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Where are the Registry Files

Directory Opus 9 (Free Trial) - now supports Windows Vista, file manager and Explorer replacement, fantastic flexibility/customization options, multiple view options including Explorer, Dual Pane and Image, extremely useful desktop reorganization tool

Snap Folders - place shortcuts to favorite files neatly in a start menu folder

Agent Ransack - acclaimed file and folder search utility, fast and handy

Xplorer² - powerful file manager, free for personal and academic use, dual panes, drag-n-drop, folder comparison and sychronization and many more features rivalling commercial products

XYployer (Free Trial) - alternative to the windows file manager (previously TrackerV3)

Unlocker - solves those instances when you receive an error message from Windows that a file cannot be deleted, access is denied, the source or destination file may be in use, the file is in use by another program or user; Unlocker allows you to view the processes locking the folder or file and lets you unlock them. Handy.

Advanced Process Manipulation - by DiamondCS, utilitarian GUI, dual display shows running processes with associated modules, right click a process in the display to see 10 options such as close file handles, close all handles, close mutex handles.  Right click a module item to access options to load or unload the DLL.

KillBox - tool to close and delete a file with options for standard file kill, delete on reboot, replace on reboot

Browser Sentinel (Free Trial) - provides info on installed BHO's plus options to disable or for a clean BHO removal (removes the registry entry, the file, and unregisters the DLL module). Also addresses LSP's, ActiveX, Pages, Search Strings, Prefixes, Toolbars, Loaded Modules, Startup and Running Programs, Hosts file, common misconfigurations, NT Drivers, and more.

Power Desk Standard - from VCOM, alternative to the windows file manager - fast smooth function, quick file search capability, registry editor link, single and dual pane capability (both vertical and horizontal) to suit preference