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Software to read S.M.A.R.T. (SMART) values from USB hard disk drives (Windows)
Please recommend Windows software that can read S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology; often written as SMART) values from hard disk drives (HDDs) that are connected via USB.
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Windows 7 software to align two windows, one directly above the other
There is a single window management function missing in Windows 7 for which I would like a software remedy: The ability to show 2 windows top-to-bottom. In other words, one window directly above the ...
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Free lightweight Antivirus for old computers
A friend has a very old Toshiba laptop running windows 7 SP1, 32 bit, 4 GB of ram. He really does not use it so he doesn't need a newer one, and it's surprisingly fast for an old laptop.
He brought ...
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lock app or software to lock computer on the network
A software that i can implement on network or individual PC that will allow them to lock after certain period of inactivity but keeps the display on. For example i'm doing a presentation and I end up ...
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Free Windows Firewall Control Alternative
(Working on Windows 7 64 bit)
Looking for a free alternative to Windows Firewall Control where I can block all outgoing connections AND the program alerts whenever there is an outgoing connection ...
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Windows application to replace icon within another application
I want to replace the default icon in an executable. I'm looking for gratis software to do this that is compatible with windows-7.
I strongly prefer portable software, but this is not a requirement.
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Software to get basic hardware information from non-technical relative
I want to recommend a relative some upgrades and/or see if some spare parts I have lying around would improve the PC of a relative. I'm having a hard time getting the various models and versions from ...
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Need an alternative to Comodo Firewall
Please note: This is NOT a duplicate of earlier questions of this sort. As of 2017, market landscape has changed; most solutions historically recommended got discontinued or made paid only.
So. After ...
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A software that can create multiple folders
I need a free software for windows 7 that can create multiple folders if I enter the names of the folders separating them with semicolons. I have already tried text2folder. Anyone know of such ...
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Windows app to allow positioning windows in specific formations
Can anyone recommend a gratis Windows 7 app that allows the user to reposition windows in specific useful formations?
Specifically:
Positioning two windows side by side horizontally
(the ...
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Defrag tool for Windows that will move all files to beginning of the partition?
Sometimes Windows partitions wind up with movable files/folders at the end of the partition, even when the partition is mostly empty. This makes it impossible to shrink the partition using Windows' ...
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Plugin to quickly open a text file based on a file name in a text file
Consider the following text file a.txt, which contains references to a number of other files:
See also: b.txt
Then read c.txt and continue in d.txt
I am looking for a plugin that recognizes the file ...
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Free Microsoft Project file (.mpp) viewer
I am looking for a Microsoft Project file (.mpp) viewer with the following characteristics:
free for files of all sizes (this rules out Project Viewer 365 which is only free for files up to 2 MB)
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Windows app to hold multiple items in clipboard
I am looking for a simple gratis windows app that will extend the clipboard to hold multiple items.
I don't need much, and would like to keep it simple. Just something that will extend the clipboard ...
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Free software to define mouse hotspots, like "point to upper left -- display off"?
The title says it all -- I'd like to define mouse hotspots which, when pointed to, will, possibly after a definable delay, perform a definable action, like going to the lockscreen, blanking the ...
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