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   Review - ProduKey

   1.35 (Nov 19, 2008)

   Works perfectly. I keep this handy tool in my portable applications collection on my thumb drive. Also, the author is correct. Programs that pull software keys can be flagged as "bad" on some sites because of potential for misuse, even though they are doing no harm to the user. EXAMPLE: The library has a public computer with MS Office installed. A naughty person wants to steal the Office license keys for personal use. This would be a good reason for security software to block such a program.

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   Review - avast! Home

   4.8.1229 (Oct 23, 2008)

   I install this on EVERY family/friends computer that I fix for viruses and/or performance problems (usually due to Norton360). It's free, it's fast, and it maintains (ie. updates) itself with no intervention from me (nice, since I don't need to help people with updates). The best part is, I have yet to receive a later distress call from any of these people due to a new infection. To all computer gurus who fix computers, I highly recommend you look into adding this software to your tool kit!

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   Review - Sysinternals Suite

   Build 09/30/08 (Oct 1, 2008)

   This suite is the most useful collection of tools in my entire "computer repair kit". The author of these tools is pure genius, which is probably why Microsoft snatched him up.

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   Review - STOPzilla

   5.0 (Sep 30, 2008)

   My neighbor's computer was completely messed up by this program and it took me hours to remove it. After staying up past 1am trying to remove this crap, I was so ticked off that I was ready to physically destroy the computer! Out of curiosity, I installed this on a fresh WindowsXP install (using VirtualPC) and it claimed I was infested with spyware! Avoid at all costs!

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   Review - RivaTuner

   2.10 (Sep 2, 2008)

   Feature-rich and quite powerful tool. I use it to throttle my video card speed way down when I'm not playing games to save power and reduce heat. It's tricky to use for a beginner, but the features more than make up for it.