Neowin's Under 2MB Useful Software for Windows

[Slimy]

I'd be happy to add to the list. This may just turn into a guide, if the feedback is great enough :)

Sites dedicated to such software include: http://tinyapps.org/ - http://www.nirsoft.net/ - http://www.sysinternals.com/

The application must be freeware and under a 2MB uncompressed download.

• ?Torrent> [under 1MB] [single EXE] - Feature-rich bittorent client
• Hamachi[/b]> [under 1MB] - Easily create a VPN
• WinSnap][/b]> [under 1MB] - Screencapture tool
• Maxthon[/b]> - Internet Explorer based Webbrowser
• XP-Anti-Spy[/b]> [under 1MB] - Remove various windows componets
• nLite[/b]> - Cuts down your Windows Installation
• HijackThis[/b]> [under 1MB] [single EXE] - Finds and Removes Browser Hijacks
• Foxit Reader[/b]> - Great PDF Tool
• Resource Hacker[/b]> [under 1MB] [single EXE] - Must-have for modding .exes and .dlls
• Replacer[/b]> [under 1MB] [single EXE] - ResHack's brother
• Unlocker[/b]> [under 1MB] - "Unlocks" files that give an error when a delete is attempted
• RegCompact.NET[/b]> [under 1MB] - Compact your Windows Registry
• Bulk Rename Utility[/b]> - Mass Renaming
• DirLock[/b]> [under 1MB] - Locks Directories with a Password
• ShellexView[/b]> [under 1MB] [single EXE] - View and Manage Explorer Shell Extensions
• FlashMute[/b]> - [under 1MB] Mute/Unmute sounds in a browser
• PeerGuardian 2[/b]> - IP blocker
• Notepad++[/b]> - Notepad Alternative
• Steganos LockNote[/b]> [under 1MB] [single EXE] - Notepad Alternative with text file encryption
• DU Super Controler[/b]> [under 1MB] - Easy control over download and upload speed for your internet connection

Customizing Windows>

• TaskSwitchXP[/b]> [under 1MB] - Alt+Tab Manager
• Rainlendar[/b]> [under 1MB] - Calendar Application
• Rainmeter[/b]> [under 1MB] - Customizable Performance Meter
• CD Art Display[/b]> - Shows the current song cover in a skinnable display

Maintenance>

• CCleaner[/b]> - Cleans out temp files

Audio/Video>

• Foobar[/b]> - Customizable Audio Player
• Media Player Classic[/b]> - Light-Weight Media Player
• Exact Audio Copy[/b]> - Audio CD Ripper
• Mp3Tag[/b]> - Audio Files Tagger
• mpTrim[/b]> [under 1MB] [single EXE] - MP3 Editor
• VirtualDub[/b]> - Video Capture/Editing
• Audacity[/b]> - Audio Editor and Recorder

Hardware Information>

• SIW[/b]> [under 1MB] [single EXE] - Displays Information about your computer
• CPU-Z[/b]> [under 1MB] - System Information Utility
• SpeedFan[/b]> - Hardware Monitor/Tweaker
• Memtest86[/b]> [under 1MB] - Tests Memory on a x86 Computer
• Microsoft Windows Memory Diagnostic[/b]> [under 1MB] - Tests Memory on a x86 Computer
• WinDirStat[/b]> [under 1MB] - Disk Usage Statistics Viewer
• AssessTree[/b]> [under 1MB] [single EXE] - Disk Usage Statistics Viewer

Tweaking>

• RivaTuner[/b]> - Video Card tweak program
• NVTweak[/b]> [under 1MB] - Nvidia Tweak and Unlocking Program
• Kommen - Enter the Internet Registry[/b]> [under 1MB] - Tweaks Internet Settings found in Windows Registry
• Service Tuner[/b]> [under 1MB] - Allows tweaking and saving presets for Windows Services

Graphics>

• IrfanView[/b]> [under 1MB] - Graphic Viewer
• Terragen[/b]> - Scenery rendering Software

CD/DVD>

• Daemon Tools[/b]> - Virtual CD/DVD Image Emulator
• ImgBurn[/b]> - CD/DVD Image Burner
• Infra Recorder[/b]> - CD/DVD burning solution with wide range of powerful features, easy to use application interface and Windows Explorer integration
• VSO Inspector[/b]> - Reports information of a CD\DVD (regions, read\write modes region codes etc and disk integrity)

Instant Messaging>

• AIM ET[/b]> - Lite version of AIM
• miniaim[/b]> [under 1MB] - Tiny AOL Instant Messaging client written in C++ and using The TOC 2.0 protocol
• Miranda[/b]> - Lite and Customizable IM

Archiver>

• 7-Zip[/b]> [under 1MB] - 7z/ZIP/GZIP/BZIP2/TAR/RAR/CAB/ISO/ARJ/LZH/CHM/Z/CPIO/RPM/DEB/NSIS
  

Edited October 17, 2006 by slimy

[HoochieMamma]

uTorrent = :D

Foxit = Great, but needs to have an integrated FireFox plugin.

nLite = Fantastic for integrating SP's and drivers.

Hijack This = Perfect for cleaning PC's with Norton on them (ie: Full of viruses)

Keep the list growing people!

[L3thal Veteran]

Why 2mb? :p

[halcyoncmdr]

Unlocker - http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/

[NienorGT]

Ya all good stuff

Just don't let go SIW to any body when your not on your PC.

Why 2mb? :p

He think that he can Zip this to a Single Floppy? :rofl:

[musta ruhtinas]

a few more:

7-zip - archiver (freeware)

CPU-Z - system information utility (freeware)

Daemon Tools - virtual dvdrom / emulation (freeware)

Exact Audio Copy - audio cd ripper (freeware)

foobar2000 - audio files player (freeware)

ImgBurn - cd/dvd image burner (freeware)

Mp3Tag - audio files tagger (freeware)

SpeedFan - hardware monitor / tweaker (freeware)

WinRAR - archiver (shareware)

Edited October 4, 2006 by musta_ruhtinas

[thisispete]

SIW AWESOME!

Best prog I've found as a network admin for a while..! Very Handy.

[lnmnky]

edit : MPC is not :( it's :2,172 KB

[Slimy]

Added all the suggestions except winrar. I'd like to stay freeware :)

[Gabriel]

mpTrim

http://www.mptrim.com/

Media Player Classic

http://sourceforge.net/projects/guliverkli/

Irfan View

http://www.irfanview.com/

FlashMute

http://www.indev.no/?p=projects#FlashMute

Edited October 4, 2006 by Gabriel

[ShiFteDReaLitY]

Here are some great programs to add to the list :)

HijackThis - A good Startup\Memory Program remover etc

http://www.merijn.org/programs.php#hijackthis

TaskSwitchXP - A better Alt+Tab Task Switcher

http://www.ntwind.com/software/taskswitchxp.html

Terragen - Scenery rendering Software (Great Program) :yes:

http://www.planetside.co.uk/terragen/win/downloadwin.shtml

RivaTuner - A great Video Card tweak program

Homepage - http://www.guru3d.com/rivatuner/

Link - http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/RivaTuner/978420955/1

Driver Cleaner - Cleans all traces of Drivers that Uninstalls may miss

http://www.drivercleaner.net/

FRAPS - Displays Frame Rate in 3D enviornments

http://www.fraps.com/download.php

ShellExView - View and Manage Windows Shell Extensions

Homepage - http://www.nirsoft.net/

Link - http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/shexview.html

VSO Inspector - Reports information of a CD\DVD (regions, read\write modes region codes etc and disk intergity)

Homepage - http://www.vso-software.fr/

Link - http://www.vso-software.fr/products/inspector/inspector.php

Memtest86 - Test Memory on x86 Computer for errors

http://www.memtest86.com/

Microsoft Windows Memory Diagnostic

http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp

AIM Lite (LAIM) - A Basic *lite* Version of AOL Messanger ;)

Homepage - http://greenhouse.aol.com/download

Forum - https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?show...#entry587924015

XP-Anti-Spy - Remove various windows componets

http://www.xp-antispy.org/

NVTweak - Nvidia Tweak and Unlocking Program

http://nvtweak.laptopvideo2go.com/main.htm

Edited October 4, 2006 by ShiFtedReaLity

[JRosenfeld]

Most of the Nirsoft utilities:

http://www.nirsoft.net/

password viewer, sysexporter, etc.

and sysinternals utilities:

http://www.sysinternals.com/

process Explorer, Filemon, Autoruns, rootkit revealer, etc.

[Avatar Viper]

Enter the Internet Registry???

http://www.freewebs.com/kommen

[joe_banana]

is ccleaner not under 2mb?

[MindTooth]

WinSnap - Screencapture tool

Birger :)

[Agnes Leroy]

Make it 4 MB and add Opera

[metallithrax]

Bulk Rename Utility

[NienorGT]

WinSnap - Screencapture tool

Birger :)

http://www.ntwind.com/software/winsnap.html ;)

It's good, some great fonctions but Neoshooter support per pixel alpha blended windows borders and WinSnap doesn't..

https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=161346

[Guest]

PeerGuardian 2 - IP blocker

[Guest craft660]

Notepad++ !, it's roughly 1mb and one of the best editors avail.

[Tikimotel]

TextEditor Software

PSpad, a freeware Ultraedit replacement.

http://www.pspad.com/

( it's 3.01MB )

PictureViewer(s)

XnView

http://perso.orange.fr/pierre.g/xnview/enhome.html

( it's 3.87MB )

Irfanview

http://www.irfanview.com/

( it's 884.5KB )

I think the installers included with above tools make them larger than 2MB..

[musta ruhtinas]

VirtualDub - video capture/editing

[agt]

http://tinyapps.org/ is a good place to look

[illicit]

Nice list. I will have to check some of these programs out.

[MrFuji]

Burrrn - Audio CD Burning (2,02MB)

Maxthon - Internet Explorer based Webbrowser (1,85MB)

Rainlendar - Calendar Application (948kb)

Hamachi - Easily create a VPN

[AaronMT]

2MB, what's the point?

I have over 875 gigs free.