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A smarter 'Start' menu interface that saves you time and reduces clutter by essentially turning the task of opening almost any program, document, folder, or web site into a two or three key-stroke effort. SmartStartMenu uses what you type to generate "on-the-fly" alphabetized lists of shortcut items from your 'Start' menu and any other folders you have configured to be scanned.

Power saving and shutdown functions + automation + more... Execution: immediate by one click or command line, scheduled by timer or event, automated via script. Functions: standby / hibernate computer and wake up, log off, restart, power off PC, run screen saver, turn off monitor, lock computer, hang up modem connection, run file, disable screen saver, prevent suspend mode, prevent shut down (+ more). Support of VBScript, JScript, etc.

By one click on the XPMan-button a popup will open. Now you can fill the window per Drag&Drop with all your files and programs. If you want you can sort it in tabs for faster access.

ProcessInfo gives you information about all processes currently running on your Windows® operating system.

This is the most complete and most effective PC Tuning program ever written. A Tasks & Startups Manager which, thanks to included recommendations on about every Windows background task, empowers any user to streamline their PC for speed and, above all, long term stability. Features a clear and instantly understandable presentation using down-to-earth language that all users will understand whatever their level of technical competence.

StartMenuEx, also known as smx (pronounced “semex”) is a replacement for the Windows Start Menu. It is fully customizable, and also supports user created themes and plugins. Smx takes over your Windows Start Menu, and allows you to have only the items you want in there, allowing you to find programs, browse your computer, open MSN Messenger contact windows and many other tasks much more efficiently than usual.

FireDaemon is a system utility that allows you to install and run any 32-bit or 64-bit application or script (BAT CMD, .NET, Perl, Java, Python, TCL TK) as a Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista or 2008 service. FireDaemon features easy service configuration via the GUI or command line, a low memory and CPU overhead, subprocess prioritization, custom environments, CPU binding plus monitoring and logging to the event log and on-disk log files.

AutoTask 2000 is a task scheduler designed specifically for Windows. AutoTask is an extremely versatile event scheduling software that can be ran as a service or as a desktop application in the background. AutoTask has very flexible scheduling and conditional triggers for running various task. It has also the ability to run multiple commands per task, much like mini scripts or macros.

With this program you can kill remote process, shutdown remote computer, change remote computers domain, view system information of remote computer, send message ,view event log of remote computer, start or stop services on remote computer

Service - O - Matic enables you to run almost any windows application as a windows service. Take advantage of the windows service system and run your application in the background, even when no user is logged on. No need to adjust your application, Service - O - Matic will run your program as a service in no time.

RunIt! enables you to add files, websites and programs to your RunIt! index, all according to keywords you selected, so it is easy for you to remember how to find that file, then with a press of hotkeys (also assigned by you), you're able to run it or perform a websearch in one of the following search engines: Google, Yahoo! or MSN. RunIt! also allows you to index your related files, simply by adding a common keyword to all of them.

Magic Utilities is a cute program designed to make your computer clean and more stable. These utilities include Uninstaller Plus, StartUp Organizer,Process Killer,Disk Cleaner,File Shredder and File Protector. Magic Utilities enables you to easily and safely uninstall programs, inspect and manage the programs that automatically start when your turn on or logon to your computer,lists and controls all currently running processes .

This program is a Quickstart-Toolbar for Your desktop. The main-features are: Drop any file or program on it and then start it with a single mouse-click. Use Your own backgrounds. Eight skins are allready included. Change the color very easy, to fit even better on Your desktop. Move, resize, hide, dock, fold or slide the toolbar. Localized in eleven languages. Yery small and uses little system-resources. Perfect choise for programs on USB-sticks.

AutoISO is a dynamic autorun for a fast and easy access to your softwares and/or to your games installations (ISO) and/or to your simple setup packages (ex.: setup.exe) backups burned on CD/DVD. Also, it allows you to gain a fast access to your readme files, your licenses (serial/keygen) and to your patches.

Watchdog - O - Matic will check and diagnose other programs. It will log all errors the other programs encounter. If the monitored application crashes or hangs, Watchdog - O - Matic will handle this and restart the application. It can even notify you by email if this occurs. From the user point of view, this will result in a more stable / reliable environment. Check popular applications like ICQ, outlook, ftp servers, download managers, ...