10 Must-Have Troubleshooting Windows Apps

This troubleshooting guide provides general troubleshooting Windows apps for Windows users who are looking for some Windows tool to solve some Windows issues.

cFosSpeed

cFosSpeed - Internet Acceleration with Traffic Shaping and bandwidth management. Ping optimizer + packet prioritization. Maximum Download & Minimum Ping. For DSL, ADSL, VDSL, Cable, Modem, ISDN, Mobile (GSM, GPRS, HSCSD, UMTS, CDMA, WCDMA, HSDPA), Filesharing (P2P), Online Games, VoIP, Streaming Media and Tuning.

More features: Free configurable Prioritization; self-calibrating; Layer-7 Analysis; Firewall; automatic router detection; optimal Dial-Up connections; VPN; WLA; WiFi; MTU-Optimization; Multi-User Features; broadband limits; Automatic RWIN expansion.

TweakMaster

TweakMASTER promotes faster Internet download speeds by carefully and intelligently tweaking numerous key Windows settings to provide a substantially faster Internet experience. TweakMASTER can substantially improve your download speeds for all types of connections from dialup to DSL, Cable, and Wireless. Even AOL users will be amazed at how much more responsive their system will be. More than merely adjusting registry settings, TweakMASTER also includes an innovative DNS Accelerator to help websites load faster, a handy PC clock synchronization utility, ISP Disconnect Prevention, Traceroute, Ping, and Whois utilities, and a network connections viewer.

Movie Downloader

Movie Downloader is a tool that helps you to download multiple media files (movie, music, pictures) from your favorite Web sites. Some websites are really big, they have a huge amount of links, so it takes much time to click all of them and to find something you really need.
Then you have to save found files one by one and to close annoying pop-up windows. Movie Downloader will do all this automatically in a matter of minutes. It will search the Web site (no matter how big it is) for the specified in your profile files. Movie Downloader saves you long hours of doing unnecessary job. Version 2.1 helps you to download multiple media files (movie, music, pictures) from your favorite Web sites. Some Web sites are really big, they have a huge amount of links, so it takes much time to click all of them and to find something you really need. Then you have to save found files one by one and to close annoying pop-up windows.

PPMate

Streaming television apps get better as new versions are released and PPMate NetTV is an example of what these programs are evolving into. A friendly interface and a load of original features mean PPMate is one of the most solid P2P streaming apps out there.

It’s easy to navigate around the PPMate interface. The screen is divided into two tabs: the player and the menu. On the side, you have a scroll-down menu from which you can select one of the 940 channels available to choose from, with all sorts of categories covered, like sports, news, movies, and TV series. Channels you have viewed will be saved in the "Favorites" list and you can use the search-as-you-type function to find a specific show. There’s also a ticker bar in the player view to remind you of upcoming programs, although unfortunately, it appears in Chinese. We like how the main menu interface shows a thumbnail image of the program and you can select programs by clicking on the category tab. You have a little popularity marker next to each program. The more popular a show is, the better it will stream. You can also maximize your streaming quality by configuring the XP TCP patch. Setting it to 256 or higher should guarantee you good streaming quality.

FLV CAP

It's software that allows you to download videos from Mega Video. The program is easy to use, just specify the URL for the video you want to download and click the Get Movie. Then it will display the length and size of the video. There you can see also two buttons. One is Download - which downloads the video using an inbuilt fast downloader that comes with this program. Or you can use an external download program to download the movie by just clicking the Download External button.

Port Detective

It's available for users with the operating system Windows 95 and former versions, and it is available in English. The current version of the software is 1.01 and it has been updated on 9/13/2005. Since the program joined our selection of software and apps in 2005, it has achieved 16,519 downloads, and last week it achieved 4 downloads. About the download, Port Detective is a reasonably light program that doesn't take up as much storage space as most software in the category of Networking software. It's a program mostly downloaded in countries such as Indonesia, India, and Spain.

No-IP DUC (Dynamic DNS Update Client)

The No-IP DUC is used with No-IP.com's dynamic DNS service. Dynamic DNS enables you to remotely access your computer, download files or even run your own blog / web site on your home or small business broadband connection even when connected to the internet via a dynamic IP address.

Any Weblock

A web content control program that gives you the power to block any website on your local computer. It works with any web browser and displays a fake error page. No network knowledge required to configure. You only need to know the domain/subdomain names of the websites. Possible uses include parental control (porns, online games or chatrooms) and ads or malicious websites blocking.

VisualRoute 2010

VisualRoute combines the tools traceroute, ping, reverse DNS, and Whois into a single graphical interface that analyzes Internet connections to quickly locate where outages or slowdowns occur. An IP location database identifies the geographical location of IP addresses and Web servers, showing the path of an Internet connection on a global map. Domain registration and network provider contact information are reported for each network hop. The ping capabilities provide a good idea of whether or not the site is live, while traceroute will help determine where along the route the problem lies. VisualRoute's traceroute reports include an overall analysis, a data table, and a geographical view of the routing. The analysis is a brief description of the number of hops, where problems occurred, and the type of Web server software running at the site you are trying to reach. The data table lists information for each hop, including the IP address, node name, geographical location and the major Internet backbone where each server resides. The World map gives a graphical representation of the actual path of an Internet connection. A mouse click on a server or network name opens a pop-up Whois window, providing instant contact information for problem reporting. Specialized editions include added tools for pinpointing connectivity problems, including continuous trace and ping testing, trace report history, multiple path discovery and port probing.

This diagnostic tool makes Ping routines both more effective and more entertaining. Navigating the world map is quite easy, as is choosing a map with another design. VisualRoute generates complete Ping and Whois information with time graphs, which administrators can export to text or HTML reports, or to a JPEG screenshot.

Happily, the program consumes much less system memory than it did in the past and doesn t appear to affect performance in any way. The map's route tracing can be fascinating, and the results table offers a wealth of information everywhere you click. The program also can monitor response time.

You can even run VisualRoute as a Web server and embed it in your pages. For less experienced users, the analysis section explains in plain English what's going wrong in the trace. In short, this program seems like a good pick for any Webmaster.

Global MU Online Toolbar

Built-in pop-up blocker, Access Global MU Online information quickly and easily - Access your news, forums & server-status instantly - Receive news and event notifications Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP. Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0 Localized to the following languages English, German, French, Spanish, Dutch, Italian, Japanese, Chinese Simplified, and Korean. Our installer is currently just English only, however. If our toolbar is installed on a system that operates in one of the supported languages, all text shown by the toolbar will be in that language. Otherwise, the text in the toolbar will default to English. Certified non-spy-ware/ad-ware by all major bodies.