Personal Computer World

Paragon Hard Disk Manager 2009 Pro

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Complete suite of disk management tools, offering everything you should need to partition, backup, create an image, clone and recover your existing drive. When you receive your new PC, the first thing youÆll want to do is to remove or extend the existing partitions.

Requires: Windows 2000, XP or Vista 32/64-bit

VMware Workstation 6.5.1

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Desktop virtualisation software that is designed to allow people to run multiple operating systems, simultaneously, on a single PC. YouÆre not restricted to Windows-based operating systems, either. Why not use VMWare Workstation to host a Linux-based operating system?

Requires: Windows 2000, XP or Vista 32/64-bit

Acronis True Image Home 2009

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Backup and restore software that will enable you to select a drive or drive partition and then select an output for your backup. If itÆs a small partition, you could easily backup online. Alternatively, a blank DVD or external hard drive. Click the 'buy direct' button for 20% off the retail price.

Requires: Windows 2000, XP or Vista

System Mechanic 8.5

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System optimisation and maintenance tool. This application is feature-packed and designed to get the most from your PC, including defragmenting your hard drive, optimising your Registry, removing temporary files, sorting out unnecessary start-up applications and more.

Requires: Windows 2000, XP or Vista 32/64-bit

Norton AntiVirus 2009

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New version of the antivirus client that is both lightweight in its used of system resources, but also based on the Norton Protection System, a multi-layered set of technologies that work in concert to stop threats before they impact you.

Requires: Windows XP or Vista

Webroot Internet Security Essentials

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Large security suites often load your PC with unnecessary features that slow down your system. Introducing Webroot Internet Security Essentials (WISE), the security suite that delivers the essential protection you need without the wait. The streamlined design provides powerful security in one easy-to-use solution that wonÆt conflict with your other programs.

Requires: Windows XP or Vista