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#1 A Better Finder Launcher
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publicspace.net
A Better Finder Launcher provides instant access to all your applications, documents and folders. Simply press the Control-Command-L hot key and start typing the name of the item you are looking for. After just a few keystrokes A Better Finder Launcher will have found the right file. Just hit return to launch it.
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Freeware $0.00 1757 kb 2006-04-05 System Utilities
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#2 Active Keyboard
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Drive Software Company
HotKey Program, Launch applications, documents, and URLs, and over 80 other actions to hot keys

- Create shortcut keys supporting both mouse and keyboard macros
- Minimize any window to the system tray with this utility
- Hide application windows by using a hotkey or an icon in the system tray
- Control your Winamp player
- Open, Play and Close your CD-ROM
- Lock and Unlock your CD-ROM
- Change the volume, mute
- Logon and Power management
- Open dialup connections
- Empty recycle bin
- Create New Folder
- Lock/Unlock Desktop
- Show/Hide Windows
- Show/Hide Icons from Desktop
- Restart Explorer
- Lock/Unlock Mouse
- Assign text phrases, date and time stamps to hot keys
- Multilingual interface
- Full support of Windows XP visual themes
- Download Now!
- more...
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Shareware $29.95 914 kb 2006-01-22 System Utilities
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#3 EasyTray System Tray
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SoftDD Software
Open various program combinations, documents, and webpages, simultaneously with one mouse click from your system tray. You can also open any website directly from your system tray. This software places an icon in your system tray (bottom corner of your screen), and from this icon, you can assign a large list of programs you would like to run, and you can open many applications simultaneously with just one click. This is a time saving program which enables you to quickly access any programs or documents, open many applications at one time, open webpages, and even start your screensaver from the system tray icon. You can also open applications with documents already pre-loaded, enable or disable your screensaver, and enable or disable your screensaver password, all from the system tray. (Runs on all Windows systems).
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Shareware $14.95 470 kb 2005-07-04 System Utilities
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#4 WorkManager Pro
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Kamatoz.Computing
Handy manager that lets you automate launching many tasks with one click!
Shareware $19.95 ? kb 2002-02-11 System Utilities
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#5 ActiveActions
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hexilesoft
ActiveActions is an launch tool that also acts like hotkey manager. You can launch documents, links, open folders or desktop objects and do any thing of this type with just one keyboard click. This program can be used as assistant in email creating (inserting standard phrases into mail clients, chat clients and so on ...), programming, for easy access to daily Windows function (like, exit, logoff, hibernate and more). It also helps you to surfing internet using quick access to your favourite bookmarks.
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Shareware $19.95 879 kb 2007-05-20 System Utilities
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#6 ActiveStartup Deluxe
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hexilesoft
ActiveStartup Deluxe is created for advanced control over Windows startup. With this tool you can view, edit, inspect all programs, that are loading at system startup including services for WindowsNT based operational systems.
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Shareware $29.95 737 kb 2007-05-20 System Utilities
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#7 Taskbar Control
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Pointstone Software, LLC
What does Taskbar Control do?

Taskbar Control is a simple (and free!) way to arrange the buttons on your Windows taskbar by simply dragging and drop them.

Who needs Taskbar Control?

Anyone who uses a computer really. If you ever wanted to arrange to buttons on your Windows Taskbar without having to close and reopen all applications, here is the solution for your problem.

Best of all, Taskbar Control is completelly free and does not contain spyware or adware of any kind.
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Shareware $49.95 665 kb 2007-07-15 System Utilities
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#8 TikTokToDo
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MGCSoft
TikTokToDo(tm) is an easy to use multi alarm countdown timer requiring little in the way of computer skills. Simply add as many timers as you want and drag them with the mouse to the required time. You can work as you would with a kitchen using auto start - as soon as you place a timer the sequence starts running. Or in manual mode, place your timers and press the start button or space bar to being the sequence. A variety of alarm types are available: PC sound, alert dialogs, mobile phone (requires dialup modem) or launch a web page or program to perform specific tasks. Iintervals and the length of time to the next alarm are displayed constantly with a graphical progress indicator keeping you up to date. The program is accurate to within +- 100 milliseconds of your PC clock. Up to 60 timers can be set and time spans of 15 minutes to 960 days covers most needs although the program is best suited to timings of one day or less. Setting of timers is made even easier by being able to snap to times. Appropriate defaults for selected time spans are applied automatically but anywhere between one second and two weeks can be applied. Zoom levels enable you to expand the view to make visual progress more obvious and one key shortcuts for moving timers by fixed increments make minor adjustments both quick and easy. If something is taking more or less time than anticipated it's a simple matter to move a group of timers forward or backwards. Uses aren't limited to cooking, any situation that requires a number of alarms where a tolerance of +- 100 milliseconds is acceptable can make use of TikTokToDo(tm); Exercise regimes, combat sports round timing, cooking, appointments etc. Once you've used TikTokToDo(tm) you'll wonder how you ever managed without it. A handy unit converter and a nice big analog clock will become hard to live without tools.
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#9 AnVir Task Manager Pro
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windows task manager
Tool that controls everything running on computer and provides Windows enhancements that help in every-day work
Monitor your system and replace Windows Task Manager
? Full information about processes, internet connections, threads, drivers
? Information about startup programs and services. Integrated database with Descriptions for 70 000 startup programs, Internet Explorer toolbars and services
? Icons in the system tray that indicate: CPU, disk, network, memory and Laptop battery
Get rid of viruses, trojans, spyware and malware that your antivirus missed
? Security risk rating for each active process, service and startup program.
? Get notification when any program tries to add itself to startup
Enhance and tune up XP or Vista
? Tweaker that gives direct access to hundreds of XP / Vista settings
? Click on the title of any application to:
o minimize window to system tray
o make window semi-transparent
o pin window 'always on top'
? List of recently used folders in Open / Save dialogs
? Drive's free space as a colored horizontal bar in Windows 'My Computer'
Speed up your PC and Windows startup
? Disable or delete startup programs that you don't need
? "Delayed Startup" lets you set up any startup program to run few minutes later after Windows startup.
? Run startup programs minimized to system tray, or as a floating icon, or as a services on Windows startup
? Balance CPU usage, optimize memory, save process priority

Looking for a crack, patch, serial number, registration code or key generator (keygen) is illegal.
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Shareware $59.95 2500 kb 2005-02-20 System Utilities
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#10 MIRV 2000
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Gregory Braun
Do you have computer tasks that you perform on a regular basis that require more than one program to be active on the desktop? If you do, then MIRV 2000 can help. MIRV 2000 can create custom lists of programs to be run as a group. Then a single click of the mouse will launch all of the programs you need to complete a specific job.
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Shareware $14.95 403 kb 2004-01-04 System Utilities
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#11 ToolBar 2000
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Gregory Braun
ToolBar is a small utility that lets you launch your favorite programs from the Windows desktop. Click the left mouse button to launch an application or the right button to define a new ToolBar button. You can also drag and drop a file icon or shortcut directly onto the ToolBar to quickly define a new button. ToolBar lets you organize your programs and utilities into 16 button groups. ToolBar is implemented as an AppBar window similar to the MS Explorer Taskbar and can be optionally configured to AutoHide itself. ToolBar can also be configured as a standard floating window with Taskbar tray access.
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Shareware $19.95 867 kb 2006-04-14 System Utilities
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#12 winMizer
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gonchuki
A simple application designed to temporarily hide the windows that you are not using.

winMizer will help you take away those windows that you don't need (but must keep open), and you can restore them once you need them again.

winMizer resides in the tray area, and can hide any window you have visible in your desktop. It takes very little resources and can greatly help you organize your desktop.
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Shareware $24.95 101 kb 2004-09-26 System Utilities
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WinRAR
#13 Don't Panic!
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Tundrea Adrian-Costin
Don't want to get busted by your boss or your teacher playing Solitaire, chatting or surfing the web? Close (hide or minimize) and open multiple programs with the click of a button.So you won't have to panic anymore...

SFX RAR Install included (contains all Don't Panic! files and folders hidden... ;) ...so you'll never get busted using it!)



+ v1.3.0 (Build 507) - STABLE BUILD
- CRITICAL BUG FIX: Hiding the Panic button from the Panic Mode also disabled the hotkey!
- MAJOR BUG FIX: Forgot to mnimize Don't Panic!'s main window after minimizing the selected programs!
- MINOR BUG FIX: Checking for the latest version in the About window would have returned an unexpected result if there was no active Internet connection
- New (multiple language) pages for donating with direct links to 2 main payment processors - PayPal and Moneybookers. Been helped by Don't Panic? Why not return the favour!
- Added Windows 7 games in the dropdown menus to enable closing without selecting the .exe!
- Help file updated to reflect the new features
- Even more code overhaul
- Some other minor bug fixes
- Complete Windows 7 support
- Updated license to the new GNU GPL v3

+ v1.2.1 (Build 479) - BETA BUILD
- Added option to minimize (process) windows to taskbar
- Added ability to manually choose hotkey combinations
- Added option to resize and (or) move the 'Don't Panic!' button from the Panic Mode
- Added option to hide the button from the Panic Mode
- Added ability to select the priority of the Don't Panic! process (in some cases it might improve response times)
- Important code overhaul
- Minor UI bug fixes
- Icon related improvements and fixes
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Freeware $0.00 465 kb 2007-03-07 System Utilities
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#14 Quick Launch shortcut
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ReadmeSoft
Quick launch other applications.Backup and save all keystrokes automatically.
Shareware $25.00 ? kb 2003-07-09 System Utilities
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#15 Atomic Launch Tray
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Information Packaging
Atomic Launch Tray is a program that sits in your system tray and allows you to add links to your favorite programs or websites and access them quickly from the system tray.
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#16 AutoRun Architect
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7Bear Software Inc.
Quickly and easily create professional AutoRun menus for your CD/DVDs. Create menus using ready made graphics or use your own. You can launch files; install software; display a license agreement; display a splash screen and/or sound; open websites; send e-mail and secure the contents of the CD. Includes a help manual, technical support and powerful wizards. Test your AutoRun as you build and burn finished projects. Create, build, test and burn your project from with AutoRun Architect.

Automatically install viewer software to ensure that your document will open on your end-user's computers. You can manage multiple AutoRun projects from within the program. You can also customize the icon for the CD and secure the contents of the CD. AutoRun Architect runs on all Windows versions and fully supports all versions of Microsoft Windows including Vista.
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Shareware $39.00 8829 kb 2006-01-08 System Utilities
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#17 Autostart and Process Viewer
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Konrad Papala
Gives you a control over applications which start with Windows, and shows which processes are running on your computer. But the most important thing is that this program helps you find out which processes and autostart entries are new. You can "accept" a process or a program starting with windows, and if a new ("unaccepted") item appears - the program tells you about it.
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#18 Point Menu
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Extensible Software
PointMenu is a small program that allows you quick access to your applications.
Shareware $0.00 ? kb 2003-01-28 System Utilities
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#19 BeTrayed
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John Foster
BeTrayed! is a small 32 bit command line utility which allows you to easily add a collection of shortcuts to the System Tray (Notification Area in Microsoft speak) It allows you to quickly access frequently used folders, files, URLs and applications - even though they were never designed to be launched from the Tray.

For maximum flexibility, BeTrayed! functions in two modes, either single command mode or, more usually, in Batch mode where it adds multiple icons to the Tray, all managed by one instance of BeTrayed! - in both modes, you specify the command to launch and, optionally, the tooltip text to show and an alternative icon. If not specified, the tooptip defaults to the command line and the icon to the default icon contained in the file (or if there isn't one, the one for the associated application)

For instance, to add a single icon to the System Tray to launch Calc, you could use:

BeTrayed c:windowssystem32calc.exe,Calculator

This would create a new Tray icon (with the default icon from Calc.exe), which would show a tooltip of 'Calculator'

In batch mode, the parameter passed to BeTrayed! is actually the name of a text file containing the individual command lines. To use Batch mode with BeTrayed!, simple pass BeTrayed! the name of the controlling text file, prefixed with "/batch:" ie.

BeTrayed /batch:Standard.tray

BeTrayed! would now look for a file called 'Standard.tray' - which would contain a list of appropriate commands, ie.

;Sample BeTrayed! batch mode control file
; Anything beginning with a semi-colon is a comment!
; Windows Calc using default Calc.exe icon
c:windowssystem32calc.exe,Windows Calculator
; Users shared area via UNC path, using custom icon.
\JBFDataUsersShared,User Shared Area,sa.ico
; Launch URL with default browser (using 3rd icon in browser exe)
http://www.mycompanyintranet.com/PhoneDir.html,Contact List,3

From the above 'Standard.tray' file, 3 icons would be added to the Tray.
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#20 CDMenu
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Klaus Schwenk Software
Create your own professional CD autostart menu using CDMenu.

Launch your CDs professionally with the help of the Windows Autorun feature. Offer the users of your CDs an

autoplay menu that is clear, that provides information about the CD and its contents and that presents all

possible actions clearly.

Using CDMenu you create your own individual menu interface without any programming knowledge. All

registered file types and programs can be linked using the buttons. Moreover, CDMenu is smart. It launches

corresponding programs to match all registered document types (HTML, DOC, TXT, PPT,...). CDMenu creates all

files needed by Autostart (Autorun.inf).

CDMenu sets your creativity free. With the help of background images and bitmap buttons, the menu designer

has full control over the final appearance of the user interface.

The Professional Editions also include integrated Sound and AVI Players, which make it possible for these

files to be played without triggering the Windows media player. These Editions also feature frameless

windows without title bars.

The created menu requires no registry entries, runtime modules and DLLs of it's own.


CDMenu is available in three editions:

CDMenu
"Small Edition" is for private use for people with more limited requirements and on smaller budgets. The

"Small Edition" can be used to create and distribute Menus on CDs for use in private.

CDMenuPro
"Pro Edition" features powerful multimedia characteristics and additional design possibilities. The "Pro

Edition" can be used to create and distribute Menus on CDs for use in private.

CDMenuPro Business Edition
"Business Edition" can be used to create and distribute Menus on CDs for use commercially and in public.

This version also includes a resource compiler, which enables menu resources to be integrated into the EXE

file.
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#21 CDMenuPro
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Klaus Schwenk Software
CDMenuPro is an easy-to-use CDMenu Creator for making Autorun CD Menu applications. The program comes with a large number of ready-to-use templates and project assistants, which make getting fast professional results child's play. CDMenuPro has been designed to create all the files necessary for autorun, to support a large number of trailers such as AVI, Intro, Sound, Splash Screen and to start your programs or documents reliably from your CD
Creative menu design:Let your imagination run wild. With the help of background images and bitmap action buttons, the menu designer has complete control over how the graphically illustrated user interface will look. Frameless windows without Windows title bars are also incredibly easy to create.

CDMenuPro is easy to use
CDMenuPro uses drag-&-drop to enable you to drag menu objects such as buttons, List boxes, texts, text fields and pop-up menus from the object bar into the Menu Window. Then all you do is link these objects to your documents or programs. Absolutely no programming knowledge is necessary.

Starting documents
Any registered document type (Html, PPT, PPS, XLS, DOC, TXT,...) can be linked to the buttons. Indeed, CDMenuPro is even able to find the right viewer or reader to enable the user to see the file. The Business Edition also comes complete with a starter program for PowerPoint and Pdf files, which searches the target system for these programs and offers to install the PowerPoint viewer or Acrobat Reader should these not be available.
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Shareware $59.95 11384 kb 2006-04-15 System Utilities
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#22 CoolTabs
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Alerma Software Ltd.
CoolTabs is a powerful application designed to tidy up your desktop and provide a fast way for organizing and opening your applications, folders, shortcuts and documents which you frequently access.

The CoolTabs application fully supports the Drag and Drop technology, so each shortcut can be set by dragging & dropping any file, folder, or even URL on the dock cell. Want to download an URL? Don't make the unwanted movements, just drag & drop it on a folder shortcut. Want to upload a file on a personal FTP server? Don't launch a massive FTP client, just drag & drop the file on a ftp-server shortcut. That's all. Even if you want to send a document to any mail recipient, just drag & drop it on email shortcut.

The CoolTabs applications will simplify and speed up every aspect of daily work on your computer considerably. It can be attached to any side of the screen, so it does not take up the valuable place on your space when it is not active. You can have as many different docks as you would like, with very flexible settings for each one. Set hot-keys, colors, fonts, textures. Make a dock to be semi-transparent. Choose the size of icons displayed, whether the names of the items are shown, and much more.

You can have multiple layers of items in docks, clicking on the folder tabs shown above to choose between them. No more having to open endless folders by folders. Say good-bye to those annoying shortcuts covering your desktop. CoolTabs provides you instant access to every single item on your desktop.
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#23 CustomBar
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Lizardsoft
CustomBar is a bar that is always visible, much like the taskbar. Unlike the taskbar, you can place almost anything you want on it. This is accomplished through a scripting/plugin/skinning system that is powerful enough to create some basic apps in. C++ plugins can be used to further extend functionality. This allows users to create or download additional components for their bar. An editor is provided for easily creating bars.

CustomBar comes with many standard "prefabs", including Winamp controls, web search, volume controls, shortcuts, a mini notepad, system stats, template copier, recycle bin quick-empty, clock, shortcuts to special windows dialogs and much more. Additional prefabs can be downloaded online.

Full skin support allows CustomBar to be adjusted to fit any Windows theme. The small height of the bar makes it possible to use it without losing large amounts of precious screen space.
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#24 EasyConsole
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Soft Experience
EasyConsole Dos shell utility lets you navigate in drives and through folders using Windows issuing DOS commands on a slave MSDOS console, saving command-line instructions for future use.

Last 20 commands are memorized and you will be able to store 10 long most used or favorite command lines on 10 buttons to be launched with a click instead of typing again and avoiding fastidious repetitive commands.

You may also type long DOS instructions with their parameters and memorize them (not only internal MSDOS commands) as well as launch your DOS Batch programs, for example run Rebol command-lines or any exe with its variables, in MSDOS batch NT tasks or other Windows systems.
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#25 EF Process Manager
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EFSoftware
What the Process Manager is and what you can do with it:
* you can easily see what?s happening behind the desktop
* which processes are running on your computer
* you can see all modules which are loaded, or only those used by a particular process
* you?re the master: Process Manager lets you close normally or kill any running process
* register and unregister modules
* complete information about process and modules
* see Windows error codes
* consult environment variables
* search for modules on the disk
* export the information for further use in Excel

So, with one quick look you can see that Process Manager is the tool you?re looking for a long time, it shows you the backstage of your computer, and more, it lets you control things.

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#26 Energy Spy
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FlexibleSoft Co.
Sometimes a PC user has to perform many monotonous routine actions - for example, when there is a need to turn off the computer, leave it in standby mode or restart it. What if the user has to do it in certain time? And what if you have to turn off tens of computers in your office? It's much better to rely upon a software aid.

We have created such aid for you - it's Energy Spy. The program controls the computer's power according to your schedule. You can restart the computer, leave it on standby or turn it off using a schedule you create beforehand, hot keys or the command line. The program interface is fully compatible with Windows XP. Besides, Energy Spy can adjust the system time of your computer using numerous exact-time servers in the Internet and manage CD drives trays - using hot keys or a menu - or eject a CD/DVD disk you have forgotten in the drive after Windows shuts down.

Main features of Energy Spy:
- Turning off the computer, restarting it, etc. according to a previously created schedule.
- Support of "Socks v5", "Socks v4" and "Socks v4A" proxy servers for time synchronization protocol.
- Automatic opening of CD drive tray when the power is switched off (only if there is a disk in the drive).
- A feature of hiding the program in the notification area to leave free space on your desktop.
- A feature of adjusting system time of your PC using numerous exact time servers in the Internet.
- Automatic selection of the fastest server.
- Multithread synchronization. The program addresses to several servers at a time and automatically selects the best one.
- A feature of using sound alarm.
- A feature of automatic launching on OS startup.
- Simple interface and intuitive settings.
- Support of Windows XP skins.
- A feature of assigning hot keys for managing the power and opening/closing the tray of CD/DVD drive.
- All power management operations can be performed using the command line parameters.
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Shareware $24.97 1459 kb 2004-12-12 System Utilities
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#27 eXtended Task Manager
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Warecase
The Warecase eXtended Task Manager (XTM) is a powerful auxiliary tool designed for simplifying the environment of the software developer. XTM is an extended windows task manager and performance monitoring tool for Microsoft Windows 2000 OS and later versions of Windows. XTM can give fast solutions for sudden problems which may arise in a product's functioning.

- Debugging and improving application development.
- A rich workstation investigation tool.
- White box testing sessions for the QA department.
- Investigation tool for integration possibilities.
- And much more...

XTM for Task Management
XTM task monitoring features allow the user easier access to previously unavailable or only partially available information concerning specific tasks, their allocation and use of resources, diagnostic information on different processes, process life cycles, etc. XTM monitoring, in addition to providing a basic view of preprocess statistics, also provides a vast variety of other details including information per module, per handle, per thread, per file, per registry key, per window, per COM+ component, per service, per TCP/UDP connection and per environment variable.

XTM for Resources Management
XTM resources management allows the user to influence process behavior, life cycle continuation and performance, free resources previously allocated, find and unload loaded modules, show, hide and close process windows and much more.

XTM for Workstation Management
XTM workstation management allows the user to manage his workstation, i.e. log off or restart the workstation, run, stop or pause the services, etc. While these features can generally be accessed by the user, XTM provides access to all features in one, easy to implement, menu.
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Shareware $55.00 2464 kb 2006-01-12 System Utilities
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#28 Internet Cleanup
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webtooolsnet
Your internet surfing history is being recorded. Did you know that all your surfing history is being recorded in secret hidden files on your PC? Is there pornography on your PC? Are you sure? Neteraser is a great internet cleanup software that can scan and remove porn from your PC quickly and easily, our internet cleanup software used an advanced algorithm to scan for any porn files on your PC, our neteraser internet cleanup software uses a fast engine scan mechanism to quickly detect and scan porn files and unwanted images on your PC. Every website, files, movies, clips, documents, and anything else you viewed on your PC is recorded in secret hidden files on your hard drive. Did you also know that unwanted images, banners, pictures and content that exist on websites you visit, could be downloaded on your PC without your knowledge? Using our award winning Internet cleanup software will ensure your PC is porn free. NetEraser Internet cleanup will scan and detect porn images, porn files, porn sites, porn videos and any porn related files on your PC. Neteraser is a internet cleanup for internet history, internet cleanup for browser history, internet cleanup for address bar history, internet cleanup for internet cache, internet cleanup for search engines, internet cleanup for browser search bar history, internet cleanup for google internet history, internet cleanup for yahoo internet history, internet cleanup for msn history. Download our Internet cleanup free trial and SCAN YOUR PC FOR FREE.
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Shareware $29.95 836 kb 2005-10-29 System Utilities
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#29 Favorite Shortcuts
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ContextMagic.com
Favorite Shortcuts is a very easy-to-use quick launch tool that provides one-click access to the hierarchical list of favorite programs, documents and folders, Windows Quick Launch items as well as list of most recently used documents and folders.
It is available as a hotkey-driven popup menu, as an additional submenu in the Desktop context menu, in a folder background shortcut menu, in the Windows Explorer File menu, in the Internet Explorer Favorites menu and as an optional icon in the taskbar (system tray).
To bring it up, right-click on the Desktop (or any other folder background), point to Favorite Shortcuts, and then click an item in the popup menu. Also this quick launch menu available on right-clicking or left-clicking at the Favorite Shortcuts system tray icon or pressing the correspondent hotkeys.
To add new items to the favorite shortcuts list or to the quick launch, right-click a file or folder in Windows Explorer, and then select "Add To Favorite Shortcuts" or "Add To Quick Launch" in the popup menu.
Favorite Shortcuts provides fast and convenient access to the frequently used applications, files and folders, and allows to clean up your Desktop and keep it as bare as possible.
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Shareware $14.95 855 kb 2006-02-17 System Utilities
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#30 Kirby Alarm And Task Scheduler PRO
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Kirby Software
Kirby Alarm Pro is an easy to use alarm clock /reminder and task scheduler that will display a note, run a program, play a sound,or send an email, execute a backup, transfer a file by ftp, say time, say message, shutdown, restart, or logoff your computer at user defined intervals.

It also has a very handy to do list with a powerful and easy to use query facility.

Various options are available to set alarms/programs to run every x minutes/hours/days/months/years, or the last Friday in the month, or the last day in the month, or the first business day on or after any day in the month plus lots more.

Kirby Alarm also has a unique feature to not skip missed alarms. This means that if your computer is off, or Kirby Alarm is not running, the next time Kirby Alarm is run then the alarm will be run.
Most other task schedulers do not have this feature!

Another useful feature is conditional execution of an alarm based on the date, or time, or size of another file.

Kirby Alarm can run a windows service. This means you do not have to be logged into windows for kirby alarm pro to be running. For example, you could get Kirby Alarm Pro to reboot your computer at 11pm, then automatically backup selected files at 11:15pm, and then transfer the compress files to a remote computer for offsite backup at 2:30am. All without any intervention from you!!

No more excuses for lost data with the extensive backup function to backup all your important files or folders (copy or create zip files, include or exclude files with wildcard support, directory emulation)

Transfer to (or from) a remote computer using FTP (includes wildcard support and other features). Great for offsite backups!

Use pictures as backgrounds for your pop up notes. Create a very personal touch!

Send email to multiple recipients withmail multiple attachments (supports using wildcards)

Option to have a password for all maintenance options.
Stop others from changing alarms etc..
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Shareware $24.95 6549 kb 2004-01-18 System Utilities
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#31 Find and Run Robot
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DonationCoder.com
Find and Run Robot is a program for keyboard maniacs - it helps you rapidly find programs or documents from within the depths of the start menu (or other directories). One keypress launches the utility - then just start typing the first letters of the application you want to launch. As you type the best matches are shown - just hit the number to launch the associated program. NOTABLE FEATURES: Fully customizable search paths (search your entire hard disk for files as well as apps). Fast incremental searches, with memorized search history helps you find the files you need quickly. Completely customizable heuristic scoring metrics - tune the program to search the way you think. Add your own custom alias groups. Low system overhead, doesn't mess with your registry. Unobtrusive and stays out of your way in the system tray until you need it.
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Freeware $0.00 5000 kb 2006-03-06 System Utilities
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#32 FireDaemon Pro
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FireDaemon Technologies Limited
FireDaemon is a system utility that allows you to install and run any 32-bit or 64-bit application (EXE or DLL) or script (BAT CMD, .NET, Perl, Java, Python, TCL TK) as a Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista or 2008 service. FireDaemon enables complete configuration of the installed service, which can be completed from the GUI or via XML. Among its key features is a low memory and CPU overhead, subprocess prioritization, support for custom environments, CPU binding, plus monitoring and logging to the event log and on-disk log files. FireDaemon provides maximum uptime for particular applications, securing them against accidental crashes or intentional shutdowns. A program, setup as a service, runs in the background all the time, regardless of who is or is not logged in. This can be useful for certain programs, such as network management or business productivity software, that you would like running all the time. Another benefit is the ability to run as a specific local or domain user. Added to this is the ability to configure a service to run for specific periods of time during the day, week or month. This considerably simplifies systems administration and management. FireDaemon additionally allows you to edit all built-in Windows services, effectively allowing you to replace the Windows Service applet (services.msc). FireDaemon is skinnable - allowing you to change buttons, icons and text strings.
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Shareware $39.00 7304 kb 2006-12-12 System Utilities
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#33 FlashTray
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Blacksun Software
Multifunctional system tray utility. It includes a multilevel Launchbar, Programmable Macro Hotkeys, Screen Highlighter, Color Picker, Screen Magnifier, Character map. These utilities can make your daily work a lot easier.
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Freeware $0.00 1238 kb 2004-08-03 System Utilities
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#34 Flexiblesoft Launcher
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FlexibleSoft Co.
Flexiblesoft Launcher is a small, easy-to-use and low resource consuming program extending the mouse functionality. The program is easy to customize and allows you not only to free your computer desktop from frequently used shortcuts, but also to make access to them as fast as possible. With one mouse click in less than a second, you can start any program or file, open a link in Internet Explorer or a table in Excel. The built-in help system will allow you to easily learn how to use FlexibleSoft Launcher after you start the program for the first time.
Specify the combination of mouse buttons and keystrokes, select the programs you frequently use. You will not event have to move the mouse pointer in order to start your favorite program! Press the selected key combination and the menu for running your favorite programs will be opened right where you mouse pointer is. You can assign up to 27 programs and scroll them by rotating the mouse wheel. As soon as you open the file, start the program or move the mouse pointer outside the menu, it will be closed and will not interfere with your work.
Save your time - install FlexibleSoft Launcher right now and you will be able to evaluate how comfortable it is for 30 days without paying a cent!
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Shareware $19.97 1968 kb 2003-07-07 System Utilities
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#35 PowrClik Suite
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Genntt Productions
Power saving, shutdown and automation software.
Three utilities:
PowrRun to launch any application with System credentials,
PowrSaver tweaker to extend monitor power saving features of any screen saver,
PowrClik Pro to maintain power saving and shut down functions of your system (plus additional functions concerning the matter).
Execution: immediate by one click or by command line, scheduled by timer or by event (several thousands of possible events), automated via script.
Support of MS Windows scripts (VBScript, JScript, etc.).
Main functions: put computer to standby or hibernation and wake up, log off Windows session, restart computer, power off computer.
Additional functions: run screen saver, turn off monitor, lock computer, hang up modem connection, run Task Scheduler, run file, play sound on alarm, measure performance.
Preventive functions: disable screen saver, prevent suspend mode activation, prevent Windows shut down.
And much more ...
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Shareware $21.90 314 kb 2006-03-05 System Utilities
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#36 ProcessInfo
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Joerg Beckers
ProcessInfo gives you information about all processes currently running on your Windows® operating system. Its intuitive, easy-to-use user interface enables you to terminate one or more processes per drag-and-drop, create multiple-process reports, show module info of any process, and lets you connect arbitrary processes to a debugger.
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Demo $9.90 810 kb 2005-12-04 System Utilities
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#37 Free Launch Bar
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Tordex
Free Launch Bar is a Free replacement for the standard Quick Launch bar. All functions presented in Quick Launch are also in Free Launch Bar. However, the Free Launch Bar is fully compatible with Quick Launch because it uses the same folder for shortcuts. But there is one huge difference. Free Launch Bar allows you to combine your shortcuts into groups. This feature looks like popup menus. This vastly improves the management of your shortcuts and save working space on your desktop. By using Free Launch Bar, you speed up the launching of your applications like never before.
The main features of Free Launch Bar:
* Creating menu on taskbar with unlimited levels
* Compatibility with Windows XP
* Integration into Windows Shell
* Low resources
* Compatibility with Quick Launch
* Creating separators to group shortcuts inside menus
* Different view modes
* Hotkeys
* Using PNG pictures as icons
* Support of Windows Drag&Drop technology. To add shortcuts you can simply drag them into menus
* Improved tips. You can include some of HTML tags into button description.
* Fast toolbar switching
* Absolutely FREE
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Freeware $0.00 1730 kb 2004-11-05 System Utilities
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#38 PS Hot Folders
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PS Soft Lab
Tired of endless browsing though folders when accessing Open, Save As and Browse dialogs? PS Hot Folders lets you skip the browsing and access any item on your PC with one mouse click or by pressing a specified hot key combination. The program builds itself into Windows OS shell is available in Windows dialogs Open, Save As and Browse, including Microsoft Office Suite.

Using PS Hot Folders special easily configured menu, you can quickly go to the folder that you want in standard Windows Open, Save As and Browse dialogs (Microsoft Office dialogs are supported too) or quickly open the folder that you need in Windows Explorer. PS Hot Folders can also save your history of Open and Save As dialogs.

The above operations are carried out through the menu that can be called by clicking the special button in the dialog caption or the program icon in the taskbar system tray, and also by pressing user assigned hot keys (support for the Win key significantly extends the number of possible combinations).

The list of folders can be shown as a tree, that is you can divide all the folders that you want to open into logical groups which make it easier and quicker to find the folder that you want now. This grouping will allow you to form a very handy structure of the folders that you open most often. Using the structure, you can very quickly find and open the folder that you want now.

Main features:
Fast access to the folder by clicking the button in the dialog caption,
Tree-like structure of favorite folders,
Saving list of recently accessed files and folders,
Saving list of recently accessed folders separately for every application,
Quick opening of the folder from the menu in the system tray,
Fast access to the folder using hot keys,
Logical grouping of folders,
Quick and handy set-up using drag&drop

PS Hot Folders runs under Windows NT/2000/2003/XP/Vista and may be purchased for $19.95 online. Volume discounts are available.
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Shareware $19.95 1168 kb 2007-05-07 System Utilities
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#39 getStarted!XP
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computentsystems
Add this fully customizable and animated Apple-Style-Launchbar to your desktop. getStarted!XP is a powerful replacement for the Startmenu, the Quicklaunchbar and the Office-Shortcutbar. Some of the features of getStarted!XP: Magnify Effect/Variable Icon Size/Support of Styles and Skins/Autohide/Hide Desktop Icons/Seperators/Directory Flyoutmenus/Dock on all Edges of Screen/all Shortcuts are fully customizable
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Shareware $24.90 694 kb 2006-01-12 System Utilities
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#40 QuickStart
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DigiArch.org
QuickStart allows you to quickly find items in your Start Menu, Favorites, Recent Files, Desktop and History, that match a typed keyword.

In addition, you can specify a custom directory, as well as file extensions or folder names to look for.

Just type in the keyword and press enter to be presented with a list of items that match your entry, next you can then select and launch the program, link or file by selecting it from the list.

This program is Freeware (no ads, no nag screens, no limitations).

Features:

- Launch applications, url's, etc, by simply typing a keyword.
- Automatically load keywords from the Start Menu, Favorites, etc.
- Smart sort function that list recently used applications first.
- Support for Firefox bookmarks.
- Launch explorer by typing a directory or network path.
- Runs in the system tray.
- Define your own system hot-key.
- Define your own custom search directories for keywords.
- User defined ignore list for keywords.
- Provides useful memory information.
- Low physical memory warning.
- Many configurable options.
- Small memory foot print.

For more info, please visit www.digiarch.org.
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Freeware $0.00 339 kb 2006-04-10 System Utilities
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#41 RebootEx
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Ashkon Technology LLC
Advanced system utility for Windows NT/2000/XP or Vista operating systems that allows to automatically shutdown, reboot and/or relogon to your computer. The program provides the following key features: ability to reboot, shut down, shutdown & power off the computer, log off the current user, shutdown a remote computer and schedule user logon after reboot. A number of additional command line options makes it a highly efficient scriptable and secure tool.
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Shareware $24.95 598 kb 2005-01-29 System Utilities
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#42 RecentX
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Conceptworld Corporation
RecentX gives super-fast access to unlimited recent documents & deep folders without navigating complex, often annoying and time-consuming hard drive directories. Without any configuration or system scanning, RecentX automatically tracks the recent files/documents, recent folders, programs & websites you use. It keeps them accessible in an easy-to-use and easy-to-find format. RecentX can remember recent items that are several months old. Download free trial to experience its benefits right away.

RecentX provides a spotlight view of your harddrive. It only shows the files and folders that are important to you. Hence eliminates access to thousands of other trivial files and folders.

RecentX allows users to bypass the Start menu altogether when launching favorite programs or accessing remote files through 'My Network Places' and allows access to online bookmarks without using the chronological menu on an Internet browser. Items can be dragged and dropped into the list with ease, and can be hidden if a user doesn't want the files or folders to be publicly visible.

RecentX also lets you to access Internet Explorer & Mozilla Firefox history & bookmarks (favorites) from a really simple & single list. Download free trial to experience its benefits right away.
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Shareware $19.95 2537 kb 2005-10-24 System Utilities
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#43 HiBase Task Scheduler
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HiBase Group
There are always some tasks that should be done periodically, such as backups, disk defragmentation, system maintenance routines, etc. The original purpose of the computer was to automate routine tasks. If you need to do nightly backups, why should you sit all night at your PC? You should be able to tell your computer to do it and then forget about it.

In UNIX systems, the cron daemon exists to perform these automating functions. Unfortunately, Windows provides only a very limited ability to automate tasks. HiBase Task Scheduler comes to the rescue. The program allows you to schedule various tasks. You can run applications at certain times, execute files using Windows file associations, copy/rename/delete files, etc. Task Scheduler has built-in ZIP compression support too.

HiBase Task Scheduler is able to automate simple tasks as well as complex multi-step operations. For automation of simple tasks, the program offers an easy-to-use wizard. While you can schedule most of the tasks with only a few mouse clicks, sometimes you may need to define complex operations. Our Task Scheduler supports Windows batch scripting. It keeps and executes Windows batch scripts that allow you to control all aspects of your Windows system.

HiBase Task Scheduler provides you with several modes of scheduling. You can combine calendar dates, days of month/week, times of a day and number of executions per day.
Tasks are organized in tree form. Tasks can be chained (next task starts upon the end of the previous), paralleled (several tasks run simultaneously) or grouped.

The interface is clean and well thought out. The same window is used for all operations. High
stability and a low cost make this application a leading solution in this class of software.
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Shareware $29.95 706 kb 2007-04-30 System Utilities
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#44 RunClik
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SmartKite Software
RunClik - the ultimate application launcher.

Have you ever wondered how to group your favorite programs and run them all - with just one click?

RunClik is an application launcher that lets you quickly open more than one program by simply choosing a program group from the system tray. Easy!
You can create program groups, customize the list of items to include, set several item attributes.
You can even launch your favorite program group when Windows starts.
RunClik allows you to launch your favorite programs using a simple menu from the system tray.
Easily create favorite programs groups that can be opened with a single click. Just drag and drop a shortcut or program to the group.
RunClik supports parameters for each item. They include run parameters, delay number of seconds before run, standby for next program execution until current program becomes idle.
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Shareware $14.95 561 kb 2005-10-06 System Utilities
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#45 SecurDesk! LV
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CursorArts Company
A highly customizable desktop environment for Windows which locks down icons, buttons and hotspots.

Your desktop can hold multiple animated icons, sound, buttons, wallpaper, images, text, and other elements. You can spread icons across multiple password-protected pages so you have much more room to arrange your shortcuts. You can even make an irregularly shaped desktop window "skin" using your own images. Single icons or buttons can be used to launch programs, open a browser, jump to another desktop page, ask for user input, display a menu of choices, perform a series of actions, reboot the system, and much more. You may also specify applications to launch both on system startup and shutdown, or on a time-delayed basis.

A handy task manager applet is included which can replace the Windows Task Bar and Tray. Relocatable anywhere on the screen, and can even switch applications into their own virtual desktop space. A Password/Info keeper option gives you instant access to passwords or other frequently used information.

SecurDesk! LV is the ideal replacement for those who need to prevent Windows or users from rearranging the desktop, for those who wish to create their own simpler desktop interface, and for power-users who want more control over their systems.
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#46 Simple Startup Manager
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Ashkon Technology LLC
When Windows starts it may automatically launch a number of additional programs. Simple Startup Manager allows you to manage which programs to run at Windows startup. This software gives you the ability to add, delete and edit applications to be run at system startup and presents a consolidated view of the locations where these programs are launched: Registry, Win.ini file and Startup folder. You can save the list of programs that are currently scheduled to be run as a profile that can be restored later. You may see a list of started startup application processes, start new programs, terminate running processes and edit the list at any time.
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Shareware $24.95 599 kb 2007-04-13 System Utilities
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#47 Service - O - Matic
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Kwakkelflap
Service - O - Matic enables you to run almost any windows application as a windows service.

Running a program as a service has several benefits. You will be able to utilize automatic start at boot-time to ensure maximum uptime of your system-critical applications (even if no user logs on), run your programs in the background without user intervention, automatic restart when a program fails and more! No need to adjust your application, Service - O - Matic will easily run your program as a service. Installing your application as a service is easy with our intuitive GUI interface. Service - O - Matic has most service features and works with the least amount of CPU power possible.
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Commercial $25.00 3003 kb 2006-05-02 System Utilities
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#48 Launch Pivot
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Interfaco Software
Launch Pivot is a smart, configurable and powerful tool for exploring and launching programs on your computer. It is designed to make all possible tasks like search, open programs or documents fast and easy. The tool can be used as a Media Player or an Image Viewer by placing the mouse cursor over a multimedia or an image file icon on the main screen. With integrated scheduler various tasks can be executed at specified times. You can search the Internet (news, videos, images, maps, books etc.), look up a word in a dictionary and check the weather. Internet searches can be also performed from any application by marking text and pressing a user defined hotkey.

Main Features

- Launch Pivot is a five-in-one software: Search Tool, Launcher, Media Player, Image Viewer and Scheduler
- Easy-to-use user interface and it allows you instantly to search files stored anywhere on your PC hard drive
- Indexes only using idle priority, assuring that it will never slow down your computer (the very first indexing will take more processor power)
- Indexes all associated file types
- Compresses index database to save disk space
- Any file can be searched by name, description or file type
- Music (.mp3, .wma) can be searched by name, artist, title, album and genre
- Images (·jpg) can be searched by name, title, subject, author, comments, keywords and dimensions
- Office documents (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) can be searched by name, title, subject, author, keywords and comments
- Highlights used search terms
- Displays thumbnail icons of images
- Internet searches are supported (news, videos, images, maps, books etc.), look up a word in a dictionary and check the weather
- Schedules any file, reminder, shutdown, restart, lock computer or stand by at specified times
- Launch Pivot can be activated by clicking the program icon (a rocket) in the taskbar system tray or by pressing user assigned hot key (default is ALT + L)
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Shareware $12.95 1710 kb 2007-01-07 System Utilities
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#49 Simple Startup Manager
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FilesWeb.com
When Windows starts it may automatically launch a number of additional programs. Simple Startup Manager allows you to manage which programs to run at Windows startup. This software gives you the ability to add, delete and edit applications to be run at system startup and presents a consolidated view of the locations where these programs are launched: Registry, Win.ini file and Startup folder. You can save the list of programs that are currently scheduled to be run as a profile that can be restored later. You may see a list of started startup application processes, start new programs, terminate running processes and edit the list at any time.
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Shareware $24.95 599 kb 2004-11-19 System Utilities
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#50 Launcher
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Micro-Sys
Launcher is an easy-to-use file and application shortcut manager that can launch all kinds of files and programs. Drag-and-drop operations are supported when editing items shown in the Launcher "open and launch" menu in system tray. Create an unlimited amount of user defined sub-folders and item shortcuts to documents and applications. Create shortcuts by dragging files from e.g. Windows Desktop and Windows File Explorer followed by dropping them into the Launcher "Manage Items" configuration window for menus and shortcuts. Launcher resides in the system tray per default to allow for quick launch of all favourite programs and often used files. Launcher also supports various user interface options, e.g. customizable program font setup including type and size.
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Freeware $0.00 1073 kb 2006-12-28 System Utilities
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