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Pocketbook Plus pack

Microsoft is again offering an add-on pack, as it did when Windows 95 was launched. The pack, called Plus 98, contains some extra utilities and a few games for the new operating system. But if you're not keen on spending $69 for the new pack, check out our selection of shareware and freeware alternatives. Where possible, we've included the trial or demo versions of exactly the same software you'll find in Plus 98.

 
Section Index
Products in this feature include:

Plus: Big 8 Solitaire 5.0, CD Magic 1.0, CD Wizzard 4.60, CD-DA Extractor 2.10, Lose Your Marbles, McAfee VirusScan, More Space 95 2.9, Picture It 2.0, Pretty Good Solitaire 98 4.98.0, Start Menu Cleaner 1.51, Uninstall Manager 2.5, Waste Whacker 2.12

 

Big 8 Solitaire 5.0

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 Download the version for your operating system here:

Win95/98
(1,243K)
Description: Play eight great solitaire games including Auld Lang Syne, Klondike, Flower Garden and Osmosis. Features a range of card deck and table patterns and colour.
Requirements: Shareware
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.wingames.com/

 

CD Magic 1.0

 

Download the version for your operating system here:

Win95/98
(889K)
Description: CD Magic is a freeware CD player with push-button functions and pull-down menus. Create playlists of your favourite CDs and save the information for later use.
Requirements: Freeware
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/0,4,0-45580,1000.html?st.dl.results.list.tdtl

 

CD Wizzard 4.60

 

Download the version for your operating system here:

Win95/98
(354K)
Description: A CD player with functions similar to a home CD player. CD Wizzard has a 3D appearance and lets you save disc and track information in a database.
Requirements: Shareware
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.bfmsoft.com/

 

CD-DA Extractor 2.10

 

Download the version for your operating system here:

Win95/98
(1,032K)
Description: CD-DA Extractor performs digital audio extraction from CDs or DVDs into WAV, RAW or MP3 files. The digital audio can be compressed using any audio compression manager. Supports ATAPI, SCSI-2 and SCSI-3 devices.
Requirements: Shareware
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/0,4,0-52108,1000.html

 

Desktop Themes 1.80

 

Download the version for your operating system here:

Win95/98
(111K)
Description: Change the appearance of your PC by installing a desktop theme. Themes can change the icons, wallpaper and screensaver, as well as add some great sounds to events. Look out for some great themes on this CD.
Requirements: Shareware
Install instructions: Download to your local drive, then unzip it (for help click here) and run the EXE file.
Links online: http://www.lss.com.au/

 

Lose Your Marbles

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Download the version for your operating system here:

Win95/98
(16,348K)
Description: Lose Your Marbles is a 3D puzzle game. Work fast to match marbles and eliminate them before too many marbles are dropped.
Requirements: 3-day trial.
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.segasoft.com/gamedept/marbles/

 

McAfee VirusScan

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Download the version for your operating system here:

Win95/98
(4,344K)
Description: Popular antivirus program with multilayered protection.
Requirements: Demo
Install instructions: Download to your local drive, then unzip it (for help click here) and run the EXE file.
Links online: http://www.mcafee.com

 

Microsoft Golf 98

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Download the version for your operating system here:

Win95/98
(17,219K)
Description: Three-hole golfing demo with realistic game graphics and beautifully rendered courses.
Requirements: Demo
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

 

More Space 95 2.9

 

Download the version for your operating system here:

Win95/98
(826K)
Description: This program frees disk space by locating duplicate files and large folders.
Requirements: Shareware
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.contactplus.com/index2.htm

 

Norton AntiVirus 4

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 Download the version for your operating system here:

Win95/98
(7,503K)
Description: Popular antivirus software from Symantec.
Requirements: Expires after 30 days
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.symantec.com

 

Picture It 2.0

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 Download the version for your operating system here:

Win95/98
(4,395K)
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(3,275K)
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(4,394K)


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(5,204K)
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(4,328K)
Description: Photo-editing software that lets you easily fix, modify and organise your photos on a PC.
Requirements: Trial
Install instructions: Download all the files to a temporary directory on your hard drive. Run each file
Links online: http://www.microsoft.com/pictureit/trial.htm

 

Pretty Good Solitaire 98 4.98.0

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 Download the version for your operating system here:

Win95/98
(2,472K)
Description: A collection of 200 solitaire games for Windows 98. Includes all the classic solitaire games and features player statistics, history of games, changeable decks, and full undo properties.
Requirements: Shareware
Install instructions: Download to your local drive, then unzip it (for help click here) and run the EXE file.
Links online: http://www.goodsol.com/

 

Start Menu Cleaner 1.51

 

Download the version for your operating system here:

Win95/98
(38K)
Description: Clean the Start menu by removing unneeded shortcuts and folders. It deletes the links to programs that have been deleted.
Requirements: Freeware
Install instructions: Download to your local drive, then unzip it (for help click here) and run the EXE file.
Links online: http://www.mithril.d.se/

 

Uninstall Manager 2.5

 

Download the version for your operating system here:

Win95/98
(415K)
Description: Control installatons of programs under Windows. See exactly what files are being copied to which directories, and monitor changes to the Registry and INI files. Uninstall Manager lets you safely uninstall a program and return your system to its original state.
Requirements: Shareware
Install instructions: Download to your local drive, then unzip it (for help click here) and run the EXE file.
Links online: http://members.tripod.com/~umpage/

 

Waste Whacker 2.12

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 Download the version for your operating system here:

Win95/98
(493K)
Description: Remove unwanted files. Clean up space on your hard drive by removing unneeded temporary files and removing shortcuts to programs that have been deleted.
Requirements: Shareware
Install instructions: Download to your local drive, then unzip it (for help click here) and run the EXE file.
Links online: http://www.dbytes.com/

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