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Name | Price | Rating | Comment | Win 95 | Win 3.1 | From | Tel no | Issue | Page | Additional comments, notes | |
Utilities & File management | |||||||||||
Arcada Backup Exec | £75 | lllmmm | Limited features that don't represent good value for money. | Y | N | Arcada | 01628 771299 | 16 | 147 | ||
Arcsolo | £105 | lllllm | Powerful, comprehensive and easy to learn backup software. | Y | N | Cheyenne | 01737 775500 | 22 | 156 | ||
CD-Speed | £25.50 | llllmm | A cost effective way to boost a CD-ROM drive's performance. | Y | Data Becker | 01420 22707 | 7 | 125 | |||
CleanSweep 95 | £40 | lllllm | The best uninstaller in a Win 95 version. Good value too. | Y | N | Quarterdeck | 01245 496699 | 16 | 140 | recommended | |
CleanSweep | £40 | lllllm | Everything an uninstaller should be. Sophisticated and simple. | N | Y | Quarterdeck | 01245 496699 | 6 | 148 | recommended | |
Dashboard 3 | £39 | lllllm | Offers stylish alternatives to the Windows shell. | Y | Y | Starfish Software | 0181 875 4455 | 12 | 149 | ||
DiskBase | £199 | llllmm | Excellent utility for technicians. | Y | PC Support Group | 01604 766446 | 7 | 132 | |||
Disk Historian | £50 | llllmm | Useful tool for tracking file activity and clearing disk clutter. | Y | Y | POW Distribution | 01202 716726 | 16 | 143 | ||
Disk Manager 7 | £83 | llllmm | Worth a look if you are replacing drives in IDE systems. | Y | Y | Ontrack Computer Systems | 0800 243996 | 15 | 126 | ||
Dr Solomons Anti Virus Toolkit | £125 | lllllm | The definitive PC anti virus package. | Y | N | S&S International | 01296 318700 | 17 | 122 | ||
D-Time 95 | £33 | llmmmm | CD drive cacheing system. Works but you could save for a faster drive. | Y | Y | Roderick Manhattan | 0181 875 4444 | 22 | 161 | ||
Fastmove! | £50 | llllmm | Neat file transfer package. | Y | Y | Touchstone | 01442 862612 | 13 | 157 | ||
First Aid 95 | £49 | lllllm | Easy to use automated diagnostics. | Y | Y | Roderick Manhattan | 0181 875 4444 | 15 | 119 | recommended | |
First Aid 1.2 | £49 | llllmm | Cheap way of coping with most Windows ills. | N | Y | Roderick Manhattan | 0181 875 4444 | 5 | 146 | ||
Help Browser 2 | £49 | llllmm | Clever eased access to Windows help files. | Y | Oxford Computer Consultants | 01865 793077 | 1 | 134 | |||
Hurricane | £70 | lllmmm | Comprehensive set of memory management tools. | N | Y | POW Distribution | 01202 716726 | 18 | 137 | ||
Landmark Datasafe | £69 | lllllm | Commendably close to being totally crashproof. | Y | Landmark | 01908 232350 | 8 | 135 | recommended | ||
Magnaram | £49 | llmmmm | Little performance benefit, made test system unstable. | N | Y | Landmark | 01908 232350 | 11 | 133 | ||
Microsoft Plus! | £40 | llllmm | A useful collection of utilities. | Y | N | Microsoft | 0345 002000 | 12 | 158 | ||
Moremem 4 | £40 | llllmm | Useful if you are using Windows 3.1. | Y | Y | Accurate Technology | 01734 773889 | 14 | 174 | ||
Norton Navigator | £99 | llllmm | More features and functions than you can shake a stick at. | Y | N | Symantec | 01628 592320 | 13 | 146 | ||
Norton Utilities for Windows 95 | £20 | llllmm | Preview version only works with Windows 96 Betas. | Y | N | Action Computer Supplies | 0800 333333 | 9 | 125 | ||
Onfile | £34 | llmmmm | Less a serious file manager, more a launcher for file collections. | Y | SPC | 6 | 138 | ||||
PartitionMagic 2 | £56 | lllllm | Unique and powerful, essential for users of multiple operating systems. | Y | Y | One Stop Software | 0117 985 5370 | 18 | 130 | excellence | |
Powerdesk | £50 | lllmmm | Efficient and configurable toolbar and explorer enhancement. | Y | N | MicroHelp | 01703 814822 | 17 | 131 | ||
Qemm 8 | £80 | llllmm | The best of its type. | Y | Y | Quarterdeck | 01245 496699 | 17 | 138 | ||
Qemm 7.5 | £79 | lllllm | Gives you more DOS memory than you thought possible. | Y | Quarterdeck | 01245 496699 | 5 | 145 | |||
Quick View Plus | £39 | lllllm | Simple to use and almost flawless. | Y | N | Inso Corporation | 0181 947 1122 | 17 | 149 | recommended | |
Reachout 4.02 | £149 | lllllm | Great remote control and file transfer. | Y | Stac | 01344 302900 | 6 | 144 | |||
Softram 95 | £69 | llllmm | Memory expansion programme that works. | Y | Y | Roderick Manhattan | 0181 875 4444 | 14 | 170 | ||
SOS Help Info-Author 2.1 | £195 | llllmm | Lacks some high end capabilities, but is good value. | Y | Guildsoft | 01752 895100 | 9 | 114 | |||
Spinrite 3.1 | £129 | llllll | The best disc testing and data recovery tools available. | Y | Computers Plus | 0181 952 1389 | 6 | 134 | excellence | ||
Stacker 4 for OS/2 | £99 | llllmm | Disorganised user interface, but impressive and useful. | NA | NA | Stac | 01344 302900 | 8 | 146 | ||
Superprint 4 | £59 | llllmm | Vastly improves printing performance. | Y | N | BIT | 01420 83811 | 19 | 139 | ||
Uninstaller 3 | £50 | lllllm | Requires some understanding of Windows internals. | Y | Channel Market Makers | 01703 814822 | 12 | 156 | |||
Wincheckit 4 | £39 | llllmm | Accurate and easy to use diagnostic tool. Poor uninstall and zip features. | Y | Y | Touchstone | 01442 862612 | 17 | 132 | ||
Windelete | £50 | llmmmm | Simple and easily foooled uninstall program. | Y | IMSI | 0181 581 2000 | 5 | 157 | |||
WindowMagic 3 | £29 | lllmmm | Some useful enhancements to Programme Manager. | Y | Different Angle | 0181 200 9980 | 8 | 149 | |||
Winprobe 4 | £50 | llmmmm | Needs better online help. Provides a lot of info, but won't fix problems for you. | Y | Y | Quarterdeck | 01245 496699 | 15 | 120 | ||
Winprobe 95 | £43 | llllmm | Some useful tools and information, but not for the inexperienced. | Y | N | Quarterdeck | 01245 496699 | 25 | 196 | ||
Xtree Gold 4 | £79 | lllllm | A superb file manager. | Y | Symantec | 01628 592320 | 7 | 116 | recommended | ||
Zenographics Superprint 3.1 | £99 | llllmm | If you need to speed up Windows printing this is the utlilty for you. | N | Y | BIT | 01420 83811 | 2 | 175 |
Last Update: 15/10/96
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