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There was a time when you could find endless supply of free software for your Windows operating system. However; over the years free seems to have become a bad word, because everyone wants a little piece of the action, everyone seems to want to make a buck. Or when you go and download something free it is filled with spyware, advertising and restrictions on what you can do with the program and the free version. It just does not seem like a good idea to download free computer software today.
Although it seems that most free programs are just not worth it, there still are some items that still exist as truly free programs. There are still some free full featured products that you can come across such as system utilities, some great office applications, nice image editors, security tools and quite a few others that cost you nothing not even advertising to get in the way of you using them.
If you are in need of some good free utilities there are several that are worth looking into.
If you have WindowsXP and you want tweaks for the system simply check out the WindowsXP Power Toys. This is a set of utilities have a variety of tweaks to choose from. Some of the better ones are Alt Tab Replacement, this helps you toggle between different apps you may have open. Power Calculator is a calculator that performs different math tricks and is a graphing calculator. Image Resizer allows a person to resize one image or several at the same time with a click of your mouse. If you have a webcam, Webcam Timer shot can be programmed to take pictures when you have scheduled them, upload and save the image files. If you do not have a bootable CD for your XP system you can go and get the Windows XP Setup Disks, this is the home edition and allows you to make bootable floppies of you system.
If you just rely upon the recycle bin to delete items and not a shredding program you will know that not all files are completed deleted by the recycle bin this is good in some ways because you can use a program called Restoration that can retrieve files that perhaps you did not mean to delete and this program will restore those files.
If you love to keep in contact with all your family and friends through instant messaging it can sometimes be a problem because of the different instant message programs people use. Trillian however; can be used to send messages to people who use IRC, AIM, ICQ, MSN and Yahoo Messenger.
If you want a better browsing experience then you should consider trying out Mozilla Firefox. This is a great browser that is more elegant and functions far better than Internet Explorer ever dreamed of. It offers a variety of different tools to make the browser uniquely yours.
It is a must that we have programs that programs help protect our computers. If you are looking for something that is excellent and is free you will not find much out there that are worth the download. There are two out there that are as good as any program you have to pay for and those are the free versions of AVG Anti Virus and Avast. Both excellent programs that even stop you from continuing onto a site that they have picked up as being dangerous or contains a virus. More Where Has All The Free Computer Software Gone? Articles
Question by : is there some sort of free software that speeds up your computer? ok, i have a windows xp computer, comcast as my internet service, and my computer is very slow! is there any kind of free computer software that would help speed it up? thanks!!! Best answer for is there some sort of free software that speeds up your computer?:
Answer by Nabeel Farooqui
Well you could try downloading AVG antivirus and scanning your PC for viruses, then getting rid of them. or download any Registry cleaners
Answer by Tom A
Hi there, I am a computer tech, and I have seen time and time again, people fall for the online advertisements saying "speed up your pc!" etc etc. Unfortunately, downloading such programs, usually end up having the opposite effect, and quite often end up installing spyware/viruses on your computer, to take information, and sell it to their affiliates (especially if it is free). your computer is probably going slow, because it has too many processes, and services running in the background that you do not need. Adding another "free software" to the list, will most likely make it worse. I recommend going to a forum where professional, licensed computer techs like myself help people with these problems. I have used the following forums, on a regular basis for various questions, and helped others with various problems such as your own. Post what your problem is, have patience, and a computer tech will walk you through every step you need to take. and... ITS FREE! :D http://forums.techguy.org/21-windows-xp/ Make sure you post your question in the sub-forum above (windows xp). after you sign up, go to the link above, log in, and post your thread. Alternatively, you can go to the following main web page after signing up, and click "operating systems" up the top, then click "Windows XP", on the next page that loads. NOTE: Another user suggested downloading AVG, and "any registry cleaners". I strongly suggest you talk to a qualified computer tech, over at techguy.org, to get advice on what programs are safe to download. There are allot of fake registry cleaners, that will completely kill your computer. AVG free might be a good idea though, if you don't already have a virus scanner installed. I would personally recommend a virus scanner called "malwarebytes" though... Malwarebytes is also recommended over at techguy.org My advice on another answer made here: Advanced WindowsCare V2 Personal - This program is relatively trustworthy, and has a decent reputation. DON'T DOWNLOAD FROM SOFTPEDIA. Instead, download it from here: http://www.majorgeeks.com/download5927.html TuneUp Utilities - NOT Free. Stay away from trial software. They will make things worse. CCleaner - No spyware, but will slow computer with automatic updates
Answer by R RAVI
Advanced WindowsCare V2 Personal TuneUp Utilities CCleaner
Answer by Xyso
Scan for a virus first. There are so many reasons why your system may seem slow, there's no way on Earth that info could ever be answered here on Yahoo Answers. A tip though: Do NOT buy any of that "Speed Up Your PC!" type of crap. It's a ripoff and you'll be wasting your money. If such software really existed, computer technicians would be out of business. .
Answer by Sandy G
No. There is a lot of software that will slow your computer down, some of which you have probably installed, but nothing can be added to speed things up.
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