AccessChk provides what kind of accesses specific users or groups have to resources including files, directories, Registry keys, & Windows services
Active Directory Topology Diagrammer reads AD configurations using ActiveX Data Objects (ADO), and automatically generates a Visio diagram of your Active Directory and /or Exchange 200
x Server topology
AeroNotes is a full featured notepad alternative using the Aero Glass technology
Application Compatibility Toolkit contains tools & docs to evaluate and mitigate application compatibility issues before deploying Windows Vista, Windows Update, or a new version of Internet Explorer in your environment.
App-V USB Tool is an add-on to the App-V 4.5 Client. It makes it possible to automatically, or by request, import and register App-V enabled (sequenced) applications into the App-V Client from any USB storage device. (Support
TechNet)
AUReset tool contains scripts to fix most Automatic Updates & Windows Update problems.
AutoRuns shows what programs are configured to run during system bootup or login, and shows the order Windows processes them.
Battery Saver saves up to 70% of your battery by disabling some
greedy features
BGInfo displays relevant information on the Desktop’s background: computer name, IP address, service pack version, etc.
BitLocker:
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Repair Tool recovers data from a corrupt / damaged BitLocker drive
BITS Repair Tool for
32 bit &
64 bit, helps fix the corruption of Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) state files. (Support:
KB940520)
Command Reference for automating command-line tasks by using batch files or scripting tool
Cayra mind mapping tool for flushing out design ideas. (Support:
MSDN)
Desktops organizes your applications on up to four virtual desktops.
Edison – energy monitoring application to actively control PC’s energy consumption.
Group Policy Log View utility exports Group Policy event data from the system & operational log into a text, HTML, or XML file
IE7Pro add-on for Internet Explorer includes
tweaks to make it friendlier, more useful, secure & customizable. (Support:
MSDN)
IE Proxy Manager (TrayIcon) is an easy to use proxy Manager for Internet Explorer and all depending applications.
IconEditor creates icons in multiple formats: 16×16 – 16 color, 48×48-24bit color, up to 128×128-32bit color, along with marking the transparent colors (XOR Mask & AND Mask). (Support:
MSDN)
PrivBar toolbar shows current privilege level (Administrators, Power Users, Users, or Guests)
Process Explorer shows information in two sub-windows, about which handles & DLLs processes have opened or loaded. The top window shows currently active processes, including the names of their owning accounts, the information in the bottom window depends on the Process Explorer mode: in handle mode you’ll see the handles the process selected in the top window; in DLL mode you’ll see the DLLs & memory-mapped files the process has loaded.
Process Monitor shows real-time file system, Registry & process/thread activity. It combines the features of two legacy Sysinternals utilities, Filemon & Regmon, and adds an extensive list of enhancements including rich & non-destructive filtering, comprehensive event properties such session IDs & user names, reliable process information, full thread stacks with integrated symbol support for each operation, simultaneous logging to a file, & more. (Support:
TechNet)
PsExec allows executing processes on other systems, complete with full interactivity for console applications, without having to manually install client software. PsExec’s most powerful uses include launching interactive command-prompts on remote systems & remote-enabling tools like IpConfig that otherwise do not have the ability to show information about remote systems.
PsService service viewer & controller displays the status, configuration, & dependencies of a service, and allows you to start, stop, pause, resume & restart them. PsService enables logging-on to a remote system using a different account, for cases when the account from which it doesn’t have required permissions on the remote system.
Release Notes information on deploying & using Vista, including known issues.
Remote Server Administration Tools 32bit &
64bit support remote management of computers running Windows Server 2008.
SearchMelt, is a Vista Search Folder changed to be generic & able to be shared.
"It’s like Search + XML + Sharing — it’s a whole bunch of melty goodness!"
SharedView Beta connects up to 15 people & get your point across by showing them
your screen. (Support:
FAQ)
ShellRunas for heavy Explorer users who launch programs under different accounts (similar to RunAs)
Snip IT emails selected text in Internet Explorer using your default email: Gmail, Hotmail & Outlook & Yahoo Mail.
SpeechSaver system tray utility to turn off Speed Recognition after a few minutes with no activity.
Speed Launch gives you lightning quick access to all the documents, files, & websites.
Start++ Windows XP Desktop Search allowed the creation of aliases between words or characters with commands & searches. Example: set up the Deskbar so you could type “g Stuff” to search for the work “Stuff” on Google. Start++ also launches programs, run scripts with parameters.
SteadyState helps manage shared computers in a school, Internet cafe, library, or at home. (Support:
FAQ)
System Update Readiness Tool x32 &
x64 checks for inconsistencies in the Windows servicing store which may prevent the successful installation of future updates, service packs, & software.
TCPView shows detailed listings of all TCP & UDP endpoints, including the local & remote addresses and state of TCP connections. TCPView also reports the name of the process that owns the endpoint.
Terminals multi-tab terminal services/remote desktop client. It uses Terminal Services ActiveX Client (mstscax.dll) allowing the control of multiple connection simultaneously.
TweakUAC quickly Turns On & Off (UAC) User Account Control (Support:
MSDN)
User State Migration Tool migrates user files & settings during deployments of Windows XP & Vista. USMT captures files & settings from the source computer and then migrates them to a new Windows installation.
Virtual PC 2007 create & run one or more virtual machines (different operating systems), on a single computer.
Vispa tweaking for privacy, security, & system performance. (Support:
Channel 10)
VistaTweaker has software, performance, usability & other tweaks to improve the overall experience. (Support:
Channel 10)
WinDirStat disk usage statistics viewer & cleanup tool. (Support:
MSDN)
Windows Automated Installation Kit helps IT professionals customize & deploy Windows Vista. Perform unattended installations, capture Windows images with ImageX, & create Windows PE images.
Windows Installer CleanUp Utility removes a program’s Windows Installer configuration information when experiencing installation (Setup) problems (i.e. problems when adding / removing a program’s component.)
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ZoomIt screen zoom & annotation tool for technical presentations.
DebugView monitor debug output on a local system, or any computer on the network via TCP/IP. It displays both kernel-mode & Win32 debug output, so you don’t need a debugger to catch the debug output your applications or device drivers generate, nor do you need to modify applications or drivers to use non-standard debug output APIs.
Debug Diagnostic Tool assists in troubleshooting issues such as hangs, slow performance, memory leaks or fragmentation, & crashes in any Win32 user-mode process.
Fiddler HTTP & HTTPS Website Debugging PowerTool supports viewing & modifying HTTP & HTTPS traffic. It also can be saved to Visual Studio WebTest files.
neXpert add-on helps identify common web performance issues
Image Colorizer demonstrates how to write an application for colorizing digital photos using the inking support provided by Tablet PC APIs.
LUA Buglight helps developers & IT Pros (sysadmins) identify specific causes of admin-permissions issues (a.k.a.
LUA bugs) in desktop applications.
PowerShell &
PowerShell 64 command-line shell & scripting language allows managing computers via commands or scripts, improving productivity through system automation. (Support:
Website)
Graphical Help File (including cmdlet help & the About topics) in a fully-searchable, graphical format (a standard Windows .chm file). Also included in the help file is the VBScript to Windows PowerShell Conversion Guide & a collection of PowerShell Tips of the Week.
PowerGUI is an extensible graphical administrative console for managing systems based on Windows PowerShell. The tool allows to use the rich capabilities of Windows PowerShell in a familiar & intuitive GUI console. (Support:
MSDN)
Robotics Studio is an environment to create robotics applications across a wide variety of hardware.
Introductory Courseware demonstrates common robotics concepts such as reading sensors, controlling actuators, designing simple behaviors, & having a robot interacting with its environment.
Storyboard Designer is used to diagram (model) & generate documentation for a storyboard scenario.
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Windows Media Center SDK – Documentation, tools, & sample code for developing Windows Media Center applications & services.
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Media Center Markup Language Preview Tool provides a graphical user interface to craft the command line parameters which can be used with the Media Center Markup Language Preview Tool available with the Windows Media Center SDK.
Windows Vista SDK includes documentation, samples, and tools designed to help develop applications & libraries using both Win32 & .NET Framework 3.0 technologies. (Also:
ISO Image)
Hey guys maybe you can help me out i have this Sonic Activation Module that keeps trying to download. every time i start my computer it trys to download. Its not in my computer or atleast i cant find it to totally delete it all. Also a warning comes up and say there is no smartbridge or something like that . How do i take care of these issues?
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This is a great compilation showcasing all the Microsoft software available to
Vista users. I’ve added bookmarks to both this document as well as The Road to Know Where in Connected to Vista Bookmarks (and the original mirrored at Windows Vista Bookmarks).
Pingbacks: Recent "Connected to Vista Bookmarks" Updates and Windows Vista Bookmarks, Recent Updates
FYI, the link for Virtual Earth 3D is broken. Virtual Earth 3D (Beta).Thank you, great finds! I’m glad there are people like you to piece these helpful lists together.Sorry, I accidentally posted this on the Office list… tab madness!
Thanks "no name" — the link has been updated! (^_^)
hello out there anyone wanna help with this problem?im using windows vista and my D: drive is in the red i’ve tried back up and restore and disk cleanups but it is still way in the red with hardly any memery left. could it be all the upgrades thats on the computer? any help would be appreciated THANKS full in michigan.
Sorry "no name" — wish I could help but I’ll need more information (besides a comment isn’t the best method to get support). . .please contact me directly b.handler@hotmail.com
cool vista looks cool to
HAI YOUR NOT VIEWING MY ORIGINAL NAME THIS WEBSITE IS OF NO USE
And the funny part is that I buy a LifeChat headset tomorrow xDThanks btw for the other things (Y)
im using windows2000 can someone tell me why i cant get msn messenger updated?
Windows 2000 does not support Direct X video — so there are many "fun" graphical programs that are not supported in Windows 2000 . . . but it’s a great operating system for business applications.
-I was download photos from a messenger e-mail, but appeared message:"Not available in your language, intent in english or spanish,I’m brazilian, my sender ask me if I have Photo Shop, wich is part of Office, I don’t work, now, with piracy, then, I have the Vista Ultimate in the lap, with minimun processor 3400+(Mobile AMD Sempron-1.8 GHz-256KB L2 cache).
No stopped, put more 512 Kbytes (was with one Giga, wich down to 880 in the windows Vista Ultimate)…Am I right write?I think you will understand all of those words, my english is poor, study when children with fifteen years, now forty eight years old, but roll and rock again with Bill…(nice guy)!
-wich are the steps to see the images that arrive with Messenger beta? Or have to buy Office..Thanks american and other nationalization’s people!
Obrigado por proporcionar esta página com estes softwares grátis, vou adiionar aos meus favoritos, alguma opinião sobre o que baixar?Vi que tem muita coisa boa, tipo, codinome orcas, etc…
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I received an email from Japan. I read the email as it was in English, But it had a download file, photos, and I could not open it.
The file type was, U;PI with a bar across the top of the "I". Any idea or software on how I can open that photo file to se the pictures. Thank you
I was download photos from a messenger e-mail, but appeared message:"Not available in your language, intent in english or spanish,I’m brazilian, my sender ask me if I have Photo Shop, wich is part of Office, I don’t work, now, with piracy, then, I have the Vista Ultimate in the lap, with minimun processor 3400+(Mobile AMD Sempron-1.8 GHz-256KB L2 cache).
No stopped, put more 512 Kbytes (was with one Giga, wich down to 880 in the windows Vista Ultimate)…Am I right write?I think you will understand all of those words, my english is poor, study when children with fifteen years, now forty eight years old, but roll and rock again with Bill…(nice guy)!
-wich are the steps to see the images that arrive with Messenger beta? Or have to buy Office..Thanks american and other nationalization’s people!
Obrigado por proporcionar esta página com estes softwares grátis, vou adiionar aos meus favoritos, alguma opinião sobre o que baixar?Vi que tem muita coisa boa, tipo, codinome orcas, etc…
how can I download a windows software from the internet?!!!!
when i try to download a msn that is compatible with my vista, thoguh i no that it wont work properly but it will work a little bit better than the other ones, it asks for a code. this means that i have to text them which has now run out my credit and it didnt even work. so i have no msn and no crdit. i odnt no were to go to get a msn that compatible with vista and that i odnt have to text a code for.
how can i get a CIF single chip downloaded on my comp as i hav windows vista n it keeps cumin up that i dont hav it
hi my pc have vista home premium how can i install ultimate by net?thanksbest regards
i have windows xp i have lost all my contact lists they have gone not deleted i cant add or see who of my contacts are now help someone wat do i have to do to get the contacts back to my msn page
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I have windows xp home premium….. I am havng a problem that……An Unauthorized change waS MADE to windows that will result in limited windows functionality. Use the link below to solve the problem.> Learn more online> close
hi buddies,one thing i want to know,the details as follow as i have a vista home premium trial version. whenever im going to open that any kind of files,one notice has coming all the time. its asking 25-charactor product key. th problem is i cant save any kind of document.pls find solution and given me. thanks to my buddies
what is the best program on here lol cos there is a lot of choice.and just to say ty for all f them x
I have Office Proffesional-2007, which I bought & installed on my machine but it keeps asking to Get Original and I can’t download anything from within programs ie Access & Excell. What has to be done??
is there any free downloads to make sims 3 work ?
this stuff is pretty cool. i got windows vista ultimate 64bit OS my computer is an alienware m15x 2.4ghz 500GB harddrive 6GB memory i downloaded a couple stuff here. it works. to the person who thinks microsoft has a download to make Sims 3 work on there computer, there retarted. look the company that manages sims has to release an update to make it compatiable with there version.
how can i download windows software by internet?brgds
To upgrade your Windows, visit the microsoft website. For game patches to make certain games work with your version of Windows, visit the publisher’s website or fileplanet, ign, or gamespy. There may or not be a patch depending on the developer’s support (or, lack of) for the game. If you have a trial of anything, the safest and legal way is to purchase the full version.
How I can download free parser generater software that I can run on windows VISTA ?
hi .. .. In Windows Vista whenever you hover your mouse cursor over a Desktop icon, it shows a cool transparent rectangle over the icon any way of getting it in XP.. i am usin XP sp 2.. PLS HELP
Hello Handler!!!Don’t you have anything for Windows 7?Thanks.
where can i get free windows vista and replace windows 7