Advanced Backup is a powerful backup utility that makes your backups quick and reliable. The program sits as an icon in the Windows system tray and unobtrusively copies files in the background. The program features backup of E-mail messages and address book, database of your favorite messenger: ICQ, MSN, Yahoo!, AIM, Windows registry, Windows shell settings, and anything you wish to protect from hardware failure or accidental erasures.

The ShellBrowser components give a Delphi programmer easy access to the Win32 shell functionality. The TJamShellList, TJamShellTree and TJamShellCombo components look and behave exactly like the corresponding parts of the Explorer The TShellBrowser component provides an easy interface to the Windows shell interface. For any object all components can show the explorer context menu, the properties page, the correct icon, thumbnail and much more.

InfoTag Magic is a Windows shell infotip extension that displays the title, artist, album, year, bit rate, duration and other information stored in the tag fields of MP3, WMA, APE and Ogg Vorbis files in a tooltip window when mouse pointer is hovered over a file in Windows Explorer. Also it provides quick preview for plain text files, such as TXT, INI, LOG, BAT, DIZ, BAK, QUE, Windows shortcut properties and executable files version information.

OkPress is a shell enhancements utility for automatic message boxes or application dialog boxes closing. Just click a mouse button anywhere and the active dialog box will be closed. In addition you can Minimize all windows at once, Quickly shutdown or reboot the system with no additional confirmation, Quickly logoff - Allows you to restart Windows Shell without a total system reboot.

xplorer? is a file and information manager that adheres to the philosophy efficiency through simplicity. Without reinventing the wheel, it integrates the best features of Windows shell architecture in a small, resource efficient package that's instantly familiar to work with. But look a little closer and you'll discover a whole new world under the surface that offers power, precision and flexibility and will boost your everyday productivity.

Disk Checker is a full-featured disk diagnostics and repairs tool with backup ability. It includes two separate methods of disk checking. Disk Checker can read and write disk images compatible with files produced by other disk copy utilities (Diskcopy, WinImage, DiskDupe, etc), including burning CD-ROM image .ISO files. Command line, logging and dedicated item in Windows shell context menu are supported.

The Hyper Hasher Suite will fulfill all your file hashing needs. Hyper Hasher allows you to calculate 26 different hash/checksum and HMAC values for any file on your system, while the HashFile utility adds support for MD5 & SFV file creation and verification. These tools feature advanced options including a unique customizable interface, configuration saving, optional windows shell integration, Pentium 4 optimizations for speed, and much more!

Wiperaser 2004 is a secure data deletion tool. Its primary goal is to wipe files, folders and registry entries in such a way that nobody can recover them. It works on FAT, FAT32, NTFS and NTFS5 volumes and supports three data wiping methods: the well known Gutmann method,the US Department of Defense (DOD) 5220.22-M method, and the Random Blocks method. It seamlessly integrates into your Windows Shell through a handy context menu item.

FineCrypt Archiver is a powerful but easy-to-use file encryption software for protecting files on your computer with strong encryption algorithms. FineCrypt Archiver integrates with Windows shell so that you can encrypt and decrypt files from within Windows Explorer or desktop. You can choose for encryption one of 10 encryption algorithms. Package also contains integrated file wiper for permanent deletion of files from your hard disk.

Debugging of Shell extensions is a simple process, but some things still made developers "unhappy": * DLL's are locked by applications (for caching purposes) and you are unable to recompile your project * You need to use Registry Editor to modify hidden Windows Shell setting * Sometimes you don't have access to some Explorer features while debugging your Shell Extension ShellReset utility solves these problems.

LaunchIt NOW! allows you to have a small, desktop-like window with full-size icons to launch your favorite programs, files, folders, documents or URLs. It runs in the system tray and is always just one click away. Also, it can be called via a user-defined hotkey. LaunchIt NOW! is fully configurable and customizable on a per-user basis and it offers full Windows Shell integration.

Internet Neighborhood lets you access FTP servers within Windows Explorer. A Windows shell extension that lets you browse remote FTP sites, upload and download entire directory structures and manage files as if they were on your local hard drive. You don't need to run a separate FTP client to work with remote files. Simply launch Windows Explorer, then drag and drop to transfer files and directories. SSL and SSH support provide security.

Change file / folder date, time (timestamp) and attributes. Expands Windows "property" tabs to display additional file properties. View file and folder content (copy file list to clipboard). View file and directory description. Easy to use. It has an ability to manage Creation date, Modified date and Last Accessed date. Supports Archive, Hidden, System, Temporary, Offline, Not content indexed, Encrypted, Compressed, Reparse point and Sparse file.

WinRK is a new high performance, multi-format file archiver. It supports many comman archive formats, including ZIP, RAR, ACE, BZIP2, TAR, RK and ISO. The new WinRK format combines industry leading compression, encryption and analysis with almost unlimited archive size. The modern interface provides a new intuitive way to manage archives, including full integration with the Windows Shell.

iBrowser is free but powerful image and thumbnail viewer and browser allowing to preview folders with a large number of images. You can change look and feel of the program and save your interface layout. 14 language localizations and power features make iBrowser the best choice for every day use. All popular graphic formats are supported - jpeg/jpg/jpeg-2000/exif, tiff/tif, gif, pic, dxf, tga, pcx, icon and more.

Convert PDF files to Microsoft® Word® (PDF to DOC / PDF to WORD)** Convert PDF files to Rich Text Format (PDF to RTF / PDF to WORD) WITHOUT any third party software. PDF to DOC preserves PDF layout, fonts (when installed on system), sizes, colors, and styles. Preserves image and text layouts as well. Batch convert PDF files with easy to use "Wizard" style interface. Drag and Drop Support as well as ability to add individual files or folders.

Professional font viewing tool for Windows 9x/Me/NT4/2000. Hooks into the Windows Explorer interface, view and print installed/uninstalled TrueType fonts, view in any point size, view copyright info inside fonts, print sample sheets, character charts, view kerning pairs, install & print fonts from Explorer context menu, many custom settings, supports drag&drop from Windows, full help, install & uninstall

A powerful backup utility with a lot of options and quite user-friendly. Backup2005 Pro supports unlimited zip file size (Deflate64). Backup2005 Pro can backup any folder to any destination (network lan, any removable media including CD and DVD) .It comes with its own burner driver. You can schedule any job, upload archives to an FTP, FTPS or HTTP server. It offers graphical backup map, catalog, log files and can email you when a job is done.

Advanced Zip Repair (AZR) is a powerful tool to repair corrupted Zip and self-extracting(SFX) files. It can scan the Zip archives and recover your data in them as much as possible, so to minimize the loss in file corruption. Currently AZR can fix all sub-types of Zip files and all kinds of self-extracting files, also it will provide a tiny exe stub when repairing SFX files.

Advanced TAR Repair(ATR) is a powerful tool to repair corrupt TAR files. It can scan the TAR archives and recover your data in them as much as possible, so to minimize the loss in file corruption. Currently ATR supports to fix standard Unix TAR files. Moreover, it has integrated with Windows shell, supported drag & drop operations and command line parameters, which will make you repair files easily and quickly.

PropertyEditor extends your standard Windows "Properties" dialog that appears when you select "Properties" from a pop-up menu on a file, folder or other shell object. The program adds many useful functions including file and folder customizations, calculating the size of all files and folders within a certain folder, editing of the pop-up menu and creating file system links. You can even convert a folder into a drive with just a few clicks.

It has never been easier to view your photos, whether they come from the internet, digital cameras, picture galleries or scanners. Run slideshow presentations, browse folders, build dynamic playlists, skim thumbnails, organize files, change wallpaper, convert, rotate, resize, zoom and print images. With support for over 20 graphic file types, PictureViewer .EXE is your solution for anything from professional presentations to idle image browsing.

To keep track of many tray icons you may hide those that you don't need all the time. You can still access such hidden tray icons in the context menu of 12-Tray. It will also restore tray icons after a 'crash' or restart of the taskbar. Usually the taskbar comes up after a crash without any tray icons. You had to stop and restart all related programs to restore the tray icons. Now, 12-Tray will restore tray icons automatically.

Shredder literally destroys files, free space and your Recycle Bin contents instead of only deleting them. That means your data contents one overwritten and destroyed & can't be recovered. Also includes a schedule. Delete even if the file is locked! No trails are left of any compromising or confidential information. Nobody will ever be able to recover the files! Also includes a scheduler & integrates with windows explorer for right click shred.

CryptoMite enables you to encrypt, decrypt, and wipe files and folders of any type. It supports various encryption engines, along with zip compression. Functions to build self-extracting encrypted zip files and email capabilities are also included. Encrypt your files and folders from within the Windows shell. CryptoMite adds a context menu entry to all files, folders, and drives. This lets you encode/decode/wipe them with right-click ease.

Zipghost is a powerful time-saving and easy-to-use 'Batch compression' and 'Batch decompression' utility. Key features: ZIP and UNZIP. Easy to use and powerful Batch Procession. Zip each file to be one archive in a batch. Zip each folder to be one archive in a batch. Zip all files include its subfolders to be one zip. Unzip any selected zip files in a batch. Auto search an appointed path recursively and unzip all.

Click on an image with the right mouse button, and you'll get a list of available actions. It would be nice to see image previews in the pop-up menu. Shellviewer does just that. It integrates into the Windows shell. It can be executed with a right mouse click from a normal explorer window, Desktop or File Save/Open dialogs. Shellviewer can also extract and show textual information from photographic files.

Powerful Windows 9x/Me/NT/2000 security configuration and administration tool. TweakSEC can protect your system from incautious and malicious users as well as from anybody who could accidentally make harmful or irritating system configuration changes. TweakSEC can also protect your system from intruders by setting various network security options which are not enabled by Windows defaults. It can protect Wallpaper, Screensaver etc. settings.

DigiSecret is an easy-to-use, secure, and powerful application for file encryption and sharing. It utilizes strong and time-proven encryption algorithms for creating encrypted archives and self-extracting EXE files and for sharing files with your associates and friends. DigiSecret also includes powerful and intelligent file compression; you no longer need .zip files when you can have encrypted and compressed DigiSecret files.

Visually manage and graphically organize your disk space - from Windows Explorer! DiskView analyzes your disk space, understands it's structure, assimilates information, and presents it visually so that you can understand and manage your files and folders easily - without stepping out of Windows Explorer. DiskView helps you find big files at a glance, and visually shows how disk space is organized not only on your computer, but also on network shares !

"BatchRename" is for you to rename files in same or different path with all kinds of rules you defined as many as you like. FileList: Add any file in any path in your computer to the FileList, use filter to select the exact files you want, and you can also pick up the files by hand. RuleList: By select or typing in the combobox you can make up a rename rule, then add it to the RuleList one by one, finally apply them all together to rename

The next generation dual-panel file manager and Explorer replacement, that helps you work with files and folders quickly and efficiently. Includes built-in file splitter, folder synchronizer, image viewer, full-featured text editor and more. Highly customizable and user friendly. http://www.winability.com/

CSTelnet is a fast 32-bit telnet client that also supports SSH, TAPI Dialup and direct COM port connections. Rock solid VT100 gives CSTelnet the edge, along with SOCKS Proxy, session logging, Passthru printing, Color/Font settings, and a host of terminal options round out a feature set that is sure to satisfy the most demanding user.

We all have faced a situation when we need to keep dozens of windows open -documents, e-mail client, several web browser windows - all mess up the Taskbar resulting in poor computing experience and frustration. SwitchWindow is a freeware tool that provides two important functions from virtually any spot you can right-click: it allows switching to the desired window using menu as well as closing unwanted windows with CTRL+Right Click combination!

Zipbit provide powerful tools for comfortable work with major popular archives (ZIP, RAR, LZH, ARJ, CAB and ACE) and have user-friendly interface with skin support. Includes Magic Crystal (small floating panel) for instant access to compression functions. Fully integrates in Windows Shell. Supports compression-decompression data using drag-drop. Create Self-Extracting ZIP files.

The next generation dual-panel file manager and Explorer replacement, that helps you work with files and folders quickly and efficiently. Includes built-in file splitter, folder synchronizer, image viewer, full-featured text editor and more. Highly customizable and user friendly. http://www.winability.com/

Professional encryption tool with the following features: highly secure encryption with a single mouse click; secure communication with other users by email; task manager; key manager; file manager; encryption of files, folders and whole directory trees; creation of encrypted archives; creation of self-decrypting executables;

Handy MP3 encoder/decoder working right from the Windows Explorer with one click, fast and powerfull CD ripper, MP3 recorder with automatic silence cut off, MP3 Studio to perform batch compressions with different bitrates and quali ty and much more - all in a one nifty tool ! Spanish language support.

WallChanger is a desktop wallpaper management utility that automatically changes your wallpaper. It can draw a highly customizable calendar, custom text, or another image over the wallpaper. WallChanger has the ability to perfectly stretch any image, including jpeg, bitmap and gif's. You can arrange your images into theme collections, instantly turning on or off a theme with a simple right click. WallChanger can create transparent desktop icons.

Advanced CAB Repair(ACR) is a powerful tool to repair corrupt CAB files. It can scan the damaged CAB archives and recover your data in them as much as possible, so to minimize the loss in file corruption. Currently ACR can fix all versions of Microsoft cabinet files. Moreover, it has integrated with Windows shell, supported drag & drop operations and command line parameters, which will make you repair files easily and quickly.

The IDE Helper is utility for searching and replacing an expressions in files of catalog tree. The expressions can be represented as string of characters, series of bytes or escape sequences. Another purpose - to remove temporary files on the disk. The program have integration with Windows shell. For a file browse and editing it uses Windows Notepad as default editor, but can be assigned custom editor.