VLC Media Player 0.8.6f

VLC Media Player is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, mp3, ogg...) as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols.

What is VLC Media Player 0.8.6f ?
VLC (initially VideoLAN Client) is a multimedia freeware that offers a one-stop solution for the file-format problem. The program supports playback of OGG, MP2, MP3, MP4, DivX, DVD, and a whole slew of other file types. It can also be used as a server to stream in unicast or multicast in IPv4 or IPv6 on a high-bandwidth network.

In addition, it also can function as a streaming media server. Because of its open-source foundation, VLC Media Player evolves quickly, with new features and fixes released frequently.

VLC Media Player 0.8.6f Features:
+ It is a free cross-platform media player
+ It can also be used as a streaming server, with extended features (video on demand, on the fly transcoding, ...)
+ It supports a large number of multimedia formats, without the need for additional codecs

VLC Media Player 0.8.6f has license: Freeware
File Size: 9.28 MB
Freeware VLC Media Player 0.8.6f Requirements:
- Windows All/95/98/Me/NT/2000/2003/XP/Vista
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DirectX 9.0c version 9.18.944

What is DirectX 9.0c?
Microsoft DirectX is a group of technologies designed to make Windows-based computers an ideal platform for running and displaying applications rich in multimedia elements such as full-color graphics, video, 3D animation, and rich audio. DirectX 9.0c July 2007 includes support for Pixel Shader and Vertex Shader 3.0, along with many new features across all technologies, which can be accessed by applications using the DirectX 9.0 APIs. This download provides the DirectX 9.0c end-user redistributable that developers may include with their products. The redistributable license agreement covers the terms under which developers may use the redistributable. This version of DirectX 9.0c July 2007 is for Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003. The DirectX 9.0c runtime cannot be uninstalled. It is recommended that Windows users create a ´system restore´ point before installing.

License: Free Requirements: Windows 2000/XP/2003 File Size: 48.9 MB Download

ATI Catalyst Display Driver 8.4

TI Catalyst Display Driver is a free software suite for ATI Radeon graphics that helps improve PC performance by increasing overall stability and providing innovative new features. The latest Windows XP drivers and software for the Radeon range of ATI graphics cards.

What is ATI Catalyst Display Driver 8.4 ?
ATI Catalyst Drivers are the software drivers by ATI that include drivers and control software for most modern ATI chipsets and video cards. ATI has promised to release a new subversion of the driver package every month.

This unified driver has been further enhanced to provide the highest level of power, performance, and reliability. The ATI CATALYST software suite is the ultimate in performance and stability. Display and WDM Drivers included in this bundle.

ATI Catalyst Display Driver 8.4 Features:
+ ATI Catalyst Driver, This is the backbone of the entire Catalyst software that accelerates your 2D desktop and 3D applications (using either the OpenGL or Direct3D components)
+ ATI Catalyst Control Center, This is ATI's new user interface that revolutionizes how users interact with their ATI graphics accelerator - users can very quickly setup and configure their graphics accelerator settings using the ATI Catalyst Control Center
+ Hydravision (HV), A separate software package that allows users to more efficiently organize multiple applications across multiple displays - great for business users
+ Multi-Media Center (MMC) and Remote Wonder (RW), Separate software package designed to provide the ultimate multi-media playback experience

The Catalyst™ Control Center requires that the Microsoft .NET Framework version 2.0 be installed. Without .NET version 2.0 installed, the Catalyst™ Control Center will not launch properly and the user will see an error message.

ATI Catalyst Display Driver 8.4 has license: Freeware
File Size: 35.23 MB
Freeware ATI Catalyst Display Driver 8.4 Requirements:
- Windows XP Professional,Home Edition/2003/Vista
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NVIDIA Forceware 169.21 WHQL

NVIDIA Forceware is a vga video driver for GeForce FX, 6, 7, and 8 series GPUs. Recommended for use with the TimeShift game demo. This software requires Windows 2000, XP or 2003 server.

What is NVIDIA Forceware 169.21 WHQL ?
NVIDIA ForceWare software unleashes the full power and features in NVIDIA's desktop, gaming, platform, workstation, laptop, multimedia, and mobile products. Delivering a proven record of compatibility, reliability, and stability with the widest range of games and applications, ForceWare software ensures the best experience with your NVIDIA hardware.

What's New in NVIDIA Forceware 169.21 WHQL?
+ WHQL driver for GeForce FX, 6, 7, and 8 series GPUs.
+ Added support for GeForce 8800 GTS 512 GPU.
+ Recommended driver for the latest DirectX 9 and OpenGL applications.
+ Numerous game and application compatibility fixes.

NVIDIA Forceware 169.21 WHQL Features:
+ Rock-solid system stability, greater compatibility, and reliability with NVIDIA® Unified Driver Architecture (UDA).
+ Incredible 3D and video performance for all of your applications.
+ Industry-leading features for graphics, audio, video, communications, storage, and security.
+ Continual product performance and feature updates for the life of your NVIDIA hardware.
+ Robust product support for over ten unique operating systems.

NVIDIA Forceware 169.21 supports:
- GeForce 8800, 8600, 8500, 8400, GeForce 8300
- GeForce 7950, 7900, 7800, 7650, 7500, 7350, 7300, 7200, 7150, 7100, 7050, 7025, nForce 630i/620i/ nForce 610i
- GeForce 6800, 6700, 6610, 6600, 6500, 6250, 6200, 6150, GeForce 6100
- GeForce PCX/FX 5950, 5900, 5800, 5750, 5700, 5600, 5500, 5300, 5200, GeForce 5100.

NVIDIA Forceware 169.21 WHQL has license: Freeware
File Size: 43.81 MB
Freeware NVIDIA Forceware 169.21 WHQL Requirements:
- Windows XP/XP64/2003Server/2000
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Zoom Player 5.0.1

Zoom Player 5.0.1 is the most Powerful, Flexible and Customizable DVD and Media Player for the Windows PC platform. Using our powerful Smart Play technology, more image, audio and video media formats play with less hassle, increased stability and better performance. Zoom Player was designed from the ground up to load quick, take as little system resources as possible, provide user feedback/direction as appropriate and maintain as much isolation from other applications and system components as not to undermine overall stability.

What is Zoom Player 5.0.1?
Zoom Player is a very fast media player. Prior to Zoom Player, playing media files on the PC was either overly simplistic for the Power User or overly cryptic to the common user. Zoom Player tries to both simplify the playback experience for the common user, while giving the Power Users all the tools and interfaces they may require to manipulate their playback environment to their exact specification.

To that end, Zoom Player employs a slick and simple user interface, combined with easy to access features while at the same time providing advanced control dialogs over every feature imaginable.

Zoom Player 5.0.1 Supported Media Formats:
+ Video:
DVD, AVI, QuickTime (MOV), XVID, DIVX, Windows Media (WMV/ASF), Flash Video (FLV), Flash (SWF), Cellphone 3GPP (3GP), Ogg Movie (OGM), Real Media (RM/RMVB), VideoCD (VCD), Super VideoCD (SVCD), MPEG (MPG), MPEG2 Program (M2V/VOB), MPEG2 Transport (TS/TP/TSP/TRP/M2T/PVA), MPEG4 (SP/ASP), MPEG4 AVC (H.264), MPEG4 ISO (MP4), Matroska (MKV), Media Center DVR (DVR-MS), VP3, VP6, Digital Video (DV), Motion JPEG (MJPEG), FLIC (FLI/FLC).

+ Image:
JPEG (JPG), PNG, GIF, BMP, ICO, WMF, EMF, JFIF, RLE, WIN, VST, VDA, TGA, ICB, TIFF, FAX, EPS, PCX, PCC, SCR, RPF, RLA, SGI, BW, PSD, PDD, PPM, PGM, PBM, CEL, PIC, PCD, CUT, PSP, PN.

+ Audio:
MP3, Windows Media (WMA), Advanced Audio Coding (AAC), OGG Vorbis (OGG), SHOUTcast (Streaming), Free Lossless Audio CODEC (FLAC), CD-Audio (CDA), Dolby Digital (AC3), Digital Theatre Surround (DTS), LPCM, Monkey Audio (APE), Real Media (RA), MusePack (MPC), OptimFROG (OFR), Shorten (SHN), True Audio (TTA), WavPack (WV), Apple Lossless Audio Coding (ALAC), MIDI, Matroska (MKA), Wave Audio (WAV), MO3, IT, XM, S3M, MTM, MOD, UMX.

+ Interactive:
DVD, Flash (SWF), HTML.

Zoom Player Standard remains Free for Non-Commercial use.

Zoom Player 5.0.1 has license: Freeware
File Size: 1.45 MB
Freeware Zoom Player 5.0.1 Requirements:
- Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/XP64/Vista64
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Google Talk 1.0.0.104 beta

Google Talk 1 is a simple and free way to talk with and send instant messages to your friends. Like Gmail, Google Talk uses Google's innovative technologies to help people communicate more effectively and efficiently. Think of it as Google's approach to communications.

What is Google Talk?
Google Talk offers you a choice to get in touch over email, IM, or a call; a quality talk through your computer but hear your friends as if they were in the same room; and convenience of your Gmail contacts which are pre-loaded into Google Talk so inviting or talking to your friends is just a click away.

Freeware Google Talk is easy and intuitive to use. All you need to make free calls is an Internet connection, a microphone, and a speaker. After you download Google Talk, sign in with your Gmail username and password. Invite your friends to download Google Talk, and once they do, you'll be able to talk or IM with them instantly.

Google Talk Features:
- Instant Messaging
- Gmail notifications
- PC tp PC voice calls
- File transfers

Google Talk 1.0.0.104 beta has license: Freeware
File Size: 1.53 MB
Freeware Google Talk 1.0.0.104 beta Requirements:
- Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/XP64/Vista64
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BitComet 1.00

BitComet is a p2p file-sharing freeware. It contains many advanced features for BitTorrent download and extends its leading BitTorrent technology to HTTP/FTP to accelerate downloading up to 5 - 10 times faster, or more.

Support download certain files within torrent, disk cache, fast resume, port mapping, speed limits, etc. Small, clean, and fast. No adware or spyware.

What is BitComet 1.00 ?
BitComet is a p2p file-sharing freeware fully compatible with Bittorrent, which is one of the most popular p2p protocol designed for high-speed distribution of 100MB or GB sized files. BitComet is a powerful, clean, fast, and easy-to-use bittorrent client. It supports simultaneous downloads, download queue, selected downloads in torrent package, fast-resume, chatting, disk cache, speed limits, port mapping, proxy, ip-filter, etc.

BitComet 1.00 Features:
+ Now able to download any video/mp3/flash files from ANY website
+ Completely new core written in C++, stable and fast, very low CPU usage.
+ Ability to limit the upload speed as well as download speed.
+ Support preview of video file which is being downloaded.
+ Support DHT Network, download trackerless torrent!
+ Clean and free, without any adware or spyware and more...

BitComet 1.00 has license: Freeware
File Size: 5.31 MB
Freeware BitComet 1.00 Requirements:
- Windows All/95/98/Me/NT/2000/2003/XP/Vista
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DAEMON Tools 4.11.1

DAEMON Tools 4.11.1 is CD & DVD emulation freeware which allows users to make CD/DVD disc images, create a virtual CD / DVD drives and play CDs & DVDs without the need for the physical disc. It supports more CD / DVD image types than any other CD emulator.

What is DAEMON Tools 4.11.1?
DAEMON Tools 4.11.1 is a virtual cd/dvd-rom emulator and is able to emulate nearly all known copy protections on the market today.

DAEMON Tools supports the following image files:
* mds (Media Descriptor File)
* cue/bin
* iso
* ccd (CloneCD)
* nrg (Nero)
* pdi (Instant CD/DVD)
* b5t (BlindWrite 5)
* bwt (Blindwrite)
* cdi (Discjuggler)

What's New in DAEMON Tools 4.11.1?
- DT Panel is now optional
(it is possible uncheck "Enable" checkbox DT Panel during installation)
- left double-click action on DT icon in tray is removed
- several new languages are added
- fixed several bugs;

It is further development of Generic Safedisc emulator and incorporates all its features. This program allows running Backup Copies of SafeDisc (C-Dilla), Securom, Laserlock, CDCOPS, StarForce and Protect CD (and many others) protected games. Also included is a Virtual DVDROM drive (Generic DVD-ROM) enabling you to use your CD images as if they were already burned to CD! DAEMON Tools works under Windows9x/ME/NT/2000/XP with all types of CD/DVDROM drives (IDE/SCSI) and supports nearly any CD protection.

The application mounts ISO images to a virtual drive without having to burn them to a CD.

Notes:
* DAEMON Tools needs a 1:1 Copy to run!!
* DAEMON Tools is used to RUN GAMES, NOT TO BURN THEM!!! Means emulation must be active while you want to play a game, not while burning the copy (except for you want to use DAEMON Tools' "fastdump" feature on a safedisc protected CD).
* If you want to run a copy protected application from an image mounted to a Generic DVD-ROM enabling the copy protection emulation(s) is NOT necessary!!
* Generic DVD-ROM is able to run nearly every protected or unprotected CD image (Safedisc®, Securom®, Laserlock®, Lockblocks® etc.) like it was the original CD! Just do an image file using one of the supported burning programs and mount it with Daemon Manager!

DAEMON Tools 4.11.1 has license: Freeware
File Size: 2.51 MB
Freeware DAEMON Tools 4.11.1 Requirements:
- Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/XP64/Vista64
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AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 7.5.519

AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition is available free-of-charge to home users for the life of the product! Version 7.5.519 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes. AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition provides all the necessities, including a tool for scanning your hard drive and e-mail, as well as a real-time shield to prevent infections.

What is AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 7.5.519 ?
AVG Free is the well-known anti-virus protection tool. Rapid virus database updates are available for the lifetime of the product, thereby providing the high-level of detection capability that millions of users around the world trust to protect their computers. AVG Free is easy-to-use and will not slow your system down (low system resource requirements).

By default, the application is set to search for new virus definitions daily, but you always can use the scheduling tool to change this. Should a virus create serious system problems, AVG creates a rescue disk to scan your computer in MS-DOS mode. The program doesn't tax your system when scanning or when running in the background and always proved effective in our tests.

AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 7.5.519 Features:
+ Automatic update functionality
+ The AVG Resident Shield, which provides real-time protection as files are opened and programs are run
+ The AVG E-mail Scanner, which protects your e-mail
+ The AVG On-Demand Scanner, which allows the user to perform scheduled and manual tests
+ Free Virus Database Updates for the lifetime of the product
+ AVG Virus Vault for safe handling of infected files

AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 7.5.519 has license: Freeware
File Size: 34.29 MB
Freeware AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 7.5.519 Requirements:
- Windows All/95/98/Me/NT/2000/2003/XP/Vista
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avast! Home Edition 4.8

avast! Home Edition is a complete ICSA certified and Secure Computing Magazine awarded antivirus software for home noncommercial use. This antivirus freeware has Anti-spyware built-in, Anti-rootkit built-in, and Strong Self-protection.

What is avast! Home Edition 4.8 ?
Avast! 4 Home Edition is a full-featured antivirus package designed exclusively for home users, non-commercial users. Home Edition is free of charge, since in our opinion, it is possible to avoid global virus spreading by efficient prevention; however, many user are not able or do not want to pay for antivirus software.

Avast includes the following components: On Demand Scanner-with skinnable simple interface-just select what do you want to scan in which way and press the Play button; On Access Scanner-special providers to protect the most of available e-mail clients; Instant Messaging-ICQ, Miranda; Network traffic-intrusion detection-lightweight firewall; P2P protection for Kazaa, BitTorrent; Web shield-monitors and filter all HTTP traffic; NNTP Scanner-scans all Usenet Newsgroup traffic and all operations with files on PC; Boot Time Scanner-scans disks in the same way and in the same time as Windows CHKDSK does.

What's NEW Features in avast! 4.8?
+ Anti-spyware built-in
+ Anti-rootkit built-in
+ Strong Self-protection

avast! Home Edition 4.8 Features:
+ avast! now contains a built-in anti-rootkit protection
+ avast! now comes with a built-in anti-spyware protection
+ improvements in boot-time scanner (detection & removal of hidden or hard to delete files)
+ boot-time scanner will not start when booting into Safe Mode (the program was “invisible” in that case, no progress/messages could be seen)
+ improvements in many unpackers
+ new self-defense function to prevent active malware from terminating avast! processes as well as corrupting avast! files and registry items
+ scanners now display a progress of current scan (percentage of work done)
+ fixed a vulnerability in AavmKer4.sys kernel-mode driver (problem applies to Windows NT/2000/XP, 32-bit only); special thanks to Tobias Klein
+ IM Shield: added support for QQ
+ ACE and RAR unpackers now work even in boot-time scanner
+ greatly improved performance of the updater, especially in cases where many increments are being downloaded (e.g. avast! installations with outdated virus definitions)
+ implemented a protection against false positives in critical system files
+ improvements in handling of NTFS streams
+ removed a small memory leak in one of avast! drivers (Windows Vista and XP 64-bit only)
+ added support for 64-bit WHS connector (available in WHS Power Pack 1)
+ Internet Mail provider now displays the name of the sending/receiving program in the tooltip of its taskbar icon
+ resolved a compatibility issue with Acronis TrueImage (XP 64-bit only)
+ silent installation now also includes scheduled tasks, if any
+ compatibility tests with Vista SP1 and XP SP3

avast! Home Edition 4.8 has license: Freeware
File Size: 20.78 MB
Freeware avast! Home Edition 4.8 Requirements:
- Windows All/95/98/Me/NT/2000/2003/XP/Vista
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Autoruns v9.01 fixes a bug in the way that it handles certain shell extension points and adds awareness of several additional shell extensions. Autoruns works on all versions of Windows including Windows XP 64-bit Edition (for x64) and Windows Server 2003 64-bit Edition (for x64).

What is Autoruns 9.01?
Autoruns 9.01, This utility, which has the most comprehensive knowledge of auto-starting locations of any startup monitor, shows you what programs are configured to run during system bootup or login, and shows you the entries in the order Windows processes them. These programs include ones in your startup folder, Run, RunOnce, and other Registry keys. You can configure Autoruns to show other locations, including Explorer shell extensions, toolbars, browser helper objects, Winlogon notifications, auto-start services, and much more. Autoruns goes way beyond the MSConfig utility bundled with Windows Me and XP.

Autoruns' Hide Signed Microsoft Entries option helps you to zoom in on third-party auto-starting images that have been added to your system and it has support for looking at the auto-starting images configured for other accounts configured on a system. Also included in the download package is a command-line equivalent that can output in CSV format, Autorunsc.

You'll probably be surprised at how many executables are launched automatically!

This download includes the exe and command line versions of Autoruns.

Autoruns 9.01 has license: Freeware
File Size: 530 KB
Freeware Autoruns 9.01 Requirements:
- Windows All/95/98/2000/XP/2003/Vista/XP64/Vista64
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RapGet v1.20 - Rapidshare Auto Downloader

Freeware Ad-Aware 2007 Free includes a redesigned engine, improved code sequence identification, incremental definition updates, one-click Web-history cleanup, multiple browser support, and other new features.

With the ability to scan your RAM, Registry, hard drives, and external storage devices for known data-mining, advertising, and tracking components, Ad-Aware 2007 Free easily can clean your system, allowing you to maintain a higher degree of privacy while you surf the Web.

The interface features two skins and six tabs in the nav bar. The first two, Status and Scan, initiate file scans for adware. After scanning is complete, the program presents a results summary, followed by a line-item list from which you can select which components to remove. There is also an option to create a system restore point. Right-clicking an individual entry gives some information about suspected adware, though details beyond whether the malware is critical or negligible wouldn't hurt.

The third button, Ad-Watch, offers real-time defenses but only in the paid version. Web Update, the next button, controls definition file updates. The fifth button, Tools and Plug-ins, shows you which plug-ins are installed and controls TrackSweep, the new browsing tracks cleaner. TrackSweep is the only free function here. Smoothly integrated into the app, it wipes the cache, cookies, and history, and other breadcrumbs left by major browsers.

Settings is last, and provides access to auto-scans, browsers, scanning, the interface, and log files. The app does an excellent job of removing most malware components, although rescanning is necessary for a seriously infected machine. Despite the freeware restrictions, this is a fully functional adware remover, and Ad-Aware 2007 should be part of your arsenal.

One of the first applications built to find and remove adware and spyware, Ad-Aware 2007's excellent reputation is well-justified.

License : Free
Requirements : Windows 2000/XP/2003 Server File Size : 17,16MB Download