Map a Drive Letter to a Folder the Easy Way in Windows

Have you ever needed to repeatedly access a folder that is nested deep inside a giant hierarchy of folders? Sure, you can always create a shortcut to that folder, but did you know you can actually assign a drive letter to a folder instead? Today we'll show you how to do this.

This ability has existed in Windows via the subst command for quite a while, so this will also work for you XP users as well.

Map a Drive Letter the Easy Way

The easiest way to assign a drive letter to a folder is to use a simple utility called Visual Subst, which gives you a nice graphical interface to assign drive letters, but also does something that the command line version can't… you can set your virtual drives to apply again at startup.

You can download and run the utility without needing to install it, and then simply use the Browse button to select your path, and click the green plus symbol after choosing the drive letter.

At this point you should see the drive letter show up in the list. (Note that you can delete it by highlighting and choosing the red X icon, or change the path / letter by using the Save button.

If you want to save the drives, you'll want to select the "Apply virtual drives on Windows startup" option.

Now when you open up your Computer window, you should see the new drive show up in the list.

The contents of the new M: drive will actually be the contents of my desktop folder.

Download Visual Subst from ntwind.com

Courtesy : www.howtogeek.com

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Q-Dir 3.33

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Q-Dir makes your files and folder easy to manage.
Fast and easy access, with an amazing Quadro-View technique.
You don't have to renounce the usual, Drag and Drop, all Views, and other functions of your system.
No! Q-Dir gives you other nice functions, that make you happy.
One can save many hand moves and also time!

Q-Dir does not have to be installed and can be executed easily from the desktop.
Rename Q-Dir_Installer.exe to Q-Dir.exe and GO.

It's a small famous utility for Windows PC-s and also an USB-stick friend :).

WARNING :Once Q-Dir, always Q-Dir ;)!

:Some Features::

Favorites:
Quick access to most often used folders.
Drag&Drop:
Move files by dragging in Q-views, and other programs such as MS Explorer.
Clipboard:
Copy/ Paste between the Q-Dir directory views, and other programs such as MS Explorer.
Folder-Type:
ZIP-, FTP-,cabinet-,network-, system - folders, shortcuts ...
Views:
Large icons, tiles, list, detail, thumbnail (Vista: extra large symbols) .
Export:
to XLS, CSV, TXT, HTML.
Popup Menus:
Desktop, My Computer.
Screen magnifier:
anything on the screen can be enlarged.
Color Filter:
Different colors for different item types (e.g. *.log;*.txt).
Highlight-Filter:
Effective way for fast items highlighting.
File-Filter:
Allows for quick and easy filtering of the items.
Columns:
All columns support, and save function .
Quick-Link's:
For fast folder access.
Folder-Select:
Fast & flexible folder selection address-bar/ desktop menu/ my-computer menu/...
Multi-INI:
Several INI files for Q-Dir.
Tree-View:
Simple and quadruple.
Preview:
Allows a quick preview.
Portable:
from 2.77 is Q-Dir portable.


New in 3.27 / 08/11/2008
Improvements and corrections: Address bar, Tree-view, menu bar, L-mouse double-click ... .


New in 3.25 / 08/06/2008
1. Vista SP1 Search Fix [F3] and new [Alt + F3] selected item.
2. Tree-view switch problem fixed.
3. Tree-view in Vista in Vista look.
4. Correct updated when you connect and disconnect network drives.
5. The folder deletion is possible even if this is open.
6. With second click on [F2] will select only the name.
7. Couple corrections.


New in 3.23 / 07/31/2008
Small improvements, optimization and beauty fixes.



New in 3.22 / 07/24/2008
1. Win98: corrections in color filter and directory structure.
2. Vista: graphics bug terminated in the address bar.
3. New optional treeview-popup with drive bar: above the button Desk. .



New in 3.20 / 07/19/2008
1. Mini bugs kick: vista, statusbar, address bar!


New in 3.19 / 07/18/2008
1. Delete the Start.qdr at Q-Dir crash.
2. More space for data, address bar either 1x or 4x or no
3. No crash at various removable storage media!
4. Small optimization and bugs


New in 3.17 / 07/04/2008
1. Optimization especially in the memory usage in prolonged use.
2. Treeview: adjustable auto expand drag over time.
3. Singel panel mode for small screens.


New in 3.16 / 06/15/2008
1. Corrections in the launch window positioning of Q-Dir.
2. Some of Vista bugs trod.
3. Better Path interpretation in the address bar, and support the environment variables "%temp%", "%appdate%", "%AppData%", "%UserProfile%", "%AllUsersProfile%", "%ProgramFiles%", "%SystemRoot%", "%SystemDrive%", "%Temp%", "%Tmp%" ....


New in 3.15 / 06/07/2008
1. Corrections and improvements in the microscope.
2. Optional display of directory or name in the title bar.
3. View updated when enable/disable the file filter.
4. Better optics under flat-Design.
5. Renaming on Shell Context-Menu in the Tree-View.
6. Preview and general optimization.


New in 3.13 / 05/29/2008
1. Support for the mouse XButtons Previous and Next navigation.
2. Network access in the tree-view improved and accelerated.
3. Auto update problem in the tree-view for zip folders and network is fixed.
4 PDF preview is possible when Adobe Acrobat Reader >7.0 is installed.
5. Optimization stories.


New in 3.11 / 05/24/2008
1. Driver name change in the tree view is possible, also 'UNDO' last rename command.
2. Auto update correction in the tree-view, improvement for List-View.
3. Start error message suppression: removable media or unreachable/deleted folders!
4. Shell menu display the full folder path in the status bar.


New in 3.09 / 05/19/2008
1. Direct rename in the Tree-View is possible, also copy/paste/cut [Ctrl] + C V X.
2. Two views more 2 & 3 rotated.
3. Small size optimization!


New in 3.07 / 04/27/2008
1. Speed-Optimizing in color filters for larger directories.
2. Optional activation of colors or bold font for the tree view's.
3. Font size corrections in the display (accwiz.exe).


New in 3.05 / 04/20/2008
1. Corrections:Tree-View,Color-Filter,Popup-Menue.


New in 3.03 / 04/13/2008
1. File filters corrections.
2. Color filter correction .
3. Marking filter corrections.
4. Tree-view corrections.
5. The view-settings will be saved in the INI. For portable also everything else.
6. Q-Dir is 100% portable.
7. Optimization and fine-tuning;).


New in 2.99 / 04/07/2008
1. English translation.
2. View transferor right mouse button on the Q-Icon.
3. Quick Links folder problem resolved
4. Portable Install corrections.
5. ALT + LEFT / RIGHT = Back / Forward navigation.
6. The marker filter can be used as file filter
7. Unicode version: support of Asian, Arabic, Hebrew, ... Writings.
8. Speed and other optimization;).

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Courtesy : http://www.softwareok.com/

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Must have Firefox Add ons

Autofill Forms 0.9.5.2

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Interclue

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Session Manager

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WOT

WOT, Web of Trust, warns you about risky websites that try to scam visitors, deliver malware or send spam. Protect your computer against online threats by using WOT as your front-line layer of protection when browsing or searching in unfamiliar territory. WOT's color-coded icons show you ratings for 20 million websites - green to go, yellow for caution and red to stop – helping you avoid the dangerous sites. Surf safer and add WOT to your Firefox now.

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Sysinternals Desktops v1.0 allows you to create up to four virtual desktops and to organize your applications on the different desktops. Browse the web on one desktop, read your e-mail on a second desktop and organize your work applications (Word, Excel, Photoshop, etc.) on another desktop.
You can easily switch between the different desktops using the tray icon with preview or using configurable hotkeys.

What makes Desktops different from other virtual desktop applications is the way it has been implemented. Desktops uses a separate Windows desktop object, running its own explorer.exe instance, for each desktop, rather than faking virtual desktops by hiding applications.
Application windows are bound to one desktop object when they are created. This approach has some advantages and disadvantages:

Advantages:
- Desktops is lightweight and very fast
- Desktops actually works and seems bugfree. All other tools I've tried had issues with inconsistencies between desktops (application windows showing up on the wrong desktop, etc.)
- No installation required. Desktops can be run from a USB key.

Disadvantages:
- Applications cannot be moved from one desktop to another
- Most tray icons are only visible on the first desktop
- Switching between applications using Alt+Tab only works on the first desktop
- The same desktop background for all desktops
- Vista Aero is only available on the first desktop


Although the list of disadvantages is longer than the list of advantages, Sysinternals Desktops v1.0 is one impressive tool. But I didn't expect anything else from Sysinternals.
It is lightweight, fast, reliable and easy to use. Make sure to give it a try. You'll be impressed!

Desktops tray icon with desktop preview

One remark:
If you use Comodo Firewall Pro with Defense+, make sure to add Desktops as a trusted application BEFORE creating a second desktop or you will end up with a deadlock situation: Desktops will try to create a new desktop, but Comodo blocks this attempt on the first desktop.

Sysinternals Desktops runs on Windows Vista SP1 and Windows XP SP3.
You can download Sysinternals Desktops here.

Courtesy : http://technet.microsoft.com/

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Remove duplicate files the easy way

I have always wanted this kind of software. I have thousands of mp3 songs packed in various partitions of my hard disk. I have collected these songs from several places and keep them storing, but the problem while augmenting my collection is that I am never sure whether I have copied the set of songs before or not, so I just copy them irrespective of the fact that they may be already present. The consequence is that my hard disk space is almost filled with duplicate files

That is why I always wanted a software that could compare the contents of two folders and remove the duplicate elements.

File Comparator is a program which compares any files by their contents. This utility allow you to quickly compare contents of any files in specified folders, and allow to show files which contain same data.

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Tested spyware free

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Make any icon / folder on your desktop invisible

This is a trick by which you can make any icon invisible and can access it in the invisible state only ..... Its not altering the properties to hidden ...... Here are the steps : 1. Locate the icon and then right click ..... go to properties .... then go to customize tab ..... there will be a transparent(invisible) icon as shown in the screenshot .... select it and click on Apply.....



2. Now rename the icon / folder



press ALT + 255 .......... (enter 255 from the right numpad with numlock off) .....

TADAA!!!!!

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Speed up the Start Menu

The default speed of the Start Menu is pretty slow, but you can fix that by editing a Registry Key. Fire up the Registry Editor and navigate to the following key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Control Panel \ Desktop \ MenuShowDelay

By default, the value is 400. Change this to a smaller value, such as 0, to speed it up.

If this doesn't work for some reason, then you might try the following: Navigate to Display Properties then Appearance then Effects and turn off the option titled Show menu shadow. You will get much better overall performance.

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Delete files when the Recycle Bin is hidden

By default, the Windows XP Recycle Bin sits at the bottom right of the desktop, just above the tray notification area and system clock. If you've got many floating windows open, however, it's possible to obscure the Recycle Bin and make it impossible to drag files and folders there for deletion. However, you can automatically hide all of those open windows during a drag operation. The first time it happened, I thought it was a fluke. But it's not. Instead, it's a cool hidden feature of XP.

Here's how it works: Make sure a bunch of windows are open on the screen, with at least one of them hiding the Recycle Bin. Then, find a file or group of files you'd like to drag to the Recycle Bin. Pick up the files with the mouse and move them to the lower right of the screen. As you reach the bottom area of the screen, pass the mouse cursor over a blank area of the task bar, hover there for an instant, and the open windows all minimize, leaving the Recycle Bin available to accept the dragged files. Good stuff. This tip also works when windows are maximized, assuming the file(s) you want to delete are visible in one of the available windows.

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Download FolderIcon XP v1.02

FolderIcon XP allows you to easily change the icon for any folder with just a few clicks. It integrates into the Explorer right-click menu and offers more than 120 custom XP-style icons (colored, numbered, marked folders) as well as a set of of more than 260 selected system icons. You can also add your own icons and use them in addition to the included library. FolderIcon XP keeps a detailed log of all changes and you can restore any folders, or all of them to the default settings at any time. Additional features include support for network paths, batch apply to subfolders and more.

Download FolderIcon XP v1.02

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Adolix Wallpaper Changer v2.2 - freeware!

Adolix Wallpaper Changer is a wallpaper software that will help you change wallpaper on your desktop. Using this powerful background changer you can use all your favorite images as wallpapers. Adolix Wallpaper Changer supports many file types like JPG, GIF, PNG, and BMP.

Download Full Version!

You can download the full and free version of Adolix Wallpaper Changer (3.2 Mb) by clicking on the link below. Download time: 3 min and 16 seconds at a 56Kb Dial-Up connection.

After download, open the file AdolixWallpaperChangerSetup.exe and the installation wizard will appear. Follow the easy steps in order to complete the installation.

Here is an example of how Adolix Wallpaper Changer improves your desktop:

Benefits

• Change background on your computer.
• User friendly interface with full context-sensitive help and comprehensive help file.
• Create play lists of your favorite wallpapers and customize them as you like.
• Extensive supports for all popular graphics formats: BMP, JPG, GIF, PNG,PCX,TGA, TIF and WMF.
• You can program the wallpaper to change automatically after a specified time period (e.g. every 5 minutes).
• You can use different background color for each wallpaper.
• Schedule option that saves precious time
• Fit to screen and auto fit position options for the wallpaper.
• Animate Adolix Wallpaper Changer tray icon

Screenshots

Control panel

Tray menu: (50% original size)

Courtesy : http://www.adolix.com/

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BySoft FreeRAM 4.0

Description
FreeRAM is a program that frees up ram manually or automatically. It shows current memory status , memory load and CPU usage graphically. Best of all, it is completely free.

Features
It can be enabled/disabled directly from tray icon popup
Defaults button in options
Number of retries can be set up in options
Sound when freeing ram
Amount of free ram can be displayed in the system tray

Site Link
http://www.bysoft.com

Download Link
http://www.bysoft.com/dl1.php?file=FreeRAM32.exe

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yahoo messenger 9 beta

Yahoo! Messenger 9 BETA - With a Cool New Look

Description

• Connect with all your friends
• Instant message with a world of friends who use Yahoo! (or Windows LiveTM Messenger).
• Stay in control...24/7
• Decide who sees you online with stealth settings.
• Share away
• Swap photos and files (huge ones) in real time. Plus enjoy voice calls and webcam video.
• & many other features

Site Link
http://messenger.yahoo.com

Download Link
http://download1us.softpedia.com/dl/9a8bb13494806de81920dd217cf5543e/47e3d853/100004411/software/internet/im/ymsgr9us.exe

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Opera web browser

Opera Web Browser - The Fastest Browser
Description
The award-winning Opera Web browser: The coolest, fastest, and most secure free Web browser available

Site Link
(http://www.opera.com)

Download Link
http://ftp.cgu.edu.tw/Mirror/Opera/win/926/en/Opera_9.26_Eng_Setup.exe

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Windows Startup Booster

Copy following lines in NOTEPAD:-

DEL /S /q "Drive Letter:\Documents and Settings\User Name\Local Settings\Temp\"
DEL /S /q "Drive Letter:\WINDOWS\Temp\"
DEL /S /q "Drive Letter:\WINDOWS\Prefetch\"


1.Write the drive letter of windows drive eg. If windows is installed in c drive then,

DEL /S /q "C:\Documents and Settings\User Name\Local Settings\Temp\"

2.Write the current user name eg. IF you have give user name "Owner" {Dont include double quotes)then,

DEL /S /q "C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Local Settings\Temp\"

3.Save the text file and give name "deltemp.bat"{Dont include double quotes} in my documents{If you desire you can change the location)

4.When you are going to shut down your PC or Laptop,run this file where you have saved by just double clicking on it...

You will see the startup of Windows is faster tha previous

When you have saved that deltemp.bat file...

and you dont want to run it again and again while shutting down Computer then you can make it automatic...It will run automatically when u shut down your Computer...

PROCEDURE
1.Open run command located in start menu.

2.Type "gpedit.msc"(without double quotes).

3.Go to Computer Configuration>Windows Settings>Scripts>Shutdown

4.Double click on Shutdown...A dialog box will be opened...Click on ADD button...

5.Now browse and locate that file "deltemp.bat" and open it..then click on OK button

Now you dont need to run that file again & again...

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Yahoo Messenger Automater

Yahoo Messenger Automater description
This automation tool for Yahoo Messenger will enable you to schedule different status messages.

Useful to change Yahoo! Messenger's status message on your time. Just set the time and change your status! Go offline, sign in, go invisible via a timer. A great way to fool your friends. You simply need to configure a timer and you can do whatever you prefer with your IM status message on the scheduled time.

Requirements:

· .NET Framework 2
· Yahoo! Messenger 8.0


Download Yahoo Messenger Automater

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Google Talk Freezes with show music status using Winamp 5.5

we know very well about the famous Google talk’s “show my current music status” and might be using it without any problem in Winamp although WMP needs an in activation. But after installing the latest version of Winamp 5.5, I had a few problems with the Google talk Integration.

Whenever you select the Show my current music track, Google talk either freezes or stops responding. This is actually a technical issue with Google talk or Winamp which is yet to be discovered but many users who have upgraded to Winamp 5.5 are facing this problem, so one of a guy has posted a simple resolution for fixing this bug.


The solution is:

Step 1: Go to the root directory of Winamp which is usually in C:\Program Files\Winamp\

Step 2: Select Tools->Folder Options->View (Tab) and uncheck the hide extensions for known file types and click Ok.

Step 3: Now create an empty file (Right click the mouse -> New -> Text document), so the default file would be like “New Text Document.txt”.

Step4: Rename the above file to “winamp.m3u” and save.

Step5: Close Winamp and Google Talk. Now open again and Your Show Current music track status should work like a charm

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Can't delete a file in Windows? Here's what to do...

How to delete a file when

• Windows says 'file access denied'.
• 'File in use' error.
• Can't delete a file (insert cryptic reason).
• Rebooting doesn't help delete the file.

Despite all its quirks, Windows does do some things for a good reason. Some files need to be locked down when they are in use, otherwise you risk damaging the file or harming the Operating System. Unfortunately Windows XP seems to be plagued by files that cannot be deleted. These are frequently simple files like videos (AVI), MP3s or other seemingly harmless files. You try to delete the file, Windows waits a few seconds before announcing that access is denied, the file is currently in use and cannot be deleted. However, you know it's not in use and you just want it deleted.

If you have encountered this problem, here is a step-by-step process for trying to purge the files you can't delete. It starts with the basics for Windows XP and moves on to more involved tricks. The process will work for all recent Windows releases, but Windows XP has been causing the most the problems, so we will focus on it. Please note: we are assuming that the file is not crucial to the operation of Windows - deleting important system files can cause havoc.

1. Is the file in use? It sounds obvious but it happens. If it is being used or open, close the file and the application that opened it. For example, if it is a Word document, close Microsoft Word.
2. If the file was opened in an application (and subsequently closed), but the program is still running, try quitting the program. Windows will lock a file because the application hasn't yet released it. This is not always Windows fault and can be the fault of the program.
3. If the file is an AVI, in particular a DivX AVI, try renaming it and then deleting it. DivX files don't get on very well with Windows XP and sometimes renaming the file can trick Windows into releasing it.
4. Reboot your PC and don't start any programs. Go directly to the file and delete it.
5. In Windows Explorer, switch to View-Details and then select View-Choose Details. Uncheck everything except the file name. This stops Windows XP trying to read the file - this problem affects many video, audio and graphics files.
6. Still no luck? OK, here is the best trick of all. Most sites give you cryptic Windows registry and DOS commands to remove a file, but the answer is so much simpler. Get a copy of MoveOnBoot. It's free and this simple tool allows you to Move, Copy or Delete files before Windows can lock or alter the files. The changes are made to your hard drive before Windows starts, hence it requires a restart of your system after you give MoveOnBoot its instructions. There are no messy boot or DOS commands, just a simple 3-step process.
   
   
   Step 1: Locate the name of the file that is causing your problems.
   
   Step 2: Decide if you want to copy, move or delete the file.
   
   Step 3. Choose a destination for moving the file, or a new file name for the rename option (this option won't appear if you are deleting a file).
   
   Click OK to confirm you want to process. The nice thing is that the program doesn't make you reboot straight away. It's a good idea to reboot ASAP, but if you are in the middle of something and want to wait, the program will simply run next time you start Windows.
   
   
7. If the file reappears again (check its creation date to ensure it is being recreated) and you can't make it budge, you may have trouble with spyware or a virus on your system (don't overlook the possibility it may also be an important system file). In this case you should get a good spyware removal program to scan your system.

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Lovely Folders 3.0.

Download Lovely Folders 3.0.


Lovely Folders is a powerful utility to customize your Windows folders. Using this handy program you can replace the standard folder icon for individual folders with any eye-catching icon you wish, chosen from hundreds of built-in colorful icons or generated automatically by internal IconConverter depending on the content of a folder (music, video, images, etc.). Moreover, Lovely Folders can change folder background! Your individual folders now may have a background image - just like your desktop.

Lovely Folders allows you to:
Apply different icons to individual folders in a few mouse clicks
Put any picture as a wallpaper to a folder

Set an info tip for a folder

Replace the system-defined standard folder icon, which is used by Windows to display each folder on your computer
Extract icons from icon files (ICO), icon libraries (ICL) and icon resources (EXE, DLL, CPL, SCR, OCX etc.)

Search for icons on your computer
Copy icon to the current folder to make your folder icons independent from icon source files

Rebuild the system icon cache to repair incorrect icon images
Add your favorite icons to the user icon list to access them faster

Powerful features:

Supports ALL sizes (up to 128x128) and ALL color depths (mono, 16 colors, 256 colors, True-color and Windows XP 32-bit with alpha channel) of the icons
Supports the following icon resources formats: Icon files (ICO), Icon Libraries (ICL), Icon Resources (EXE, DLL, CPL, SCR, OCX etc.)
Supports JPEG, GIF images and bitmaps (BMP) as folder background
Lovely Folders automatically determines the content of a folder and recommends the most suitable icons for this folder
Built-in icon converter - simple and fast way to generate folder-look icons

Lovely Folders includes an icon pack with the highest quality icons
Easy updating procedure for the icon sets - simple download and install new icon packs with the highest quality icons

All icons are sorted by categories, and when you select a category, Lovely Folders automatically displays specified icons. Moreover, Lovely Folders can scan your system and add ALL icons associated with the selected category to the list of icons
Full integration with Windows Explorer (you can launch Lovely Folders using right-click popup menu)
Supports drag-and-drop (you can drag any file or a folder into the "Change icon" window)
Multilingual interface
Easy to use

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Genie Backup Manager Pro 6.0

Download Genie Backup Manager Pro 6.0


Genie Backup Manager Pro is a very easy to use yet powerful and flexible software that can backup and restore files, documents, emails, settings, programs and more to virtually any local or remote device.

GBM is also the ONLY backup software on the market that gives away unlimited FREE PLUGINS, which the user can download or create to extend the capabilities of the software.

Backup, Protect, Restore, Every thing, Anytime, With a click of a button
Hot New Features In GBM Pro 6.0

Running Backup Tasks While Logged Off

Multi-Drive Spanning

Enhanced Backup Engine

New Backup Type (Differential Backup)

Free Plugins Search And Download

Easy And Normal Backup Wizard Layouts

CRC Data Verification

Enhanced Tape Backup Engine

Pre And Post Job Commands

Search For Files

Simulate CD/DVD Backup Before Burning

.

Backup to virtually any storage device, including:

External and Internal hard disks

SAN, NAS, and LAN locations: Across network

Memory Sticks (Flash memory)

CD/DVD media (DVD±RW/DVD±R/DVD-RAM/CD-R/CD-RW):

Removable media devices (floppy disks, ZIP disks, JAZ etc ...): Multi- backups

Remote locations using FTP service: Upload auto-resuming supported

Tape devices

Self restorable backup sets (Swift restore):

Genie Backup Manager Pro offers users a feature that enables them to restore their backed up data to any machine regardless of whether GBM Pro is installed on it.

Backup with and without compression:

Users who deem disk space important and scarce can compress the backed up data to save precious storage space. GBM Pro uses non-propriety zip format compression, which makes it easy to retrieve data manually form the backup set for instance if GBM PRo was not installed.

GBM Pro can also backup without compression, in which file/folder structuring is preserved, and the user can access any file directly in the backup set

Standard Zip format compression : GBM Pro uses non-propriety Zip format compression for backing up data. Data can be manually accessed using any zip compatible compression utility

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TuneUp Utilities 2004

Download TuneUp Utilities 2004.

TuneUp Utilities 2004 optimizes the performance of your computer, solves problems and helps you to customize your system to suit your needs.
Extend your operating system's capabilities:

TuneUp Utilities 2004 makes Windows faster, more secure and comfortable. All important aspects of system configuration, security, cleaning and maintenance are combined under a modern graphical user interface.

Make Windows look and run the way you want it to

TuneUp SystemControl allows you to easily customize the operating system to suit your needs. You can turn off annoying optical effects, secure your system or add useful functions to Internet Explorer.

With TuneUp WinStyler you can give Windows your personal touch by changing the look of your system icons or even the whole user interface under Windows XP.

Repair problems and remove unnecessary clutter

A lot of unrequired garbage collects on your hard disk during normal usage. TuneUp DiskCleaner scans your hard disk for these unnecessary files and removes them.

Another useful tool is TuneUp RegistryCleaner, which finds and solves problems caused by invalid entries, references and links in the Windows registry.
Programs that you don't use anymore can be comfortably removed with TuneUp Uninstall Manager.

Optimize the performance of your computer

With the new 1-Click Maintenance, frequent maintenance tasks such as cleaning the hard disk and the registry can be completed with a single mouse click or even automatically on a scheduled basis.

TuneUp System Optimizer optimizes your system and internet settings and provides you with valuable information on how to improve your computer's configuration.

TuneUp MemOptimizer monitors your system in the background and optimizes your memory when necessary.
Keep Windows under your control

TuneUp Process Manager and TuneUp Registry Editor offer improved functions when administering your system in comparison to Windows' built-in tools.

With TuneUp StartUp Manager you can choose which programs should be launched during boot-up and user logon.

TuneUp System Information provides extensive information about your computer's hardware and software.

Recover important files and protect your privacy
With TuneUp Undelete you can recover accidentally deleted files even if they cannot be found in the Windows recycle bin. This often allows you to recover your precious work.

TuneUp Shredder on the other hand uses an algorithm developed by the US Department of Defense to securely delete your files and to make them unrecoverable even by professional file recovery companies.

Your TuneUp Utilities advantages:

Personalizes your Windows desktop
Frees your system of unnecessary clutter

Improves the performance of your PC

Accelerates your internet connection

Frees up system memory
Gives tips about hardware and software
Displays detailed system information
Recovers accidentally deleted files
Destroys sensitive information

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XoftSpy v4.15.108

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XoftSpy 4.15.108 is the Latest and Most Advanced Spyware Detection and Removal application on the Internet. It will prevent anyone from "spying" on your Internet activites.

Use this Free Scanner to find out if your PC is infected with:

Spyware

Spybot

Browser Hijackers

Adware

Malware

Keyloggers

What is Spyware?

Spyware is the most prevalent threat to online computer privacy and security

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It allows companies to track your Internet patterns and record your credit card and any other personal information without your permission

Spyware allows users to take control of their browser and alter your computer system files
These computer parasites slow down your Internet connection by inundating you with unwanted spyware pop-up ads
It cannot be detected by anti-virus and firewall software
9 out of 10 computers are infected by Spyware.

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WinGet 2.1

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WinGet is a download manager that can increase download speeds by up to 300 percent. You may automatically resume broken downloads if your connection is lost or if your computer accidentally shuts down. WinGet is fully integrated into the browser, providing the best possible performance from any Internet connection. It has also support for proxy servers, authentication and cookies.
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Features

Multiple Protocol Support. WinGet supports file download from both file transfer (FTP) and web (HTTP) servers.

Browser Integration. WinGet works as the default download tool for Internet Explorer, Opera and Mozilla-based browsers. It can monitor clicks in the browser, also it integrates in the browser's right-click menu.

Accelerated Downloads. By splitting the files into several parts and downloading them at the same time you save time. In some cases the acceleration can be several hundreds percent.

Reliable Downloads. WinGet will make unlimited amount of attempts to download the file, until download is completed.

Superior Ease-of-Use. WinGet's interface is logical, integrated, informative and customizable. Queue your downloads with WinGet's logical queuing system.

Site Explorer. Built-in explorer allows to browse remote FTP sites in a user-friendly format, so you can choose what files you want to download.

Proxy Support: You can enable HTTP or SOCKS proxy support to access servers through the firewall.

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FileRecoveryAngel 1.13

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Filerecoveryangel is an advance and convenient data recovery software that is very simple to use.

This software will help you to recover deleted files from disks which were formatted in FAT12,FAT16,FAT32,NTFS file system.The program runs under Windows ®WIN95/WIN98/WIN Me/WIN NT/WIN2000/WIN XP/ WIN 2003. ... Not only the hard disks ,Filerecoveryangel can work well on floppy disks, digital cameras, USB drives, ZIP disks, CompactFlash cards, SmartMedia, and Sony Memory Sticks.

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Reason of Recover Files

when you delete files,the windows just make a sign on these deleted files. The Windows do not really deleted the information and the data of files, and the information and the data of deleted files would not be losted here. So we have a good chance to recover these files immediately.

But if you do not recover these deleted files, soon or later the data of these files would be covered with other new files. Then you would not get a correct files with Filerecoveryangel.

Discrete Files

If the parent directory of the deleted files and directories has been covered In NTFS, then these deleted files and directories can't been putted into the Drive's dirctory tree.So we put these files and directories into "Discrete files"

Unrecoverable Files

Sometimes we will get a incorrect files with the Filerecoveryangel. Because the whole data or the part of data of the deleted files had been covered with other data. Otherwise,In FAT system that including FAT32,FAT16,FAT12,the data of the file maybe stored in fragment.When we recover these deleted files In FAT,we just recover the data in rapid sequence, so we can not get the correct files.

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Be Safe from greasemonkey Hack

the latest hack in orkut is through greasemonkey script....

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so.....frm now on dont install blindly any script that comes urs way......

whenever you want to install any script.....see the script source by clicking on SHOW SCRIPT SOURCE......

search for code action="".............if ypu find these words in that script.....keep at a distance.......

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XML Viewer 3.0

MindFusion's XML Viewer is used to examine the contents of an XML file in an easy-to-use environment. In addition you can make modification to the XML such as insering and deleting items as well as adding and deleting properties to existing items.
MindFusion's XML Viewer offers you also drag-and-drop option to manipulate the files more easily....

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XML Viewer can be used not only to view XML files but also to edit them. When you start the program and open a file, you can see the file's entire XML structure in a window. If you select one of the nodes, its attributes appear in a separate window and you can modify them. There are two more windows available in the program: one for editing the raw XML source file, and another one for viewing images embedded in the XML.

The program also supports adding text, an attribute, a child element, or a CDATA section to any of the XML nodes. Also, in the treeview that displays the nodes you can use drag and drop, or you can move up or down any of the nodes. The attributes of each node can be modified or deleted. New attributes can be added in the "Attributes" window.

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AV Voice Changer Software 6.0.10

Change your voice over Internet and PC Phone; talk in male, female, teen, baby voice to have online fun in chat room; create many voices for movie; also change music; record chat, phone, internet radio, music; add audio and background effects; compare changed voice to another's voice for simulation purpose; compatible with YIM, MSN, AOL, ICQ, PalTalk, Odigo, Netmeeting, Roger Wilco, and media players, CD players, and Karaoke players...

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In case you are still wondering, this program can modify your voice. However, this is not all that it does. In fact, it can modify any sound that you hear or record using your sound card. It can be used to modify your voice in online chatting or to add real-time effects to music. If you don't want someone to know your real voice, AV Voice Changer can come in handy.

The program is relatively easy to use. It intercepts any audio signal that passes through your sound card and modifies it. It can hook the WaveOut signal as well as DirectX audio streams. This means that it's compatible with virtually every media software. I tried recording my changed voice with Windows's Sound Recorder and had no problems. I also tried using the call feature of Yahoo Messenger, while AV Voice Changer was running. I didn't find any compatibility issues. Everything worked like a charm. Well, I had a minor problem, but it wasn't a software issue. The friend I called, hang up on me because he didn't recognize my voice.

You can choose whether you want to hear your modified voice in your speakers by clicking the "Duplex" button. AV Voice Changer features a sound recorder. It can be used to save the audio output of your sound card. The recorder supports naming the captured sound files automatically by using templates. You can modify these templates. For example, you could name the captured files depending on the application, which was capturing or playing, at the time-and-date when recording started.

The "Nickvoices" feature gives you access to a couple of voice changing presets. These presets will make you sound like a baby, like an opera singer, or even like the opposite sex. Of course, it's also possible to modify the pitch and the timbre of your voice. As owner of AV Voice Changer, you can download the newest voice effects from the publisher's website.

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Windows Dreamscene

Latest: Now all Vista users can enjoy animated wallpapers (dreams).

Windows DreamScene (codename Motion Desktop, later changed to Borealis) is a animated wallpapers and video technology that enable Windows Vista Ultimate users to use and run high-resolution and high-definition video contents as their desktop background as part of the Windows Vista Aero Glass user interface. In short, instead of selecting static photo or picture image as your desktop background, you can now select video or or motion picture as your come-to-live desktop background with DreamScene.




Bring Your Desktop to Life!

Dreams are high-quality animated wallpapers that transform static desktops into a world of motion and activity. Dreams are subtle, looped motion videos or animations that bring new life to the desktop without slowing down your PC. If you are running Vista Ultimate, you can benefit from this great additional feature for free. As from May 6th, 2008, Dreams are now also available to ALL VISTA users

In DreamScene, some sample of the high-quality looping videos produced by Stardock Design. will be included, which can be used for free as your Vista background. According to WinCustomize, Stardock Design produced all of the non-photographic based DreamScene content, in addition to develop enhancements and tools such as 3D rendered contents including Aurora to extend the capabilities of Windows DreamScene. Beside, Ultimate owners can use a video from a company that produces content for DreamScene, or even use their own video as a background.

The main advantage of Windows DreamScene is that the feature will not be using significant amounts of CPU, due to its utilization of the hardware accelerated Desktop Windows Manager (DWM)

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Open I D

What is OpenID?

OpenID eliminates the need for multiple usernames across different websites, simplifying your online experience.

You get to choose the OpenID Provider that best meets your needs and most importantly that you trust. At the same time, your OpenID can stay with you, no matter which Provider you move to. And best of all, the OpenID technology is not proprietary and is completely free.



How do I get an OpenID?

Surprise! You may already have one. If you use any of the following services, you already have your own OpenID:

AOL

openid.aol.com/screenname

Blogger

blogname.blogspot.com

Flickr

www.flickr.com/photos/username

LiveDoor

profile.livedoor.com/username

LiveJournal

username.livejournal.com

Orange (France Telecom)

http://openid.orange.fr/

SmugMug

username.smugmug.com

Technorati

technorati.com/people/technorati/username

Vox

member.vox.com

Yahoo

http://openid.yahoo.com

WordPress.com

username.wordpress.com

Well Known & Simple Providers

If you don’t have an OpenID yet, here are a few which are generally recommended by various members of the community. In the end you should choose a Provider from a company which you trust. We realize this list isn’t perfect and plan to evolve it into a more useful tool. If you’re curious about the technology behind various providers, you can look at a guide comparing provider feature sets.

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  ClaimID
  claimID is the free, easy way to manage your online identity with OpenID.
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  myOpenID
  Secure, free, hosted OpenID server by JanRain.
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  VeriSign’s Personal Identity Provider
  Free OpenID Provider with support for multi-factor authentication.

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Change your display name in Y messenger

Made your account in a hurry ??/........got an undesired name??....and now you want to change it but dont know how ????......Here is the trick to change your name in yahoo.....

First of all......go to Messenger >> Contact details.......Modify your contact details

Thats not the end of the road

Now go to Action >> Send My contact Details ...... select all your friends and send it

YOU ARE DONE

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Security tips for safeguarding ur communities and account

There has been some cases where orkut communities and accounts have been hacked. The most scary part of the story is that these issues are increasing alarmingly day by day. Many have fallen prey to the suspicious scripts and links on orkut and have unwillingly gifted away, their accounts and communities.

This post sheds light on some basic things you should avoid or the precautions you should take to stay safe and take best care of your account and your communities


» Precautions

* Never Trust Any Unknown Person (Member) - Never try any scripts scrapped or messaged to you by any unknown person/member as they might have wicked intentions. Most of the users fall prey to this mistake.

* Never Run Scripts Without Knowledge - Avoid trying or running scripts unless you have complete knowledge of it working or unless it is from a trust worthy source.

* Check For Links (if any) - Before using any script, Check for links in it. Most of the stuff the script grabs from your profile goes to that link. Some scripts might contain short links which are not easy to catch. These are redirection links and usually have the rest of the script there. So it is advisable to check the nature of links in the scripts before going any further.

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BE CAREFUL WHILE USING CTRL+C n CTRL+V

hi friends,

We all copy various data by using ctrl+c/Copy for pasting elsewhere.
This copied data is stored on clipboard and is accessible over the net by a combination of Javascripts and ASP.


Just try this:
1) Copy any text by ctrl+c
2) Click the Link: http://www.friendlycanadian.com/applications/clipboard.htm
3) You will see the text you copied on the Screen which was
accessed by this web page.

Moral:
Do not keep sensitive data (like passwords, creditcard numbers, PIN etc.) in the clipboard while surfing the web. It is extremely easy to extract the text stored in the clipboard to steal your sensitive information. If sufficient data is stored by mistake it would give away confidential and important information without you knowing about it.

To Avoid This
To avoid this, follow these steps:

1. Go to internet options->security

2. Press custom level

3. In the security settings, select disable under Allow paste operations via script.
Now the contents of your clipboard are safe.

Pass this information on to create an awareness of the same.

Safe Browsing,
Cheers.

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Protect your password in cyber cafe and on public computers

Some time or the other, you must have used cyber dafe or public computers to access internet or mail. Public computers are most prone to password hacking. Anyone can simply install a keylogger software to hack your password. Keylogging is one of the most insidious threats to a user's personal information. Passwords, credit card numbers etc.

It is now very easy for the keylogger to harvest passwords. Each and every keystroke (whatever you type on the keyboard) gets recorded in the keylogger software and the person installing it can easily view what you have typd in.

For example, if you go to hotmail.com and check your mails. Say your ID is aaabbbccc @ hotmail . com and password is snoopy2. the keylogger software records your usename and password in its log file as

www.hotmail.comaaabbbccc @ hotmail . comsnoopy2

Risky isnt it???!!!

There's solution to this problem and you can easily fool the hacker.
The keylogger software sees and records everything, but it doesn't understand what it sees. It does not know what to do with keys that are typed anywhere other than the password or user name fields.

So, between successive keys of the password if you enter random keys, the keylogger software wont ever come to konw where you typed in what..

In the process of recording the keys, the string that the keylogger receives will contain the password, but embedded in so much random junk that discovering it is infeasible.

So...

1.Go to hotmail.com or yahoo.com or any of the site where you need to insert a password or PIN.
2.Type in your user ID.
3. Type in the first characterof the password.
4. Click on the address bar in the internet explorer or Firefox. Type in some 3/4 random charachters.
5. Again go to password field and type in the second character of the password.And probably third too.
6. Again go to the addressbar and type in a few mroe random character.
7. Back to the password field and the next characters of the password.

Keep on repeating the process till you type in the full password in the password field.

Instead of the password
snoopy2 the keylogger now gets:
hotmail.comspqmlainsdgsosdgfsodgfdpuouuyhdg2

Here a total of 26 random characters have been inserted among the 7 characters of the actual password!!!

No doubt it takes a little bit of more time than the usual process, but you're safe and secure that way!!!

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Keyloggers

What are Keyloggers?


Keylogger is a software program or hardware device that is used to monitor and log each of the keys a user types into a computer keyboard. The user who installed the program or hardware device can then view all keys typed in by that user. Because these programs and hardware devices monitor the keys typed in a user can easily find user passwords and other information a user may not wish others to know about.
Keyloggers, as a surveillance tool, are often used by employers to ensure employees use work computers for business purposes only. Unfortunately, keyloggers can also be embedded in spyware allowing your information to be transmitted to an unknown third party.

To download the keyloggers and know about them read this article

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Advanced Keylogger


Advanced KEYLOGGER is an absolutely invisible keystroke recorder for Microsoft Windows 95/98/2000/ME/NT/XP. Advanced KEYLOGGER is a powerful surveillance tool, which now can offer total control over computer activity to any PC user in the world. Advanced KEYLOGGER records every keystroke, including passwords and logins, to encrypted easy-to-understand logs and can send reports secretly to your e-mail address or any number of other e-mails, specified by you. Advanced KEYLOGGER monitors the Internet activity precisely by logging all web-pages the user visits.

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BlazingTools Perfect Keylogger Lite


Do you want to know what your buddy or colleague is typing? May be you want to control your family members - what are they doing on your computer? Some applications of the keylogger: - Monitor children’s activity for parents - Monitor what programs opened and when - Recall what you wrote some time ago - Special purposes Features: - Invisible in Task Manager List - Logging texts typed in every application (including passwords and other hidden texts) - Log file is encrypted and can be protected with a password - Easy log viewing and management - Export log to HTML format - Possibility to specify target applications - Supports all Windows versions, including Windows XP - Very easy to use - Free version.

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Family Keylogger

Family Keylogger - this is the best choice, if you want to know what others are doing on your own computer while you are not at home (or office). Install Family Keylogger, set options "Start in hidden mode" and "Hide in task list", so that it makes itself invisible to anyone. After you return, you can just press keystroke to unhide. Family Keylogger - You have the right to Know!

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Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool

This tool checks your computer for infection by specific, prevalent malicious software (including Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom) and helps to remove the infection if it is found. Microsoft will release an updated version of this tool on the second Tuesday of each month.

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FileZilla 3.0.8

Size:2.98mb
License:Free
Requirements: Windows 2000/XP/Vista
Limitations: No limitations

FileZilla is an FTP program for file uploading and downloading to and from your FTP site, server, or host. The program lets you transfer files and navigate among folders, Web sites, and your computer. This software enables you to perform multiple file transfers simultaneously.

Version 3.0.8 is a bug fixing release.

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VistaMizer 2.5.1.0

VistaMizer modifies your system files, so that when you reboot after installing VistaMizer, you won't even remember how your old desktop looked like. With VistaMizer you are now able to transform your Windows XP, MCE or Server 2003 by giving it the look of Windows Vista. Therefore over 380 files with new Icons, pictures as well as videos are modified. This means that VistaMizer does not provide own files and change your system files. That has the advantage that VistaMizer works with each language and no changes of the language specifics are made.


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Consolas Font pack 4 MS Visual Studios 2005 & 2008

The Microsoft Consolas Font Family is a set of highly legible fonts designed for ClearType. It is intended for use in programming environments and other circumstances where a monospaced font is specified.

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Windows XP SP3 (Official Release)

Windows XP Service Pack 3 Build 5512 Final *Official*

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316.4 MB

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Batch Image Resizer

Batch resize, rotate, stamp, convert your images. It can work with the major image formats, including JPEG, BMP, GIF, PCX, PNG. You can batch resize, rotate, stamp text on your images and convert format to others. It allows you to view images and GIF animations before or after editing.The Windows Explorer-like pane on the left side of Batch Image Resizer interface makes the program familiar enough to use. Apart from resizing and conversion, you can rotate photographs and add comments. Conversion supports common formats such as JPEG, GIF, BMP, PNG, and PCX.

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Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder v2.0.1

Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder is a neat utility that can retrieve the product key (cd key) used to install windows from your registry.(Make Windows genuine)

It has the options to copy the key to clipboard, save it to a text file, or print it for safekeeping. It works on Windows 9x, ME, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista, Office XP, Office 2003, and Office 2007. This version adds Windows Vista x64 support and an “Always on top” option.

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Trace an E-Mail

people who use Yahoo or Hotmail email, thinking that their true identity and location are hidden, might be very surprised to find out that the IP address of the computer used to send the spam email can be uncovered and traced with eMailTrackerPro, many times leading directly to a person.

two of the methods are :

1. E Mail Tracker
2. Examining Email Headers

1. Use eMailTrackerPro

The first step is to use an email analysis tool like eMailTrackerPro, which will automatically analyze an email and its headers and provide a report similar to the following:

Tracing an email address: If you do not have an actual email message, but only have an email address, you can trace the address its email server. However it should be noted that email addresses can be easily forged, the results from tracing an email address may not be related to the true sender.

In most cases, using an email tracking tool like eMailTrackerPro to trace an email message you have received is your best option. To trace an email message received by someone else, have them forward the message to you as an attachment (just forwarding the message itself will show them as the sender). You can then open the attached message and copy the email header, start eMailTrackerPro and paste the header for analysis.

But, if you want to understand how email tracer tools work, continue reading...

2. Email Internet Headers

Every received email has Internet Headers. Using Microsoft Outlook as an example (other mail programs are very similar), just follow these steps to view the headers:

1. Right-click on the mail message that is still in your Outlook Inbox
2. Select 'Options...' from the resulting popup menu
3. Examine the 'Internet Headers' in the resulting 'Message Options' dialog

TIP: Right-click in the 'Internet Headers' field and click on 'Select All' in the popup menu (or type ctrl-A). Then right-click again and click on 'Copy' in the popup menu (or type ctrl-C). Finally, paste all the Internet Headers into your favorite text editor for full examination (such as 'Notepad', included with Windows).

Example: What you see will be very similar to the following (with 'line numbers' added for clarity and discussion in following sections):

1: Received: from tes1a623.OneMail.com.sg ([203.127.89.129]) by visualroute.com (8.11.6) id f9CIVSk24480; Tue, 12 Oct 2004 12:31:29 -0600 (MDT)
2: Message-Id: <200110121831.f9civsk24480@s2.domain.com>
3: Received: from drb.com (IIM1608 [203.127.89.138]) by tes1a623.OneMail.com.sg with SMTP (Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Service Version 5.5.2448.0)
4: id 4XNK9ATR; Wed, 13 Oct 2004 01:19:10 +0800
5: From: paylesslongdistance@somedomain.com
6: To: <>
7: Subject: Long Distance - 4.9 cents per min - NO FEES!
8: Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 13:24:26 -0400
9: X-Sender: paylesslongdistance@yahoo.com
10: X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.1
11: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
12: X-Priority: 3
13: X-MSMail-Priority: Normal
14: X-UIDL: 8`Y!!0GR!!"?H"!k:O!!
15: Status: U

Header Line Syntax: The Internet Header Fields are just a series of text lines, where each line looks like:

Header-Name: Header-Value

And if a line starts with a tab or spaces, like line 4 above, that line is a continuation of the previous Header-Value line. So, the Header-Name Received in line 3 has a Header-Value that spans lines 3 and 4.

Courtesy : Visualware

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