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Most Popular Freewares for Windows of 2010



Hi, Punjabi Hacker readers. These are the most popular free windows softwares of 2010. Enjoy!!!


Soluto Is an Awesome Tool to Speed Up Your System Boot, Fix System Slowdowns



Soluto tracks your boot time and gives you the break down on what applications are causing hang ups-including grouping them into "No-Brainger" and "Potentially Removable" groups for easy weeding.



LookInMyPC Is a Must-Have Tool for Computer Troubleshooting



LookInMyPC is an at-a-glance tool that puts all your system information-in detail-right in front of you. You can find all this information by digging through your computer with various Windows tools, of course, but it's extremely convenient to have everything in one place.



Snow Transformation Pack Makes Your Windows Desktop Look Like Mac OS X


You like the look of Mac OS X but you want to stick with windows-for work, for gaming, for a deep seated sense that Steve Jobs is out to get you. Snow Transformation Pack overhauls the Windows interface to look like OS X. This isn't just a lame icon pack, this is a total transformation.



FlashHacker Keeps Flash Videos in Full Screen on Your Dual Monitors
 

You wouldn't think it would be so hard to enjoy flash video in full screen on your secondary monitor, but without tools like FlashHacker it's quite a headache. Enjoy South Park in full screen on your extra monitor while working in your primary. 



CCleaner Enhancer Makes CCleaner Even Better, Now Cleans 270 New Apps


What could make the popular computer cleaning and tweaking application CCleaner even better? CCleaner Enhancer extends the reach of CCleaner by expanding its database of programs and the digital debris they leave behind.



ZeuApp Downloads 82 Awesome Open Source Apps



If you love open source apps and you want an easy way to download them in bulk (or introduce a friend to the gift of open source), ZeuApp makes it dead simple to batch download 82 great open-source applications.



Google Map Buddy Generates High Resolution, Full Size Area Maps


Google Map Buddy is a free and portable application with a singular focus: leaching high-res captures from Google Maps. If you've ever wanted to wallpaper your office with a map of the downtown, now's your chance. 




Steam Mover Relocates Applications to Free Up Space on Your Primary Drive

Steam Mover is a handy application, originally designed for gamers, that makes it dead simple to move infrequently used applications from your primary drive to a secondary drive. It's not 100% foolproof but it works really well for most applications. 



Ei.cfg Removal Utility Lets You Use Any Product Key With Your Windows 7 Disc


Windows 7 install discs are edition specific-unless you use Ei.cfg. If you've got a valid disc but the wrong edition key you can still use the disc to install the right edition for the key you have. It's an invaluable tool when you've got valid discs, valid keys, but not in matching editions.


ToneCheck Stops You from Sending Passive Aggressive (or Plain Aggressive) Emails


ToneCheck is an Outlook plug-in that checks the tone and word selection of your email and warns you before you fire off an email you might regret. Although the idea is promising our testing yielded mixed results-human emotion and intention are, after all, quite difficult for a computer to analyze. 




uTorrent 2.0 Brings Performance Updates, Bandwidth Control, UDP Support, and More


uTorrent is a wildly popular BitTorrent client, earlier this year it updated to version 2.0 and brought a host of new features including bandwidth management, UDP support, and other improvements.



Pale Moon Is a Faster Firefox Clone for Windows


If you love Firefox but you'd like it to be a little snappier, Pale Moon is a Firefox clone optimized for speed. It's a Windows-specific build and it clocks in at 25% faster than a stock Firefox install.



Disk Space Fan Analyzes Hard Drive Space with a Dash of Eye Candy


Your hard drive is full again and you're not sure why. Out of control temp files? Overly complete Hello Kitty collection? Disk Space Fan gives you a quick and dirty visual analysis of your hard drive usage. Once you scan a drive you can drill down quickly to see what folders and sub-folders are sucking up what disk space. 


Freemake Is a Remarkably Simple, Yet Feature-Filled Video Converter and Editor


There are a lot of video conversion apps floating around. Freemake stands out thanks to a dead simple interface that guides even the greenest video converting newbie through the process without a hiccup. Whether you're converting for your iPod, your cell phone, or burning to a DVD, Freemake has a simple workflow you can follow. 



MultiBootISOs Boots Multiple Operating Systems from a USB Drive

If you're up in the air on which OS you want to run off your thumb drive MultiBootISOs enables multi-boot support on your USB devices. You can load as many operating systems as your thumb drive can hold and select between them at boot.

How to Encrypt and Hide Your Entire Operating System from Prying Eyes



Iif you're really serious about protecting your data, you can actually hide your entire operating system. Here's exactly how to do it. To accomplish this task, we'll be using True Crypt, our favorite free and open-source disk encryption software that runs on all platforms, supports hidden volumes, and can even encrypt your entire hard drive.

 Once we've completed the setup, you'll have two Windows installations and two passwords. One password will activate a hidden Windows installation as your real operating system, and the other, a decoy install to throw intruders off the trail.

Setting Up Your Hidden Operating System

In order to actually activate the hidden operating system features, you'll need to make sure that your hard drive is partitioned in a very particular way: You'll need two partitions on your drive, and the first partition has to have your Windows install on it. The second partition needs to be bigger than the first, and if you're using NTFS as your file system, it will need to be at least 2.1 times as big as the first partition. You can re-partition your current drive, but your best bet will be a clean installation. (As with skinning a cat, there are many ways to partition a hard drive. Windows 7 and Vista have built in partitioning tools [open Computer Management, then go to Storage -> Disk Management in the sidebar], or you could check out our guide to dual booting windows 7 as a solid resource to get started with a partitioned system.)


Once you've got your Windows installation up and running, make sure you've downloaded and installed TrueCrypt on your machine. Then fire it up and use the System –> Create Hidden Operating System menu item.

This will pop up a wizard that will help create the new TrueCrypt volume to house the hidden operating system, which will live inside of a hidden volume on the secondary partition. Your best bet the first time around is to just choose Single-boot—leave the multi-boot for the advanced class.
The Volume Encryption options page is important for one primary reason, namely that you need to choose the same encryption method across the board while you're running through this process. You'll be prompted a number of times to choose the encryption, and you need to always choose the same one or else you can't boot or access your data—also, the default setting of AES encryption is much, much faster than any other option.
You'll be prompted to choose the outer volume password, which will house a set of decoy files to make people believe that your TrueCrypt volume on the second partition contains nothing more than a bunch of files you don't want people to see—except the files you put on the outer volume aren't actually meant to be a secret. Make sure you don't lose this password.

ZeuApp Downloads 82 Awesome Open Source Apps



If you're setting up a new system or helping a friend to see how much great free and open source software exists, ZeuAPP is a portable installation tool for nearly a hundred applications.


ZeuAPP is essentially an installation dashboard for 82 applications. You can navigate to application types like CD Burners, P2P apps, Office apps, and more. Under each tab are applications for that

Offline Explorer Pro 5.6


MetaProducts Offline Explorer Pro is an offline browser*** that allows you to download an unlimited number of your favorite Web, HTTPS and FTP sites for later offline viewing, editing or browsing. RTSP, PNM and MMS streaming media downloads are also supported.
Offline Browsing Made Easy:
What Offline Explorer Pro can do for you
Top 10 reasons to use Offline Explorer Pro
Compare various Offline Explorer editions
Save Time, Aggravation and Connection Charges


With its ability to download up to 500 files simultaneously, Offline Explorer Pro lets you quickly and easily move Internet data to your hard drive, where you can browse at your leisure much faster than when connected. And you can download during off-peak hours. The files are always available to you, so there`s no down time.
Offline Browser: Be Portable

Offline Explorer Pro lets you take the web site with you when you travel with your laptop computer. When the flight attendants ask everybody to disconnect from the Internet, you still have your web sites on your hard drive. Even if the online content moves or changes, your files are still intact. You can even save streaming audio and video files to your hard disk, and play them back at the highest quality. And Offline Explorer Pro`s powerful export feature allows you to share and transfer files, or burn them to CD in normal or Autorun mode. Best of all, the downloaded web sites can be viewed on Windows, Macintosh, and Linux computers.
Save Streaming Audio & Video for Viewing Offline

There are lots of audio and video streams available, but you can`t save them to your disk within your browser, Media Player or Real Player. Offline Explorer Pro can do this for you. Simply give it RTSP://, PNM://, NSV:// or MMS:// URL and watch the file from your hard disk. You can also download the file with the highest possible quality even on a slow modem Internet connection.
Monitor Web Sites

With Offline Explorer Pro`s powerful scheduling feature, you can automatically monitor web sites and download changed information. Schedule Manager gives you an easy, visual way to create your schedule using drag-and-drop.Offline Explorer Pro can dial the Internet when necessary, and hang up the connection, exit itself, or shut down the computer once all downloads are complete.
Update Your Web Site Locally

With Offline Explorer Pro, you can download an entire web site, edit it quickly on your hard drive, and load it back to the Internet.
Mine your Data

Offline Explorer Pro edition makes it easy to analyze and post-process (data mine) any downloaded web site. Offline Explorer Pro can pass downloaded web sites to the powerful TextPipe tool that will extract or change the desired data, or even pump it to a database.

Useful Run Commands


To Access:                                              Run Command:


Accessibility Controls                              access.cpl


Accessibility Wizard                                accwiz


Add Hardware Wizard                             hdwwiz.cpl


Add/Remove Programs                        appwiz.cpl


Administrative Tools                            control admintools


Adobe Acrobat (if installed)                 acrobat


Adobe Designer (if installed)                   acrodist


Adobe Distiller (if installed)                    acrodist


Adobe ImageReady (if installed)               imageready


Adobe Photoshop (if installed)                   photoshop


Automatic Updates                                   wuaucpl.cpl

Bluetooth Transfer Wizard                            fsquirt

Calculator                                                    calc


Certificate Manager                                 certmgr.msc


Character Map                                        charmap


Check Disk Utility                                    chkdsk


Clipboard Viewer                                    clipbrd


Command Prompt                                   cmd


Component Services                               dcomcnfg


Computer Management                         compmgmt.msc


Control Panel                                           control


Date and Time Properties                        timedate.cpl


DDE Shares                                             ddeshare


Device Manager                                    devmgmt.msc


Direct X Control Panel (If Installed)*           directx.cpl


Direct X Troubleshooter                           dxdiag


Disk Cleanup Utility                                cleanmgr


Disk Defragment                                      dfrg.msc


Disk Management                                    diskmgmt.msc


Disk Partition Manager                               diskpart


Display Properties                                    control desktop


Display Properties                                  desk.cpl


Display Properties                                    control color

(w/Appearance Tab Preselected)


Dr. Watson System                                  drwtsn32
Troubleshooting Utility


Driver Verifier Utility                                   verifier


Event Viewer                                          eventvwr.msc


Files and Settings Transfer Tool                  migwiz


File Signature Verification Tool                  sigverif


Findfast                                                    findfast.cpl


Firefox (if installed)                                   firefox


Folders Properties                                      control folders


Fonts control                                                 fonts


Fonts Folder                                                    fonts


Free Cell Card Game                                      freecell


Game Controllers                                           joy.cpl


Group Policy Editor (XP Prof)                       gpedit.msc


Hearts Card Game                                         mshearts


Help and Support                                            helpctr


HyperTerminal                                                 hypertrm


Iexpress Wizard                                              iexpress


Indexing Service                                             ciadv.msc


Internet Connection Wizard                                icwconn1


Internet Explorer                                               iexplore


Internet Properties                                            inetcpl.cpl


Internet Setup Wizard                                          inetwiz


IP Configuration                                                  ipconfig /all

(Display Connection Configuration)


IP Configuration                                              ipconfig /displaydns

(Display DNS Cache Contents)



IP Configuration                                              ipconfig /flushdns

(Delete DNS Cache Contents)



IP Configuration                                         ipconfig /release

(Release All Connections)



IP Configuration                                          ipconfig /renew

(Renew All Connections)



IP Configuration                                             ipconfig /registerdns

(Refreshes DHCP & Re-Registers DNS)



IP Configuration                                                ipconfig /showclassid

(Display DHCP Class ID)



IP Configuration                                                   ipconfig /setclassid

(Modifies DHCP Class ID)



Keyboard Properties control                                    keyboard


Local Security Settings                                               secpol.msc


Local Users and Groups                                         lusrmgr.msc


Logs You Out Of Windows                                       logoff


Malicious Software Removal Tool                                mrt


Microsoft Access (if installed)                                   access.cpl


Microsoft Chat                                                             winchat


Microsoft Excel (if installed)                                          excel


Microsoft Frontpage (if installed)                                   frontpg


Microsoft Movie Maker                                               moviemk


Microsoft Paint                                                      mspaint


Microsoft Powerpoint (if installed)                              powerpnt


Microsoft Word (if installed)                                    winword


Microsoft Syncronization Tool                                  mobsync


Mouse Properties control                                          mouse


Mouse Properties                                                      main.cpl


Nero (if installed)                                                      nero


Netmeeting                                                              conf


Network Connections control                         netconnections


Network Connections                                    ncpa.cpl


Network Setup Wizard                                     netsetup.cpl


Notepad                                                      notepad


Object Packager                                       packager


ODBC Data Source Administrator                   odbccp32.cpl


On Screen Keyboard                                     osk


Opens AC3 Filter (If Installed)                      ac3filter.cpl


Outlook Express                                            msimn


Paint                                                              pbrush


Password Properties                                 password.cpl


Performance Monitor                                  perfmon.msc


Performance Monitor                              perfmon


Phone and Modem Options                       telephon.cpl


Phone Dialer                                              dialer


Pinball Game                                            pinball


Power Configuration                              powercfg.cpl


Printers and Faxes                                   control printers


Printers Folder                                           printers


Private Character Editor                                eudcedit


Quicktime (If Installed)                          QuickTime.cpl


Quicktime Player (if installed)                     quicktimeplayer


Real Player (if installed)                                  realplay


Regional Settings                                           intl.cpl


Registry Editor                                              regedit


Registry Editor                                               regedit32


Remote Access Phonebook                           rasphone


Remote Desktop                                               mstsc


Removable Storage                                     ntmsmgr.msc


Removable Storage Operator Requests              ntmsoprq.msc


Resultant Set of Policy (XP Prof)                     rsop.msc


Scanners and Cameras                                    sticpl.cpl


Scheduled Tasks control                             schedtasks


Security Center                                                   wscui.cpl


Services                                                        services.msc


Shared Folders                                            fsmgmt.msc


Shuts Down Windows                               shutdown


Sounds and Audio                                           mmsys.cpl


Spider Solitare Card Game                                  spider


SQL Client Configuration                            cliconfg


System Configuration Editor                            sysedit


System Configuration Utility                            msconfig


System Information                                         msinfo32


System Properties                                    sysdm.cpl


Task Manager                                         taskmgr


TCP Tester                                               tcptest


Telnet Client                                            telnet


Tweak UI (if installed)                         tweakui


User Account Management                     nusrmgr.cpl


Utility Manager                                        utilman


Windows Address Book                        wab


Windows Address Book Import Utility              wabmig


Windows Backup Utility (if installed)                ntbackup


Windows Explorer                                       explorer


Windows Firewall                                         firewall.cpl


Windows Magnifier                                         magnify


Windows Management Infrastructure              wmimgmt.msc


Windows Media Player                                      wmplayer


Windows Messenger                                            msmsgs


Windows Picture Import Wizard                       wiaacmgr

(need camera connected)



Windows System Security Tool                       syskey


Windows Update Launches                         wupdmgr


Windows Version                                            winver

(to show which version of windows)



Windows XP Tour Wizard                        tourstart


Wordpad                                                      write

Hidden Programs In Windows XP !


Strange, but true that some good programs are hidden in Windows XP !!!

Programs :

1. Private Character Editor :
Used for editing fonts,etc.

** start>>Run
** Now, type eudcedit


2. Dr. Watson :
This an inbuilt windows repairing software !

** start>>Run
** Now, type drwtsn32


3. Media Player 5.1 :
Even if you upgrade your Media Player, you can still access your old player in case the new one fails !!!

** start>>Run
** Now, type mplay32


4. iExpress :
Used to create Setups

You can create your own installers !

** start>>Run
** Now, type iexpress
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