In this thread i hope to post a few good Freeware Tools "not trial period" but free to use and keep.

Partition Logic v 0.68

This is a free hard disk partitioning and data management tool. It can create, format, defragment, delete, resize, and move partitions and modify their attributes. It can copy entire hard disks from one to another.
Partition Logic is free software, It boots from a CD or floppy disk and runs as a standalone application, independent of your regular operating system. and is a free alternative to commercial programs, i have used Partition Logic many times and i find it reliable and easy to use

Read / Download > Partition Logic UK

This is a cool bit of kit

Run floppy-based diagnostic tools from CDROM drives. More and more PCs are shipped without floppy drives these days, and it is such a pain when you need to run diagnostic tools on them.

Even if you do have a floppy drive, it is still much much faster to run your diagnostic tools from the CDROM drive, rather than wait for the tool to load from the floppy drive.

Run Ultimate Boot CD from your USB memory stick. A script on the CD prepares your USB memory stick so that it can be used on newer machines that supports booting from USB devices, this needs to be accsessed from BIOS, You can access the same tools as you would from the CD version, i have the CD version and its about my most used CD.

Full list of tools at the web site

Read / Download > The Ultimate Boot CD

Originally Posted by Cyberbabe

Partition Logic v 0.68

This is a free hard disk partitioning and data management tool. It can create, format, defragment, delete, resize, and move partitions and modify their attributes. It can copy entire hard disks from one to another.
Partition Logic is free software, It boots from a CD or floppy disk and runs as a standalone application, independent of your regular operating system. and is a free alternative to commercial programs, i have used Partition Logic many times and i find it reliable and easy to use

I thought about using this on my laptop which came with Vista. Vista users might want to note the following from their website:

PARTITION LOGIC AND WINDOWS VISTA
Partition Logic (version 0.66 and later) can be used with Windows Vista. However, you should not move your system partition using Partition Logic, and in some cases you will need your Vista installation CD/DVD to update the boot configuration before Windows will start. Vista uses a new boot process that is sensitive to changes in the boot sector and partition layout:

• Vista NTFS partitions (including the system partition) can be resized without any problems. Resizing will automatically schedule disk checking for the next boot -- this is normal.
• The Vista system partition should not be moved using Partition Logic at the present time. More information will be posted as it becomes available.
• The Partition Logic "Write basic MBR" operation and "MBR boot menu" can be used, however Vista will report that it cannot boot, and needs the installation media for repair. Follow the instructions and allow it to 'repair' itself. The repair only takes a moment.

I'm glad they have already posted about that!

Dave

O&O Defrag 2000 Freeware is the "light" version of O&O Defrag 2000 Professional. It provides the SPACE method to manually defragment your drives. The Freeware Edition is absolutely free to use! Please read our software license agreement for further information!

|MG| Free Download - O&O Defrag 2000 Freeware Edition 3.5.562

Ok lets get this on

1Click Clocksync

This is a utility that you can use to keep your computer clock accurate. It synchronizes your clock to Internet time servers or a local time server ensuring you always have an accurate time set. Unlike other time synchronization utilities, 1Click Clocksync implements 'one click' approach to simplify your tasks where it is possible. It detects the wrong date and time settings automatically and notifies you immediately if your confirmation is needed to update the clock time. Screen shots and download link below
Compatible with - Microsoft Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 or Windows XP operating system

Click on images to enlarge
---

Read more and download if you wish > 1 Click Clocksync

AI Robo Form Free


This program is a secure password manager that can automatically log you into your web accounts with a single click. The program can automatically learn from a new login, just click the a button to save the current login information - the next time you want to access the site, you can do so with a single click. Your stored logins are securely protected by a master password and AES encryption, so there is no need to remember individual password, or to use insecure passwords in order to remember them more easily. In addition to secure password storage and automatic logins, RoboForm also includes an automatic form filler, that uses Artificial Intelligence to populate common form fields (name, address etc.) whenever you encounter a web form to fill. Besides the obvious convenience of one-click logins, the program also adds an additional level of security by restricting password entry to matching sites, and bypassing keylogger captures (sine you don`t have to type the password). RoboForm works with Internet Explorer, AOL/MSN, and Firefox.Works with Windows 3.1 / 95 / 98 / ME / NT3 / NT4 / 2000 / XP Screen shot and download link below

Click on image to enlarge

Read more and download here > AI Robo Form Free

Art Plus Digital Photo Recovery

This Digital Photo Recovery tool can help you recover lost images from corrupted or accidentally formatted digital camera memory cards. Program works with ALL types of memory cards. It's able to recover images from formatted cards. Reads corrupted cards (even if they are not recognized by the operating system)! Recovers JPG, TIF (and most of RAW) files! Program should be able to read all memory cards currently available on the market. Runs on Windows 95 / 98 / Me / 2000 / NT / XP / Vista. Screen shots and download link below

Click on images to enlarge

-

Read more and download here > Art Plus Digital Photo Recovery

Free Internet Window Washer v2.0


This is a privacy cleaner, that allows you to erase common Internet and computing tracks, including browser cache, cookies, visited websites, typed URLs, recent documents, index.dat files and more. It supports MS Office tracks as well as Firefox and Netscape, Instant Messengers and dozens of 3rd party applications. It also includes an option to overwrite deleted data multiple times, so it cannot be easily recovered. For Windows 95 / 98 / ME / NT3 / NT4 / 2000 / XP / Vista.File size 887 KB. Screen shot and download link below

Click on image to enlarge

Read more and download at site > Free Internet Window Washer v2.0

DVD Shrink v3.2.0.15


This is a versatile freeware tool for fitting a DVD-Video disc on a single DVDR disc. DVD Shrink is capable of both re-authoring and re-encoding the movie. It features an intuitive user interface which makes it easy to choose what to keep, and what to lose.DVD Shrink allow the user to select compression level for each video track separately to obtain the desired disc size (which is usually below 4.38GB). The software is capable of producing either an ISO image of the ripped DVD, or a VIDEO_TS folder for further processing, viewing or burning.
Note: DVD Shrink does not burn DVDs! The output from DVD Shrink is saved as files on your hard drive, which you can then burn to a DVD-R using separate burning software. File size 1.04 MB. For Windows (All ). Screenshots and download link below

Click on images to enlarge

--

Read more and download here > DVD Shrink v3.2.0.15

Nice additions!

I thought there used to be a free version of Nero, but only found trial versions today. It's good for burning the DVDs.

Dave