The PROnetworks Betas Team and Staff are pleased to let everyone know that VistaBootPRO, the original program developed by our PROnetworks Betas Team and the Beta Testing Forum, is now available for download! Thanks to all the suggestions from our members and users, we have completely redesigned VistaBootPRO version 3 to incorporate the features you have asked for, and due to some great feedback this latest version 3.1 includes some updated fixes. Written using Microsoft C# for added reliability and stability, VistaBootPRO 3 now includes built-in diagnostics to help find and correct errors in the BCD store, a more comprehensive view of current settings, and a number of new utilities and advanced options. VistaBootPRO 3.1 offers full support for the latest builds, including RC1 (Build 5600) and Build 5728.

OCInside.de has a new roundup online with dozens of small Tools and programs to tune, benchmark and test the PC hardware. Beside important current programs to change the CPU multiplier or FSB there are also some selected older Shareware and Freeware Tools, which will help to overclock the PC hardware. The overview contains direct Downloads or links to the developers, a small description and the size of the respective software.

DivX 6.4 is almost ready and there are several cool new features coming soon to a codec near you, including: support for 1080HD encoding, faster multipass encoding, better compression when using the internal resize, adaptive noise reduction, and more.

MAME stands for Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator, and currently runs 1800+ classic (and even some not so classic) arcade games! There are two version of MAME:

Ray Adams has released a new version of his tweaker for Radeon cards: ATI Tray Tools 1.2.6.940

MVKTech has just released a new version of NVIDIA BIOS Editor (NiBiTor) software. NiBiTor is the original and defenitive BIOS tweaker that supports the latest NVIDIA graphics cards. NiBiTor allows graphics card enthusiasts to have full control over advanced features and functionality found on firmware on supporting cards. This to gain some extra performance, enable hidden features and extra stability on the NVIDIA graphics cards.

A new version of NVIDIA Firmware Update Utility (nvFlash) has been released and it currently available at MVKTech. This utility is made by NVIDIA and is used to backup and flash the BIOS of your GeForce 6 & 7 series graphics accelerators.

Skype uses P2P (peer-to-peer) technology to connect you to other users. Not to share files, but to talk with them for free. The technology is extremely advanced, but very simple and easy to use. You will be making perfect quality free phone calls to your friends all over the world in no time using your computers sound card, speakers and microphone.

DAEMON Tools is an application for multiprotection emulation. It is further development of Generic Safedisc emulator and incorporates all its features. This program allows running backup copies of SafeDisc, Securom or Laserlock protected games. Also included is a Virtual DVDROM drive enabling you to use your CD images as if they were already burned to CD.

Mainly, it's a little bit of a slipstreamer, customizer, reducer and iso creator all in one package. Works for every version of Windows XP installation, tested with SP2 build 2180. To avoid confusion, this is for pre-installation, not like XPlite which is post installation customizer.

This is a newer but beta release of LAME. LAME is an LGPL MP3 encoder. The Open source development model allowed to improve its quality and speed since 1999. It is now an highly evolved MP3 encoder, with quality and speed able to rival state of the art commercial encoders.

NextSensor 2.5.2.1 Build 0916 RC3 has been released! New features include: Auto Settings profile for ASUS A8V-VM, remote system shutdown feature in the Remote Monitor.

MVKTech has just released a new version of NVIDIA BIOS Editor (NiBiTor) software. NiBiTor is the original and defenitive BIOS tweaker that supports the latest NVIDIA graphics cards. NiBiTor allows graphics card enthusiasts to have full control over advanced features and functionality found on firmware on supporting cards. This to gain some extra performance, enable hidden features and extra stability on the NVIDIA graphics cards.

BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer protocol designed to transfer files. Users connect directly to send and receive portions of a file, while a central tracker coordinates the action of all peers and manages connections without knowledge of the contents of the files being distributed.

The Intel Chipset Identification Utility provides an easy way to identify the specific Intel chipset that is located on your motherboard. This information can be used to determine if your system supports the Intel Application Accelerator.

QuickTime Alternative will allow you to play QuickTime files (.mov, .qt and other extensions) without having to install the official QuickTime Player. It also supports QuickTime content that is embedded in webpages.

Want to know more about a specific location? Dive right in -- Google Earth combines satellite imagery, maps and the power of Google Search to put the world`s geographic information at your fingertips. Google Earth puts a planet`s worth of imagery and other geographic information right on your desktop. View exotic locales like Maui and Paris as well as points of interest such as local restaurants, hospitals, schools, and more.

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CCleaner (Crap Cleaner) is a freeware system optimization tool that removes unused and temporary files from your system, allowing Windows to run faster, more efficiently and giving you more hard disk space.

eMule is a filesharing client which is based on the eDonkey2000 network, but offers more features than the standard eDonkey client, because it's opensource but under the restrictions of the GPL License!

ATITool is an overclocking utility designed for ATI video cards. Design target is to write a light-weight application for the enthusiast - so no questionable registry tweaks.