If you like to use 3rd party msstyle themes and use un-signed custom visual styles or want to check them out and add them to your Windows computer then check out UXTheme MultiPatcher. This patch changes your uxtheme.dll and allows for the use of any 3rd party msstyle theme on Windows Xp/SP1/Sp2 or Windows Server 2003. To patch the UXTheme file all you have to do is run the program and it will determine the operating system, then patch the right file and reboot the PC. If you want to un-patch the UXTheme then just run the program again and it will un-patch the .dll file that was changed and reboot the PC again. It is a really simple program to use and is great for the people that want to change the look of there computer.

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Do you need to completely remove sensitive data or files from your hard drive? Eraser is a free security tool that removes data from a hard drive by overwriting it several times with selected patterns. Data like passwords, personal information, classified documents, and financial records are some of the stuff that someone might want deleted but with the normal Windows Vista or Windows XP the data isn't totally erased. So before the file is overwritten it can be easily retrieved with retrieval software. This is where Eraser comes in. Here is a list of features that Eraser has.

-Erases Files/Folders that were only previously 'deleted'.
-Erases all hard drives using 'Darik's Boot and Nuke' method.
-Erases Index.dat on Reboot
-Erases Encrypted Files and Drives.
-Erases FreeSpace on 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP and DOS.
-Erases contents of the Recycle Bin.
-Erases Compressed Files and Drives.
-Erases Network Files, Floppy Disks, CD-RW, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW.
-Erases Windows Temporary Files.
-Erases Internet Cookies.
-Erases Paging (swap) file.
-Erases Internet Cache.
-Appears as an 'Erase' option on the Context Menu of Windows Explorer and Recycle Bin.
-Comes with an Eraser Scheduler that allows you to create user-defined tasks.
-Defeats File Recovery software applications Hardware tools.
-Supports FAT32 and NTFS Files Systems.
-Eraser is easy to use and comes with a dedicated support network.


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