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Hyperion Pilgrim
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Windows recommended apps
The following is a list of software programs that members of the community have determined to be useful for a number of reasons. Links to each program either directs to the download page on the owner/company's website, or to a major download server (such as File Hippo, which is a very fast server and has a large number of these programs on their site). Some programs such as Microsoft Office and Adobe Photoshop are not available for free, but links have been provided for information on how to purchase them.
Antivirus: NOD32 AVG Kaspersky Spyware: Spybot - Search & Destroy Ad-Aware Personal Spyware Blaster Webroot Spysweeper Sunbelt Counterspy Firewall: Agnitum Outpost Firewall PRO 4.0. Protects all types of network connectivity and detects and defends all types of hacker attacks. Sunbelt Kerio Personal Firewall (the easiest of all firewalls). Comodo Personal Firewall. Disk defragmentation: O&O defrag Diskeeper pro PerfectDisk Video and Audio Encoder/Converter/Authoring: Xillsoft video encoder Easy CD-DA extractor, ripper and converter Nero Wave Editor Adobe Premiere Elements SUPER© audio encoder dB Power AMP music converter - Convert dozens of formats with additional plugins AutoGnot GK. Free tool that converts VOB files to XviD of desired quality. Adobe Premiere Elements. Edit your videos and background track on a timeline. Add special effects, edit the exposure, add font/images and more. Adobe Encore DVD. Semi-professional DVD authoring product with Photoshop integration. Offers broad functionality. LameFE. Can rip CD's and/or convert audio files, as well as recognize music using acoustic fingerprinting to properly rename files. Audio apps.: 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 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 MusicBrainz Picard allows acoustic fingerprinting too. File compression, extraction: Winrar 7zip IZarc. Video player: VLC MPC WMP Audio player: Winamp Jet Audio Foobar2000 Audio and Video Codecs: ffdshow for audio/video decoding and all that jazz Klite codec pack Combined Community Codec Pack Core AVC Vista codec pack Divx codec Xvid codec Screen/Video Capture: Camtasia Studio SnagIt 8.0 FRAPS (screenshot capturing & recording videos) Tools: Unlocker (Able to delete, move and rename protected files) Crap Cleaner (Delete temp files on your pc and able to clean your registry) Driver Cleaner Pro (for making sure your old drivers are gone) Hacha (Great file splitter). Tuneup Utilities does a lot of maintenance and optimization to your PC Launchy. allows you to search for stuff like the Vista search feature in the start menu. System mechanic. File Splitter. Allows users to split large files into seperate chunks of custom sizes. Chunks can be recompiled later. AutoPatcher. Saves time for new installations btw. Getting the full package is recommended. Encryption: PGP Desktop Pro 9. Powerful technology for encrypting entire hard-drives or single files. Web Browser: Firefox Internet Explorer 7 Opera K-Meleon. Web Browser Tools: Google toolbar: allows suggested hits. TCP Optimizer. increase Internet speed. AM-Deadlink Removes duplicate bookmarks, and checks existing ones for validity. No more dead links. Httrack. Handy to make a duplicate copy of a loved website. Word Viewer 2003, Excel Viewer 2003, and Powerpoint Viewer 2003. Noone needs MS Office just to read those docs. Chat Clients: mIRC Windows Live messenger Yahoo! messenger Trillian Pro X-chat Download Accelerator: DAP Free Download Accelerator GetRight Bittorrent client: µtorrent Azureus P2P software: Bitspirit Ares Ratio Master KCeasy. Shareaza. Open-source EDonkey2000, Gnutella, BitTorrent and Gnutella2 client. Customiseable, feature-packed and skinnable. eMule. Popular ed2k client for finding those rarer files. Virtual Optical Drive: Daemon Tools Alcohol 120% (makes perfect images, burns to discs, includes virtual drive) Magic ISO Alcohol 52% Office Suites: Microsoft Office OpenOffice Remote Access, Servers: Ultravnc dynDNS (for easy remote login of your personal computer) RealVNC WAMP. Allows Windows users to run their PC as a server. Combines MySQL, apache, PHP and more. PDF file viewer: Adobe Reader Foxit Reader CD/DVD software: Nero DVD Decrypter ImgBurn Deepburner Image (graphics) Viewer: IrfanView FastStone Image ACDSee 8.0Viewer. XNVIEW, wich shockingly supports many times more formats (even PS1 TIMs and EA pics!!) out of the box, and features a easy browser interface. Image Editing: Adobe Photoshop 10.0 CS3 Paint Shop Pro GIMP. very good image editing program. Paint.NET (requires the .NET framework btw, surprisingly, stunning) CellSea. Online Image editor Overclocking: CPU-Z SuperPi Mod RivaTuner SP2004 Orthos Lavalys Everest MBM5 A64info A64Tweaker Speedfan Clockgen. Virtual Machine utilities.: VMware Player. To use a virtual machine. VMware converter. To actually make a virtual machine from YOUR very actual windows system. Exploring the world: Google Earth. Uses higher quality commercial maps. WorldWind. WP article. VEERY versatile. Has considerably more display-able stuff than the 'basic' Google Earth. 2x less accurate maps though. Visual styles and themes.: BricoPack full conversion themes for XP (NOT recommended with XP64). Icon packager: change icons. Windows Blind. Tuneup styler, inside of Tune up utilities. Big thanks to dashboardy, mogster, Hard core Rikki and all our mates here for their recommendations. If you would like to add to the list, please make a suggestion in this thread. Only recommend applications that you have personally used. I’ll keep updating this post with your advice.
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I have created over a thousand blades. Unknown to Death, Nor known to Life. Have withstood pain to create many weapons. Yet those hands will never hold anything. So as I pray, Unlimited Blade Works. Last edited by Silenus; June 27th, 2007 at 01:30. |
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General of Tangerines
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I would not call video and audio encoder converter and download accelerator as essential tools.
My essentials to add to the list are: -Spybot Search and Destroy -Ad-aware -If using Windows, all the Windows updates and service packs |
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Hyperion Pilgrim
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I know I threw a lot more than the essential to the list.
![]() Thanks for your recommendations. I like to use Ad-aware.
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![]() --PSP 3.90 M33 2-- I am the bone of my sword. Steel is my body, and fire is my blood.
I have created over a thousand blades. Unknown to Death, Nor known to Life. Have withstood pain to create many weapons. Yet those hands will never hold anything. So as I pray, Unlimited Blade Works. |
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Hyperion Pilgrim
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Thanks.
I was guessing about VLC and MPC. Which is better?
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![]() --PSP 3.90 M33 2-- I am the bone of my sword. Steel is my body, and fire is my blood.
I have created over a thousand blades. Unknown to Death, Nor known to Life. Have withstood pain to create many weapons. Yet those hands will never hold anything. So as I pray, Unlimited Blade Works. |
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Suicide is Painless
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I use Media Player Classic for my video files and individual music files (WMP is used if i want to listen to full albums) and it's just a personal preference to be honest. My university's computer's default media player is VLC and it annoys me. I'm not sure if VLC Player is, but Media Player Classic is a one-program solution. No installation required.
And on a similar note: Utorrent. |
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Hyperion Pilgrim
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I use MPC, but sometimes I want to increase the brightness in movies but that is a hassle.
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Thanks man.
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![]() --PSP 3.90 M33 2-- I am the bone of my sword. Steel is my body, and fire is my blood.
I have created over a thousand blades. Unknown to Death, Nor known to Life. Have withstood pain to create many weapons. Yet those hands will never hold anything. So as I pray, Unlimited Blade Works. |
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Suicide is Painless
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To suggest other programs:
Driver Cleaner Pro for making sure your old drivers are gone. Daemon Tools for all your virtual drive needs. DVD Decrypter for all your... er ... DVD Decrypting needs. ffdshow for audio/video decoding and all that jazz. |
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Ramma Gay
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Media Player Classic
Real Alternative Quick Time Alternative uTorrent Firefox Winrar Acrobat Reader I just switched from DAP to Free Download Accelerator, it's a lot cleaner, still getting used to it though. Getting good speeds so far and it doesn't look as add loaded. |
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for PDF, i use FoxIt.
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![]() 1. Small, Cheap, Powerful - you can have only two 2. Everytime you engineer something foolproof, the world comes up with a better idiot. 3. 「学問とは虚栄である。」 The PS3 Cell Processor Explained Page, IBM Research's Introduction to Cell Multiprocessor and Cell Processor Programming Guide |
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PCSX2 & O/C Addict
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Well apps I like are
Antivirus: NOD32 Spyware: Spybot - Search & Destroy Ad-Aware Defragment utility: PerfectDisk Windows one (cuz it's quick) Video Player: Can't really say which one I like better MPC VLC Audio Player: Winamp Video Encoding: VirtualDub Codec: Koepi's Xvid ffdshow (if needed) Image Viewer: IrfanView Virtual CD drive: DAEMON Tools Burning Utility: Nero DVD Decrypter Overclocking: CPU-Z SuperPi Mod RivaTuner SP2004 Orthos Lavalys Everest MBM5 A64info A64Tweaker Other tools: FRAPS (screenshot capturing & recording videos) nLiteOS (slipstream/remove components & services from your OS and create unattended setups and integrated Service Packs, drivers & hotfixes to your Windows Install CD)
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Intel® Core™2 Duo E8400 @ 4.0GHz «-» Abit IP35 Pro «-» Team Xtreem 2x1GB @ DDR2-1000 4-4-4-8 «-» JetWay 8800GT 512 MB @ 715/1750/1030 MHz «-» Thermaltake ToughPower 750W «-» Sony Multiscan G400 19" CRT «-» Tuniq Tower 120 «-» Creative SoundBlaster Audigy «-» Logitech X-530 5.1 «-» Logitech MX-510 «-» Windows XP Pro SP3 Last edited by RPGW1ZaRD; January 3rd, 2007 at 20:42. |
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i think diskeeper pro is also a good defragmenter and is relatively quick and can be very powerful as well.
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![]() 1. Small, Cheap, Powerful - you can have only two 2. Everytime you engineer something foolproof, the world comes up with a better idiot. 3. 「学問とは虚栄である。」 The PS3 Cell Processor Explained Page, IBM Research's Introduction to Cell Multiprocessor and Cell Processor Programming Guide |
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PCSX2 & O/C Addict
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PerfectDisk is the only 3rd party defragment application I like other than Windows one. The latest version of PerfectDisk seems to do a more efficient defragment job than the rivals according to some review.
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Intel® Core™2 Duo E8400 @ 4.0GHz «-» Abit IP35 Pro «-» Team Xtreem 2x1GB @ DDR2-1000 4-4-4-8 «-» JetWay 8800GT 512 MB @ 715/1750/1030 MHz «-» Thermaltake ToughPower 750W «-» Sony Multiscan G400 19" CRT «-» Tuniq Tower 120 «-» Creative SoundBlaster Audigy «-» Logitech X-530 5.1 «-» Logitech MX-510 «-» Windows XP Pro SP3 Last edited by RPGW1ZaRD; January 3rd, 2007 at 20:47. |
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can you explain why?
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![]() 1. Small, Cheap, Powerful - you can have only two 2. Everytime you engineer something foolproof, the world comes up with a better idiot. 3. 「学問とは虚栄である。」 The PS3 Cell Processor Explained Page, IBM Research's Introduction to Cell Multiprocessor and Cell Processor Programming Guide |
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Hyperion Pilgrim
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Thanks for the info guys.
And about codecs... I don't want to use a codec pack, which are the best codecs I should get?
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![]() --PSP 3.90 M33 2-- I am the bone of my sword. Steel is my body, and fire is my blood.
I have created over a thousand blades. Unknown to Death, Nor known to Life. Have withstood pain to create many weapons. Yet those hands will never hold anything. So as I pray, Unlimited Blade Works. |
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Insane Linux Advocate
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OpenOffice.org to replace Microsoft's Office garbageware.
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Gonna get soon.
![]() Office 2007 Vista Ultimate Edition Recommended softwares i use. Antivirus AVG P2P Bitspirit 3.xx System/Reg/Tool repair System Mechanic 6.0 Video/Audio player Power DVD 7.0 deluxe version VLC player BS player Core Media player Winamp Jetaudio CD/DVD/Blue-Ray Disc Burner Nero 7 Premium Ashampoo Burning Studio 6.0 Firewall I let windows build in Firewall handle the job. ![]() Image Editing. ACDSee 8.0 Adobe Photoshop 9.0 CS2 Screen/Video Capture Camtasia Studio SnagIt 8.0 Download Accelerator Internet Download Manager Virtual CD drive DAEMON Tools Browser Mozilla FireFox Chat mIRC
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