Free Best Windows XP, Windows 7 Softwares 2012 updated

EASY STOP & place to grab the best Windows freeware!

Most popular applications for 2012.

For XP, Vista, Windows 7 

All of these applications are Reliable, and WORK GREAT  in most any system.
This software is FREE...and ALL are malware/spyware CLEAN... 
Links are directly to the developers/providers site so you can check out all the details and features of an application.
You ALWAYS get the up-to-date version

Scroll through each category you like and download your selections to desktop for install.

It couldn't be easier...
Optional items or toolbars are sometimes auto-selected in freeware, so be sure to deselect these during your software installation...
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**MUST Have apps. for ANY OS**

Adobe  Reader; Flash Player; AIR; Shockwave Player; http://www.adobe.com/downloads/
CCLeaner; http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download
DirectX End-User Runtime Web Installer; http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/e...displaylang=en
Java; http://www.java.com/en/download/index.jsp 
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1) Anti-Virus/Security;
Avast Free AV; http://www.avast.com/free-antivirus-download 
AVG Free; http://free.avg.com/us-en/download.prd-afh 
Avira Free; http://www.avira.com/en/avira-free-antivirus 
Comodo Firewall; http://personalfirewall.comodo.com/free-download.html 
Comodo Internet Security; http://www.comodo.com/home/internet-...t-security.php 
Microsoft Security Essentials; http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/secur...s/default.aspx 
OutPostFree Security Suite; (multi-platform full-functional Free Internet Security Suite) http://free.agnitum.com/ 
Rising Antivirus Free Edition; http://www.freerav.com/ 
SpywareBlaster; http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/ 
Sandboxie;http://www.sandboxie.com/index.php?DownloadSandboxie 
ZoneAlarm Free Firewall; http://www.zonealarm.com/security/en...e-firewall.htm 
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a) Anti-Spam*
BullGuard Spamfilter; http://www.bullguard.com/products/bu...filter-10.aspx 
MailWasher; http://www.mailwasher.net/ 
Spamfence; http://www.spamfence.net/about-spamfence.html 
Spamihilator; http://www.spamihilator.com/ 
POPFile; http://getpopfile.org/#News 
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b) File Security*
Metascan Online (files to 40MB); http://www.metascan-online.com/ 
Panda USB Vaccine; (USB anti-malware) http://www.pandasecurity.com/homeuse...ds/usbvaccine/ 

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2) Audio;
ASIO4ALL - Universal ASIO Driver For WDM Audio; http://www.asio4all.com/ 
Audacity; http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ 
EAC-Exact Audio Copy; http://www.exactaudiocopy.de/ 
Foobar2000; http://www.foobar2000.org/ 
FreeCommander; http://www.freecommander.com/index.htm 
Free Music Converter; http://www.freemusicconverter.net/ 
MusicBrainz Picard (labeler); http://musicbrainz.org/doc/MusicBrainz_Picard 
MP3TAG (labeler); http://www.mp3tag.de/en/ 
Power Sound Editor Free; http://www.free-sound-editor.com/ 
Rename Master; http://www.joejoesoft.com/cms/showpage.php?cid=108 
Songbird; http://getsongbird.com/product/ 
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a) Music downloader*
Songr; https://sites.google.com/site/getsongr/ 
StreamWriter (internet-radio recorder); http://streamwriter.org/en/ 
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3) Browsers;
Avant Browser; http://www.avantbrowser.com/default.aspx?uil=en-US 
Comodo Dragon; http://www.comodo.com/home/browsers-...rs/browser.php 
Firefox; http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/new/  Mozbackup; http://mozbackup.jasnapaka.com/  
Google Chrome; http://www.google.com/chrome/index.h...&utm_medium=ha 
kylo; http://kylo.tv/ 
Maxthon Browser; http://www.maxthon.com/ 
Opera; http://www.opera.com/ 
RockMelt (beta); http://www.rockmelt.com/ 
Safari for PC or mac; http://www.apple.com/safari/ 
SpaceTime-3D Browser/search; http://www.spacetime.com/home.php 
SRWare Iron; http://www.srware.net/en/software_srware_iron.php  
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a) RSS readers*
FeedDemon; http://www.feeddemon.com/ 
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4) CD/DVD Burning & Tools;
bitRipper- DVD to AVI software; http://www.bitripper.com/ 
CDBurnerXP; http://cdburnerxp.se/ 
BurnAware Free; http://www.burnaware.com/burnaware_free.html 
DeepBurner; http://www.deepburner.com/index.php 
DVDShrink; http://www.dvdshrink.org/ 
Free Easy CD DVD Burner; http://www.koyotesoft.com/indexEn.html 
Free ISO Burner; http://www.freeisoburner.com/ 
ImgBurn; http://www.imgburn.com/ 
Infra Recorder; http://infrarecorder.org/ 
Nero Kwik Media; http://www.nero.com/enu/downloads-nbl-free.php 
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5) Codec packs; 
CCCP; http://www.cccp-project.net/wiki/ind...itle=Main_Page 
K-Lite Codec pack; http://www.codecguide.com/download_kl.htm 
Shark007; http://shark007.net/win7codecs.html 
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6) CPU, Hardware & Memory testing tools;
CPUID; http://www.cpuid.com/ 
CoreTemp; http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/ 
Disk Benchmark; http://www.attotech.com/products/pro...Disk_Benchmark 
GPU-Z; http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/ 
HWiNFO/32/64 Tools (Professional System Information and Diagnostics); http://www.hwinfo.com/ 
IntelBurn Test; http://majorgeeks.com/IntelBurnTest_d5987.html 
Memtest86; http://www.memtest.org/ 
OCCT; http://www.ocbase.com/index.php/software/20-occt 
Prime95; http://www.mersenne.org/ 
RealTemp; http://www.techpowerup.com/realtemp/ 
SIW - System Information for Windows; http://www.gtopala.com/ 
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7) Data & File Recovery - In order of user ratings…
Recuva; http://www.piriform.com/recuva/features 
Mini-Tool; http://www.powerdatarecovery.com/ 
EASEUS; http://www.easeus.com/product.htm 
PC Inspector; http://www.pcinspector.de/default.htm?language=1 
TestDisc; http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk_Download 
PhotoRec; http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/PhotoRec 
Restoration; http://www.aumha.org/a/recover.php 
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8) Encryption;
TrueCrypt; http://www.truecrypt.org/downloads 
AxCrypt; http://www.axantum.com/axcrypt/ 
dsCrypt; http://members.ozemail.com.au/~nulif...ezip/freeware/ 
Pismo File Mount; http://www.pismotechnic.com/pfm/ap/ 
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9) Extraction and Compression;
7-Zip; http://www.7-zip.org/ 
ExtractNow; http://www.extractnow.com/ 
HaoZip; http://www.haozip.com/Eng/index_en.htm  or http://www.softpedia.com/get/Compres...s/HaoZip.shtml 
IZArc; http://www.izarc.org/ 
PeaZip; http://www.peazip.org/ 
Universal Extractor; http://legroom.net/software/uniextract 
Winrar; http://www.win-rar.com/download.html 
ZipGenius; http://www.zipgenius.com/ 
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10) File transfer & sharing;
Ares; http://www.ares.com/ 
eMule; http://www.emule-project.net/home/perl/general.cgi?l=1 
Free Download Manager; http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/ 
FrostWire; http://www.frostwire.com/ 
JDownloader; http://jdownloader.org/ 
Live SkyDrive-(25GB Windows cloud file share); http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/w...e-file-storage 
Mipony-download manager; http://www.mipony.net/ 
PeerBlock; http://www.peerblock.com/ 
Shareaza; http://shareaza.sourceforge.net/ 
Tixati; (+1) http://www.tixati.com/  
uTorrent; http://www.utorrent.com/ 
Vuze; http://www.vuze.com/  
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a) FTP Clients*
FileZilla; http://filezilla-project.org/ 
PuTTY; http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ 
WinSCP; http://winscp.net/eng/docs/introduction 
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11) Hash tools;
Febooti fileTweak Hash & CRC; http://www.febooti.com/products/file.../hash-and-crc/ 
HashTab; http://www.implbits.com/Products/HashTab.aspx 
HashMyFiles; http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/hash_my_files.html 
HashCheck Shell Extension; http://code.kliu.org/hashcheck/ 
Marxio File Checksum Verifier; http://download.cnet.com/Marxio-File...b_content;main 
MD5summer (Windows MD5 Sum generator); http://download.cnet.com/MD5summer/3...-10050856.html 
Microsoft File Checksum Integrity Verifier; http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/e...3-7365c1686c08 
WinMD5Free; http://www.winmd5.com/download/winmd5free.zip 
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12) Home & OFFICE;
CSVed; http://csved.sjfrancke.nl/index.html 
Everything Search: http://www.voidtools.com/  
FileLocator Lite; http://www.mythicsoft.com/Page.aspx?...&page=download 
FreeOCR; http://www.paperfile.net/ 
JR Directory Printer; http://www.spadixbd.com/freetools/jdirprint.htm  
(The JR Directory Printer Utility allows you to print a listing of every file contained within a directory and/or subdirectory(ies).)
Microsoft Mathematics; http://www.microsoft.com/education/t...atics_4.0.aspx 
NFOPad; http://thd.dyndns.org/s_nfopad.php  
Q10; http://www.baara.com/q10/ 
QTranslate; http://quest-app.appspot.com/home 
SimpleOCR; http://www.simpleocr.com/ 
Speckie-Spell check for IE; also for IE9 http://www.speckie.com/home/ 
Stickies - Any Windows OS; http://www.zhornsoftware.co.uk/stickies/ 
Total Commander (file manager); http://www.ghisler.com/index.htm 
Wunderlist (great task manager); http://www.6wunderkinder.com/wunderlist/  
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a) MICROSOFT Office Alternatives*
LibreOffice; http://www.libreoffice.org/  
OpenOffice.org; http://www.openoffice.org/ 
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b) PDF readers/writers*
Bullzip PDF Printer; http://www.bullzip.com/products/pdf/info.php#download 
CutePDF; http://www.cutepdf.com/ 
doPDF; http://www.dopdf.com/ 
Foxit PDF reader; http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/ 
Nitro PDF Reader; http://www.nitroreader.com/ 
PDFill PDF Editor; http://www.pdfill.com/download.html 
PDF Creator; http://www.pdfforge.org/ 
PDF-XChange; http://www.tracker-software.com/prod...xchange-viewer 
Sumatra PDF; http://blog.kowalczyk.info/software/...df-reader.html 
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13) Image & Photo Editing;
Artweaver; http://www.artweaver.de/home-en/ 
GIMP; http://www.gimp.org/ 
IrfanView; http://www.irfanview.com/ 
Inkscape-vector graphics editor; http://inkscape.org/ 
Light Image Resizer; http://www.obviousidea.com/windows-s...image-resizer/ 
Paint.NET; http://www.getpaint.net/download.html 
PaintStar; http://sites.google.com/site/wangzhenzhou/home#new 
PhotoFiltre; http://photofiltre.free.fr/frames_en.htm 
Photoscape; http://www.photoscape.org/ps/main/index.php 
PhotoWipe; (magic eraser) http://www.hanovsolutions.com/?prod=PhotoWipe 
Picasa; http://picasa.google.com/#utm_campai...tm_term=picasa 
XnView; http://www.xnview.com/en/features.html 
Zoner Photo Studio; http://free.zoner.com/download.asp 
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a) Creative tools*Blender (3D images); http://www.blender.org/ 
GIF Viewer; http://www.gifviewer.org/ 
GIF Resizer-(portable & works in Windows 7 also); http://www.ashongsoft.com/howto-resi...animation.html 
PicPick; http://www.picpick.org/ 
PowerBullet Presenter; http://powerbullet.com/info.php 
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14) ISO tools;
Alchohol 52% Free Edition; http://www.free-downloads.net/progra...utmk=233181854 
Daemon Tools; http://www.daemon-tools.cc/eng/downloads 
ei.cfg removal tool; http://code.kliu.org/misc/win7utils/ 
ImDisk (virtual disk driver); http://www.ltr-data.se/opencode.html/#ImDisk 
MagicDisc; http://www.magiciso.com/tutorials/mi...c-overview.htm 
TotalMounter; http://www.kernsafe.com/product/totalmounter.aspx 
Virtual CloneDrive http://www.slysoft.com/en/virtual-clonedrive.html 
WinCDEmu (lightweight CD/DVD/BD emulator); http://wincdemu.sysprogs.org/ 
Windows 7 ISO Image Edition Switcher; http://code.kliu.org/misc/win7utils/ 
Windows 7 USB/DVD Tool; http://wudt.codeplex.com/ 
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(Free use up to 300mb file size)
Magic ISO; http://www.magiciso.com/ 
Power ISO; http://www.poweriso.com/ 
Ultra ISO; http://www.ezbsystems.com/ultraiso/download.htm 
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15) Malware detection and removal;
Malwarebytes ; http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php 
Ad-Aware; http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware.php 
Emsisoft Anti-Malware; http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/antimalware/ 
GMER; http://www.gmer.net/ 
HijackThis; http://free.antivirus.com/hijackthis/ 
Kaspersky Online Scanner; http://www.kaspersky.com.my/virusscanner.php 
NoraScan; http://www.noralabs.com/ 
OSSEC; http://www.ossec.net/main/about 
RKill; http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic308364.html 
Sophos Anti-Rootkit; http://www.sophos.com/en-us/products.../download.aspx 
Spybot Search and Destroy; http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html 
SUPERAntiSpyware; http://www.superantispyware.com/index.html 
TDSSKiller: http://support.kaspersky.com/faq/?qid=208283363 
Trend Micro HouseCall - Free Online Virus Scan; http://housecall.trendmicro.com/ 
Vba32 AntiRootkit; http://www.anti-virus.by/en/vba32arkit.shtml 
WinPatrol; http://www.winpatrol.com/ 
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16) Media Players & Centers;
AIMP; http://www.aimp.ru/ 
ALLPayer; http://www.allplayer.org/tips/tips 
GOM Player; http://www.gomlab.com/eng/GMP_download.html 
KMPlayer; http://www.kmplayer.com/korea/index.php 
Media Player Classic; http://mpc-hc.sourceforge.net/ 
Kantaris; http://kantaris.org/ 
QuickTime; http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/ 
UMPlayer; http://www.umplayer.com/ 
VLC Player; http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ 
WINAMP; http://www.winamp.com/ 
Zune; http://www.zune.net/en-us/products/s...ad/default.htm  Offline installer; http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/e...displaylang=en 
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a) Media Centers*
Ashampoo ClipFinder HD- Online video finder/viewer; https://www.ashampoo.com/en/usd/pin/...-ClipFinder-HD 
Boxee; http://www.boxee.tv/ 
Hulu-desktop; http://www.hulu.com/labs/hulu-desktop 
MediaPortal; http://www.team-mediaportal.com/ 
XBMC- player and media center app.; http://xbmc.org/about/ 
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17) Programming;
AutoIt; http://www.autoitscript.com/site/autoit/ 
Code::Blocks; http://www.codeblocks.org/ 
ConTEXT; http://www.contexteditor.org/ 
Crimson Editor; http://www.crimsoneditor.com/ 
DAMN NFO Viewer; http://www.softpedia.com/get/Office-...O-Viewer.shtml 
Flashdevelop; http://osflash.org/flashdevelop 
GetDiz; http://www.outertech.com/en/notepad-replacement 
HxD; http://mh-nexus.de/en/downloads.php?product=HxD 
jGRASP; http://www.jgrasp.org/ 
Notepad++; http://notepad-plus-plus.org/ 
Programmer's Notepad; http://www.pnotepad.org/ 
SharpDevelop; http://www.icsharpcode.net/OpenSource/SD/ 
Win32Pad; http://winscp.net/eng/docs/introduction 
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18) Remote access and remote support;
TeamViewer; http://www.teamviewer.com/en/download/index.aspx 
Join.me; https://join.me/ 
LogMeIn; http://help.logmein.com/SelfServiceDownloads 
Mikogo; http://www.mikogo.com/product/what-is-mikogo/ 
UltraVNC; http://www.uvnc.com/  
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19) System Tools;
Belarc Advisor;(detailed system report) http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html 
EasyBCD; http://neosmart.net/dl.php?id=1 
Hiren's BootCD; http://www.hirensbootcd.org/download/ 
Inno Setup (installer); http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php 
Kiwi-program monitor/tweak; http://drinkprog.com/kiwi/ 
MGA Diagnostic tool; http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=52012 
.NET Framework- All versions; http://www.askvg.com/what-is-microso...rsions-inside/ 
Process Explorer; http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/s...rnals/bb896653 
pserv (pserv.cpl replacement); http://p-nand-q.com/gtools/pserv3.html 
Speccy; http://www.piriform.com/speccy 
System Nucleus-tweak and monitor; http://www.spencerberus.com/projects.aspx 
TweakNow PowerPack; http://tweaknow.com/powerPack.php 
TweakUI for XP;http://download.cnet.com/Tweak-UI/30...-10002117.html 
Tweaking.com (repair tool); http://www.tweaking.com/content/page...ll_in_one.html 
Ultimate Windows Tweaker; http://www.thewindowsclub.com/ultima...ista#more-1957 
Unlocker; http://www.emptyloop.com/unlocker/ 
Unknown Device Identifier; http://www.zhangduo.com/udi.html 
WinMend Auto Shutdown; http://www.winmend.com/auto-shutdown/  
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a) Care & Maintenance*
Advanced SystemCare Free (all-in-one); http://www.iobit.com/advancedsystemcareper.html 
Auslogics Registry Cleaner; http://www.auslogics.com/en/software/registry-cleaner/ 
CCLeaner; http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download 
CCEnhancer (advanced users-works with CCleaner-not a Piriform product); http://thewebatom.net/software/ccenhancer/ 
GLARY All-In-One; http://www.glaryutilities.com/ 
JetClean; http://www.bluesprig.com/jetclean.html 
SlimCleaner; http://slimcleaner.com/ 
Temp File Cleaner; http://software.addpcs.com/tfc/ 
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b) Defragmentation*
Auslogics Defrag; http://www.auslogics.com/en/software/disk-defrag/ 
Defraggler; http://www.piriform.com/defraggler 
MyDefrag; http://www.mydefrag.com/ 
O&O Defrag; http://www.oo-software.com/free/en/ 
Puran Defrag; http://www.puransoftware.com/index.html  
Smart Defrag; http://download.cnet.com/Smart-Defra...nt;contentMain 
WinContig; http://wincontig.mdtzone.it/en/ 
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c) Disk Utilities*
Active KillDisc; http://www.killdisk.com/downloadfree.htm 
CCLeaner (full function drive wiper); http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download 
CrystalDiskInfo-HDD/SSD utility; http://crystalmark.info/software/Cry...o/index-e.html 
DBAN; http://www.dban.org/about 
EaseUS Partition Master; http://www.partition-tool.com/personal.htm 
HDD OEM Diagnostics Tools and Utilities; http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=287#conner 
HDDScan; http://hddscan.com/ 
GParted; http://gparted.sourceforge.net/download.php 
HotSwap! http://mt-naka.com/hotswap/index_enu.htm 
HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool; http://download.cnet.com/HP-USB-Disk...-10974082.html 
MiniTool Partition Wizard http://www.partitionwizard.com/ 
NoDrives Manager (hide windows drives); http://nodrvman.sourceforge.net/ 
WinToFlash- AIO USB Install Tool; http://wintoflash.com/home/en/ 
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d) DOCKS for Windows*
ObjectDock; http://www.stardock.com/products/objectdock/  ...+1  
Nexus by Winstep; http://www.winstep.net/index.asp 
XWindows Dock http://xwdock.aqua-soft.org/ 
Ultimate Docks collection; http://www.askvg.com/ultimate-collec...s-for-windows/ 
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e) Driver tools*
Double Driver; View, backup and restore Windows drivers. http://www.boozet.org/download.htm 
Driver Genius-Driver backup tool; Free to try (Drivers download disabled) http://www.driver-soft.com/ 
Driver Magician; http://www.drivermagician.com/Lite.htm 
DriverMax; (requires free registration for full features) http://www.drivermax.com/index.htm  
SlimDrivers Free; http://download.cnet.com/SlimDrivers...-75279940.html 
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f) File Splitter*
FFSJ-file splitter/joiner; http://www.jaist.ac.jp/~hoangle/filesj/ 
Free File Splitter; http://www.filesplitter.org/ 
GSplit; http://www.gdgsoft.com/gsplit/index.aspx 
HJsplit; http://www.hjsplit.org/ 
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g) Network Tools*
NetSpeedMonitor; http://www.floriangilles.com/software/netspeedmonitor 
NetTraffic; http://venea.net/link/nettraffic 
NetWorx; http://www.softperfect.com/products/networx/ 
SoftPerfect Network Scanner; http://www.softperfect.com/products/...ner/?from=auto 
Svchost Process Analyzer; http://www.neuber.com/free/svchost-analyzer/index.html 
TCPView; http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/s...rnals/bb897437 
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h) Password Managers*
KeePass Password Safe; http://keepass.info/ 
LastPass; https://lastpass.com/ 
Password Safe; http://passwordsafe.sourceforge.net/ 
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i) Shell Extensions*
Link Shell Extension; http://schinagl.priv.at/nt/hardlinks...kshellext.html 
Open++ (context menu); http://download.cnet.com/Open/3000-2094_4-10743609.html 
Path Copy Copy; http://pathcopycopy.codeplex.com/ 
SKTimeStamp; http://tools.tortoisesvn.net/SKTimeStamp.html 
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j) Startup Managers*
Autoruns for Windows (startup manager); http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/s...rnals/bb963902 
BootVis (XP startup manager); http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=664 
Mike Lin's Startup Control Panel; http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml 
Starter; http://codestuff.tripod.com/products_starter.html 
Startup Delayer; http://www.r2.com.au/page/products/show/startdelay 
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k) Uninstallers*
IObit Uninstaller; http://www.iobit.com/advanceduninstaller.html 
Revo Uninstaller free version; http://www.revouninstaller.com/revo_..._download.html 
Toolbar Cleaner; http://toolbarcleaner.com/ 
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l) Virtualization*
Paragon GO Virtual; http://www.paragon-software.com/home/go-virtual/ 
VirtualBox; http://www.virtualbox.org/ 
Virtual PC/XP Mode; Windows 7 Pro & Ult. only- http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/ 
DIRECT XP mode software >>
1. Windows Virtual PC Direct Download Links :Windows Virtual PC Direct Download (32bit)
Windows Virtual PC Direct Download (64bit)
2. Windows XP Mode Direct Download Links :Windows XP Mode
3. Patch KB977206 Direct Download Links :Patch KB977206 (32bit)
Patch KB977206 (64bit) 
VMware software trial evaluation; https://www.vmware.com/tryvmware/?p=default 
VMware Player; http://www.vmware.com/products/player/ 
Easy VMX-Create virtual machines for VMware Player on the Web; http://www.easyvmx.com/ 
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20) Video Downloaders and Converters;
Any Video Converter; http://www.any-video-converter.com/p...or_video_free/ 
CamStudio; http://camstudio.org/ 
Freemake Video Downloader(40+ sites support); http://www.freemake.com/free_video_downloader/ 
Freemake Video Converter (200+ Input Formats); http://www.freemake.com/free_video_converter/ 
Format Factory (audio & video converter); http://www.formatoz.com/ 
Hamster Free Video Converter; http://videoconverter.hamstersoft.com/en/ 
Handbrake; http://handbrake.fr/ 
iMedia Converter; http://www.iskysoft.com/imedia-converter-windows.html 
MediaCoder; http://www.mediacoderhq.com/ 
Orbit Downloader; http://www.orbitdownloader.com/ 
VideoCacheView (video downloader from web cache); http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/video_cache_view.html 
WinX DVD Ripper; http://www.winxdvd.com/dvd-ripper/ 
Y-Mule; http://www.y-mule.com/ 
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21) Other apps.
Anki (multi-option learning and teaching tool); http://ankisrs.net/index.html 
AAClr (auto aero colors); http://tools.tortoisesvn.net/AAClr.html 
BExplorer; http://bexplorer.codeplex.com/ 
Battery Bar; http://osirisdevelopment.com/BatteryBar/ 
DOSBox- DOS emulator; http://www.dosbox.com/information.php?page=0 
FreeFileSync; http://freefilesync.sourceforge.net/index.php 
FREEOPENER (multi-file opener/player); http://www.freeopener.com/ 
GameSave Manager; http://gsm.duncsweb.com/  
MonPwr; (system shutdown/power management) http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/...s/MonPwr.shtml 
Mozilla Thunderbird-multiple email client; http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/ 
Path Copy; http://download.cnet.com/Path-Copy/3...4-1487176.html  
SaveGameBackup.net; http://savegamebackup.net/forum/ 
Skype ; http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/home  
TeraCopy; (faster copier) http://www.codesector.com/teracopy.php 
Tweaks.com Logon Changer for Windows 7; http://tweaks.com/software/tweakslogon/ 
World Clock; http://www.wimsprograms.com/programs.html#wclock30 
UNetbootin-Linux; http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/ 
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Our DATA is always most important.

A couple options below are not FREE, but for their low cost, they are well worth it…!

Backup, Backup, Backup…

22) Data backup Only; 

FREE 25GB Windows cloud file share/storage
Live SkyDrive; http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/w...e-file-storage

Free data backup (up to 2GB)
Availability from anywhere-sync and sharing
Pro 50 (50GB max.) for $9.99 a month
Dropbox; http://www.dropbox.com/
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Free data backup (up to 2GB) 
Simple online backup for only $5.99 a month (up to 50GB max.)
MOZY; https://mozy.com/home/
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Free data backup (up to 5GB w/registration) 
$4.95 mo. for 150GB
IDrive Online Backup; http://download.cnet.com/IDrive-Onli...-10910497.html
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Paid options- Continuous, auto backup and 24/7 secure and encrypted. 
Access to your files from any PC in the world for less than $5 a month. 
Unlimited storage. 15 day risk-free trial…
Carbonite; http://www.carbonite.com/ 
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23) Image and Data backup programs;
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FREE Backup
Comodo Backup; http://www.comodo.com/home/data-stor...odo-backup.php 
EaseUS Todo Backup Home; http://www.todo-backup.com/products/...p-software.htm 
GFI Backup 2011; http://www.gfi.com/pages/backup-freeware.asp 
Macrium Reflect (free version imaging only); http://www.macrium.com/reflectfree.asp 
Paragon Backup and Recovery 2011; http://www.paragon-software.com/home/br-free/ 
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PAID backup
Acronis True Image; http://www.acronis.com/ 
Norton Ghost; http://us.norton.com/ghost/ 


If you have a new popular program, or one I have missed, 
and would like me to add it to this list, let me know...
I will try to add it while also keeping this list a manageable size.

If you have a more popular app for the 2 categories below, than what is already listed, 
please let me know. These 2 categories are temporarily closed until then. Thanks.
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1) Anti-Virus/Security;
15) Malware detection and removal;


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