SOFTWARE
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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