Win32Pad is a small Notepad replacement with a number of additional features, such as recent file list, line numbering, auto indent etc. It can deal with both Windows and Unix text file formats, and file size is limited only by the available memory. It can also be minimized to the system tray.
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Runs on: | Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Dependencies: | UNICOWS.DLL (for Win9x/ME) SHFOLDER.DLL for (Win9x/NT) RICHED20.DLL |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Partial. It is unable to deal with Unicode filenames, but is able to display Unicode content. |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Create an empty file called "win32pad.ini" in the same folder. Launch win32pad.exe. |
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Midas
on 2010-02-05 23:41
My current preferred notepad replacement, after swapping the hideous default icon with the the vanilla one from notepad (TY, ResHack). Shame it doesn't do text case conversions, then it would be perfect -- as it is, I use a well known commercial editor for heavy duty text editing and nfoPad (totally portable from v1.56, see post @ http://www.portablefreeware.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=5409) for nfo file viewing. For the rest, Win32Pad is lightning fast and perfectly fit for the common text checking/light editing tasks. I don't hesitate to recommend it!
Pax
on 2010-12-27 03:37
@Midas, re: viewers for ANSI art (code page 437, extended ASCII)
Midas
on 2012-04-20 11:19
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@Pax: great tip. Still, I'll be keeping NFOPad (http://www.portablefreeware.com/?id=2164) 'cause it's convenient and I sometimes make adjustments to viewed files... |
FAT32 Format lets you get around the 32GB limit that Windows XP imposes when trying to format a FAT32 volume (though it can read FAT32 volumes larger than 32GB just fine). It is able to format a FAT32 volume up to the maximum limit of 2TB.
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Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP / Vista |
Writes settings to: | None |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download guiformat.exe to a folder of your choice and launch. |
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Midas
on 2012-12-01 10:26
It should be noted that this refers to the GUI version of fat32format (i.e., guiformat.exe); the CLI tool fat32format is up to version 1.05 -- I mistook one for the other...
Midas
on 2021-02-16 10:51
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Webpage gone, redirected to Softpedia. |
EjectUSB is a tool for quickly closing apps running from a USB drive and ejecting the drive from safe removal. It will automatically close all programs running from the drive EjectUSB was run from (host drive), close any explorer windows open to the host drive, remove Windows MUI and MRU entries and recent document shortcuts related to the host drive, and attempt to eject the host drive when done. It can also interface with various utilities to aid in drive ejection.
Alternatively, the program can be run from your hard drive as a tool to restore a computer to its post-boot state. If you have 10-20 windows open, this will quickly and easily close them all, akin to pressing a reset button for your desktop.
Warning: Launching EjectUSB will immediately close all programs running from the host drive and eject the drive without user intervention!
Note: Website is gone, download linking to Softpedia.
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Runs on: | Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 |
Writes settings to: | None |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
License: | Freeware/Open Source |
How to extract: |
Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch EjectUSB.exe. The program reads its settings from EjectUSB.ini (in the same folder as EjectUSB.exe). If EjectUSB.ini does not exist, the program will run with default settings. EjectUSB also accepts a drive letter or folder path as a command-line argument. Read EjectUSB.txt for more information. |
Similar/alternative apps: | ProEject |
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ChemZ
on 2011-08-11 11:56
Download link is pointing to the install version, try:
abc
on 2012-07-25 17:23
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The download is a CNET installer. Here's a better link: http://www.softpedia.com/get/PORTABLE-SOFTWARE/System/System-Enhancements/Windows-Portable-Applications-EjectUSB.shtml |
xplorer² is a tabbed, dual-pane file manager with tons of features, including folder size view, window layout management, item filtering, folder comparison/synchronization, batch renaming, and file split, merge and shred. Search function includes ability to look for text inside files, and text and script editors, as well as HTML, multimedia and image file preview.
xplorer² lite portable is a portable wrapper by SmithTechSoftware that writes settings to the application folder instead of the registry. Site has gone offline, linking to archive.org.
Note: The latest version of xplorer² lite available from the program's site maybe still compatible with SmithTechSoftware's portable wrapper (see the official forum topic and comments below).
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Runs on: | Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | No |
License: | Free for personal/academic use |
How to extract: | Download the self-extracting EXE and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch xplorer2 Portable.exe. |
What's new? |
See: https://www.zabkat.com/blog/index.htm |
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smaragdus
on 2017-01-24 11:48
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Website (http://usb.smithtech.us/apps/xplorer2lite.php) not available. |
Taskix lets you reorder buttons on the taskbar using drag-and-drop. Note that if "Group similar taskbar buttons" is set, you will be able to move a button inside the group or move the group as a whole, but not to move a button out of its group. If you open many windows so buttons end up stacked up on a single taskbar button, Taskix will also work inside the stacked button list.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista |
Writes settings to: | None |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch Taskix32.exe. |
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Paul Moore
on 2008-08-05 07:52
Taskix seems to occasionally get windows confused for me. I've had a few windows which simply won't come to the top when I click on them - they stay behind the others. It's not necessarily taskix at fault (I have VirtuaWin running as well), but switching it off fixed the problem.
Kaleb
on 2009-08-31 21:38
Uh... there are not any zip files to download.
freakazoid
on 2009-09-29 02:34
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kaleb, the new version of Taskix uses the MSI install method. |
Lupas Rename makes it easier to rename a large number of files, with many options to choose from. It also supports instant preview before making the changes permanent.
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Runs on: | Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Unicode support: | No |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the self-extracting EXE to a folder of your choice. Launch LupasRename.exe. |
What's new? | Available changelog at https://lupasfreeware.org/rename/history.php. |
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Midas
on 2011-09-26 09:32
In the renaming through GUI department, LupasRenamer is really hard to beat for ease of use -- notwithstanding its aging interface; it would be perfect if its developer took the time to update it a bit since, as it is now, it is already showing its age...
aazard
on 2020-11-09 00:29
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@Midas... still true 9 years later. Bulk Filr renamer & ant renamer are good, but this matches them, who are over 2 to 3 mb, BUT weighing in at under 300kb (290kb reduced to needed files) when made portable & upx compressed |
Safarp displays the list of installed programs and allows you to repair/uninstall them. You can also remove orphaned/obsolete entries, or export the program list to a variety of report formats.
Two reasons why you should use Safarp instead of the default applet: it loads much faster (even when you have tons of installed application like I do), and it allows you to quickly located installed application by typing the first letter of its name (a major gripe I have with the default applet due to its usage of a non-standard listview control).
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Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Unicode support: | No |
License: | Freeware/Open Source |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch safarp.exe. |
What's new? |
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David Carrington
on 2006-03-17 03:33
Superb uninstaller. Very fast, very effecient.
Midas
on 2012-06-22 14:14
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Blinding fast. Ultra-small (exe is 48KB). |
Startup Control Panel shows you which programs automatically run when your computer starts, and allow you to disable or remove them if necessary.
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Runs on: | Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP |
Writes settings to: | Windows registry |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the 'Standalone' ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch Startup.exe. |
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Midas
on 2014-07-18 10:22
It appears Mike Lin took down it's former website -- www.mlin.net is now void of any of his utilities.
webfork
on 2014-07-27 21:06
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"Mike Lin took down it's former website" ... That's a real bummer. Mike's programs helped out a bunch of people that I introduced to this. I definitely owe him. Great software and a huge help supporting XP and dealing with insistant autostart programs and junkware. |
mp4UI is a utility for creating MP4 video files. MP4 files are high-compression ISO-compliant MPEG-4 streams with AAC audio. You are able to edit file/track properties and metadata, as well as import/export individual audio/video tracks.
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Runs on: | Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP |
Writes settings to: | Windows registry. But given the nature of the application, I think it can be accepted as portable. |
Stealth: ? | No |
License: | GPL and MPL 1.1 |
How to extract: |
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Ralph
on 2011-05-04 17:02
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Synopsis is misleading - |