HD Observer

It's always a good idea to keep an eye on your system and it's resources, while you work or perform various tasks on your computer. One application that could help you with just that is HD Observer. It's a neat software solution that allows you to monitor files and folders on your computer and see which items are added during a software installation.
Colorful and fluent graphical interface
The application installs quickly and it sports a really colorful and fluent graphical interface with lots of tools and features that you can check out. It comes in multiple languages, pick from German, English and French.
It doesn't have any tips or instructions, although it would have been nice if you could get some guidance when you launch the application for the first time.

Monitor files and folders on your computer

The toolbar at the top of the screen makes it easy to navigate through various sections of the application. You can have the application launch at Windows startup and enable the desktop icon if you want.
It comes with the option to enable the application to monitor Windows Registry keys, values, data, as well as files, directories and many more. You can pick from multiple monitoring modes and it lets you keep an eye on new installations and downloads.

More features and tools

It allows you to keep an eye on applications that launch at Windows startup, search for items in the registry or find files and directories created on a specific day. You can ban files for installations or downloads.
It also allows you to monitor certain drives and directories, you simply need to selected the root location. It comes with the option to monitor the starting page or your browser and restore it if necessary.
All in all, HD Observer is a very useful application that helps you monitor files and folders on your hard disk, especially when you're installing new software.