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FREE WEB SITES

Reviewed:

Some top class software and utilities are completely free

• Microsoft's download sites

• Free Software download sites

• Newsgroups

• FREEWARE SITES

MICROSOFT DOWNLOAD SITES

Windows 95/98 updates are available at Microsoft, or it's software library FTP Sites

• Microsoft.com
• http://support/microsoft/
• ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/Softlib
• ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/softlib/mslfiles/
• ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/Softlib/index.txt

• Microsoft Download Wizard
This wizard checks your computer for existing Microsoft software files and make suggestions for file updates that may be appropriate for your computer's configuration. This is a "Premium Support" page and so it is only available if you register (free) for that extra service.

• http://microsoft.com/windows2000/default.asp Microsoft's new site for Windows 2000

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SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD SITES

It is likely you will find a wanted item of software at one of these Sites - a huge selections of freeware and shareware (perhaps some demos and commercial)

GENERAL:

• Download.com

• Shareware.com

• Windows 95.com

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Free EMAIL Services

Having you own seperate, permanent, and free email address is now considered essential for the Home user. You can change Internet Service Provider while retaining the same mail address.

Services such as Yahoo Mail and HotMail are well known.
These are several less known free email services:

Apexmail http://www.apexmail.com/

BigFoot http://www.bigfoot.com

EMailCom http://www.email.com

Jaydemail http://www.jaydemail.com

NetForward http://netforward.com/

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NEWSGROUPS

Need information? Got a problem? Just inquisitive?
Very often the only answer is to visit a Newsgroup dealing with specific matters. They cover an huge variety of topics, varying from very simple to highly technical. Unfortunately you won't be able to sign on to all groups.

To see what is available via IE 4 just type in ? newsgroups into the Address Bar. You will get a list of possible sites.

One of the following should cover your needs:

General User Groups:

• http://www.deja.com/usenehome.epl • search for groups
• alt.com.shareware • Net news
• alt.com.virus • virus and anti-virus software information
• alt.sys.pc-clone.dell • Dell users Q & A
• alt.sys.pc-clone.gateway2000 • Gateway Q & A
• comp.infosystems.www.browsers.ms-windows • bugs
• comp.os.ms-windows.win95.misc • Windows 95
• comp.sys.ibm.pc.hard-ware.* • hardware • 8 groups

Modem User Groups:

• comp.dcom.modems.cable

• comp.dcom.xdsl

• comp.dcom.modems

• fr.reseaux.telecoms.adsl

• gtenet.adsl

• gtenet.cablemodem

• sdnet.cablemodems

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FREEWARE SITES [1]

Loads of FREEware

• 32 bit many free, large site

• CompletelyFree free completely!

• Daily Web lots of new freeware

• Dan'sWorld lots of freeware, news, tips

• Download.com lots are free, huge site (Part of CNET Site)

• File Pile lots of freeware

• Free 95 great Windows 98/95 free [German site]

• free Biez free

• Freebyte free

• Free Hound free

• Freesite free plus info + links, including Windows 98/95 software

• Freeware32 free
• Freeware free strictly Windows 98/95 (32-bit)

• Freeware Connection free

• Freeware Home free

• FreeWareFiles free for Windows 9x/3.xx/NT

• Geosites free DOS only

• Geocities free (mostly). Huge selection

• HotFiles Exclusives free
• Lockergnome free Windows 9x/3.xx/NT weekly e-mail newsletter

• MDN some freeware

• Nonags free only Windows 32-bit Software Sites

• PC Magazine free Windows 9x/NT/3.1x + DOS Utilities

• PC World many free

• ShellExtensionCity mostly free Windows 9x/3.xx/NTx + DOS Tools

• SimtelNet many free

• SoftCent many free

• SoftSEA some free

• Softseek many free

• SoftwareShak some free

• TopSoft many free

• Totally Free free + links

• Tucows many free. Internet, HTML + Web creation Tools

• TuDogs free large respository

• WinCentral some free. News, tips & software for Win9x & NT

• WiNDeX many free

• WinFiles.com (now Download.com) some free. 32-bit Software, Tips + BUG Fixes

• Windows Magazine free Windows 95 OSR2 Upgrades + Fixes (a must for Windows 95 retail and OSR1 users)

• Windows Magazine free lists the100 best freeware

• ZDnet HotFiles many free

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Utilities Centre

• Microsoft Sites
   Software Sites
   Newsgroups
   FREEWARE SITES

• FREE Utilities 1
   General, plus
   Backup to Diagnostic

• FREE Utilities 2
   Graphics to Registry

• Useful Software
   Utilities in Win98 / 95

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* ALWAYS BACKUP FIRST * ALWAYS RECORD SETTINGS * ALWAYS MAKE ONE CHANGE AT A TIME

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