Not totally free, but limited trial free period shareware...
data recovery utility:
Handy Recovery - Recover files accidentally deleted on MS Windows. Partition Recovery.
Free download and lets you scan and restore 1 file per 24 hrs.
Worth using to see if the "lost" data can be restored before investing any pennies. Licence copy is only about £20 and worth it if you lose those holiday snaps.
DVD region and copy protection removal tool AnyDVD - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
shareware version lasts 21 days.
Enables playback without region restriction and copy protection, which prevents some media being played on a PC.
Gosh, there's lots of FREE stuff here!!!!!
Portal:Free software/categories - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the tight-wad gamers out there, check out
List of freeware games - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
and
List of commercial games released as freeware - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
and
Alphabetical list of open source games - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia