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jayo  All-Star Member  2117 Posts 7/04 |  Posted - Jan 1 2008 : 2:54PMIn other threads I read about CCleaner and AVG Anti-rootkit, neither of which I'd ever heard of before. If you were to come up with a list of must-have utilties for MS Windows (XP or Vista)--things you think everyone should know about and have--what would they be and why? [Link] |
| Bill All-Star Member 5334 Posts 6/00 | Posted - Jan 1 2008 : 8:37PM [Link] |
| RandomPrecision Senior Member Enjoy! 8175 Posts 3/06 | Posted - Jan 5 2008 : 10:26AM http://www.snapfiles.com/get/copyalltoone.html [Link] |
| jayo All-Star Member 2117 Posts 7/04 | Posted - Jan 5 2008 : 1:54PM I'll check it out sometime, thanks. Been having fun with BULK RENAME. I've got a gazillion picture files that people brand with scanner IDs (=mx=) and other pollution, or weird extensions, etc. Great utility. [Link] |
| RandomPrecision Senior Member Enjoy! 8175 Posts 3/06 | Posted - Jan 5 2008 : 3:10PM BTW, people probably should have to master DOS before they're even allowed near a Windows PC. Edited by - randomprecision on 1/5/2008 3:17:43 PM [Link] |
| willywilly Member Activated Member 662 Posts 2/05 | Posted - Jan 5 2008 : 7:02PM http://www.no-nonsense-software.com/freeware This is great for people with a lot of files - .mp3 s for example - and they would like to create a text list of them. Karen's Directory Printer http://www.karenware.com/powertools/ptdirprn.asp Does what Print Folder does, but has more options. Have never used it myself. 7Zip http://www.7-zip.org/download.html Handles more than just .zip files. .iso files, for example. Dimension 4 http://www.thinkman.com/dimension4 I think XP has this function built in, but with few options. This software is configurable. AVG Anti-Virus Has already been mentioned, but here's the link to the the free version: http://free.grisoft.com Core FTP http://www.coreftp.com Windows FTP client Firefox web browser Thunderbird email client http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/products and they each have oodles of add-ons, etc. mTel telnet client http://ozone.eesc.com IRC client http://www.hydrairc.com http://www.mirc.com software firewall http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com Ultimate Boot CD http://ubcd.sourceforge.net for when you can't get your computer to boot from the hard drive. This has software on it, that if mis-handled, can damage your files, Windows, etc. Everything on this list is free. [Link] |
| willywilly Member Activated Member 662 Posts 2/05 | Posted - Jan 5 2008 : 7:09PM http://cdburnerxp.seI've never used this, but have read many positive comments about it. [Link] |
| willywilly Member Activated Member 662 Posts 2/05 | Posted - Jan 5 2008 : 7:13PM http://www.snapfiles.com/get/cobbackup.html http://www.snapfiles.com/get/SyncBack.html http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file/fid,23148-order,1-page,1/description.html [Link] |
| RandomPrecision Senior Member Enjoy! 8175 Posts 3/06 | Posted - Jan 6 2008 : 7:07PM http://www.snapfiles.com/get/xnews.html So anyway. This is a great thread. Or can be if we keep it going. Is there any way to make it a sticky? Edited by - randomprecision on 1/6/2008 7:09:05 PM [Link] |
| jayo All-Star Member 2117 Posts 7/04 | Posted - Jan 7 2008 : 12:55AM Free Agent is gone. Regular Agent still seems cheap at $30. I bought it when it was Agent 2.x, which I still run. I didn't like version 3.x. They took away a couple of key features that I really liked, and didn't seem to add anything I wanted to replace it. I have no idea what 4.x is like. [Link] |
| willywilly Member Activated Member 662 Posts 2/05 | Posted - Jan 7 2008 : 1:57PM owner's site: http://xnews.newsguy.com http://xnews.newsguy.com/manual.html Slyck's Guide to Xnews: http://www.slyck.com/xnews.php [Link] |
| willywilly Member Activated Member 662 Posts 2/05 | Posted - Jan 7 2008 : 2:04PM http://www.winamp.com Latest versions do not work on older Windows systems. i.e. Win98. Some say ver 5.35 was the last that worked with Win98. Others say ver 5.24. All I can say is that ver 5.24 plays music here, under Win98. For a tremendous selection of old versions of Winamp, go to Winamp Heaven: http://www.winampheaven.net/old.php?major=5 [Link] |
| willywilly Member Activated Member 662 Posts 2/05 | Posted - Jan 7 2008 : 2:23PM Audio editor/recorder/you-name-it&it-does-it/ : http://audacity.sourceforge.net Free [Link] |
| willywilly Member Activated Member 662 Posts 2/05 | Posted - Jan 7 2008 : 2:31PM A nice site, if you are needing older versions of software: http://www.oldversion.com A LOT of freeware utilities: http://www.nirsoft.net Got your original install CD, but lost the code you used? : http://www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder.shtml Everest Home. Free edition. : http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html Generates a nice report. All about your computer. Lists the hardware, etc. Very useful info to have handy, when you are asking for help. BelArc Advisor: http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html Like Everest, analyzes your system, and tells you what you have. Also lists all reg codes for your legit installed software. Free. JK Defrag http://www.kessels.com/JkDefrag Many are saying it is better than the defrag that comes with Windows. I have not used it. ( no XP here ) Free Diskeeper Lite http://majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=1207 Defrag software. Free. Way, way, faster than the defrag that comes with Win98. Docs say it works with all versions of Windows. [Link] |
| RandomPrecision Senior Member Enjoy! 8175 Posts 3/06 | Posted - Jan 18 2008 : 8:32PM [Link] |
| RandomPrecision Senior Member Enjoy! 8175 Posts 3/06 | Posted - Jan 25 2009 : 8:56PM What it does is allows you to go to your favorite folders with one click. It adds it to your right click context menu. I've been using it for a couple of months and it works perfectly. It sure beats clicking through Explorer when you just need to get to a folder quickly. [Link] |
| Rc Member 28 Posts 5/02 | Posted - Jan 25 2009 : 10:45PM Advanced SystemCare & Smart Defrag from IObit http://www.iobit.com/ - A system utility that you can run in the background (approx. 1.5M and 2.5M respectively). I like the automated features. It seems to have helped up my system (P4 3.00GHz Windows XP w/SP3), especially with start-up Auslogics Registry Defrag, Disk Defrag and System Information Under the "Free Products from Auslogics" http://www.auslogics.com/en/software - A couple of free programs that I've used for quite a while without any problems. The Registry Defrag was a big help after I cleaned up my registry. Disk Defrag and System Information are redundant programs to Smart Defrag and Belarc. I'll run one and then the other to verify....and because I spend entirely too much time playing computer dude. StarBurn from RocketDivison http://www.rocketdivision.com/starburn.html - Like Nero 9 but free. It has quite a few options and I'm really happy with the cost/value ratio. [Link] |
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