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DxWnd lets you run many applications that default to fullscreen in a window, ideal for games. The program is a Win32 "hooker" program that intercepts and alters the behavior of window messages and APIs. It picks up events and injects code into the configured tasks to run fullscreen programs in a windowed environment while maintaining expected behavior.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
License: | GPL |
How to extract: |
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What's new? |
fix: [ddraw.cpp opengl.cpp] fixed hot-patch hooking using a final commit fix: [ddraw.cpp] fixed flipchain handling when backbuffer surfaces are added at later time (fixes "Alchemist") add: [dinput.cpp, GUI] added tracking of dinput mouse position add: [dinput.cpp] added SHAREDMOUSE flaf, needed for "Poska Goola" add: [dxhook.c xbox2kbd] added XBOX2KEYBOARD key remapper add: [dxwcore.cpp] more error logging in mixer emulation add: [kernel32.cpp] added CDHACK flag fix: [hd3d.cpp] proper cursor position scaling in IDirect3DDevice8/9 cursor methods fix: [kernel32.cpp] fixed directory attributes in Win95 emulation fix: [kernel32.cpp] handling of LoadLibrary calls on files in fake devices fix: [kernel32.cpp] fixed bugged DISABLEDELETE flag condition add: [kernel32.cpp] added wrappers for FindFirstFileExA/W calls add: [mciwrapper.cpp] improved logging fix: [mciwrapper.cpp] fixed id reservation for widechar mci calls fix: [mciwrapper.cpp] handling of MCI_WHERE and MCI_PUT messages for video stretching fix: [msvcrt.cpp] fixed bugged log message potentially throwing exceptions add: [msvfw.cpp] added video stretching handling in drawDibDraw wrapper add: [sdl.cpp] added tracing wrappers for SDL_SetWindowGrab SDL_SetWindowResizeable SDL_SetRelativeMouseMode add: [shell32.cpp] added tracing wrappers for IsDirty, Save and SaveCompleted methods fix: [user32.cpp] fixed (again) SetTopWindow wrapper. Needed to run "Monopoly Junior" add: [user32.cpp] added tracing #ifdef-ed wrappers for Get/SetPropA/W calls |
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Special
on 2017-03-25 17:18
Who are you? Like if gho the main guy behind DxWnd move over to Github, only then I would consider it an "official" repo, but other wise it seems pretty unofficial to me when a random person sets one up.
refack
on 2017-04-22 14:53
@Special, I'm just helping gho with the "mechanics" of the mirror. He owns and approves the mirror.
Midas
on 2017-07-04 10:04
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Tip: no help files are included in recent builds, so it is advised you grab v2_04_10 from Sourceforge which has the most up to date files. |
Discord is an easy-to-use, video and voice-over-IP program focused on gamers. The program functions with groups, includes high quality audio and maintains low CPU usage. The program also supports text chat, direct messaging, hotkeys, channels, permissions and embedded file exchange. The program integrates privacy settings, themes, streaming mode, notifications and more.
Discord Portable is a portable wrapper for the Discord instant messaging and VoIP program. The program is cross-platform with clients available for Web, Android, iOS, Mac and Linux. Alternatively, there is a bit outdated (from 2022) another wrapper developed by demon.devin.
Although most functions are free, some channel creations include premium features and games can be purchased via an integrated store.
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Runs on: | Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Freeware/Open Source (wrapper: MIT, Discord: freeware) |
How to extract: | Download the self-extracting "setup" EXE to a folder of your choice. Launch discord-portable.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | Teamspeak, sPortable, qTox |
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MAME (Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator) is a hardware emulator that enables you to play many ancient, long-lost mostly arcade games and even some newer ones.
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Runs on: | Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | GNU GPLv2 |
How to extract: |
Download the self-extracting EXE and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch mame64.exe. Note: This is just the emulator. You need ROMs which are the actual games to play. You can find a few on MAME's homepage, but you'll need to search online for game ROMs. Put game files in the "roms" directory of MAME, then launch MAME. |
What's new? | See: https://www.mamedev.org/ |
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a
on 2011-02-01 02:16
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latest version is 0.141 |
Tetzle is a jigsaw puzzle game that uses Tetris tetrominoes for the pieces. Any image can be imported and used to create puzzles with a wide range of sizes. Games are saved automatically, and you can select between currently in progress games.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
License: | GPL |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch Tetzle.EXE. |
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Freeciv is a single or multiplayer, turn-based strategy game modeled after Civilization™. In this game, each player leads a civilization and fights to become the greatest in the world. You can play with the computer or with other players over the network.
The program is cross-platform with support for Mac, Linux, BSD, Solaris and many more.
Alternatively, Freeciv Portable is also available.
Note: last 32-bit Windows download available from
https://sourceforge.net/projects/freeciv/files/Freeciv 2.6/2.6.11/.
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Runs on: | Win95 / Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
License: | GPL |
How to extract: |
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What's new? | Full changelog at http://freeciv.wikia.com/wiki/NEWS. |
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SYSTEM
on 2011-12-16 09:00
Apparently UniExtract got into an infinite loop when I tried to extract the installer. I have edited the instructions a bit.
lintalist
on 2015-04-27 12:36
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For v2.5.0: I don't think civclient.exe is present anymore and it should now be freeciv-gtk2.cmd or freeciv-gtk2.exe which would start the game. |
WinAuth generates 2nd-factor authentication codes. The program provides either counter or time-based RFC 6238 authentication and common implementations, such as the Google Authenticator. Supported services include Bitcoin trading and games sites Battle.net (World of Warcraft, Hearthstone, Heroes of the Storm, Diablo), Guild Wars 2, Glyph (Rift and ArcheAge), WildStar, RuneScape, SWTOR and Steam.
Windows 7 users should download the "NET35.zip" version from the GitHub page.
As of 2019, this app is no longer in development.
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Runs on: | Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder. |
Dependencies: | .NET 4.5 (.NET 3.7 for Windows 7 users). |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
License: | Freeware/Open Source/GPL3 |
How to extract: |
Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. In the same folder, create a file called winauth.xml with the following contents: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?> <WinAuth version="3.5"> <alwaysontop>false</alwaysontop> <usetrayicon>false</usetrayicon> <notifyaction>Notification</notifyaction> <startwithwindows>false</startwithwindows> <autosize>true</autosize> <width>0</width> <height>0</height> </WinAuth> Launch WinAuth.exe. |
What's new? |
Full changelog at https://github.com/winauth/winauth/releases. |
Latest comments |
Midas
on 2019-12-11 10:14
Beta release v3.6.2 also available from https://github.com/winauth/winauth/releases/.
freakazoid
on 2023-07-06 22:03
@HairyPorter I know it's late, but I just upvoted this useful app so others can find it :)
h13.Bishop
on 2023-07-07 03:02
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Come on. I thought it came alive) |
FCEUX is a games emulator for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), Famicom, Famicom Disk System (FDS), and Dendy. It supports NTSC (USA/JPN), PAL (European), and NTSC-PAL Hybrid modes.
Note that to actually play any game with FCEUX you will need ROM images in one of the supported formats, not included with the download.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
License: | GNU GPLv2 |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch fceux.exe |
What's new? |
See: https://fceux.com/web/version.html |
Latest comments |
ChemZ
on 2011-04-29 15:05
This program is now called FCEUX, and version is at 2.1.4a (older version still available on website).
Loner
on 2012-04-19 17:46
For those of us who check these pages every day to see whats new, this program isn't categorized but from what I've read, I "assume" its a game. The description is very vague to those of us uninitiated.
thepiney
on 2012-04-19 22:24
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It's really not a game but an emulator similar to Mame and others. You add ROM files and you can play older games on your PC. In this case it's an emulator for NES and Famicom based games. |
Stella is a multi-platform Atari 2600 VCS emulator, allowing you to play Atari 2600 games.
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Runs on: | Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
License: | GNU GPLv2 |
How to extract: |
Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch Stella.exe from inside the 32-bit or the 64-bit folder with the argument: Stella.exe -baseinappdir OR Stella.exe -basedir configfolder (replace configfolder with a name of your choice). |
What's new? |
See: https://stella-emu.github.io/changelog.html |
ReIcon lets you save and restore your desktop layout. If you frequently change your screen resolution (e.g. to play games or use applications that require a specific resolution), you are probably familiar with the problem of your desktop icons being jumbled into a mess after you switch back to your normal resolution. ReIcon solves this problem by allowing you to save your desktop layout and restore it later with the click of a button (or with the right-click context menu).
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch ReIcon.exe (32-bit version) or ReIcon_x64.exe (64-bit version). |
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Pendrive
on 2022-03-18 07:12
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I like it and think that it can be considered better than similar programs as it offers command-line options, which means one can make the saving of the current icon-layout a set-it-and-forget-it regular scheduled task in task-scheduler. |
Clipdiary is a clipboard manager that records all data that is copied, making it easy to retrieve any piece of information previously on the Windows clipboard, even after system reboots. The customizable interface and hotkeys make it easy to reference a history of clipboard elements.
The program includes database encryption, application blocklist (both to avoid conflicts with games and security programs) and much more.
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Runs on: | Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
Path portability: | Requires manual entry of relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc) |
License: | Free for personal use |
How to extract: |
Optionally, disable update checking by going into File - Options - General, and unchecking the box next to Check for updates |
Similar/alternative apps: | Clibor, ArsClip, CLCL, Ditto |
What's new? |
See: http://clipdiary.com/download.php#whatsnew |
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IanFromBarrie
on 2020-09-18 18:12
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Thanks, Ennovy. Indeed it continues to be free for personal use, as a small blue link on the right of the download page says. It's an understandable mistake and a rookie move not to read everything on the page, but the "60 day free trial" blares loudly. |