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Freeware toolkit O-Z

This month we present 50 of the most useful programs from the Internet.  The best part is that they are absolutely free for non-commercial use!

Section Index
Products in this section:

Freeware toolkit A-D

Freeware toolkit E-N

Peep Show 1.0, PicViewer 1.71, PowerZip 3.62, Real Audio Player 5.0, RegClean 4.1a, Rename Files 1.1, Reptile 1.2, Solitude 1.28, Super Note Tab Light 4, The Hardware Book 1.3,  Tweak UI 1.1, Waterfall 1.23 and Rain 1.0, Windows Supercharger, WPlay 1.5 Release 3,  WS_FTP LE 4.6, Yamp 3.0

 

Peep Show 1.0
Peep Show is a mouse utility that lets you put holes in any Window so that you can see the Window behind it and have easy acces to it. Any application's main menu is turned into a pop-up menu. Also includes a document scrolling feature that is handy for Web surfing.

 

 Download the version for your operating system here:

Windows 95/NT
(506K)
Install instructions: Internet Explorer users just click on the file and choose Open to run the setup program straight from the CD. Nestcape users download to your local drive and run the EXE file.
Links online: http://www.download.com/PC/Result/TitleDetail/0,4,0-49969,501000.html?st.dl.results.list.tdtl

 

PicViewer 1.71
An image viewer that supports common file formats including BMP, ICO, WMF, EMF, GIF, JPEG, PNG, and PCX. Features include slide show, file-by-file browsing, an image filename command-line parameter for access from your file manager, animated GIF support, copying to the Clipboard as a bitmap file, bookmarks, and modes for automatic sizing, stretching, and tiling.

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 Download the version for your operating system here:

Windows 95/NT
(591K)
Install instructions: Download to your local drive; then unzip (for help click here), and run the EXE file.
Links online: http://www.strongsoftware.net/dronix/eng.html
http://www.shareware-australia.com/

 

PowerZip 3.62
If you use Windows and the Internet regularly then you will need a good archiving utility. Power Zip is a simple-to-use archiving program that lets you easily uncompress files and install programs. The contents of a compressed file can be viewed without having to extract the files.

Archives can be created by drag-and-dropping files from Windows Explorer. Make your own self-extracting EXE files or use the Multi-disk Zip Wizard to span large files onto multiple floppy disks.

Archived files can be associated with Power Zip so that when they are double-clicked in Windows Explorer, the program automatically launches. Right-clicking on files gives instant access to many options.

 

 Download the version for your operating system here:

Windows 95
(1,093K)
Install instructions: Internet Explorer users just click on the file and choose Open to run the setup program straight from the CD. Nestcape users download to your local drive and run the EXE file.
Links online: http://www.powerzip.lco.net/

 

Real Audio Player 5.0
If you have never used RealPlayer before, it is the ultimate tool for experiencing live or pre-recorded events over the Internet. Streaming audio, video, and now text and pictures, can be viewed using RealPlayer. RealPlayer has three different viewing sizes: original, double and full screen. Full screen has a loss in clarity, as would be expected, but for viewing low detail clips such as cartoons it is quite good.

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 Download the version for your operating system here:

Windows 95/NT
(1,198K)
Windows 95/NT
(1,988K)
Install instructions: Download to your local drive; then unzip (for help click here), and run the EXE file.
Links online: http://www.real.com

 

RegClean 4.1a
Clean out the Windows 95 Registry. This is a small application that removes unwanted entries in your Windows Registry which will then help to reduce startup time when you reboot your computer.

 

 Download the version for your operating system here:

Windows 95
(774K)
Install instructions: Download to your local drive; then unzip (for help click here), and run the setup.exe file.
Links online: http://www.microsoft.com/

 

Rename Files 1.1
Rename many files in a folder to a similar name with increasing numbers.

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 Download the version for your operating system here:

Windows 95/NT
(152K)
Install instructions: Download to your local drive; then unzip (for help click here), and run the EXE file.
Links online: http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Haven/7262/

 

Reptile 1.2
Create great backgrounds for your Web pages or Windows desktop. Produce any combination of wavy, bubbly, organic, big, small, wide, narrow, rough, or smooth textures, as well as a range of shapes and surfaces.

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 Download the version for your operating system here:

Windows 95/NT 4.0
(1,314K)
Install instructions: Internet Explorer users just click on the file and choose Open to run the setup program straight from the CD. Nestcape users download to your local drive and run the EXE file.
Links online: http://www.sausage.com/reptile/

 

Solitude 1.28
If you really enjoy playing Windows Solitaire but are starting to get a little bored of it, then this is the program for you. Solitude includes 55 distinct solitaire card games complete with help files on how to play each of them.

The odds for winning each game are shown, and your own personal statistics of games played and won are recorded so that you can see how much work time you are really wasting.

 

 Download the version for your operating system here:

Windows 95/NT
(2,379K)
Install instructions: Download to your local drive; then unzip (for help click here), and run the EXE file.
Links online: http://www.tiac.net/users/dber/solitude.htm

 

Super Note Tab Light 4
Versatile text editor that can open edit numerous files, the only limit being the memory of your machine. Features extensive search-and-replace capabilities, text filters, and templates for HTML tags.

 

 Download the version for your operating system here:

Windows 95/NT
(1,028K)
Install instructions: Download to your local drive; then unzip (for help click here), and run the EXE file.
Links online: http://www.notetab.com/

 

The Hardware Book 1.3
A technical reference guide for hardware with important information on connectors, cables, adapters and more.

 

 Download the version for your operating system here:

Windows 95/NT 4.0
(580K)
Install instructions: Download to your local drive; then unzip (for help click here), and run the EXE file.
Links online: http://www.download.com/PC/Result/TitleDetail/0,4,0-19667-g,501000.html

 

Tweak UI 1.1
The Power Toys compilation was created by the Windows 95 shell team. It contains many useful utilities that many think should have been included with the Windows 95 operating system. Tweak UI is one of the better components of the Power Toys set as it allows you to fine tune the Windows 95 user interface.

 

 Download the version for your operating system here:

Windows 95
(64K)
Install instructions: Internet Explorer users just click on the file and choose Open to run the setup program straight from the CD. Nestcape users download to your local drive and run the EXE file.
Links online: http://www.microsoft.com/

 

Waterfall 1.23 and Rain 1.0
Waterfall is a small Windows 95 utility designed to cool down CPUs of the Intel Pentium family and similar products made by AMD, Cyrix and IDT. It operates by issuing HLT instructions to the CPU which shut down parts which aren't currently active. This can achieve substantial reductions in power consumption and heat generation, depending on CPU activity levels.

 

Check out the Readme files for each version here:
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Waterfall

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Rain

Download the version for your operating system here:


Waterfall
Windows 95/NT
(119K)
Rain
Windows 95/NT
(121K)
Requirements: N/A
Install instructions: Download to your local drive, then unzip it (for help click here) and run the install.exe file.
Links online: http://cpu.simplenet.com/leading_wintech/

 

Windows SuperCharger
Windows SuperCharger speeds up your Internet browsing by quickly opening up Web pages you have visited before.

 

 Download the version for your operating system here:

Windows 95/NT
(5,887K)
Install instructions: Internet Explorer users just click on the file and choose Open to run the setup program straight from the CD. Nestcape users download to your local drive and run the EXE file.
Links online: http://www.super-charger.com

 

WPlay 1.5 Release 3
WPlay is a professional MP3 player, based on the XAudio engine. Includes a built-in CD Player and Playlist editor.

 

 Download the version for your operating system here:

Windows 95/NT
(464K)
Install instructions: Download to your local drive; then unzip (for help click here), and run the EXE file.
Links online: http://www.xaudio.com/wplay/

 

WS_FTP LE 4.6
A very popular FTP client that is free for non-commercial use and has many powerful features. Set up profiles to quickly access your commonly visited FTP sites.

 

 Download the version for your operating system here:

Windows 95/NT 4.0
(669KB)
Install instructions: Internet Explorer users just click on the file and choose Open to run the setup program straight from the CD. Nestcape users download to your local drive and run the EXE file.
Links online: http://www.download.com/PC/Result/TitleDetail/0,4,0-47175,501000.html?st.dl.results.list.tdtl

 

Yamp 3.0
Yamp is a music player supporting WAV, MID, RMI, MOD, S3M, XM, IT, AVI, MPA, MP1, MP2, and MP3 file formats. Includes archive support, playlist, and drag-and-drop support.

 

 Download the version for your operating system here:

Windows 95/NT
(111K)
Install instructions: Internet Explorer users just click on the file and choose Open to run the setup program straight from the CD. Nestcape users download to your local drive and run the EXE file.
Links online: http://www.tu-chemnitz.de/~aka/myprgs_s.html

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