Have you ever had a problem deleting a file? You get an error saying the file is in use and cannot be deleted?
What is KillBox?
KillBox is a tool to delete in-use files. If the file is running, KillBox will attempt to end the process (close the running file) and delete it. For more difficult files that have loaded .dll’s or are services, Delete on Reboot will use the native Windows function of deleting or replacing in-use files.
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As you might know Windows has a tendency to get slower over time.
CCleaner is a tool designed to reduce this effect by deleting files that you don’t need and removing invalid entries in the registry. After running CCleaner you can expect to have a faster and more reliable computer, you’ll even get more disc space!
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Portable CCleaner is a portable version of the well known CCleaner, here is a review of CCleaner if you don’t know what it is.
Cleaner (Crap Cleaner) is a freeware system optimization tool. That removes unused and temporary files from your system - allowing Windows to run faster, more efficiently and giving you more hard disk space. The best part is that it’s fast! (normally taking less that a second to run) and Free. 
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Recuva is a freeware Windows utility to recover files that have been deleted from a hard disk drive, memory cards or MP3 players. Recuva is developed by the same people that made the famous CCleaner. Recuva is free, easy to use and fast!
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Ever wanted to view your house from a satellite? This is actually possible thanks to Google Earth, a program that is free for personal use. With Google Earth you can view 3D models of cities, view the weather or even use the flight simulator!
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Mouserate Switcher is a program that lets you change your USB polling rate. The default rate is 125mhz, this means it takes 8ms until mouse reacts. With Mouserate Switcher you can change the polling rate up to 1000mhz (1ms), but remember that you will need a mouse that supports the given poling rate, to achieve this Mouserate Switcher patches the default usbport.sys. This article does also include a nice little utility to check the pulling rate.
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RockXP allows you to retrieve and change your XP product key that you used when you installed Windows. This can come very handy if you need to reinstall but have misplaced or lost the CD cover with the serial sticker. In addition, the program also lets you save the product activation to a file, enables you to recover usernames and passwords contained in the Windows Secure Storage, recover your Microsoft Windows Products keys and generate random passwords.
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As you might now windows XP with SP2 got a limit of 10 TCP connect attempts at the same time. Microsoft said they made this restriction to prevent worms from spreading. But that is not really true. This restriction will not really prevent worms from spreading…
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As many people are getting LCD screens the are also some LCD screens that have dead pixels. This is something that usually can’t be fixed. I have found a great program for testing if LCD screens have dead pixels, so you can test the LCD screen you want to buy for dead pixels, even before buying the LCD screen. This piece of software is called DPT - Dead Pixel Tester.
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CDBurnerXP is a good and free CD/DVD burning program. It is multi-language, fast and free
CDBurnerXP is a free application to burn CDs and DVDs, including Blu-Ray and HD-DVDs. It also includes the feature to burn and create ISOs, as well as a multi-language interface. Everyone, even companies, can use it for free. It does not include adware or similar malicious components.
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Have you ever had a problem deleting a file? You get an error saying the file is in use and cannot be deleted?
