Realtek High Definition Audio Codecs for Windows Vista and Windows 7

The ALC882 series 7.1+2 Channel High Definition Audio codecs with UAA (Universal Audio Architecture), featuring five 24-bit stereo DACs and three 20-bit stereo ADCs, are designed for high performance multimedia PC systems. The ALC882 series incorporates proprietary converter technology to achieve over 100dB Signal-to-Noise ratio playback quality; easily meeting PC2001 requirements and also bringing PC sound quality closer to consumer electronic devices.

The ALC882 series provide 10 channels of DAC that simultaneously support 7.1 sound playback, plus 2 channels of independent stereo sound output (multiple streaming) through the Front-Out-Left and Front-Out-Right channels. Flexible mixing, mute, and fine gain control functions provide a complete integrated audio solution for next generation multimedia PCs.

Windows Vista and 7 (32/64 bits)

Download: Realtek High Definition Audio Codecs 2.44 for Windows Vista and 7

Tweak Me! Is a new unique Windows Tweaking Application which supports Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7! Never has it been so easy to tweak all most used versions of Microsoft Windows using just one application. Tweak Me! has a modern user friendly GUI which makes it extremely easy for you to manage the most important tweaks which save you a lot of time when setting up Windows!

Compared to other tweaking utilities, Tweak Me! contains mostly tweaks which don’t just represent settings you can change using the ordinary Windows GUI. I spezialised on teaching it tweaks which are mainly not easy to achieve using Windows. Tweak Me! also differs between the operating system you use and just offers you the tweaks which are supported by your current system!

Requirements:
· NET Framework 3.5 (or higher versions)

Download: Tweak Me! 1.04

With IntelliPoint software, you can customize the unique features of your Microsoft mouse to fit your needs. Each mouse button including the wheel button can be reassigned to perform a command or keyboard shortcut such as Print, Close, or an application-specific function. You can also modify mouse settings, such as pointer speed and horizontal scrolling.

IntelliPoint even offers biometrics support for advanced identity management. If you have a Bluetooth mouse or keyboard, you will need to have Windows XP with Service Pack 2 installed.

The mouse software (IntelliPoint) is also available for the 32-bit and 64-bit editions of Windows XP, Vista and 7.

Download: IntelliPoint 7.1 Mouse Software for Windows

nVIDIA GeForce/ION Drivers for Windows Vista – Windows 7.

GeForce/ION Driver Release 196

Version: 196.75 WHQL
Release Date: 2010.03.02
Operating System: Windows Vista, Windows Vista 64-bit, Windows 7, Windows 7 64-bit
Language: English (U.S.)
File Size: 89.7 MB/118 MB

Release Highlights

This is a WHQL-certified driver for GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, 100, and 200-series desktop GPUs and ION desktop GPUs.

New in Version 196.75:

• Adds support for Next Generation ION.
• Adds support for GeForce GT 320, GeForce GT 330, and GeForce GT 340.
• Upgrades PhysX System Software to version 9.10.0129.
• Upgrades HD Audio driver to version 1.0.9.1 (for supported GPUs).
• Increases performance in several PC games from v196.21 WHQL. The following are examples of measured improvements. Results will vary depending on your GPU and system configuration:

 ·Up to 13% performance increase in Crysis: Warhead with a single GPU
 ·Up to 30% performance increase in Crysis: Warhead with SLI technology
 ·Up to 13% performance increase in H.A.W.X with single GPU
 ·Up to 15% performance increase in H.A.W.X with SLI technology
 ·Up to 30% performance increase in Left 4 Dead with single GPU
 ·Up to 28% performance increase in Left 4 Dead with SLI technology

• Adds SLI and multi-GPU support for top new gaming titles including Assassin Creed II, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Command and Conquer 4: Tiberium Twilight, Grand Theft Auto IV: Episodes from Liberty City, Mass Effect 2, Napoleon: Total War, and Zombie Driver.
• Enhanced SLI support for World of Warcraft and Unigine.
• Adds Ambient Occlusion support for Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood, Need for Speed: Shift, Resident Evil 5, RUSE, and Street Fighter IV.
• Adds override anti-aliasing support for Mass Effect 2.
• Includes numerous bug fixes.

Existing Support:

• Supports GPU-acceleration for smoother online HD videos with the new Adobe Flash 10.1 beta.
• Supports DirectCompute with Windows 7 and GeForce 8-series and later GPUs.
• Supports OpenCL 1.0 (Open Computing Language) for all GeForce 8-series and later GPUs.
• Supports OpenGL 3.2 for GeForce 8-series and later GPUs.
• Supports CUDA Toolkit 3.0 features and performance enhancements.
• Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI technology on DirectX 9, DirectX 10, and OpenGL, including 3-way SLI, Quad SLI, and SLI support on SLI-certified Intel X58-based motherboards.
• Supports NVIDIA PhysX acceleration on a dedicated GeForce graphics card. Use one card for graphics and dedicate a different card for PhysX processing for game-changing physical effects.
• Supports GPU overclocking and temperature monitoring by installing NVIDIA System Tools software.

*Note: The following SLI features are only supported on Windows Vista and Windows 7: Quad SLI technology using GeForce 9800 GX2 or GeForce GTX 295, 3-way SLI technology, Hybrid SLI, and SLI multi-monitor support.

Download: nVIDIA ForceWare (GeForce/ION) 196.75 WHQL for Windows Vista and 7 32-bit

Download: nVIDIA ForceWare (GeForce/ION) 196.75 WHQL for Windows Vista and 7 64-bit

There are many reasons why you wouldn’t want your operating system connect to Microsoft’s server, be it for practical reasons, be it suspicion or simply idealism. Based on the source-code of the award-winning xpy (version 0.9.8), Vispa allows you to easily tweak your Windows Vista for better privacy and security, even system performance. Do a few clicks rather than finding the write registry keys or program settings.

The only recommendation I can give is not applying settings without vague knowledge of what you’re doing. Not every setting is desired in every environment. Vispa is no tool for beginners, just a more convenient way of tweaking your operating system.

Important: Some antivirus software might report Vispa as Spyware or a Trojan. Vispa is an executable written and compiled using NSIS, false-positives are unfortunately quite common among NSIS compiled programs. The NSIS development team is aware of this situation and constantly works with software companies to solve such issues.

Download: Vispa 0.5.5

ATI Catalyst Display Driver for Windows Vista (32 bit) and (64 bit)

ATI is one of the first graphic providers to make a 32 and 64-bit driver that supports the Longhorn Display Driver Model (LDDM), the Microsoft Vista revolutionary graphic driver standard as well as the first to provide LDDM drivers for integrated graphics processors. By making LDDM drivers available prior to Windows Vista release, ATI provides developers with a stable, feature-enabled and performance-optimized platform for application development.

This driver release also includes the Catalyst Control Center. The Catalyst Control Center provides an extensive feature set that significantly enhances the end-user experience.

Download: ATI Catalyst 10.2 for Windows Vista (32 bit) | ATI Catalyst 10.2 for Windows Vista (64 bit)

ASUS PC Probe II is a utility that monitors vital information in the computer such as fan rotations, voltages, CPU type, processor speed and temperature.

Operating system: Windows XP/Vista/7 32-bit and Windows XP/Vista/7 64-bit.

Download: ASUS PC Probe II 1.04.86 | ASUS PC Probe II 1.04.83 for Windows 7 and Vista

A corrupted Registry, caused either by a bad software or malware or any other reason, can lead to your Windows being unable to open a particular file type.

If you find that you are unable to open particular files, identify the type of file and use File Association Fixer to fix file type associations easily, with a click!

File Association Fixer detects whether you have Windows 7 or Windows Vista installed and accordingly offers you the relevant fixes only.

To fix the association for a particular file type simply click on the file type association icon or name. You may have to reboot.

These pages contain the file association fixes for some of the most common file types. Currently the app offers 18 fixes for Windows 7 & 26 fixes for Windows Vista.

We always recommend that you create a System Restore Point before making any changes to your system.

Download: File Association Fixer 1.0 for Windows 7 & Vista

Tweak and Optimize Windows Vista with Thoosje Vista Tweaker, the first 100% free professional utility that enables users to tweak and optimize the performance and behavior of Windows Vista. The program has been designed to allows casual, non-technical users to safely tweak and modify Windows Vista registry and settings.

It has some great new features and over 60 tweaks that you can individually apply to tweak and optimize your Windows Vista system without having the knowledge of registry and system settings.

And of course most important the Thoosje Vista Tweaker stays absolutely 100% Free for everybody to use and distribute.

Download: Thoosje Windows Vista Tweaker 2.12

nVIDIA GeForce/ION Drivers for Windows Vista – Windows 7.

GeForce/ION Driver Release 196

Version: 196.34 BETA
Release Date: 2010.01.26
Operating System: Windows Vista, Windows Vista 64-bit, Windows 7, Windows 7 64-bit
Language: English (U.S.)
File Size: 98.1 MB/126 MB

Release Highlights

This is a WHQL-certified driver for GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, 100, and 200-series desktop GPUs and ION desktop GPUs.

New in Version 196.34

• Fixed a bug with v196.21 that prohibited GPU overclocking.

New in Version 196.21:

• Adds SLI and multi-GPU support for many top new gaming titles including Avatar Demo, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, City Bus Simulator, Dirt 2, Ferrari Virtual Race, GREED: Black Border, Mass Effect 2, Mortal Online, Ninja Blade, Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising Demo, Planet 51, RUSE, Serious Sam HD, and Wings of Prey.
• Upgrades PhysX System Software to version 9.09.1112.
• Includes numerous bug fixes.

Existing Support:

• Supports GPU-acceleration for smoother online HD videos with the new Adobe Flash 10.1 beta.
• Supports DirectCompute with Windows 7 and GeForce 8-series and later GPUs.
• Supports OpenCL 1.0 (Open Computing Language) for all GeForce 8-series and later GPUs.
• Supports OpenGL 3.2 for GeForce 8-series and later GPUs.
• Supports CUDA Toolkit 3.0 features and performance enhancements.
• Supports NVIDIA 3D Vision Discover, a complete, low cost solution to start your immersive stereoscopic 3D experience. NOTE: If you are using NVIDIA 3D Vision active shutter glasses, you must download the separate 3D Vision driver which includes the driver for the 3D Vision IR emitter.
• Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI technology on DirectX 9, DirectX 10, and OpenGL, including 3-way SLI, Quad SLI, and SLI support on SLI-certified Intel X58-based motherboards.
• Supports NVIDIA PhysX acceleration on a dedicated GeForce graphics card. Use one card for graphics and dedicate a different card for PhysX processing for game-changing physical effects. This driver installs PhysX System Software version 9.09.1112.
• Supports GPU overclocking and temperature monitoring by installing NVIDIA System Tools software.

Download: nVIDIA ForceWare (GeForce/ION) 196.34 Beta for Windows Vista and 7 32-bit

Download: nVIDIA ForceWare (GeForce/ION) 196.34 Beta for Windows Vista and 7 64-bit

With IntelliPoint software, you can customize the unique features of your Microsoft? mouse to fit your needs. Each mouse button — including the wheel button — can be reassigned to perform a command or keyboard shortcut such as Print, Close, or an application-specific function. You can also modify mouse settings, such as pointer speed and horizontal scrolling.

With IntelliType Pro software, you can customize the unique features of your Microsoft keyboard to fit your needs. Many keys can be reassigned to open a program, file or Web page, or to perform commands such as Find, Show Desktop, or other application-specific functions. You can also disable keys you sometimes press accidentally, such as CAPS LOCK, and modify keyboard settings, such as updated horizontal scrolling and zoom functionality. IntelliType Pro software even offers extended application support, as well as biometrics support for advanced identity management.

The keyboard software (IntelliType Pro) and mouse software (IntelliPoint) are available for the 32-bit and 64-bit editions of Windows Vista and Windows 7. The Fingerprint Reader software is available for the 32-bit and 64-bit editions of Windows Vista and Windows 7. IntelliType Pro and IntelliPoint for the Mac version 7.1 is compatible with the 32 and 64-bit version of Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard).

Download: Microsoft IntelliPoint and IntelliType Pro 7.1

Download: IntelliPoint and IntelliType Pro 7.1 for Mac

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

There are files from all kinds of sources that we want to store and manage. Files are created by our digital cameras, e-mail, cell phones, portable media players, camcorders, PDAs, and laptops. Increasingly, computer users are using different folders, drives, and even different computers (such as a laptop and a desktop) to store, manage, retrieve and view files. Yet managing hundreds or thousands of files is still largely a manual operation. In some cases it is necessary to regularly get copies of files from another location to add to primary location; in other cases there is a need to keep two storage locations exactly in sync. Some users manage files manually, dragging and dropping from one place to another and keeping track of whether the locations are synchronized in their heads. Other users may use two or more applications to provide this functionality.

Now there is an easier way. SyncToy, a free PowerToy for Microsoft Windows Vista, is an easy to use, highly customizable program that helps users to do the heavy lifting involved with the copying, moving, and synchronization of different directories. Most common operations can be performed with just a few clicks of the mouse, and additional customization is available without additional complexity. SyncToy can manage multiple sets of folders at the same time; it can combine files from two folders in one case, and mimic renames and deletes in another case. Unlike other applications, SyncToy actually keeps track of renames to files and will make sure those changes get carried over to the synchronized folder.

Supported Operating Systems: Windows 7; Windows Vista; Windows XP x64 and x86

Download: SyncToy 2.1

VistaSwitcher – Speed Up Windows Alt-Tab

VistaSwitcher is an elegant and powerful task management utility for Windows OS. Once installed, it replaces the default Windows Alt-Tab dialog with a nice box that shows a list of all running tasks with their names and preview snapshots and enables the user to take actions on them using the mouse and keyboard shortcuts. With just one click, you can switch to a task, minimize, maximize, restore the main window or close the process.

Main Features

 · Outstanding UI, semi-transparent backgrounds and antialiased fonts
 · Live window and desktop previews under Windows Vista and 7
 · Task list with mouse-over selection
 · Multiple task selection, tile windows vertically or horizontally
 · Minimize, maximize, restore, close windows and groups of windows
 · Compatible with UAC, works with elevated applications
 · Small and fast, native 64-bit version available
 · Multilingual user interface (Unicode based)
 · It’s FREE for any use!

VistaSwitcher runs under Windows XP/Vista and 7 (32-bit and 64-bit).

Download: VistaSwitcher 1.1.2

nVIDIA GeForce/ION Drivers for Windows Vista – Windows 7.

GeForce/ION Driver Release 196

Version: 196.21 WHQL
Release Date: 2010.01.19
Operating System: Windows Vista, Windows Vista 64-bit, Windows 7, Windows 7 64-bit
Language: English (U.S.)
File Size: 98.4 MB/126 MB

Release Highlights

This is a WHQL-certified driver for GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, 100, and 200-series desktop GPUs and ION desktop GPUs.

New in Version 196.21:

• Adds SLI and multi-GPU support for many top new gaming titles including Avatar Demo, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, City Bus Simulator, Dirt 2, Ferrari Virtual Race, GREED: Black Border, Mass Effect 2, Mortal Online, Ninja Blade, Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising Demo, Planet 51, RUSE, Serious Sam HD, and Wings of Prey.
• Upgrades PhysX System Software to version 9.09.1112.
• Includes numerous bug fixes.

Existing Support:

• Supports GPU-acceleration for smoother online HD videos with the new Adobe Flash 10.1 beta.
• Supports DirectCompute with Windows 7 and GeForce 8-series and later GPUs.
• Supports OpenCL 1.0 (Open Computing Language) for all GeForce 8-series and later GPUs.
• Supports OpenGL 3.2 for GeForce 8-series and later GPUs.
• Supports CUDA Toolkit 3.0 features and performance enhancements.
• Supports NVIDIA 3D Vision Discover, a complete, low cost solution to start your immersive stereoscopic 3D experience. NOTE: If you are using NVIDIA 3D Vision active shutter glasses, you must download the separate 3D Vision driver which includes the driver for the 3D Vision IR emitter.
• Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI technology on DirectX 9, DirectX 10, and OpenGL, including 3-way SLI, Quad SLI, and SLI support on SLI-certified Intel X58-based motherboards.
• Supports NVIDIA PhysX acceleration on a dedicated GeForce graphics card. Use one card for graphics and dedicate a different card for PhysX processing for game-changing physical effects. This driver installs PhysX System Software version 9.09.1112.
• Supports GPU overclocking and temperature monitoring by installing NVIDIA System Tools software.

Download: nVIDIA ForceWare (GeForce/ION) 196.21 WHQL for Windows Vista and 7 32-bit

Download: nVIDIA ForceWare (GeForce/ION) 196.21 WHQL for Windows Vista and 7 64-bit

Quick Restore Maker, a smart 1-click freeware app for creating a System Restore Point in Windows 7 & Vista.

Normally, to create a system restore point, you have to, via the Control Panel, open the System Protection box and then open the System Restore utility (rstrui.exe) to create a restore point.

Quick Restore Maker allows you to create one in a single click. The restore point so generated is named as ‘QuickRestoreMaker Generated‘ point.

Simply download and extract the content on the zip file and place the program folder in your Program Files folder and the shortcut of its exe file to your Start Menu.

Now anytime you are trying out a new software or are tweaking your system, click on the icon to create a restore point first.

It has been tested on Windows 7 & Vista, but may work on other Windows versions too.

Download: Quick Restore Maker 2

The original TweakVI offers what you need to customize and optimize Windows Vista:

Unlike other tweaking utilities, TweakVI bundles lots of different utilities in one. It was developed to combine both tuning and optimizing features to increase the speed of your Windows Vista system. It’s the worlds first software for Windows Vista to combine both customization, tweaking and optimization features.

You will need hours to browse through all the features of TweakVI:

Activate hundreds of hidden Windows Vista settings, clean your registry, activate system and software restrictions, display detailed system information, create a 256 MB RAM drive, protect your privacy, clean your harddrive, manage TrueType fonts, improve your internet connection, optimize your CPU, optimize your RAM, manage system updates, and much more …

The best thing is: TweakVI ‘Basic’ is available for free!

Heaps of free plugins are included with the freeware ‘Basic Edition’ of TweakVI.

To run TweakVI on your system, you need: Windows Vista 32bit / 64bit

Download: TweakVI for Windows Vista 1.0 Build 1120

CleanDesktop : Desktop Cleanup Wizard for Windows 7 & Vista

Unlike in Windows XP, Windows 7 or Vista, does not include a Desktop Cleanup Wizard, which kept track of your usage of the icons on your desktop and offered to remove the unused icons every 60 days.

CleanDesktop is a small portable freeware app which will help you clean up your unused desktop icons, in Windows 7 & Vista. This utility is for those who miss the wizard!

On running it, it will scan & detect desktop items which have not been used in the last 30 days and and list them down. You then have an option to delete them.

The unused items are not deleted but moved to a folder on the Desktop viz; C: \Users \username \Desktop \Unused Icons. Alternatively, you cans also opt to delete the unused items directly.

It has been tested on Windows 7 & Vista, 32bit and 64bit versions.

Download: CleanDesktop for Windows 7 and Vista 1.0

SiS UniVGA5 graphics driver for Windows Vista.

· Version: 5.25
· Release Date: 2009-12-14
· Support Products: SiS671FX , SiS671 , SiSM671 , SiSM671MX , SiS672FX , SiS672 , SiSM672 , SiSM672MX
· File Size: 14,747KB
· Support OS: Windows Vista Basic/Premium

Download: SiS UniVGA5 graphics driver for Windows Vista 5.25

Ultimate Windows Tweaker is a freeware Tweak UI Utility for tweaking and optimizing Windows 7 & Windows Vista, 32-bit & 64-bit. It can simply be downloaded and used as a portable application to customize your Windows Vista to meet your requirements. With judicious tweaking, It can make your system faster, more stable, and more secure with just a few mouse clicks. The tweaker detects whether you have IE 7 or IE 8 installed and accordingly offers you the relevant tweaks only.

The utility has a simple easy-to-use user interface, with the tweaks being classified in separate heads based of their functionality. Most tweaks are hidden inside Vista, and what this tweaker does is to try and put the useful one’s in one place. It has over 130 tweaks, but is yet, just a 380 KB .exe file, which does not require an install.

System Requirements :

Ultimate Windows Tweaker is developed for Windows 7 and Windows Vista and supported in all available editions under 32 and 64 Bit. Earlier version of Windows – Windows 95, 98, ME, NT and XP are not supported.

Download: Ultimate Windows Tweaker 2.1

Repair & Fix Windows 7 & Vista problems with FixWin Utility

FixWin is a freeware portable application to repair & fix common Windows annoyances & issues.

While there were several tutorials and how-to’s already available on the Internet to deal with such annoyances, FixWin as a single utility was conceptualized, to fix some of the common annoyances which may be faced by a Windows user.

Does your Recycle Bin not refresh correctly? Or maybe you find that for some reason your right click context menu has been disabled in Internet Explorer! Or perhaps things are not fine with your Windows Media Center and you need to flush & rebuild Windows Media Center database! Maybe you opted to be not-warned while deleting Sticky Notes and you now want the warning dialog box back! Or then perhaps, post a malware attack you find that your task manage or cmd or your Registry Editor has been disabled! Fixes for these and many more such common Windows problems are being offered here.

The solutions to repair and fix 50 common Windows annoyances, issues & problems have been categorized under 5 tabs, viz : Windows Explorer, Internet & Connectivity, Windows Media, System Tools & Misc Additional Fixes.

50 problems … 1 solution … FixWin is the Windows Doctor all have been waiting for!

It has been tested on Windows 7 & Vista, 32-bit and 64-bit versions. However, FixWin may fail to run if you have modified Windows 7 or Vista Image using third party app like vLite etc, as it may miss some core components required for FixWin to run and thus cause of failure.

Download: FixWin 1.1

nVIDIA GeForce/ION Drivers for Windows Vista – Windows 7.

GeForce/ION Driver Release 195

Version: 195.62 WHQL
Release Date: 2009.11.26
Operating System: Windows Vista, Windows Vista 64-bit, Windows 7, Windows 7 64-bit
Language: English (U.S.)
File Size: 105 MB/133 MB

Release Highlights

This is a WHQL-certified driver for GeForce 6, 7, 8, 9, 100, and 200-series desktop GPUs and ION desktop GPUs.

New in Version 195.62:

• Adds GPU-acceleration for smoother online HD videos with the new Adobe Flash 10.1 beta.
• Adds support for GeForce GT 240.
• Adds support for OpenCL 1.0 (Open Computing Language) for all GeForce 8-series and later GPUs.
• Adds support for CUDA Toolkit 3.0 features and performance enhancements.
• Adds SLI and multi-GPU support for many top new gaming titles including Borderlands, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, FIFA Soccer 10, and more.
• Includes numerous bug fixes including improved performance for Need for Speed: Shift.

Existing Support:

• Supports DirectCompute with Windows 7 and GeForce 8-series and later GPUs.
• Supports OpenGL 3.2 for GeForce 8-series and later GPUs.
• Supports NVIDIA 3D Vision Discover, a complete, low cost solution to start your immersive stereoscopic 3D experience. NOTE: If you are using NVIDIA 3D Vision active shutter glasses, you must download the separate 3D Vision driver which includes the driver for the 3D Vision IR emitter.
• Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI technology on DirectX 9, DirectX 10, and OpenGL, including 3-way SLI, Quad SLI, and SLI support on SLI-certified Intel X58-based motherboards.
• Supports NVIDIA PhysX acceleration on a dedicated GeForce graphics card. Use one card for graphics and dedicate a different card for PhysX processing for game-changing physical effects. This driver installs PhysX System Software version 9.09.0814.
• Supports GPU overclocking and temperature monitoring by installing NVIDIA System Tools software.

Download: nVIDIA ForceWare (GeForce/ION) 195.62 WHQL for Windows Vista and 7 32-bit

Download: nVIDIA ForceWare (GeForce/ION) 195.62 WHQL for Windows Vista and 7 64-bit