Control Runner
Control Runner is a program launcher and manager for Windows (95/98/Me/2000/XP) that can substantially increase your productivity. Control Runner is built on the popular MomShell program manager, first released in 1995. There are two ways of launching programs on Windows systems: clicking on a... Do you want to prevent launching a second instance of an already running, huge application? ... Do you need invisible applications running in the background? ... Want to hide all your sensitive data from prying eyes?
http://www.momsoftco.com/zip/setup_crunner.exe - 2Mb - Download - Screenshot

Program Sleuth
Is your computer running slower then it used to? This powerful program will show you what is really running on your computer. You will be able to stop any program that you cannot recognize. If a program is gobbling up your computers speed and you do not know what it is, Program Sleuth will look... Program Sleuth gives you full control to eliminate problem programs running on your machine, without an annual subscription. ... Program Sleuth has our exclusive Know-It technology so you need not have to worry about the technical details; it will show you in a clear way only the suspicious...
http://www.screamingbee.com/FreeDownload.aspx?i=4353 - 522Kb - Download - Screenshot

Program Lock Pro
Lock and unlock any program on your pc, including IE, Outlook, AOL, AIM, and more. You can even lock your control panel with one button click. Other features include the ability to choose your own message to display if anyone attempts to run one of your locked programs, and also includes... Allows the entire PC to remain active and running, and it only locks and prevents access to the programs that you specify. ... Easy to use interface shows you current status of all locked programs, and allows you to easily click and unlock as you wish.
http://www.nettrials.com/program-lock-protect/locktr.exe - 608Kb - Download - Screenshot

Trojan Slayer
Trojan Slayer is a software program that helps to protect your computer from Trojan infections. It learns what programs you use on your computer, creating a list of "good" programs. Once it has learned what programs are acceptable on your computer, you can switch to one of several enforcement... You can ignore the new program, have Trojan Slayer learn it as a good program, shut down the new program (cause it to stop running), delete the file from your hard drive, or replace it with a dummy file that blocks further infection.
http://leithauserresearch.com/tsarc.exe - 496Kb - Download - Screenshot

Screen-It
Use this program to simplify your experience of using Windows, by confining groups of running programs to different "screens" (or virtual desktops), and hiding all running applications other than those on the current screen. As computers become more powerful, it becomes possible to run a great... Only one screen page is visible at a time. ... To combat this overload, Screen-It creates 2 virtual desktops (screen pages) on your single physical one. ... This can make the desktop and its task bar crowded and unmanageable.
http://www.theabsolute.net/sware/files/screenit.exe - 95Kb - Download - Screenshot

Synopsis - Visual Programming Tool
Synopsis is a rapid application prototyping tool for designing and developing Windows applications. Software components are represented by graphical icons that can be quickly connected to build even complex programs. Base components cover various application areas including user interface,... Benefits of Synopsis: * Complete visual methodology for assembling software applications and prototypes * Ease of use translates into short learning ramp-up times * Make changes easily to your program without the need to rebuild low-level software components: this translates into much faster...
http://www.codemorphis.com/freedownload/synopsis_demo_setup.exe - 16Mb - Download - Screenshot

Spy Guardian Pro
Scan and remove any spyware programs on your PC, and help protect yourself from password stealing and identify theft. This also includes a free system evaluation from a programmer to help examine and cleanup your system (you simply email in your generated data log). ... It also allows you to find and remove browser helper objects (BHOs) which may be running in your browser, cleans up activex controls, allows you to monitor and remove programs that are running during startup, and will also show you everything that is found.
http://www.justtext.com/files/spyguardt.exe - 613Kb - Download - Screenshot

LaunchPad Event Scheduler
LaunchPad is a task scheduler for Windows. You can run those onerous, oft-put-off tasks after normal operating hours, like disk optimization, tape backups, daily reports, etc. In addition, you can run DOS commands, run/quit any program, communicate with programs using DDE commands and scripts,... LaunchPad can also be set up to run events based on "conditional triggers" such as an application running or not running, a DDE change, a file change, or whether a window is active or inactive. ... LaunchPad sits in the system tray out of your way, and just a double-click away when needed.
http://www.cypressnet.com/Download/lp32.zip - 581Kb - Download - Screenshot

AutoTask 2000 Task Scheduler
AutoTask 2000 is a task scheduler designed specifically for Windows. It is an extremely versatile event scheduling software that can be ran as a service or as a desktop application in the background. It has very flexible scheduling and conditional triggers for running various task and has also... Conditions such as whether or not a file exists, or whether not a specific program is running, or whether or not a specific window is visible are just a few of available triggers that you can define. ... Logic commands such as delay, wait for program to finish allow for greater control of your tasks.
http://www.cypressnet.com/Download/autotask.zip - 4Mb - Download - Screenshot

RunSafe
Run programs from your desktop as a Windows limited user. Don't risk running email or web browsers as an Administrator. Protect yoruself with RunSafe. Drag and drop a program icon into the RunSafe window on your desktop. Double click on the icon and it's that simple, you are running as a limited...
http://download.getdata.com/RunSafe-Setup.exe - 3Mb - Download - Screenshot