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AntiFreeze 1.0

Freeware

AntiFreeze is a utility with a very small footprint, sitting in your tray, waiting for you to press the hotkey combination (ALT+CTRL+WIN+HOME by default). You should use it only in emergency situations; consider it an alternative for the reset button.

Requires: Windows XP or Vista

Auslogics Registry Defrag 4.1.6.75

Freeware

Auslogics Registry Defrag is an extremely useful program. It will scan through the registry to remove this space, reducing the size of the registry. Registry Defrag is incredibly easy to use even for a novice user.

Requires: Windows 2000, XP or Vista

CCleaner 2.04.543

Freeware

One of the more popular system cleansing and optimisation tools available. This is the major v2 release incorporating a number of new enhancements. For instance, the new version is completely re-written and is much faster and analysing and cleansing your system.

Requires: Windows 2000, XP or Vista

Auslogics Disk Defrag 1.4.11.275

Freeware

Auslogics Disk Defrag is designed for fast optimisation of today's modern hard disks. Get the maximum performance out of your expensive hardware investment. The latest version includes support for defragmenting removable drives.

Requires: Windows XP or Vista

Autoruns 9.12

Freeware

This application goes much further than the standard MSConfig utility in that you can temporarily disable start-up items and locate deep and hidden files that are only associated with installed applications.

Requires: Windows NT, 2000, XP or Vista

Defraggler 1.00.031

Freeware

The Windows defragmentation tool isnÆt the best available. Defraggler is a new tool from the developers who brought you CCleaner. ItÆs small and compact and will enable you to defragment a collection of files, as well as your entire drive.

Requires: Windows 2000, XP or Vista