System Mechanic is normally not freeware but version 6, which is two versions old at the time of this writing, is offered for free.
The description for version 8: “System Mechanic combines over 40 powerful PC tuneup tools to clean hard drive clutter, repair your registry, defragment drives and memory, manage programs, boost your Internet connection, [...]
DS Clock is a Windows clock that’s different from LClock mentioned previously. This clock can reside anywhere on your desktop. The look is highly customizable in every way and it can even be transparent except for the clock information.
I like the fact that it has hourly, half hour and quarter hour chimes if you [...]
Would you like to make your XP system look like Vista? Vista Inspirat 2 will do that for you. Be sure to read the system requirements and instructions carefully. Installing it on the wrong system could cause it to slow down your system. Otherwise, it shouldn’t cause any slowdown because for the most part [...]
If you like having the programs in your taskbar in a certain order and want to easily move them, Taskbar Shuffle is for you. Put the program in your startup group and it will be running whenever you need it. You can easily drag them to whatever position you would like. The program has [...]
AMP Font Viewer allows you to easily view all the fonts on your system. What I like best about it is it will print out all your fonts in a nicely formatted way so that you can view all your fonts at once making it easy pick out what font you would like to [...]
Here is a very helpful article:
How to Change Default Wallpaper Directory in Desktop Properties in Windows XP?
Two new wallpaper images have been added to the Wallpaper page—a coleus rendering and a cockscomb rendering.
Auslogics Disk Defrag is a fast and effective disk defragmentation program. It’s faster than XP’s defrag program and many feel that it just plain works better. It’s highly rated and is updated regularly.
Auslogics Disk Defrag Web Site