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Boot UltimateBootCDCreate a boot CD with recovery tools. Win NT/2000/2003/XP/Vista.Custom Install nLiteWindows 2000/XP/2003/x86/x64 installation Customizer. .NET 2.0 required.
Custom Install vLiteWindows Vista Installation Customizer. Win Vista.
Defrag JkDefragDisk defragment that also handles floppies and USB disks and sticks. Win 2000/2003/XP/Vista.
Defrag DefragglerDefrag entire drives or select individual files and folders to defrag. Portable and very fast. Win 2000/2003/XP/Vista.
Defrag Quicksys DiskDefragQuicksys DiskDefrag uses high technology to rearrange the fragments of files on disk, to be continuously and in order, so that the performance and search speed of the disc increases. Besides defragmenting the disk, Quicksys DiskDefrag has a system called QSICA (Quicksys Intelligent Clusters Allocation) for clusters optimization. It supports formatting NTFS, FAT16 and FAT32. Works on any type of removable disk floppy disks, USB (pen-drives), memory cards etc. Defragmentation of files separately. You can choose to defragment a single file. Search for all system files, MFT (Master File Table), bitmaps and list of attributes. Search for reparse points. Search for files and their position in the clusters. Size of block clusters customizable. There is possibility to ignore large files. Cluster-viewer. You can check the fragments of files in each cluster. Simply click the desired cluster. Show detailed information about the partitions. Win 2000/2003/XP/Vista.
Defrag page file PageDefragDefrags your event log files, paging files and Registry hives. Win 95/98/ME/NT/2000/2003/XP
Eraser Darik'sBootNukeErase your entire hard drive. Win 95/98/ME/NT/2000/2003/XP/Vista.
Health SpeedFanMonitors voltages, fan speeds and temperatures in computers with hardware monitor chips. SpeedFan can even access S.M.A.R.T. info for those hard disks that support this feature. Win 95/98/ME/NT/2000/2003/XP/Vista.
Health HD SpeedHD Speed measures both sustained and burst data transfer rates of your hard disks, cd/dvd-roms, flash cards/sticks, floppys, etc. Realtime graphical display. Select the drive and hit start. The read/write results show up as a graph and also as real values. An 80KB portable utility. Win NT/2000/2003/XP/Vista.
Health HDTuneTest your hard drives health, temperature, errors, and benchmark performance. Win 2000/2003/XP/Vista.
Memory MinimemInitially developed for Firefox only, Minimem now can reduce the memory footprint of any application. It runs in the background and can be set up to optimize as many proceses as you'd like, using a very intuitive graphical interface. Win 95/98/ME/NT/2000/2003/XP/Vista.
Partition GpartedAs Partition Magic alternative, EASEUS Partition Manager is a comprehensive hard disk partition management software for hard drive partitions to Resize and Move, Create, and Delete. Win 95/98/ME/NT/2000/2003/XP/Vista.
Partition EASEUS Partition ManagerAs Partition Magic alternative, EASEUS Partition Manager is a comprehensive hard disk partition management software for Windows 2000/2003 Server and Windows 2000/XP/Vista partition to Resize and Move, Create, Delete and Format, Hide and Unhide server and non server partitions and much more. Win 2000/2003/XP/Vista.
Partition Partition Find and MountFinds lost or deleted partitions by scanning the storage device and looking for specific signatures that represent the beginning of a partition. It does not rely on the information stored in the Master Boot Record (MBR), thus allowing you to find partitions even in case you repartition your drive. Win 2000/2003/XP/Vista.
Shutdown SlawDogCommercial-quality shutdown utility for Win 95/98/ME/NT/2000/2003/XP/Vista.
System Backup Macrium ReflectThe only free XP and Vista compatible disk imaging software with BartPE and Linux based recovery options. With it you can back up your disk to network locations, optical and removable media, and other hard drives. A built-in scheduler and CD/DVD writing software make maintenance easy, and Macrium Reflect Free supports Microsoft's Volume Shadow Copy Service, allowing for real-time, multi-version disc images. Win XP/Vista.
System Backup DriveImageXMLDriveImageXML creates thorough hard disk images, copies them from disk to disk, and offers browsing of backed-up disk images just like regular directories. That means if there are just a few files to grab from a previous image, there's no need for whole-cloth restorations, just a quick point-and-grab operation. Like Macrium Reflect Free, DriveImageXML support Volume Shadow Copy. Easy to use and reliable program for disk imaging and backing up partitions and logical drives. Win 2003/XP/Vista.
System Backup CloneZillaAllows you to do bare metal backup and recovery. Clonezilla live is suitable for single machine backup and restore. While Clonezilla server edition is for massive deployment, it can clone many computers simultaneously in a very short period of time. Win 95/98/ME/NT/2000/2003/XP/Vista.
System Backup XXCloneOption to make a self-bootable clone of Windows system disk. Win NT/2000/2003/XP.
System Backup CloneMaxxHard drive copying program using the new direct DMA support. Data can be copied from hard drives in high speed mode with speeds up to 3.3 GB per minute. Win 98/ME/NT/2000/2003/XP/Vista.
Virtual Machine VirtualBoxA family of powerful x86 general-purpose full virtualizer for x86 hardware for enterprise as well as home use. The only professional-quality virtualization solution that is also Open Source Software. Win NT/2000/2003/XP/Vista.
Virtual Machine VmWareRun, share and evaluate pre-built applications and beta software in virtual machines. Win NT/2000/2003/XP/Vista.
Virtual Machine EasyVMXEasy way to create complete virtual machines for VMware Player (use with VMWare.) Win NT/2000/2003/XP/Vista.
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