ServiWin

NirSoft

ServiWin is a simple application that will let you explore all the drivers and services installed on your computer. All of the relevant information about each driver is at your disposal, including it's name, version, description, and developing company. With one click you can stop, start, or restart them. Another click will generate a detailed report in HTML format about the drivers you have selected. ServiWin is a very easy to use and intuitive tool. The tools in blue are working, and the red ones aren't working. All of them start purple at windows start-up. It is that simple.

ATIc Install Tool

BlueSkySoft

AMD StoreMI

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD)

Lubbo's MacBook Pro Fan Control

SourceForge

Lubbo's MacBook Pro Fan Control is a tool to control the fan speed on your MacBook Pro, letting you easily manage the temperature of the GPU. One of the key features of this tool is that it controls both the minimum and maximum fan speed and differentiates between the two fan controls, the CPU and the GPU (right and left). Lubbo's MacBook Pro Fan Control allows you to control the fans on your MacBook by configuring the fan speed according to the temperature of the CPU and the GPU and shows reports of the heat levels for both.

BatteryCare

Filipe Lourenço

Every day more and more people are enjoying the advantages that come with using a notebook computer, even though such devices come with great limitations in terms of battery life when they are not plugged into an electrical outlet. Normally, each device has a basic tool for managing and even optimizing the battery life, but if you need something more advanced, you cannot pass this app up. With BatteryCare you will be able to know at any moment how energy is being used on your device and even check its temperature. The program allows you to control battery usage and even save the maximum amount of energy so that it lasts longer. You can also create different battery use modes, depending on the activity that you are doing and the amount of time you want it to last.

CheckDisk

Dirk Paehl

CheckDisk is a simple but powerful application that will detect any problem with bad sectors of the HD and will fix any problem with your Hard Disk. You only have to choose the drive you want to analyze and CheckDisk will scan it for errors and will warn you in case of errors. If you want, it will repair the HD too. The interface of the program is very intuitive and the results during our tests have been good. In addition, the scan is fast enough.

3DP Chip

3DP

Unknown Device Identifier

HunterSoft

Lots of times we add new devices to our machine or we reinstall Windows and we find a surprise: The system tells us that there is one or more unknown devices plugged in the computer. Then we access control panel and we see that yellow symbol next to a lot of words and letters we don't know its meaning. Unknown Device Identifier is a free application that will help us recognize the devices that Windows tag as unknown. When you install Unknown Device Identifier, it scans the computer and it will help you install and recognize those unknown devices that Windows can't identify on its own. Furthermore, Unknown Device Identifier will offer you the possibility of searching for and download the drivers for all the devices.

SDI Lite

Snappy

SDI Lite is a comprehensive application for finding and installing all the necessary drivers for the programs on your computer. If you've lost a controller disc or you can't find them on the developers' websites, this application will help you find the latest version of each controller that you need to install on your computer. All you have to do is start searching, and SDI Lite will find controllers for all the programs and games installed on your PC. Once the search is complete, you can see a list of results and important information for each one: name, size, and compatibility with your computer. This last bit of information will let you know whether you can use this update. One of the advantages of SDI Lite is that it doesn't download any drivers unless you want it to, so you can browse the long list of updates before deciding. On the upper part of the window, you can check the percentage downloaded, and once a driver finishes, it will be automatically installed. This application also includes filters, which enable you to search for specific drivers only. That way, you don't have to sift through endless search results. Just search for the drivers you want installed on your computer, and keep your computer and programs updated with the help of SDI Lite.

AMD Chipset Drivers

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD)

Driver Navigator

N/A

Driver problems can be really annoying if you don't know how to deal with them. That's the reason why we offer you Driver Navigator. An easy-to-use program that will scan your computer to find out the missing and unknown device drivers as well as to repair incompatible or corrupted drivers. Solve any problem having to do with USB bluetooth adaptors, mobile phones, webcams, etc. Have all driver problems solved in a snap. Its interface is extremely intuitive. You only have to click the Scan button and let Driver Navigator scan your computer. When it finish the scan process. It will give you a list of driver problems and obsolete drivers that can be updated. That's not all, because it also offers you the solution to the problem. It means you only have to click the Get Drivers button appearing when the scan process is finished and Driver Navigator will download and install updated drivers for those devices. In short, Driver Navigator is one of the best choices to deal with and solve driver problems without having to rack your brains. Audio drivers, printer drivers, phone drivers,... they are not a problem for Driver Navigator

Prime95

Mersenne Research

Prime95 is a tool that you can use to test your computer's power and performance by way of complex mathematical operations. The procedure is simple: the application starts looking for Mersenne prime numbers, and won't stop until you tell it to, using an enormous amount of memory in the process. Depending on the type of test you select at the beginning, you can test out your machine's RAM or processor. Just be careful if you have an older computer, since it can slow down a lot when it begins the testing process. Prime95 is very useful to get your computer up to speed. It might not have an attractive interface, but it carries its task out perfectly.

PC Wizard

Laurent KUTIL and Franck DELAT

PC Wizard 2008 is a powerful tool specially designed to detect hardware, but it also includes more features and options. It identifies a big number of system components and it supports new technologies and standards. PC Wizard is periodically updated, normally once a month, so it achieves better results and adapt itself to new hardware and technologies. PC Wizard 2008 also analyzes and evaluates your computer performance. It can analyze and compare the performance of several components: CPU, cache, RAM, HD, and even flash drives or mp3 and video reproduction processes. PC Wizard 2008 is maybe one of the most advanced system info programs, in addition it’s free.

Driver Store Explorer

Teddy Z

HDClone

Miray Software

Do you want make an exact copy of any of your drives? Now it is very easy using HDClone. HDclone allows you to clone your drives, but don?t think that it only clones hard discs, but it clones all kind of drives. It even clones and mirrors USB hard disks, USB sticks, and SD, MMC, CompactFlash, etc. It is very easy to use, you only have to choose the source drive and the destiny drive and the program will do it immediately and in a short period of time. HDClone is a very effective program which can become really useful if we want to change our HD but we don?t want to loose any information, so we run HDClone and we will have an exact copy of our data in a new HD.

Smart Driver Updater

Smart Pc Tools

Your operating system needs drivers to run just about all the hardware connected to your PC, and when they become outdated they can cause a whole range of problems, from hardware ceasing to work properly, to a full blown system crash. Identifying which of them are old and need updating can take hours, especially for inexperienced users. But these problems disappear if you regularly use Smart Driver Updater to make sure your computer is always running at full tilt. Smart Driver Updater is a tool that provides a quick and easy way to update your drivers. The program has been designed to scan, manage and update any associated hardware and then provide a list of drivers that need to be renewed. Smart Driver Updater scans your computer and all of its associated hardware, and with just one click, safely installs each of the necessary updates to your PC. The database on Smart Driver Updater contains over 200,000 drivers and is constantly being updated to ensure that the drivers are always up to date.

BatteryBar

Osiris Development

Even though Windows' most recent versions display information related to your laptop's battery, they don't always include what you're looking for. BatteryBar is a simple application that lets you keep track of your laptop's battery life. BatteryBar will show you the battery's capacity, percentage, duration, the AC power supply, and battery drain. This gives you a better idea of how much long your battery will last and details your battery's physical condition. As you use your battery, BatteryBar will show you a bar that precisely indicates how much battery you have left. Here you'll also be able to see your battery charge expressed in time remaining.

Driver Detective

PC Drivers Headquarters

If you want to have all drivers updated or you want to find a driver for a certain device your computer can't recognize, Driver Detective is a very useful application that will solve your problems. Driver Detective scans your hardware and software. When it finishes scanning, it tells you if there is a new version of each driver. Not only does it tells you that there are new drivers but it allows you to download and install them automatically, so you'll only have to decide to update it or not to update it. You'll see a lite report where you'll see which drivers are obsolete and which pieces of hardware are not running because of the drivers.

WinPcap

CACE Technologies

WinPcap is an open source app consisting of a driver and a library, which taken together, make it an indispensible tool for using a large number of commercial networking tools, among other things. WinPcap has become the go to application for the sector, becoming just as integral a part of open source applications as it is for commercial ones. WinPcap's main function is to capture network packets, but it can also filter the captured packets and generate statistical data for an internal network. If you are looking for a tool to monitor and safeguard your network or software to protect your system or network from possible threats, your first port of call should be this all encompassing library that provides the engine to power many of the best applications in the sector.

Cameyo

N/A

Cameyo will help you create portable versions of those programs you are used to use and want to have with you anywhere. It's not difficult, you only have to run Cameyo, then, install the program you want to make portable and Cameyo will detect it. When the installation is finished, Cameyo will have converted it into a portable version. Regretfully, during our tests, the program has pailed sometimes. Cameyo is an interesting application and we think it will be really helpful once those small problems have been solved.

Driver Magician

Goldstarsoft

If you have formatted your HD, most probably you have lost your device drivers and you have had to search for then over internet. Now, and thanks to Driver Magician you have the opportunity to backup the drivers you have installed, so you will not need to search for them if you format your HD. It’s simple you will have all of them in just one CD. When you run Driver Magician it shows you all the drivers you have installed in your computer and you will only need to choose the ones which you want to backup. Driver Magician allows you to choose the drive where you want to store the drivers. The time it takes to backup the drivers depends on the drivers you want to store, so it can take from 2 minutes to a longer time. Once you have done this and formatted your PC, to reinstall them you only have to press the button restore and all of them will be reinstalled.

Free PC Audit

MIS Utilities

Free PC Audit is a portable application that allows us to obtain diverse information about the software and hardware that is installed on a computer. The most relevant data that Free PC Audit offers regarding the hardware on your computer is: the Windows product identifier and the product code, as well as the BIOS version and the name of the producer. Free PC Audit also shows us the list of programs that run when the system is initiated, the processes that are being run and the security updates that are installed. About the existing software that is installed on the computer the principal information that Free PC Audit provides is the product code, although only on those applications that have it.

VueScan

Hamrick Software

VueScan is an excellent alternative for those users who need a software to control the scanner, because this lite program is compatible with more than 500 models. Furthermore, VueScan can be also used to download images from more than 200 digital camera models, so we will be able to use just one program to edit the pictures we import from other devices. VueScan is very easy to use, thanks to an intuitive interface which will ease your work. It will guide you step by step to capture and save the pictures from the scanner. VueScan includes some edition functions, so we will capture and modify the pictures we import from the scanner. Of course, you can choose the image quality you want.

Intel Pro - Wireless Drivers for XP

Intel

Most laptops nowadays include an Intel Pro/Wireless card and they are not usually updated automatically, that's the reason why we offer you the official updated drivers for your Wireless card. This pack includes the driver versions for: Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN: 11.5.0.32 Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection: 11.5.0.32 Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection: 9.0.4.37(32-bit OS support only) Intel® PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Network Connection: 9.0.4.37 (32-bit OS support only) Download it, decompress to any folder and update the Drivers in order to improve your Wi-Fi performance.

GPU Caps Viewer

Jerome Guinot

GPU Caps Viewer is an OpenGL tool that tests your graphics card's efficiency, and gives you all sorts of details. The program offers information on the graphics adapter, the controllers, occupied memory, and the GPU (graphic precessing unit) temperature. In addition, it also provides general information on your system, and lets you test its efficiency. In terms of OpenGL, GPU Caps Viewer shows your card's specs: version, texture elements, supported extensions, etc. Lastly, it's also interesting to point out that GPU Caps Viewer includes a system that lets you collaborate (as long as you want to, of course) with graphic designers to validate your graphics card.

Nahimic 2+ Audio Driver

Nahimic

RAMMon

PassMark

RAMmon is a simple and effective application that gives you all information about RAM. You only have to run the program. In the mwindow of the program you will see the type of RAM installed on your computer, clock speed, manufacturer, quantity, usage, and much more information. In addition it offers you a link to Amazon in case you want toknow how much it is or you want to buy more RAM modules. RAMmon can be useful for any user worried about the hardware or those users who want to buy more RAM modules but they don't know which one they have to buy.

DriverUpdate

SlimWare

DriverUpdate is a tool that helps you find and download all the drivers necessary to maintain your computer up to speed and perfectly updated. The program has a striking interface that is not only attractive, but also quite intuitive and practical. With just a couple clicks you can start updating all the drivers you've been lacking. You'll only need the few minutes that the analysis takes to finish. In case you went a little further than you wanted to, the program allows you to recover the last version of any driver that you've installed. This feature can really come in handy, especially with the instability that you sometimes have to deal with with the graphic card drivers. DriverUpdate is a useful application, thanks to which you'll have better control over your PC's performance.

SecurAble

GRC

SecurAble is a small program that doesn't even require installation, and which you can use to quickly find out if your computer is capable of supporting a change in operating system. When you double-click the program's executable, you'll see three important things: if the computer is compatible with a 64-bit operating system, if it has hardware support to detect and prevent the execution of code in program data areas, and if it has hardware support for system resource virtualization. SecurAble gives you all the information you need in a clear, simple, and accessible manner. What to do with this information is something that depends on you and your computer knowledge.

Driver Genius Professional

Driver-soft Inc.

Driver Genius Professional is a really good program that allows the users to manage installed drivers and find updates. Driver Genius Professional is based on a very intuitive interface and a powerful background that gives you the possibility to manage your drivers easily and keep them up to date. The program scans your computer and if it finds any obsolete driver it warns you and offer the possibility to download and install the new version automatically. It also detects if there is a better driver for your devices. Keeping your drivers up to date is essential if you want your computer to run smoothly and with no problems. Find the perfect drivers for your devices and make them run better than ever. Of course, it alows you to install teh new ones and go back in case of malfunction. Finally, Driver Genius Professional can create a backup of your drivers wich can be really helpful in case of reinstalling the computer.