This page lists our personal 'must have' list for Windows, 95, 98, NT, and 2000. It includes the couple dozen utilities that we could not live without. I don't waste space in the descriptions commenting on their greatness. If they are in this list they are awesomely useful...
If there is a Web page with information on the utility, you can reach it by clicking on the icon. An archive of the product itself can be downloaded by clicking on the appropriate highlighted filename. If you find an out-of-date link, please so we can update this page.
Note that most of these products are shareware. Please support the product if you like it and use it beyond its stated evaluation period.
| Great Web Utilities |
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98Lite 3.0
Install Windows98/ME without IE and Active overhead |
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4DOS 7.01A 4NT 4.01A
Command-prompt with power-user features |
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ACDSEE
CLASSIC 2.43 Image browser w/thumbnails and supports all formats |
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SPADES 2.1 HEARTS 2.1
Championship Hearts and Spades, our favorite card games! |
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COOLEDIT PRO 2.0 COOLEDIT 2000
Awesome sound recorder w/selection of filters and converters |
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DIRECTX 8.0
Latest direct audio/video drivers for Windows gaming |
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NT EMACS 21.2
*The* powerful Unix everything-editor for hard-core geeks |
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GHOST 2002 SUPPORT
BEST image backup esp. for multi-boot (floppy bootable) |
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GIFCON 1.0Q GIFCON 2.0A
Create/edit animated GIF images and AVI files |
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ICQ 2000b AIM 3.0
Instant/chat messenger clients. Also uReach for free 800 number, eFax for free fax |
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LVIEW 16 1.D2 LVIEW PRO 2.8
*Lightweight* size/quant/snap/cropper for Web images |
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NOTIFYCD 1.51.3
Nice simple taskbar CD player with CDDB support |
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NETSCAPE 6.0 (includes AIM & WINAMP) IE 5.5 SP1
Pick your favorite Web browser |
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PALETTE EXPRESS 1.6
Create optimal shared palette from several images |
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PARTITION MAGIC 6.0
Move data & resize partitions (NOT shareware) |
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Active PERL 613
The best text processing tool/language around |
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POWERTOYS KERNELTOYS
PowerToys and KernelToys are helpful add-ons for Win95 |
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Create boot disk. Ultimate Boot Disk, and Another place to get Boot Disks (incl. non MS-DOS). |
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MCAFEE SCAN FOR 9X
Monthly anti-virus scanner |
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WINIMAGE 5.0
Quickly copy, save/create diskette images, including DMF |
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WINZIP 8.0 WZIPSE 2.1
Graphical client for manipulating ZIP and making EXE files |
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WS_FTP LE 5.08 WS_FTP PRO 6.06
Graphical FTP client allows profiles and easy browsing |
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ZAPOCOMM 4.06
Rich telnet client with Zmodem/sizing/printing/editing |
