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307313 2004-12-24 23:30:00 Google for more info.

My Current Installs… All of which i reccommend

Updated 2004 December
# = not free
:D = free, and REALLY good


SYSTEM:
Windows XP # (Pro if you have it)
SP2
Power Archiver # (opens zip, rar, ect. Is trialware)
XP Powertools
Norton Sytem Works 2004 #
ZoneAlarm (Firewall)
AVG (Anti Virus)
Adaware SE
Spybot
Xplorer 2 (Alternate Folder Explorer Program) :D

Disk:
Nero 6 #
Clone CD (To store your CDs on HD. Good if u only have one CDROM)
Daemon Tools (Best Virtual Optical drive for opening ISOs
Sequior Viewer (Graphic of HD, good for cleaning hd) :D
Scanner2 :D
APC # (Advanced Disk Catalog)


Part 1 (because for some reason IB is limiting the BBcode imputs)
Willuknight (6541)
307314 2004-12-24 23:32:00 Media:
K-lite Full Codec Pack (with Media Player Classic) (playes .rm :D and .mov)
Windows Media Player 9
BS Player
Winamp 5
Divx Player
ACDSee v4 # (best picture viewer out there) :D
Showshifter # (For watching TV card)
Flash Saver Maker (lets you save flash movies)
Dr Divx # (for encoding Avi's to smaller filesize)
Codecs, DivX Pro, Xvid, Ogg, Matroska, Vobsub, Lame AC3 ect. :D

Creation / Modification:
Microsoft Office #
Paint Shop Pro 8 # (For all my graphics editing)
Quick Menu Builder (for making DVD menus) :D
Audacity (For sound editing/converting)
Sony Vegas 5 # (for video editing)

Part 2
Willuknight (6541)
307315 2004-12-24 23:32:00 Internet / Network:
Avent Browser (For all my net browsing) :D
Firefox Browser (for looking at sites with tiny font / sites that don't work with AB) :D
AIRoboform (remebers passwords)
ieSpell (checks spelling for any text form in your browser, just right click) :D

MSN Messenger
Skype (For VOIP aka Voice chatting over the internet)
Trillion (for those people not on MSN <rarely used>)
IM2 (see above)

CZDC++
BCDC++
MS++
oDC++
PDC++
Yoshi Hub
Ptoka Hub

Azureus BitTorret (really good Bittorrent client)
A3 Bittorrent (really good Bittorrent client)
Getright (For Http Downloads)
Flashget (For Http and Ftp Downloads)
Filezilla FTP (For FTP Access)

DU Meter # (Tells up and down speed. Also keeps track of bandwidth used)
Real VNC (Remotely control a pc. I use mine every day with my laptop to control my pc) :D
Gmail Notifier (Tells you when you have new mail in Gmail)

part 3
Willuknight (6541)
307316 2004-12-24 23:36:00 Other / Custom:
Motherboard Manager (Displays motherboard temperature and info)
Clipomatic (extends your clipboard, excellent) :D
[B]Samurize (Desktop information display. Tells you all sorts of info from tv, to weather to hd space. Highly customizable and easy to use) :D
Style XP # ( For changing visual styles, boot, login screens and icon sets)
XP Wallpaper Changer (Srolls through a directory every 15min or more)
Objectdock Plus # (An alternitive taskbar program)
Windows Blinds # (Full skinning ability. better then Style XP)

Games:
Battlefiled 1942 v.6 #
Desert Combat v.8
Unreal Tournament #
Quake3 #
Tribes 2 #
Soldat :D
Starcraft #

Part 4 of 4 (sorry about the multible Posts guys. Not my fault. if i posted it in less then these posts, it came up with "you have to many Image tags in your post" I'm sure this is related to a BBcode limit, per post)

Anyway, i really reccomend the stuff on this list, so why no do a google, and try them out for yourself, ESPECIALLY the :D items.

Enjoy, and post your own lists of essential / useful programs
Willuknight (6541)
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