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Actual patches and sytem utilites for old systems
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Everything you need to make life easier for the owner
of Legacy systems
[ Table of contents ]:
1. System and hardware tools for Dos
2. Windows processes and memory
3. Utilities for working with resources
4. Motherboards and CPU's utilities
5. Removable and external storage utilities
5. Windows Security Utilities
6. Hard drive utilities
7. Registry & tweakers tools
8. KBD/Mouse utilities
9. Screen refresh rate tools
10. Screen and monitor tools
11. Windows Explorer Extension
12. Windows system patches and updates
Here are the consequences of my experiments with old
systems. Here are many useful things that I acquired
through my experience with legacy industrial systems.
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System and hardware tools for Dos
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(ARC) Ami pwd 1998 for Dos [2 kb]
Ami Bios password restore tool.
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(ARC) Unaward 3/1998 for Dos [6 kb]
Award Bios password restore tool.
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(ARC) Borland Pascal fix [1 kb]
The program corrects Runtime error 200 in programs
written in Pascal version 7 for Dos.
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(ARC) Bios Info 1997 for Dos [35 kb]
An small program for getting information about the BIOS:
date, chipset, ID string.
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(ARC) The Ultimate BIOS utility 3.00/1997 for Dos [44 kb]
Five of bioswipers/biosblasters/bioscrackers, three of
AMI crackers, one IBM PS/2 cracker, Two Award bios
crackers (4.51 User, 4.51 Admin & 4.50).
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(ARC) CmosPwd 5.0 for Dos [79 kb]
The main purpose of the program is to view the BIOS
password stored in the CMOS. Additionally, it allows
you to reset the contents of the CMOS memory, as
well as create a backup and restore it.
This is not a virus, this is PRO hardware software!
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(ARC) CmosSave 4.1/1997 for Dos [4 kb]
This program is designed to preserve the contents of CMOS
memory into the cmos.sav file, reconciling the new contents
with the CMOS.SAV stored in the CMOS.SAV file, restore
the contents of the CMOS memory when it is damaged,
viewed and cleaned (it is better not to try) its contents.
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(ARC) UniFlash 1.40 for DOS [74 kb]
This is a flash program, used to write a new BIOS on YOUR
FLASH ROM Chip!
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(ARC) Set verm util for MsDos [1 kb]
A small utility, an alternative to setver.exe Running
it allows you to avoid the 'incorrect dos version' message
in different programs.
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(ARC) Smartdum HDD S.M.A.R.T Viewer 2.0 for Dos [26 kb]
This program allows you to predict the approximate date
of failure of the hard drive and thereby prevent the loss
of important data. The difference from many similar
utilities is the support for disks on external UDMA
controllers (HPT/Promise/Fast Track).
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(ARC) DosPrn util [1 984 kb]
The utility allows you to print files from Dos programs
in a Windows environment via a USB port directly!
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(ARC) Load Hi & devload [4 kb]
Two utilities for hot loading DOS drivers into memory
without restarting the computer.
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(ARC) Qemm 97 [5 034 kb]
A memory manager for Dos and Windows 3x/95 that allows you
to solve the problem with the distribution of basic 640kb and
extended basic memory in Dos. Has limitless possibilities.
Supports up to 256 MB of RAM. The loadhi utility allows you
to forcefully move all drivers from the 640 kB base memory,
thus freeing it up to run other programs.
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(ARC) XOSL Boot Manager 1.15 for Dos [449 kb]
Extended Operating System Loader Created by Geurt Vos.
XOSL is the first free high quality open source graphical
boot manager released under GPL.
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(ARC) Ranish Partition Manager 2.40 for Dos [58 kb]
Partition Manager is a boot manager and hard disk
partitining tool. It gives you high level of control for
creaing dual- and multi- boot systems and booting
multiple operating systems such as Linux, Windows,
FreeDOS, and FreeBSD from a single disk.
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(ARC) Partition magic 8.0 [882 kb]
The most powerful program for managing hard drives
partitions. Placed on a boot floppy disk. Much faster
and more efficient than analogues.
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(ARC) Norton Ghost 8.2 [1 424 kb]
Norton GHOST is a Dos disk cloning and backup tool.
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(ARC) NON-DOS Partition Corruption Patch for DOS 7 [6 kb]
This bug causes non-active Primary Partitions to be
assigned an incorrect start sector when the last Logical
Partition processed is not recognized by DOS.
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(ARC) Osr2kit patch from Microsoft [78 kb]
Patch for MsDos 7.0 file io.sys, allowing you to run
Windows 95 and Windows 3.11 in FAT32.
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Windows processes and memory
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(ARC) BlueScreenView 1.45 for Win32 [65 kb]
BlueScreenView scans all your minidump files created
during blue screenof death crashes, and displays the
information about all crashes in one table.
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(ARC) Delete Doctor for Win32 [142 kb]
The forced removal program of blocked files in Windows.
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(ARC) Memory Benchmark 0.1.3 for Win32 [10 kb]
2004 RAM Performance Test Utility.
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(ARC) MemTach 0.93 for Win32 [190 kb]
2002 RAM Performance Test Utility.
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(ARC) Process explorer for Windows 98 [1 469 kb]
A compact but powerful program with a convenient interface
for monitoring processes occurring in the system in real
time. Provides detailed information about all running
processes, including owner, memory usage, libraries involved,
etc. It has a powerful search system that allows you to search
for processes that open a specific handle or load a specific
DLL.
(ARC) Process explorer for Windows XP [1 1923 kb]
Version of the utility for Windows 2000/XP systems,
in 64 and 32 bit versions.
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(ARC) Process Ifno for Windows 9x [89 kb]
PrcInfo is simple and fast process, thread and modules
manager for Windows.
(ARC) Process Info for Windows XP+ [100 kb]
PrcInfo is simple and fast process, thread and modules
manager for Windows.
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(ARC) RAM Idle Pro 3.6 Fixed for Win32 [1 590 kb]
This is a memory management and software optimization
utility that can help your computer run more efficiently,
faster, and longer.
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(ARC) SysMeter 1.03 for Win32 [102 kb]
A small horizontal bar hangs on any part of your desktop
and shows the consumption of your memory, processor,
and other things. SysMeter support skins!
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(ARC) TrayService for Win2k/XP [37 kb]
This is small utility which lets you control Win2K/XP
services through a small Tray Icon!
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(ARC) WMemory Info 3.01 for Win9x [586 kb]
WMI is a small system utility with the following
capabilities: CPU and Memory usage sensors, Automatic
or manual memory optimization, Windows restart or shut
down, desktop wallpaper changer, easy change of the
Windows cache and swap file settings.
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(ARC) Win Ram XP [670 kb]
Utility for improving memory performance in Windows XP.
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(ARC) Win Kill 6.0 for WinNT-WinXP [23 kb]
Console Process KILL utility for Windows NT-family.
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Utilities for working with resources
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(ARC) Resurce free for Windows 2000/XP/7 [1 kb]
This utility makes sure that the virtual machine does not
consume 99% of the processor resources when running Dos
programs in Windows. Soft created specifically for those
ases when you need to use Dos and Windows programs
simultaneously. For example, when transferring data in
the airport.
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(ARC) Resources Extract 1.18 for Win32 [30 kb]
ResourcesExtract is a small utility that scans dll/ocx/exe
files and extract all resources (bitmaps, icons, cursors,
AVI movies, HTML files, and more) stored in them into
the folder that you specify.
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(ARC) Restorator 2007 3.70 [3 576 kb]
Resource editor for many file types, such as DLLs. Using
the utility, you can extract text, images, templates from
many file formats and programs.
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Motherboards and CPU's utilities
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(ARC) Advanced PCI Info Utility 1.2 for Win32 [297 kb]
This program shows all the PCI devices on your computer.
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(ARC) Advanced Serial Port Monitor 3.5 for Win32 [1 669 kb]
This program is designed to work with the serial port
under the Windows and offers the following features:
transmission of arbitrary data in both directions in
duplex mode; operation in automatic and manual modes;
arbitrary data source; output of received data to a file;
and the ability to emulate serial data transmission devices.
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(ARC) BgInfo 4.07 for Win32 [249 kb]
It automatically displays relevant information about
a Windows computer on the desktop's background,
such as the computer name, IP address, service pack
version, and more.
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(ARC) CrystalCPUID 4.15.5 2009/5/9 for Win32 [614 kb]
This program shows detailed information about your CPU.
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(ARC) CpuZ 2.17 oct 2025 for Win32 [2 443 kb]
This tool that gathers information on some of the main
devices of your system: Processor name and number,
codename, process, package, cache levels. Mainboard
and chipset. Memory type, size, timings, and module
specifications (SPD). Real time measurement of each
core's internal frequency, memory frequency.
(ARC) CPU-Z 1.87 for Win32 [2 801 kb]
CPU-Z for Windows is a freeware that gathers information
on some of the main devices of your system.
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The best solution for reducing heat in older processors
in machines tools with poor ventilation or manufacturing
facility temperatures
(ARC) CpuIlde util for Windows 9x [234 kb]
This utility was used to manage the power consumption
of the processor and reduce its frequency when idle to
save energy and reduce temperatures. It achieved this
by sending special commands to the processor to set
certain registers and change its operating frequency.
This made it possible to reduce power consumption and
heat dissipation of the processor during periods
of system inactivity.
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(ARC) Cpu Core temp for Windows XP+ [412 kb]
A very simple and necessary program, it just hangs in your
tray and shows the temperature of the processor cores.
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(ARC) EFD Inspector 1.00/2007 for Win32 [123 kb]
This program shows information about CPU, MB, HDD and RAM.
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(ARC) Hardware monitor 1.5 for Win9x [175 kb]
Hardware Monitor is a program to monitor status of your
hardware.
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(ARC) HWinfo 8.32-5840/2025 for Win32 [3 215 kb]
Hardware Analysis, Monitoring and Reporting. In-depth
Hardware Information, Real-Time System Monitoring,
Reporting & more.
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(ARC) HW monitor 1.60/2025 for Win32 [1 035 kb]
A program that reads PC systems main health sensors,
such as voltages, temperatures, powers, fans speed,
utilizations, clock speeds and more.
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(ARC) Kill CMOS 1.0 for Win32 for Win32 [22 kb]
KillCMOS basically "resets" your computer's CMOS settings
to the factory defaults. Works with ALL CMOS. KiLLCMOS
only changes checksums & values that makes the motherboard
CMOS revert back to factory defaults.
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(ARC) Motherboard Monitor 5.3.7.0 for Win32 [1 616 kb]
Motherboard Monitor will monitor the heat sensors in your
computer, and can take action should the heat rise above
a specified level. This utility is especially important
for computers (such as Servers) that are left unattended.
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(ARC) MyCPU 1.09 for Win32 [31 kb]
This is small utility to find out which cpu is installed.
It shows vendor, type, model, stepping and speed
information.
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(ARC) PCI32 console/2005 for Win32 [247 kb]
This utility show PCI and AGP vendors of your devices.
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(ARC) SpeedFan 4.06 for Win9x/XP [1 036 kb]
(ARC) SpeedFan 4.34 for Win9x/XP [1 671 kb]
Utility for monitoring the motherboard - temperature,
voltage, fan speeds, as well as the temperature of hard
drives (if they support this feature). A highly positive
aspect of SpeedFan that sets this program apart from
similar ones is its ability to adjust fan speeds, including
based on the temperature inside the system unit.
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(ARC) THG Clock for Win32 [14 kb]
Shows the real and official frequency of your processor.
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(ARC) WCPUID 3.3 build 1092/2004 for Win32 [227 kb]
A distinctive feature of this program is its ability to
identify even very old and exotic processors such
as VIA, IDT, and so on.
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Removable and external storage utilities
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(ARC) CD slow for Win32 3.3 [8 kb]
CDSlow is a program for controlling the speed of CD/DVD
drives. More precisely, to limit the maximum speed of the
drive in order to reduce its noise when it is not necessary
to read data very quickly (for example, when listening to
MP3 music or playing games).
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(ARC) CD Info Tool for Win32 [155 kb]
Detailed information about the characteristics and drivers
of your CD/DVD drive.
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(ARC) CMD removable 1.0 for Win32 [2 kb]
Software CD-ROM tray control tools: allow programmatically
(for ex. from command prompt) eject or load tray.
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(ARC) Nero drive speed for Win32 [124 kb]
Controlling the speed of your computer's CD/DVD drive.
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WinImage is a utility software that allows users to create,
edit, and extract disk image files (*.img, *.iso, *.ima).
It supports various disk image formats and provides users
with a user-friendly interface for manipulating these files.
It is possible to read floppy disk images by sector!
(ARC) Win Image for DOS [8 kb]
Console version Win Image for DOS.
(ARC) Win Image for Windows 9x/NT/XP [312 kb]
Windows version with GUI.
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(ARC) Floppy Disk Format 7 for Win32 [356 kb]
A useful graphical utility for formatting floppy disks
with the ability to restore damaged sectors.
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(ARC) Chip Easy 1.5.6.6 for Win32 [891 kb]
Great utility from Chinese developers that allows to get
full information about the hardware characteristics
of USB flash memory drive. Manufacturer VID and PID,
controller type, memory type, etc.
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(ARC) USB Info 9.4.0.645 for Win32 [4 252 kb]
Program developed by Russian coders that allows to obtain
the following information about a USB storage: controller
model, memory chips installed, manufacturer, maximum
current consumption USB version, VID and PID, Chip F/W
(for some controllers).
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(ARC) USBDeview 3.01 for Win32 [98 kb]
USBDeview is a small utility that lists all USB devices
that currently connected to your computer, as well as all
USB devices that you previously used.
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(ARC) Rufus 2.18 for Windows XP [933 kb]
Rufus is a utility that helps format and create bootable
USB flash drives, such as USB keys/pendrives, memory
sticks, etc.
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(ARC) Flashnul RC1 console for Windows 2000/XP [97 kb]
Flashnul is a utility for checking the functionality and
maintenance of Flash memory (USB-Flash, IDE-Flash,
SecureDigital, MMC,MemoryStick, SmartMedia, XD,
CompactFlash, etc.).
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USB drives formatting utility for Windows XP. Allows you
to format large flash cards (over 64 GB) in FAT32. Useful
for owners of old household TV or DVD players with USB
output. Since it allows you to copy a larger volume of movies
by formatting large drives larger than 64 GB in FAT32. Since
these devices only support FAT32. And as you know, using
standard Windows XP tools it is not possible to format
a flash drive larger than 64 GB in FAT32.
(ARC) HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool 2.2.3 [40 kb]
How to format a 64-128 GB flash drive correctly to FAT32
for old DVDs and TVs with USB? Very simple! First, format
a 64 GB or more flash drive using standard Windows XP
tools. Then format the flash drive with this utility. And
any household video playback device will see the entire
volume of this flash drive. Then you can copy large TV series
and watch them on old DVD or TVs with a USB port. This
way you don't pay for updates, but just buy a large flash
drive.
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(ARC) WinSetupFromUSB 1.15 for Win2k+ [50 175 kb]
If you have an ASUS Eee PC or something similar that
requires you to install Windows from USB, then this
program is for you! This software upgrades the Win2k
- Win7 installation so that the flash drive becomes
bootable, and Windows understands all the SATA
controllers and can be installed from the USB flash
drive. This version of the driver is compatible with 2015!
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Windows Security Utilities
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(ARC) Anvir Task Manager for Win32 [4 442 kb]
Free AnVir Task Manager provides convenience by offering
all of its features in a single interface.
Monitor processes, services, startup programs, CPU, HDD.
Replace Windows Task Manager. Get rid of spyware and
viruses that your antivirus missed!
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(ARC) HiJack 4.0.0.29 for Win32 [1 653 kb]
The program displays the contents of the registry's
autorun keys, including lesser-known extensions
for the explorer, WinNT services, open ports, the
contents of the hosts file, and list of active processes.
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(ARC) My RunAs 1.0a for Win32 [3 kb]
This utility allows running any executable under different
user account in NT4, as it is possible in W2K and XP with
RUNAS.EXE programm.
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(ARC) USB Guard 5.3.20 [620 kb]
Protection against automatic install of viruses via USB
and other removable drives for Win98/Me/2000/XP.
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(ARC) Folder Guard for Win32 [1 288 kb]
The utility installs password protection on any directory
within the Windows 9x GUI. Protection does not apply
to DOS applications.
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(ARC) Active Password Changer Pro 3.5 [3 137 kb]
Password Changer is designed for resetting local administrator
and user passwords on Windows XP/VISTA/2008/2003/2000
systems in case an Administrator's password is forgotten
or lost.
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(ARC) Password Renew for Win32 [247 kb]
Password reset and recovery utility for Windows 9x-Vista.
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(ARC) Md5 file hash for Win32 [9 kb]
This is a simple utility that will calculate the MD5
hash of a given file. It features a progress bar during
calculation and a text field from which the final MD5
hash can be easily copied to the clipboard.
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Hard drive utilities
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(ARC) AlternateStreamView 1.32 for Win32 [44 kb]
AlternateStreamView is a small utility that allows you
to scan your NTFS drive, and find all hidden alternate
streams stored in the file system.
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(ARC) Active undelete 5.1 for Win32 [731 kb]
Portable utility for recovering deleted files and folders
for Windows 9x-Vista.
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(ARC) Bad Block Copy 2c Console for Win32 [46 kb]
Copies data from file or raw harddisk ignoring Bad Blocks.
If target file doesn't exists, ZEROs are written instead
of unreadable blocks. If target file exists, its blocks,
coresponding to Bad Blocks in source are not touched.
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(ARC) BadCopy Pro 3.75 Fixed for Win32 [927 kb]
This is a classic data recovery software for Floppy Disk,
CD, DVD and Digital Media. It can effectively recover
and rescue corrupted or lost data from damaged, unreadable
or defective disks. Various damage situations and all file
types are supported.
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(ARC) Drive! 1.1.1 for WinNT/2k/XP [455 kb]
A 2000 year utility for testing hard drive performance.
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(ARC) Disk Data 3.3.2 for Win32 [542 kb]
The program creates detailed reports on your file
system. Namely, by the number of files, folders,
space consumption, and so on.
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(ARC) Disk free 2.2 for Win32 [234 kb]
The program shows free disk space in megabytes. It updates
the information every second, so it is very useful with
programs which consume very much disk space very fast
(sound capture and video capture).
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(ARC) Unix-like /dev/zero 2.0 implementation for WinNT-XP [17 kb]
The zero device accepts and reads data as any ordinary
(and willing) file, but throws away any data written to
it, and returns an endless supply of null bytes when read.
Thus, if you have some copies of the same file with Bad
Blocks in different places, it is possible to completely
restore the original file. To do this you should run
bcopy.exe with same target, but different sources. You can
use other hard disk of same of greater size as target.
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(ARC) CrystalDiskInfo Portable 4.02 for Win32 [788 kb]
It's allows to view detailed information about the drives
installed in the computer, as well as the self-diagnostic
system parameters.
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(ARC) GetDataBack 2.31 Fixed for Win32 [1 754 kb]
GetDataBack Pro is a powerful and fast data recovery
FAT/NTFS software for Windows.
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(ARC) HD Inspector Pro 3.27.238/2009 Fixed for Win32 [3 136 kb]
This program monitors the condition of the computer's
hard drives and alerts the user about any negative changes
in the parameters. It is based on S.M.A.R.T. technology,
which is built into almost any modern hard drive.
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(ARC) LADS 4.00 for Win32 [35 kb]
LADS lists the name and size of every alternate data
stream (ADS) it finds in the specified directory (with
or without subdirectories).
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(ARC) Norton Disk Doctor 18.0.0.62 portable for Win32 [2 083 kb]
A popular 2004 program for diagnosing file systems
and hard drives.
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(ARC) Partition Magic 8.0 portable for Win32 [2 512 kb]
Easy to organize your hard drive, create, resize and copy
partitions.
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(ARC) PowerQuest Drive Image 6/2002 for Win32 [2 349 kb]
This is popular portable old hdd cloning program that
includes CD-R/CD-RW support.
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(ARC) Raid Reconstructor 2.0 Fixed for Win32 [458 kb]
Recover data from a broken RAID Level 5 or RAID Level 0
Array. Even if you do not know the RAID parameters, such
as drive order and block size, RAID Reconstructor will
analyze your drives and determine the correct values.
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(ARC) Skopin FileCopier 1.7b for Win32 [74 kb]
The program assesses the extent to which it can recover
a file from a damaged floppy disk or CD. If necessary,
it can either ignore faulty sectors or attempt to read
a bad fragment from a backup file (if one exists), even
if that backup is also damaged. The resulting file is
100% functional if a backup is available. However,
the likelihood of its functionality remains quite high
in the case of specific types of damage.
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(ARC) Unstoppable Copier 2.12 for Win32 [57 kb]
Unstoppable Copier works with CDs and floppy disks,
as well as with damaged hard drives. A distinctive
feature of this program is that it can copy any file from
the media, regardless of how corrupted that file is. The
process resembles continuous data copying.
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(ARC) FAT 32 Formatter for WinXP+ [33 kb]
This utility that allows you to format a large hard drives
to FAT32. As of now it has worked on disks from 40GB
to 2TB. This is useful stuff for old household DVD players
with USB/FAT32 support and for Windows 9x.
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(ARC) HDD Wipe 2.35.1178 for Win32 [484 kb]
Utility for wipe data on hard drives. Please attention!
Be careful! Not support Windows 9x.
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(ARC) HDD Tach 2.61 Fixed for Win32 [901 kb]
A quick test of HDD to read and write speed.
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(ARC) HDD thermometer 1.0 for Win32 [201 kb]
(ARC) HDD thermometer 1.3b for Win32 [250 kb]
The program shows the current temperature of your HDD.
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(ARC) HDD Scan 3.1 for Win32 [1 829 kb]
HDDScan is a freeware utility for storage devices
diagnostics (HDD, RAID, Flash) The program can scan
storage device for Bad-blocks, show S.M.A.R.T. attributes
and change some HDD parameters such as AAM, APM, etc.
Not support Windows 9x.
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(ARC) HDD Scan 4.1.0.29 + manual for Win32 [3 836 kb]
HDDScan is a free utility to test HDD, RAID, Flash and SSD
drives The program can scan drive for Bad blocks, display
S.M.A.R.T attributes and change some HDD parameters such
as AAM, APM, etc.
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(ARC) HD Tune 2.55 for Win32 [188 kb]
Utility for testing IDE/SCSI hard drives. It displays
the current temperature in the system tray, checks data
transfer speed, access time, CPU load, and provides
information about the firmware version, serial number,
disk capacity, and cache size, as well as possible and
active data transfer modes.
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(ARC) HDD Led for Win32 [40 kb]
An indicator of the activity of the hard disk in the
Windows system tray.
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(ARC) MHDD 4.6 for Dos [501 kb]
Software package for precise diagnostics and minor
repairs of hard drives. It is installed to the bootable
floppy disk using the setup program for Windows.
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(ARC) Scanner 2.12 for Win32 [254 kb]
The Scanner provides a visualization of your media
usage. To show the relations optimally, all files and
folders of the selected disk(s) are displayed together
in one diagram - with an area size proportional to the
used space.
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(ARC) File Case for Win32 [9 kb]
This is console program that will change the text case
of the names and/or extensions of a set of files.
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(ARC) Victoria 5.037 portable [1 577 kb]
Victoria HDD/SSD is the best free program for diagnosing,
researching, testing and minor repairs of hard drives, SSD
drives, memory cards, and any other drives in the Windows
operating system (XP and high versions).
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(ARC) Vopt 9.12.0.0/2009 Fixed for Win2k/XP [3 669 kb]
This is a small and very informative defragmenter. It will
clearly show you the defragmentation of a disk or disks.
It works very quickly and optimizes the page file.
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Registry utilities & tweakers
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(ARC) AntiSpy-Xp for Win2k/XP [298 kb]
This is little utility to automatically apply different
settings to the operating system, which could also
be done by hand, but at a higher expense of time.
Program is designed for people who want to gain
as much control over their PC as possible. It analyzes
the configuration of the installed Windows and provides
the user with all available information about potential
vulnerabilities.
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(ARC) Customizer XP 1.8.5 Fixed for Win2k/XP [4 205 kb]
A program for fine-tuning and optimizing the operation
of Win2k/XP. It allows you to conveniently configure
most important system registry settings, connections,
Explorer, and clean up RAM and HDD.
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(ARC) DirectX Deleter 2.1 and 1.0t for Win32 [763 kb]
Two utilities that allow you to remove old versions
of DirectX (1999-2003) from your computer.
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(ARC) Win95 Multi Booter 2.0 [7 kb]
This program allows you to select which way to boot
up Windows 95.
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(ARC) RegCleaner for Windows 9x [516 kb]
A powerful utility for cleaning the registry from corrupted
software links.
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(ARC) Reg Compact 1.0 [62 kb]
Registry optimization utility for Windows 9x. Compresses
the registry, preventing it from growing.
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(ARC) Reg Organizer 4.25 Fixed for Win32 [2 286 kb]
A powerful professional utility for cleaning, editing and
backup the Windows registry.
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(ARC) RegSupreme Pro 1.1.0.31 Fixed for Win32 [847 kb]
A very simple and clear utility for professional cleaning
and monitoring of the Windows registry. Editor's choice!
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(ARC) RegSupreme Pro 1.8.0.472 Fixed for Win32 [2 936 kb]
This is easy for use and fast utility for cleaning the
system registry from erroneous entries left by already
removed applications due to incorrect operation
of uninstallers. Windows Vista Support!
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(ARC) Registry Viewer 4.2 for Win32 [111 kb]
The Registry Viewer is intended for viewing the registry
files of Dos/Win9x/Me/NT/2K/XP without use WinAPI.
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(ARC) Unistall tool 3.5.4 portable [3 841 kb]
A painless removal utility for installed and hidden programs.
Does not allow the Windows registry to become clogged.
I use this version almost every day. Works for Windows2000,
XP, 2003, Vista, 7.
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(ARC) Official Uninstall Flash from Adobe for Win32 [986 kb]
A software for those who can't completely remove Adobe
Flash from computer.
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(ARC) Windows 98 Configurator [242 kb]
Windows 98 Configurator lets you personalize many settings
of the Windows 98/95 system, restrict many user rights,
change icons, remove unnecessary registry strings etc.
An undisputed hit in all computer clubs of the early 2000s.
The administrator created a local account and then limited
rights using this utility, disabling all capabilities for
working with files and the OS. In essence, this is a
replacement for local security policies for Windows 9x.
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(ARC) Neo Tweaker Pro [1 380 kb]
Neo Tweaker Pro is intended for your operational system
development, for improvement her work and increase computer
speed. The program uses undocumented opportunities of systems,
which not adjusted by Windows standard methods. This util
works in all systems of Windows family above Windows 95:
Windows 95,98,98 SE, ME, NT 4.x, 2000, XP.
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KBD/Mouse utilities
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(ARC) Disabler Power Keys Buttons 1.0b for Win32 [4 kb]
This utility was created specially for happy owners of
uglified keyboards. Some <censored> designer was clever
enough to place Power/Sleep/Wakeup buttons to authentic
location of Insert/Home/PageUp. One unguarded movement
and your computer goes to reboot.
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(ARC) User Interface Control for Win32 [93 kb]
Console utility for display mode management, mouse and
keyboard speed adjustment and for management of some
other user interface settings. It can be used from command
prompt and .BAT files. This tool is an extension of vmctl.
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(ARC) Mouse Emulator for Win32 [13 kb]
If you do not have a mouse in system, then this program
allows you to use Numlock Keyboard instead of a mouse.
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(ARC) Display Setting Control utility for WinNT-XP [40 kb]
This is extended with management options for keyboard,
mouse and some user interface settings.
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(ARC) Pass Mark Keyboard Test Fixed for Win32 [280 kb]
Simply keyboard test tool.
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(ARC) PS2 Rate for Win32 [164 kb]
A program for setting the polling frequency of a mouse
connected to the PS2 port.
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Screen refresh rate tools
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This section contains utilities for save screen refresh
rate and resolution in programs that block your monitor
settings, such as games.
(ARC) Fontman + Palman tools 2.2 for DOS [34 kb]
VGA, text mode character font & color Palette Editor
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(ARC) UniRefresh 1.42 for DOS [34 kb]
Thus is a universal dos refresh rate utility. It is easy
to use, the only data needed are the specifications
of the monitor.
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(ARC) MultiRes 1.58 for Win32 [99 kb]
MultiRes always stores current display settings prior
to making any changes, so that they can be easily
restored on demand.
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(ARC) RefreshForce 1.10 for Win32 [168 kb]
This program is a UNIVERSAL and PERMANENT fix for the
Windows 2000/XP refresh rate problem (whereas games
run at lower refresh rates than possible, thus causing
headaches, eye strain etc.). It works with ANY monitor
(including the Plug & Play ones), and ANY graphics card!
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(ARC) RefreshLock 2.0 for Win32 [193 kb]
Save your screen refresh rate in games.
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(ARC) Svga text mode 1.9.16 for DOS [582 kb]
This is a Linux utility clone called SVGATextMode which
can switch the resolution in text mode.
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(ARC) Text Mode 3.05 provides control for DOS/Win [62 kb]
This tool provides control of various text screen settings:
columns, rows, scan lines, font height, page, and border
color. It can also display the current settings.
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(ARC) VBEHz 2.22 for DOS [40 kb]
This program increases the DOS refresh rate on video
boards supporting VBE 3.0.
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Screen and monitor tools
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(ARC) PixPerAn 1.011e for Win32 [68 kb]
Some TFT-Displays tend to show "ghost pictures" after
displaying flickering contents for a long time. PixPerAn
contains such flickering contents. Though, usually those
"ghost pictures" will disappear after some time. It seems
to be very likely that this will happen with most TFT's.
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(ARC) Monitors Matter CheckScreen 1.2 for Win32 [446 kb]
One of the best monitor testing utilities available at the
moment. It allows you to properly configure your monitor
before testing, perform tests on color, focus, geometry,
power supply, etc. In addition, the program provides
separate tests for liquid crystal monitors (LCDs). These
include tests on blur, pixel quality, etc.
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(ARC) Monitor Calibration Wizard 1.0 for Win32 [742 kb]
This is a program for adjusting the color scheme and
brightness of your monitor.
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(ARC) iiyama Monitor Test 2.1 for Win32 [2 632 kb]
A program for testing and configuring a monitor from
iiyama. It includes tests such as geometry, moire, focus,
readability, color, LCD tests, and more.
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Windows Explorer Extension
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(ARC) Clean New by Axxie for Console [11 kb]
Cleaner for New menu, that appears in Windows Explorer,
when you click right mouse button.
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(ARC) Open with view for Windows XP [37 kb]
OpenWithView is a small utility that displays the list
of all available applications in the 'Open With' dialog
box of Windows, and allows you to easily disable/enable
the applications in the list. When application is disabled,
it won't be displayed in the 'Other Programs' section
of the 'Open With' dialog-box.
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(ARC) Unlocker 1.8.9 for Win32 [191 kb]
A utility for deleting files and folders that cannot be
removed by conventional means, as the system displays
a message stating that the file cannot be deleted because
it is being used by another application.
This is not a VIRUS!
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(ARC) WinKey Killer 1.7 for Win9x [8 kb]
If you've ever been in a full screen DOS program or game
in Win9x and accidentally hit the Windows key down by the
spacebar you know how annoying it is to unexpectedly
get jumped back to the Windows taskbar to watch the Start
menu pop up. Microsoft, in their infinite wisdom, didn't
give users a way to disable these keys. Now you have an
easy way to fix this "feature" of Windows.
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Windows system patches and updates
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(ARC) Microsoft speech API support for Windows XP [804 kb]
Microsoft Speech API (SAPI) is a collection of speech
recognition and synthesis technologies developed by Microsoft.
It provides developers with tools and libraries to integrate
speech recognition and speech synthesis capabilities into
their applications.
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Patches for Windows 98 SE/ME to run Windows XP/7
applications in this operating systems. A detailed summary
of my experience.
(ARC) Microsoft Layer for Unicode [211 kb]
Unicode support update for Windows 95/98/ME
(ARC) KernelEX + updates + dll's for Windows 98 SE/ME [3 102 kb]
Extension for Windows 98SE/Me that allows you to run some
of the applications for Windows XP/2000/NT/7. In some cases
it is useful if you need to continue working in Windows 98, but
with programs for Windows XP. For example, a similar case
happened with a spectrograph. The updated version of the
spectrograph client did not work on Windows 98, so we had
to use this extension. As you know, in many cases there
is no point in changing industrial equipment for dubious
improvements and copy data at the same time.
(TXT) Manual about install and update KernelEX [2 kb]
I wrote what I think is a detailed manual for installing
and updating KernelEX. If something doesn't work out,
write to me about it.
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Patches for Windows 2000 SP4 to run Windows XP/7
applications in this operating system. A detailed summary
of my experience.
This software by Pink Flying Whale/BlackWingCa make
Installer identify Windows XP and execute some software
or Rewrite MSI for Windows2000. And this soft has stronger
option to program to be recognized WinXP or Win Me,
and so on. You can use alose Stronger and stronger Version
Emulation with add-on KnownDllsWrapper. But you need
kernel32.dll wrapper 5.01.2599.0006 upper.
(ARC) Force Compatibler Kernel 0.88 for Windows 2000 [182 kb]
After installing KernelEX for Windows 2000, be sure install
the unofficial Service Pack 5.1 for this operating system.
This way you can run applications for Windows XP and even
Windows 7, such as modern browsers:
(HTM) Unofficial Service Pack 5.1 [237 mb] web page link
Install these Windows XP updates to your upgraded
Windows 2000 SP 5.1 or just your Windows XP 32 bit:
(ARC) kb2868626 update [747 kb]
Supports the use of SHA-256 SSL certificates, allowing you
to connect to websites that use these certificates. Older
versions of Internet Explorer can also benefit from these
updates to connect to sites that use SHA-256 certificates.
(ARC) kb3081320 update [711 kb]
TLS 1.1/1.2 support for Windows XP and Internet Explorer.
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(ARC) Windows 3.11 support Win32s [2 477 kb]
A system patch that allows you to run some Win32 applications
in Windows 3.11 WFG.
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(ARC) Windows NT 3.51 SuperPack by KtP [1 131 kb]
While treating nt3.51 after installing 80Gb users met
trouble with accessing partitions above 2Gb (fat32) under
nt3.51. And got BSOD - INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE.
The problem was found inside scsidisk.sys (it is called
disk.sys under nt4). It doesn't detect Extended, Fat32,
Fat32, Fat16 partitions. Developer of this pack rebuilt
scsidisk.sys. And now everything works fine. Along with
this there are still some useful thing in this collection.
They help running NT 3.51 on new hardware and with some
new applications.
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(ARC) Windows 95 Shell Update [375 kb]
This update to SHELL32.DLL provides browsing of NetWare
Directory Service printers from the Add Printer wizard,
which is found in the Printers folder (provided you have
installed Service for NetWare Directory Services).
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(ARC) Fixer of freezing on shutdown Windows 98SE [456 kb]
Update that fixes problems with shutting down and restarting
Windows 98SE.
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(ARC) KERNEL32 2GB Bug Fix for Win98 [237 kb]
Corrects the handling of File Seek Commands (both lseek and
SetFilePointer) so that Files up to 4GB are correctly handled.
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(ARC) nVidia Graphics Card Size Patch 3.0 for Win9x [9 kb]
Provides two solutions to the problem of NVidia Graphics
Cards that use memory banking to access Video RAM. This
causes a problem in most Windows 95, 98, 98SE or ME
Systems when a 512MB Graphics Card reports only 256MB
of Memory Mapped I/O Space when configured.
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(ARC) SHELL32 Extender for Win98SE [647 kb]
Adds three missing functions to SHELL32 that are often
used by software written for later operating systems.
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(ARC) Win 98 Lite 3.0 Pro for PanEuro [767 kb]
(ARC) Win Me Lite 3.0 Pro for Millenium [853 kb]
Windows 98 Lite is a utility that allows you to install
Windows 98/SE/ME without Internet Explorer and
a number of other programs using standard installer
tools, as well as install the interface from Windows 95!
(ARC) WinXP Lite Pro 1.9.0334 Fixed for WinXP [955 kb]
This software give YOU the power to set up YOUR machine
the way YOU want! The power to remove unwanted features,
the power to remove upgrades that go bad, the power to strip
potential security and privacy threats out by the roots.
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(ARC) Real DOS-Mode Patch for Windows ME v1.3 [9 kb]
This patch will modify IO.SYS, COMMAND.COM and
REGENV32.EXE in order to unhide the Real DOS-Mode
on Windows ME systems, resulting in a similar boot process
to the one available in Windows 9x. This will allow, for
example, to reach DOS directly by pressing Shift-F8 at
boot-up, to use CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT before
Windows loads, and to set up a startup menu.
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(ARC) Decompressor IO.SYS 1.0 for WinME [7 kb]
The Decompressor for IO.SYS Version 8, is for Windows ME
Developers and Users who wish to analyze and/or modify the
IO.SYS File used to Load DOS 8 and Windows ME.
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(ARC) Microsoft Windows Millennium Low Cpu Fix [62 kb]
This fix is in first hand made for all the ppls out there
that gots a CPU under 150Mhz.. and wants to install
MS WinME. But the setup wont let you. Because off
low-cpu. This fix will remove that BAD thing from the
installation progam. So you can install WinMe on ex.
A Pentium 100Mhz.
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(ARC) System Restore Remover Pro 1.5 [512 kb]
Removing system recovery and other Windows ME
functions what you don't need.
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(ARC) Windows Me system editor [35 kb]
The patch brings back the System Edit utility for editing
system files in Windows Me.
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(ARC) Checksum Integrity Verifier for Win32 [79 kb]
SHA1 file checksum calculation utility from Microsoft.
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(ARC) Windows XP SP1/SP2 WPA Kill [268 kb]
WPA Killer for Windows XP service packs 1 and 2.
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(ARC) Windows 7 Loader eXtreme Edition 3.503 [11 069 kb]
Russian patch for fix Windows 7 WPA activation by Napalum
for Windows 7 SP1/PRO/Enterprise and other + manual.
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