When you often need to restart the windows shell (Windows Explorer), you know what a hassle it can be to do it the "official" way. And so do we. That is why we have created ShellDispenser; a small utility that will make restarting the windows shell that much easier.

In the old days, you needed to use Task Manager to kill off windows Explorer the hard way (which is the improper way by the way). An alternative was to use the "Turn off computer" screen, but that is even more cumbersome. ShellDispenser on the other hand allows you to restart your shell with the press of a key! If restarting the shell is a part of your job, then ShellDispenser is the tool you have been looking for!

Some characteristics of ShellDispenser are:
* Close, start and restart the shell with the press of a key
* Which keys to use is fully customizable
* Good on-line help support
* Closes the shell the proper way (i.e. not by brutely terminating the process)
* All shell operations can be performed from the command line for easy integration in scripts
* Can be hidden in the notification area to make some room on your screen
* Very small application size

Link Folder is a useufl windows shell extension that creates folder links to existing folders. A folder link is a junction point or symbolic link, which points to another folder called a target folder on the same file system. The folder link appears as its target folder in a different location and is transparent for any windows application and and user operations. It is like a symbolic link for directory on Unix systems.

In some situations you want to share a folder by different purpose, you need create a folder link in a different folder to point to the shared folder.

If you create a folder link by linkd.exe from Microsoft windows 2000 Resource Kit, deleting the folder link will deletes files in the target folder without warning. This is a big problem impeding people to use the junction point feature provided by new windows versions. This problem is resolved by Link Folder. If Link Folder is installed, it detects if a folder link will be deleted. When a folder link is deleted, Link Folder removes its junction point first before the folder link is deleted.

It shows an overlay icon on each folder link to indicate that it is a junction point.

Here are some key features of "Link Folder":

· Create folder link
· Creates folder links from windows Explorer.
· Remove folder link
· Removes folder links from windows Explorer.
· Show folder link
· Shows an overlay icon on each folder link in windows Explorer.
· Safe deletion
· When a link folder is deleted from Explorer, it removes the link first.


Limitations:

· 30 days trial

ShellS is a simple application that you can use to change your system shell on windows. It allows you to set your shell to any executable (even if it isnt a shell, so please think before you choose the .exe file).

When you often need to restart the windows shell (Windows Explorer), you know what a hassle it can be to do it the "official" way. And so do we. That is why ShellDispenser was created; a small application that will make restarting the windows shell a lot easier.

In the old days, you needed to use Task Manager to kill off windows Explorer the hard way (which is the improper way by the way). An alternative was to use the "Turn off computer" screen, but that is even more cumbersome. ShellDispenser on the other hand allows you to restart your shell with the press of a key!

If restarting the shell is a part of your job, then ShellDispenser is the tool you have been looking for!

Some characteristics of ShellDispenser are:
· Close, start and restart the shell with the press of a key
· Which keys to use is fully customizable
· Good on-line help support
· Closes the shell the proper way (i.e. not by brutely terminating the process)
· All shell operations can be performed from the command line for easy integration in scripts
· Can be hidden in the notification area to make some room on your screen
· Very small application size

Limitations:

· 14 days trial

Alax.Info NTFS links will extend Microsoft windows XP operating system shell by adding additional features related to soft and hard links supported by the NTFS file system.

shell extensions include:
· Added new item to directory context menus to accept dropped directories as soft links.
· Added new item to directory context menus to paste copied to clipboard directories as soft links.
· Added new item to directory context menus to accept dropped files as hard links.
· Added new item to directory context menus to paste copied to clipboard files as hard links.
· Added new directory column to display soft linked directorys link target directory.
· Added new directory column to display files number of hard links.
· Added new info tip item to soft linked directories to display link target.
· Added new info tip item to display files number of hard links.
· Added icon overlay to display soft linked directories with a shortcut image.

Janotech description
Add a graphical Unix command-line shell to your windows desktop with Janotech Janotech Unix shell for windows provides a complete Unix-like command and programming environment for the windows operating system. The software consists mainly of a standard set of command-line utilities plus a graphical Unix-style shell designed exclusively for use with the windows operating system.

You can write programs as well right from a shell command prompt just like on Unix while in Windows.The shell features the standard shell programming language command set plus an extended set of language commands for writing complete windows applications!

Janotech Unix shell for windows provides an open environment similar to those found on Unix or Linux systems. It is designed specifically for use with the windows operating system and best of all you do not need to change your operating system to use it.

You can open shell windows right from the windows desktop that are true graphical windows with easy access to windows programs and libraries. Janotech Unix shell for windows gives you a complete Unix-like programming environment that not only allows you to work in windows as though you were on a Unix or Linux system but also one that allows you to develop software with the same kinds of powerful programming tools.

A Unix shell Environment for Your windows Desktop
The Janotech Unix shell for windows constitutes a package that is aimed at giving windows users a Unix-like environment with the ability to do windows programming either in the shell or in the C language using the included libraries.

For programmers the software provides an ideal way to access windows and still feel like you are working in a Unix or Linux environment. You can explore windows using a command-line shell that has the same power as those found on Linux and Unix systems.

Quick Summary of What The Unix shell for windows Provides:
· Unix-like shell programming environment for the windows desktop.
· The ability to write Unix shell programs that function as complete windows applications by accessing windows libraries and functions using the extended command set.
· An ideal environment for learning the Unix shell programming language.
· An easy way to write windows programs and learn windows programming concepts.

Here are some key features of "Janotech":

· windows programmable, graphical Unix shell.
· Standard set of Unix command-line utilities.
· Easy-to-use windows programming libraries.
· Runs in Windows, does not require Linux or Unix.


Requirements:

· Borland or Microsoft C/C++ compiler.

shell Extension Manager description
shell Extension Manager - activate / deactivate MS windows shell extensions shell Extension Manager is a simple tool designed to help you activate / deactivate MS windows shell extensions in order to improve the stability and speed of your computer. Your actions with this program could fail your windows Explorer Shell! Use with caution!

HashTab description
A windows shell extension which installs a new tab with file hash information HashTab is a windows shell extension which adds a tab called "File Hashes" to the windows Explorer file properties.

HashTab will allow you to see file hash information.

The tab contains the MD5, SHA1 and CRC-32 file hashes. These are common hashes that are used to verify the integrity and authenticity of files. Many download sites list the MD5 hash along with the download link.

The HashTab makes it very simple for windows users to check these hashes on any file on the system without using external tools.

InfoSpace Drive description
It combines shell namespace extension, shortcut link and shell data transfer InfoSpace Drive application was designed to be a windows document management tool. It combines shell namespace extension, shortcut link and shell data transfer to provide a fully integrated document management environment and seamless file system operations.

Here are some key features of "InfoSpace Drive":

Full Integration Unlike other document management tools,
· InfoSpace Drive is fully integrated into the windows shell (that is,
· Desktop and the windows file explorer). A virtual file system,
· InfoSpace, is embedded into the windows shell namespace, which
· acts like a real hard drive for the user view.
Two-way Data Transfer Unlike other document management
· tools, InfoSpace Drive supports both incoming operations,
· transferring documents into InfoSpace Drive, and outgoing
· operations, transferring documents in the organized manner
· outside InfoSpace Drive. Both ways are virtually the same from the
· user point of view.
Location Independency A logical structure of documents for
· management is created by the user, which is independent of the
· physical location of the managed documents. Physical moving and
· renaming of documents outside of InfoSpace are automatically
· traced. On the other hand, operations inside InfoSpace such as
· renaming or deleting will leave the managed documents untouched.
Seamless Management Data accessing methods, such as drag-
· and-drop, clipboard (copy/paste) operations, execution, outgoing
· network data transfer, etc., are fully supported.


InfoSpace Drive will redefine the way you perform document management.

Requirements:

· Net framework 3.0.


Limitations:

· The evaluation version limits the maximum hierarchical directory level without sending you any spam email or installing any kind of spywares to your computer.

MP3Info shell Extension description
A quite small, but useful extension for the windows shell. The MP3Info shell Extension was designed to be a quite small, but useful extension for the windows shell.

It lets you view and edit all relevant information about an MP3 file and its ID3 tag from the files properties dialog in windows Explorer.

On newer versions of the shell (IE4 and above) it also shows this infomation in an InfoTip popup window if you move the mouse over a Mp3 file.

ML Shortcut description
Allows you to create, modify or query windows shell links (shortcuts) from the command-line Allows you to create, modify or query windows shell links (shortcuts) from the command-line. You can export the properties of an existing shortcut to a text file in .INI format. Use Shortcut /? to view the syntax.

windows Explorer is a very flexible shell. Many of its dialogs, windows, menus and options can be changed or extended. To make it possible, windows supports a special COM-based plugin technology known as shell Extensions. There are many built-in shell Extensions and you can see them almost everywhere: All virtual folders such as Printers, Control Panel, Recycle Bin are shell extensions File-specific icons, small arrows on link icons, link icons itself are shell extensions too Additional context-sensitive menu items are supplied by file-specific shell extension modules Tips in the tray icon menu, property sheets and many other items you see every day... All these wonderful additions are shell Extensions. With Shell+ you can easy develop your own shell Extensions. It will make your program more convenient and attractive. As usual with Delphi it is easy to start - only a few clicks are necessary to generate your own shell extension from scratch. Shell+ takes care of all methods to be implemented so you will never need to code numerous interfaces required by Windows. Write only necessary code, Shell+ will do all other routine jobs.

Launch all your favorite programs from the system trayor a desktop bar with Taskmenu. You can access allDesktop and Control Panel Links, your shell Foldersand your local or network drives. Of course you canalso enter your own Links.