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Advanced WindowsCare 2.2.1: repair and cure your windows with one click. It thoroughly examines Windows system, accurately detects the bottleneck for slowing down and crashing, and fixes them. broken link?Comments

Cache Booster 1.01: It allows you to tweak your harddisk caching to help achieve the best possible performance from your system. Of course, different types of programs require different settings - CacheBooster comes configured with many of the most common uses which will automatically reconfigure themselves for your system, plus you can even add your own custom configurations. Win95/98 only. broken link?Comments

Cacheman 5.50: Utility which tweaks the disk cache settings and prevents frequent swapping of the data to disk resulting in an improved performance and stability. broken link?Comments

CacheSet 1.0: Applet that allows you to manipulate the working-set parameters of the system file cache. Unlike CacheMan, CacheSet runs on all versions of NT and will work without modifications on new Service Pack releases. In addition to providing you the ability to control the minimum and maximum working set sizes, it also allows you to reset the Cache's working set, forcing it to grow as necessary from a minimal starting point. broken link?Comments

CCleaner 1.26.218: system optimization and privacy tool. It removes unused files from your system - allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space. It also cleans traces of your online activities such as your Internet history. broken link?Comments 1

Display Tuner 1.4: provides convenient access to the monitor settings, such as brightness, contrast, color settings or geometry, etc. You can define several profiles with different color settings and easily switch between them using a hotkey! broken link?Comments

FlexRestart 1.1: Small program for Win 95/98 that speeds up the process of system restart and makes it more convenient for the user. broken link?Comments

Free Window Registry Repair 1.8: simple and user friendly tool that will repair invalid registry entries that are a common cause of Windows crashes and error messages. broken link?Comments

Gamma Panel 1.0.0.20: handy application that lets you adjust brightness, contrast and gamma settings in real-time. broken link?Comments

Geforce Tweak Utility 3.1.2: This utility allows you make a lot of modifications to the registry settings of your Geforce videocard - includes working overclocking feature. broken link?Comments

MSConfig Cleanup 1.5: MSConfig a tool coming with Windows includes a basic startup manager which allows you to enable/disable auto-start programs. It does not however allow you to completely remove an entry from the list. This is where MSConfig Cleanup comes in. It scans the startup configurations and allows you to remove any item that has been previously disabled via MSConfig. broken link?Comments

PCTuner 1.6 (1.8 beta 4): Utility to configure Windows 98/95. Using easy to use graphical user interface you can configure hundreds of Windows 95/98 hidden settings, from the Start Menu, Desktop, Accessories, Windows Explorer. broken link?Comments

PlacesBar Constructor: with this tool, you can customize the shortcuts displayed in the placebar on the left hand side of Window's open/save dialog window. broken link?Comments

RefreshLock 2.02: Fed up of getting 60Hz or 75Hz in your favourite OpenGL/Direct3D/DirectX games instead of the 120Hz your display adapter & monitor are capable of? Then download this program, and enjoy higher display frequencies without the hassle of installing special drivers. broken link?Comments

RivaTuner 2.0 RC 15.5: Powerful tweaking utility for NVIDIA display adapters running under Windows 98, 98 SE, ME, 2000 and XP. The purpose of this utility is to give you access to the many undocumented features of Detonator drivers. broken link?Comments

StartRight 1.3.1: It will manage the execution of programs that are automatically started by the operating system at logon time. Instead of executing many programs at once (causing your OS to spit and sputter and attack your hard drive), StartRight will give the OS time to execute the program before running the next program. The OS should become much more responsive almost imediately after logon. broken link?Comments

Startup Manager: will search your system for programs that run automatically on Windows startup. It will found the startup programs and shows them in three startup lists: Startup folder, registry entries for Current logged user and registry entries for every user of current PC. You may add new or remove existing programs from the startup list, change their startup parameters or just enable / disable the entries to pervent a program from autorun using checkboxes at the left side of lists. broken link?Comments

Tweak Up 1.95: Can optimise your directx,cd-rom speed,optmise your internet setting for cable and dial-up modem,optimise your BIOS setting,idle your cpu,disable IRDP which will "disable" the DHCP security bug,optimise PS2 rate for Logitech mouse and many more. For Win 95/98/2000/NT. broken link?Comments

TweakUI 1.33: With this you can adjust your windows user interface, including menu speed, window animation, and microsoft internet explorer. broken link?Comments

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