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Freeware for Windows 95 / 98 (European download site)

What can you expect on this page?

  • Information about freeware: programs that can be downloaded legally, without worrying about prices, licenses, etc.
  • A short description of the freeware
  • A link to a site (in the Netherlands, Europe) where the download automatically starts
  • Information on "How to..."
  • And of course, the links where you can click on !

Each program can be downloaded on 1 floppy, unless otherwise specified

Each program can be used under Windows 95 and also under 98, unless otherwise specified

Each program is freeware, so it can be used without time limitation.

Steps to take:

  1. Find out if you have Windows 95 or Windows 98
  2. Insert a blank floppy in the 3 1/5 " diskette station
  3. Klik on one of the links below
  4. After a few seconds you should see a dialog box, where you can specify if you want to download to a diskette (A:) or to your C: drive
  5. Choose "diskette", so you always have a back-up in case something goes wrong.
  6. You can give another, logical, name to the program, like "midiplayer.exe" or "midiplayer.zip" instead of "dlmidip2hx4.exe" or "dlmidip2hx4.zip".
  7. Click "OK" or "save". After a few minutes the download is complete.
  8. Clicking 2 times on the "back" button in the toolbar brings you back to this page, where you can click on another link for the next download....

Your next step is to install the program on your computer.

  1. In case of an .exe program:
  2. Install the program by double-clicking on its name.
  3. Follow the directions and install the program in C:\tools\{name of the program} or C:\Program files\{name of the program}.
  4. Delete the contents of your C:\temp directory
  5. You can run the program by a click on "start", "Programs", {name of the manufacturer}, {name of the program}


In case of a .zip program:

  1. If you haven't already done so, first install WinZip . If you have, then go to the previous step (2). Otherwise, go to the next step 2.
  2. Install WinZip by double-clicking on its name.
  3. Follow the directions and install the program in C:\tools\{name of the program} or C:\Program files\{name of the program}.
  4. You can run the program by a click on "start", "Programs", {name of the manufacturer}, {name of the program}

To install a zip file (install Winzip first, watch above):

  1. "Extract" the program from your diskette to your C:\temp directory or C:\Windows\temp directory by double clicking on the zip-file.
  2. Install the program by running the "setup.exe" in the directory where you placed the extracted files, C:\temp or C:\Windows\temp .
  3. Follow the directions and install the program in C:\tools\{name of the program} or C:\Program files\{name of the program}.
  4. Delete the contents of your C:\temp directory
  5. You can run the program by a click on "start", "Programs", {name of the manufacturer}, {name of the program}


Click to download WinZip 8.0
Description: The most popular compression/decompression utility for Windows, WinZip has an easy-to-use and fairly configurable interface.


Click to download Webwasher 2.1.1
Description: A very easy configurable protector against Internet cookies and advertisements, therefore a good way to speed up internet connections and to protect your privacy.


Click to download Midiplus
Description: A well-featured midi player that can play Midi, Wav, Avi and MP3 (Requires Media Player 5.2. and soundcard / boxes. You can drag and drop files onto it to open, or add to a play list, and much more (very configurable).


Click to download Audiograbber
Description: Audiograbber is a beautiful piece of software that grabs digital audio from CDs. It copies the audio digitally - not through the soundcard - which enables you to make perfect copies of the originals. Soundcard and boxes adviced.

Click to download MusicAmp Mp3 Studio 1.0
Description: MusicAmp Mp3 Studio is not just another Mp3 Player, but a complete studio that allows you to Play Mp3, Create Mp3 CDs, Decode, Studio Mix with 24 Band Equalizer, Playlist Creator, etc.


Click to download ImgViewer/32
Description: A simple image editor that supports BMP,TIF, GIF, PCX, TGA, RLE, PNG and JPG formats.


Click to download Netscape Communicator 4.7
Byte Size: 18,968,232 (= about 6 diskettes !, half an hour)
Description: This new version of Netscape Communicator has loads of new features. It includes an e-mail client, a news reader, HTML editor, and it also allows you to view embedded MPEGS.


Click to download Internet Explorer 5.0
Description: Internet Explorer 5.0 includes all of the features from the previous versions plus much more! Some of the more significant improvements in 5.0 are faster download speeds for pages with dynamic content, drag-and-drop support through FTP connections, and it also provides better productivity and manageability.


Click to download LView Pro
LView Pro, Version Number: 2.7
Byte Size: 1,880,118
Description: LView Pro 2.6 is a full featured Image Processor program, that handles the image formats found on Microsoft Windows® environments and Internet Web pages. You can use LView Pro to view, edit, create, and catalog images for all your professional needs, and for leisure. LView Pro features image animation, transparency, interlacing, painting, etc.


Click to download MapEdit
Byte Size: 286,720
Description: A graphical editor for World Wide Web image maps (clickable imagemaps). Simple but fully functional and easy to use.


If you encounter any problems, don't hesitate to contact the writer / editor


November, 12th 1999