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Thread ID: 22662 2002-07-26 13:54:00 FAQ 666 F1 uses favorite programs tweak'e (174) Press F1
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65782 2002-07-26 13:54:00 letter assigner-makes 98/me able to assign fixed letters to hardrives

x-setup- mother of all tweakers

cacheman- vcache and memory tweaker

tweakUI- microsofts tweaker

zoomplayer- free dvd and video player

ifranveiw- free graphics veiwer

outpost- firewall

host file- ads and unwanted site blocking

cachesentry- IE cache manager

vcool- cpu cooler program

flashget- downloader app so you can resume downloads

msmouse- microsoft mouse driver works quite well with most mice.

divx- popular codex for avi movies

quicktime- for mov movies

realplayer- much hated but needed to play realmedia files

regcleaner- helps keep registry tidy

jvi6 power tools- cleaning apps but still beta

icq- messager program

eudora- THE BEST EMAIL PROGRAM

winzip- for unzipping zip files or

winrar- for unzipping rar files (and zip files)

AVG- free antivirus (has also a pro version)

easydivx- good easy starting point for coverting dvd to divx

bho captor/demon- for accessing browser helper opjects

EAC (exact audio copy)- for converting cd's to mp3

cdex- open source cd to mp3 coverter

ogg vorbis- open source mp3 codec

kazaa lite- spywareless ver of kazaa fileshareing app

adaware- spyware remover

refupdate- reference file updater tool for adaware

mbm (motherboard monitor)- monitor pc temps

smart ripper- dvd ripper

tvtool- to enable tv out so you can watch dvd/video from pc to tv

riva tuner- nvida video card tweaker

opera- very nice optoinal browser

dvdgenie- reset zone control software

properties plus- alter properties of files.

UBD ultimate boot disk- for booting/installin/repaiing pc

ps2 rate adjuster- speed up ps2 mouse(make it smooooth baby)

ics config- ics manager

dbpoweramp- handy for coverting mp3's and displaying mp3 info in explorer.

sisoft sandra- benchmarking and system info tool.

keep the list going................
tweak'e (174)
65783 2002-07-26 14:49:00 Mpower - ram free up utility for systems that struggle with little ram or apps that wont release.

Freecell - the microsoft card game that has filled many a useless hour while waiting for downloads

Roxio Goback - for system restoration/revert. when you play with the things you just knew you shouldn't

Norton Ghost - for back up and saving my butt to many times to count

PressF1 - for the best place to learn about these infernal machines
dipstick01 (445)
65784 2002-07-26 21:16:00 Star Wars Jedi Knight II - One of the best games around
StarCraft/Broodwars - Another of the best games around
Windows XP Pro
PowerDVD XP - best DVD software
ICQ - best messaging program
IE6
PressF1 - second best website around (after mine of course!) :)
Outlook XP
Mailwasher - remove the spam!
DivX
Norton Antivirus 2002
Download Accelerator Plus
Windows Notepad
DVD Genie
RealOne Player
Winzip
AdAware
SmartFTP
Acrobat Reader 5
MS Visual Studio and Visual Studio.Net

Mike.
Mike (15)
65785 2002-07-26 21:40:00 PowerDesk = free Explorer replacement that also has a zip function.
TrayText = assign several key strokes to a macro.
ZoneAlarm = Firewall free and paid versions
Host file = Found in the Windows directory. Can be used to block sites eg. Adverts etc.
IrfanView = excellent little graphics viewer.
mikebartnz (21)
65786 2002-07-26 22:07:00 Adobe Photo Shop 7.0 - Quite simply the best photo editing suit out there

Spider Solitaire - Another Microsoft card game that comes in handy while waiting for downloads to finish

Dungeon Siege - Fun Game

GTA3 - The best game out

MOHAA - Another great game

Age Of Empires series - Need I say anything else?

Abby Fine Reader - OCR

CloneCD - CD duplication

PrimoCD Plus - CD Burning software

Britannica 2000 CD - Good source for answers to unknown things.

DC++ - File Sharing.
Sam H (525)
65787 2002-07-26 22:27:00 Apart from a few already mentioned...

Wintop - free - check what's REALLY running in the background
AtGuard - ahhh - peace of mind
Age of Kings - makes you feel good to save the world
NoteTab Lite - A-mazing text editor - free
Ulead Cool 3D - great 3D text and image distorter - free
Netscape Communicator - wayyy better than anything else - free
WinAmp - fantasy turned into reality - free
PolyView - sophisticated image editor - small and yes... FREE
Greg S (201)
65788 2002-07-26 23:38:00 I too really like spider but cant get one for my computer. running win98
only plat it at other places. any suggestions?
Laurie (485)
65789 2002-07-26 23:43:00 Here are a few of my favourite Windows freeware programs:

NoteTab, a replacement for NotePad.

Programmers File Editor, another NotePad replacement.

Real Encoder 5.1, converts live/streaming audio/video to Real Media, .rm files.

CamUnzip an easy to use free zip/unzip utility.

ToniArts Easy Cleaner.

Solways' Clean System Directory utility.

What about favourite dos programs ? ;\
Terry Porritt (14)
65790 2002-07-26 23:57:00 partition magic -- does magic things to partitions
fresh download -- freeware download manager
freshUI - tweak your windows. free, works on all versions since win95
XOSL - to manage your too-many-operating-systems-on-one-computer. Free
Open Office. org - why pay for an office suite?
TurboBrowser Express - WAY better than windows explorer.
Paint Shop Pro - for most of your graphics needs....
Outlook express - show me another email program that will access my hotmail and I'll gladly use that, but until then....
loser (538)
65791 2002-07-27 00:06:00 Music Match - MP3 player

cacheman - Cache tweaker

ZoneAlarm - Free personal firewall

nVeiw - Desktop Tweaker

Norton Anti Virus - Speaks for itself

Gnucleus - P2P file sharing, no spyware

EAX - Sound Blaster Enchancer

MOH: AA - Great Game

Outlook - Email

MSN - Chat Client

IE 6 - So i can use Press F1 ;-)
Dylan (800)
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