Free Software for use with Windows XP
Dont pay for it if you dont have to.
Some of the best software for home use is free.
You try out all software at your own risk.
All of the following work well on my Dell PC.
Firewall & Anti-Virus are essential for everyone.
Firewall
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Prevents your computer accessing web sites without your knowledge Prevents other computers accessing your computer without your knowledge |
Click the logo, then follow instructions on right
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Click on Home & Home Office, |
Anti-Virus
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Prevents your computer downloading a virus from a web site Prevents your computer downloading a virus via e-mail Scans your computer for existing viruses |
Click the logo, then follow instructions on right
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Click on Products, |
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or (just as good)
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Follow the on-screen instructions |
Anti-Spyware
No anti-spyware program is 100% effective so you can best protect your computer by running a selection of scanning programs from time to time.
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Ad-Aware 2007 Free protects your computer against malware attacks Use it to scan your computer for malicious advertising software |
Click the logo, then follow instructions on right
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Click on the Download button. |
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Windows Defender is a free program from Microsoft that helps protect your computer against pop-ups, slow performance, and security threats caused by spyware and other unwanted software. |
Click the logo, then follow instructions on right
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Click on the Download it here button |
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Spyware Doctor is a free program from PC Tools that helps protect your computer against Adware and Spyware |
Click the logo, then follow instructions on right
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Use the free version from Google. |
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Spybot Search & Destroy is one of the oldest (& trusted) anti-spyware programs. |
Click the logo, then follow instructions on right
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Follow the on-screen instructions |
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AVG Anti-Rootkit Free is a specialised program designed to detect & remove malicious object such as trojans or key loggers. |
Click the logo, then follow instructions on right
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Follow the on-screen instructions |
Photograph Album
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Picasa is a free photo album (with some photo editing facilities) from Google |
Click the logo, then follow instructions on right
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Use the free version from Google. |
Family History Software
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Personal Ancestral File (PAF) is a free genealogy program from the LDS. |
Click the logo, then follow instructions on right
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Follow the on-screen instructions |
Metric/Imperial Converter
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Convert is a free and easy to use unit conversion program that will convert the most popular units of distance, temperature, volume, time, speed, mass, power, density, pressure, energy, etc.. |
Click the logo, then follow instructions on right
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Follow the on-screen instructions |
Clean up your Computer
Warning: Dont use this program if you are not sure you
know what you are doing
its very powerful !
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CCleaner is a freeware system optimisation and privacy tool. It removes unused files from your system - allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up hard disk space. |
Click the logo, then follow instructions on right
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Follow the on-screen instructions |
