PC Tools
- CrystalDiskInfo: provides realtime analysis of your hard disk health; free; http://www.freewaremission.com/2008/08/best-free-disk-health-monitoring-program/
- DriveImage XML: an easy to use and reliable program for imaging and backing up partitions and logical drives; free
http://www.runtime.org/driveimage-xml.htm - FileMenu Tools: allows you to customize the context menu of Windows Explorer; free; http://www.lopesoft.com/en/index.html
- Glary: numerous powerful and easy-to-use system tools and utilities to fix, speed up, maintain and protect your PC; free;
http://www.glaryutilities.com/gu.html - JKDefrag GUI: fast defrager and optimizer; free;
http://www.emro.nl/freeware/ - Revo Uninstaller: a much more thorough and faster uninstaller than the Windows Add/Remove programs; free; http://www.revouninstaller.com/
- Ultimate Windows Tweaker: gives you control over more than 130 Vista settings, all of them conveniently grouped into seven categories; free; http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file/fid,74990-order,6-page,1/description.html
- Vista Services Optimizer: alters a variety of Vista services based on your answers to questions about how you use your system; free; http://www.smartpcutilities.bravehost.com/
