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PC Wizard v2014.2.13

webfork on 9 Aug 2016
  • 11MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 15 Aug 2014
  • Suggested by Andrew Lee

PC Wizard is designed for the detection, analysis and benchmarking of hardware. It is able to detect a large scale of system components and supports the latest technologies and standards. This tool is periodically updated (usually once per month) in order to provide most accurate results.

NOTE: download offline; linking to softpedia (thanks smaragdus).

Category:
Runs on:Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8
Writes settings to: Windows registry
Dependencies: Administrator rights
Stealth: ? No
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch PC Wizard.exe.
What's new?
  • New AMD and Intel processors support.
  • New AMD and Intel chipsets support.
  • DDR4 and XMP 2.0 preliminary support.
  • Cache support.
Latest comments
Billo255 on 2013-04-07 01:12

Just downloaded this app on a Windows 7 Professional machine and a Windows XP SP3 machine. It popped up on both machines with a peripheral error then quit.

AdrianK_IT on 2013-10-25 12:41

The latest version is best avoided! Completely freezes on startup, hard restart required. Also, disabling update check on startup has no effect, does it every time!

smaragdus on 2016-08-02 12:20

The download link is dead. The program can be downloaded from Softpedia:
http://www.softpedia.com/get/PORTABLE-SOFTWARE/System/System-Enhancements/Portable-PC-Wizard.shtml

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Locate32 v3.1.11.7100

webfork on 2 May 2016
  • 3MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 15 Aug 2012
  • Suggested by freakazoid

Locate32 is an indexing search tool that allows you to find files on local and Windows networking-compatible remote shares. After an initial search of shares, it uses database to provide instant for any number of files and folders. Searches can be set on a variety of criterion including date, size, extension, files/folders, etc.

Note that the databases must be updated to give accurate information. You can customize places to search and frequency of each update (e.g. your desktop hourly, your backup drive weekly). Some file types' contents can be searched including most MS Office file formats, but only some PDFs and image metadata.

Category:
Runs on:Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: Yes
License: FreeBSD
How to extract:
  1. Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice
  2. Follow these instructions to make Locate32 portable
  3. Launch Locate32.exe
Similar/alternative apps: DocFetcher
What's new? For Locate32 changes up to v3.1 RC3l build 10.8220 see http://sourceforge.net/projects/locate32/files/.
Latest comments
Midas on 2015-07-09 15:02

See http://www.portablefreeware.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=75621#p75621 for info on newer versions...

smaragdus on 2016-05-02 13:38

I think that:
"2. Follow these instructions to make Locate32 portable" point at non-existent thread. I suppose that the right thread which explains how to make Locate32 portable is this one:
http://www.portablefreeware.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=22751#p22751

webfork on 2016-05-02 18:49

Smaragdus: confirmed, fixed. Thanks.

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Regshot2 Unicode v2.0.1.70

Midas on 10 Feb 2021
  • 612KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on
  • Suggested by Lupo73

Regshot2 Unicode is a registry change and file system change detection diff tool that takes snapshots, generates HTML reports, and creates automatic REG undo/redo scripts. The program can save/load snapshots to file for later use, while registry path and file path inclusion/exclusion rules can be set to include/exclude paths in the snapshots.

The program includes two components:

  • Registry Shot - It will automatically generate UNDO.REG and REDO.reg registry scripts based upon the difference between two snapshots taken at two points in time.
  • File Shot - will catch file changes based on either timestamp, size, or CRC32/MD5 and report these changes in an HTML file

Note: Regshot2 Unicode is not an update to Regshot, but a unique program. Although it shares a similar interface, it is a code fork by a different author and has many more features.

Category:
Runs on:Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch Regshot.exe.

NOTE: if the program loads in Russian, close the program and open "regshot.ini" in a text editor. Make sure the first two lines read:

[Settings]
Language=English
Similar/alternative apps: Regshot
What's new?
  • Updated the Regshot.ini files in all folders
  • RegShot[2] will now start in English by default
  • RegShot[2] Will now save the changes in INF and REG format by default
Latest comments
tonecool on 2020-02-23 08:46

Application is crashing while scanning whole c: drive is turned on. Add "C:\Windows\servicing\LCU" folder into Excluded object list to workaround this issue.

Midas on 2020-02-25 08:11

@tonecool: have you tried Primo (https://www.portablefreeware.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8164)?

Midas on 2021-02-10 11:01

Last online information source is now behind a registration wall, linking to Archive.org.

Moreover, no valid download source found, linking to AfterDawn mirror.

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ImgBurn v2.5.8.0

juverax on 21 Apr 2023
  • 3MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 1 Jun 2017
  • Suggested by Ben Laufer

ImgBurn writes most types of image files for CD, DVD, HD DVD and Blu-ray burning. It supports the latest writers (including booktype/bitsetting on many of the major ones such as BenQ, LiteOn, NEC, Plextor, Sony etc.). You can also ImgBurn to erase/format your rewritable media.

Includes CD-Text editing, disk imaging, disc testing, verification (that files are exactly the same as those on the disc) and supports many world languages.

Does not support multisessions.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Wine
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract:
  1. Download the installer and extract to a temporary folder
  2. Copy or move the contents of $INSTDIR to a folder of your choice
  3. Create an empty text file in this folder and paste the following:

    [Settings]
    PortableMode=1
    FILELOCATIONS_GraphDataFiles=.\Graph Data Files\
    FILELOCATIONS_ImageFiles=.\Image Files\
    FILELOCATIONS_LogFiles=.\Log Files\
    FILELOCATIONS_ProjectFiles=.\Project Files\
    FILELOCATIONS_QueueFiles=.\Queue Files\

  4. Rename this text file ImgBurn.ini
  5. Finally, launch ImgBurn.exe
Similar/alternative apps: InfraRecorder
What's new? See:
http://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=changelog
Latest comments
fang-face on 2015-04-15 00:52

"Copy or move the contents of $INSTDIR to a folder of your choice":
I just extracted using uniextract (2. try: 7zip, same result). There is no $INSTDIR, only $PLUGINSDIR, SOUNDS and files imgburn.exe, imgburnpreview.exe, readme.txt.
I suppose this altogether is equivalent to $INSTDIR ? At least it seems to work and afterwards the ini is 18KiB and it created dir "Log Files".

smaragdus on 2015-04-15 04:09

I confirm that *fang-face* is right- the extraction of the latest version of ImgBurn (2.5.8.0) with Universal Extractor version 1.6.1 or with 7-Zip version 9.20 doesn't create any '$INSTDIR' directory.

alanc on 2016-09-25 11:58

"Includes disc testing, verification (that files are exactly the same as those on the disc)"

Re verification: I'm not sure, but I think the program only verifies that the burned content is readable. I don't see the source drive active during this process.

I always verify with WinMerge after burning:
http://www.portablefreeware.com/index.php?id=1259

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Video to Video v2.9.6.10

webfork on 2 Aug 2020
  • 72MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 10 Jun 2013
  • Suggested by Wolfghost

Video to Video is a feature-rich tool to convert over 200 input formats to any of over 700 output presets. Includes a built-in, high-quality DVD Ripper that supports foreign language subtitles, a video joiner to combine multiple movies in one, as well as a splitter to cut out parts of the video that you find interesting without converting the entire video.

Functional in 64-bit.

Category:
Runs on:Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the "portable" package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch vv.exe.
Similar/alternative apps: Handbrake, Tencoder, XMedia Recode
What's new?
  • Updated FFmpeg libraries to 1.2
  • Rotate bug fixed - v.2.9.5.0
  • Profiles bug fixed - portable version
  • Minor improvements
Latest comments
katip on 2020-11-08 08:00

it works if you run vv.exe "as administrator".
win10 b.19041.572

PAFuser on 2021-03-31 20:09

Only notice webfork's comment today. Used Universal Extractor 2 https://www.portablefreeware.com/index.php?id=2764 to extract to a new folder and ran vv.exe. Still unable to get portable version to run, even as administrator.

Andrew Lee on 2021-04-01 01:35

The portable ZIP did not work, but the extracted installer files worked fine for me without running as admin.

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Transfer Time Calculator v2.03 Private

Checker on 10 May 2013
  • 44KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on
  • Suggested by I am Baas

Transfer Time Calculator lets you calculate a file size, connection speed, or download time.

Category:
Runs on:Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7
Writes settings to: Windows registry
Dependencies: MSVBVM60.DLL
Stealth: ? No. Not Portable See http://www.portablefreeware.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=25692#p25692
License: Freeware/Open Source
How to extract: Download TTCalc.exe to a folder of your choice and launch.
Latest comments
I am Baas on 2013-05-05 08:54

TT Calculator should have not been added to the database. It writes to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\VB And VBA Program Settings\Paul248
See discussion at http://www.portablefreeware.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=25692#p25692

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Explorer++ v1.3.5

webfork on 10 Sep 2020
  • 2MB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 3 Feb 2013
  • Suggested by I am Baas

Explorer++ is a multi-tab Windows Explorer replacement, featuring image preview, keyboard shortcuts, customizable user interface and advanced file operations (merging, splitting) etc.

Alternatively, Explorer++ Portable adjusts paths and automatically switches between 32 and 64 bit.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
Unicode support: Yes
License: GNU GPLv3
How to extract:
  1. Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice
  2. Create an empty file called config.xml in the same folder
  3. Launch Explorer++.exe
Similar/alternative apps: CubicExplorer
What's new? New features:
  • Added support for another drag and drop format (which is used, for example, by Outlook 2003 when copying attachments).
Bug fixes:
  • The 'Open in New Tab' menu item was not always been added to the folder context menu. Fixed.
  • Previously, file times could not be set for a directory using the set file attributes dialog. Fixed.
  • A UTF-16 LE BOM is now written when pasting text (as a file).
Misc:
  • Logging is now available. It can be enabled using the following command:
    explorer++.exe -enable_logging
    Information will then be saved to Explorer++.log, which will be created within the same directory as the executable.
Latest comments
bitcoin on 2018-07-07 21:27

i was interested in this one but v1.3.5 x64 kept crashing for some reason

juverax on 2020-09-10 16:43

Current version: 1.4.0.1669 (github)

hamasaki on 2020-09-10 22:46

@juverax 1.4 is a beta version.

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APNG Anime Maker v1

webfork on 27 Mar 2015

APNG Anime Maker is a program to create animated PNG files.

Note: Visiting the website and reading the "How To Use" section is recommended.

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8
Writes settings to: None
Stealth: ? Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the RAR package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch APNG Anime Maker.exe.

Cut Long Names v1.9

Userfriendly on 9 Dec 2012

Cut Long Names lets you search and rename files that have a path or name longer than 150 to 255+ characters.

Category:
Runs on:Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8
Writes settings to: Application folder
Stealth: ? Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch CutLongNames.exe.

Simple Duplicate Finder v1.2.0.3

webfork on 13 Jan 2019
  • 117KB (uncompressed)
  • Released on 1 Dec 2011
  • Suggested by ancientimages

Simple Duplicate Finder helps track down similar files either to delete extras and save space or to compare versions. While most duplicate-searching programs are looking for exact copies, SDF uses a Percentage Search, allowing you to adjust the percentage difference required for a file to be considered a duplicate. Once scanned, the program will display the number of bytes which differ as well as the specific percentage match between files.

This is useful for example with metadata: when Windows Image Import tool downloads pictures from your digital camera, additional XML data is inserted into the images and video files, including a timestamp of when the image was downloaded to the computer. Although the image is identical in every way to its original, the file will appear as unique. SDF can detect these files and help remove them.

Note: main site appears to be down, switched to archive.org

Category:
Runs on:WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8
Writes settings to: None
Stealth: ? Yes
License: Freeware
How to extract: Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch DupFinder.exe.
What's new? ----Version 1.0.0.0----
Initial Release

----Version 1.1.0.0----
Added percentage match ability, this superceeds smart jpeg search feature.
Added Extension filter to search only for specific file types.
Bugfix, empty directory search could cause previous version to hang.
Updated program icon to be compatable with olders versions of windows.

----Version 1.2.0.0----
Code optimization for increased speed.
Added ability to compare files which sizes are not identical, but within percentage match.
Total progress now still displayed during a large file compare.

----Version 1.2.0.1----
Fixed a sort problem where text could be incorrect for an item

----Version 1.2.0.2----
Increased sort speed

----Version 1.2.0.3----
Renamed program to "Simple Duplicate Finder" since someone stole my other program name
Latest comments
Allen on 2015-01-18 21:56

Links are all dead

I am Baas on 2015-01-18 23:14

@Allen
Thanks... linked to archive.org

__philippe on 2019-01-13 08:29

Simple Duplicate Finder v1.2.0.3 - link date 20-FEB-2012
Just re-discovered this antediluvian gem of a dups finder...;-)

What's not to like ?

• Terse, elegant, skillfully crafted GUI
• Option for similitude percentage match
• Filter for file extension
• Duplicate entries results neatly listed as offset to the stem file
• Stunningly fast execution (files CRC used as match criteria)
• Tiny footprint (117KB exe)
   Leanest of TPFC's "Duplicate Checkers" current 11 entries

Oldie, but goodie...Recommended.

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