Windows recommended apps

[Cid Highwind]

Originally Posted by OminaeYu

ConTEXT Programmers Editor
ConTEXT is a small, fast and powerful freeware text editor, developed mainly to serve as secondary tool for software developers. It can also be used as a Notepad replacement.

RegCleaner
RegCleaner can easily get rid of those old and obsolete registry entries created by software that you have deleted ages ago.

Central Brain Identifier
Central Brain Identifier is designed to provide detailed identification and obtaining the most complete information on all AMD processors. It recognizes more than 50 various models of the AMD processors. It shows not only the general information about the processor, but also allows to determine its important technical features, such as processor core name, core revision, a nominal processor frequency, the date of announce, an OPN number, the components of the PowerNow! Technology and also independently computes the QuantiSpeed Rating for processors having a Model Number.

DVDFab Decrypter
Basically a continuation of DVD Decrypter

SpeedFan
SpeedFan is a freeware program that monitors voltages, fan speeds and temperatures in computers with hardware monitor chips. SpeedFan can even access S.M.A.R.T. info for those hard disks that support this feature and show hard disk temperatures too, if supported.

Speedfan should definitely be added to the first post, I use it a lot as well, great app

[flowrent]

For all your software needs visit majorgeeks "because deep down we are all geeks"

[shafeen]

vlc media player uses very littleresources and plays everything
alo here are some sites to find free sw
1.majorgeeks.com
2.softpedia.com
3.filehippo.com>>fastest<<

[cloudsBro]

I think Free Internet Eraser is just as good at getting the crap off your harddrive.

[Silenus]

Maybe that's a good app, but I always try to stay away from apps with generic names.

[OminaeYu]

Originally Posted by cloudsBro

I think Free Internet Eraser is just as good at getting the crap off your harddrive.

Meh I use CCleaner

They have a new tool called Recuva which is a File Recovery tool

[Silenus]

Yeah me too.
CCleaner is a great app IMO.

[cloudsBro]

Originally Posted by Silenus

Yeah me too.
CCleaner is a great app IMO.

I also use CCleaner but I think it was already mentioned before in this thread as Crap Cleaner.

[dashboardy]

The latest version of google toolbar is awesome. The basic use of Google Toolbar (latest version) allows suggested hits. for example, say you wanted to do a search for something like "internet forum". If you type at a rate of about 2 letters per second (slowly) you'll see suggested popular hits. Like hit the letter 'i' and it comes up with the most popular searches that begin with letter i. type in the next letter so you now have "in" - it first tells you how many centimeters (see pic) and then gives you the best/most popular serach queries starting with the letters "in". It continues along from there.

Another thing is that your own search history takes priority. For example, something like "injuries" isn't among the most popular search queries that start with "in", but if you have searched for "injuries" before, then that will take presedence. Frickin awesome program.

[Milanó]

Tuneup Utilities as an optimization tool

[mogster]

Check out Kceasy.
Ares/FastTrack/giFT/Gnutella/OpenNap/ed2k

KCeasy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[MiretanK]

GetRight for download manager.

[Silenus]

Thanks for the info guys, I'll update my post with your sugestions.

[acdbrn2000]

anyone with an ati case and no vista( why would you do that to yourself anyways) offer to get omega drivers with the custom ati tray tools.

[shafeen]

Nvidiahq drivers>>third party<< for all those who want a slight speed up.

[mogster]

Nifty audio programs:
Cue Splitter - Split albums that come as single MP3s into tracks using a cue file.
Tag&Rename - Mass edit MP3 ID tags, freedb support and more
Nero Wave editor - Edit your mp3s (part of the Nero bundle)
dB Power AMP music converter - Convert dozens of formats with additional plugins
Album Cover Art Downloader - Semi-automatically add album art to all your MP3s
Last.fm client - Logs all the music you play to your last.fm profile

[dashboardy]

another excellent program is TCP Optimizer. This program basically takes the default values Windows has put in place for things such as receive buffer size, and puts them to optimal values.

My internet speed increased from 2000 to 4800 kbps just by using this application, and setting it to Optimal settings. Seriously do a speed test before and after, you might find it to be quite nice.

[Proto]

I once saw foobar but it was ugly. Don't remember if you could download skins.

foobar doesn't work under a skin system, but under a interface script system. It is a little complicated, but for advanced users it is the most customizable audio player you can get. Really, watching at what the people at the foobar interface thread have achived, foobar can become the best audio utility in the world if you invest sufficient time into it

Yes, I know it's old but since this thread is still active...

[makotech222]

System tools:

System mechanic 7.1.8 (i think is the latest)

[hushypushy]

Originally Posted by Proto

foobar doesn't work under a skin system, but under a interface script system. It is a little complicated, but for advanced users it is the most customizable audio player you can get. Really, watching at what the people at the foobar interface thread have achived, foobar can become the best audio utility in the world if you invest sufficient time into it

Yes, I know it's old but since this thread is still active...

Yes, anyone who doesn't believe it should check out the threads at HydrogenAudio, some of the Foobar skins are insane!

And I'll add it to the list...it's definitely a worthwhile addition.