cacheman.zip 496 kilobytes
Windows 95 - 98. Cacheman is a utility which tweaks the disk cache settings and prevents frequent swapping of the data to disk resulting in an improved performance and stability. What's the problem with the Windows Disk Cache ? VCACHE is drive cache that Windows allocates that can often gobble up 25-40% of your installed memory. By default Windows places NO LIMIT on how large it can be. Wonderful... After accessing large files, like video clips, VCACHE expands to an often huge size and then is very stingy about giving that memory back to the system. This is NOT the Windows swapfile and is NOT controllable from System/Performance/Filesystem/Troubleshooting. On machines with less then 128 megabytes VCACHE can (and often does) cause low memory crashes when using memory intensive software like Photoshop, Media Studio Pro, Premiere etc. This is especially the case when you've been accessing large files or previewing your project. On machines with less then 64 megabytes it can make life intolerable. It can also cause playback problems in low memory situations. Cacheman is easy to use, and features separate recommended settings for Windows 95 and 98
CDCheck.zip 322 kilobytes
Windows 95 - 98 - NT. CDCheck version 2.0 checks CD integrity by checking all files on a CD. All corrupted files are reported. The application's main purpose is to check a CD for errors and preventing further loss of data if the CD begins to deteriorate. It`s also good for checking if a CD was written properly
chphot10.zip 133.4 kilobytes
Chip Hot v1.0 allows you to tweak your PCI chipset. You can load your favorite settings on boot up from a script file. Its primary use would be to allow you access to settings that your BIOS does not. You will need to have a bit of knowledge about PCI architecture and a manual for your chipset. This program is not for the faint hearted
cleango.zip 134 kilobytes
Windows 95 - 98 - NT. Clean 'n' Go v2.1 is a program to shutdown your peripherals while remaining in Windows. Click one button, and your mouse will be disabled (so that you may clean it). Another click, and you can clean your keyboard
colinfo.exe 1.89 megabytes
This program uses a tabbed interface to organize information about your PC's hardware and software into logical categories. Shows details about your operating system, CPU, disk drives, display settings, memory capacity, and network options without navigating through dozens of properties dialogs. Lets you obtain version information on your programs, drivers, DLLs, and fonts, and the program keeps track of how long your system has been running
disktec.zip 140 kilobytes
Are you running out of disk space, and don't you know what's eaten it? You can use Disktective to trace your lost space. Find out the réal size of your directories. They may contain hundreds of subdirectories each containing many files. Run Disktective and let Disktective create a complete report displaying the real sizes of all directories and their containing subdirectories
DLLSHOW.ZIP 92 kilobytes
A small utility that displays a list of all running processes and their DLL dependencies. Click your mouse on a listed task or process to see the DLLs that process uses. DLL Show displays comprehensive information about all running processes including memory load, priority and the DLLs they depend upon. DLL Show can also be used to print a hardcopy report of a selected module's dependencies
dllviewzip 31 kilobytes
Windows 95 - 98. DLLView shows you information about which DLLs processes have loaded. Its display consists of two sub-windows. The top shows a list of the currently active processes, whereas the information displayed in the bottom is the DLLs that the process has loaded. DLLView also has a powerful search capability that will quickly show you which processes have particular DLLs loaded
ds3recvr.zip 48.1 kilobytes
Special requirements: DriveSpace 3
Manually recover corrupted DriveSpace 3 drives. The "DriveSpace 3 Disaster Recovery Kit" is a toolkit for salvaging files and data from DriveSpace 3 CVFs (those .000 or .001 files) that have been corrupted beyond the ability of ScanDisk to repair. It is meant to assist someone who already has a good understanding of how data is stored on (ordinary, uncompressed) hard drives in manually recovering otherwise inaccessible compressed cluster data from within damaged CVFs, and then in piecing the recovered clusters back together into files. The kit contains a ReadMe file which explains how the programs work and how to use them, as well as explaining how drive data is organised within a DriveSpace 3 CVF. The programs themselves are command line utilities, and do not require Windows. Note that this kit is intended for DriveSpace 3. This is the version that shipped with Windows 95(b) OEM 2, with the Windows 95 PlusPak!, and with Windows 98. The programs have not been tested on earlier versions of DriveSpace, and probably would not work. Nevertheless, the information included in the kit may still be useful to someone attempting data recovery on an earlier-version CVF, and the programs could probably be modified appropriately with little effort
ds95.exe 336 kilobytes
Directory Snoop v2.1 - View raw dir entries. Displays erased file names from your Windows 95 system. Purge the file names left behind after deleting files. View and 'unerase' raw file clusters. Get the details about low level disk structure and activity. Map files & directories, undelete files. Verify file wiping programs work as advertised. Works on uncompressed Windows 95 (not NT) systems with FAT12, FAT16, and FAT32 formatted hard drives and floppy disks
filemon.zip 64 kilobytes
Windows 95 - 98 - NT. Filemon is a GUI/device driver combination that monitors and displays all file system activity on a system. It has advanced filtering and search capabilities that make it a powerful tool for exploring the way Windows works, seeing how applications use the files and DLLs, or tracking down problems in system or application configurations. Under Windows NT/2K Filemon can also be used to monitor named pipe activity. Version 4.0 unifies previous NT and Win9x-specific versions of Filemon into a common interface. Enhancements to the device drivers, and the addition of UI features (always-on-top, listview tool-tips) also mark this major version update
hload.zip 385.2 kilobytes
Heavyload simulates heavy activity on a PC, it allows you to test if a workstation or server PC is working stable under heavy load. It stresses processor, memory and hard disks, operating system, etc.
MBM417.zip - mirror 1.32 megabytes
Windows 95 - 98 - NT - 2000. How well is your motherboard running? At what temperature? This program will watch the temperature of the motherboard & CPU (and even keep an eye on the fan RPM). It will try to access the LM78 and LM75 Modules if you have them on your Motherboard, the LM78 will give the Motheboard Temperature and Voltage settings, the LM75 will give the CPU Temperature. Many options, new features
mbrs110.zip 48.9 kilobytes
DOS (PC-DOS, DOS/V, MS DOS) - OS/2 - Windows 95 - 98. MBRSCAN is a program which dumps MBR (Master Boot Record) and boot record of each partition and analyzes partition table entries. The author wrote this program to dump the MBR when he encountered MBR corruption at OS installation. If you have some knowledge about hard disks, you can figure out partition and boot problems using this tool. MBRSCAN is also good for understanding partition table structure. LBA support (supports hard disks larger then 8 gigabyte, current limit are disks up to 2 terabyte), supports up to 15 logical drives. Extensive documentation
ntfs20r.zip 39 kilobytes
DOS - Windows 3.1 - 95 - NT. NTFSDOS.EXE is a read-only network file system driver for DOS/Windows that is able to recognize and mount NTFS drives for transparent access. It makes NTFS drives appear indistinguishable from standard FAT drives, providing the ability to navigate, view and execute programs on them from DOS or from Windows, including from the Windows 3.1 File Manager and Windows 95 Explorer
prcv3102.zip - mirror 70 kilobytes
Windows 95 - 98 - NT4. Ctrl + Alt + Del doesn`t show you ALL processes running in the background, PrcView does. Show modules: Information about each loaded module including the module name, the module base address in process space, the module size and full path to the loaded module path. You can display comprehensive version information by double-clicking the appropriate line in the main or module window. Show threads: Information about all process threads including threads Id and priority. Note that if PrcView uses Performance Data Helper to enumerate threads, it can take a few seconds at the first time to open the list of threads while Windows is loading all necessary libraries. Show Memory: Information about all memory blocks belonging to the selected process. Contains information about base address, protection, size and state for each memory block. Show Heaps: Information about all heaps allocated by the selected process. You can display heap memory blocks by double clicking on the appropriate heap in the list box. Show Version: Displays version information about selected module. You can display version information by double-clicking the appropriate line in the main or module window. Kill process: Just another way to kill a selected process. Note that killing a process can cause undesired results including loss of data and system instability. The process will not be given a chance to save its state or data before it is terminated. It is advisable to try the Notify button in the Kill dialog to close a GUI-based application first. Debug process: Nice way to attach a debugger to a running application. PrcView reads the AeDebug key and starts a registered debug application. PrcView allows you not only to select a process to debug but also to associate a particular project with it. This is especially useful while debugging an DLL that has a separate project. Associations are stored in the registry. Set priority class: Allows you to specify a new priority class for the selected process. Very small utility, very fast. New features again
pplus162.zip 228 kilobytes
With this Explorer-extension, you can view a file's Windows 95 pathname, MS-DOS pathname, size & byte allocation, and you can copy that data to the clipboard. You can also change the file's name, extension, attributes, creation date, modification date, and last accessed date
regmon.zip 51 kilobytes
Windows 95 - 98 - 2000 - NT. Regmon is a Registry spying utility that watches and displays information on system-wide registry accesses as they are occurring. This makes it a uniquely powerful tool for learning how Windows works or tracking down problems due to misconfigured Registry settings. Version 4.0 unifies previous NT and Win9x-specific versions of Regmon into a common interface. Enhancments to the device drivers, and the addition of UI features (always-on-top, listview tool-tips) also mark this major version updater
rt101.zip 6.1 kilobytes
ReadText uses a routine to distinguish text from binary code. When given a filename, it removes whatever it finds that looks like binary code in the file. What's left behind is what the program believes to be text only. This program is meant to be used on program or data files, where you think there might be some text information hidden, like game cheats, program usage information, etc. The text in such binary files can already be read by any good textviewer, but all the binary code cluttering up can make it difficult to find what you're looking for. Using this program should, by removing most of this code, make your search a little easier
sysed123.zip 171.2 kilobytes
System Editor is a small program for editing your system: computer name, keyboard type, profile section, private section, disk type (free space , format, etc), environment, default language of your computer, registry editor, get current version, current user, and other information about your computer
tip.exe 66 kilobytes
Windows 95 - 98 - NT. Iomega Zip and Jaz drive testing. Quickly diagnoses any Iomega ZIP or JAZ drives and cartridges. Warns of impending data loss and/or drive failure. No setup or onstall, it can't mess up your system. Extensive built-in documentation and operating instructions. TIP can detect and diagnose the early signs of Iomega drive 'Click of Death' and can warn you when it's no longer safe to use an Iomega drive
vxdmon.zip 62 kilobytes
Windows 95 does not provide any native support for monitoring the performance of VxD services. VxDMon is a system monitoring tool that allows you to profile Windows 95 VxD performance and behavior. VxDMon's functionality is built on VxD service hooking. By using service hooking, VxDMon is able to monitor and time, via the Pentium's rdtsc (ReaD Time Stamp Counter) instruction, any and all VxD services including those of VxDs built into Windows and those added by a developer. In addition, VxDMon keeps track of VxD service call histories so that it can display useful information such as the list of all services that were called by a particular service during a monitoring session. This combination of VxD performance and call history information provides a never-before-seen look into the behavior of Windows
W95krnltoys.exe 56 kilobytes
Windows 95 Kernel Power Toys. some useful free Kernel enhancements and diagnostic tools by Microsoft
wfsetup.zip 495 kilobytes
Windows 95 - 98 - NT 4.0. It's not always possible to see from a filename's extension what actual format is used. Sometimes the same extension is used for different formats, one extension can be used for different versions or often a file simply has a wrong extension. The first bytes of a file may contain information of what format is used. WhatFormat v2.0a is a file analyser that looks at these bytes for signatures and makes a guess of the format this file may have. VB5 runtimes are required (and available for download from the site). Now recognises many more file formats yet. Whatformat is now capable of renaming a file for if the extension is wrong, and much more
wintn975.zip 1.75 megabytes
Windows 95 - 98 - 2000 - NT. Wintune tests every componend of your computer & gives you lots of information. Great stuff for people who build their own machines, or for troubleshooting, or if you just want to know more about your system + you can compare your system to 70 other systems & more. Developed by 'Windows Magazine" to compare and test computers and components
A File Manager extension that allows you to 'touch' selected files. Touching a file sets the file's modification date and time, handy for new software releases and when 'forcing' dependancy files to be marked in a Visual Workshop project. Options are also included to quickly lock and unlock selected files. It also provides three new tool ribbon buttons for customizing the File Manager toolbar used with Windows for Workgroups v3.11. Touch for Windows can still be used with File Manager even if you are running MS Windows 95 or Windows NT