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Neowin's Under 2MB Useful Software for Windows

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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

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This is just over 2mb but it is so dang useful I am going to use it with my spybot, adaware, spywareblaster, and windows defender setup..... actually it will replace windows defender finally =)

http://www.spywareterminator.com/dnl/files...eTerminator.exe

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This is just over 2mb but it is so dang useful I am going to use it with my spybot, adaware, spywareblaster, and windows defender setup..... actually it will replace windows defender finally =)

http://www.spywareterminator.com/dnl/files...eTerminator.exe

They have some bad roots though, Crawler is behind it but they claim to be legit now... It feels like they bought the Sunbelt/GIANT/MS Antispyware backend but were told to build their own spyware database, so for now they only have 2,000+ of the most recent types. But it also merges in the free ClamAV with its realtime shield which might be the first instance I have heard of ClamAV running on windows with realtime scanning abilities.

At any rate ClamAVs huerustics seem to be better at picking up on files built like a virus better than AVG or AntiVir overall. However for documented Virus's AntiVir does best then AVG as far as free ones go.

So for now this program is best used a complementary program to your existing ones. Like all of them are really.

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This is just over 2mb but it is so dang useful I am going to use it with my spybot, adaware, spywareblaster, and windows defender setup..... actually it will replace windows defender finally =)

http://www.spywareterminator.com/dnl/files...eTerminator.exe

They have some bad roots though, Crawler is behind it but they claim to be legit now... It feels like they bought the Sunbelt/GIANT/MS Antispyware backend but were told to build their own spyware database, so for now they only have 2,000+ of the most recent types. But it also merges in the free ClamAV with its realtime shield which might be the first instance I have heard of ClamAV running on windows with realtime scanning abilities.

At any rate ClamAVs huerustics seem to be better at picking up on files built like a virus better than AVG or AntiVir overall. However for documented Virus's AntiVir does best then AVG as far as free ones go.

So for now this program is best used a complementary program to your existing ones. Like all of them are really.

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Deciever

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This is just over 2mb but it is so dang useful I am going to use it with my spybot, adaware, spywareblaster, and windows defender setup..... actually it will replace windows defender finally =)

http://www.spywareterminator.com/dnl/files...eTerminator.exe

They have some bad roots though, Crawler is behind it but they claim to be legit now... It feels like they bought the Sunbelt/GIANT/MS Antispyware backend but were told to build their own spyware database, so for now they only have 2,000+ of the most recent types. But it also merges in the free ClamAV with its realtime shield which might be the first instance I have heard of ClamAV running on windows with realtime scanning abilities.

At any rate ClamAVs huerustics seem to be better at picking up on files built like a virus better than AVG or AntiVir overall. However for documented Virus's AntiVir does best then AVG as far as free ones go.

So for now this program is best used a complementary program to your existing ones. Like all of them are really.

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Dang it >< I aplogize big time I must look like Spam now.

I have been experiementing with all sorts of optimizations and firewalls and for some reason the page never continues after I hit Reply and I keep seeing the old cache of the page, it won't reload. But when I hit reply again I see it all went through.

Please delete those duplicates they are mistakes.

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miniaim - miniaim is a tiny AOL Instant Messaging client written in C++ and using The TOC 2.0 protocol. miniaim uses only the Win32 API, which gives it its small size. [Latest Beta: 63.5 K]

Infra Recorder - Infra Recorder is a free CD/DVD burning solution for Microsoft Windows. It offers a wide range of powerful features; all through an easy to use application interface and Windows Explorer integration. [1.36 MB]

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