PCTechBytes Today presents our recommended software download of the day. We will list software titles that we use and love, as well as those recommended to us on our computer repair message boards.

Gadwin PrintScreen 
We finally found an XP equivalent to the Snip Tool in Vista. Gadwin Printscreen is easy to install and offers some setup preferences that can help you quickly take screenshots of websites, photos and even your desktop. You no longer have to take the entire screen. In Gadwin Printscreen, you have the ability to [...]

For those concerned about privacy, Free History Eraser by Smart Soft is a quick little program that can delete history files each time you close your browser Window. This free application works great and not only removes your History, it clears the typed URLs and Auto Complete data, as well.
Download Free History Eraser here.

Advanced Windows Care
Our download recommendation today is Advanced Windows Care Personal Edition. This free application does what a lot of different programs do, but it is all contained in a neat package that does it all with only a couple of clicks.
Advanced Windows Care Personal Edition helps rid your system of Spyware, registry errors, clears [...]

Autoruns by SysInternals
Autoruns has the most comprehensive knowledge of auto-starting locations of any startup monitor and shows you what programs are configured to run at system bootup or login. It also shows you the entries in the order Windows processes them. These programs include ones in your startup folder, Run, RunOnce, and other Registry keys.
If [...]

Our recommended download today is SuperAntiSpyware. It is a thorough AntiSpyware scanner that detects spyware that most other products miss! SUPERAntiSpyware claims to remove ALL the Spyware, NOT just the easy ones! And from what we’ve seen so far, it does a pretty good job backing up that claim. They have a free version and [...]

 

Our download today is Ophcrack, a free password recovery utility that is absolutely essential for any user with multiple PCs or System Administrators that need to access computers where the password is either unknown or forgotten. You can download .iso files of this program for Xp or Vista and boot to them when you start [...]

Our download today is a Sys Internals program called BgInfo — which stands for background information. This handy program is a must for users that have multiple PCs in their home or office that have changing IP addresses through the router’s DHCP or if you just need to do remote access on a PC and [...]

Our recommended download today is Restoration,  a free file recovery program that allows you to undelete files that he been deleted and removed from the recycle bin. It is a pretty straight-forward program that is easy to use. It works with NTSF and FAT files systems. The added benefit is that it also allows you [...]

Spamihilator has been around for a while, and we are compelled to recommend it as a SPAM deterrent. It is configured to work with POP email accounts and monitors your incoming mail for known SPAM. It sends suspected SPAM to a folder where you can delete or restore it at your convenience. It is also [...]

Our download recommendation for today is the WinAudit Free. This programs does what it suggests–audits your entire PC for hardware and software that is installed and gives you detailed information about everything. This tool is extremely helpful in diagnosing problems or just getting the names and firmware versions of everything running on your computer. You [...]