"Protects your privacy by cleaning up some of your common Internet and

computer activity tracks. It can erase the history, cookies, typed URLs,

recycle bin, temp folders and much more in one click. The program adds

a secure deletion option to these operations that allows you to remove those

files from your hard disk without the possibility to recover them. Also

included comes a small, automatic popup window killer that worked well

during our test. This is a Lite version, it comes with several advanced features

that are disabled (disk wiping, plug-ins, auto-cleaning) but all the features

mentioned above are fully functional."

--Snapfiles.com

"a system optimisation tool. That removes unused and temporary files from

your system - allowing it to run faster, more efficiently and giving you more

hard disk space. It cleans traces left by Windows, Internet Explorer, and

third-party apps."  --Download.com

"Allows you to clean your Internet tracks, including IE browser cache, cookies

history, typed URLs, index.dat files and more. The cookie cleaning allows you

to mainatin a list of cookies to keep and (optionally) keep all cookies from sites

that are in your IE Favorites or managed via IE. The program can also delete

your computer usage tracks like Recent Documents menu, Temporary Files,

Recycle Bins and more, as well as Outlook Express items. The selected cleaning

options can be performed as needed, or automatically at system start or browser

closing. In addition, CleanCache allows you to specify custom folders, files or

registry entries to be included in the cleaning process. Runs in the system tray,

offers a good set of features and is easy to use. As the company name may indicate,

the interface is rather plain and limited to functionality without much eye candy." 

--Snapfiles.com

Most programs nowadays are supposed to free up the RAM they use

when they are closed, though some do not. Use this program to auto-

recover that RAM, which will help your computer run faster.

"Disk Cleaner allows you to easily clean up disk space that is used by

temporary files like those in the system temporary folder, the Internet

Explorer Cache and Cookies folder, and the Recycle Bin. In addition,

you can erase personal tracks like recently used documents, typed URLs

and more. The program comes with an attractive, user friendly interface.

The program also supports commandline arguments, to be run in quiet

mode without user intervention." --Snapfiles.com

"A dual-purpose utility, for disk checking (prescan and full disk reading)

and also benchmarking. What it does, is scanning/reading the entire contents

of a disk (CD, DVD or hard drive; or even floppy) and show any read errors

that may appear, but also show drive speed information, progress statistics

etc. It was designed with simplicity in mind, but usefulness for the user." 

--e-systems.ro

"Eraser is an advanced security tool (for Windows), which allows you to

completely remove sensitive data from your hard drive by overwriting it

several times with carefully selected patterns."  --Heidi.ie

"An application to free and defragment your computer’s RAM. As you use

your computer, open applications, surf the Internet, and navigate Windows,

your system’s memory will usually decrease because some software do not

use memory correctly or do not return all of it after it is done using it. FreeRAM

XP Pro frees up this memory, thereby increasing system response time, stability,

speed, and efficiency."  --Yourwaresolutions.com

Use this program to clean out your system registry to safely remove

duplicates, dead registry entries from programs you've uninstalled.

"A perfect companion for your Windows registry!
RegSeeker includes a powerful registry cleaner and can display various information

like your startup entries, several histories (even index.dat files), installed applications

and much more ! With RegSeeker you can search for any item inside your registry,

export/delete the results, open them in the registry. RegSeeker also includes a tweaks

panel to optimize your OS ! Now RegSeeker includes a file tool to search for

duplicate files, bad shortcuts and more."  --HoverDesk.net

"Allows you to clean common computer junk files and Internet tracks that can build-up

over time. The program comes with an interface that allows you to select the areas to be

cleaned, as well as a wizard that can guide you through the cleaning process, and also

offers a quick-clean feature. In addition to the cleaning features, Sweepi also includes a

startup manager (called BootManager) that enables you to view and optionally remove

or disable programs that start automatically whenever you boot your computer.

Furthermore, the program includes secure file deletion, and a tool to find broken shortcuts."

--Snapfiles.com

"The Registry is the heart and soul of any Windows system. It contains information that

controls how your system appears and how it behaves. Most applications today use the

registry to store configurations and other important data. When you install an application,

new registry entries will be created. These entries automatically will be deleted when you

uninstall the application. Unfortunately, this process does not always work. Sometimes,

some applications fail to remove their own registry entries. These entries become obsolete.

After a long period, after you install and uninstall a number of applications, your Windows

Registry will contain a large number of obsolete entries. This will significantly increase the

registry size and thus slow down your computer, because Windows will need more time to

load, search, and read data from the registry. To keep your computer at top performance,

it is recommended you periodically clean your Windows Registry."

--Download.com