Given below are freeware programs that you can download and use for free.

     

Monitor your system's auto-startup programs with this lean program. Startup Guard will inform you when new programs are added to the startup, in real time, and you can approve/disapprove the new entry. Block worms, spyware, adware, trojans, and other virus type malicious programs that may affect your system. It can also monitor your browser home page and search page hijacks.

Versioin: 1.0
Supports: Win9x, ME, 2000, XP 

    

Optimize your memory (ram) using this lean program. Avoid application crashes due to low memory. This program monitors your memory, and frees up ram if it falls below a certain minimum. It consumes little memory (the lowest when compared to other such programs available on the net). You can configure it to free memory automatically or manually.

Note: Windows XP has a very state-of-the-art memory management, and you won't notice any performance improvement when using memory optimizers. All such optimizers/boosters available on the market - both freeware and trialware - are useless for XP and others to follow. Such programs are recommended for 95/98/ME only.

Versioin: 1.0
Supports: Win9x, ME, 2000, XP    

    

Tweak N' Tune is a "tweaking" program to fine-tune settings that are hidden in Windows.

Versioin: 1.1
Supports: Windows XP