Top 10 Freeware - March 2005

Top 10 Freeware
(March 2005)

Programs listed alphabetically

DVD Decrypter
Version 3.5.4.0, release date: March 21, 2005
DVD Decrypter is a free tool that allows you to decrypt and copy DVDs to your PC's hard disk. From there you can watch them with the likes of WinDVD and PowerDVD, you can write them back to DVD-R / DVD-RW / DVD+R / DVD+RW / DVD+R DL / DVD-RAM media or you can convert them to VCD / SVCD / DivX for burning onto CD-R / CD-RW.
DVD Decrypter can write most types of CD / DVD images via its 'ISO Write' mode, and it supports all the latest writers (including booktype / bitsetting on many of the major ones - i.e. BenQ, LiteOn, NEC, Plextor, Sony). You can even use DVD Decrypter to erase / format your rewritable media!
Download (878 kB)

ERUNT
Version 1.1h, release date: March 6, 2005
Registry Backup and Restore for Windows NT/2000/XP. Or, before installing a new program for testing purposes one could save the registry with ERUNT, install and test the program, uninstall it and restore the registry to be 100% sure that no debris is left from the program.
Screenshot | Download (497 kB)

ForceVision
Version 3.04, release date: March 20, 2005
ForceVision is an award-winning freeware bitmap image viewer with an attractive ease of use and advanced graphics manipulation capabilities. Being a lightweight yet powerful software it combines both a graphic files navigation and an image processing just fine. Scanning and printing possibilities will widely expand your opportunities!
ForceVision supports all imaginable bitmap graphic formats including BMP, CUR, DCX, DIB, EMF, FAX, G3F, G3N, GIF, ICB, ICO, J2C, J2K, JP2, JPC, JPE, JPEG, JPG, PBM, PCX, PGM, PIX, PNG, PPM, PXM, RLE, TARGA, TGA, TIF, TIFF, VDA, VST, WBMP, WMF.
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FTP Wanderer
Version 2.6.2, release date: March 23, 2005
FTP Wanderer is a multithreaded FTP client with the look-and-feel of Windows Explorer, and makes moving files between the Internet and your computer as simple as local file manipulation.
Screenshot | Download (211 kB)

Icon sushi
Version 1.17, release date: March 12, 2003
It is icon convert tool that supports the mask editor and the creation of Windows XP 32bit icons. If you are making images with your favorite drawing tool, @icon sushi may be good choice to do that. You can import BMP, ICO, PNG, PSD, EXE, DLL and ICL, and allows you to export to ICO, BMP, PNG and ICL.
Features:
- Support for Windows XP 32bit Icons.
- Support for Multiple-Icon which contains some icons in a file.
- Edit Alpha channel.
- Edit Transparency-Mask.
- Open 1x1 to 128x128 size of images.
- Open 1/4/8/24/32bits color images.
- Extract icons in EXE/DLL/ICL files.
- Import: ICO/BMP/PNG/PSD/EXE/DLL/ICL
- Export: ICO/BMP/PNG/ICL
- Copy to / Paste from Clipboard.
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MultiRes
Version 1.50, release date: March 27, 2005
MultiRes works very much like a 32-bit version of the venerable Microsoft QuickRes 16-bit applet for Windows 95, with administrative scripting facilities and extended capabilities to handle refresh rates and multiple monitors. Supported resolution and refresh rates are accessible from the command-line or from a simple menu that pops up from the system tray. An optional timed confirmation prompt – enabled by default in the program About box – ensures that any changes you make can be reversed safely, without fuss. While MultiRes - unlike EnTech’s PowerStrip - does not allow you to define new display settings, it does give you quick and easy access to the ones the driver makes available – in a simple, compact and conservative package. MultiRes is free for personal and non-profit organizational use.
Screenshot | Download (100 kB)

NTREGOPT
Version 1.1h, release date: March 6, 2005
Registry Optimization for Windows NT/2000/XP. Similar to Windows 9x/Me, the registry files in an NT-based system can become fragmented over time, occupying more space on your hard disk than necessary and decreasing overall performance. You should use the NTREGOPT utility regularly, but especially after installing or uninstalling a program, to minimize the size of the registry files and optimize registry access.
Screenshot | Download (141 kB)

SpeedFan
Version 4.22, release date: March 14, 2005
SpeedFan can access temperature sensors available on your pc. By acessing available hardware monitor chips, SpeedFan can show temperatures, voltages and fan speeds. SpeedFan can show S.M.A.R.T. data from almost evey hard disk too. Temperature sensors from almost every manufacturer are automatically detected and accessed. Usually, the only action you need to take is to rename the readings that SpeedFan found. If your hardware allows it and you properly configured SpeedFan, you can change fan speeds depending on system temperatures, thus reducing overall noise.
Screenshot | Download (1.48 MB)

SpywareBlaster
Version 3.3, release date: March 10, 2005
Spyware, adware, browser hijackers, and dialers are some of the fastest-growing threats on the Internet today.
By simply browsing to a web page, you could find your computer to be the brand-new host of one of these unwanted fiends!
The most important step you can take is to secure your system. And SpywareBlaster is the most powerful protection program available.
- Prevent the installation of ActiveX-based spyware, adware, browser hijackers, dialers, and other potentially unwanted pests.
- Block spyware/tracking cookies in Internet Explorer and Mozilla/Firefox.
- Restrict the actions of potentially dangerous sites in Internet Explorer.
SpywareBlaster can help keep your system spyware-free and secure, without interfering with the "good side" of the web.
And unlike other programs, SpywareBlaster does not have to remain running in the background.
Download (2455 kB)

Xenu's Link Sleuth
Version 1.2g, release date: March 18, 2005
Xenu's Link Sleuth (TM) checks Web sites for broken links. Link verification is done on "normal" links, images, frames, plug-ins, backgrounds, local image maps, style sheets, scripts and java applets. It displays a continously updated list of URLs which you can sort by different criteria. A report can be produced at any time.
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February 2005