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DIR Back to index page Just unpack, run and use! __________________________________________________________ Actual patches and sytem utilites for old systems __________________________________________________________ Everything you need to make life easier for the owner of Legacy systems [ Table of contents ]: 1. System and hardware tools for Dos 2. Windows processes and memory 3. Utilities for working with resources 4. Motherboards and CPU's utilities 5. Removable and external storage utilities 5. Windows Security Utilities 6. Hard drive utilities 7. Registry utilities and tweakers 8. Windows Explorer Extension 9. Windows system patches and updates Here are the consequences of my experiments with old systems. Here are many useful things that I acquired through my experience with legacy industrial systems. .......................................................... System and hardware tools for Dos .......................................................... DOS Borland Pascal fix [1 kb] The program corrects Runtime error 200 in programs written in Pascal version 7 for Dos. .......................................................... DOS Set verm util for MsDos [1 kb] A small utility, an alternative to setver.exe Running it allows you to avoid the 'incorrect dos version' message in different programs. .......................................................... DOS DosPrn util [1 984 kb] The utility allows you to print files from Dos programs in a Windows environment via a USB port directly! .......................................................... DOS Load Hi & devload [4 kb] Two utilities for hot loading DOS drivers into memory without restarting the computer. .......................................................... DOS Qemm 97 [5 034 kb] A memory manager for Dos and Windows 3x/95 that allows you to solve the problem with the distribution of basic 640kb and extended basic memory in Dos. Has limitless possibilities. Supports up to 256 MB of RAM. The loadhi utility allows you to forcefully move all drivers from the 640 kB base memory, thus freeing it up to run other programs. .......................................................... DOS XOSL Boot Manager 1.15 for Dos [449 kb] Extended Operating System Loader Created by Geurt Vos. XOSL is the first free high quality open source graphical boot manager released under GPL. .......................................................... DOS Ranish Partition Manager 2.40 for Dos [58 kb] Partition Manager is a boot manager and hard disk partitining tool. It gives you high level of control for creaing dual- and multi- boot systems and booting multiple operating systems such as Linux, Windows, FreeDOS, and FreeBSD from a single disk. .......................................................... DOS Partition magic 8.0 [882 kb] The most powerful program for managing hard drives partitions. Placed on a boot floppy disk. Much faster and more efficient than analogues. .......................................................... DOS Norton Ghost 8.2 [1 424 kb] Norton GHOST is a Dos disk cloning and backup tool. .......................................................... DOS Osr2kit patch from Microsoft [78 kb] Patch for MsDos 7.0 file io.sys, allowing you to run Windows 95 and Windows 3.11 in FAT32. .......................................................... Windows processes and memory .......................................................... DOS Process explorer for Windows 98 [1 469 kb] A compact but powerful program with a convenient interface for monitoring processes occurring in the system in real time. Provides detailed information about all running processes, including owner, memory usage, libraries involved, etc. It has a powerful search system that allows you to search for processes that open a specific handle or load a specific DLL. DOS Process explorer for Windows XP [1 1923 kb] Version of the utility for Windows 2000/XP systems, in 64 and 32 bit versions. .......................................................... DOS Process Ifno for Windows 9x [89 kb] PrcInfo is simple and fast process, thread and modules manager for Windows. DOS Process Info for Windows XP+ [100 kb] PrcInfo is simple and fast process, thread and modules manager for Windows. .......................................................... DOS SysMeter 1.03 for Win32 [102 kb] A small horizontal bar hangs on any part of your desktop and shows the consumption of your memory, processor, and other things. SysMeter support skins! .......................................................... DOS WMemory Info 3.01 for Win9x [586 kb] WMI is a small system utility with the following capabilities: CPU and Memory usage sensors, Automatic or manual memory optimization, Windows restart or shut down, desktop wallpaper changer, easy change of the Windows cache and swap file settings. .......................................................... DOS Win Ram XP [670 kb] Utility for improving memory performance in Windows XP. .......................................................... Utilities for working with resources .......................................................... DOS Resurce free for Windows 2000/XP/7 [1 kb] This utility makes sure that the virtual machine does not consume 99% of the processor resources when running Dos programs in Windows. Soft created specifically for those ases when you need to use Dos and Windows programs simultaneously. For example, when transferring data in the airport. .......................................................... DOS Resources Extract 1.18 for Win32 [30 kb] ResourcesExtract is a small utility that scans dll/ocx/exe files and extract all resources (bitmaps, icons, cursors, AVI movies, HTML files, and more) stored in them into the folder that you specify. .......................................................... DOS Restorator 2007 3.70 [3 576 kb] Resource editor for many file types, such as DLLs. Using the utility, you can extract text, images, templates from many file formats and programs. .......................................................... Motherboards and CPU's utilities .......................................................... DOS Hardware monitor 1.5 for Win9x [175 kb] Hardware Monitor is a program to monitor status of your hardware. .......................................................... DOS Motherboard Monitor 5.3.7.0 for Win32 [1 616 kb] Motherboard Monitor will monitor the heat sensors in your computer, and can take action should the heat rise above a specified level. This utility is especially important for computers (such as Servers) that are left unattended. .......................................................... The best solution for reducing heat in older processors in machines tools with poor ventilation or manufacturing facility temperatures DOS CpuIlde util for Windows 9x [234 kb] This utility was used to manage the power consumption of the processor and reduce its frequency when idle to save energy and reduce temperatures. It achieved this by sending special commands to the processor to set certain registers and change its operating frequency. This made it possible to reduce power consumption and heat dissipation of the processor during periods of system inactivity. .......................................................... DOS Cpu Core temp for Windows XP+ [412 kb] A very simple and necessary program, it just hangs in your tray and shows the temperature of the processor cores. .......................................................... Removable and external storage utilities .......................................................... DOS CD slow for Win32 3.3 [8 kb] CDSlow is a program for controlling the speed of CD/DVD drives. More precisely, to limit the maximum speed of the drive in order to reduce its noise when it is not necessary to read data very quickly (for example, when listening to MP3 music or playing games). .......................................................... DOS Nero drive speed for Win32 [124 kb] Controlling the speed of your computer's CD/DVD drive. .......................................................... WinImage is a utility software that allows users to create, edit, and extract disk image files (*.img, *.iso, *.ima). It supports various disk image formats and provides users with a user-friendly interface for manipulating these files. It is possible to read floppy disk images by sector! DOS Win Image for DOS [8 kb] Console version Win Image for DOS. DOS Win Image for Windows 9x/NT/XP [312 kb] Windows version with GUI. .......................................................... DOS Floppy Disk Format 7 for Win32 [356 kb] A useful graphical utility for formatting floppy disks with the ability to restore damaged sectors. .......................................................... DOS Chip Easy 1.5.6.6 for Win32 [891 kb] Great utility from Chinese developers that allows to get full information about the hardware characteristics of USB flash memory drive. Manufacturer VID and PID, controller type, memory type, etc. .......................................................... DOS USB Info 9.4.0.645 for Win32 [4 252 kb] Program developed by Russian coders that allows to obtain the following information about a USB storage: controller model, memory chips installed, manufacturer, maximum current consumption USB version, VID and PID, Chip F/W (for some controllers). .......................................................... DOS Rufus 2.18 for Windows XP [933 kb] Rufus is a utility that helps format and create bootable USB flash drives, such as USB keys/pendrives, memory sticks, etc. .......................................................... DOS Flashnul RC1 console for Windows 2000/XP [97 kb] Flashnul is a utility for checking the functionality and maintenance of Flash memory (USB-Flash, IDE-Flash, SecureDigital, MMC,MemoryStick, SmartMedia, XD, CompactFlash, etc.). .......................................................... USB drives formatting utility for Windows XP. Allows you to format large flash cards (over 64 GB) in FAT32. Useful for owners of old household TV or DVD players with USB output. Since it allows you to copy a larger volume of movies by formatting large drives larger than 64 GB in FAT32. Since these devices only support FAT32. And as you know, using standard Windows XP tools it is not possible to format a flash drive larger than 64 GB in FAT32. DOS HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool 2.2.3 [40 kb] How to format a 64-128 GB flash drive correctly to FAT32 for old DVDs and TVs with USB? Very simple! First, format a 64 GB or more flash drive using standard Windows XP tools. Then format the flash drive with this utility. And any household video playback device will see the entire volume of this flash drive. Then you can copy large TV series and watch them on old DVD or TVs with a USB port. This way you don't pay for updates, but just buy a large flash drive. .......................................................... Windows Security Utilities .......................................................... DOS Anvir Task Manager for Win32 [4 442 kb] Free AnVir Task Manager provides convenience by offering all of its features in a single interface. Monitor processes, services, startup programs, CPU, HDD. Replace Windows Task Manager. Get rid of spyware and viruses that your antivirus missed! .......................................................... DOS USB Guard 5.3.20 [620 kb] Protection against automatic install of viruses via USB and other removable drives for Win98/Me/2000/XP. .......................................................... DOS Folder Guard for Win32 [1 288 kb] The utility installs password protection on any directory within the Windows 9x GUI. Protection does not apply to DOS applications. .......................................................... DOS Active Password Changer Pro 3.5 [3 137 kb] Password Changer is designed for resetting local administrator and user passwords on Windows XP/VISTA/2008/2003/2000 systems in case an Administrator's password is forgotten or lost. .......................................................... DOS Password Renew for Win32 [247 kb] Password reset and recovery utility for Windows 9x-Vista. .......................................................... DOS Md5 file hash for Win32 [9 kb] This is a simple utility that will calculate the MD5 hash of a given file. It features a progress bar during calculation and a text field from which the final MD5 hash can be easily copied to the clipboard. .......................................................... Hard drive utilities .......................................................... DOS Victoria 5.037 portable [1 577 kb] Victoria HDD/SSD is the best free program for diagnosing, researching, testing and minor repairs of hard drives, SSD drives, memory cards, and any other drives in the Windows operating system (XP and high versions). .......................................................... DOS Active undelete 5.1 for Win32 [731 kb] Portable utility for recovering deleted files and folders for Windows 9x-Vista. .......................................................... DOS Disk Data 3.3.2 for Win32 [542 kb] The program creates detailed reports on your file system. Namely, by the number of files, folders, space consumption, and so on. .......................................................... DOS Disk free 2.2 for Win32 [234 kb] The program shows free disk space in megabytes. It updates the information every second, so it is very useful with programs which consume very much disk space very fast (sound capture and video capture). .......................................................... DOS HDD Wipe 2.35.1178 for Win32 [484 kb] Utility for wipe data on hard drives. Please attention! Be careful! Not support Windows 9x. .......................................................... DOS HDD Scan 3.1 for Win32 [1 829 kb] HDDScan is a freeware utility for storage devices diagnostics (HDD, RAID, Flash) The program can scan storage device for Bad-blocks, show S.M.A.R.T. attributes and change some HDD parameters such as AAM, APM, etc. Not support Windows 9x. .......................................................... DOS Scanner 2.12 for Win32 [254 kb] The Scanner provides a visualization of your media usage. To show the relations optimally, all files and folders of the selected disk(s) are displayed together in one diagram - with an area size proportional to the used space. .......................................................... DOS File Case for Win32 [9 kb] This is console program that will change the text case of the names and/or extensions of a set of files. .......................................................... Registry utilities and tweakers .......................................................... DOS RegCleaner for Windows 9x [516 kb] A powerful utility for cleaning the registry from corrupted software links. .......................................................... DOS Reg Compact 1.0 [62 kb] Registry optimization utility for Windows 9x. Compresses the registry, preventing it from growing. .......................................................... DOS Unistall tool 3.5.4 portable [3 841 kb] A painless removal utility for installed and hidden programs. Does not allow the Windows registry to become clogged. I use this version almost every day. Works for Windows2000, XP, 2003, Vista, 7. .......................................................... DOS Windows 98 Configurator [242 kb] Windows 98 Configurator lets you personalize many settings of the Windows 98/95 system, restrict many user rights, change icons, remove unnecessary registry strings etc. An undisputed hit in all computer clubs of the early 2000s. The administrator created a local account and then limited rights using this utility, disabling all capabilities for working with files and the OS. In essence, this is a replacement for local security policies for Windows 9x. .......................................................... DOS Neo Tweaker Pro [1 380 kb] Neo Tweaker Pro is intended for your operational system development, for improvement her work and increase computer speed. The program uses undocumented opportunities of systems, which not adjusted by Windows standard methods. This util works in all systems of Windows family above Windows 95: Windows 95,98,98 SE, ME, NT 4.x, 2000, XP. .......................................................... Windows Explorer Extension .......................................................... DOS Open with view for Windows XP [37 kb] OpenWithView is a small utility that displays the list of all available applications in the 'Open With' dialog box of Windows, and allows you to easily disable/enable the applications in the list. When application is disabled, it won't be displayed in the 'Other Programs' section of the 'Open With' dialog-box. .......................................................... Windows system patches and updates .......................................................... DOS Microsoft speech API support for Windows XP [804 kb] Microsoft Speech API (SAPI) is a collection of speech recognition and synthesis technologies developed by Microsoft. It provides developers with tools and libraries to integrate speech recognition and speech synthesis capabilities into their applications. .......................................................... Patches for Windows 98 SE/ME to run Windows XP/7 applications in this operating systems. A detailed summary of my experience. DOS Microsoft Layer for Unicode [211 kb] Unicode support update for Windows 95/98/ME DOS KernelEX + updates + dll's for Windows 98 SE/ME [3 102 kb] Extension for Windows 98SE/Me that allows you to run some of the applications for Windows XP/2000/NT/7. In some cases it is useful if you need to continue working in Windows 98, but with programs for Windows XP. For example, a similar case happened with a spectrograph. The updated version of the spectrograph client did not work on Windows 98, so we had to use this extension. As you know, in many cases there is no point in changing industrial equipment for dubious improvements and copy data at the same time. TEXT Manual about install and update KernelEX [2 kb] I wrote what I think is a detailed manual for installing and updating KernelEX. If something doesn't work out, write to me about it. .......................................................... Patches for Windows 2000 SP4 to run Windows XP/7 applications in this operating system. A detailed summary of my experience. This software by Pink Flying Whale/BlackWingCa make Installer identify Windows XP and execute some software or Rewrite MSI for Windows2000. And this soft has stronger option to program to be recognized WinXP or Win Me, and so on. You can use alose Stronger and stronger Version Emulation with add-on KnownDllsWrapper. But you need kernel32.dll wrapper 5.01.2599.0006 upper. DOS Force Compatibler Kernel 0.88 for Windows 2000 [182 kb] After installing KernelEX for Windows 2000, be sure install the unofficial Service Pack 5.1 for this operating system. This way you can run applications for Windows XP and even Windows 7, such as modern browsers: HTML Unofficial Service Pack 5.1 [237 mb] web page link Install these Windows XP updates to your upgraded Windows 2000 SP 5.1 or just your Windows XP 32 bit: DOS kb2868626 update [747 kb] Supports the use of SHA-256 SSL certificates, allowing you to connect to websites that use these certificates. Older versions of Internet Explorer can also benefit from these updates to connect to sites that use SHA-256 certificates. DOS kb3081320 update [711 kb] TLS 1.1/1.2 support for Windows XP and Internet Explorer. .......................................................... DOS Windows 3.11 support Win32s [2 477 kb] A system patch that allows you to run some Win32 applications in Windows 3.11 WFG. .......................................................... DOS Windows 95 Shell Update [375 kb] This update to SHELL32.DLL provides browsing of NetWare Directory Service printers from the Add Printer wizard, which is found in the Printers folder (provided you have installed Service for NetWare Directory Services). .......................................................... DOS Fixer of freezing on shutdown Windows 98SE [456 kb] Update that fixes problems with shutting down and restarting Windows 98SE. .......................................................... DOS Win 98 Lite 3.0 Pro for PanEuro [767 kb] DOS Win Me Lite 3.0 Pro for Millenium [853 kb] Windows 98 Lite is a utility that allows you to install Windows 98/SE/ME without Internet Explorer and a number of other programs using standard installer tools, as well as install the interface from Windows 95! .......................................................... DOS Real DOS-Mode Patch for Windows ME v1.3 [9 kb] This patch will modify IO.SYS, COMMAND.COM and REGENV32.EXE in order to unhide the Real DOS-Mode on Windows ME systems, resulting in a similar boot process to the one available in Windows 9x. This will allow, for example, to reach DOS directly by pressing Shift-F8 at boot-up, to use CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT before Windows loads, and to set up a startup menu. .......................................................... DOS Microsoft Windows Millennium Low Cpu Fix [62 kb] This fix is in first hand made for all the ppls out there that gots a CPU under 150Mhz.. and wants to install MS WinME. But the setup wont let you. Because off low-cpu. This fix will remove that BAD thing from the installation progam. So you can install WinMe on ex. A Pentium 100Mhz. .......................................................... DOS System Restore Remover Pro 1.5 [512 kb] Removing system recovery and other Windows ME functions what you don't need. .......................................................... DOS Windows Me system editor [35 kb] The patch brings back the System Edit utility for editing system files in Windows Me. .......................................................... DOS Windows XP SP1/SP2 WPA Kill [268 kb] WPA Killer for Windows XP service packs 1 and 2. __________________________________________________________ DIR Back to index page __________________________________________________________