Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor 2.0.4000

 

The Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor scans your PC for potential compatibility issues and lets you know about your Windows 7 upgrade options. Within minutes, you´ll get a report that tells you if your PC meets the system requirements, if any known compatibility issues with your hardware, devices, and installed programs are found, and gives guidance on what to do to before installing Windows 7 on your PC.

 

Before you begin: Be sure to plug in and turn on any USB devices or other devices, such as printers, external hard disks, and scanners, that you regularly use with the PC you´re checking.

System Requirements:

• Supported Operating Systems: Windows 7; Windows Vista; Windows XP Service Pack 2
• Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 or higher if running Windows XP

Download: Windows7UpgradeAdvisorSetup.exe

CSMenu – Get XP like Classic Start menu in Windows 7

 

 

Windows Vista & 7 comes with a new ‘Start menu’ interface and does not include the simple and easy to use Classic Start menu like in Windows XP.

 

If you’re finding it uneasy to use the new Start Programs menu in Windows 7, then you can switch to XP like start menu with CSMenu. The program asks to install the ‘Ask Toolbar’ which you can ignore during its setup.

 

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Download Microsoft Office 2010 Beta Now !

After being released to MSDN and TechNet subscribers, the first beta of Microsoft Office 2010 is now available for Free Download to public.

 

Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010 comes with a wide range of powerful new ways and updates to Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Outlook, to new server integration capabilities. The professional beta includes the following services below:

 

 

The beta version comes in English, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Russian and Spanish and will expire sometime in October 2010.

 

Download Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010 Beta

You can also Download beta of Visio 2010 and Project 2010.

WhoIs 1.4.3599

 

Displays informations (owner, contacts, status …) about a domain name (whois database). Enter a web address ,a host name or any name: e.g. http://www.google.com, google.com or google. IP addresses and “co.cc” domain names are also accepted, e.g. 64.233.167.99 or http://patrice-zwenger.co.cc. A “Replace” utility will allow you to edit and replace the countries names.

Requires Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0.

 

Download: WhoIs.zip

Software for Hide & move Window programs from Taskbar to System Tray

Taskbar can become cluttered with too many opened Window programs. You can customize open programs showing on the taskbar using free utility “Taskbar Helper”. It allows you to organize contents showing on the taskbar by hiding rarely used Windows or moving them from taskbar to system tray area to save space and bring order to the taskbar.

Features of Taskbar Helper program

1. Show and hide specific Windows display on the taskbar.
2. Allow you to display icon of hidden windows on system tray.
3. Ability to hide Windows while minimizing them.
4. Customize programs showing on the taskbar.
5. Move any opened program Windows to the system tray.

 

It has easy to use simple interface. Just check options like: visible, show on system tray on hide and hide on minimize: for any opened Window showing on the taskbar. You can also move up/down to re-order opened programs showing on taskbar.

 

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Change MP3 Bitrate without losing ID3 tags

We often need to change the bitrate of mp3 songs in order to reduce their actual file size. These small sized songs (but of original length) saves your disk space and can be played on mobile phones or on your cars stereo system.

MP3 Quality Modifier is a free and small utility to change the bitrate of MP3 music collection easily. The best feature of this tool is that, all the ID3 tags (title, album pictures etc.) are completely retained without any effort!

Key Features:

• Drag & Drop files
• Batch conversion
• Retains all ID3 tags with ease
• Advanced options: detailed bitrate settings, sample frequency etc.
• Multilingual (6 languages)
• Portable, no installation required

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Autoruns 9.55

 

Autoruns, 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.

 

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Free 1 year Genuine license of McAfee VirusScan Plus

Here is now another promotion from one of the leading Security software company. McAfee is providing a Free 12-month subscription of 3-User McAfee VirusScan Plus (sponsored via VMware).

 

McAfee VirusScan Plus offers proactive PC security to prevent malicious attacks, so you can protect what you value as well as surf, search, and download files online with confidence.

McAfee SiteAdvisor’s web safety ratings help you avoid unsafe websites. This service also provides security against multi-pronged attacks by combining anti-virus, anti-spyware and firewall technologies.

 

To get your free 12-month trial, follow the steps below:

1. Visit this offer page, Click the ‘Download Trial’ button.
2. Now create a Mcafee account or login if you already have an account.
3. Then you’ll be directed to the payment order confirmation page. Just click ‘Download’ button to get the software.
4. Install McAfee and Enjoy Free for 1 year!

Warzone 2100 v2.2.4

 

Warzone 2100 is a 3D real-time strategy game, developed by Pumpkin Studios (Archived website) and published by Eidos-Interactive. In late 2004 Warzone was released by its copyright holders, Eidos-Interactive, to the public under the GNU General Public License and the Warzone 2100 Resurrection Project was born.

 

Although comparable to Earth2150 in many significant aspects, it does contain some features that are unique. These include various radar technologies, a greater focus on artillery and counter-battery technologies, more frequent in-game cinematic updates as gameplay progress, as well as a different vehicle design method.

 

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Unreal Commander 0.96.752

 

Unreal Commander is a free file manager for Windows® 98/ME/2000/XP/2003/Vista.

Features:

• Two-panel interface
• Extended search of files
• Multi-rename tool
• Dirs synchronization
• Support of archives ZIP, RAR, ACE, CAB, JAR, TAR, LHA
• Built-in FTP client
• Directory tabs
• Support of LS-plug-ins and WCX-plug-ins
• Build-in viewer and quick view function
• Work with a network environment
• Support Drag and Drop at work with other applications
• History and Hotlist buttons
• Background file copying/moving/deleting
• Deleting files with WIPE
• Background pictures support
• Visual styles: color categories of files, fonts for all interface elements
• and more.

NOTE: Creation/updating of license keys absolutely free-of-charge. The key can be received as in an automatic mode through built in means Unreal Commander, and in manual using this page. For creation/updating of keys you should possess one or several identifiers of system (are created by Unreal Commander through the master of management by the license).

 

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Portable Apps of Week – µTorrent, Skype & Google Chrome

PortableApps.com, the biggest creator of portable apps has now released portable version of 3 major and most used softwares. Now you can carry these apps around with you on a portable device like USB flash drive.

 

1) uTorrent Portable – µTorrent is the world’s most popular BitTorrent client. Most of the features present in other BitTorrent clients are present in µTorrent, including bandwidth prioritization, scheduling, RSS auto-downloading and Mainline DHT (compatible with BitComet).

 

 

2) Skype Portable 4.1 – Skype lets you connect to others via instant message, audio conferencing and video phone. It can also call regular phone lines from anywhere in the world. It’s released as freeware for personal and business use.

 

 

 

3) Google Chrome Portable 3.0.195.27 Revision 2 – Chrome is one of the leading and fastest browser till date that runs web pages and applications with lightning speed. It’s designed to be simple and stylish. This new release fixes some issues with theme portability and bookmark loss.

Note – All the above apps are packaged as a portable app and can be easily integrated with the PortableApps.com Suite.

Hope you find the above listed portable apps useful for work.

MSN Virus Cleaner – Tool to Remove messenger threats

 

MSN Virus Cleaner is a tool that enables you to clean and remove any Instant Messenger threats including worms and viruses from your MSN or Windows Live Messenger. It can even remove AOL instant messenger and Yahoo Messenger related viruses and worms.

 

This simple and easy to use tool, provides Updates to application database and modules. It has custom scan option and one can enable/unable functions. One can also clean browser related and Temporary files with it.

 

Make sure to run this tool in Administrator mode, by right clicking the tool and selecting ‘Run as Administrator’ from Start menu.

 

Supports: Windows XP /Vista /7  [Requires Microsoft .NET Framework 2 or higher]

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