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Old 09-27-2009, 05:20 AM   #1
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Default PC Programs for WinXP

I have used all of these at one time or another, but I placed a (-) next to those I haven't used for several months.

40+ apps may seems kinda crazy, but when you need one, you need one. Right?

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Security

Belarc Advisor (free) - Stay up to date on all Windows patches
http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html

Secunia Personal Software Inspector (free) - Keeps your apps' security up to date
http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/personal/

Super Antispyware (free) - Anti Spyware scanner
http://www.superantispyware.com/

Malwarebytes (free and pay for versions) - Malware scanner
http://www.malwarebytes.org/

(-)TrueCrypt (free) - Encrypt files and harddrive (ideal for laptops)
http://www.truecrypt.org/

Stinger (free) - Stand-alone heuristic virus scanner
http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/


Disk Maintenance

MyDefrag (free) - Disk defragmenter - Can be highly customized using built-in scripting.
http://www.mydefrag.com/

DeFraggler (free) - File defragmenter (and disk too). Finds highly fragmented files.
http://www.defraggler.com/

PageDefrag (free) - Defragment system files, page files, etc.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/s...26.aspx?ppud=4

EASEUS Partition Master Home Edition (free) - Manage disk partitions: add, resize, move, etc.
http://www.partition-tool.com/personal.htm

HDD Scan (free) - Test hard drives for defects, reports SMART data, etc.
http://www.brothersoft.com/hdd-scan-45949.html

HD Tach (free) - Benchmark harddrive performance (test mode included)
http://www.simplisoftware.com/Public...request=HdTach

(-)HD Tune (free) - Test and tune harddrive performance, clustersize, RAID, etc.
http://www.hdtune.com/

(-)Image Burn (free) - CD and DVD reading and burning app
http://www.imgburn.com/


File Maintenance

Recuva (free) - Recover deleted files, etc.
http://www.piriform.com/recuva

ADRC Data Recovery Tools (free) - File recovery using different details.
http://www.adrc.com/software/data_recovery_tools/

WinDirStat (free) - Visual view of files and their sizes on your hard drive(s)
http://windirstat.info/

(-)Space Sniffer (free) - Drill down view of files
http://www.uderzo.it/main_products/s...fer/index.html

7 Zip (free) - Zip, rar, 7z, etc. compression utility. Integrates with explorer
http://www.7-zip.org/

(-)Explorer XP (free) - A replacement file Explorer
http://www.explorerxp.com/

FileZilla (free) - FTP client and FTP server
http://filezilla-project.org/

Renamer (free) - Rename large numbers of files easily.
http://www.den4b.com/

UnLocker (free) - Unlock a file for deletion even when another app is using it.
http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/


Backup

SyncBack (free and pay for versions) - Backup files to another hard drive or over a network.
http://www.2brightsparks.com/downloads.html#freeware


Hardware Utilities

CPUz (free) - Obtain detailed information about your CPU
http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php\

GPUz (free) - Obtain detailed information about your video card
http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/

Speed Fan (free) - Monitor temperatures and control fan speeds
http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php

DriverMax (free and pay for) - Update device drivers. Find missing device drivers. Backup device drivers (for reinstall)
http://www.drivermax.com/

(-)Edison (free) - Control your PC's power consumption
http://www.verdiem.com/edison.aspx
Info - http://www.komando.com/downloads/category.aspx?id=6429

Prim95 (free) - Test CPU (be sure to use this in torture test mode)
Info - http://www.mersenne.org/freesoft/
Download - http://mersenneforum.org/gimps/p95v259.zip

Memtest86+ (free) - Test PC memory
http://www.memtest.org/


Miscelaneous PC Utilities

Process Tamer (free or donate) - Dynamically adjust priorities of compute intensive apps.
http://www.donationcoder.com/

CCleaner (free) - Cleans out temp files, history, cookies, not needed registry items, etc.
http://www.ccleaner.com/

Atomic (free) - Sync your PC clock to the World Time Server atomic clock
http://www.worldtimeserver.com/atomic-clock/

Ping Plotter (free and pay for versions) - Graph your internet connection and all routers inbetween
http://download.cnet.com/Ping-Plotte...-10021963.html

Start Delay (free) - Prioritize when a given app starts during boot.
http://www.r2.com.au/software.php?pa...how=startdelay

BootVis (free) - Analyze and optimize bootup
info - http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system...t/default.mspx
Download - http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/S.../BootVis.shtml


Other Applications

Calc+ (free) - A more robust calculator. Has a programmers calculator. Does conversions.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

FLV Player (free) - Play Flash .FLV and H.264 movies
http://www.martijndevisser.com/blog/flv-player/

Foxit Reader (free) - Read and annotate .pdf files. Mobile version too.
http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/

Power Toys (free)
- Image resizer (handy for emailing pictures)
- (-)Power Calculator (does trig functions, graphs, etc.)
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/D...powertoys.mspx

VLC - Compact, fast video player without the need to download codecs.
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

Zotero (free) - A must have plugin if you do internet research
http://www.zotero.org/

Orbitron (free) - Track satelites orbiting the earth
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Others/...Orbitron.shtml

(-)Taksi (free) - Capture video and game play (alternative to FRAPS)
http://taksi.sourceforge.net/

(-)Ultimate Boot CD for Windows (free) - Diagnose hardware problems
http://www.ubcd4win.com/

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Old 02-03-2010, 03:38 PM   #2
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GIMP is the GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed piece of software for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. It works on many operating systems, in many languages. (more...)



http://www.gimp.org/downloads/
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Old 02-15-2010, 08:25 PM   #3
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Download Spybot-S&D

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/o...rs1/index.html
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Old 02-16-2010, 11:54 AM   #4
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http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/

Adobe Flash update to latest version


Note you will have to update Both IE and Firefox

Just click on the link for each browser
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Old 02-17-2010, 02:46 PM   #5
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Win Utilities


http://www.ylcomputing.com/content/view/329

This is amazing program that does everything

It found things that Registry Mechanic did not
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Old 03-07-2010, 01:52 PM   #6
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Absolute Shield Shredder 141
Operating system: Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/NT

AbsoluteShield File Shredder 1.41 It's FREE!

Permanently remove files and folders from your system

AbsoluteShield File Shredder let you permanently remove files and folders from your system easily without the possibility of data recovery. The tool is integrated with the Windows shell and you can directly start shredding by right-clicking on the selected folders/files and selecting "AbsoluteShield File Shredder" from the Windows explorer menu. The program allows you to choose between a quick two-pass or the standard seven-pass file wiping method.


You can get the program from here

http://sys-shield.com/

http://www.sys-shield.com/download.htm

Works great with XP Pro
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Another Video program from my Bro 5th

http://www.gomlab.com/eng/GMP_download.html
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Site one of my T5K bro posted , TY Ray


Site for many Free stuff

http://www.freenew.net/
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Advanced System Optimizer
http://www.systweak.com/aso/
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Win7, Vista and XP Optimizer

http://yamicsoft.com/
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