ASB's List of Favorite Software for Windows
Last Updated: 26 Sep 2004
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Here's my personal list of favorite Applications and
Utilities for my Windows systems:
This is not a full list of the apps/utils that I use, but
these are my favorites.
CATEGORIES
1. Backup and Recovery
2. System Info & Maintenance
3. Software Installation
4. Server Administration
5. System & Network Monitoring
6. Security & Encryption
7. OS Customization
8. Scripting & Development
9. File Management
10. Multimedia
11. Productivity Software
12. Database Servers
12. Email & Messaging Software
13. Miscellaneous
BACKUP AND RECOVERY
• Acronis TrueImage ...... http://www.acronis.com/
• Bart's PE Builder ...... http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/
• Restorer 2000 .......... http://www.restorer2000.com/r2k.htm
• Ultrabac ............... http://www.ultrabac.com/
SYSTEM INFO & MAINTENANCE
• AutoDefrag ............. http://www.morphasys.com/autodefrag/
• Coolmon ................ http://www.coolmon.org/
• Lavalys Everest ........ http://www.lavalys.com/
• Network Inventory Nav .. http://www.a-navigator.com/
• Partition Magic ........ http://www.symantec.com/partitionmagic/
• PerfectDisk 2000 ....... http://www.raxco.com/products/perfectdisk2k/
• psTools ................ http://www.sysinternals.com/
• TreeSize Pro ........... http://www.jam-software.com/treesize.html
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
• InstallRite ............ http://www.epsilonsquared.com/
• MaSaI Editor ........... http://www.masaieditor.com/
• WinInstall LE 2003 ..... http://www.wininstall.com/FREELE2003/
SERVER ADMINISTRATION
• DameWare ............... http://www.dameware.com/
• EMCO Remote Desktop .... http://www.emco.is/remotedesktoppro/features.html
• Hyena .................. http://www.systemtools.com/hyena/
• Security Explorer ...... http://www.securityexplorer.com/?c=Products
SYSTEM MONITORING & NETWORKING
• Ethereal-XTRA .......... http://www.openxtra.com/products/freestuff.htm
• MRTG ................... http://www.mrtg.org/
• MRTG-XTRA .............. http://www.openxtra.com/products/freestuff.htm
• MultiPing .............. http://www.nessoft.com/multiping/
• NetProbe ............... http://www.objectplanet.com/Probe/
• NetScanTools ........... http://www.netscantools.com/
• NetStatus Pro .......... http://www.otosoftware.com/
• NTop-XTRA .............. http://www.openxtra.com/products/freestuff.htm
• PRTG ................... http://www.paessler.com/prtg/
• Server Monitor ......... http://www.purenetworking.net/Products/ServerMonitor/ServerMonitor.htm
• ServersAlive ........... http://www.woodstone.nu/salive/
• Syslog Daemon .......... http://www.kiwi-enterprises.com/
SECURITY & ENCRYPTION
• Ad-Aware ............... http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
• AVG .................... http://www.grisoft.com/
• ePassword Keeper ....... http://www.edisys.com/Products/ePassword_Keeper/epassword_keeper.asp
• Kerio Personal FW ...... http://www.kerio.com/
• PGP .................... http://www.pgp.com/
• WinRoute Pro ........... http://www.winroute.com/
OS CUSTOMIZATION
• NetSwitcher ............ http://www.netswitcher.com/
• Object Desktop ......... http://www.stardock.com/products/odnt/
• PowerToys .............. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp
• Tweak-O-Matic .......... http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/Tools/twkmatic.asp
• X-Setup Pro ............ http://www.x-setup.net/
SCRIPTING & DEVELOPMENT
• ActivePerl ............. http://www.activestate.com/
• Admin Script Editor .... http://www.adminscripteditor.com/editor/features.asp
• Blat ................... http://www.blat.net/
• Kixtart ................ http://www.KIXtart.org/
• TextPad ................ http://www.textpad.com/
• XXCOPY ................. http://www.xxcopy.com/
• Visual DialogScript .... http://www.dialogscript.com/en/
• WinBatch ............... http://www.winbatch.com/
FILE MANAGEMENT
• FILEACL ................ http://www.gbordier.com/gbtools/fileacl.htm
• InfoZip ................ http://www.info-zip.org/
• WinHTTrack ............. http://www.httrack.com/
• XXCOPY ................. http://www.xxcopy.com/
MULTIMEDIA
• Alcohol 120% ........... http://www.alcohol-soft.com/
• Nero CD-ROM Burner ..... http://www.nero.com/
• PaintShop Pro .......... http://www.jasc.com/
• WebCam32 ............... http://surveyorcorp.com/webcam32/
• WinDVD ................. http://www.intervideo.com/
• WinImage ............... http://www.winimage.com/
• XaraX .................. http://www.xara.com/products/
• QuickTime .............. http://www.apple.com/quicktime/
• Windows Media Player ... http://www.microsoft.com/windows/WindowsMedia/
PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE
• Adobe Acrobat .......... http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html
• Office 2003 Pro ........ http://www.microsoft.com/Office/
DATABASE SERVERS
• MySQL .................. http://www.mysql.org/
• Microsoft SQL 2000 ..... http://www.microsoft.com/SQL/
EMAIL & MESSAGING SOFTWARE
• Blat ................... http://www.blat.net/
• Exchange 2003 .......... http://www.microsoft.com/Exchange/
• Messenger Plus! ........ http://www.msgplus.net/
• Microsoft Messenger .... http://messenger.msn.com/
• RealAccount ............ http://www.realpopup.it/realaccount/
• RealPopup .............. http://www.realpopup.it/
• SPAM Filter ISP ........ http://www.logsat.com/spamfilter/
• Trillian ............... http://www.ceruleanstudios.com/trillian/
• VPOP3 .................. http://www.pscs.co.uk/products/vpop3/
MISCELLANEOUS
• CrazyBrowser ........... http://www.crazybrowser.com/
• Fire Daemon ............ http://www.firedaemon.com/
• ShortKeys .............. http://www.shortkeys.com/
• Siggy .................. http://www.downseek.com/download/17496.asp
• SmartDraw .............. http://www.smartdraw.com/
• Statistics Server ...... http://www.deepmetrix.com/
• VMWare ................. http://www.vmware.com/
• WinWay Resume .......... http://www.winway.com/
PERSONAL NOTES
• SysInternals is one of the best sites for Windows
diagnostics utilities and information.
• Office 2003 Pro is definitely my favorite office
application suite. In particular, I like the
current versions of:
Publisher
Outlook
Visio
FrontPage
OneNote
