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Fix Your Worst PC Annoyances

Steve Bass picks his favorite utilities for ironing out your PC's kinks.

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License: Free

ZoneLabs ZoneAlarm Free

Protect yourself from Web nasties with this free utility.
License: Free

Jerry Ryan WavPlay

Make playlists of your favorite WAV and MIDI files.
License: Free

Steve Gibson Shoot the Messenger

Shut down the security risks of an unnecessary program you may not know exists.
License: Free

Passware Asterisk Key

Recover Web site passwords that you've forgotten.

Full Review
License: Free

Two Pilots Flash Movie Extractor Scout Lite

Extract and play cached Flash movies.
License: Free

Brett Bartholomew ProxyPal

Toggle your IE proxy on and off.
License: Free

Ahead Software Nero InfoTool

Is your CD-R as fast as it claims to be? Benchmark it with this free tool.

License: Free

JiiSoft.com IE New Window Maximizer

Automatically maximize every new Internet Explorer window that you open.

License: Free

BillP Studios WinPatrol

Kill off unwanted background programs like worms, adware, and spyware.

Full Review - Rated: July 01, 2011
License: Free

Illustrate dBpoweramp Music Converter Free

Got your sounds in the wrong format? Convert digital music with this utility.
License: Free

Microsoft Microsoft Windows Media Player

Microsoft's DVD player and CD burner is a fine home for your music and videos.

Full Review
License: Trial

RealNetworks RealOne Player

Media player has a built-in browser, CD-burning software, and access to a subscription service.
License: Free

Mike Lin Startup Control Panel

Automatically launch programs when your system starts up, with this free utility.

Full Review
Prices from $25.00 License: Demo

Super Win Software WinRescue XP

Troubleshoot your system, back up your Registry, and test your printer connection.
License: Free

Microsoft Microsoft DirectX 9.0c

Improve the performance of games and multimedia programs with the latest version of this driver.
License: Free

Glen Sawyer MP3Gain

Stop diving for the volume control--normalize the volume on your MP3s with this free program.

Full Review
License: Free

null GSpot

Troubleshoot your video playback problems with this utility.
License: Free

David Crowell CROA

Rename groups of read-only files in one fell swoop so you can work on them.
Prices from $14.00 License: Shareware

J. W. Hance NetSwitcher

Save time and avoid frustration by saving and sorting multiple network settings.
License: Free

Chime Softmare AjooBlast

Store your MP3s on your computer and listen to them from across the Internet.
License: Free

Brett Bartholomew WMPopKill

Evade obnoxious pop-ups and unwanted files in Media Player.
License: Free

PACompHelp Software DUNDUP

Eliminate networking headaches by copying the same dial-up settings to all networked computers.

Full Review
License: Free

Brett Bartholomew IEScroll

Switch between IE Windows with a keystroke.
License: Free

Roman A. Pivararov PrintFolders

Print out your folders and save lists of files in plain text.

Full Review

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