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Utilities:
Booting
and shutdown
Survey of freeware utilities: Booting and shutdown
- PC Sleep is a simple timer that can shut down or reboot (hibernate, standby, logoff) your computer at a specific time of the day or in X minutes/hours. The program is very easy to use and suited for....
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/pcsleep.html
- LILO is a Boot loader for Linux/x86 and other PC operating systems. It is responsible for loading your Linux kernel from either a floppy or a hard drive and passing control to it. It is capable of booting beyond cylinder 1024 of a hard disk if the BIOS supports EDD packet call extensions to the int 0x13 interface. LILO can also be used to boot many other operating systems, including DOS, Windows (all versions), OS/2, and the BSD variants. The LILO distribution includes full source, documentation and support files.

http://freshmeat.net/projects/lilo/
- Shutdowner
Program your computer to shutdown, restart or log off at a specified time.
http://www.freewarefiles.com/program_9_224_26628.html
- Autoruns
AutoRuns shows you what programs are configured to run during system bootup or login. These programs include ones in your startup folder, Services, Run, RunOnce, and other Registry keys. You can highlight an entry and click the "jump to" button to launch Regedit with the selected entry. In addition to startup programs, Autoruns also displays a list of Services, Scheduled Tasks, Winsock Providers, Internet Explorer BHOs and more - each of them can also be enabled/disabled.
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/autoruns.html
http://sysinternals.com/
- EZPowerOff allows you to shutdown, reboot, log off, power off, hibernate, stand by, lock the computer
http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Launchers-Shutdown-Tools/EZPowerOff.shtml
- DirectShutdown lets you turn off, restart, log off, lock, suspend/standby, or hibernate a computer
http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Launchers-Shutdown-Tools/DirectShutdown.shtml
- XPT Express is a simple shutdown utility and event scheduler that can automatically shutdown, reboot, hibernate, suspend or log off your computer at a designated time or after a countdown elapsed. In....
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/xptexpress.html
- ShutdownXP Enforcer is a tool to immediate Shutdown or Restart Windows 2000 and XP Operating System based computers
http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Launchers-Shutdown-Tools/ShutdownXP-Enforcer.shtml
- StartUp Tool: Control which apps run automatically at start-up.
http://www.freewarefiles.com/program_9_217_16574.html
- StartupList creates a list off all items that are in any way related to your computer startup and are executed without any user interactions. It is not limited to the common Startup folders, but incl....
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/startuplist.html
- DShutdown
Lets you to schedule the shutdown of a local or remote PC.
http://www.freewarefiles.com/program_9_224_18483.html
- Startup Delayer
Setup how many seconds after Windows has started, to load each program.
http://www.freewarefiles.com/program_9_217_1418.html
- Bart's PE Builder
Build a bootable Window CD-Rom or DVD from Windows XP or Windows Server 2003.
http://www.freewarefiles.com/program_9_208_17646.html
- GNU GRUB is a Multiboot loader. It was derived from GRUB. It is an attempt to produce a bootloader for IBM PC-compatible machines that has both the capability to be friendly to beginning or otherwise non-technically interested users and the flexibility to help experts in diverse environments. It is compatible with FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD and Linux. It supports Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP and OS/2 via chain-loaders. It has a menu interface and a command-line interface.
http://freshmeat.net/projects/gnugrub
- BootSafe is a simple, standalone interface that makes it easier for inexperienced users to boot their computer into Safe Mode. It does not require you to press any F keys during boot or to use MSCON....
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/bootsafe.html
- Shutter is a shutdown utility that can automatically perform various shutdown operations including reboot, log off, hibernate etc. and also turn off your monitor or trigger an alarm. In addition, the....
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/shutter.html
- Brutus
Lock, log off, restart, or shut down Windows with a single click!
http://www.freewarefiles.com/program_9_94_16352.html
- Starter
Starter is yet another startup manager, that allows you to view and manage all the programs that are starting automatically whenever Windows boots. It lists all the hidden registry entries, as well a....
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/starter.html
http://www.freewarefiles.com/program_9_217_16222.html
- LILO is a Boot loader for Linux/x86 and other PC operating systems. It is responsible for loading your Linux kernel from either a floppy or a hard drive and passing control to it. It is capable of booting beyond cylinder 1024 of a hard disk if the BIOS supports EDD packet call extensions to the int 0x13 interface. LILO can also be used to boot many other operating systems, including DOS, Windows (all versions), OS/2, and the BSD variants. The LILO distribution includes full source, documentation and support files.
http://freshmeat.net/projects/lilo
http://lilo.go.dyndns.org/
- Deskanker
Windows startup program manager
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/win/36452
- MSConfig Cleanup
Cleanup MSConfig disabled items.
http://www.freewarefiles.com/program_9_102_12685.html
- Windows XP PowerPacker
Create a Multiboot Windows XP disk with or without DriverPacks.
http://www.freewarefiles.com/program_9_208_14520.html
- S.B.K
Is a small program which in needed time can turn-off, reboot or suspend PC. Also Log-off system user. ...
http://www.sofotex.com/S.B.K-download_L30434.html
- SuperFast Shutdown
Have you ever wished there was a faster way to shutdown your Windows
2000/XP/2003 computer system? I mean instantly shut it down! ...
http://www.sofotex.com/SuperFast-Shutdown-download_L30415.html
- Free Shutdown Master
Allows you to shutdown, log off, reboot, turn off, hibernate, enter in standby mode, and send messages to computers in your network.
http://www.freewarefiles.com/program_9_102_13764.html
- EMCO MoveOnBoot enables you to move, delete or rename files the next time you boot your computer. This can be very useful if the files you need to process are locked, and cannot be renamed, moved or....
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/emcomob.html
- GNU GRUB is a Multiboot loader. It was derived from GRUB. It is an attempt to produce a bootloader for IBM PC-compatible machines that has both the capability to be friendly to beginning or otherwise non-technically interested users and the flexibility to help experts in diverse environments. It is compatible with FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD and Linux. It supports Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP and OS/2 via chain-loaders. It has a menu interface and a command-line interface.
http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/grub.en.html
- DiskLogon Lite
DiskLogon Lite enables you to log on to your computer, using a portable drive such as a USB stick or similar device. The program uses your Windows logon information, and does not add additional layer....
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/disklogon.html
- Quick StartUp
Do you have a ton of programs that start automatically each time Windows starts? Surely you are not using all of them right away, ...
http://www.sofotex.com/Quick-StartUp-download_L28345.html
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/quickstartup.html
- MSConfig Cleanup 1.1
Cleanup MSConfig disabled items.
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/win/36560
- Autostart and Process Viewer
Gives you a control over applications which start with Windows, and shows which processes are running on your computer. But the ...
http://www.sofotex.com/Autostart-and-Process-Viewer-download_L26804.html
- Autoruns 6.1
Displays programs configured to run at startup/login
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/win/32833
- Emsa WinStartup Manager
Is a tool that will help you control the list of programs that startup with your Windows. You can enable ...
http://www.sofotex.com/Emsa-WinStartup-Manager-download_L25926.html
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/win/35441
- Ultimate BootCD
Collection of boot utilities.
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/win/33807
- StartRight
StartRight will manage the execution of programs that are automatically started by the operating system at logon time. Instead of executing many programs at once (causing your OS to spit and sputter and attack your hard drive), StartRight will give the OS time to execute the program before running the next program. The OS should become much more responsive almost imediately after logon.
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/win/34710
- R4U Soft StartUP Organizer
Customize your startup configuration.You can easy customize what programs will run on your computer startup.Features:- add/remove ...
http://www.sofotex.com/R4U-Soft-StartUP-Organizer-download_L20757.html
- ShutDownOnTime
Is a small program that allows to turn off, hibernate or standby your local
computer at user defined times every ...
http://www.sofotex.com/ShutDownOnTime-download_L18122.html
- Windows Startup Inspector
http://www.windowsstartup.com/