Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Driver with OpenAL support 2.09.0007

"This download contains an improved version of the drivers found on the Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ XtremeMusic, Platinum, Fatal1ty and Elite Pro installation CDs. It now provides full OpenAL support for gamers." Download @ Creative Changelog: - Resolves the issue of the computer not responding when Cubase® interacts with X-Fi applications - Allows MidiSynth to synchronize properly with selected SoundFont® content - Resolves OpenAL issues

Windows Live Messenger 8.1 Beta

"Ta da! It’s the next-generation MSN® Messenger. Along with everything you already love about Messenger—your contact list, emoticons, and instant access to your friends—there are brilliant new ways to connect and share photos (and other stuff). As always, it's free to download Messenger and use most of its features." Download @ http://g.live.com/1rebeta/Mess80_EN

Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP

"Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP offers great new ways to store and enjoy all your music, video, pictures, and recorded TV. Play it, view it, and sync it to a portable device for enjoying on the go or even share with devices around your home—all from one place." Download @ Microsoft

ScummVM 0.9.1

"ScummVM (Script Creation Utility for Maniac Mansion Virtual Machine) is a program which allows you to run certain classic graphical point-and-click adventure games, provided you already have their data files. The clever part about this: ScummVM just replaces the executables shipped with the game, allowing you to play them on systems for which they were never designed! ScummVM lets you run these adventures: Adventure Soft's Simon the Sorcerer 1 and 2; Revolution's Beneath A Steel Sky, Broken Sword 1 and Broken Sword 2; Flight of the Amazon Queen; Wyrmkeep's Inherit the Earth; Coktel Vision's Gobliiins; Westwood Studios' The Legend of Kyrandia and games based on LucasArts' SCUMM (Script Creation Utility for Maniac Mansion) system. SCUMM is used for many games, including Monkey Island, Day of the Tentacle, Sam and Max and more. Compatibility with supported games is continually improving, so check back often. Among the systems on which you can play those games are Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, Dreamcast, PocketPC, PalmOS, AmigaOS, BeOS, OS/2, PSP, PS2, SymbianOS/EPOC and many more..." Download @ http://www.scummvm.org/downloads.php

Fedora Core 6

"Fedora is a set of projects sponsored by Red Hat and guided by the contributors. These projects are developed by a large community of people who strive to provide and maintain the very best in free, open source software and standards. Fedora Core, the central Fedora project, is an operating system and platform based on Linux which is always free for anyone to use, modify, and distribute, now and forever." Download @ http://fedoraproject.org/

October 2006 Update Rollup for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 (KB925766)

"Install KB925766 to get the latest updates for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005. This update supersedes all updates since Update Rollup 2 (KB900325) for Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005." Download @ Microsoft

Microsoft Windows Defender

"Windows Defender is a free program that helps protect your computer against pop-ups, slow performance, and security threats caused by spyware and other unwanted software. It features Real-Time Protection, a monitoring system that recommends actions against spyware when it's detected and minimizes interruptions and helps you stay productive." Download for x86 @ Microsoft Download for x64 @ Microsoft

AOL 9.0 VR (Vista Ready) Beta 6 Build 4327.70

"AOL 9.0 VR is the the newest version of the AOL software that adds support for Windows XP x64, Windows Vista. Even if you don't have the newest version of Windows, AOL 9.0 VR also supports Windows 98, Windows Millennium, Windows 2000, and Windows XP (Home, Pro, Media Edition and x64)." Download @ http://beta.aol.com/projects.php?project=aol90sevc

Internet Explorer 7

For more information and download links: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/default.mspx

DVD Identifier 5.0.1

"'dvd identifier' retrieves and interprets the pre-recorded information that is present on dvd (dvd+r, dvd+rw, dvd-r, dvd-rw, dvd-ram), hd dvd (hd dvd-r, hd dvd-rw, hd dvd-ram) and blu-ray (bd-r, bd-re). This information contains a variety of parameters such as disc manufacturing information and supported write speeds. Even though some of this information is usually printed on the packaging, the brand name may differ from the actual manufacturer or sometimes there might not even be any packaging information at all." Download @ DVD Identifier Changelog: here

WindowBlinds 5.1

"WindowBlinds is a program that that enables Windows users to completely change the look and feel of the Windows user interface. Users customize Windows by using visual styles (skins) created for WindowBlinds. With these skins, WindowBlinds can change the look of Title bars, borders, Task bar, Start button, Start menu, Progress animations, Toolbar icons, Explorer Views, and virtually every other part of Windows! WindowBlinds is the only program that can customize the GUI of Windows XP without having to alter system DLLs." Download @ Stardock

Creative Sound Blaster Audigy, Audigy 2 series and Audigy 4 series Driver 02.09.0016

"This download contains an improved version of the drivers found on the Sound Blaster Audigy®, Audigy 2 series, and Audigy 4 series installation CDs. It also supports Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition. This download supports the following audio devices only: Creative Sound Blaster® Audigy including Platinum and Platinum eX series Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 including Platinum, Platinum eX, and Value series Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS including Platinum and Platinum Pro series Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Pro and Sound Blaster Audigy 4 Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Notebook PCMCIA." Download @ Creative

Newsbin Pro 5.31 Build 7440

"NewsBin Pro downloads files from Usenet Newsgroups as fast as your internet connection will allow. It automatically combines complicated multi-part binary posts to create one file and includes many options for organizing your downloaded files." Download @ http://www.newsbin.com/downloads/nb531-install.exe Changelog: here

CPU-Z 1.37

"CPU-Z is a freeware that gathers information on some of the main devices of your system. CPU Name and number. Core stepping and process. Package. Core voltage. Internal and external clocks, clock multiplier. Supported instructions sets. Cache information. Mainboard Vendor, model and revision. BIOS model and date. Chipset (northbridge and southbridge) and sensor. Graphic interface. Memory Frequency and timings. Module(s) specification using SPD (Serial Presence Detect) : vendor, serial number, timings table. System Windows and DirectX version." Download @ http://www.cpuid.org/download/cpu-z-137.zip Changelog: here

Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 5.0 Update 9

"The JRE provides the Java APIs, Java virtual machine, and other components necessary to run applets and applications written in the Java programming language. It is also the foundation for the technologies in the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) for enterprise software development and deployment. The JRE does not contain tools and utilities such as compilers or debuggers for developing applets and applications." Download @ Sun Microsystems Changelog: here