Free Software for use with Windows XP

 

Don’t pay for it if you don’t 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

†   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

Click on Home & Home Office,
then ZoneAlarm

 

Anti-Virus

†   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

 

Click on Products,
Free Software,
 Avast! 4 Home Edition

or (just as good)

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.

†   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

Click on the Download button.
When loading the program, press cancel to bypass the licence agreement

  

†   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

Click on the Download it here button

 

†   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

Use the free version from Google.
Click on the more button,
then even more,
then Pack

 

†   Spybot – Search & Destroy is one of the oldest (& trusted) anti-spyware programs.

Click the logo, then follow instructions on right

Follow the on-screen instructions

 

†   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

Follow the on-screen instructions

 

 

Photograph Album

†   Picasa  is a free photo album (with some photo editing facilities) from Google

Click the logo, then follow instructions on right

Use the free version from Google.
Click on the more button,
then even more,
then Pack

 

Family History Software

†   Personal Ancestral File (PAF)   is a free genealogy program from the LDS.

Click the logo, then follow instructions on right

Follow the on-screen instructions

 

Metric/Imperial Converter

†   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

Follow the on-screen instructions

 

Clean up your Computer

Warning:  Don’t use this program if you are not sure you know what you are doing
– it’s very powerful !

†   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

Follow the on-screen instructions

 

 

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