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Microsoft Update

Installs patches for Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office

Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package (x86)

runtime components of Visual C++ Libraries required to run applications developed with Visual C++ on a computer that does not have Visual C++ 2008 installed.

Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1

The Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 provides the documentation, samples, header files, libraries, and tools (including C++ compilers) that you need to develop applications to run on Windows 7 and the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1. To build and run .NET Framework applications, you must have the corresponding version of the .NET Framework installed. This SDK is compatible with Visual Studio® 2008, including Visual Studio Express Editions, which are available free of charge.

Microsoft Visual Studio Express Editions

  • Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition
  • Visual C# 2008 Express Edition
  • Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition
  • Web Platform
    • Visual Web Developer 2008 Express Edition
    • SQL Server 2008 Express
  • Microsoft MSDN Express Library

MSDN Library for Visual Studio 2008

Windows XP SP2 Support Tools

Assists in diagnosing and resolving computer problems.

Debugging Tools for Windows 32-bit Version 6.11.1.404

Debug drivers, applications, and services.

User Mode Process Dumper v8.1.2929.5

Dumps any running Win32 processes memory image on the fly, without attaching a debugger, or terminating target processes.

Debug Diagnostic Tool v1.1

Assists in troubleshooting issues such as hangs, slow performance, memory leaks or fragmentation, and crashes in any Win32 user-mode process.

Control Spy 2.0

Helps one to understand common controls, the application of styles to them, and their response to messages and notifications.

Microsoft Network Monitor 3.3 1641

Protocol analyzer

NTFSext.exe

Shell extension for adding a Streams tab to the properties page in Windows Explorer.

Font Properties Extension 2.30

Add property tabs showing 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. 

Font Properties Editor

Add links, descriptions and license information to TrueType and OpenType fonts.

WEFT (Web Embedding Fonts Tool) 3.2

Create 'font objects' that are linked to their Web pages so when viewed through the browser, pages are displayed in the style contained in the font object.

Font Tools

TrueType and OpenType font development tools including TTFdump, TrueType Open Assembler, Flint and SBIT32.

WS-Management v1.1

Delivers WS-Management functionality.

Windows PowerShell V2 Community Technology Preview 3 (CTP3)

Introduces several significant features to Windows PowerShell  that extends its use, improves its usability, and allows you to control and manage the Windows environment more easily and comprehensively.

Windows PowerShell Quick Reference 1.0

Quick-reference guide to commonly-used Windows PowerShell commands.

Windows PowerShell Graphical Help File (Version 2.0)

Windows PowerShell 2.0 help in graphical help format (.chm file).

Windows Script 5.6 Documentation

This download provides extensive reference and conceptual documentation for all of Microsoft Windows Script Technologies.

Scriptomatic 2.0

Helps you write WMI scripts for system administration.

VBScript Quick Reference 1.0

Visual Basic® Script Edition (VBScript.)

Tweakomatic

Manage Your Computer Tweakomatically

Windows 98 Resource Kit

Various utilities

Windows NT Resource Kit updates

Fixes for NT tools.

Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools

Streamlines management tasks such as troubleshooting operating system issues, managing Active Directory®, configuring networking and security features, and automating application deployment.

Resource Kit fixes

Miscellaneous updates.

Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP

Adds fun and functionality.

Color Control Panel Applet

Manage Windows color settings in one place.

SyncToy v2.0

Helps you copy, move, rename, and delete files between folders and computers.

RAW Image Thumbnailer and Viewer

Provides thumbnails, previews, printing, and metadata display for RAW images.

ClearType Tuner

Makes it easier to read text on your screen.

HTML Slide Show Wizard

Helps create an HTML slide show of digital pictures.

Open Command Window Here

Adds an "Open Command Window Here" context menu option on file system folders.

Alt-Tab Replacement

In addition to seeing the icon of the application window you are switching to, you will also see a preview of the page.

Tweak UI

Gives access to system settings that are not exposed in the Windows XP default user interface.

Power Calculator

Graphs and Evaluate functions as well as performs many different types of conversions.

Image Resizer

Enables resizing one or many image files with a right-click.

CD Slide Show Generator

Views images burned to a CD as a slide show.

Virtual Desktop Manager

Manages up to four desktops from the Windows taskbar.

Taskbar Magnifier

Magnifies part of the screen from the taskbar.

Webcam Timershot

Takes pictures at specified time intervals from a Webcam connected to your computer.

Microsoft Calculator Plus

includes mathematical and conversion functions.

Windows XP Screensaver

shows off the power of DirectX

Microsoft Agent

Enables interactive personalities in the form of animated characters.

Presentation Narrator

Microsoft® PowerPoint presentation enhanced with animated characters.

Microsoft AppLocale

Run legacy applications without changing language of non-Unicode applications (system locale).

Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats

Open, edit, and save documents, workbooks, and presentations in the file formats new to Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007.

Microsoft Terminology Translations

Spreadsheet with translations for over 40 languages, includes Windows Vista and Office 2007 terms.

Ziggurat (noncanonical link for chess program)

Chess by David Norris, copyright © 1992 Microsoft Corp.

Non-Microsoft programs

.NET Reflector 5.1.6.0

View, navigate, and search through, the class hierarchies of .NET assemblies, even if you don't have the code for them. With it, you can decompile and analyze .NET assemblies in C#, Visual Basic, and IL.

STORM r1.1 ("SOAP Testing Object's Runtime Manipulator")

Tool for testing web services.

WinCheat 1.6 build 3140 Installer - Unicode version

Manipulate windows

7-Zip 4.65 (2009-02-03)

File archiver with high compression ratio.

TightVNC 1.3.10

Remote control software package.

Opera 10.10

A web browser

Maxthon 2.5.11.3390

A web browser

Safari 4.0.4 (531.21.10)

A web browser

Firefox 3.5.7

A web browser

Firebug 1.4.5

Add-on for FireFox to edit, debug, and monitor CSS, HTML, and JavaScript live in any web page.

Netscape Navigator 9.0

A web browser

SVG plug-in 3.03

Scalable Vector Graphics viewer

WinPcap 4.1.1

Windows Packet Capture Library.

Fiddler 2.2.7.5

HTTP Debugging Proxy which logs all HTTP traffic between your computer and the Internet.

Kompozer 0.8.1b

A complete Web Authoring System.

HTML Kit 292

A standards-compliant full-featured free editor for HTML, XHTML, XML, CSS and other common languages.

ActiveTcl 8.5.8.0

Tcl distribution

KiXtart 2010 4.60

free-format scripting language.  [.SPK files can be found in DISK1.EXE and DISK2.EXE on another site.]

 

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Lance Miller very nice list
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_ Comet Thank you, Lance Miller. Do you have any other freeware recommendations?
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