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Freeware - System Tools - System Information

See and print a spec of your system with System Spec, this no-install, system information utility that also allows you to perform various Windows functions. System Spec is a self contained standalone EXE which can be run without installing. It lists a full specification of your Windows PC and can be used for comparing the specifications of different machines. The spec can be outputted to a text file, printed to a report or saved to a CSV file so that it can be opened in programs such as Excel. System Spec can be used for posting a spec of your PC on Internet forums simply by clicking the "info to clipboard" button and pasting it into your forum post.

Are you using a privacy tool which claims to delete index.dat files? Does it really delete them? Find out by using our Index.dat Scanner! The included help file explains everything you ever wanted to know about index.dat files.

Folder Size for Windows adds a new column to the Details view in Windows Explorer that shows not only the size of files, but also the size of folders. It keeps track of which folders you view, and scans them in the background so you can see the complete size of all files within the folder. It's very useful for cleaning up your disk. Once you get used to having that information available, a directory listing simply looks incomplete without it! This is an OpenSource project, there are currently 2 "Known Issues" - The Folder Size column does not sort correctly. This is a difficulty with Windows Explorer. I have received some suggestions for workarounds. Folder sizes are not displayed for network drives.

TopToBottomNT is a component manager/system explorer utility for Microsoft Windows, it's like "Task Manager on steroids." TopToBottomNT displays a summary list of processes, the "top" of a system, or drivers, the "bottom" of the system. Additional summary displays are modules that have been loaded by the currently active processes and registered ActiveX components.

What's Running is a product that gives you an inside look into your Windows 2000/XP/2003 system. Explore processes, services, modules, IP-connections, drivers and much more through a simple to use application. Find out important information such as what modules are involved in a specific process. Control your system by starting and stopping services and processes. Configure your startup programs easily. Free for PERSONAL use only.

K1 is a sytem tool/utility which retrieves system and hardware information, it has also some options to manage your computer - a "cleaner", manage services, a shortcut maker, a password generator, shutdown or reboot the computer, log off or lock user's session, change Window elements colors and optimize registry and services.

ProductID is a little utility for Windows® which you can use to retrieve your computer name, Windows version, platform and most importantly your product identification number. We have reduced the filesize of ProductID, the installed program will now occupy just 274 KB on disk.

Autostart & Process Viewer gives you control over applications which start with Windows and shows you which processes are running on your computer. More importantly, this application helps you find out which processes and autostart entries are new. You can "accept" a process or a program starting with Windows, and if a new ("unaccepted") item appears the program tells you about it.

Graphics Capability Browser displays a list of your computer's capabilites. Provides information about your CPU (speed, manufacturer, extensions (mmx,3dnow,sse,sse2) etc.) Graphics Card & API abilites, both OpenGL and DirectX (8 & 9). Operating System. Memory (RAM & HDD). Multimedia Capabilites (DirectShow). Network.

Roadkil's CPUID displays information about your computer's processor(s) - Speed, cache size, features, clock multipliers, codename, brand, plus much more information is displayed.

Most programs require the support of additional files sometimes not included with the program in order to run properly. Dependency will show you the dll's and ocx's as well as their size and location that the exe of the program is dependent upon.

The Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder is a freeware utility that retrieves your Product Key (cd key) used to install windows from your registry. It has the options to copy the key to clipboard, save it to a text file, or print it for safekeeping. It works on Windows 95, 98, ME, NT4, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Office 97, and Office XP.

OrphansRemover scans your computer and finds broken shortcuts (*.lnk files) on your Desktop, in your Start Menu, Recent Documents, Program Files folder and other (custom) locations. You are then presented with a list and can choose to delete all of them, or only selected items. The program also offers several command-line switches, that can be used to automate the process.

WinAudit is a software program that performs an exhaustive audit of the hardware and software configuration of your computer. The audit report contains details on installed software, license information, peripherals, memory usage, processor model, network settings etc. You can view the audit report on screen as well as save it in text, web page, XML and spreadsheet formats. Exports to all popular databases and supports command line functionality, small enough to easily fit onto a floppy disk or send as an e-mail attachment.

MyPCinfo displays various info on a Windows machine - CPU type, clock speed, IP and MAC addresses, installed software, etc. and writes them to a centralized .csv file (networking available) or e-mails them to a specified destination. Indispensable for PC administrators!

Many people lose, or do not receive, the COA (Certificate of Authenticity) that comes with Windows, Quick Info is a simple little utility that provides you with quick and simple access to your Microsoft Windows™ Product Key.

Drive Explorer is just a simple small program that shows all the drives on your computer. It scans your machine for all drive devices and shows basic information about them. If you like this small utility, feel free to email me ;)