Here is a free ebook on Windows basics. The idea is to deal with practical aspects of using Windows rather than discuss the mundane stuff. Knowing Windows does not mean that you have to know all there is to know about the control panel, device manager, and system restore. In my terminology, if you are able to use Windows for your work and generally know how to do a task better then you should be happy.

Safarp is a small and fast alternative to the "Add or Remove Programs" Control Panel applet of Windows 2000/XP. It displays a list of the installed programs and allows one to uninstall / repair them. Other features :
Search function
Obsolete list entries removal
Export program list to a file (HTML, RTF, CSV...)
Accessibility via the Control Panel (optional)
Option to hide the Windows hotfixes

RESTrick Control Panel is an useful tweaking utility. With this powerful utility you will have the possibility to change many hidden settings in Windows. This includes many undocumented features to configure Windows, system registry, improvement system protection and many other. You will be allowed tune up Windows user's profiles without logging on with them

Drag and drop this Asp.Net server control onto a web page and you will instantly have a complete control panel for managing Asp.Net 2.0 Membership users. Use it to locate member records, reset passwords, change user names, enter comments and manage roles. Customize it by setting properties or by using custom templates. Easy to use and works instantly. Free download.

Pop-up panel for quick launch of frequently used programs, documents, etc., also for Winamp and some Windows functions control. The main window of the program (panel) is allocated at the top of the screen and occurs automatically. Main advantages of the program:convenient and fast in operation, easy in adjustment, separate settings for the several users, smart user interface with a possibility of the color scheme changes.

The FREE Helm Lite 5 Control Panel for Windows gives webhosts THE critical piece of software to get you started right away. Helm Lite 5 includes the power of the full Helm4 installation ($899 in value) on up to 5 domains for free! It?s new modular automation brings you the potential to control, automate and sell virtually any product or service you can imagine. There is no limit on how long you can use it! So why not get started right now?

FilePreviewer is an additional band in Windows Explorer that allows you to see the files content within Windows Explorer. With FilePreviewer you don't need to launch any other applications to view files. When you select a file in Windows Explorer you see its content on the FilePreviewer band. FilePreviewer helps you to save the time that you were spending on the searching documents, pictures, HTML pages, and other files.

AvPlayer is an advanced multimedia player for Windows 95/98/ME/2000/XP. It is fast, powerful and easy-to-use. It can play video (AVI, MPEG, ASF, etc) and audio files (MP3, WAV, MID, etc). Easy-to-use interface, Small size, fast launch, lightened system load.

Advanced Uninstaller PRO contains 25 powerful and easy to use tools which help you uninstall programs completely, monitor program installations, manage your installed software, disable startup programs and Windows services, apply optimized service profiles, clean and maintain your registry, uninstall Internet Explorer plugins and toolbars, delete duplicate files and protect your privacy by cleaning the history traces of over 100 applications.

Advanced Uninstaller PRO contains 25 powerful and easy to use tools which help you uninstall programs completely, monitor program installations, manage your installed software, disable startup programs and Windows services, apply optimized service profiles, clean and maintain your registry, uninstall Internet Explorer plugins and toolbars, delete duplicate files and protect your privacy by cleaning the history traces of over 100 applications.

Accessor Pro gives a quick access to main Windows functions, folders and documents.
Main Features:
- Review of the File System from icon on the system tray;
- Creation of a list of the most frequently used and favorite folders;
- Access to Control Panel and it's elements;
- Termination of any running programs from popup menu in one click;
- Process administration allows to view available windows, description of process;
- CD-ROM control.

Accessor provides a quick access to main Windows functions, folders and documents.
- review of the File System from icon on the system tray;
- creation of the list of the most frequently used and favorite folders and use it;
- access to the Control panel and it's elements;
- termination of any running programs from popup menu in one click;
- process administration allows to view available windows, description of process;
- CD-ROM control.

AITabPanel provides developers with a pure extended Windows Panel component with new design features for a modern curved Office or Vista style panel. The AITabPanel component is directly derived from Windows.Forms.Panel to give you all the standard features of the .Net Panel with our personal design and blending features thrown in for maximum effect..

In 1999, HC was the first control panel for Windows and is again the first panel released in many languages of the world. In addition to being an advanced control panel, it also comes with automated billing, advanced plan manager and 24x6 free live support. All major payment gateways are supported including Paypal. The product is time tested and is being used by hundreds of small to large hosting companies worldwide including Interland.com

Hosting Controller is a complete hosting automation tool for Windows NT/2000/2003 servers. It is all you need to put your hosting business on auto pilot. Hosting Controller gets the list of users from the operating system. In addition to this HC does complete invoicing/billing for all its resellers and Hosting Administrators. With its support for seven Email servers, four DNS servers, two FTP servers, Four Statistics servers, two db servers.