Freeware - PC tuning

.NET Framework

Owner: Microsoft , reliable site.

Freeware

Includes .NET Framework 2.0, ASP.NET, WinForms, ADO.NET, additional libraries and the CLR, as well as innovative technologies such as WPF, WCF, WWF and WCS.

Autoruns

Freeware

The utility will show the most comprehensive information about all the places startup programs. No installation required.

DirectX

Owner: Microsoft , reliable site.

Freeware

Set API for working with graphics in a Windows environment. Usually it takes for games or power hungry graphics editors.

Fresh UI

Freeware

Fine tuning of the system.

RivaTuner

Freeware

Will help to use undocumented functions of graphics cards from nVidia and ATi to improve image quality and solve compatibility issues with some games. The program works in Windows 98/ME/2K/XP. It supports all versions of ForceWare drivers and Catalyst. Detailed instructions in Russian can be read - here

Sun Java Runtime Environment

Owner: Oracle , reliable site.

Freeware

Real (unlike the one included in Microsoft products) Java virtual machine of Sun Microsystems.

USBDeview

Freeware

Small utility that lists all USB devices that currently connected to your computer, as well as all USB devices that you previously used.

For each USB device, extended information is displayed: Device name/description, device type, serial number (for mass storage devices), the date/time that device was added, VendorID, ProductID, and more...
USBDeview also allows you to uninstall USB devices that you previously used, disconnect USB devices that are currently connected to your computer, as well as to disable and enable USB devices.
You can also use USBDeview on a remote computer, as long as you login to that computer with admin user.

XP-AntiSpy

Freeware

Removes of Windows junk functions, facilitating and speeding up the system.

Don't Sleep

Freeware

Utility blocking shutdown, reboot, go into hibernation or standby mode of the computer. There is a timer and a scheduler.

DesktopOK

Freeware

Utility to save and restore the location of icons on the desktop.

LicenseCrawler

Freeware

If you want to setup your computer system again you need to have the licenses and serial numbers at hand for all the software programs that you have purchased and registered. This does include the Windows product key but also other serial numbers for applications like Nero, Office, VMWare and pretty much every other application.

Instead of searching for the keys in your e-mails, manuals and recipes you could use another approach. LicenseCrawler is a sweet little application that scans the Windows Registry for Windows product keys and other serial numbers and licenses.

The LicenseCrawler can discover application product keys and other serial numbers or licenses very quickly and supports all versions of Windows operating system from Windows 95 over Windows 7 to Windows Server 2008 R2 (64Bit).

The portable-version can be run from any location and would be a perfect fit for a USB stick. The software is ideal to backup your system, help IT-Service members and for forensic services.

Asking clients to find serial and license keys is often very frustrating. Instead, tech support can simply run License Crawler without having to interact with the client at all.

Glary Utilities Free

A set of tools to configure and optimize the operating system with a set of tools for cleaning and computer management.

1. correction of errors in the registry
2. uninstall programs
3. remove traces of work on the computer,
4. process management
5. blocking spyware, trojans, adware,
6. optimization of RAM,
7. management of autoload and scheduled programs,
8. split-merge large files,
9. encrypt-decrypt data,
10. search for duplicates.

Autorun Organizer

Freeware

Manager to configure and optimize startup programs for Windows.

Functions

1. Disable, uninstall startup programs,
2. Automatic control of disabled programs,
3. Batch work with records
4. Delayed launch of programs
5. Visual diagram of the OS boot time,
6. Automatic detection of erroneous startup records.