Users are generally confused about different applications running in the background, all the backround running applications can be seen in the Windows Task Manager [ Ctrl + Shift + Escape ] there could be some applications which you cannot identify, Then WhatIsThatFile can be to your rescue. It is like a dictionary for lookup for over 3000 unknown files/applications .

Just enter the filename in the searchbox and it will highlight files that are potentially dangerous, such as a virus or malware, and give a brief description of each. It will even let you know if an application is a prime target for infections, such as Internet Explorer (iexplore.exe).

Anyone can edit the information for a particular file, or add a file themselves, but they are subject to the approval.

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–Via CyberNetNews

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Is your Windows starting up slowly because of all the applications that are set to automatically run at the startup.Startup is really annoying if you have many applications, of which most of them are not immediately used but left to startup for easier access later.

StartUp Delayer allows you to setup how many seconds after Windows has started to load each program.For example, your mail programs probably aren’t of immediate importance so why not have them start a few minutes after Windows started.It works on Windows 98/ME/2000/XP.

Download Startup Delayer

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Xnview’s shell extension enables users to view the preview of an image by simply right clicking on the image in the context menu, Set the image as his wallpaper either centered or Best fit to desktop, Convert the image into 7 different formats ( GIF, BMP, JPG, PCX, PNG, TIF, TGA ) right from the menu’s Convert Into Option, Change the size of the preview.

And the best part of it is that it is FREE !!!

Here’s a screenshot of the extension in use

XnView Homepage

The XnView Extension can be downloaded from here.

How many times have you not felt that it would have been nice if an option was present in the context menu of the Windows Explorer.FileMenu Tools lets customize the context menu of the Windows Explorer. It lets configure the following aspects:

1. Add some build-in utilities in order to do operations over files and folders.
2. Add customized commands which let run external applications, copy/move to a specific folder or delete specific file types.
3. Configure the “Send to…” submenu.
4. Enable/disable the commands which are added by other applications to the context menu.
5. Create shortcuts for general operations like creating new folder, moving to dos, renaming files, moving files…and many more.

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Print Conductor lets you print any number of documents in batch mode. It lets you print large numbers of files, including Adobe PDF, Microsoft Word DOC, Microsoft Excel XLS, Autodesk AutoCAD DWG, Microsoft PowerPoint PPT, etc in batch mode.PrintConductor can print on virtual printers to convert documents into graphics files using its own
Universal Document Converter.

Features :

1. PrintConductor can batch print 16 document types: PDF, DOC, WRI, WPS, RTF, TXT, XLS, PPT, PPS, POT, VSD, DWG, DXF, SNP, HTM, HTML.
2. PrintConductor supports any printer installed on your computer and provides you with instant access to the settings of the specified printer.

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Operating Systems have come long way, so have the issues of compatibility of applications from one OS to another.For example you like a game which was released 10 years back trying to run such a game in Windows XP would be in vain.Windows XP does provide a solution to this problem that not many know.

To run old applications in XP,

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