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Secure deleting files and it rewrites file content (as "schredders" other software<BR>
[http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/source/sdelete.shtml sdelete]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Secure deleting files and it rewrites file content (as "schredders" other software<BR>
[http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/contig.shtml Contig]&nbsp;  analyze file-defragmentation, then allows to defragment single file (first app, I've seen to offer that), multiple files, it is directory recursive<BR>
[http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/contig.shtml Contig]&nbsp;  analyze file-defragmentation, then allows to defragment single file (first app, I've seen to offer that), multiple files, it is directory recursive<BR>
<font color="#ff00ff">[http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/Sync.html  Sync]&nbsp;</font> flushes modified file-system data from cache to disk <font color="#ff00ff">&nbsp;&nbsp;Not the original link because it was broken</font><BR>
<font color="#ff00ff">'''==>'''[http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/Sync.html  Sync]&nbsp;</font> flushes modified file-system data from cache to disk <font color="#ff00ff">&nbsp;&nbsp;Not the original link because it was broken</font><BR>
[http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/bginfo.shtml  Bginfo]&nbsp;&nbsp; that draws bitmaps for desktops,<BR>
[http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/bginfo.shtml  Bginfo]&nbsp;&nbsp; that draws bitmaps for desktops,<BR>
<span class=comment>2. And many many other commandline utilites, that I also use, but mostly in batch files, rather than from TC's command-line. Here are listed only the sites with the most crucial and indispensable</font><BR>
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<font color="#ff00ff">'''==>'''[http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities.html Sysinternals site map here]&nbsp;</font><font color="#ff00ff">&nbsp;&nbsp;Not the original link because it was broken</font><BR>
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[http://www.gammadyne.com/cmdline.htm backup9.exe and dels.exe]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I couldn't live without them<BR>
[http://www.gammadyne.com/cmdline.htm backup9.exe and dels.exe]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I couldn't live without them<BR>
[http://www.bastet.com/software/software.html Doze.exe&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Beep.exe ]&nbsp;, Doze.exe puts pauses into batch files  Beep.exe plays sounds with system-speaker<BR>
[http://www.bastet.com/software/software.html Doze.exe&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Beep.exe ]&nbsp;, Doze.exe puts pauses into batch files  Beep.exe plays sounds with system-speaker<BR>
[http://www.securitysoftware.cc Sustain.exe]&nbsp;Securitysoftware, I start from TC's command-line<BR>
[http://www.securitysoftware.cc Sustain.exe]&nbsp;Securitysoftware, I start from TC's command-line<BR>
<span class=comment>Stevemiller, I especially use  from Win32 Console ToolBox 1.0 package</font><BR>
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[http://stevemiller.net/apps global.exe]&nbsp;<BR>
[http://stevemiller.net/apps global.exe]&nbsp;<BR>
[http://www.bitsum.com Bitsum,]&nbsp;many many useful programs, for trimming executables, etc.<BR>
[http://www.bitsum.com Bitsum,]&nbsp;many many useful programs, for trimming executables, etc.<BR>
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[http://dictionary.reference.com http://dictionary.reference.com]&nbsp;<BR>
[http://dictionary.reference.com http://dictionary.reference.com]&nbsp;<BR>
[http://chitchat.at.infoseek.co.jp/vmware/vfd.html  Virtual Floppy Driver ]&nbsp;nice tool to create modify and test floppy images<BR>
[http://chitchat.at.infoseek.co.jp/vmware/vfd.html  Virtual Floppy Driver ]&nbsp;nice tool to create modify and test floppy images<BR>
<font color="#ff00ff">[http://www.nwoods.com/sanscript/evaluation.htm Sanscript]</font>&nbsp;, a truly visual programming tool and it's free.<font color="#ff00ff">&nbsp;&nbsp;Not the original link because you had to register first</font><BR>
<font color="#ff00ff">'''==>'''[http://www.nwoods.com/sanscript/evaluation.htm Sanscript]</font>&nbsp;, a truly visual programming tool and it's free.<font color="#ff00ff">&nbsp;&nbsp;Not the original link because you had to register first</font><BR>
[http://www.palma.com.au/winroll/ winroll]&nbsp;&nbsp;rollup a window or all open windows to their title bar, minimize to tray, to the background, toggle always on top....<BR>
[http://www.palma.com.au/winroll/ winroll]&nbsp;&nbsp;rollup a window or all open windows to their title bar, minimize to tray, to the background, toggle always on top....<BR>
[http://www.pexus.com/ X-Deep/32 ]&nbsp;- is an X Window Server for Windows NT/2000/9X/ME/XP<BR>
[http://www.pexus.com/ X-Deep/32 ]&nbsp;- is an X Window Server for Windows NT/2000/9X/ME/XP<BR>
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[http://sourceforge.net/projects/diff-ext/ Diff-Ext]&nbsp;Win32 shell extension. Allows to launch diff/merge tools on selected files, much like the one that comes with Beyond Compare<BR>
[http://sourceforge.net/projects/diff-ext/ Diff-Ext]&nbsp;Win32 shell extension. Allows to launch diff/merge tools on selected files, much like the one that comes with Beyond Compare<BR>
[http://www.autohotkey.com/  Autohotkey]&nbsp;Take some time and read a bit through the pages. I think you'll be as amazed as I was.  <BR>
[http://www.autohotkey.com/  Autohotkey]&nbsp;Take some time and read a bit through the pages. I think you'll be as amazed as I was.  <BR>
<span class=comment>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ok, two incredibly useful utilities that show the power of OpenSource. These are probably the best of its kind:<BR>
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1. <span class=smaller>Alt-Tab replacement <b>TaskSwitchXP</b>.  The 2.0 series offers a tremendous load of features, there's not much more that can be implemented I think:</font></font> <BR>
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|1. <font size="1">Alt-Tab replacement </font>'''TaskSwitchXP'''.  <font size="1">The 2.0 series offers a tremendous load of features, there's not much more that can be implemented I think:</font>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/taskswitchxp/TaskSwitchXP_2.0.4b.exe?download TaskSwitchXP_2.0.4b Setup]&nbsp;&nbsp; Everything can be configured: size of preview picture, font, <BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/taskswitchxp/TaskSwitchXP_2.0.4b.exe?download TaskSwitchXP_2.0.4b Setup]&nbsp;&nbsp; Everything can be configured: size of preview picture, font, <BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[ http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/taskswitchxp/TaskSwitchXP_2.0.4b-bin.zip?download TaskSwitchXP_2.0.4b zip ]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;hotkeys, minimize to tray function, exclusions, preview picture, etc...<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/taskswitchxp/TaskSwitchXP_2.0.4b-bin.zip?download TaskSwitchXP_2.0.4b zip ]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;hotkeys, minimize to tray function, exclusions, preview picture, etc...<BR>
<span class=comment>2.</font>[http://windirstat.sourceforge.net/  WinDirStat]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It offers statistics and coloring per file type, can read single folders, supports zooming...<BR>
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<span class=comment>, a treemap alternative to[http://www.win.tue.nl/sequoiaview/ SequoiaView,]&nbsp;[http://www.miclog.com/dm/index.shtml DiskMapper]&nbsp;&nbsp;and the formerly best [http://www.werkema.com/software/spacemonger.html SpaceMonger]&nbsp;<BR>
|style=" color:brown; background:#e0e0e0"|2.
Check [http://windirstat.sourceforge.net/windirstat.jpg this pic ]&nbsp;&nbsp; and you will know what I mean.</font><BR>
|style="background:white; width=100px"|[http://windirstat.sourceforge.net/  WinDirStat]
|style="color:black;background:white"|It offers statistics and coloring per file type, can read single folders, supports zooming...
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|, a treemap alternative to&nbsp;[http://www.win.tue.nl/sequoiaview/ SequoiaView,]&nbsp;[http://www.miclog.com/dm/index.shtml DiskMapper]&nbsp;&nbsp;and the formerly best&nbsp;[http://www.werkema.com/software/spacemonger.html SpaceMonger]&nbsp;
Check&nbsp;[http://windirstat.sourceforge.net/windirstat.jpg this pic ]&nbsp;&nbsp; and you will know what I mean.
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[http://www.flos-freeware.ch/notepad2.html  Notepad2]&nbsp;&nbsp;as Notepad replacement. <BR>
[http://www.flos-freeware.ch/notepad2.html  Notepad2]&nbsp;&nbsp;as Notepad replacement. <BR>
[http://blog.dream4ever.org/Files/Fantast/NoteXPad_1452_EN.zip NoteXPad] &nbsp;&nbsp;replacement of Notepad developed with Win32ASM. It means fast speed, small size<BR>
[http://blog.dream4ever.org/Files/Fantast/NoteXPad_1452_EN.zip NoteXPad] &nbsp;&nbsp;replacement of Notepad developed with Win32ASM. It means fast speed, small size<BR>
<span class=comment>My Tips for TextEditors: </font><BR>
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|My Tips for TextEditors:  
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[http://notepadex.cjb.net/ NotepadEx ] &nbsp;&nbsp;SingleFileEditing:<BR>
[http://notepadex.cjb.net/ NotepadEx ] &nbsp;&nbsp;SingleFileEditing:<BR>
[http://www.notetab.com/  NoteTabLight ]&nbsp;&nbsp;MultiFileEditing<BR>
[http://www.notetab.com/  NoteTabLight ]&nbsp;&nbsp;MultiFileEditing<BR>
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<!-- [http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml  Startup Control Panel]&nbsp;&nbsp;[http://www.sysinternals.com/  AutoRuns]&nbsp;&nbsp; --> <span class=comment>[http://www.wintotal.de/softw/index.php?rb=39&id=460">Tray Manager </A> seems to superseede Mlin's [http://www.mlin.net/TraySaver.shtml"> TraySaver</A>. While there, Mike Lin's [http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml">Startup Control Panel</A>&nbsp;&nbsp; should be replaced by [http://www.sysinternals.com/">AutoRuns</A>&nbsp;&nbsp;. His <A HREF="http://www.mlin.net/MCL.shtml MCL]&nbsp;&nbsp; by <A HREF="http://galanc.com/index.html?page=0&lang=en TAR]&nbsp;&nbsp;, and <A HREF="http://www.mlin.net/Clipomatic.shtml Clipomatic]&nbsp;&nbsp; by <A HREF="http://www.nakka.com/soft/clcl/index_eng.html CLCL ]&nbsp;&nbsp; ;-) </font><BR>
<!-- [http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml  Startup Control Panel]&nbsp;&nbsp;[http://www.sysinternals.com/  AutoRuns]&nbsp;&nbsp; -->  
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|[http://www.wintotal.de/softw/index.php?rb=39&id=460 Tray Manager ] seems to superseede Mlin's [http://www.mlin.net/TraySaver.shtml TraySaver]. While there, Mike Lin's [http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml Startup Control Panel]&nbsp;&nbsp; should be replaced by [http://www.sysinternals.com/AutoRuns AutoRuns]&nbsp;&nbsp;. His [http://www.mlin.net/MCL.shtml MCL]&nbsp;&nbsp; by [http://galanc.com/index.html?page=0&lang=en TAR]&nbsp;&nbsp;, and [http://www.mlin.net/Clipomatic.shtml Clipomatic]&nbsp;&nbsp; by [http://www.nakka.com/soft/clcl/index_eng.html CLCL ]&nbsp;&nbsp; ;-)  
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[[CLCL]]: Clipboard Caching Utility
[[CLCL]]: Clipboard Caching Utility


<span class=comment>Autoruns can only show you the entries, if you wanna change them use[http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/strun.html  StartupRun]&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><BR>
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|Autoruns can only show you the entries, if you wanna change them use&nbsp;[http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/strun.html  StartupRun]&nbsp;&nbsp;
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[http://www.totalcmd.net/plugring/Camp.html Camp]&nbsp;&nbsp;  <BR>
[http://www.totalcmd.net/plugring/Camp.html Camp]&nbsp;&nbsp;  <BR>
[http://www.nakka.com/soft/clcl/plugin/tlfind001.lzh search]&nbsp;&nbsp; Plugin for CLCL<BR>
[http://www.nakka.com/soft/clcl/plugin/tlfind001.lzh search]&nbsp;&nbsp; Plugin for CLCL<BR>
[http://www.nakka.com/soft/clcl/plugin/tlhist001_rus.zip History]&nbsp;&nbsp;Plugin for CLCL<BR>
[http://www.nakka.com/soft/clcl/plugin/tlhist001_rus.zip History]&nbsp;&nbsp;Plugin for CLCL<BR>
<span class=comment>PS Another nice one who was mentioned by Icfu in [http://www.ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?p=59665#59665">another thread </A>&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A HREF="http://www.mediachance.com/free/renamer.htm Oscar's File Renamer]&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><BR>
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|PS Another nice one who was mentioned by Icfu in [http://www.ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?p=59665#59665 another thread]&nbsp;&nbsp;- [http://www.mediachance.com/free/renamer.htm Oscar's File Renamer]&nbsp;&nbsp;
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[http://www.tinyapps.org/ tinyapps.org]&nbsp;&nbsp;plenty of very small and usefull apps of all categories on this address<BR>
[http://www.tinyapps.org/ tinyapps.org]&nbsp;&nbsp;plenty of very small and usefull apps of all categories on this address<BR>
[http://galanc.com/bin/tar470b5.zip TypeAndRun version 4.70 beta5 ]&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR>
[http://galanc.com/bin/tar470b5.zip TypeAndRun version 4.70 beta5 ]&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR>
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[http://www.1stclock.com/ The 1st Clock ]&nbsp;&nbsp;IMHO is the best TClockEx's follower (esp. 3.0 version with CPU and mem usage). But it is not free.<BR>
[http://www.1stclock.com/ The 1st Clock ]&nbsp;&nbsp;IMHO is the best TClockEx's follower (esp. 3.0 version with CPU and mem usage). But it is not free.<BR>
[http://opcug.ca/public/Reviews/PTB-Sync.htm PTBSync]&nbsp;&nbsp;It offers much more than a customizable tray-clock (Time sync, desktop calendar and more), but AFAIK all other functions can be disabled <BR>
[http://opcug.ca/public/Reviews/PTB-Sync.htm PTBSync]&nbsp;&nbsp;It offers much more than a customizable tray-clock (Time sync, desktop calendar and more), but AFAIK all other functions can be disabled <BR>
<span class=Toolcomment>PTBSync installer:"Before you can install PTBSync, outdated or missing system files have to be updated.Please download and install the ElmueSoft System Updater!Do you want to surf to the PTBSync Update Page on Elmue's homepage now ?"<BR>
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</font><span class=comment>Hmmm. Not sure if i want to allow this ;-) </font><BR>
|PTBSync installer:"Before you can install PTBSync, outdated or missing system files have to be updated.Please download and install the ElmueSoft System Updater!Do you want to surf to the PTBSync Update Page on Elmue's homepage now ?"
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|Hmmm. Not sure if i want to allow this ;-)  
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[http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/nircmd.html  nircmd ]&nbsp;&nbsp;It can beep your PC speaker, copy content of files to clipboard, eject CDROM, modify volume, hide windows, show message boxes, modify INI files like wincmd.ini and even replace LST2MULTI.<BR> [http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/nircmd2.html#using Don't miss the extensive help file:]&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR>
[http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/nircmd.html  nircmd ]&nbsp;&nbsp;It can beep your PC speaker, copy content of files to clipboard, eject CDROM, modify volume, hide windows, show message boxes, modify INI files like wincmd.ini and even replace LST2MULTI. [http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/nircmd2.html#using '''Don't miss the extensive help file:''']&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR>
[ http://www.commandline.co.uk/cmdow/index.html CMDOW Commandline Window Utility]&nbsp;&nbsp;This (oops, what a fat monster) 31kb baby is specialized in window manipulation of all kinds<BR>
[http://www.commandline.co.uk/cmdow/index.html CMDOW Commandline Window Utility]&nbsp;&nbsp;This (oops, what a fat monster) 31kb baby is specialized in window manipulation of all kinds<BR>
[http://www.rjlsoftware.com/software/utility/search/ Simple Search-Replace]&nbsp;&nbsp;Great and FREE tool to search and replace Text in multiple files<BR>
[http://www.rjlsoftware.com/software/utility/search/ Simple Search-Replace]&nbsp;&nbsp;Great and FREE tool to search and replace Text in multiple files<BR>
[http://www.inforapid.de/html/searchreplace.htm InfoRapid Search & Replace]&nbsp;&nbsp;It has multiple line renaming, built-in preview, can search in .doc, .pdf files, etc...<BR>
[http://www.inforapid.de/html/searchreplace.htm InfoRapid Search & Replace]&nbsp;&nbsp;It has multiple line renaming, built-in preview, can search in .doc, .pdf files, etc...<BR>
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[http://www.nakka.com/soft/clcl/index_eng.html CLCL]&nbsp;&nbsp; <BR>
[http://www.nakka.com/soft/clcl/index_eng.html CLCL]&nbsp;&nbsp; <BR>
[http://www.nakka.com/soft/clcl/plugin/tlutl001_eng.zip Utils plugin]&nbsp;&nbsp; for CLCL <BR>
[http://www.nakka.com/soft/clcl/plugin/tlutl001_eng.zip Utils plugin]&nbsp;&nbsp; for CLCL <BR>
[ http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3860 AutoHotkey]&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR>
[http://www.autohotkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3860 AutoHotkey]&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR>
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[http://allchars.zwolnet.com AllChars]&nbsp;&nbsp;this program helps me with the typing of the special characters in every program is use.<BR>
[http://allchars.zwolnet.com AllChars]&nbsp;&nbsp;this program helps me with the typing of the special characters in every program is use.<BR>
[http://www.veex.net/maplexp  MapleXp]&nbsp;&nbsp;I'm using a work time log program on my palm not win, but check<BR>
[http://www.veex.net/maplexp  MapleXp]&nbsp;&nbsp;I'm using a work time log program on my palm not win, but check<BR>
[http://www.timewriter.com/en/download_free.php TimeWriter Freeware]&nbsp;&nbsp;[http://forum.context.cx/index.php?topic=535.0  ConTEXT Editor (Version 0.98.0) ]&nbsp;&nbsp; is available now. It finally has real word wrap, a slightly redesigned GUI and other new features.<BR>
[http://www.timewriter.com/en/download_free.php TimeWriter Freeware]&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR>
[http://www.uku.fi/~jmhuttun/english/softwares.shtml Home of Locate 32]&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR>
[http://forum.context.cx/index.php?topic=535.0  ConTEXT Editor (Version 0.98.0) ]&nbsp;&nbsp; is available now. It finally has real word wrap, a slightly redesigned GUI and other new features.<BR>
[http://www.uku.fi/~jmhuttun/files/locate30beta.exe  Direct download of Version 3.0 beta (2.99.5.7030, 3.7.2005)]&nbsp;&nbsp;[http://www.xs4all.nl/~samzen/links.html#scramble Sipher]&nbsp;&nbsp;If you ever need to make a file temporary unusable for others for some reason,<BR>
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|[http://www.uku.fi/~jmhuttun/files/locate30beta.exe  Direct download of Version 3.0 beta (2.99.5.7030, 3.7.2005)]&nbsp;&nbsp;
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[http://www.xs4all.nl/~samzen/links.html#scramble Sipher]&nbsp;&nbsp;If you ever need to make a file temporary unusable for others for some reason,<BR>
[http://xentient.com/products/thumbnails/ Xentient Thumbnails.]&nbsp;&nbsp;It replaces the generic icons for image files with the actual image.[http://www.agiles.de/tcstuff/tc_xentient.png Screenshot]&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR>
[http://xentient.com/products/thumbnails/ Xentient Thumbnails.]&nbsp;&nbsp;It replaces the generic icons for image files with the actual image.[http://www.agiles.de/tcstuff/tc_xentient.png Screenshot]&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR>
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There is a thread in the official english forum:

Useful 3rd party tools to complement TC:

where user propose some useful tools. In between those thread spans over 40 pages what makes it easily to loose track. I tried to collect all programs with their links here on one page with short descriptions (as they were available in the origin posts).When I found a link broken I tried to find a working one. That may result sometimes in a link to the wrong program - hope you will forgive me.For those who want to read the originally post I organized the links in sections for each page.

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Wizmo  
win32pad    a small notepad replacement (~ 45 KB)
Hex-editor XVI32  - a small hex editor (~ 850 KB)
==> AIDA    - system/hardware information tool Not the original link because Site is closed and tool discontinued
Nero Info Tools  - information about CD/R/RW/DVD-drive, media ,aspi drivers
frhed   An even smaller Hex Editor
Aezey TC Color Presets  a tool for managing TCMD's color presets

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Metapad 
Ifranview 
wineject 
Perfect Keyboard 
Check Identical Files v2.11         Maybe this was meant  
TexPlorer : View/Parse/edit comma-delimited files as if they were tables
Agent Ransack  is a free tool for finding files and information on your hard drive fast and efficiently.
The editor ConTEXT  
The Hex editor XVI
RegMon and FileMon etc.  Several tools for monitoring your system more closely

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newfile Create a 0 byte file in actual TC pane by pressing function key, type in the name and press enter
SciTE text editor:   I tried them all and here is the one I prefer. It is open sources, very light and 1000x more powerful than UltraEdit.
DQSD (Dave Search Quick Deskbar    A little deskbar (near the clock in the taskbar) with an edit field to make searches very quickly on Internet.
strokeit   StrokeIt is an advanced mouse gesture recognition engine and command processor.
Zoomplayer   (also must have) -
metapad 
foobar2000  (audio player)
EAC  (audio ripper)
DLMage  (lite getright)
Windows Commander Expert Options  

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crimsoneditor   Another good choice of editor, which also has FTP support and highlighting like UE
MyIE2   A must-have compliment for TC, and for every program in the world Wink, is MyIE2, the best Tabbed Web Browser, IMHO.
firebird People who like TC would try the new browser from mozilla.
PC Inspector Another useful tool (it's freeware): PC Inspector: to recover deleted files (fat and NTFS).
music.html  And here you can discover a new audio compressed format (mp3 successor??).
mpc-setup.exe   You can download a complet pack with decoder/encoder and plugins for Winamp

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slowcopy. 
Powerpro 
==>MyIE2   Not the original link because it was dead
PopSel 
killcopy It's a cool move/copy/resume copy tool for win9x/nt and also can improve the copy function for Total Commander.
Fake! A utility to use in Windows popup menu for explore/browse directories and execute files.
EDXOR EDXOR is a versatile, convenient and optimal text editor and file processor
dsDIR dsDIR saves a list of all files in a directory (not include subdir, just 4K!).

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FileClipper  This program allows to paste to any text editor filenames of files copied to clipboard from explorer
SlimBrowser    - not so popular as Opera or myIE, but definitely worth trying.
IrfanView 
Beyond Compare    . This is an amazing program which goes far beyond TotCmd's file and folder comparison features.
4NT and Take Command 32   powerful internal commands, aliases, batch file functions and variables, and automatic command-line recall...
Firebird (version 0.7) 
Ecco32, the best Windows outlining program  
Ecco32 discussed here 
Winkey   is free, tiny, and provides great configurable shortcuts if you have a Windows key on your keyboard.
PC Magazine    has hundreds of tiny utilities, of which I use a dozen or so. They are no longer free, but for about $20 one has access to all of them for a year
PIE (Picture Information Extractor)   fastest JPEG viewer which I have found.

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Diskmapper 2.0    . This is by far the best utility that I've seen, for analyzing disk space usage.its price is unusually high for a single-function utility ($50)
Sequoiaview   for analyzing disk space usage - it's freeware.
Spybot Search & Destroy   -- detects and destroys spyware, adware, malware, etc.
CD ripper     
Convert   -- unit convertion util
Languard Network Security Scanner   -- network info tool
NTFSDOS and others 
VNC remote control   -- remotely control other PCs on the network or internet
EniG.  Periodic Table of the Elements
PixScan 2000  -- find duplicate graphic files
TClockEx   -- customizable date/time for the tray Maybe the same as proposed here  Not the original link because it was dead
WinGuides   -- handy registry hacks
VoloView AutoCAD viewer    -- view and print AutoCAD files without owning AutoCAD itself
==>Pegasus Mail   -- free email program Not the original link because it was dead
CacheMan   -- memory optimizer
BgInfo    -- shows basic computer info on wallpaper (handy for maintenance accounts)
AIDA32   -- in-depth system info Not the original link because it was dead
Blat   -- sends emails from DOS
WebDrive   -- maps FTP sites as a drive letter, eg. G:
UltraEDIT  probably the best acsii/ hex editor
MacroExpress, superb. miracle utility for automation in all windowsbased programs.
Buzof   close every window that pops up automatically you can even use it to install programs without intervention if you use the default install of a program often.
AutoMate   Well, the quest on finding the best macro tool is going to get more fascinating!

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best crypt  : drive encryption better than drive crypt (lost a container once, not funny)
Ultramon   : two monitor tool
Daemontools  : iso mounter
netpersec:   internet speed tool (looking for a good one that monitors longer interval)
trillian  : combines ICQ AOL MSN Yahoo
objectdock  : best lauch toolbar at least it looks like the Mac toolbar that zooms in out look/feels fantastic
Buzof   did i mention this one = Very Happy
outpost firewall  (agnitum): emule and use scanlist without having processor burning up.
zoomplayer  : nicely configurable

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alternative Shells!
They replace the Explorer Shell, that means:
Taskbar (with Startmenu, Running Tasks, Systray, Clock,...)
Desktop (Items and Contextmenu)
Hotkeys (e.g. Win+E)

Blackbox 4 Windows   (i suggest systembarEx with that: [1]   )
LiteStep  (grandfather of windows shell replacements)
GeoShell  (try release 4.*!! 5.x and 6.x are only 4 testing)
xoblite  - blackbox branch with integrated systembar
SharpE  
ishell 
Bluebox  (nothing available here yet... but the "old" version is still somewhere out there)
miranda   - free lightweight fast instantmessenger
open office   - wordprocessing at it's best ( i like the latex style formula editor )
>scintilla - yeah, already discussed here
metapad   ( Texteditor for smaller needs )
Irfanview   Gfx viewer
Proxomitron  Proxy+Filtering
AltTab++   - (highly configurable taskswitching)
ftp server   - ( i don't need another client - i got tcmd Smile )
Wget  (binaries, cmdline downloader)
eclipse   full featured IDE
PowerOff small program to schedule a shutdown/reboot/logoff/poweroff/Standby/Hibernate/Lock/Wake-On-LAN at a certain time
wizmo   cmdline tool for changing se
powermenue  nhancement for the system menuof all windows. adds always on top, transparency, priority, minimize to tray

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TAR 
MCL 
Extreme movie manager  best Movie collection manager prgram:
outpost  best personal firewall :(handles block IP list without eating up CPU and very accurate rule wizard)
emule  best P2P:

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As-U-Type     spell-checking program
Navroad or Likse by Faico     offline web reader
helios     HTML editor in which there is a Web viewer

There are several free offline browsers to choose from: http://www.trustmeher.net/freeware/offlinebrowsers.htm


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Offline Explorer.  

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Protowall     for all users who do P2P

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==>LeechGet    Downloadmanager There was no link at all
PSPad     Another great editor : PSPAD It's like UltraEdit but freeware !
==>Jens File Editor  Yet another freeware editor (more for programmers) Not the original link because it was broken
New version of TAR 
dsfsr.exe     a file search and replace utility contained in 9kb     Website of the author  

Use it as a button for example:
command: dsfsr.exe
parameters: %P

viewer       probably the best viewer replacement for Lister
WorldTime      a freeware World Clock with map, astro data, and atomic clock synchronization features....
Versaverter      a freeware flexible unit conversion
emeditor 
text viewer      Best text viewer replacement for the Lister. Not free, but head and shoulders above the field.


Since we are now talking about general useful tools, here are some that I currently use everyday/often (*sorry if somebody already posted these).Programs to change the look and feel:

SmartBarXP   - Adds a customizable informational stylish bar on the side of the screen.
Desktop Sidebar   - Same as above, some differences between form and functionality.
Stardock programs   - A plethora of programs to change your Windows looks, ranging from
Windowblinds   (skinning) to
DesktopX   (dynamic items on desktop to do almost anything) to
ObjectDock  (have a dock like Macs) to
ObjectBar   (your own Start menu) to
Iconpackager   (system icon sets), and there's more.
StyleXP   - A Windows themed skinning program, much like Windowblinds but better. (*Actually, I just use the StyleXP skins, you can just switch the skins in Desktop Properties)

And if you want to go all out and change your whole shell:Go to

Shell Extension City   and
Shell-Shocked   and
Choose Your Shell   for shell reviews, and
here   are more programs to change your Windows look and
Deviantart   has most of the programs that are skinnable or skins other programs.

Security/network related:

Agnitum Outpost Firewall   - IMHO, the best firewall.
AATools   - Tool to check proxies and it has other tools like email verifier, port scanner, whois, etc.
Cain & Abel   - Password recovery with some network tools.
Eraser   - Free tool to securely delete your data, includes the Guttman method.
Eset NOD32   - IMHO, the greatest antivirus software...
Ethereal   - Network sniffer.
Freenet Project  - Encrypted anonymous network.
Hiew  - Dissassembler, try
==>W32DASM and Not the original link because it was broken
==>SoftIce  (debugger) if you find it.Not the original link because there were no link at all
JAP  - Anonymous surfing going through "mixes".
LC 4  - "Password" recovery...
MultiProxy   - Proxy server to connect to proxies for anonymous surfing.
PGP   - I hope everybody knows what this is.
Proxomitron   - IMHO, the best web filter out there, it stops everything, from popups to malicious scripts to cookies and it goes great with JD filters.
Spybot Search and Destroy   - Free tool to get rid of adware and spyware.
VNC - Wooohooo , a free remote control software.

Windows optimizing/performance programs:

Ace Utilitie s - A great set of utilities that gets rid of ALL your history .....
Diskeeper  - it keeps your disk(s) always defragmented and when you do it manually, it's faster than the Windows version
JV16 Powertools  - Tools to optimize Windows.
Tweak UI  - Tweak UI and some other Windows powertools.
Your Uninstaller!  - it removes all the registry, folders, and files that are left after you uninstall a program.
TuneUp Utilities   - !!!This is the mother load of optimizing programs!!!! This is the best, it has everything!

Miscellaneous:

Atmosphere Nature Sound Generator  - Generates relaxing sounds to soothe your mind, body, and soul.
Auto Patcher  - Updates your Windows OS to the newest updates without going to Window Updates. It's useful for new installations.
BartPE  - Windows PE builder.
Babylon  - An offline dictionary. You should get it if you are looking for a multilingual dictionary or just a plain dictionary.
Bitzi Bitcollider  - Download verified programs.
CDCheck  - Recovers files on CDs.
Easy Message  - Free lite universal IM program.
FlashFXP  - FTP or FXP program.
Fsum  - The best checksum program, ...
Klient   - IRC program.
Media Player Classic  - Better than Windows Media Player in most aspects.
Opera Search.ini Editor  - Edit your search.ini to add more aliases.
PC Activity Monitor  - Monitor the ones you hate or are suspicious about. Go to keylogger.org for reviews.
Renamer   - A good renaming tool.
Sleipnir  - A good browser.
StrokeIt  - Mouse gestures for Windows and every program.
Texas Instruments Derive   - Math program.
The Godfather  - Free mp3 tag editor.

Other sites full of utilities:

Acronis 
Executive Software 
Paragon 
PowerQuest 
Sysinternals  (*This one has mostly free programs.)
Winternals   (*Commercial site of Sysinternals.)

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Graphcalc   A very good graphical & scientific calculator

Very good news readers :

Binary News Reaper 2 (BNR2)   This one is multithreaded & Multiserver, ideal for broadband
XNews  This one is for regular connections, but with many features
Pegasus Mail  A very safe mail client
==>Winkey  or==>Winkey  A very handy tool to use with your "windows" key Not the original links because both were broken
==>AIDA   A very good system information utility Not the original link because Site is closed and tool discontinued
Blue Sky Heart  Very nice icons and wallpapers :
Foobar  A good MP3 player which can play MP3 files hiden inside "rar" compressed files
Crimson Editor   A very good text editor with FTP support :
Nncron    - a powerful scripting tool and automation manager
Chandler  personal information management tool
Keynote 
InfoStore 
Access Folders functionality as the TC Directory hotlist in windows file dialogs

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DUN Timed Disconnect  a scheduled hangup program
IrfanView 
K9 
spamihilator 
CopyHandler Copy Handler program is a small tool designed for copy/move files and folders between different storage medias
TypeAndRun 
New version of PowerPro is ou 
Textpipe 
Powergrep 
txtCollector 
Dariolius Text splitter

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sdelete     Secure deleting files and it rewrites file content (as "schredders" other software
Contig  analyze file-defragmentation, then allows to defragment single file (first app, I've seen to offer that), multiple files, it is directory recursive
==>Sync  flushes modified file-system data from cache to disk   Not the original link because it was broken
Bginfo   that draws bitmaps for desktops,

2. And many many other commandline utilites, that I also use, but mostly in batch files, rather than from TC's command-line. Here are listed only the sites with the most crucial and indispensable

==>Sysinternals site map here   Not the original link because it was broken

Gammadyne, almoust as crucial as Sysinternals

backup9.exe and dels.exe     I couldn't live without them
Doze.exe    Beep.exe  , Doze.exe puts pauses into batch files Beep.exe plays sounds with system-speaker
Sustain.exe Securitysoftware, I start from TC's command-line

Stevemiller, I especially use from Win32 Console ToolBox 1.0 package

global.exe 
Bitsum, many many useful programs, for trimming executables, etc.
wizmo.exe I also use wizmo.exe...
http://www.pcguide.com 
http://en.wikipedia.org 
http://en.wiktionary.org 
http://foldoc.doc.ic.ac.uk 
http://www.astalavista.com 
http://explanation-guide.info 
http://dictionary.reference.com 
Virtual Floppy Driver  nice tool to create modify and test floppy images
==>Sanscript , a truly visual programming tool and it's free.  Not the original link because you had to register first
winroll  rollup a window or all open windows to their title bar, minimize to tray, to the background, toggle always on top....
X-Deep/32  - is an X Window Server for Windows NT/2000/9X/ME/XP
FileAlyzer and FoldAlyzer   displays information: General, Version, Resources, PE Header, Sections, Import/Export table, Hex dump, Image preview, Text preview, INI contents, .....and lots of folder information (FoldAlyzer)
TypeAndRun 
tarp_hotkeys.zip   New TypeAndRun plugin tarp_hotkeys added - Hot Keys Global Control.
tar_system v.1.7   TypeAndRun plugin

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xcd   tool to change directories quickly
The Font Thing  Font Manager that ( seems to have problems with OpenType fonts)
AMP FontViewer  Font Viewer
Opcion Font Viewer  Font Viewer
Fontlinge   Font Manager

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TypeAndRun 
TypeAndRun Full distributive    (all languages + all plugins + Author's sample config);
TypeAndRun light distributive    (Russian and English languages only).
MenuApp Show the files in the directory embedded into the right click menu or a startlist and lots more
PSpad  New Version
Diff-Ext Win32 shell extension. Allows to launch diff/merge tools on selected files, much like the one that comes with Beyond Compare
Autohotkey Take some time and read a bit through the pages. I think you'll be as amazed as I was.

    Ok, two incredibly useful utilities that show the power of OpenSource. These are probably the best of its kind:
1. Alt-Tab replacement TaskSwitchXP. The 2.0 series offers a tremendous load of features, there's not much more that can be implemented I think:

    TaskSwitchXP_2.0.4b Setup   Everything can be configured: size of preview picture, font,
    TaskSwitchXP_2.0.4b zip         hotkeys, minimize to tray function, exclusions, preview picture, etc...

2. WinDirStat It offers statistics and coloring per file type, can read single folders, supports zooming...
, a treemap alternative to SequoiaView, DiskMapper  and the formerly best SpaceMonger 

Check this pic    and you will know what I mean.

Notepad2  as Notepad replacement.
NoteXPad   replacement of Notepad developed with Win32ASM. It means fast speed, small size

My Tips for TextEditors:

NotepadEx   SingleFileEditing:
NoteTabLight   MultiFileEditing
EditPad Lite.  multi-lingual, multi-file search-and-replace, and multi-file save. sophisticated optionfor printing out txt-files

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MetaPad  my favourite Notepad replacement editor
Win32Pad  there is only one notepad replacement

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PSPad  The Best Text-Editor i ever found
WinMerge  File/Folder Synchronisation:
KDiff3  File/Folder Synchronisation:
WindowPinner  if you want TC to stay on top sometimes
ProcessTamer  watches CPU consumption of running processes and lowers priority when a process moves towards 100%
slax  an Slackware based inux minidistro that just fits on a mini CD-R(W) (180 or 210 Mb).
Genie Backup Manager Pro 6   a file backup program
tools from Paragon    partition managing
Raxco Perfect Disk   The best defrager IMO
Executive Software Undelete: Replaces the unreliable Windows Recycle Bin.
Spinrite 6   When things are nasty and partitions or hole hard disks are lost (supports everything from FAT to Linux to Novell file systems)
GetDataBack   When things are nasty and partitions or hole hard disks are lost .for NTFS (or FAT)
TaskArrange   This is really neat
TraySaver  but it is not really stable and not intended to rearrange the
Tasbar Commander   I was using Tasbar Commander at work, but TaskArrange looks much better.
Tray Manager   restores tray icons when explorer.exe crashes. You can also choose which icons you want to display in a tray menu instead.

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Tray Manager seems to superseede Mlin's TraySaver. While there, Mike Lin's Startup Control Panel   should be replaced by AutoRuns  . His MCL   by TAR  , and Clipomatic   by CLCL    ;-)

CLCL: Clipboard Caching Utility

Autoruns can only show you the entries, if you wanna change them use StartupRun  

Camp  
search   Plugin for CLCL
History  Plugin for CLCL

PS Another nice one who was mentioned by Icfu in another thread  - Oscar's File Renamer  

tinyapps.org  plenty of very small and usefull apps of all categories on this address
TypeAndRun version 4.70 beta5   
regeditx  a nice Regedit enhancement

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LupasRename 5.0  Totally free and useful file renaming utility with some features not found in TCs Multi rename tool.
Flexible Renamer  It's not *just another renamer* but one with a different approach and GUI style.
TClock Light  free tray clock replacement.
Dave's Quick Search Deskbar  a search tool that displays a customizable clock(when idle) on the taskbar

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tclock ex

  very light and customizable and of course freeware
LClock (free of course)   is a modified (stripped down) version of Kazuto Sato's TClock Light.
The 1st Clock   IMHO is the best TClockEx's follower (esp. 3.0 version with CPU and mem usage). But it is not free.
PTBSync  It offers much more than a customizable tray-clock (Time sync, desktop calendar and more), but AFAIK all other functions can be disabled

PTBSync installer:"Before you can install PTBSync, outdated or missing system files have to be updated.Please download and install the ElmueSoft System Updater!Do you want to surf to the PTBSync Update Page on Elmue's homepage now ?"
Hmmm. Not sure if i want to allow this ;-)


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TrayIconClock  a free analog clock in my tray
win32pad german  

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nircmd   It can beep your PC speaker, copy content of files to clipboard, eject CDROM, modify volume, hide windows, show message boxes, modify INI files like wincmd.ini and even replace LST2MULTI. Don't miss the extensive help file:  
CMDOW Commandline Window Utility  This (oops, what a fat monster) 31kb baby is specialized in window manipulation of all kinds
Simple Search-Replace  Great and FREE tool to search and replace Text in multiple files
InfoRapid Search & Replace  It has multiple line renaming, built-in preview, can search in .doc, .pdf files, etc...
Katmouse  utility is to enhance the functionality of mice with a scroll wheel

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CLCL  
Utils plugin   for CLCL
AutoHotkey  

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Allnetic Working Time Tracker   It was free until version 1.7.4, now shareware, and the free one is not supported anymore
AllChars  this program helps me with the typing of the special characters in every program is use.
MapleXp  I'm using a work time log program on my palm not win, but check
TimeWriter Freeware  
ConTEXT Editor (Version 0.98.0)    is available now. It finally has real word wrap, a slightly redesigned GUI and other new features.

Home of Locate 32   Direct download of Version 3.0 beta (2.99.5.7030, 3.7.2005)  

Sipher  If you ever need to make a file temporary unusable for others for some reason,
Xentient Thumbnails.  It replaces the generic icons for image files with the actual image.Screenshot  

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IrfanView  
AnalogX  Some tiny, very useful tools can be found here

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Resource Hacker  
Process Explorer  
ConTEXT Version 0.98  I use it as my Notepad replacement for years

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DM2  adds some useful features to the minimize/restore buttons and the system menu.

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