Popular Software Related Links

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Some popular Software Links:

• Boot Disks
• Burning CDR FAQ
• CDBurnerXP Pro - Free CD/DVD burning software
• Credence
• DeepBurner - Free CD/DVD burning software
• Drivers
• Freeware for Windows
• IrfanView - Freeware media viewer
• Microsoft DirectX
• PC Suite - Free office suite
• Open Office - Free office suite
• PC Inspector Clone Maxx - Free HDD cloning software
• pdfEDit995
• PDFCreator
• PDF-Xchange Viewer - Free PDF form filler and such...
• PowerDVD
• Sun Java
• TinyApps - Guide to very small software for your PC.
• Trillian Instant Messanger
• Windows Registry Guide
• WinDVD
• XnView
• Fresh UI

DIY: Creating a Windows install for all motherboards!

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Archival Tools:

• 7-Zip - Freeware archiver that supports 7z, ZIP, GZIP, BZIP2 and TAR RAR, CAB, ISO, ARJ, LZH, CHM, Z, CPIO, RPM, DEB and NSIS.
• IZArc - Freeware archiver that supports 7-ZIP, A, ACE, ARC, ARJ, B64, BH, BIN, BZ2, BZA, C2D, CDI, CAB, CPIO, DEB, ENC, GCA, GZ, GZA, HA, IMG, ISO, JAR, LHA, LIB, LZH, MBF, MDF, MIM, NRG, PAK, PDI, PK3, RAR, RPM, TAR, TAZ, TBZ, TGZ, TZ, UUE, WAR, XXE, YZ1, Z, ZIP and ZOO

Audio/Video Codecs & Related Links:

• avi.NET - Convert DVD files to avi.
• Avi2Dvd - Convert various media formats to DVD
• Avidemux - Freeware video editor
• AVStoDVD - Convert various media formats to DVD
• Microsoft Windows Media
• Rad Game Tools - Bink Video
• VirtualDub - Freeware video editor
• Apple QuickTime
• WinAmp
• VLC media player
  
  Specifically Video
  
• DivX
• Huffyuv lossless video codec
• XviD
  
  Specifically Audio
• CDex - CD audio ripper / audio converter
• Fraunhofer Institute (creators of mP3)
• LAME mP3
• Ogg Vorbis
• SayzMe - Free text to speech reader

Service Pack and Fixes

• Windows 7 Service Pack 1
• Windows Vista Service Pack 2 64bit
• WindowsXP Service Pack 3
• WindowsXP Service Pack 2
• nLite - Integrate service packs, hotfixes, drivers into a Windows install CD
• XPdite
  Patch Plugs Win XP Hole Without SP1

Multimedia tutorials:

• Bryce5 Tutorial Link
• Bryce5 Tutorial Link2
• Paint Shop Pro Tutorial
• Paint Shop Pro Tutorial 2
• Paint Shop Pro Tutorial 3
• Photoshop Tips
• Photoshop Total Training - Movie file
• Photoshop Tutorial 2

Web Browsers & related:

• FileZilla
• Fresh Download
• IDcide
• Firefox Tweak Guide
• Internet Explorer
• Mozilla
• Netscape
• Opera
• Star Downloader
• Maxthon

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Pop-up stoppers:

• EMS Free Surfer
• Pop-Up Stopper
• The Proxomitron

AntiVirus:

• BitDefender
• BullGuard
• F-Secure
• G DATA
• KASPERSKY lab
• Avast - Free non-commercial use home use anti-virus
• AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition
• Avira Antivir *Blacklisted due to partnership with UniBlue and Ask!
• ThreatFire

Online virus/trojan scanners:

• BitDefender Online Scanner
• eTrust Antivirus Web Scanner
• Kapersky Free Virus Scan
• McAfee FreeScan
• Panda ActiveScan
• Trend Micro Housecall
• WindowSecurity Trojan Scanner

Data Recovery / HDD Maintenance

• Auslogics Disk Defrag - Freeware program for disc defragment
• MHDD - Popular freeware program for low-level HDD diagnostics
• PC Inspector File Recovery
• PC Inspector Smart Recovery
• Restoration

Computer Security Related Links:

• Ad-Aware - Free spyware detector
• CCleaner - System optimization and privacy tool
• Registry cleaner
• The International PGP (Pretty Good Privacy encryption) Home Page
• MailWasher
• Microsoft Windows Update
• PeerGuardian 2
• Symantec Security Response
• SpamCop
• Spybot-Search&Destroy - spyware detection & removal
• SpywareBlaster - spyware detection & removal
• UltraVNC - Free remote access software.

Firewalls

• Agnitum Outpost
• Comodo Free Firewall (Freeware)
• Jetico Personal Firewall (Freeware)
• Kaspersky Internet Security
• ZoneAlarm (Free version available for personal use)

• Firewall Leak Tester - Firewall softare comparison

System Information

• Belarc Advisor
• Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder - CD Key finder
• PC Wizard
• SIW - portable version available.
• Speccy - portable version available.
• ViewKeyXP - CD Key finder
• Win KeyFinder

Linux - Installation Tutorials and such:

• Linux Online

Dell Utilities

• SpeedswitchXP - CPU frequency control
• Fan control utility
• Dell System Restore

Mods, feel free to keep this updated.

[Viper222]

Please add MHDD, a HDD diagnostic and repair utility to the list. It's freeware.
http://hddguru.com/content/en/software/2005.10.02-MHDD/

Thanks

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Added to "Data Recovery / HDD Maintenance". Thanks Viper222.

[krupted]

alternative to lavasys everest, and it doesnt require an install http://www.gtopala.com/

[Shinma]

Added.

[Shinma]

Definitely of interest to some,

It's apparently an oem flavour of TrueImage, and an identical 102Mb download branded separately as Disc Wizard and Max Blast 5. They apparently include partitioning tools also.

INQUIRER article here includes links at the bottom.

[kaulbach]

You may want to relink Panda Scan since it was purchased by Grisoft a while back now and has been rebranded as AVG AntiSpyware
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/download...yware/us/frt/0

edit: Nevermind, looks like they have kept up the panda site as well

[Viper222]

Please add Dell System Restore Fix utility (free). The link is here:
http://www.goodells.net/dellrestore/fixes.shtml

[Shinma]

Done.