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by alnjk01
The reviews and opinions below are posted by SnapFiles visitors. They do not necessarily reflect our opinion, and are solely based on the experience of individual users.
- Freeware
98/ME/2000/XP
Simply the best 
MuralPix version 1.07
- Interface: 5
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
Relatively small footprint,easy on system resources,very stable and easy to use on the default settings. Basically this takes any wallpaper and frames it in an corresponding pattern,color,etc. Even an unattractive wallpaper will look good using this. As a changer it is superb with many options.
Review date: Jun 08, 2008
- Freeware
- 2000/XP
Frustrating
Comodo Firewall version 3.0.14.276
- Interface: 2
- Features: 4
- Ease of use: 2
- Value: 3
- Overall:
Have used version 2.4 along with every beta version of 3.0 up to and including the latest. All through this software journey I had to uninstall the present version in order to install the latest? I have also noticed anomalies that make me wonder, i.e. the final beta was approx. 33mb and then the final ended up being 9mb in size? In summary I would not recommend this firewall based upon the following; sometimes forgets settings,cannot pass its own firewall test!, very extensive and confusing multiple panel settings,poor support from Comodo's staff,etc..
Review date: Jan 01, 2008
- Freeware
- NT/2000/XP
Found nothing more powerful.
Advanced Process Termination version 2.1
- Interface: 2
- Features: 2
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
Tiny application with no installation required. I've tried numerous applications for terminating processes but none were able to terminate some of the driver/kernel related processes. However this application did!
Review date: Oct 30, 2007
- Freeware
- Win (All)
Surprising
Comodo BOClean version 4.25
- Interface: 2
- Features: 3
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
Tiny footprint,light to medium system resource usage and very stable. First of all Boclean uses part signatures and part behavioral analysis for its detection method. I found that if I never updated the signatures it still protected. I performed extensive testing on Boclean against a variety of malware along with testing against other well known very good antispyware applications. To my surprise Boclean stopped all malware dead in their tracks prior to executing! Also it beat out or equaled the other applications. But it outstanding feature is the way it halted and eliminated intrusions!
Review date: Oct 30, 2007
- Freeware
- Win XP
Interesting.
RockXP version 4.0 beta
- Interface: 3
- Features: 3
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
Tiny footprint and no install. Program performs exactly as stated. As a side note I've used this program to test various security programs to see if it would trigger any kind of alert and/or notification. Interesting results!
Review date: Aug 31, 2007
- Freeware
- 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista
Easiest of the bunch.
IcoFX version 1.5
- Interface: 3
- Features: 4
- Ease of use: 4
- Value: 5
- Overall:
Small to medium footprint,stable and virtually no system resource usage. Out of all the icon applications this one I found to be the easiest to use thanks to the very good help file.
Review date: Aug 26, 2007
- Freeware
- 98/ME/2000/XP
Simplicity
BurnCDCC version 2.0a
- Interface: 3
- Features: 3
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
Tiny and no install needed. Erases disks and burns iso images period. Has various writing speeds. Nothing fancy but works great most of the time. A burner that anyone can feel comfortable using.
Review date: Aug 25, 2007
- Freeware
- Win (All)
Best of breed, free or shareware!
TakeStock version 0.15d
- Interface: 5
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
Been using this application since day one. No install needed,virtually no system resource usage and rock solid stability. A very well written program even from its first version. Logically laid out and extremely easy to use. Every feature a person could need on a application such as this is incorporated. As a bonus since no install needed data can be easily transfered to multiple pc's or on a usb flash player.
Review date: Aug 24, 2007
- Freeware
- XP/Vista
Needs work!
SmallStock version 1.8 Beta
- Interface: 2
- Features: 1
- Ease of use: 1
- Value: 1
- Overall:
Medium footprint,low system resource usage and needs Net framework. Comes with lists of all the equities on the various exchanges! However when one wants to add a stock to the watch list or portfolio you have to know what exchange it is on! There are additional anomalies/issues. To expand upon these would be a moot point.
Review date: Aug 22, 2007
- Freeware
- Win (All)
Small display
WeatherMate version 2.9
- Interface: 2
- Features: 2
- Ease of use: 4
- Value: 2
- Overall:
Comparatively to other weather programs the footprint is large,system resource usage is excessive and the program is slow on load and update. The weather information displayed is typical with a small doppler weather display. I have recommended this program for one reason. The program is contradictory whereas it has a very small display which would be an issue for someone with poor eyesight however the program can speak the weather which makes it ideal for someone with poor eyesight!
Review date: Aug 22, 2007
- Freeware
- 2000/XP
One of the greatest programs.
BartPE version 3.1.10a
- Interface: 5
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 2
- Value: 5
- Overall:
Not easy to assemble. Not easy to learn. Not easy to navigate. However with various plugins installed, no program can do a better job for trouble shooting,making backup images,emergency internet browsing,etc.. Think of this as Linux but in a windows environment.
Review date: Aug 20, 2007
- Freeware
- 2000/XP/2003/Vista
Powerful
KillProcess version 2.42
- Interface: 4
- Features: 3
- Ease of use: 4
- Value: 4
- Overall:
Medium footprint,stable and low system resource usage. Does what it says and does it well. Along with being able to terminate processes it has the ability to resurrect. Found that this program is able to kill processes that all other free task managers could not. And of course those other task manager programs were far superior to the windows application!
Review date: Aug 08, 2007
- Free Trial ($19.99)
- NT/2000/XP
Slight edge on competitor.
Web Replay version 1.8
- Interface: 3
- Features: 4
- Ease of use: 4
- Value: 4
- Overall:
Tried the free version which is limited to ten passwords. The footprint is medium in size and is easy on the system resources. Stability was adequate. The program comes with toolbar and/or taskbar icon. The slight edge I give is for two things. One, the program comes complete with install on harddrive and/or usb. Two, you can have the program perform a sort of scripting whereas it will record your login sequence. That is to say if you need to log into a site using more than one login page then it will accomplish this. After wards giving you one click access to that site. Security seems to be very good. And the toolbar is not cluttered. The one thing I didn't like about program is after a uninstall it will leave traces all over the pc!
Review date: Jul 29, 2007
- Free Trial ($24.95)
- 2000/XP/2003/Vista
One of two of the best.
Returnil Virtual System version 1.62
- Interface: 3
- Features: 4
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
Returnil offers this software for free now on their website. Footprint is small,system resource usage is minimal and stability doesn't seem to be an issue. Very clean install and uninstalls. Performs perfectly in the virtual mode. It protects the main system partition only. Noticed no leakage of data,files,etc.. Also now the virtual mode can be activated without a reboot. There is also an independent virtual drive that can be mounted on reboot to store items to save while in the virtual mode. However I have noticed that the virtual drive plays havoc on the system defrag in terms of fragmented files. I didn't look into this thoroughly though because the software worked perfectly without it plus I already have a separate partition for storage.
Review date: Jul 29, 2007
- Freeware
- 98/ME/2000/XP
Does the job
Dariks Boot and Nuke (DBAN) version 1.0.7
- Interface: 3
- Features: 3
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
Cleans the hard drive thoroughly and performs the operation very fast.
Review date: Jul 17, 2007
- Freeware
- 2000/XP/Vista
The best of its kind, free or shareware.
DriveImage XML version 1.21
- Interface: 4
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 4
- Value: 5
- Overall:
Have been using this off and on for awhile now. It is very stable,small footprint and resource friendly. This program really shines when coupled with a live cd application. If your only running one operating system on your hard drive you can format your partition and restore your entire exact system from the live disk! Otherwise you would do the same thing without a live disk if your running multiple operating systems. Of course like any other program that performs complex operations you should read the help files first.
Review date: Jul 17, 2007
- Freeware
- 2000/XP
Just a direct upload to gmail account.
Gmail Drive version 1.0.10
- Interface: 2
- Features: 1
- Ease of use: 4
- Value: 2
- Overall:
I've been using this for almost a year now. You use to be able to upload and download files directly through your gdrive. However now it only works for uploading. If you want to retrieve files you have to log into your gmail account. In summary I'd have to say that it is easier than emailing an attachment and does provide for a convenient storage area.
Review date: Jul 15, 2007
- Freeware
- NT/2000/XP
Excellent for what it is.
ServiWin version 1.31
- Interface: 4
- Features: 4
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
The very quickest way to be able to see all drivers and services on a pc on two panels. No install necessary and it provides a multitude of information,i.e. version info,startups,dependencies,etc. along with being able to pause,stop,disable,boot,etc.
Review date: Jul 02, 2007
- Freeware
- 2000/XP/2003/Vista
Fast
JkDefrag version 3.16
- Interface: 2
- Features: 2
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
I started using this on my Vista machine after I read an independent test report that pitted this against most of the other free defrag applications but also the major shareware ones. To the testers surprise this application proved to be better than most of all the other applications! Aside from this the application is not very pretty but needs no installation,works very well on vista and xp and is extremely fast.
Review date: Jun 25, 2007
- Freeware
- 2000/XP
Quirky
Daphne version 1.30
- Interface: 3
- Features: 4
- Ease of use: 2
- Value: 2
- Overall:
First impression is that this program is very nice and thorough. However after you use it awhile you discover things about it that are not so nice. For example I could not get the hot keys to work consistently no matter what combination! Next I noticed that the apply button for the specific settings would not work! Note: I uninstalled this and reinstalled and still the same results.
Review date: Jun 18, 2007
- Freeware
- 98/ME/2000/XP/2003/Vista
Excellent
ieSpell version 2.2.0.647
- Interface: 4
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
Medium footprint,little to no system resource usage,very easy and convenient to use and now very stable. Works well on Vista too.
Review date: Jun 17, 2007
- Freeware
- 2000/XP/2003/Vista
Very good
Androsa FileProtector version 1.2
- Interface: 4
- Features: 3
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 4
- Overall:
Small footprint,uses very little resources,seems stable,very easy to use and is one of the very few that works well with Vista!
Review date: Jun 08, 2007
- Freeware
- Win (All)
Best and easiest boot manager
EasyBCD version 1.6
- Interface: 4
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
Easy install and small footprint. Excellent boot manager for Vista,Linux,XP,etc. Easy to configure and has excellent help files.Used it to configure 3 operating systems on one pc. Note: You naturally have to know what your doing when configuring for multiple operating systems especially Vista and Linux.
Review date: Jun 08, 2007
- Freeware
- 2000/XP/Vista
Under-rated
ThreatFire version 2.0
- Interface: 3
- Features: 3
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
Medium footprint,uses very little system resources,and very stable. Have been using this for months now. It is totally unobtrusive and is probably one of the best preventative security applications one could have. In independent testing along with my own; it has beaten out most anti-spyware applications free or paid! Additionally the application needs no constant updating. I would gladly give this program a 5 rating across the board except for its lack luster interface and no bell or whistles features panel. But the bottom line should be "who cares",because what the application does is protect and that it does extremely well!
Review date: Apr 21, 2007
- Freeware
- Win (All)
Best of breed
AM-DeadLink version 3.0
- Interface: 3
- Features: 4
- Ease of use: 4
- Value: 4
- Overall:
Small footprint,easy on system resources and stable. Very easy to use. This program I found to be the best of its kind out of many I tested throughout the web. However it is not perfect so double check bad links when it finds one.
Review date: Apr 12, 2007
- Freeware
- XP/Vista
Excellent backup for essential drivers
DriverMax version 2.1
- Interface: 3
- Features: 3
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
Does exactly what it says and does it simply and well. Backs up the drivers that are needed for the operating system along some non system ones. As an example; backed up with drivermax, performed a system format,reinstalled xp. Then reinstalled the drivers using drivermax and all important drivers were installed with no issues. This program did what others I have tried could not do well. That is to say easily,seamlessly and with no problems or confusion!
Review date: Feb 11, 2007
- Freeware
- 2000/XP/Vista
One of the best.
Spyware Terminator version 1.7.0.918
- Interface: 5
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 4
- Value: 5
- Overall:
Have been using this now for about seven months. Medium footprint,easy on system resources and very stable. Probably the most logically arranged panel interfaces of any anti-spyware program! Scanning is relatively fast with good detection rates. The hips portion is as good as any around. The avclam integration is a nice addition as a first or second line av defense. Updates are minimal in schedule and sizes. In summary this is an excellent free program (one of the very few with realtime protection) but like anything else you should not expect it to be a cure all. Additionally you have to take the time to learn all the various settings/options or else you'll be disappointed with the program out of ignorance.
Review date: Feb 08, 2007
- Freeware
- 2000/XP/2003/Vista
Bloated
PC Tools AntiVirus Free Edition version 3.1
- Interface: 3
- Features: 4
- Ease of use: 2
- Value: 2
- Overall:
Very large footprint as compared to similar applications,excessive system resource usage while scanning or not! Relatively speedy scanning but base file seems small,as compared to others. Can't verify the effectiveness of the protection but for the processing power used by this program in its general protection mode I would not recommend this application.
Review date: Jan 07, 2007
- Freeware
- 98/ME/2000/XP
One of the three best.
Empty Temp Folders version 2.8.3
- Interface: 3
- Features: 4
- Ease of use: 3
- Value: 5
- Overall:
An old reliable cleaner that has gotten a lot better through updates. Tiny footprint,stable and little to no system resource usage. One of the few that has timer based cleaning. Probably the best timer of any.
Review date: Oct 31, 2006
- Freeware
- Win (All)
Erratic
Link200 version 3.2.0.2
- Interface: 2
- Features: 1
- Ease of use: 2
- Value: 2
- Overall:
Small footprint,slow scanning and rather high system resource usage for a program like this! My experience with this program was a constant stop and start process or just stop period? Many times I had to use my task manager to shut it down. I have tried similar programs with no issues so I do not believe it's my pc. The bottom line is there are better free programs like this out there.
Review date: Oct 24, 2006
- Freeware
- Win (All)
One of the best.
a-squared Free version 2.0.0.310
- Interface: 3
- Features: 4
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 4
- Overall:
Been using this for well over a year now. Rather slow but extensive scanning along with frequent updates. Does have convenient scanning from the context menu. In independent testings A2 performed better than most programs (freeware and shareware) for detection and removal rates for trojans and malware. However it does require heavy system resource usage for startup and scanning.
Review date: Oct 22, 2006
- Freeware
- Win XP
You will learn to type.
TypingTutor version 2.0
- Interface: 2
- Features: 3
- Ease of use: 3
- Value: 3
- Overall:
The most demanding typing program that I have ever tried and I have tried at least a dozen! This program will not let you proceed through the lessons unless you score almost perfect on the lesson your on and also acknowledge your progress report before starting another lesson. No jumping around allowed with this program! Additionally the program tells you if your too slow,too inaccurate,etc. The program is excellent for giving you a detailed feedback on all aspects of your progress along with how many hours a day you must practice. Note: there is a misprint on one of the keyboard graphics whereas the y and z keys are misplaced. In summary this is as close to having a real person (a very stern one at that) right there teaching you.
Review date: Oct 18, 2006
- Freeware
- 98/ME/2000/XP
Very good so far.
Free Registry Defrag version 2.21
- Interface: 5
- Features: 3
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 3
- Overall:
Nice to have an analysis before deciding to defrag or not. The program does perform a quick analysis and defrag. Have used this a few times on a couple of pc's with no issues resulting from. I feel what makes this a standout as compared to other defrag programs is its clean interface and analysis function.
Review date: Oct 12, 2006
- Free Trial ($15.00)
- Win (All)
Could be best of breed? however!
Eusing Internet Window Washer version 1.8
- Interface: 4
- Features: 4
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 4
- Overall:
Small footprint and low memory usage. Very thorough and easily understandable cleanings. Well laid out panels with many options. Additionally this program contains an option that most freeware and shareware cleaning programs do not have and that is automatic cleaning at various time intervals,i.e. every 15min.,30min.,etc. In summary overall this is a very nice program. However,whenever this application is started you will always be presented with a obtrusive donation nag screen which you have to click on! No way to disable this without paying the $15.00 donation.
Review date: Oct 09, 2006
- Freeware
- 98/ME/2000/XP
Simplicity
Ping Plotter 1 version 1.10
- Interface: 3
- Features: 2
- Ease of use: 4
- Value: 3
- Overall:
Tiny footprint and low system resource usage. This program just does traceroutes and displays a nice simple graph and line item details for each hop. Very easily understandable results.
Review date: Oct 08, 2006
- Freeware
- Win (All)
Probably the best free firewall protection.
Jetico Personal Firewall version 1.0.1.61
- Interface: 3
- Features: 3
- Ease of use: 3
- Value: 4
- Overall:
I've always said that a good program is one that is small but works well. This is one of them. For footprint and system resource usage it is anywhere from 50 to 75% less than most other firewalls and does the job as well or better. However it is not the most attractive nor easiest to initially work with and it does require some understanding of the operating system.
Review date: Oct 06, 2006
- Freeware
- Win (All)
Complete network tool.
3d Traceroute version 2.1.8.18
- Interface: 4
- Features: 5
- Ease of use: 3
- Value: 4
- Overall:
No install needed, moderate system resource usage and sound! Fast executions. An entire network application for debugging,etc. Has traceroute,dns lookups,port scanning, telnet client,e-mail header analyzer,etc. Note: simple traceroutes can be shown in 3d or in a regular panel list.
Review date: Oct 06, 2006
- Freeware
- 98/ME/2000/XP
Good instructional/reference software
AcronymGenie version 4.2
- Interface: 3
- Features: 3
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 4
- Overall:
Small footprint,stable and very little system resource usage. Basically the program is a list of all the various internet and computer acronyms. Additionally the program contains a long list of internet expressions and emotions which is great for someone just learning e-mail,messaging,etc.
Review date: Oct 06, 2006
- Freeware
- NT/2000/XP
From a trusted software developer.
RootkitRevealer version 1.7
- Interface: 2
- Features: 2
- Ease of use: 4
- Value: 4
- Overall:
Tiny footprint and no install needed. Scan is fast and from what I tested accurate. However as has been said you have to know what the results mean! It does come with a help file though.
Review date: Oct 05, 2006
- Freeware
- 98/ME/2000/XP
Ok only.
Software Collector version 1.02
- Interface: 3
- Features: 2
- Ease of use: 1
- Value: 2
- Overall:
Not much to say about this application except that it's another piece of software to keep track of other software. It's a good idea except for the fact that you always have to keep inputting data into a piece of software instead of just using word or notepad.
Review date: Oct 05, 2006
- Freeware
- 98/ME/2000/XP
One of the best.
Moffsoft FreeCalc version 1.2.06
- Interface: 5
- Features: 4
- Ease of use: 5
- Value: 5
- Overall:
Tiny footprint,low system resource usage and very stable. One of two of the best free tape less calculator software applications. This one also comes in a shareware version which adds a ton of extra features.
Review date: Oct 04, 2006
- Freeware
- Win (All)
Accurate/inaccurate sometimes.
Rain Alerts version 1.1
- Interface: 2
- Features: 2
- Ease of use: 3
- Value: 2
- Overall:
Small footprint,some system resource usage. Found that temperatures are anywhere from 0 to 19 degrees off!
Review date: Sep 30, 2006