Alpha SF Resource Explorer:

While browsing the net for a way to check what’s inside an exe before running it, I found this article on “addictive tips”.

“Alpha SF Resource Explorer is an application to view the resources included in EXE, DLL, CPL, SYS, SCR, OCX, AMC and AX files which is a ‘PE WIN32 Executable File’ . The idea behind it is to allow users to view the content of an application’s executable files or DLL libraries, etc to extract useful information. It is further possible to extract icons, images, text boxes, and data handling forms which are included in the above mentioned executable files.” – Read full article here

In a nutshell: This software runs a lot winzip, you get to view all the files, icons, and registery changes stored in the exe.

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Although it lacks a few of the bells and whistles found in other PC-cleaning applications, this free program offers more than enough features to make it a worthy download. CCleaner’s interface is logically designed and makes it easy to wipe away your tracks from Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, and Google Chrome from various Windows system areas, and from some third-party applications.

CCleaner doesn’t support the large number of extraneous programs that some competitors do, but it can erase traces from such popular programs as Spybot – Search & Destroy and WinZip. CCleaner now offers secure file erasing along with a Registry-cleaning utility that quickly scans for invalid entries before removing them. CCleaner can even back up your Registry before removal, in case it accidentally removes a crucial component, and the download includes a rudimentary feature for uninstalling any program on your machine.

Since this free application handles the majority of PC-cleaning chores and offers a nice extra, we strongly recommend CCleaner to all users, except those who need robust tools to remove supersensitive data.

Features:

1. Cleans out temp files for all browsers on your computer.
2. Cleans out temp data from software installations
3. Scans and fixes registry errors
4. Offers a faster way to view “add and remove programs” without having to use the slow working windows tool.
5. Allows you to quickly edit the startup software without having to access msconfig

I fully recommend this software to anyone to wants to have their computers running faster in no time.

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