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ViStart is a perfect start menu replacement for Windows XP. ViStart will now index all personal files and program files and give *ACTUAL instant results* thats 4 times faster then the real Vista start menu.
Download: ViStart Beta 6
ViOrb, a start button replacement for Windows XP. In the same way ViStart is a start menu replacement. It will give the start button a Vista look and feel.
Download: ViOrb Beta 2.4
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 Vista.
QTTabBar is an Add-In that gives Tab Browsing Feature to your Explorer.
Folder grouping, histories, etc.
System Requirements: Windows XP/Vista, .Net Framework 2.0 or later.
Download: QTTabBar 1.2.2.1
XPredit is a free windows XP utility written in C++ and its purpose is to improve your system’s performance.
XPredit has many features
· Automatic Updating System
· Complete Module Managment Panel.
· User Created Modules Install Wizard
· Unattended Windows Ready
· Multilanguage ready
· Friendly User Interface
· 100% Free
· …and many others…
Download: XPredit 2.1.4 RC2
SparkleXP is an application designed to tweak Windows XP and improve its performance. It helps freeing up computer resources resulting in a faster and responsive computer.
This tool creates a second Hardware Profile and a correlative new User to get a lightweight desktop. You can choose to boot into your regular or SparkleXP configuration at startup.
SparkleXP is free softwares distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v3.
Download: SparkleXP 0.6
PowerShell-XP adds all the listed items to your context menus (right click).
Now you can logoff/re-start/shutdown, drop to dos, edit the registry and much more, faster!
PowerShell-XP3 adds all these items to your context menus.
Right Click The “My Computer” icon.
- Add/Remove Programs
- Calculator
- Clean Drive
- Control Panel
- Dos Prompt
- Edit Registry
- Logoff
- Quit Windows
- Reboot
- Security Center (New)
- System Properties
- System Restore
Right Click The “Drive(s)” icon’s.
- Check Drive (New)
- Clean Drive
- Defrag this Drive
- Dos Prompt
Right Click a “Folder” icon.
- Backup this Folder
- Dos Prompt
- Copy to Folder
- Move to Folder
Right Click on a File.
- Copy to Folder
- Move to Folder
Highlight and then Right Click a word on a webpage.
- Search Current News (New)
- Search Encyclopedia (New)
- Search for Images
- Search Newsgroups
- Search the Web
In “New” property menus.
- HTML Document
- Registration Entries
Notes: PowerShell-XP3 will only work on Windows XP w/service pack 2. PowerShell-XP2 will only work on Windows XP.
Download: PowerShell-XP 3.01
Do you want something new? But you do not have time for experiments? Then you are in the right place.
We’ve taken the best free programs and united them into one package “Transform XP to Vista”. Now you can easily modify Windows’s appearance and make your work more comfortable and pleasant.
Note: Transform XP to Vista does not modify system files; therefore, it is safe for Windows and easy in installation/removal.
The package includes:
· Yahoo widgets - a lot of small and beautiful assistants. Anything you could only imagine on your desktop - from PC temperature to mini games.
· Vista Theme - a special theme developed by Microsoft which transforms Windows XP into Windows Vista.
· Vista Start Menu - modifies not only menu’s skin but also its functionality. Learn how a convenient menu looks like.
Download: Transform XP to Vista 1.2
Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2 delivers amazing new operating system components that help Windows Embedded CE 6.0 device makers get to market faster with devices that can more easily connect to Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.
Here are some of the new technologies and updates provided in this release:
• Support for Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) 6.0
The Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2 release provides the latest version of Remote Desktop protocol to help enable CE-based thin clients to connect using the latest version of Windows Server remote computing technologies.
• Support for Web Services on Devices (WSD) protocol stack and application programming interfaces (API), together with sample code
By helping to enable Windows Rally technologies such as web services on devices in Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2, a connectivity technology supported natively by Windows Vista, OEMs can provide richer experiences and product differentiation when their devices connect virtually to a PC over the network and yet behave as if they were directly connected.
Download: Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2
Vista Start menu Emulator allows you to see the Windows Vista Start Menu on your Desktop. The Vista Start Menu Emulator intends to offer Windows XP users similar functionality to what is found in the Windows Vista start menu. You can configure the program to run at Windows startup.
Requires: Microsoft .net framework 2.0 and Windows XP SP2.
Download: Vista Start menu Emulator 3.1.1.2
The Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor is a small beta application that you can run on your current Windows XP-based computer to find out if it’s ready for an upgrade to Windows Vista. When you run the Upgrade Advisor, it will scan your computer and generate an easy-to-understand report of any known system and device compatibility issues, along with recommendations on how you can get your PC ready for Windows Vista. Microsoft plans to add functionality to Upgrade Advisor, such as checking how your software applications will run with Windows Vista.
Download: Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor 1.0
This download installs Microsoft Windows Script containing Visual Basic Script Edition (VBScript.) Version 5.7, JScript Version 5.7, Windows Script Components, Windows Script Host 5.7, and Windows Script Runtime Version 5.7.
Download: Windows Script 5.7 for Windows XP
Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) is a required component for the new releases of Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 and Windows Live OneCare. The new features of BITS 2.5 help to improve the security and flexibility of data transfers that use BITS. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.
System Requirements
• Supported Operating Systems: Windows XP Service Pack 2
Download: Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) 2.5 for Windows XP
Stardock LogonStudio allows Windows XP users to edit, change, and apply new logon screens. LogonStudio comes built with a visual editor to make it easy to create your own logons which can then be uploaded to websites to be used by others users.
System Requirements:
• Windows XP for XP edition, Windows Vista (32-bit, 64-bit) for Vista edition
Download: Stardock LogonStudio 1.01
Delete all the unesscessary media installed with Windows XP.
Download: XP_DETOX_WIZARD 1.0.0.2
Windows XP PowerPacker was made with the BTS DriverPacks in mind. Basically it does just about everything you need to do to add a windows XP load to your MultiBoot Disk.
It will gather the needed files from your source XP CD and put them into a directory you specify. It will grab the DriverPack Files and install them. It will create a boot directory for your load and even hex edit the files that need to be HEXED to allow you to boot to it. It will put the needed info into the boot list so you can select your XP load. It makes testing the DriverPacks very easy!!!
Download: Windows XP PowerPacker 1.0 RC9
Ever get tired of searching for a setting inside the control panel? Inside Windows Xp are hundreds of settings that require endless clicking through the Operating System that can get really frustrating. Windows in a Box was designed to eliminate all that. Sits on your desktop, easy to navigate, and puts an end to all the frustration of endless searching for settings. Spyware, Adware, and Malware free.
Download: Windows in a Box 1.0
WinToolsXP is a freeware application that provides quick and easy access to Windows XP’s built-in system utilities such as Command Prompt, Device Manager, Disk Cleanup, Registry Editor, User Accounts, and more - from one convenient spot.
Download: WinToolsXP 1.08 Windows XP
Windows Firewall Ports & Applications Manager can add a single port(Windows Firewall GUI can do that),a range of ports(Windows Firewall GUI can?ǨѢt do that) and of course applications.
Also you can make custom port lists which you can save which makes deployment easier.
Small program fast and stable.
There is also a console version of this program.
Download: Windows Firewall Ports & Applications Manager 0.1 Windows XP
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