Tweaking tools

Power performance for your PC.

Section Index
Products in this section include: 
AnalogX MaxMem 1.00, Dr.Salman's WinBooster, Memory-Trax II, MemTurbo 1.5, OptiX 2.0, TestCPU 0.94, Triage 2.1.0.4, WhatFormat 2.1, Win386 Cleaner 1.0, WinTune 98 1.0.41

AnalogX MaxMem 1.00

Download the version for your operating system here:

Windows 95/98/NT
Description: Have you ever wondered why your machine runs so much faster right after you reboot? Most of the time slowdowns are due to resources that are not being properly freed, and that can't be easily reclaimed without rebooting. MaxMem passively monitors your system's memory and allows you to customise it for maximum performance.
Licence: Freeware
Requirements:
Install instructions: Internet Explorer users just click on the file and choose Open to run the setup program straight from the CD. Netscape users download to your local drive and run the EXE file.
Links online: http://www.analogx.com/

 

Dr.Salman's WinBooster

 

Download the version for your operating system here:

Windows 95/98
Description: Utility software designed to makes Windows run faster and increase Internet speed. WinBooster also finetunes Windows Internet protocols and decreases fragmentation of data packets.
Licence: Shareware
Requirements:
Install instructions: Internet Explorer users just click on the file and choose Open to run the setup program straight from the CD. Netscape users download to your local drive and run the EXE file.
Links online: http://sensor.hypermart.net/

 

Memory-Trax II

Download the version for your operating system here:

Windows 95/98
Description: Memory-Trax II (AKA Mem-Trax II) is a small applet that reclaims memory Windows neglects to release. When you reclaim memory, your system should crash less and most programs will run more smoothly.
Licence: Freeware
Requirements:
Install instructions: Download to your local drive, and unzip the file.
Links online: http://www.freewarehome.com/software/mem-trax.html

 

MemTurbo 1.5

Download the version for your operating system here:

Windows 95/98/NT 4.0
Description: A program that increases available RAM on your system. It also defragments your physical RAM, making your CPU and motherboard more efficient, without modifying your virtual memory. It recovers memory leaks from applications and flushes unused libraries and DLLs temporarily out to disk, making more room for your favourite games or applications.
Licence: Shareware
Requirements:
Install instructions: Internet Explorer users just click on the file and choose Open to run the setup program straight from the CD. Netscape users download to your local drive and run the EXE file.
Links online: http://www.memturbo.com/

 

OptiX 2.0

 

Download the version for your operating system here:

Windows 95/98
Description: A set of components that optimises Windows. Using them together allows Windows 98 to run with 20 of 32 megabytes of free memory. OptiX is easy to install, use, and remove.
Licence: Freeware
Requirements:
Install instructions: Internet Explorer users just click on the file and choose Open to run the setup program straight from the CD. Netscape users download to your local drive and run the EXE file.
Links online: http://my.tele2.ee/eugene/

 

TestCPU 0.94

Download the version for your operating system here:

Windows 95/98/NT
Description: This program automatically detects your processor and displays a picture with the details, then tests your processor's memory performance with MOV and MOVSD instructions, as well as testing its mathematical performance using CPU and FPU in matrix calculations. In addition, it contains the standard tests Dhrystones, Whetstones, MIPS, and MFLOPS. All the results can be listed in graphs and compared with other tested processors.
Licence: Freeware
Requirements:
Install instructions: Download to your local drive, and unzip the file.
Links online: http://www.fi.muni.cz/~xsmid4/

 

Triage 2.1.0.4

Download the version for your operating system here:

Windows 95/98/NT
Description: Triage helps technical support people diagnose problems associated with the installation and configuration of software applications. It includes three separate applications. The Triage Wizard allows you to easily define every aspect of an end user's computer that is relevant to the software application being installed, including hardware, file dependencies, ActiveX controls and Registry entries. The Triage Client is a small application that can be packaged with your software product.
Licence: Demo
Requirements:
Install instructions: Internet Explorer users just click on the file and choose Open to run the setup program straight from the CD. Netscape users download to your local drive and run the EXE file.
Links online: http://www.metaquest.com/

 

WhatFormat 2.1

Download the version for your operating system here:

Windows 95/98/NT
Description: It's not always possible to see from a filename's extension what format is used. Sometimes the same extension is used for different formats or a file simply has a wrong extension. WhatFormat is a file analyser that checks the first bytes of a file for signatures to try to determine its format. It also knows many filename extensions and can suggest applications for viewing files.
Licence: Shareware
Requirements:
Install instructions: Internet Explorer users just click on the file and choose Open to run the setup program straight from the CD. Netscape users download to your local drive and run the EXE file.
Links online: http://www.xs4all.nl/~joz/index.html

 

Win386 Cleaner 1.0

 

Download the version for your operating system here:

Windows 95/98
Description: Windows 95/98 create a file called win386 that serves as a virtual memory management area. This file grows to be extremly large, wasting space and speed. Win386 Cleaner gets this file down to size and maintains a clean memory management each time you boot.
Licence: Freeware
Requirements:
Install instructions: Download to your local drive, and unzip the file.
Links online:  

 

WinTune 98 1.0.41

 

Download the version for your operating system here:

Windows 95/98/NT
Description: WinTune 98 offers standard diagnostics and tells you how to fix what ails your system. It tests your system, CPU, video components, disk drives and memory. After testing with WinTune 98, you can compare your results with an extensive database of results posted by other WinTune users. If WinTune finds anything amiss about your system configuration or results, it will give you tips to help fix the problem. Version 1.0.41 detects and reports on AMD K6-III and Athlon processors.
Licence: Freeware
Requirements:
Install instructions: Internet Explorer users just click on the file and choose Open to run the setup program straight from the CD. Netscape users download to your local drive and run the EXE file.
Links online: http://wintune.winmag.com/

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