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Virtual Drives Manager lets you in a quick way, create a Symbolic link (AKA MS-DOS Device name) to a folder and present it as drive. Drives that are created with Virtual Drives Manager will stay even after you will restart your system, and you can quickly remove them with Virtual Drives Manager.

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CurrProcess

CurrProcess utility displays the list of all processes currently running on your system.

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WTY-DumpConfigData	36 kB	all
WTY-DumpConfigData dumps the systems configuration data into a HTML file. The data is not processed except for sorting and determining the hardware hierarchy. The programs output is useful for advanced user only since it may require interpretation. It most useful purpose is finding the source of cryptic low-level error messages containing hardware ids.
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WTY-BatInfo	64 kB	all
WTY-BatInfo is a battery monitor program intended for laptops. It uses clear, easy to distinct icons to represent the current battery level. This program can also show display other information about the battery like the dead zone (battery wear), manufacturer and more. The statistics screen also shows data like the pole voltage which can be useful to diagnose battery problems.
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WTY-ProcMon	77 kB	all
WTY-ProcMan is a simple process viewer. Using WMI technology it can be used get detailed process information and kill processes which can often not be killed with the standard process viewer.
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XenTweak	2102 kB	95/98/ME/NT/2K/XP
Want to tune and tweak your computer with settings that are normally hidden deep inside your registry? Instead of wading through settings XenTweak can install all in one settings - saving a lot of time. XenTweak differs from other tweak programs because it tweaks the most common and tested settings. It also tweaks some settings never before seen in other tweak programs. XenTweak is only about 200k in size and it will increase your systems efficiency and performance.
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MapKeyboard	28 kB	2000/XP/2003/Vista
MapKeyboard is a free program to remap your keyboard. Using MapKeyboard, you can alter any key on your keyboard to function as a different one or altogether disable it as well. This is an essential tool for laptop users and other people with keyboards whose keys differ from the standard 101 keyboard layout. The changes made are universal across all applications & games and best of all, MapKeyboard does not even need to be actively loaded in memory.
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System Lock	157 kB	98/Me
System Lock allows you to lock your desktop so that no other users may use your computer. Windows NT/2000 already comes with this capability, but what about Windows 98 & ME? System Lock contains numerous Options for security and appearance. It also has a unique protection system in that, if your computer is restarted or a power failure causes your machine to reboot, System Lock will automatically lock the system on restarting, so that you computer will remain locked. This option is of course only an option, and every user may not need this option. Upon System Lock Launching it will automatically minimize into the System Tray, ready for activation. If you simply double click on the icon, it will lock the system for you. Right clicking on it will bring up a context menu allowing you to open the prefrences Dialog, or Unload it from memory. If you add the paramater '/QUICKLOCK' without the quotes to the end of your shortcut, System Lock will lock straight away and when the correct password is entered it will unload itself from memory.
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HideOE	123 kB	98/ME/2000/XP
Ever wanted the ability to hide Outlook Express or to minimize it to the sytem tray? Now you can! Hide Outlook Express creates a Tray Icon, and allows you to show and hide Outlook Express by clicking the icon. It can also be set to hide Outlook Express when you minimize it.
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HideOutlook	106 kB	98/ME/2000/XP
Ever wanted the ability to hide Outlook or to minimize it to the sytem tray? Now you can! HideOutlook creates a Tray Icon, and allows you to show and hide Outlook by clicking the icon. It can also be set to hide Outlook when you minimize it.
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System Eye	434 kB	all
System Eye is a manager of system resources. The program shows usage of the main parameters of your computer - the processor, operative and virtual memory, and also a swap file. Therefore you can always watch its productivity, control too exacting applications, quickly find not responding programs and losses of memory. With System Eye you will be sure that your computer is adjusted optimally and the installed software works stably and economically. The program has the convenient and tuned interface, therefore does not occupy a lot of place on the screen. However, it is enough to lift eyes and you will see the graphic indicators displaying work of your PC. If the gauge of memory usage is full, it is necessary to close unused applications. If the system slowly reacts to your actions, look at the indicator of processor usage and close the died program. Starting the huge application, switch on a mode of the dynamic diagram, and you will see, how loading of your computer was changing during work time. The program supports flexible skins, that you could maximum conveniently place its window on a desktop: horizontally along the taskbar, vertically along programs windows, or even in the screen corners! Also, System Eye has the unique mechanism, which itself will keep up resources usage and in case of an overload will restore high performance. For example, if all operative memory is used, System Eye can automatically start the program for its clearing. The large number of parameters will allow you to customize the program, that always maintain productivity of your computer in an optimal condition.
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DTaskManager	156 kB	2000/XP
DTaskManager is, obviously, a Task-Manager (stand-alone) specifically engineered to give additional functionalities that the Windows bundled TaskManager (and other third party product) does not have: 1. Three different way to close a process, as the "termination request", the "forced termination" and the "forced termination" of any type of process bypassing all permissions (it can terminate also system processes). 2. It allows to suspend and reactivate a process (as in Linux), useful, for example, to temporarily suspend a task that use system resources but you don't want to terminate (as a DivX coding process). 3. It allows to select more than one process at a time to terminate all of them. 4. It does not need any useless confirm.
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XOSL	437 kB	95/98/NT/2000
XOSL 1.1.5 (last freeware version). Extended Operating System Loader (XOSL) is the world's only full-featured free boot manager, with a real, easy-to-use and full-blown graphical user interface.
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Ram Idle	619 kB	95/98/2000/Me
Ram Idle 4.5 (last freeware version) is a memory management program that is designed for Windows. With an easy to use interface, RAM Idle enables your applications to load faster and more responsively by making more physical memory available for the system. Use it to free up a selected amount of physical memory when the minimum level is reached. You can also use it to free up a selected amount of physical memory at a regular interval, and free up the physical memory manually as needed. When you run RAM Idle for the first time, it will find and define the recommended levels for your system. However you may need to define these manually to find the best combination that will give you the best performance for your system. The program includes various additional features, such as the ability to display free memory in the try icon, show the percentage of free RAM and page file, automatically start with Windows, and ability to free up amount of RAM manually from the popup menu.
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PowerClick	50 kB	2000/XP
PowerClick is a small free utility that provides you with fast access to all commonly used power managment features available in Windows. Those are shutdown, restart, standby, hibernate, log off and station lock (Windows 2000/XP only). Application size is only about 20 KB compared to some similar utilites which can be even 1 MB or more. No installation is needed, just extract all files from the archive into the desired directory and run the PowerClick.exe. All program functions are available from the menu conviniently hidden under the icon located next to the system clock.
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MasterYourWindows	321 kB	98/ME/2000/XP/2003
- is a System-Check-Tool, continuously checking auto-run-entries, BHO's, etc. You can deactivate or delete the entries, this way you can detect or get rid of viruses, trojans, hi-jackers ... - is an Auto-Maximize-Windows-Tool, no more annoying small windows forgetting their maximized status. You can easily select the applications you want to be opened maximized, for instance word, notepad, explorer - is an Auto-Close-Windows-Tool, a very useful addition to any Browser and Blocker, because now you can auto-close ALL windows, for instance annoying Dialogwindows, Appletwindows, Systemwindows ... - is an Open/Save-Dialog-Box-Manager, no more annoying small list mode Open/Save-Dialog-Boxes, You can set default window-sizes and Details-View.
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AutoHotkey	1.95 MB	all
Customize your keyboard, joystick, and mouse with an open source scripting language that is backward compatible with AutoIt v2. It includes a quick-start tutorial, an automatic script writer (macro recorder) that records your keystrokes and mouse clicks, and a comprehensive help file. The program can remap keys and buttons, and make virtually any key, joystick button, or mouse button into a hotkey (shortcut key). Hotkeys can also be defined as a combination of any two keys or mouse buttons.
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