Necessary Files

This is what you NEED to run any of these programs. You may or may not need this runtime package, but from my experience, you will want to try running it first. If you get an error before any application even runs (something like "necessary component COMDLG32.OCX not found"), you need this runtime package.

This package has been updated, since I learned that the Visual Basic Runtime package (offered by Microsoft) doesn't include all the files needed for all the programs I offer. So, I made my own installer.

Visual Basic Runtime Components v1.00

Extract the folder from the zip file and run both the EXEs in the folder. Together, they'll install all the necessary files to run every application on this page. You NEED to be logged in to an Administrator account for Windows 2000/XP to run the runtime installers.

Completed Programs

These programs are fully functional and do what I originally made them to do. While they may not be an actual final release (due to unknown bugs or capability for increased functionality), they are, for all intents and purposes, done.

If you have an error occur while running any of these programs which cause the program to end prematurely, but after it has already begun running, please, e-mail me and let me know what the error said (all the words in the message or a screenshot of the error message), what you were trying to do, which program, and what version of Windows you were running.

BGSelect Version 1.25
Runtime: v1.00		 A background changer that can change your desktop wallpaper to a new random wallpaper or to a wallpaper of your choosing from a directory of images you can set.

Up until I made Web Downloader, this was my pride and joy, but now, it's taken a back seat, though by no means am I done with this program. It still needs a bit of work, but it's already close to perfect.
Color Remover Version 1.10
Runtime: v1.00		 A simple color removing tool. It can entirely remove a single color from an image, outline an image when the color used is also used in the image itself, and can even isolate a single color in an image. The current version implements tolerance for removing colors, so you can remove colors close to what you selected, or even large ranges if necessary, in the case of JPEG or other compressed image types like JPEG.
MassRenamer Version 2.00
Runtime: v1.00		 A file renaming tool that lets you rename multiple files at one time by adding, removing, or changing text in the file names.
NotepadSC Version 1.05
Runtime: v1.00		 Notepad, with a Spell Checker.
NPC Generator Version 1.10
Runtime: v1.00		 For any d20 based system, this NPC generator allows you to quickly make random NPCs, which can be partially customized. Only stats, race, and class are randomly determined, and not skills, feats, etc.
Web Downloader Version 1.26
Runtime: v1.00		 A website downloading tool. Direct it and it will download files from a webpage if it can, and for those files that it can't it displays noticably.


Incomplete/Beta Programs

These programs are ones I did not finish due to lack of motivation or reasoning. Though, with a nudge, I could finish them if people really want them.

Notifier Version 0.20
Runtime: v1.00		 A taskbar notifier that loads on computer startup (or user login), it was supposed to check a document on a website every hour on the hour (at least, according to your computer). If there was a new notification in that document, the notifier would pop up, showing the notification and giving a link to follow. The site that I originally was doing this for fell through, though, so I stopped working on it.

No point for a download yet, though, since there's nothing to see. I could get a working version up that doesn't run like it should (it runs on user activation and not system start up or login, and leaves an icon in the taskbar that you can close), but I don't have the motivation.
OpenCrafter Version 0.50
Runtime: v1.00		 A duplicate of Dungeon Crafter, OpenCrafter was made to show how simple a program Dungeon Crafter was and how easy it would be to replicate, and how much better it could be made, in my opinion.


Simple Programs

These programs are really only for practice or something I wanted to have myself. I offer them merely because someone might want them, and in many (well, all actually), I will provide the source code for other Visual Basic 6 (and not Visual Basic.NET) programmers.

If anyone would actually like to see a better or newer or finalized version of any of these programs, feel free to ask.

BlackBack Source Provided
Runtime: None		 Hides your taskbar, mouse pointer, and screen so if you're running a windowed application for a long time, you don't risk burning an image into your monitor (for older monitors or ones you aren't sure about). Clicking on the top left corner of the program, where a custom mouse pointer is displayed, closes it. You must use ALT+TAB to bring the application you want to run to the foreground, though, with prompting, I could make this program do that automatically.

I made this because I didn't like that ZSNES (a Super Nintendo emulator) wouldn't run well on my computer except with one windowed resolution, especially since I would play for hours on end.
CDDetect Source Provided
Runtime: v1.00		 A program made that sits in your taskbar that checks your CD drive to see if there is a CD in there, and if there is, it displays the CD label. Double clicking on the icon will open the drive in a new folder.

This program has only been tested in computers with only one CD drive, but both a CD-ROM drive and a CD-RW drive have been tested. It also hasn't been tested in computers with DVD drives in either fashion. My assumption is that it will only detect the first CD or DVD drive (ROM or RW), but I could be wrong.
Display Directory Source Code Only A program made that will display every file in a directory, alphabetically sorted. You have to manually enter the directory name in the lower text box, then hit enter to see every file in a directory. It does not display Hidden or System files, though.

It might just be me, but Windows 2000 systems follow this description, but my testing on a Windows 98 had some files out of place alphabetically.
GetUserInformation Source Code Only A program made to test getting the user information. It gets your login and your user directory.

For example, on Windows 2000, you would see a message box that says:

Administrator

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator

Which is your login and your user directory (if you were logged in as the administrator).
ImageLoader Source Provided
Runtime: None		 A program made to open images and able to scale them down to fit within a virtual resolution of 400x300 (made to scale with 800x600, 1024x768, 1280x960, etc.), listing the new image size and the percentage from it's original size.

I made it mostly to try making the feature for BGSelect, but gave it up, since I wasn't able to achieve what my goal for that was. So, I deviated and made this.
Link Extractor Source Provided
Runtime: v1.00		 A program made to open HTML or text documents (of saved HTML source) and extract every href link in the file. It isn't perfect, since it only extracts the link as it is in the source, so a relative link will only be displayed as the relative page like:
"linkext.zip"
for the link for this program and not
"http://www.oocities.org/map_hrs/program/linkext.zip"
if you were to extract the source of this page. Could be used to develop a web ripper, and guess what? I did use it (though modified quite a bit) for my Web Downloader.
Resize Calc Source Provided
Runtime: None		 A calculator that lets you input the original height and width of an image and either put in a new height, width, or set a ratio, and see the new scaled height, width, and ratio of the image.
Text Amender Source Provided
Runtime: None		 Not a great name, I know, but its made to let you add text to the beginning or the end of each line of text you can paste in. Could be used to add HTML code to each line of a text document or even in synch with my Link Extractor to get all the links for a web page to be absolute.


Disclaimer

These programs (complete and incomplete) are all freeware. You do not have to pay to download them, pay after a set trial period, or pay for increased functionality or to remove "unregistered" or "trial version" information from saved files.

I am providing these programs and any accompanying files "as is". I do not warrant that all the software will function without interruption or be error free, or that I will correct all deficiencies, errors, defects, or nonconformities or that the software will meet your system requirements. By downloading the software, you agree that I am not liable for any damages arising from, out of or in connection with the software or the use of other dealings in the software.

Though, to be nice, I'll try to fix any errors reported to make them more compliant. And every program on here has been (and in many cases, still are) used by myself for testing and for actual use. There should not be any negative effects or damages from the use of any of these programs.

Contact Me

If any of these programs fail to work for one reason or another and you have installed the latest Visual Basic Runtime Components I provided, then send me an e-mail.

chaostheeternal@gmail.com

Tell me what operating system you are using, what you tried to do, and what error came up. I'll try my best to find an answer as to why it happened.

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