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XPize is a GUI enhancer for Windows XP that replaces most of the non-XP icons, avis and bmps that Microsoft has always overlooked. It also includes some extras and a reloader, which you can use after visiting Windows Update. The installer simply automates the process of replacing resources in critical system files, making your XP’s look better. It also includes some extras and a reloader, which you can use after visiting Windows Update. XPize does not contain ... more

TaskSwitchXP is an advanced task management utility that picks up where the standard Windows Alt+Tab switcher leaves off. It provides the same functionality, and adds visual styles to the dialog and also enhances it by displaying thumbnail preview of the application that will be switched to. TaskSwitchXP also has a powerful process and window management capability that allows you quickly to close/minimize applications and their groups. The unique capabilities of TaskSwitchXP make it useful for ... more

Firefox has one big disadvantage: It uses the same connection settings for every type of connection. No matter if you are still using an 800 Mhz computer with a 64K line or a top notch 3+ Ghz computer with 16 Mbit, the settings remain the same. Firetune tweaks the connection settings according to your computer and connection speed. Firetune offers other optimisations as well: You can enable additional performance tweaks common to all configurations, opt to display an error page instead of an er... more

BonkEnc is a CD ripper, audio encoder and converter for various formats including all major audio formats like mp3, mp4, m4a, ogg vorbis, aac, bonk and flac. It is able to rip music from CDs into mp3 or ogg vorbis files which are fully compatible with every mp3 player or hardware player. A query to the CDDB database that holds records of albums, artists and songs adds information about the songs to the mp3 tags automatically, no need to name all files by hand. It is free, it is fast and it is g... more