what free apps for my new pc?

Post by **S@M** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 2:15 am

I pick it up today, will get:
firefox 2, need something for ftp, for torrents, music, movies/vids what software should I get - first ever xp pc

Post by **Sevensins** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 2:48 am

filezilla (ftp)
utorrent
foobar/winamp/etc. (music)
k-lite codecs (movies/vids)
7-zip (for compressed files)

Post by **Sevensins** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 2:50 am

i'd assume it came with some sort of anti-virus, but you might go with windows defender also to help combat spyware.

OpenOffice if you don't have any other office suite installed.

Post by **axbaby** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 2:55 am

ftp--cuteftp
for torrents--utorent
music,--winamp
movies--powerdvd
vids --vlc
registry cleaner --jv16powertools
database,spreadsheet--open office

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 3:20 am

Sevensins wrote:filezilla (ftp)
utorrent
foobar/winamp/etc. (music)
k-lite codecs (movies/vids)
7-zip (for compressed files)

add VLC and irfanview to that list:

http://www.videolan.org/ (media player)

http://www.irfanview.com/ (photo editor)

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 3:21 am

axbaby wrote:ftp--cuteftp
for torrents--utorent
music,--winamp
movies--powerdvd
vids --vlc
registry cleaner --jv16powertools
database,spreadsheet--open office

hi ax.

why would you use a bloated piece of junk like powerdvd if you already have vlc?

Post by **axbaby** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 4:07 am

true true but VLC does sound as good N:)R has the options for sound i can get with a stand alone dvd player
good call on iview

Post by **obsidian** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 4:55 am

axbaby wrote:true true but VLC does sound as good noR has the options for sound i can get with a stand alone dvd player

Is that how they say things in Afrikan? I read that three times and I'm still not clear what you were saying.

Thunderbird if you need an email client.
AVG Free if you don't have an antivirus.
EAC and LAME for MP3 encoding. I also use MP3Tag and MP3Gain for tagging and volume leveling.
GIMP if you need a photo editing software.

Post by **axbaby** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 5:25 am

i can customize my surround sound system better with a stand alone dvd player then vlc .. i use vlc for avi's xvid's bin/cue files but for that high quality sound i go with a dvd player which cost me $0 to get

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 5:50 am

axbaby wrote:i can customize my surround sound system better with a stand alone dvd player then vlc .. i use vlc for avi's xvid's bin/cue files but for that high quality sound i go with a dvd player which cost me $0 to get

oh i see where you're coming from. i don't have 5/6/7.1 on my box, only on my real system, so i didn't know that, thanks.

Post by **zolborg** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 6:36 am

axbaby wrote:ftp--cuteftp
for torrents--utorent
music,--winamp
movies--powerdvd
vids --vlc
registry cleaner --jv16powertools
database,spreadsheet--open office

Good, except for the registry cleaner. Let Windows manage its own registry. It doesnt need help from a third party program.

The test here for me is the fact that immediately following a clean install [nothing installed except windows] all registry cleaners [all that I have tested] will find 80-300 errors that need fixing. Bullshit.

If these programs were any good, they would show zero problems at this stage.

Post by **axbaby** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 6:52 am

run xp for a week and you will find apps installed that have snuck in.these programs are not found in the control panels add/remove program app.
you will soon find apps that are in startup you do not want like quicktime and more.
jv16powertools http://www.jv16.org is a valuable program to remove these items.
it's way more then a registry cleaner,i haven't needed to re-install xp or format my drive since day one perhaps 3 years or more.
i have fixed many peoples computers with this app

Post by **S@M** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 7:07 am

woot, thanks guys, got some great apps now.

What about anti virus and trojan detection etc? ONe listed above but is that enough?

edit jv6 is trial only, is there another program taht wont time out in 30 days?

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 2:22 pm

S@M wrote:woot, thanks guys, got some great apps now.

What about anti virus and trojan detection etc? ONe listed above but is that enough?

edit jv6 is trial only, is there another program taht wont time out in 30 days?

use AVG. i've been using it for hm....almost 5 years? yep.

Post by **axbaby** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 5:02 pm

AVG-- 3 thumbs up
Comodo firewall --seems to work

the old regsupreme or the pro version from the makers of jv16powertools can be found for free and have all the tools i need.

Post by **obsidian** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 6:55 pm

There is also a free version of Avast, but I prefer AVG.

Post by **§ìgñå** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 4:25 am

Browse thru the PortableApps website. lots of good programs which require no install = no registry bloat.

Post by **obsidian** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 4:33 am

Some more stuff after the jump

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 5:31 am

§ìgñå wrote:Browse thru the PortableApps website. lots of good programs which require no install = no registry bloat.

jesus, forgot all about those and i've got a bunch on my thumb drive. good call.

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 5:58 am

which is no longer free, but you can go to oldversion.com and find the last free version. 9.xx, i believe.

Post by **S@M** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 1:06 pm

thanks heaps, been good so far, the things i miss are a really good dock or similar, and ability to monitor temps, any suggestions for those? Or can I stick app icons in the blue bar across the bottom of the screen?

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 4:28 pm

S@M wrote:thanks heaps, been good so far, the things i miss are a really good dock or similar, and ability to monitor temps, any suggestions for those? Or can I stick app icons in the blue bar across the bottom of the screen?

i use blackbox which has a nice minimal dock you can place where ever you want. also, they do have a plug in or two for system stats, but i'll have to search for that when i get home

[lvlshot]http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/3740/desktopdl8.jpg[/lvlshot]

Post by **§ìgñå** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 7:16 pm

+JuggerNaut+ wrote:i use blackbox which has a nice minimal dock you can place where ever you want. also, they do have a plug in or two for system stats, but i'll have to search for that when i get home

[lvlshot]http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/3740/desktopdl8.jpg[/lvlshot]

that looks pretty sweet. I tried googling blackbox but so many sites came up. can you direct me to blackbox site (for winxp) so I can mess around with that shit.

Post by **Mulletman** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 7:19 pm

Here is a great list of free programs............. http://z10.invisionfree.com/Fortress/in ... wtopic=342

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 8:59 pm

§ìgñå wrote:
+JuggerNaut+ wrote:i use blackbox which has a nice minimal dock you can place where ever you want. also, they do have a plug in or two for system stats, but i'll have to search for that when i get home

[lvlshot]http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/3740/desktopdl8.jpg[/lvlshot]
that looks pretty sweet. I tried googling blackbox but so many sites came up. can you direct me to blackbox site (for winxp) so I can mess around with that shit.

they kinda named it different for windows although it's one and the same:

http://bb4win.sourceforge.net/bblean/

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