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Windows XP Built In ZIP Support Control 1.0.0 Source: Warp2Search & Majorgeeks.com

Here's another free tool from the peeps over @Majorgeeks.com

Tool for enabling/disabling Windows XP Built In ZIP Support


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aL Doom
Nice. Could find that useful wink.gif
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ClearTweak Version 1.1

ClearTweak allows you to change the contrast setting of the ClearType setting for Windows XP.

ClearTweak is FREEWARE.

ClearTweak does not contain any spyware, adware, or any other type of embedded monitoring software.


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QUOTE(aL Doom @ Sep 5 2002, 21:40)
Nice. Could find that useful wink.gif

This tool is not useful but that exists. Then, i post all free & shareware tools for XP in this topic.

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xp-AntiSpy 3.61

Tool for removing XP spyware, Error reporting,...

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0 == Delete Alexa registry entry
1 == Do not acquire licenses automatically
2 == Disable identification of player by websites
3 == Disable automatic codec download
4 == Disable error reports
5 == Disable error reports for critical errors
6 == Disable scheduled updates
7 == Disable automatic updates
8 == Disable integrated Windows authentification
9 == Disable error-report service
10 == Disable auto-updates service
11 == Disable timeserver service
12 == Disable task-scheduler service
14 == Disable autostart
15 == Uninstall completely
16 == Remove MS-support user
17 == Regwizc.dll
18 == licdll.dll
19 == Explorer: Turn off remotedesktop support
20 == Set RegDone=1
21 == Don't synchronize with internet-time
22 == Don't show BalloonTips anymore
23 == Clear pagefile at shutdown
24 == Don't start MS Messenger whith Outlook Express
25 == Turn off the UPNP service
26 == Disable limiting of bandwidth
27 == OfficeXP: Don't send errorreports
28 == Enable fast shutdown
29 == Increase max connections per server up to 10
30 == Disable zip functionality


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aL Doom
Wow i disappear for 10 min and u post all that smile.gif How nice.

Cheerz
k_semler
I highly reccommend XP Anti-spy. very good program. It was the first thing I set up after cracking my Xp. even put that up before I installed one firewall. ( I have 4 firewalls installed)
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QUOTE(k_semler @ Sep 6 2002, 16:14)
I highly reccommend XP Anti-spy.  very good program.  It was the first thing I set up after cracking my Xp.  even put that up before I installed one firewall.  ( I have 4 firewalls installed)

AngelofDeath get over here and show him your firewall collection, was 9 at once at last count wasn't it biggrin.gif

But yeah, I have to agree, XP Anti-spy is an essential, run this first thing on a fresh install BEFORE you get online (download and run it now if you haven't used this tool before)

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adriandaz
the new XP power tools are ok in some respects also.
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ShellToys XP

ShellToys XP is a unique collection of 27 shell extensions that add powerful new features to Windows. ShellToys XP installs as an addition to the context-menu that appears when you right-click one or more selected files, a folder, or the background of a folder, dialog or desktop.

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bladewraith
cool toys Darken biggrin.gif biggrin.gif biggrin.gif biggrin.gif
BlueScreenOfDeath
Blade...ur everywhere LOL Find a place and sit down biggrin.gif
adriandaz
wheres that build-in ISO powertoy tool?

Tis cool. :cool:
adriandaz
ahh, found it:

ftp://ftp.freenet.de/pub/filepilot/window...recorder_XP.zip
Xeon™
kewl, thanks darken!

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madTaMsKi
Yeah thx...I'm gonna use the ClearTweak proggie.
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Fresh UI - Not Tested!

Fresh UI is the fresh solution for configuring and optimizing Windows. Loaded with hundreds of useful hidden settings, this software covers the customizing and optimizing technique that you'll be glad to know: Customizing Windows User Interface, Optimizing system settings, Optimizing hardware settings, Customizing Windows application settings, and Control user environment with policies.

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MaTrIx2002
This one works great for SP1, i'm using that biggrin.gif
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Style XP

Style XP is theming software that helps customize the way your XP system looks. Style XP can manage and rotate themes, visual styles, backgrounds, and logons.

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XPdite 1.1
Developed by Steve Gibson with much help from the terrific community of people in the GRC newsgroups.

Ever since its release, Windows XP has contained a critical flaw that could be trivially exploited at any time by any malicious hacker. By causing any Windows XP system to process a specially-formed URL (web-style link), the XP system would obediently delete all or most of the files within any specified directory. (That's not good.)

This flaw is considered critical because these malicious URLs could be delivered to any XP user through any means: via an eMail solicitation, a chat room, a newsgroup posting, a malicious web page, or even processed automatically without the user clicking anything by merely visiting a malicious web page. (That's bad.)

Curiously, Microsoft was informed of this easily-demonstrated, quite significant, and trivial-to-fix, Windows XP defect back in June of 2002, but chose not to proactively address the significant vulnerability created for their users until the September 9th, 2002, release of Windows XP's first service pack.

Since Windows XP Service Pack 1 repairs many more security, stability, and compatibility problems than just this critical exploit, Service Pack 1 should be applied as soon as possible and convenient.


This simple XPdite utility is NOT intended to replace or supplant Service Pack 1.

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UnPlug n' Pray 1.2
Developed by Steve Gibson

The FBI has Strongly Recommended that All Users Immediately Disable Windows' Universal Plug n' Play Support.

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Will Sasso
Nice list thanks !!!!
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Font Properties Extension 2.1
Source: Windowsxp.nu

If you right click on a font file in Windows its basic properties are displayed. This extension adds several new property tabs to this properties dialog box. These include information relating to font origination and copyright, the type sizes to which hinting and smoothing are applied, and the code pages supported by extended character sets.

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Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 1 Utility: Setup Disks for Floppy Boot Install
Release Date - 9 Sep 2002

The Windows XP startup disk allows computers without a bootable CD-ROM to perform a new installation of the operating system. The Windows XP startup disk will automatically load the correct drivers to gain access to the CD-ROM drive and start a new installation of Setup. You cannot upgrade from a Windows XP startup disk.

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Windows XP Home Edition with Service Pack 1 Utility: Setup Disks for Floppy Boot Install
Release Date - 9 Sep 2002

The Windows XP startup disk allows computers without a bootable CD-ROM to perform a new installation of the operating system. The Windows XP startup disk will automatically load the correct drivers to gain access to the CD-ROM drive and start a new installation of Setup. You cannot upgrade from a Windows XP startup disk.

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Sanjay
thanks
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BootXP v2.25
Source: Warp2Search

The Final BootXP 2.25 version is out before passing the beta test process sucessfully, the full new features list is the next:

What's New:

*Full compatible with palette change and progress bar reposition in Service Pack 1 Kernel.

*Now will "zero index" the Bitmap palette to avoid display problems at boot time.

*Fixed a Shareware Window bug when clicked in "Click Now".

*Now the BootXP window is resizable.

*Now if you have selected the option of change the boot screen automatically when the system starts BootXP will automatically exit after do it (for zero footprint).

*Added a "Reset Your Kernel File" button in options page that will be overwrite your LOGOOS.EXE file with a fresh copy of NTOSKRNL.EXE file (useful in case of kernel corruption).

*Updated all the URLs to point to "www.fvip.net/bootxp".


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zapjb
Love XP Anti-Spy. Free,easy & restore system feature. Especially like RSF for next Microsoft onslaught.
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Update ShellToys XP 2.10

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dh3rm3
some useful stuff here ... ! Thanks Darken smile.gif
Betaz
nice, i will have to grab these, thanx!
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Essential Windows Tools
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Spybot Search and Destroy:
http://www.net-integration.net/spybot/spybotsd.html

Lavasoft Ad-aware:
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/

Spider (deletes contents of index.dat files):
http://www.webattack.com/get/spider.shtml

RegCleaner:
http://www.jv16.org/
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QUOTE(wquigley5 @ Oct 4 2002, 20:29)
Essential Windows Tools
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Spybot Search and Destroy:
http://www.net-integration.net/spybot/spybotsd.html

Spider (deletes contents of index.dat files):
http://www.webattack.com/get/spider.shtml

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Windows XP SP1 Corporate Deployment Tools

The Windows XP Corporate Deployment Tools (deploy.cab) assists system administrators in installing Windows XP on multiple computers. This file contains updates to Setup Manager, the Sysprep utility, and related documentation.

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X-Icon Changer 1.21 - Not Tested!

Don't you want to make your folders have them own icon. X-Icon can make it easily. Just select directory and select folder to change icon. You can choose any type of files to change icon (.exe,.ico,.icl,.dll)

Features:

-Change any folders to your icons like My Pictures folder

-Remove icon cache able (safe and sure)

-Easy to use


Download:

Product name:X-Icon Changer

Product version:1.21

File name:xicon.zip

File size:487 kb

Include uninstaller:True

License:Freeware

Operating System:Windows 98/ME/NT4/2000/XP


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Auto Cleaner XP 2.0 - Not Tested!

Auto Cleaner XP is an upgraded version of Auto Cleaner product. This version will clean more files and skip cleaning some backup files that is very little size (autoexec.fm, config.win, msdos.---,etc.) to increase startup speed. This version will clean temporary internet files that don't be used when you visit any website and clean some cache, cookies. To increase disk space and stability, try Auto Cleaner XP.

Features (From Standard):

-Clean some temporary internet files extension that don't be used when you visit website

-Clean application logs

-Clean Netscape cache

-Clean History, Recent Documents

-Clean text cookies

-Auto set startup when you run this file and do not change filename (cleaner.exe)


Download:

Product name:Auto Cleaner XP

Product version:2.0

File name:cleanerxp.zip

File size:57 kb

Include uninstaller:True

License:Freeware

Operating System:Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP


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Optimizer XP 3.52 - Not Tested!

Optimizer XP is a freeware optimizer program but powerful than some kind of shareware optimizer program. Optimizer XP is new generation of PC Tweak and improves many functions from it. I fixed many kinds of problems from internet. Most of people use modem or some hardware that I don't test. So now, I removed some data can cause errors about your PC and add more data in this version. MUCH!!! I ensured this program will not cause any trouble on your machine.

Features (From Professional):

Version 3.52:

-Icon color options

-Icon size setted (Prevent from lost icons when change schemes)

-removed usb modem checking data

-Removed CD-ROM optimization (Possible that make some trouble on some machine)

-Removed disk write behind cache (It seems problems came from this data)



Version 3.51:

-Icon color on Windows XP fix (part 2 - wrong version)

-Fix communication ports in Windows NT platforms (too high value)

-Disk write behind cache problems (wrong data cause some PC read disk slow)

-8.3 Name in NTFS still use in some machines. Remove it.



Version 3.5:

-Real modem port optimization and only Optimizer XP got it! (Not settings in win.ini)

-Rebuild Internet optimization (For safe)

-Fix dialog (Image problems when use in NT/2000)

-New dialog. Select internet optimization for better internet. It will set IPMTU and DefaultReceiveWindow

-Delete some settings for better stability
1.delete Power down When Shutdown setting (Some PCs can't use normal shutdown)
2.delete icon cache setting (Can turn low RAM PCs become crash)
3.delete CPU delay time for safe (Some PCs crash)
4.delete CD-ROM setting for safe Default settings I think it be OK (Some PCs can't use CD-ROM)
5.delete Conservative Swapfile Usage for low RAM PCs

-Fix some settings for more performance
1.Fix Always unload DLL for low RAM PCs
2.Fix eXPerience schemes only for Windows 9x and add up to 26 schemes
3.Fix paging file to fixed size for more performance and stability and set requirement to 400 MB for safe



Version 3.3

-Fix OEM Info remover work better and support Windows NT platforms

-Fix Internet problems. Better works! (Sorry! I set MaxMTU to 576 because I'm ill and blur when set this)

-Fix Direct3D work on Battle Realms and some applications

-Fix icon color in Windows XP

-Force removed disabling autorun (Many user ask for it but what about my software)



Version 3.2

-Fix Media Folders will install to user who logged that time

-Fix VCache settings work better for low memory PC (may reduced performance for 256 MB RAM or higher from previous version)

-Fix RestoreShield swapfile minimum size (default)

-(English Version) Fix runable in Windows NT platforms (NT/2000/XP)




Version 3.1

-Tuneup Internet Optimization

-Fix RestoreShield problems when compares in Windows Me

-Fix GUI bug when display with not exist font "Tahoma"

-Fix Internet Optimization problems (lag, can't online, disconnect, etc.)

-Fix CPU Priority problems for slow machine

-Fix keyboard language problems when typing some languages

-Remove manufacture in System Properties when use RestoreShield




Version 3.0

-New interface

-Fix some optimization problems

-Add much more optimization data

-Add more eXPerience schemes from eXPerience Pack

-Remove Security tweaks for easier to use (I'll build new product instead)

-Set only Adminstrators can use this software for Windows NT platforms

-Optimizer XP Help Center

-RestoreShield (Success way to restore default optimization)

-Write script support multi-language work on Windows OS (For Thai Edition)


Download:

Product name:Optimizer XP

Product version:3.52

File name:optimizerxp.zip/optimizerxp.zip

File size:542 kb/750 kb

Include uninstaller:True

License:Freeware

Operating System:Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP


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Update - Style XP 1.01M

Full Install - Download - 6.25 MB

Update - Download - 2.65 MB

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quig
Check out this site for some great Windows OS tools (most will work on XP). http://www.mediahorizon.net/search/System_...es/Power_Tools/
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QUOTE(wquigley5 @ Oct 5 2002, 20:41)
Check out this site for some great Windows OS tools (most will work on XP).  http://www.mediahorizon.net/search/System_...es/Power_Tools/

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quig
Your Welcome. smile.gif
geo
must haves for xp:

customizer xp
startbar fader --- friggin cool (free)
tray it -->minimizes everything to system tray on right click of close button (free)
jv powertools(free)
style xp
glass2k (makes everything transperent !!!!)(free)
myie2 (internet explorer extension)
cacheman 5.11 (free)
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Windows XP Prefetch Clean And Control 1.0.0
Source: MajorGeeks.com

Tool for flushing the Prefetch log and controlling the Prefetch Parameters.

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Changer XP 1.0 - Shareware

Changer XP is an integrated tool to personalize the IE Skin, the wallpaper, the Screen Saver as well as the boot screen of Windows 9x/Me/2000/XP all in one.

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With Changer XP, there would be little trouble but fun to set your favorite images (BMP, JPG, GIF, PNG, TIFF, TGA and WMF format are supported) as your boot screen, desktop wallpaper and IE Skin. Besides, the screen saver programs can run in the order you like. With only clicks, you can get a unique boot screen each time you boot up Windows.


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DrvImagerXP 2.1 - Freeware
Source: MajorGeeks.com

DrvImagerXP creates and restores drive images of FAT32 and NTFS partitions for the Windows2000/XP operating systems. It makes backups of your partitions, but does not copy file-by-file, it doesn't know anything about files!. It creates a mirror image (but not reversed) of a partition by copying the sector bytes on the partition. And it does this very fast! You can create images of different operating system setups and swap them out in just minutes!

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weaponx
/http://home.carolina.rr.com/lexunfreeware/setup.exe

Safely cleans junk out of the Windows 2000/XP system registry, making it smaller and faster to access.
All changes made to the registry are fully restorable to it's original condition.
You can make an exclusion list of registry entries that RegScrubXP will not display as problems

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madTaMsKi
Thx man, I'll check it out. smile.gif
quig
Wow, thank you. biggrin.gif
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dh3rm3
Yes thanks I'll give it a try ...
But for you which is the best ? RegScrubXP or jv16 PowerTools registry tools ?
I personnally really like jv16 PowerTools
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