Cool Programs - Freeware and Shareware

Cool Programs - Freeware and Shareware

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Most are Freeware ..Some are Shareware!
Updated: 10 April 2007

Freeware
Name Description Get It
Now
Microsoft
Comic Chat
2.5
A Different and Totally Fun way to chat. One chats in a
'comic strip' environment, rather than just plain text.
(Version 2.5 uses color characters and color backgrounds).
Click Here to download MS Comic Chat
1.7M
Character
Editor
for
Comic Chat
This is the creation program for making ones own personalized comic characters for use in the MS Chat 2.5 program.
Special Download: Users of Older Comic Chat Version 2.1
Must get Version 0.55 Character Editor
Ver 0.66
Click Here to download Comic Chat Character Editor
1.86M
Joey's
MS Chat Info
1.1
A small program which allows the user to change many of the Comic Chat program settings on one small Control Panel.
(Download includes Help Pages)
Author's Home Page: http://www.members.optushome.com.au/pret/mschat_info/
Click Here to download Joey's MSCChatInfo 1.1 Program
100k
Avast Antivirus
Free Home Edition
v4.7
avast! 4 Home Edition is a full-featured antivirus package designed exclusively for home users and non-commercial use.
For: Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/Vista
(4 Home Edition not for server platforms).
Home Page: http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
Click Here to download 'avast! 4 Home'
12.71M
XVI32
2.51
A simple, powerful, but effective HEX editor thats all free!
Author's Home Page: http://www.chmaas.handshake.de
Click Here to download XVI32
493k
Power Archiver
6.11
22 Mar 04

Installation HELP here!

A totally FREE powerful compression utility that lets you compress and decompress files. Compression supports ZIP, CAB, LHA, BH, TAR, TAR.GZ, and TAR.BZ2. Decompression supports ZIP, CAB, LHA, ARJ, RAR, ARC, ACE, TAR, TAR.GZ, BH, TAR.BZ2, ZOO, GZ, and BZIP2. Other features include support for self extracting and password protected zip archives. Power Archiver 6.11 Is the last "Free" version.
All subsequent versions have to be paid for.
Click Here to download 'Power Archiver 6.11'
2.1 Meg

update file
Click Here to download 'Power Archiver 6.11 free update file'
468k

CDBurnerXP Pro 2.2.9
CDBurnerXP
Pro
2.2.9
Extremely Powerful CD/DVD Burner Program
Totally Freeware!

~ Burns Data on:
CD-R/CD-RW/DVD+R/DVD-R/DVD+RW/DVD-RW

~ Burns Audio-CDs from mp3, wav, ogg and wma* files

More Features | Home Page | Download Page

CDBurnerXP Pro works on Windows 98/ME/2000/XP

Mermy Says: Get the 2.2.9 Version!!! ..It is the most stable and fully featured! It works like a dream!
The 3.01 version is not yet fully featured ..it's still really buggy, troublesome, and hangs up! ..A real nightmare!

Click Here to download CDBurnerXP Pro 2.2.9
14.3M
Photo Print
Calendar Maker
3.00E beta
An Awesome Totally Free
Photo Print Calendar Making Program
from YOKOHAMA
Click Here to download Photo Calendar Maker 3.00Ebeta.exe
2.16M
RogSoft
NotePad+
1.11
This is a perfect replacement for Microsoft's Windows Notepad! It is what the Notepad program should have been! It allows one to save to HTML format. It is auto scrolling (NO annoying Wordwrap issues). It has no memory limitations like Windows Notepad! This is the ultimate workhorse text program for all Windows text documents!

Mermy has been using RogSoft's NotePad+ since 1999. She writes all of her HTML code with it!
- HOMEPAGE -
RogSoft NotePad+ works on Windows 95/98/NT/ME/2000/XP
Special Installation Instructions for Win2000/XP HERE!

Click Here to download RogSoft NotePad+
207k
DeKnop
4.3.12
DeKnop (dutch for "The Button") is a graphics editor that is designed to let you create buttons for your web site without requiring any graphic design experience.

This is the program Mermy used, combined with IrfanView, to create the new 'gradient' color sceme and 'gradient' titles on THIS web site!

Besides English, this program is availabe in 18 other languages as well. Visit the HOMEPAGE for downloads other than english.

Click Here to download Capture
950k
AgAnims
1.001
4 Oct 03
Microsoft Agent Animation Browser - allows you to examine and test all the animations within a selected Microsoft Agent character .ACS file.
One must have MS Agent core and support programs installed for this to work. [ Get .ACS files Here ]
Click Here to download AgAnims
151k
CapJ
1.0
'Character Animation Previewer' (Written in J+)
A Microsoft 'MS Agent' character .ACS file previewer. One must have MS Agent core and support programs installed for this to work. [ Get .ACS files Here ]
This stopped working for Mermy after downloading and updating her Java package from Sun Microsystems. Aparently Sun decided to change the Java Class directory to a new location within one's hardrive. Mermy suggests to get the other previewer 'AgAnims' if you have updated your Java Class libraries as she has done.
Click Here to download CapJ
41k
Capture
1.4.7
Controlable utility for capturing your favorite pictures to create your own Comic Chat characters. Mermaid prefers this program over others she's tried because this one doesn't distort the colors like some of the other costly capture programs do.
Created by NestEgg Software
Click Here to download Capture
176k
ChatCheck
2.5F
This is a Comic Chat character Web search utility. It compares the .AVB character files that you have on your hard drive to what is available on the internet. Then shows you where to go if you want to download them. Created by Derek White aka Sqiz
Win95, NT, 98, 98SE, 2000, ME, XP
Click Here to download ChatCheck
240k
DIET_AVB
 
A Japanese utility created by Shunji Haruki. It is a Comic Chat character 'pose' extraction utility (Ripper). It works very fast! Haruki had it in his older 'info' pages because it only works on the older MS Chat 2.1 color characters. Which most every one abandoned when MS Chat 2.5 was released.
~Mermaid added a sample file so it can be tested!
Click Here to download Diet_avb
45k
EyeDropper
3.01
A very cool tool for discovering
the HEX code of a color you may see
and want to duplicate in your coding project!
- HOMEPAGE -
Click Here to download EyeDropper
28k
FineSplit
1.05
Splits a file into floppy sized parts and creates a merging batch file to reassemble the pieces into a copy of the original file. Unlike other file splitters, it will also permit the user to define the exact size of each separate piece as an option.
  Options: Edit the enclosed .INI file to change the default part size, or other settings.
Click Here to download 'FineSplit'
9k
FontView
1.001
An easy to use font viewer to help quickly locate
that perfect font for your project!
Click Here to download FontView
77k
HDCopy
2.104
Win95/98/ME
With HDCopy you can make an identical copy of a hard drive onto another hard drive. If you buy a new hard drive and don't wish to change your Windows configuration in any way, you can use HDCopy to copy your old hard drive completely to the new one (hidden files as well).
Web Page: http://home.tiscali.de/zdata/mainpage_e.htm
Mermy used this FREE proggie for a flawless transfer from a 20gig to a 30gig HD!
Click Here to download HDCopy
89k
IrfanView
3.99
Upgraded
Mermaid uses this terrific program for lightening dark graphics, resizing graphics to use in the character editor, and for graphic file conversions. Mermaid thinks this is a 'must have' tool even if it isn't used for character creating. (She also uses this program and MS Paint in her web page graphic creating).Click Here to download IrfanView
1.04M
LHA
ARJ
ARC
Shell Extensions to add LZH, ARJ, & ARC capabilities to WinZip. Included, are instructions by Mermaid_Elizabeth and all files needed.
Suggested for the Advanced user of WinZip.
Click Here to download WinZip Extras
267k
Metric Converter
1.4
A terrific way to keep up in international chat rooms!
If a chatter thinks in Farhenheit and someone says it's 20 degrees C, then they can convert it quickly to understand!
Click Here to download Metric Converter
10k
PikaPika
3.00E
A Japanese desktop companion for children that has an LZH archive extraction utility built into it. Mermaid offers it here since some of the Comic Chat character sites in Japan have their files compressed in the LZH format. Created by: Hiroma Click Here to download PikaPika
89k
Rainbow Font 2.1
Makes cool rainbow text for your HTML pages!
( In 'copy & paste' HTML Code! )
UPDATE: 1 April 2007 Mermy used a HEX editor on Rainbow Font and renamed all of the controls from Japanese to English for easier use.
Click Here to download RainbowFont
197k
Rname-it
3.11.D
Rname-it is a file renaming utility specialized for batch process renaming. It allows the user to select multiple files and rename them all at once.Click Here to download Rname-it
108k
Startup Cop
1.010
Allows you to take control
of your Windows Startup string!
Mirrored Help Pages!
Click Here to download Startup Cop
727k
TeaTimer
1.6
A simple little timer for
keeping track of your time!
Click Here to download TeaTimer
151k
Microsoft
VB Runtime
Libraries
Microsoft Linked resources below:

Install to Windows\System folder: XP=Windows\System32
VBRUN100 | VBRUN200 | VBRUN300
VB40016 - VB40032 | MSVBVM50 | VBRUN60sp6

Other Links:
DirectX9.0c | WMP9:98SE/ME/2000 | WMP10:XP ONLY
Windows Media Player Master Download Page

VBRUN100.DLL -extract to C:\windows\system VBRUN200.DLL - extract to C:\windows\system VBRUN300.DLL - extract to C:\windows\system VB40016.DLL & VB40032 - extract to C:\windows\system Msvbvm5.0 - Installation Pack VBRUN6.0sp6 - Installation Pack

The files that are downloadable directly from this site are provided with permissions that are within each separate license agreement attached to the program (or somewhere on the authors original website). Programs with licenses that do not provide redistribution permissions are linked to the authors web site page for download instead.

Shareware
Name Description Get It
Now
Screen Ruler
3.2
A ruler that measures in pixels. Terrific for graphic creations as well as web page designs.
(Mermaid also uses it in mapping graphics for making
'clickable zones' on a web page graphic).
Click Here to download Screen Ruler
68k
TypeItIn
2.7
Upgraded
A Macro utility for those who use a lot of macros. This program works in Comic Chat and supports 50+ macros.
Cost: Free to try ... Professional is $19.95 to keep
Click Here to download TypeItIn
660k
WebGraphics Optimizer
4.2
A handy graphics compression tool for compressing web page graphic files. Compressing them will help HTML web pages load faster. Mermaid_Elizabeth believes this is a 'must have' tool for Webmasters!
Cost: Free to try ... Standard is $39.00 to keep
Click Here to download 'WebGraphics Optimizer'
6.97M