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Download Portable Avira Antivir Removal Tool | Free – Updated

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download portable avira removal toolAntivirus is a must have software that every Windows user should have. As an operating system that has the largest market share, virus makers are constantly targetting Windows. Still, despite the rising number of the viruses, there are still many users who don’t use any antivirus software at all. Decreased computer speed performance is one of the reasons of why they uninstall their antiviruses like Norton, Kaspersky, AVG or NOD32. More »

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Find Free Online Flash Game with Flash Game Search Engine

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chess flash gameJust like any other dedicated search engines, GameCurry is a search engine intentionally dedicated to search one thing, which is flash games that are spread around the web. If you often hunt for free flash game, then this search engine is a must to try.

Each game found will have a mini thumbnail preview displayed if available. You can also see how high or low the rating is for every game that has been rated. If you find several interesting flash games, you can put them into the “shortlist” to keep them while you continue on searching. The shortlist can be accessed anytime to view all of the flash games you’ve already saved. More »

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Change Text Case with Copy Paste

While CopyAs and Recase provides the ability to uppercase / lowercase multiple file and folder names at once through Windows explorer context menu, Primitive Case Changer lets you change text case automatically through the use of copy-paste operation.

First of all, Primitive Case Changer is free. It monitors the clipboard and change the case letter of the text copied automatically based on the setting you’ve set up previously. So, for example, if you want to capitalize every word of a sentence, you just cut it and paste it back. But, make sure that the option “change automatically” is already checked to perform automatic case changing.

The case change options you have:

- sentence case
- lower case
- upper case
- capitalize every word
- toggle case

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Primitive Case Changer is a portable case changer that works on Microsoft Windows 2000 / XP / 2003 / Vista.

Download Primitive Case Changer to change text case

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Disable USB AutoRun to Prevent USB Virus Infection

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autorun autoplayAutorun is different from autoplay. Where is the difference? When you get a dialog box asking what you want Windows to do after you insert an USB flash drive, it’s called autoplay. On the other hand, what autorun does is automatically launching executable file instructed by the commands listed in autorun.inf file. Autorun is intended to provide a convenience where an application can launch immediately once a disc is inserted, but this feature also provides a hidden way for viruses to infect computer.

Perhaps there are people that argue there is no need to disable autorun as long as you have a reliable antivirus software protecting your computer. But, virus always one step ahead. Even though you regularly update the virus definition list, there is still a chance for a new virus to come up that your antivirus cannot detect it. So, the best protection is to block every possible way that virus uses to infect your computer, including by disabling USB flash drive autorun.

You cannot disable USB autorun by turning off autoplay feature in Windows. Unfortunately, while you can disable autoplay easily in Windows, you have to tweak the registry if you want to disable autorun.

If you want an easier way, USB anti autorun is a portable freeware that lets you disable USB autorun in one click. You can also enable the disabled autorun quickly in case you need to do so for some reason. Other options let you to be informed about the actions taken by the program when an autorun.inf file is detected and load the application automatically on system startup.

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USB anti autorun works on Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98 and Windows 95. Read about how to write protect usb drive to protect it from virus infection.

Download USB anti autorun to disable autorun on all drives

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Download Windows 7 Logon Background Wallpapers

windows 7 logon background wallpapersHaving learned about how to change Windows 7 logon background, now it’s time for you to get the logon background wallpapers. Where to get these wallpapers? If you’re using Windows 7 LogonUI Background Changer instead of Logon Changer for Windows 7, then the images you use for the wallpaper are limited to only those with less than 256K in size. More »

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Free Dock for Windows XP & Vista Taskbar Replacement

If you’re looking for a free dock to replace your Windows XP or Vista taskbar with a Mac dock style, then XWindows Dock is a must download. Transparencies, shadow, reflections and blur are the graphical effects that you can get from this free dock at no cost. Hide your original Windows taskbar and replace it with this dock to get a better access to your files in a stylish environment.

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XWindows Dock is aware that we, human, naturally never feel enough with what we get, so it provides an ability for you to replace the installed skin with your own 2D or 3D dock skin. It works on Windows XP and Vista, but it is also reported that it works on Windows 7 as well. The developer claims that the system resources used to run this dock is less than Winamp or Total Commander.

Download XWindows Dock for Windows XP & Vista

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