7-Zip

7-Zip is a file archiver with a high compression ratio while supporting things like Zip, rar and other popular file formats. It's free and supports both 32 and 64 bit systems.

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File	Platform	License	Date	Size
7zip (latest version)	Windows, Linux	Open-Source	-	-

Windows Essentials

It is highly recommended to keep your Windows installation up to date. Additionally the latest versions of the following software are recommended.

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File	Platform	License	Date	Size
Visual C++ Redistributable (latest version)	Windows	Closed-Source	-	-
DirectX End-User Runtime (latest version)	Windows	Closed-Source	-	-

Rom Auditing

Sometimes it is important to check your roms to make sure that the times you just got are fine or corrent. The best tool for that job is Clrmamepro. The software itself is fairly advanced and can mess up some roms if not used corrently. Please refer to it's documentation if you have never used it before and always keep backups of your roms! Bellow you will find link for all the items you need.

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File	Platform	License	Date	Size
Clrmamepro (latest version)	Windows	Closed-Source	-	-
Clrmamepro DAT files (latest version)	Windows	Closed-Source	-	-

Patching Tools

Tools that help you apply patches to roms.

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File	Platform	License	Date	Size
IPSWin 2.0 Utility to apply IPS patches	Windows	Freeware	Jan 26, 2004	246 Kb.
IPS Utility to apply IPS patches to roms	DOS	Freeware	Jan 26, 2004	17 Kb.