The right-mouse button in Windows gets a good workout, but that poor old middle button on three-button mice gets ignored. Cool Mouse rectifies that. Once it's running in your system tray, this great tool lets you use your middle button to pop up the Start menu underneath the mouse cursor, minimize windows to the system tray, roll up windows to their title bar, and more.

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Engage is a Start Menu organizer (and replacement) that gives you fast and easy access to all of your most used items. Stop wasting time hunting through your Start Menu. Your programs, documents, favorites, bookmarks, web sites, shutdown, and search engines are all just a few keystrokes away. Also, Engage will organize your programs for you automatically. Engage is simple, just press Start, then type a few letters and press Enter to launch.

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If you feel tired of searching for programs in the long "Start Menu" list, then this program is for you. It allows to arrange all shortcuts in the Start Menu. As a result, the menu looks neat, and you easily and quickly can find any program you want. For example, you can create a special "Games" category, and when opening the Start Menu you thus will see a "Games" section, (instead of a list of the games)in which you will find the game you need

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Finally a complete suite of Windows XP Desktop enhancement, XP Visual Tools is loaded with all you need to tweak your Windows XP Desktop. Now you can do anything you want, from changing transparency level of XP Start Menu and XP Taskbar to easy swapping between different Windows XP LogonUI or Windows XP Wallpapers and applying Windows XP Skins (XP Themes) to old programs.

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The MySpace Editor is a free software that allows users to create custom layouts for myspace profile. The generated code can be easily added to the user's myspace profile and instantly modifies the profile's layout. The editor is a desktop application and can be launched from the Start Menu Programms menu.

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PC Power Optimizer Lite has several categories with their sub modules to optimize your Windows XP. With PC Power Optimizer Lite now it is possible to customize menu appearance, Start menu and Taskbar. We can see system files and folder and change their settings as wanted. The user needs only PC Power Optimizer to edit Windows Registry easily and safely. It provides privacy and security at high level. It protects the data by hiding the drives.

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Agentix Installer is a development tool that creates Windows compatible software installers. It has the advanced set of features such as multilanguage support, .NET applications support, files compression, numerous dialogs, registry and ini-files modification, Start Menu shortcuts, and more. Setups are packed into single exe-file for easy distribution. The extractor module has extremely small size (only 47Kb overhead over compressed data size).

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Omniquad Desktop Booster allows you to:- Make active shortcuts of all recently used applications. Instantly launch up to 16 applications, documents or web sites by moving the mouse pointer to the edge of the desktop. Access instantly all user files via the Start Menu. Customize Start Menu settings Eject Audio / Data CD-ROMs on Windows shutdown. Save Clipboard contents when Windows shuts down and restore them when it starts again.

This is an integrated toolbar and tray launcher. It can show several fully customizable toolbars at a time. When you click a toolbar button it can either run an application (open a document) or show multilevel customizable menu. Menus can also show contents of folders (e.g. Programs folder from the Start menu or Desktop folder). You can minimize toolbars to tray and access them as menus.

1000 word English vocabulary drill for Brazillian Portuguse speakers divided in levels of 100 each and sub-divided into nouns, verbs, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions and conjunctions for graduated learning and scoring. Download and double-click ESLPsetup.exe to install in a folder named ESL_1000 on your C drive. Select ESL_1000 folder on your Start Menu and click ESLP1000.exe to begin.

Full featured desktop shortcut launcher. PathfinderIII keeps all of your important programs, frequently accessed folders, favorite web addresses and e-mail addresses within easy reach. It helps get rid of clutter on your desktop and provides an alternative or supplement to the Start menu and programs menu. Docked to any of the four edges of the screen it is quickly activated by a single click of its icon or by moving the cursor to that side.

Tired of typing UPPERCASE when accidentally press Caps Lock? Hate Win Logo key when Start Menu opens while you're in hot battle in Quake or Counter-Strike, or working in full-screen Terminal Services session? Want to stop unwanted shutdowns and stand-bys after accidental Power or Sleep key pressings? This program will help you to stop these inconveniences. Download the program and run the game or terminal client with no more fear of a screw-up!

Desktop Booster Integrates seamlessly with windows desktop, Access instantly all user files via the start menu. Boost productivity while on windows 9x PCs. your desktop, start menu and desktop bar starts behaving intelligently. Helps you perform common tasks faster.

MSN Color Selector lets you select the font color used in Messenger 4 or 5 conversations from literally 16 million different colors (16,581,375 to be exact). To begin using MSN Color Selector, simply run the program from the Start Menu group and choose the desired color from the hexagonal color palette. The other options are self-explanatory. When you have finished selecting your color, click the "Save Changes" button to save to the registry!

Secure your PC and restrict access to it with Advanced Security Level. It gives you an excellent administrative support to control the users access rights for your computer by setting up the desired access control level for each user. You can restrict access to Control Panel applets and to running specific applications; hide desktop icons, local and network drives; disable Start Menu items, DOS, boot keys, Registry editing, taskbar and much more.

Forget your start menu and the icons on your desktop - launch programs and documents from your keyboard, with just a few keystrokes, by typing abbreviations. Just type a few letters of what you are looking for and Key Launch finds it - enter e.g. 'calc' to open the 'calculator'. You can add aliases, e.g. you can define that "w" means "Microsoft Word".

1st TurboRun is Net's most convenient Start menu replacement! Forget irritating browsing through folders and constant clicking. Down with solutions that take weeks to configure before they start working. All you have to do is start typing a name. As soon as you do this, you will see a list of files to choose from. One mouse click and you open a document or access a website you need. As simple as that. 100% FREE Trial.

4Diskclean Gold finds and fixes PC problems fast, keeping your system running at peak performance and reliability, and properly maintains Windows to prevent problems altogether. This awarded software will :Speed up your PC ! Clean up and fix it. Modules : Registry cleaner - Block Spyware - Disk Cleaner - Protect your Privacy - Delete Duplicates - Disk Stats and Graphics and much more.

Displays the day of the week and date in the titlebar of the active window. You do not have to set the day or the date. The program gets this information from your computer's operating system. Titlebar Date is a desktop enhancement and will auto start when you start windows. No Splash Screen. No advertisements. No spam from the producers. No adware.

Powerful Windows 9x/Me/NT/2000 security configuration and administration tool. TweakSEC can protect your system from incautious and malicious users as well as from anybody who could accidentally make harmful or irritating system configuration changes. TweakSEC can also protect your system from intruders by setting various network security options which are not enabled by Windows defaults. It can protect Wallpaper, Screensaver etc. settings.

WinLock is a comprehensive security solution for personal or publicly accessible computers. It is a program that ensures that only authorized people can access sensitive information on your computer. With WinLock you can control how long others can use your computer, disable Windows hot keys (such as Alt-Ctrl-Del, Alt-Tab, Ctrl-Esc, etc.), lock Windows desktop, customize the Start menu, hide the Start button and Switch bar, and much more...

Displays the day of the week, the date, and the time in the titlebar of the active window. You do not have to set the day, the date, or the time. The program gets this information from your computer's operating system. Titlebar Time is a desktop enhancement and will auto start when you start windows. No tray icon to clutter up your tray area. No Splash Screen. No advertisements. No spam from the producers. No adware.

A smarter 'Start' menu interface that saves you time and reduces clutter by essentially turning the task of opening almost any program, document, folder, or web site into a two or three key-stroke effort. SmartStartMenu uses what you type to generate "on-the-fly" alphabetized lists of shortcut items from your 'Start' menu and any other folders you have configured to be scanned.

Shortcut Explorer version 3.0 looks a lot like Windows Explorer and is intended for shortcut file management. The columns in the right pane show, for each shortcut file, the information from the Properties page (target, directory, hotkey, etc.). Shortcut files can be manipulated similar to Windows Explorer. Shortcuts can also be tested. Now includes Favorites menu, with Start Menu, Quick Launch, and other system folders automatically added.

Give your Win98/Me/Win2k System icons the look of XP by changing your Start menu, Desktop, Drives, Folders and various file type icons to XP. XP Icons changes nearly 100 Win98/98SE/Me and Win2k system icons to the new Windows XP Icons Set. Version 3 now allows installing the complete set or changing over 60 Windows System icons individually with your choice of over 140 XP icons included with the program or any other you may have.

XPepius is a tools suite for tweaking, optimizing, tuning and cleaning of Windows XP. It helps you increase performance and manage your system using 450+ tweaks and 5 utilities that include a Start-Up Manager, Uninstaller, Cleanup Center (cleans history of Windows, Internet and 80+ third party softwares), Disk Cleanup, and Designer XP. Also has skinned, fully commented interface and drag & drop support.

Irritated with the fact that some applications just don't go well together with Window's Hibernate or Suspend features? The easiest way to fix the problem is to get Shutdown Lock that can hibernate-enable any application, like FlashGet, or AudioGrabber. This tiny utility (about 64 KB) makes it possible for third party software to force PC into suspension or hibernation, rather than shutting PC down. 100% FREE to download and try.

ICL-Icon Extractor is a full-fledged tool for extracting icons from any location on your computer or the Internet. It searches for icons in files, folders, libraries, ZIP and RAR archives and even on websites. Extracted icons are stored along with their source information in special ICC icon collections, where they can be easily sorted. ICL-Icon Extractor also lets you customize standard Windows icons to rejuvenate the look of your desktop.

The PC System Tweak for Windows is the best utility for modifying system settings in the Microsoft Windows operating systems."Tweaking" an operating system refers to modifying software, hardware, or other settings that affect how the operating system works. Some Tweaks may determine what is shown on the desktop. Other tweaks may determine what programs are available in the Start Menu.You can have more control over your operating system.

Boost XP is a comprehensive and easy-to-use Windows utility that lets you fine-tune Windows and Internet Explorer and makes your computer run faster. Whether you want to tweak your Windows registry, clean up your hard drive, erase tracks, or increase your multimedia and game performance, Boost XP's integrated suite of programs can get your system running at peak performance levels.

The Ultimate Registry Cleaner is the best way to keep your PC running like new! The Ultimate Registry Cleaner scans for over 85,000 known problems on your PC and fixes them all - instantly! There's no need for technical knowledge and there's nothing else you need to do. Just scan, repair - and your PC is suddenly brand new again. That's our promise!

A $24.95 alternative to LapLink for users who just want to transfer files to/from their old DOS or Win 3.1 PCs and not pay for extras they don't need. Transfers files between computers through their parallel ports. Optionally placed on 'Start' menu and DeskTop if you have Windows 9x, ME. Easy to install - No ports or interrupts to configure. Uses any parallel port - The program finds which connector has the cable.

Folder Guard Professional for Windows 7/Vista/XP/2000/x64 - Powerful security and access control utility that lets you hide or password-protect files and folders, restrict access to Control Panel, and more. Makes folders invisible to any application, including Explorer, Office, command prompt. Highly customizable and user friendly. For personal systems or corporate networks. Evaluation version is fully functional. Free for 30 days.

Sib Icon Extractor is a handy tool that allows you to scan and extract icons from any location, be it a local file, folder, zip-archive or a website. You can even extract your favourite icons from Mac OS files and use them to give an added gloss to the Windows desktop. Collected icons are stored in icon libraries, preserving their source information. Added to this is the ability to replace any Windows icon with a new one in just a few clicks.

Deskman allows you to tightly secure desktops and lock computers. Combining restrictions and options you can easily achieve the desired level of security. Deskman 8 is suited for power users and administrators.

Hotkey Jumpstart lets you start any program, document, or music file on your computer by typing one hotkey and then a few characters of its name. It's ideal for people who would rather keep both hands on the keyboard than waste precious seconds reaching for the mouse and hunting through the start menu. This attractive program slides onto your desktop and supports skins and partial transparency.

MouseLaunch is a quickest program launcher that is activated by holding down both mouse buttons. You can activate the launcher by holding down both mouse buttons at any location in Windows. Once the launcher activated, move the mouse cursor a little to the registered program/file (8-direction) and click to launch. Once you experienced, it will takes less than 1 second for entire action. File registration can be done easily by drag-and-drop.

Every day your hard drive gets littered with file fragments and debris you can't see. Unwanted files from daily usage and internet surfing can build up over time, slowing down your system's performance and leaving a trail of your web browsing habits for anyone to see! System Cleaner enables you to clean up your whole system, so giving you back valuable disk space and privacy within seconds!

SafeLogon is a multi-user and password-based access control utility that enhances and complements the Windows built-in logon and authentication system. In other words, it allows you to protect your system at home and office from unauthorized access, and much more...

FastOpen XP offers a quick and simple solution for accessing your important files,folders and web links. FastOpen XP has many features to help you manage a menu of files, folders and web address, and can display an unlimited number of menu items. The menu is available from an icon in the tray bar area or from button next to the Start menu. FastOpen XP is FREE for users of FileQuest XP. Download your FREE 50 day trial of FastOpen XP today!

Rocket Retriever indexes your hard drive's file names, and lets you search for names (or partial names) as you type. Find files fast - missing, misplaced, or even renamed. Includes syntax highlighting and pattern matching for easier searching. For example, typing in CAT lets you look for cat pictures, Once you've found the file you're looking for, double-clicking or the Enter key runs a program to edit it, (or runs the file itself if a program).