Start Menu Cleaner

Start Menu Cleaner is a freeware utility, which cleans the start menu by removing unneeded shortcuts and folders. Most applications add folders and shortcuts to the start menu. The problem is, when you remove a program, sometimes its folders and shortcuts remain in the start menu. After a while, this can make the start menu messy and cluttered up. Start Menu Cleaner scans all shortcuts in your start menu and removes empty folders and shortcuts which points to files that no longer exist. The result is a smaller, cleaner and more efficient start menu.

Download Start Menu Cleaner Version 1.51 (clean151.zip, 38KB)

This utility requires MSVBVM50.DLL and OLEAUT32.DLL. Please download them if you do not have them already. After you get the files, extract them to your Windows\System folder.

Homepage: http://www.iceview.com/

Recuva

Recuva

Recuva (pronounced “re·cov·ah”) is a freeware Windows utility, developed by Piriform, to restore files that have been accidentally and “permanently” deleted from your computer.

Lost something important when your computer crashed? No problem! Recuva recovers files deleted from your Windows computer, Recycle Bin, digital camera card, or MP3 player.

Recuva was described by vnunet.com as an “effective tool for undeleting or salvaging files we sent for recycling and deleted, in the past”.

The program works on both FAT and NTFS file systems. It is able to recover lost directory structure and automatically renames files when trying to recover two files of the same name.

OS: Microsoft Windows 7, Vista, XP and 2000. Including both 32-bit and 64-bit versions.

Homepage: http://www.piriform.com/recuva

Download: http://www.piriform.com/recuva/download

Portable download: http://www.piriform.com/recuva/download/portable