2007 Microsoft Office System 60 Days Trialware

Try out your choice of suites or programs from the 2007 Microsoft Office release for 60 days! Trial programs contain the same functionality that you get when you buy the perpetual versions-but only for a limited time

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/products/HA101741481033.aspx

Version Available for Trial Download

Microsoft® Office Professional 2007
Microsoft® Office Small Business 2007
Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007
Microsoft® Office Accounting Professional 2007
Microsoft® Office Groove 2007
Microsoft® Office OneNote 2007
Microsoft® Office Publisher 2007
Microsoft® Office Project Standard 2007
Microsoft® Office Visio Professional 2007
Microsoft® Office Visio Standard 2007
Microsoft® Office Accounting Express 2007
Microsoft® Office Standard 2007

Windows History with Timeline

Windows History with Timeline

http://www.levenez.com/windows/

This site provides complete Timeline of Windows like family tree which can be printed and stuck in office to make you look geek. You will also find Timeline for Unix and Computer Languages

Microsoft own history site on Windows can be found at

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/WinHistoryIntro.mspx

graphics version of Windows History

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/WinHistoryProGraphic.mspx

another link

http://www.computerhope.com/history/windows.htm

Windows Vista Beta Testing Reward

Nov 17, 2006

To everyone that took part in the Windows Vista beta test (as far as I know, about 20,000), only those that submitted at least 1 bug report will be offered a complimentary copy of Windows Vista Business or Ultimate.

Microsoft sent out a mail to those testers just a few minutes ago which specified that it is being offered as a download only. No media will be mailed, and only currently active, invited members of the Windows Vista technical beta program who filed at least one bug are receiving this offer

Due to the load from Connect, MSDN, TechNet, etc. the X64 images have been removed. If you have already begun a download, you will be able to finish, but no new X64 downloads will be permitted until the load has lessened. Additionally, the Vista team will be intermittently stopping new downloads for periods of time when the servers reach capacity.

On a side note: Remember the last time that the Connect servers were having this much trouble at the Beta 2 Launch? Well, the connect sercers are currently seeing ~2.5x the traffic that we did for Beta 2. No wonder Connect is suffering

Update : X64 Image back on Connect for download. Still awaiting for Product Key.

Windows Live Services Blog Links

Windows Live Services
http://ideas.live.com

Windows Live Mail Team Blog
http://mailcall.spaces.live.com/

Windows Live Mail Support Team Blog
http://mail-support.spaces.live.com/

Windows Live Spaces Team Blog
http://livecom.spaces.live.com/

Windows Live Mail Desktop Beta
http://morethanmail.spaces.live.com/

Windows Live OneCare Family Safety
http://familysafety.spaces.live.com/

Custom Domains
http://customdomains.spaces.live.com/

Inside Windows Live Messenger:
http://messengersays.spaces.live.com/

OfficeLiveBlog
http://officeliveblog.spaces.live.com

Windows Vista Volume Activation 2.0 Step-By-Step Guide

Microsoft latest article on Volume Licensing changes in Vista & Longhorn Server.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvista/plan/volact1.mspx

Windows Vista RTM

Two small words by Jim Allchin says it all

It time!

Great to read after a real long wait after XP

http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windowsvista/archive/2006/11/08/it-s-time.aspx

RTM : Nov 8, 2006
Public Release : Jan 30, 2007

Office 2007 RTM

Office 2007 is Golden

www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2006/nov06/11-062007OfficeRTMPR.mspx

Starting Dec. 1 in the U.S. and Canada, and coming soon after to an additional 13 international markets,* Microsoft will make available free, downloadable product trials via Office Online. Expanding on the Online Test Drive already available today, the trials will allow people to try the new desktop programs before they decide to buy or upgrade to the 2007 release

To support purchase and adoption, the 2007 release of Microsoft Office includes the largest investment in deployment and management tools in the product’s history. IT professionals can significantly reduce the cost and complexity of desktop deployments and upgrades by utilizing resources such as the Office Migration Planning Manager, Open XML Formats Conversion Toolkit, the Business Desktop Deployment 2007 Solution Accelerator, the Office Resource Kit, and more

Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP

Windows Media Player 11 released for Windows XP

Download Link

Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=1d224714-e238-4e45-8668-5166114010ca&DisplayLang=en

Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP (64-bit)

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c6a4cecb-9cb2-42f7-8814-7cb5067ee958&DisplayLang=en

Internet Explorer 7 Released to Web

Internet Explorer 7 Released.

Office 2007 and Windows Vista on its Way

Windows XP SP2
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9ae91ebe-3385-447c-8a30-081805b2f90b&DisplayLang=en

Windows Server 2003 SP1
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=bc327d94-4f2c-481f-8595-fa5b90b11bfc&DisplayLang=en

Windows 64bit Server/Client
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=5bb6ebf0-86d0-4800-a1ba-5360f1d086c9&DisplayLang=en

Windows Server 2003 IA64
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=7fb70f91-d2eb-4710-9bff-bad7be9d4862&DisplayLang=en

Windows Vista RC2 CPP Download

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/preview/start.mspx

The is the last released build to testers before RTM

http://download.windowsvista.com/preview/rc2/en/download.htm

http://download.windowsvista.com/dl/preview/rc2/en/x86/iso/vista_5744.16384.061003-1945_x86fre_client-lrmcfre_en_dvd.iso

http://download.windowsvista.com/dl/preview/rc2/en/x64/iso/vista_5744.16384.061003-1945_x64fre_client-lrmcxfre_en_dvd.iso

http://download.windowsvista.com/preview/rc2/de/download.htm

http://download.windowsvista.com/dl/preview/rc2/de/x86/iso/vista_5744.16384.061003-1945_x86fre_client-lrmcfre_de_dvd.iso

http://download.windowsvista.com/dl/preview/rc2/de/x64/iso/vista_5744.16384.061003-1945_x64fre_client-lrmcxfre_de_dvd.iso

http://download.windowsvista.com/preview/rc2/jp/download.htm

http://download.windowsvista.com/dl/preview/rc2/jp/x86/iso/vista_5744.16384.061003-1945_x86fre_client-lrmcfre_ja_dvd.iso

http://download.windowsvista.com/dl/preview/rc2/jp/x64/iso/vista_5744.16384.061003-1945_x64fre_client-lrmcxfre_ja_dvd.iso

Beta2 and RC1 product keys would work on this build

MSFT Article : 4 steps to set up your home wireless network

Nice Article for Setting up Wireless Network @ Home

Original Article @ Microsoft site with diagram
Refer to https://www.microsoft.com/athome/moredone/wirelesssetup.mspx

You can use a wireless network to share Internet access, files, printers, and more. Or you can use it to surf the Web while you're sitting on your couch or in your yard. Plus, it's easier to install than you think.

There are 4 steps to creating a wireless network:

1.
Choose your wireless equipment

2.
Connect your wireless router

3.
Configure your wireless router

4.
Connect your computers


For Windows XP users, Windows XP Service Pack 2 is not required for wireless networking, but it does make things much easier. Service Pack 2 also helps protect you against hackers, worms, and other Internet intruders. To install Service Pack 2, visit the Protect Your PC site.

1.
Choose your wireless equipment

The first step is to make sure that you have the equipment you need. As you're looking for products in stores or on the Internet, you might notice that you can choose equipment that supports three different wireless networking technologies: 802.11a, 802.11b, and 802.11g. We recommend 802.11g, because it offers excellent performance and is compatible with almost everything.

Shopping list

• Broadband Internet connection

• Wireless router

• A computer with built-in wireless networking support or a wireless network adapter


A wireless router

The router converts the signals coming across your Internet connection into a wireless broadcast, sort of like a cordless phone base station. Be sure to get a wireless router, and not a wireless access point.

A wireless network adapter

Network adapters wirelessly connect your computer to your wireless router. If you have a newer computer you may already have wireless capabilities built in. If this is the case, then you will not need a wireless network adapter. If you need to purchase an adapter for a desktop computer, buy a USB wireless network adapter. If you have a laptop, buy a PC card-based network adapter. Make sure that you have one adapter for every computer on your network.

Note: To make setup easy, choose a network adapter made by the same vendor that made your wireless router. For example, if you find a good price on a Linksys router, choose a Linksys network adapter to go with it. To make shopping even easier, buy a bundle, such as those available from D-Link, Netgear, Linksys, Microsoft, and Buffalo. If you have a desktop computer, make sure that you have an available USB port to plug the wireless network adapter into. If you don't have any open USB ports, buy a hub to add additional ports.

2.
Connect your wireless router

Since you'll be temporarily disconnected from the Internet, print these instructions before you go any further.

First, locate your cable modem or DSL modem and unplug it to turn it off.

Next, connect your wireless router to your modem. Your modem should stay connected directly to the Internet. Later, after you've hooked everything up, your computer will wirelessly connect to your router, and the router will send communications through your modem to the Internet.


Next, connect your router to your modem:

Note: The instructions below apply to a Linksys wireless router. The ports on your router may be labeled differently, and the images may look different on your router. Check the documentation that came with your equipment for additional assistance.

• If you currently have your computer connected directly to your modem: Unplug the network cable from the back of your computer, and plug it into the port labeled Internet, WAN, or WLAN on the back of your router.

• If you do not currently have a computer connected to the Internet: Plug one end of a network cable (included with your router) into your modem, and plug the other end of the network cable into the Internet, WAN, or WLAN port on your wireless router.

• If you currently have your computer connected to a router: Unplug the network cable connected to the Internet, WAN, or WLAN port from your current router, and plug this end of the cable into the Internet, WAN, or WLAN port on your wireless router. Then, unplug any other network cables, and plug them into the available ports on your wireless router. You no longer need your original router, because your new wireless router replaces it.


Next, plug in and turn on your cable or DSL modem. Wait a few minutes to give it time to connect to the Internet, and then plug in and turn on your wireless router. After a minute, the Internet, WAN, or WLAN light on your wireless router should light up, indicating that it has successfully connected to your modem.


3.
Configure your wireless router

Using the network cable that came with your wireless router, you should temporarily connect your computer to one of the open network ports on your wireless router (any port that isn't labeled Internet, WAN, or WLAN). If you need to, turn your computer on. It should automatically connect to your router.

Next, open Internet Explorer and type in the address to configure your router.

You might be prompted for a password. The address and password you use will vary depending on what type of router you have, so refer to the instructions included with your router.

As a quick reference, this table shows the default addresses, usernames, and passwords for some common router manufacturers.

Router Address Username Password
3Com
http://192.168.1.1
admin
admin

D-Link
http://192.168.0.1
admin


Linksys
http://192.168.1.1
admin
admin

Microsoft Broadband
http://192.168.2.1
admin
admin

Netgear
http://192.168.0.1
admin
password


Internet Explorer will show your router's configuration page. Most of the default settings should be fine, but you should configure three things:

1.
Your wireless network name, known as the SSID. This name identifies your network. You should choose something unique that none of your neighbors will be using.

2.
Wireless encryption (WEP) or Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA), which help protect your wireless network. For most routers, you will provide a passphrase that your router uses to generate several keys. Make sure your passphrase is unique and long (you don't need to memorize it).

3.
Your administrative password, which controls your wireless network. Just like any other password, it should not be a word that you can find in the dictionary, and it should be a combination of letters, numbers, and symbols. Be sure you can remember this password, because you'll need it if you ever have to change your router's settings.


The exact steps you follow to configure these settings will vary depending on the type of router you have. After each configuration setting, be sure to click Save Settings, Apply, or OK to save your changes.

Now, you should disconnect the network cable from your computer.

4.
Connect your computers

If your computer does not have wireless network support built in, plug your network adapter into your USB port, and place the antenna on top of your computer (in the case of a desktop computer), or insert the network adapter into an empty PC card slot (in the case of a laptop). Windows XP will automatically detect the new adapter, and may prompt you to insert the CD that came with your adapter. The on-screen instructions will guide you through the configuration process.

Note: The steps below only apply if you're using Windows XP Service Pack 2. If you're running Windows XP and you don't have Service Pack 2 yet, plug your computer into your wireless router and download and install Service Pack 2 from the Protect Your PC site.

Windows XP should show an icon with a notification that says it has found a wireless network.


Follow these steps to connect your computer to your wireless network:

1.
Right-click the wireless network icon in the lower-right corner of your screen, and then click View Available Wireless Networks. If you run into any problems, consult the documentation that came with your network adapter. Don't be afraid to call their tech support.

2.
The Wireless Network Connection window should appear and you should see your wireless network listed with the network name you chose. If you don't see your network, click Refresh network list in the upper-left corner. Click your network, and then click Connect in the lower-right corner.

3.
Windows XP prompts you to enter a key. Type the encryption key that you wrote down earlier in both the Network key and Confirm network key boxes, and then click Connect.

4.
Windows XP will show its progress as it connects to your network. After you're connected, you can now close the Wireless Network Connection window. You're done.


Note: If the Wireless Network Connection window continues to show Acquiring Network Address, you may have mistyped the encryption key.

Vista RC1 Sept 2006 CPP released

Microsoft has just released an updated version of Windows Vista to technical beta testers. Build 5728 is available in either x86 or x64 flavors right now on Microsoft Connect.

http://download.windowsvista.com/preview/rc1/en/download-5728.htm
x86
vista_5728.16387.060917-1430_x86fre_client-LRMCFRE_EN_DVD.iso, 2,622.25 MB

http://download.windowsvista.com/dl/preview/rc1/en/x86/iso/vista_5728.16387.060917-1430_x86fre_client-lrmcfre_en_dvd.iso

x64
vista_5728.16387.060917-1430_x64fre_client-LRMCxFRE_EN_DVD.iso, 3,628.64 MB

http://download.windowsvista.com/dl/preview/rc1/en/x64/iso/vista_5728.16387.060917-1430_x64fre_client-LRMCxFRE_EN_DVD.iso


Note: Your Beta 2/RC1 product keys will still be valid for this version.

Windows Vista RC1 CPP Download

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/getready/preview/start.mspx

http://download.windowsvista.com/preview/rc1/en/download.htm

http://download.windowsvista.com/dl/preview/rc1/en/x86/iso/vista_5600.16384.060829-2230_x86fre_client-lr1cfre_en_dvd.iso

http://download.windowsvista.com/dl/preview/rc1/en/x64/iso/vista_5600.16384.060829-2230_x64fre_client-lr1cxfre_en_dvd.iso

http://download.windowsvista.com/preview/rc1/de/download.htm

http://download.windowsvista.com/dl/preview/rc1/de/x86/iso/vista_5600.16384.060829-2230_x86fre_client-lr1cfre_de_dvd.iso

http://download.windowsvista.com/dl/preview/rc1/de/x64/iso/vista_5600.16384.060829-2230_x64fre_client-lr1cxfre_de_dvd.iso

http://download.windowsvista.com/preview/rc1/jp/download.htm

http://download.windowsvista.com/dl/preview/rc1/jp/x86/iso/vista_5600.16384.060829-2230_x86fre_client-lr1cfre_ja_dvd.iso

http://download.windowsvista.com/dl/preview/rc1/jp/x64/iso/vista_5600.16384.060829-2230_x64fre_client-lr1cxfre_ja_dvd.iso

You will need to sign up to get a trial Product Key

New Signup for Trial will start in coming weeeks

150th Comic @TheComicProject

Mega 150th Comic up on TheComicProject

Also new download link posted

http://thecomiclinks.blogspot.com/

Microsoft Windows XP Fundamentals for Legacy PCs

New OS released for old hardware from MS

Nice article on Bink.nu

Virtual Server for Free

MS Virtual Server 2005 R2
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/virtualserver/default.mspx

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/virtualserver/software/default.mspx

Microsoft Virtual PC 2004
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtualpc/default.mspx

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtualpc/downloads/sp1.mspx

VMware Server 1.0
http://www.vmware.com/products/server/

http://download3.vmware.com/software/vmserver/VMware-server-installer-1.0.0-28343.exe
http://download3.vmware.com/software/vmserver/VMware-server-linux-client-1.0.0-28343.zip
http://download3.vmware.com/software/vmserver/VMware-server-win32-client-1.0.0-28343.zip
http://download3.vmware.com/software/vmserver/VMware-server-1.0.0-28343.i386.rpm

Tech Doc
http://blogs.msdn.com/virtual_pc_guy/

Windows Vista Beta2 CPP Download

http://download.windowsvista.com/preview/beta2/en/x86/download.htm

http://download.windowsvista.com/dl/preview/beta2/en/x86/iso/vista_5384.4.060518-1455_winmain_beta2_x86fre_client-LB2CFRE_EN_DVD.iso
http://download.windowsvista.com/dl/preview/beta2/en/x64/iso/vista_5384.4.060518-1455_winmain_beta2_x64fre_client-LB2CxFRE_EN_DVD.iso

http://download.windowsvista.com/preview/beta2/de/x86/download.htm

http://download.windowsvista.com/dl/preview/beta2/de/x86/iso/vista_5384.4.060518-1455_winmain_beta2_x86fre_client-LB2CFRE_DE_DVD.iso
http://download.windowsvista.com/dl/preview/beta2/de/x64/iso/vista_5384.4.060518-1455_winmain_beta2_x64fre_client-LB2CxFRE_DE_DVD.iso

http://download.windowsvista.com/preview/beta2/jp/x86/download.htm

http://download.windowsvista.com/dl/preview/beta2/jp/x86/iso/vista_5384.4.060518-1455_winmain_beta2_x86fre_client-LB2CFRE_JA_DVD.iso
http://download.windowsvista.com/dl/preview/beta2/jp/x64/iso/vista_5384.4.060518-1455_winmain_beta2_x64fre_client-LB2CxFRE_JA_DVD.iso

You will need to sign up to get a trial Product Key

2007 Office Beta 2 Download

Microsoft Office 12 renamed to Microsoft Office 2007 System and now named as 2007 Microsoft Office System Beta 2 has been released to testers.

Everyone can download trial version from Ms site

http://www.microsoft.com/office/preview/programs/default.mspx

Gmail Hosted Invite

Just received invitation for previous beta testing forms submitted.

nikhilbendre.info

bendre.org

nikhilbendre.com

August23.info Update

Just got accepted for Gmail Email hosting
Now Email hosting for August23.info now hosted on "Gmail for Domain"

Access to Control Panel for managing settings and users @

http://www.google.com/hosted/august23.info

and can access Emails from Gmail Site

MS OfficeLive Beta Testing

Just recd a MS OfficeLive ProductKey.

Registered a new Domain bendre.org for Beta testing.

Getting the site setup in coming days...

Nikhil

Nikhil is a word in Hindi and Sanskrit that means "All", "Entire", "Complete", or "Whole" as in the Universe. Sanskrit fragmentation of the word yields: Ni (without) + Kh (sky or boundary) + L (agreed or liked) . It is also a popular male name amongst Hindus. Akhil is a similar-sounding synonym of Nikhil in Hindi and Sanskrit.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikhil

Windows Starter 2007

Windows Starter 2007 Beta edition now listed on Ms Connect site for testing.

You can sign-up for this on http://connect.microsoft.com
Click Available Programs and click apply to Windows Starter 2007 Beta

Still no Downloads or ProductKeys listed.

Upgrade Windows 2003 to Windows 2003 R2

This article discusses how to upgrade Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 (SP1) to Windows Server 2003 R2. This article does not discuss how to upgrade earlier versions of the Windows operating system to Windows Server 2003 R2. This article assumes that Windows Server 2003 SP1 is already installed.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;912309

100th Comic

TheComicProject just posted 100th comic...

This site just brings back old memories :-)

Keep the good work going fellows .. awaiting the next century

Windows LiveMail Support

The Windows Live Mail Support team has just launched http://spaces.msn.com/mail-support/, a blog dedicated to helping Windows Live Mail users like you get answers to the most common problems. They'll continue to update the blog as they find out about more common issues

http://spaces.msn.com/mail-support/


Blog of WindowLiveMail Team
http://spaces.msn.com/mailcall/

Google Beta Testing "Gmail For Your Domain"

From slashdot.org

"Google is looking for organizations to beta test its new hosted email service. From the information page: 'This special beta test lets you give Gmail, Google's webmail service, to every user at your domain. Gmail for your domain is hosted by Google, so there's no hardware or software for you to install or maintain.' The beta test is limited, but Google is accepting open applications."

https://www.google.com/hosted/Home

Currently San José City College testing this beta

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2006/02/big-mail-on-campus.html

Have applied for hosting the email service for my domain. Just keeping my fingers crossed. ;-)

OPK eXtender

OPK eXtender (OPX).The OPX is an OPK powertoy that adds system builder-specific features to the OPK.
Technical Support for the OPX
The OPK eXtender powertoy is in English only. It is not part of the Windows OPK and is not supported by Microsoft. For this reason, Microsoft System Builder Technical Support (sbst@microsoft.com) is unable to answer questions about OPX. If you have any feedback or questions about OPX, please contact us at opx@microsoft.com.

You would also need WindowsXP SP2 OPK to be downloaded from the OEM Builder site

Read the OPX EULA and download the OPX. Regsiterd OEM system builders only

August 23

you ask why ... August23 ?????

coz that my Birthday!!!!!!!

Here more trivia for that day

August 23 is the 235th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (236th in leap
years), with 130 days remaining

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_23

Chronicles of Narnia

Narnia is a fantasy world created by the Anglo-Irish author C. S. Lewis as a location for his Chronicles of Narnia, a series of seven fantasy novels for children.

In Narnia, animals can talk, mythical beasts abound, and magic is common. The series tracks the story of Narnia from its creation to its end, and especially the stories of those humans, usually children, who enter the land from 'our world'.

More info

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narnia

Inside the Dell PC Restore Partition

Inside the Dell PC Restore Partition
An Exploration by Dan Goodell

Recent Dell computers are shipped with three partitions: a hidden Dell
Utility partition, the main (Windows) operating system partition, and
a hidden Dell PC Restore partition. DSR ("Dell System Restore") is a
feature that returns a computer to its "as shipped" state through the
use of the two specialized Dell partitions

http://www.goodells.net/dellrestore

Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Evaluation

Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

Download link
http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/1/7/817afea0-5a51-4fa9-a973-0975f7fb7daf/WS03SP1_RTM_1830_PX6_EN.iso

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Evaluation

Installing Windows Server 2003 R2 x86
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/R2/trial/installinstruct.mspx
CD 1
http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/e/e/4ee6fe6f-8042-4a02-ba41-08e0d39e9e5a/x11-03905.iso
CD 2
http://download.microsoft.com/download/0/4/3/04359BD1-571C-4114-920A-B5A8952EE92B/srv03_r2_2075_usa_x86fre_adsr2.iso

Installation Instructions for Windows Server 2003 R2 x64
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/R2/trial/installinstructx64.mspx
CD 1
http://download.microsoft.com/download/0/4/6/046ed96b-8376-459d-9046-bcbb9dafe082/x11-04774.iso
CD 2
http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/7/8/97880C8C-5C48-4A53-938E-5CF5D08CCB9B/srv03_r2_2075_usa_x64fre_adsr2.iso

Tools I use

[Latest Collection - Jan 2006]

Clipcache
http://www.clipcache.com/

ACDSee 2.43
http://www.acdsystems.com

Advanced Disk Catalog
http://www.elcomsoft.com/adc.html

AutoStreamer 1033
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=223562

Bin2Iso
http://www.codeproject.com/tools/Bin2Iso.asp
http://www.weethet.nl/english/cdrw_bintoiso.php

CDImage
Internal Microsoft CD & DVD Image Tool

CDR Label
http://www.cdrlabel.com/

FreePops
http://freepops.org/

PopPeeper
http://www.poppeeper.com/

FTP Server
http://www.pablosoftwaresolutions.com/

HashCalc
A fast and easy-to-use calculator that allows to compute message digests, checksums and HMACs for files, as well as for text and hex strings. It offers a choice of 13 of the most popular hash and checksum algorithms for calculations
http://www.slavasoft.com/hashcalc/

ISOBuster
The Ultimate CD and DVD data recovery tool !

Rescue lost files from a bad or trashed CD or DVD !
Save important documents, precious pictures or video from the family, your only system backup, ...
IsoBuster can do it all !

IsoBuster is a highly specialized yet easy to use CD and DVD data recovery tool. It supports all CD and DVD formats and all common CD and DVD file-systems (= set of files and folders). Start up IsoBuster, Insert a CD or DVD, select the drive (if not selected already) and let IsoBuster mount the media. IsoBuster immediately shows you all the tracks and sessions located on the media, combined with all file-systems that are present. This way you get easy access, just like explorer, to all the files and folders per file-system. Instead of being limited to one file-system that the OS picks for you, you have access to "the complete picture". Access data from older sessions, access data that your OS (e.g. Windows) does not see or hides from you etc.

Combine this all-revealing functionality with far better read and recovery mechanisms, scanning for lost files functionality, workarounds for a wide range of drive and software bugs, limitations or shortcomings and you have an enormously powerful data recovery tool. IsoBuster is must-have-software for every PC user and is deliberately kept low priced to be able to offer a solution for everybody, even if it is much used in the professional optical and data forensics world.
http://www.isobuster.com/

KeyFinder
http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml

Prodkey
http://www.mvps.org/marksxp/WindowsXP/prodkey.php

Neowin UxTheme

NetCaptor
The Best Addon for IE for Tab Browsing
http://www.netcaptor.com

NTinfo - Wininfo, TweakNT

PerfectKeyboard
http://www.pitrinec.com/pkindex.htm

RawWrite
http://uranus.it.swin.edu.au/~jn/linux/rawwrite.htm

ResHack
http://www.angusj.com/resourcehacker/

RNameIt 3.11
http://www.alltheshareware.com/Rnameit-Software-66629.html

Second Copy
http://www.centered.com/

SysInternals - Process Explorer
http://www.systernals.com

TextView

TreeSize Professional
http://www.jam-software.com/freeware/index.shtml

VCDGear
http://www.vcdgear.com

WinAmp 2.95
http://www.winamp.com

Winimage7
http://www.winimage.com

WinRar342
http://www.rarsoft.com

StealthDisk
http://www.sgsix.com/

TrueCrypt
http://truecrypt.sourceforge.net

Cryptainer LE
http://www.cypherix.co.uk/cryptainerle/

WinISO 5.3
http://www.winiso.com/

KeePass
http://keepass.sourceforge.net

Microsoft Schedule+ 7.1
Part of MS Office 95 Suite...One of best and small PIM I have used. I might be wrong in this remark If anyone know about other PIM better than this email me.

Passware - Asterisk Key
http://www.lostpassword.com

Other links
http://www.dirk-loss.de/win-tools.htm

Preserving OEM Pre-Activation when Re-installing Windows XP

From Microsoft Site

To help minimize the potential impact on licensed users, this whitepaper provides steps licensed end users can take to preserve OEM pre-activation when reinstalling the operating system using any of the four scenarios outlined below (sysprep, OOBEinfo, manual and unattended).

The following product keys should be substituted for XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX in the solutions discussed below.

Windows XP Professional 32 bit
MVF4D-W774K-MC4VM-QY6XY- R38TB

Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
XT67V-GY7FW-GR6FR-WDK2C-8T97J

Windows XP Professional x64 bit
FM634-HJ3QK-6QVTY-RJY4R-XCR9J