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Hi all, I'm not sure if this is the correct place for this, as it is not a program to protect your puter.....but it is freeware, and kind of neat painting program to play around with!
http://www.ambientdesign.com/artrage.html

p.s. I don't know how to make the small world with the Link after it!

Well my goodness! there it is!

I haven't posted on a message board much, and I guess it shows!

IE Spyad
IE-SPYAD is a Registry file (IE-ADS.REG) that adds a long list of sites and domains associated with known advertisers, marketers, and crapware pushers to the Restricted sites zone of Internet Explorer. Once this list of sites and domains is "merged" into your Registry, most marketers, advertisers, and crapware pushers on the Net will not be able to use cookies, ActiveX controls, Java applets, or scripting to compromise your privacy or your PC while you surf the Net. Nor will they be able to use your browser to push unwanted pop-ups, cookies, or auto-installing programs on you.
http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~ehowes/resource.htm

X-IM
X-IM is a free Secure Instant Messaging
(IM) and Chat program which lets you communicate with anyone on the Internet securely, using 256-bit Strong Encryption.
http://www.x-im.net/

Favorg
Favorg scans the Web sites in your Favorites list for favicons and makes your favicons persistent. It also lets you associate any icon you choose with a given shortcut, even if no favicon is provided. Also scans your favorites list for dead links.
http://www.dothan.k12.al.us/vault/

NetMeter
NetMeter is a small, customizable network bandwidth monitoring program for Windows 95/98/98SE/ME/NT4/2000/XP
http://readerror.gmxhome.de/

url2bmp
url2bmp will create a bitmap image (.bmp, .jpg, gif or .tif) of any url. The tool allows you to create screen captures of web pages that may be higher than the height of your screen.

EasyCleaner
EasyCleaner is a small program which searches Windows' registry for entries that are pointing nowhere. EasyCleaner also lets you delete all kinds of unnecessary files like temps, backups etc. You can search for duplicate files and you can view some interesting info about your disk space usage! You are also able to manage startup programs, invalid shortcuts and add/remove software list.
http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_description/0,fid,16180,00.asp

Karen's Netmonitor
Monitor your Internet connection! This Power Tool periodically tests the web servers and e-mail servers of your choice, and attempts to download a specific page. It can also test connections to any computer on the local network, or on the Internet. It reports any errors that occur, so you can take corrective action. The 'Net Monitor can now send e-mail notifications of failures at monitored web sites and e-mail servers.
http://www.karenware.com/powertools/ptnetmon.asp

Since May 1998, close to six years (!), the NOD32 Antivirus System has been the only product in the world that has not missed a single “In the Wild” virus in the rigorous testing conducted by the antivirus industry ‘bible', the Virus Bulletin ( www.virusbulletin.com ).

http://www.nod32.com

NOD is an outstanding product. I ditched Norton for it awhile ago.

This site http://www.mdgx.com/ AXCEL216's MAX Speed WinDOwS Tricks and Secrets is huge and has a wealth of stuff for windows from 3.11 to XP and 2003

Some wonderful member of WC, I can't remember who provided me with this link a while back http://www.sysinternals.com Sysinternals. They have a bunch of neat little utilities. My favorite is PageDefrag and like the name implies it defrags your paging files and registry hives.

I stumbled across this one...haven't tried it yet but it seems pretty neat...you can also make custom syntax files which would be great for opening up a skin text file (uis) on the fly in this vs. notepad.

Crimson Editor http://www.crimsoneditor.com/

Crimson Editor is a professional source editor for Windows.
This program is not only fast in loading time, but also small in size (so small that it can be copied in one floppy disk).

While it can serve as a good replacement for Notepad, it also offers many powerful features for programming languages such as HTML, C/C++, Perl and Java.


Syntax Highlighting for HTML, C/C++, Perl, Java, Matlab and LaTeX. Also, it can be extended for other programming languages based on custom syntax files.


Other features include undo/redo, user tools, macros, spell checker and more.

There is a very simple and fast way to clear out these index files.

Log off all users.

Log on as Administrator.

Open search and click on ''''All files and folders'''' on the left side.

Under ''''More advanced options'''' make sure that ''''Search hidden files and folders'''' is checked.

In the ''''All or part of the file name'''' section type in "index.dat" (without the quotation marks).

After the search is complete, delete everything possible. (you won''''t be able to delete the files that have been generated by the ''''administrator'''' since you are logged on as ''''administrator'''' but you can delete everything else safely......I''''ve done it, and continue to do it.

Oh, and I also run Window Washer http://www.webroot.com/wb/products/windowwasher/index.php by Webroot. Takes care of all the other unwanted files on the system.




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Index.DAT File Viewer SOFTWARE LICENSE
READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE OPENING THIS PACKAGE, OR INSTALLING THE Index.DAT File Viewer SOFTWARE. OPENING THIS PACKAGE OR INSTALLING THIS SOFTWARE INDICATES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, DELETE THIS PACKAGE FROM YOUR COMPUTER.
Use of this application is granted only to those who accept the terms of the following agreement:
By accepting this agreement, I certify the following:
1) I am the owner of this computer, or am authorized by the owner of this computer to install software on this system.
2) I understand that by accepting these terms and conditions, this program will be installed on my computer and the browser search page will be changed in order to allow me access.
3) I understand the standards and laws of the community, site and computer to which I am transporting this material, and am solely responsible for my actions.
4) If I use these services in violation of the above agreement, I understand I may be in violation of local and/or federal laws and am solely responsible for my actions.
5) By accepting these terms and conditions, I will have released and discharged the providers, owners and creators of this software/site from any and all liability which might arise.
By clicking "I Agree" button you agree to the terms of the preceding agreement.
For general support please email [email protected]. For comments or concerns about a website that is promoting this software please email [email protected] with all pertinent information.

I know most people don't read this stuff, so I thought I'd point out that by using this Dat viewer, your search engine settings are changed.............. just so you know.
Of course if you run SpywareGuard, or something similar, you'll be informed of the attempted change everytime you open the program.

Thanks Koasati.

The Journeyman....I removed the link [as requested] as it's probably preferable to not link to spyware or browser hijackers, etc....

Yeh I'll work on that one

Robo Form is a great program for web login/pw storing.
It also allows you to save address info to quickly fill in any form on any site. I have been using it for years and have never had any problems with it, and as far as i can tell it has no spyware, etc.

http://www.roboform.com/

Come on AVG Free Edition, We all know that to have good and quality service we have to spend some "Dinero-Mula" thats why i Suggest Panda Internet Security as "WWW.Panda.Com" Read the following please.

A.Antivirus Protection.

B Firewall Protection to keep virus and hackers out

C.Anti spy-ware protection

D.Anti-Dialer Protection and
Anti-Spam protection.
People I'm telling you this is the last software you will ever look at. or and i forgot constant update.

Perhaps Citizen Litiz, you were thinking of: www.pandasoftware.com rather than the one that you gave. (I would create a link but don't know how to in this site)

AVG free edition is just fine for someone who can't or won't purchase a pay AV program. It's better than nothing.
And panda.com is some political nonsense site, no thanks. > THIS is the link to Panda's AV and security programs site. http://www.pandasoftware.com/home/default.asp

I use Antivir. I personally think it is better than AVG myself.

Can you skin the Earthlink Toolbar? Is it resident on the desktop when you are not online?

Here''s a free IE Browser Skinner I happened across from coffeecup.com software. So if the Earthlink toolbar integrates with your browser and takes on it''s background then I suppose it will be skinned too,I haven''t tried it yet but here''s some info and the link.

About Free Browser Skinner
With Free Browser Skinner it''s easy to create your own skin for IE from any image. Just sele*ct an image from your hard drive and the software does the rest.

Some Features of Free Browser Skinner

» Make your own Skins for Internet Explorer
» Comes with dozens of images to choose from
» Use your own BMP or JPG images
» Comes with dozens of images to choose from

http://www.coffeecup.com/download/download.php?id=217&s=1

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Eraser is an advanced security tool (for Windows), which allows you to completely remove sensitive data from your hard drive by overwriting it several times with carefully ed patterns. Works with Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP and DOS.
Eraser is FREE software and its source code is released under GNU General Public License.

The patterns used for overwriting are based on Peter Gutmann's paper "Secure Deletion of Data from Magnetic and Solid-State Memory" and they are ed to effectively remove magnetic remnants from the hard drive.

Top reviews from the most popular software sites and magazines confirm that Eraser is one of the best security tools available for Windows
http://www.heidi.ie/eraser/

X Setup offers several advantages, making it the ultimate tool for black belt system tuning. It's runs on any Windows version (incl. XP), is clutter-free, easy to use, extensible, powerful, covers any aspect of your computer and has more configuration options than any other tweaker.
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=127
Hope these help

Its My Secret

What is a BIOS Beep Code?
When you power on a computer the BIOS immediately takes control of the computer and performs the P.O.S.T (Power On Self Test). At the end of the POST the computer will play an audible 'BEEP' through either the PC's internal speaker of through speakers attached to the sound card (if you have a built-in sound chip). If the POST completed successfully without detecting any problems with then system will play a single short beep to let you know the test is complete and the computer will continue to startup and load the operating system.
http://www.amptron.com/html/bios.beepcodes.html

Don't Fear the Registry If you haven't spent much time in the Registry, you can easily be cowed by it. At first glance, it's a maze of apparently incomprehensible settings. In fact, though, there's a method to the madness. http://hacks.oreilly.com/pub/h/658

Welcome to the Tech Support Guy Forums!
HELLO AND WELCOME! Before you can post your question, you'll have to register it's completely free!
http://forums.techguy.org/index.php?s=3e58fb74e246dca91ffee80f9754e93a

Ok This is the last one..sorry for so many posts but wanted to share these programs
EVEREST Home Edition is a freeware system information, system diagnostics and benchmarking solution for home PC users, based on the award-winning EVEREST Technology. It offers the world's most accurate system information and diagnostics capabilities, including online features, memory benchmarks, hardware monitoring, and low-level hardware information.
http://www.lavalys.com/index.php?page=product&view=1&subpage=1

Hope this helps


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