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DriverMax 2.5

Freeware

Enables you to easily reinstall all your Windows drivers. No more searching for rare drivers on discs or on the web or inserting one installation CD after the other. Simply export all your current drivers (or just the ones that work ok) to a folder or a compressed file.

Requires: Windows XP or Vista

FinalBurner 1.18.0.101

Freeware

Alternative to expensive CD and DVD burners. This 4-Mb application enables you to create data, audio, DVD disks and burn them onto any type of media. Depending on the project type (audio, video, etc.), you click on the appropriate tab and open its window, where the project is displayed as a folder tree. Then, using the built-in explorer, you can start the burning process.

Requires: Windows XP or Vista

Free Download Manager 2.3.682

Freeware

Download accelerator and manager which you can use to easily download a list of files and whole web sites from any remote server via HTTP, HTTPS and FTP. FDM (Free Download Manager) can function as a site manager, accelerator, site explorer and scheduler. FDM can resume broken downloads, so you needn't start the downloading process from scratch.

Requires: Windows 2000 or XP

EssentialPIM Free 2.02

Freeware

Multilingual personal information manager which includes three components: a calendar, note taker and contact manager. It has a very usable interface, with things kept simple but extremely functional which results in the use of few system resources.

Requires: Windows 98SE, 2000, Me, XP or Vista

FlashGet 1.9.2

Freeware

Promises fast downloads, and on the whole it delivers. It is different to many download managers in that it is integrated into the browser toolbar. Downloaded files can be placed into different categories in FlashGet's file explorer. These categories are duplicated on your hard drive as folders, ensuring complete file organisation.

Requires: Windows 98SE, 2000, Me, XP or Vista

FreeProxy 3.92 1633

Freeware

Professional free proxy server that will channel requests for internet pages via a single computer and enables many computers to share an internet connection. If you have dial-up internet access, you can use the Demand Dial or Auto-Dial feature to dial up the internet either when it detects you want to access the internet (demand) or maintain a strict schedule of connection times.

Requires: Windows 2000 or XP