- Button and start menu are now available again on the Windows 8 desktop - List of most frequently applied programs and functions. All program entries can be moved and arranged anew. - Lists all the installed programs and all the applications available under Windows 8 - All the programs and files that the user requires become faster and more directly accessible - Furthermore, (compared to Windows 7 start menu) you can add the following useful Windows programs to the button bar: Calculator, Editor, Paint, Task manager, Registry Editor, CMD, Adaptive, System information, System configuration, Explorer and Remote Desktop connection.

Win8Starter brings back the start button and start menu which Microsoft did not adopt in Windows 8. With our “Win8Starter” software you use start button and start menu as desired: directly on the task bar of the new Windows and always quickly available.

Win8Starter is intended for users who miss the start button and start menu which Microsoft did not adopt in Windows 8. It keeps the proven functionality of the Windows 7 start menu and makes work easier.

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Automatic dual boot repair for multi boot systems based on Windows 7/Vista.

The program is a complete implementation of Windows BCD definitions - not a toy or "easy" partial version. Similar tools on the market can only display part of Windows BCD and edit even less.

Novice user can point and click the automatic functionalities - create Windows loaders on click and dual-boot repair, advanced users can explore and manipulate the complete Windows 7 BCD.

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AVG Rescue USB for your USB offers the same options AVG's traditional Rescue CD. You've got antivirus protection, and now it's portable so you can take it anywhere you like. It will update and analyze any Windows-compatible hard disk and eliminate any viruses it detects.

The advantage of using AVG Rescue USB as opposed to just an antivirus program installed directly on Windows is that many viruses disable your operating system. Not having to start Windows means the virus will be unable to disable AVG Rescue USB, so you will be able to locate and delete the virus more effectively. The scans are pretty slow at times, but it gets the job done.

AVG Rescue USB also offers several security tools. The antivirus itself joins joins a comprehensive toolkit. It includes Midnight Commander, a two panel file manager, Windows Registry Editor, TestDisk, a hard drive recovery tool, Ping, a network resources tester, and common Linux programs and services such as vi text editor, OpenSSH daemon and more.

To use AVG Rescue USB, just copy the contents of the RAR file onto a USB drive that has at least 256MB of free space.

With a lot of great security and recovery features, AVG Rescue USB is a powerful tool to add to your PC's security arsenal.

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With Boost Windows, you can complete the system optimization in a few Next clicks. Your Windows will be fine-tuned to a perfect status - like it was just completely reinstalled with all updates, fast, reliable, and safe.

Your Windows will be fine-tuned to a perfect status - like it was just completely reinstalled with all updates, fast, reliable, and safe.

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* Recommended by experts and editors as the world's best Registry Cleaner Click and Fix. * Clean the registry to fix Windows errors and crashes.

* Registry defrag to optimize your PC for better performance. * FREE customer support for all users. * Easy to use. Designed for both expert and novice users.

* 100% Money Back Guarantee. With Registry Cleaner Click and Fix you can safely clean, repair and optimize the Windows registry with a few simple mouse clicks!

Problems with the Windows registry are a common cause of Windows crashes, slow performance and error messages. By using a Registry Cleaner Click and Fix regularly and fixing registry errors your system should not only be more stable but it will also help improve your system performance without expensive hardware upgrades.

Learn more about the importance of a clean registry with our registry insight. Registry Cleaner Click and Fix uses a high-performance detection algorithm to quickly identify missing and invalid references in your Windows registry.

These problems can occur for many reasons including being left-behind after the un-installation or incorrect removal of software, by missing or corrupt hardware drivers, or orphaned startup programs.

With a few easy steps our Registry Cleaner Click and Fix will scan your entire registry for any invalid entries and provides a list of the registry errors found, you can then choose to selectively clean each item or automatically repair them all.

For your convenience and protection Registry Cleaner Click and Fix can also make a backup of any repairs made so that you can easily recover any changes if required.

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Soundbase uses the windows subsystem that compresses and uncompresses audio files, the Audio Compression Manager (ACM). By using this windows subsystem the player does not require any additional DLLs or drivers, and as such a basic install of Soundbase will take less then 2mb (5mb if you install the 60 basic skins too). Windows itself supports the most common formats (MP3 , WAV, WMA). You might need to read the help section on installing more sophisticated formats (APE, FLAC, Ogg) to enable playback for those files. The Help section provides you with links to free (ACM) codecs packs and will give you information on how to best install the different codec packs and the teams personal preferences on quality and performance of these codec packs.

You can skin Soundbase, organize your music to different locations, edit tag information, search, filter, create playlists. Soundbase doesn't use any registry entries but stores all in one ini file, it is completely anonymous, it can run from any location with limited user access rights, and much more.

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DeleteRegistryKeyDeletes a registry KEY. Constants are available such as REGConstants. HKEY_CURRENT_USER for example. DeleteRegistryValueDeletes a registry VALUE.

Constants are available such as REGConstants. HKEY_CURRENT_USER for example. Message boxesMessageBoxUsed to display a message boxFull support of the Message Box Icons and Buttons are availableInputBoxUsed to obtain input from the userUseful when a one line input is required ex: What is your name?

Common DialogsOpenDialogOpens the Windows Common Dialog to Open a file. Used by the user to provide a filename to process. SaveDialogOpens fhe Windows Common Dialog to Save a file.

Used by the user to provide where to save a file. Process informationGetWindowHandleGiven a Window Titlereturn the Windows Handle to it. Useful in orther functions.

GetProcessIDUsed to acquire the current windows process ID of you running JAVA Application. Useful in other API calls. GetWindowProcessesReturns an array of type 'JWinProcess' that contains info about every running process.

Useful to manipulate processes -- even kill them. GetProcessNameReturn the process nameUsually 'java' or 'javaw'. KillProcessGiven a PID (obtained from GetWindowProcesses) kill it.

Ends a process. ShowWindowProvide the window handle (see GetWindowHandle) and the appropriate window flags, and you can maximize, minimize or hide this window.

This applies to any window. Launch filesLaunchFileGiven a filename, launch it with the appropriate associated application. Just provide the file name ('abc.

xls') and the proper app will open. Windows informationGetUserNameReturns the user name that is currently logged in to this Windows station. This is the ID that the user logged in with.

GetComputerNameReturns the computer name. This is computer name as known to Windows. GetWindowsDirectoryReturns the Windows directory. This is the Windows directory (;C:\WINDOWS;) for example.

GetWindowsTempDirectoryReturns the Windows 'temp' directory. This is the Windows 'temp' directory (;C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp;) for example.

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With this tool, you are able to compare the snapshots taken from the Windows Registry at two different time frames. You can see which commands or lines have been deleted or changed, which of them is causing trouble and what needs to be modified.

RegSnap will help you create lists of the system’s critical information for future reference. You will have a clear understanding of the changes that have been made to the Windows System Registry.

This software program allows HTML and . reg files to generate a backup of system values. RegSnap is a useful tool for programmers who need to check the Windows Registry for changes.

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MiniPad2 can be an excellent replacement for the standard notepad – and a complementing app too. It includes many extra tools that the Windows tool can only dream of, such as a tabbed interface, special calculator pages to perform basic maths calculations, support for memos, extended Clipboard functionality and a completely customizable interface where you can change font, background color and also select the buttons that are to be displayed on the program's toolbar.

MiniPad2 doesn't require installation, which means it doesn't write anything in Windows Registry either. It's also very light on system resources. MiniPad2's status is saved as is (with all your opened tabs and notes) and displayed again when you run the program later on, something that comes in very handy when saving notes between sessions.

If you're looking for a cheap, fast, simple and fully features Notepad replacement, MiniPad2 is an excellent choice. MiniPad2 requires no installation and many interesting extra tools are included!

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iTopsoft Register Opertimizer is the one which used to clean and opertimize the register. Clean the useless files to free the register When we use our computer for surfing or just download something, Windows temporary files and recent activities are stored in visible or invisible places on our computers, which takes up a lot of space on hard disk, and it is hard for manual remove all these away, and also time-consuming.

By using the iTopsoft Register Opertimizer, it becomes much easier to check the register, and clean the useless files efficiently. Clean registry and repair registry errors The registry is a database which contains important information about your computer.

It also contains data about computer hardware and software. By the regular usage, the registry stores invalid entries which make the computer works slowly.

As what the name indicates, a iTopsoft Register Optimizer(registry repair software) plays an important role in running a comprehensive scan through Windows registry, repairing registry errors, invalid entries and obsolete references, and thus dramatically improve system stability and performance.

Optimize your system While the main tasks of system optimization lie in adjusting registry parameters that are designed to improve PC performance, it would be a frustrating message for most computer users.

Registry editor, of course, enables you to edit registry as you want. But when you enter it and view those keys and values, you are likely to lose your direction.

iTopsoft Register Opertimizer displays the optimizing items directly with invisible adjusting of relevant registry parameters for your choice.

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With Registry Workshop, registry editing becomes more safe than ever before. All changes except changing key permissions can be safely reversed (even registry replacing and importing), using multiple levels of Undo. You don't need to worry about making mistakes when editing registry.

Whether you're a advanced user who needs to edit and modify your registry to remove trojan, virus, and spyware entries, a system administrator who needs a safer, more efficient tool to maintain your company's PCs, or a software developer who needs to quickly manipulate registry keys and values during system development, Registry Workshop has the tools that you need.

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RegCOPA is ideal for people who need to modify registry values regularly. With RegCOPA's shortcuts to registry entries you will never have to waste time running up and down the registry tree again.

RegCOPA extends the Windows Registry and allows you to add comments to any registry entry, enabling quick finding of those cryptic registry entries whos name constantly escapes you.

Add two types of quick registry links directly to your desktop. Either call RegCOPA up directly to a registry key or with a quick edit link you can edit a single registry value without even having to load the entire RegCOPA application.

Bookmarks make jumping around the registry as simple as locating your bookmark, RegCOPA will even build you a registry tree consisting of only your bookmarks.

RegCOPA even includes a startup manager so you can see all the applications scheduled to load when you start windows. Safely disable applications to see the results and easily add them back if you require them.

But just like all the other registry entries in RegCOPA you can add a comment to the startup manager entries, so you will know exactly what each application in the list does, saving you time when you next go to clean up your machine.

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Components and Features - The Windows(r) Installer organizes an installation around the concepts of components and features. A feature is a part of the application's total functionality that a user may decide to install independently.

A component is a piece of the application or product to be installed. Files and Directories - Easily specify the application or products directory structure and files with a browse dialog.

Control how and which files are installed with simple combo boxes. Install advertised shortcuts to desktop, startup folder, etc. DLL self-registration.

The installer calls the DLLRegisterServer function during installation of the module; it calls DLLRegisterServer during un-installation of the module.

The installer does not self-register EXE files. Fonts - Specify fonts to be registering font files with the system by simply selecting the font file.

Windows Registry - Allows merging of registry data from. REG files. Merge Modules - Merge modules provide a standard method by which vendors deliver shared Windows(r) Installer components and setup logic to their applications.

Upgrades - PopulateMSI can generate all required installer upgrade information for your application or product. Launch EXE at end of install - PopulateMSI allows an EXE to be specified when the install has finished.

Pertinent information about the install will be passed to the EXE. Log file - Every action the PopulateMSI executed while building the installer package is fully documented in a log file.

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The presence of malware on your system, or the installation of certain new programs can result in the deactivation of some features and services in Windows 7 that you'll surely want to repair.

This is where 7 Quick Fix comes in handy. It's a standalone app that doesn't require installation and can be run from a USB memory device. 7 Quick Fix enables you to quickly fix a bunch of those special services and features, with a single mouse click.

7 Quick Fix is obviously not the perfect solution for everything. It helps you fix 21 problems in Windows 7, so you may not find the antidote for your symptoms. Among the things that 7 Quick Fix does repair, you'll find the task manager, command prompt, Registry editor, Control panel and others.

To use 7 Quick Fix, simply launch the file and click the element you want to fix on the program's interface. hovering the mouse cursor over any of these elements will display a description of the problem. There's really nothing more to it: no settings, no options.

7 Quick Fix is a simple standalone tool that lets you fix 21 very specific problems in Windows 7 with just a mouse click.

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Some people prefer working with a basic text editor rather than using a complicated word processor, in which case The Guide could be the perfect choice.

With The Guide you can create extensive documents, organized in a clear hierarchical structure and easily manageable thanks to the tree-like organization on the left side of the interface.

The Guide works in a way similar to WordPad (in fact, it also works with RTF documents) but features extended functionality beyond the aforementioned tree-like structure. You can customize its appearance with selected text fonts and colors, apply different icons to structure nodes for quicker identification, add hyperlinks (to websites or e-mail addresses and a lot more).

What's more, The Guide supports the use of keyboard shortcuts for almost any task in the program, and can be set to run in Portable Mode. This means the program saves all configuration settings into an INI file rather than the Windows Registry, thus becoming the perfect text editor to carry in your USB device.

The Guide is a complete RTF-compatible text editor that organizes documents in structures and can be run from a USB device.

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If your computer's performance suddenly starts to get worse and the whole system behaves in an abnormal way, you're likely to have some kind of malware in your hard drive.

Anyway, just to be sure, you can launch this program and see for yourself.

Each one of the elements has some icons to its left that provide you with more information about it, although you'll have to check that online as the program doesn't include a help file.

Just in case, the program includes a backup option to unroll unwanted changes.

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If you want a simple, quick tool to delete all junk files and temporary items that eat up disk space, Indo Cleaner is what you're looking for.

This easy software app cleans all recent document lists, temporary files and junk data left after browsing the web, using certain programs and downloading data from the Internet. This means that the program not only recovers some valuable disk space, but also protects your privacy by erasing all traces of your computer usage. The whole process is done via a wizard-style interface in a few simple steps that hardly take a couple of minutes.

Indo Cleaner works fast and efficiently, although I missed having some more advanced functionality like the possibility of choosing the categories that the program cleans, learning how much space I'm gaining after deleting all those files or even making a backup copy before erasing them… just in case.

Indo Cleaner erases all traces of Internet browsing and computer usage in a fast, easy way.

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COM Explorer is a unique tool specifically designed to enable developers and system administrators to explore, manage and fix ActiveX Controls, EXE Servers (Out-Proc) and DLL Servers (In-Proc). An Explorer like GUI allows developers to browse registered COM objects and view information such as GUID, TypeLib, version information, dependency information, file information and more.

Misbehaved objects such as objects with missing files left as junk in the registry are clearly marked. A Registry editor is fully integrated allowing you to view and edit COM settings. COM Explorer is integrated into Windows Explorer enabling to quickly register, unregister and view COM Controls using a pop-up menu.

One of the most powerful features is an inventory report generator. HTML or comma delimited text reports are easily generated . These reports include a list of the COM objects installed. Strong filtering and customization capabilities are provided as well. COM Explorer substantially reduces the complexity of identifying COM related problems developers and system administrators face every day.

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