Thursday, January 31, 2008

Where do I find old versions of software? (Windows/MAC)

Have you ever said to yourself, "Where can I find the older version of this program? It seemed to work much more reliably than the latest version."

Or, do you need just the basic features of a popular utility and not all of those features of the new version? Or - and this happens a lot - you found your registration key but it is for the older version!

Well, here is one source of great older software versions - www.oldversion.com

Here is a sample of the old version software that is available and each listing is also a clickable hot link to that item. Each item category will list the available versions that can be downloaded (sorry for the poor formating):

Communication
AIM Triton
AOL Instant Messenger
Camfrog
Eudora
Gaim
Google Talk
ICQ
ICQ Lite
IncrediMail
K-Lite Codec Pack
mIRC
MSN Messenger
PuTTY
Skype
Trillian
WinSCP
X-Chat
Yahoo Messenger
Graphics
ACDSee
Actual Drawing
Express Thumbnail Creator
Express WebPictures
HyperSnap
IrfanView
Macromedia Fireworks
Paint Shop Pro
Paint.NET
Picasa
Swish
Terragen
ThumbsPlus
Multimedia
AC3Filter
Adobe Shockwave
AnyDVD
Audacity
BSplayer
Cool Edit Pro
DivX
Foobar2000
GoldWave
iTunes
jetAudio
LAME MP3 Encoder
Macromedia Flash
Macromedia Flash Player
MediaMan Central
MediaMonkey
Mp3Doctor
MusicMatch Jukebox
nLite
Nullsoft Scriptable Install
PowerDVD
QuickTime
ratDVD
RealJukebox
RealPlayer
RealPlayer Alternative
RealProducer Basic
Virtual Clone Drive
VirtualDub
Winamp
Windows Media Player
Zoom Player
Internet
America Online
Avant Browser
CompuServe
GetRight
GoZilla
Internet Explorer
Juno
Maxthon
Mozilla Firefox
Netscape
Opera
Safari
File Sharing
Ares Galaxy
Azureus
Bearshare
BitComet
BitSpirit
BitTorrent
CuteMX
DC++
eDonkey2000
eMule
iMesh
Kazaa
Kazaa Lite
LimeWire
Morpheus
Napster
Scour Exchange
Shareaza
uTorrent
WinMX
Utilities
.Net Framework
7-Zip
Acrobat Reader
AIDA32
Alcohol 120
CloneCD
CloneDVD
Daemon Tools
DeadAIM
Desktop Sidebar
DirectX
Download Accelerator
Everest Home Edition
FilZip
Flash Player Uninstaller
FlashGet
Foxit PDF Reader
GMail Drive
Google Desktop
Google Earth
Google Toolbar
Hamachi
ImgBurn
Java Platform
jv16 PowerTools
LeechGet
Microsoft ActiveSync
Microsoft Java VM
Nero
Net Transport
PDF Password Recovery
phpBB
PhpMyAdmin
PowerArchiver
PowerISO
QuickPar
RoboForm
Ruby Programming
Search Maker Pro
SnagIt
StuffIt
Total Commander
Virtual PC
WinAce
WinAudit
WinRAR
WinZip
Yahoo Widget Engine
YSIGet
Security
Ad-aware
AVG Anti-Virus
Avira AntiVir
CCleaner
HijackThis
KeePass Password Safe
Kerio Personal Firewall
Norton AntiVirus
Outpost Firewall
Spybot
Sygate Personal Firewall
Tiny Personal Firewall
WinPatrol
Wireshark
ZoneAlarm
Enterprise
3Com Daemon
Cisco TFTP Server
Macromedia Dreamweaver
Norton Ghost
SolarWinds TFTP
Sys Internals
Tera Term Pro
FTP
BPFTP Server
BulletProof FTP
CuteFTP
WS_FTP Limited Edition

Well, if you recognize these titles, then you probably understand the value of have older versions available to you.

Another supplier of old version software has been on the web for some time now - oldapps.com. You will find a very robust selection of older software applications.

These same folks also provide a source for MAX OS apps - mac.oldapps.com.

As always, please post your comments.

Regards, Joe