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    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by dbam987, Jan 2, 2009.

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    ive used this in school, works very well !!
     
    DboogieC, Nov 8, 2010
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  2. akadoublej

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    Any recommendations for a driver update program ala DriverMax but without a daily driver download restriction?
     
    akadoublej, Nov 14, 2010
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    1ceBlu3, Nov 15, 2010
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  4. JKleiss

    JKleiss Notebook Evangelist

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    try this. Software Informer

    still in beta
     
    JKleiss, Nov 15, 2010
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    Naix Notebook Consultant

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    Naix, Nov 17, 2010
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  6. DboogieC

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    has anyone used Angry Ip scanner ? i used it the other day at school, its a pretty neat tool.
     
    DboogieC, Nov 20, 2010
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  7. ibraveheart

    ibraveheart Notebook Evangelist

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    Need a FREE AntiVirus
    that does not scan files that has been
    already scan before, saves time :)

    Which FREE Antivrus would do that
    & which ones good
    Please
     
    ibraveheart, Nov 23, 2010
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  8. DetlevCM

    DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    He?
    Most AVs will want to scan all files after they have been installed - simply because you do not know how good or bad the previous one was.


    Microsoft Security Essentials is one of the best out there for free.
    http://www.microsoft.com/Security_essentials/
     
    DetlevCM, Nov 23, 2010
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  9. ibraveheart

    ibraveheart Notebook Evangelist

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    tried that it slows down my Laptop
    is there another ?
     
    ibraveheart, Nov 23, 2010
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  10. DetlevCM

    DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    DetlevCM, Nov 23, 2010
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  11. ibraveheart

    ibraveheart Notebook Evangelist

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    Will a paid product be better ?
    & is it better to get Internet Security suite ?
    which ones good

    thanks for all your help
     
    ibraveheart, Nov 23, 2010
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  12. DetlevCM

    DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    MSE is pretty much one of the best (if not maybe the best) available. (Amongst paid & free solutions).
     
    DetlevCM, Nov 23, 2010
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  13. ibraveheart

    ibraveheart Notebook Evangelist

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    Thanks again friend
    +1 for your help
     
    ibraveheart, Nov 23, 2010
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  14. shougeki

    shougeki Newbie

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    list is awesome, thanks
    I used the ninite pack from LH out of convenience.
     
    shougeki, Nov 30, 2010
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  15. 1ceBlu3

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    1ceBlu3, Nov 30, 2010
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  16. Hungry Man

    Hungry Man Notebook Virtuoso

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    FYI the reason DVD Decryptor isn't updated is because it was replaced by imageburn (same developer I think) so you can just remove that... since it's an old version of an already listed program
     
    Hungry Man, Dec 3, 2010
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    Tree_Burner, Dec 18, 2010
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  18. Joel

    Joel coffeecoffeecoffeecoffee

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    Joel, Dec 18, 2010
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    ibraveheart Notebook Evangelist

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    ibraveheart, Dec 19, 2010
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  20. BoogerMonsta

    BoogerMonsta Notebook Enthusiast

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    BoogerMonsta, Dec 22, 2010
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    1ceBlu3, Jan 2, 2011
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  22. Nick

    Nick Professor Carnista

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    Hey guys, whats a good, free Light-scribe burning program?
     
    Nick, Jan 20, 2011
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  23. dbam987

    dbam987 wicked-poster

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    dbam987, Jan 20, 2011
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    Search Application - small and lightweight - From their webpage: ""Everything" is an administrative tool that locates files and folders by filename instantly for Windows. Unlike Windows search "Everything" initially displays every file and folder on your computer (hence the name "Everything")."

    Link: Everything Search Engine
     
    J&SinKTO, Jan 23, 2011
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  25. Impulse87

    Impulse87 Notebook Geek

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    i have one.

    Virtual Clone Drive from sly-soft.
    Its a light weight ISO mounter and you can even install a windows 7 ISO from it.

    http://www.slysoft.com/en/virtual-clonedrive.html
    the driver takes a while to install but it does so don't worry
     
    Impulse87, Jan 26, 2011
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  26. NuYoRicanX

    NuYoRicanX Notebook Guru

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    NuYoRicanX, Feb 10, 2011
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  27. Jayayess1190

    Jayayess1190 Waiting on Intel Cannonlake

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    Jayayess1190, Feb 23, 2011
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  28. Ahbeyvuhgehduh

    Ahbeyvuhgehduh Lost in contemplation....

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    Wow ... this is a very helpful thread. Many thanks!
     
    Ahbeyvuhgehduh, Feb 24, 2011
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  29. Neubeehunhun

    Neubeehunhun Notebook Evangelist

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    Great thread, got a bunch of useful tools here, thanks!
     
    Neubeehunhun, Feb 25, 2011
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  30. fonduekid

    fonduekid JSUTAONHTERBIRCKINTEHWLAL

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    fonduekid, Mar 1, 2011
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  31. Sredni Vashtar

    Sredni Vashtar Notebook Evangelist

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    Hey guys, check this out - I can't believe it's not in the list :)

    Fotosketcher
    Turn photos into art for free
    FotoSketcher is a 100% free program which can help you convert your digital photos into art, automatically. If you want to turn a portrait, the photograph of your house or a beautiful landscape into a painting, a sketch or a drawing then look no further, FotoSketcher will do the job in just a few seconds.

    Check out the Gallery and the blog.
    There's also a Flicrk Group collecting 'drawings' made with this program.
     
    Sredni Vashtar, Mar 5, 2011
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  32. Cin'

    Cin' Anathema

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    ^^Very interesting, thanks for the information. Will have to try it out! :)
     
    Cin', Mar 5, 2011
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  33. lineS of flight

    lineS of flight Notebook Virtuoso

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    Can I get some suggestions on backup and recovery software? I've just got a new external HDD and wanted to use it solely for my weekly backup. Should I just use the built-in Win7 utility?

    Also, does the Win 7 utility allows for the individual saving/ updating of files? Or, does it backup everything everytime?

    Thanks
     
    lineS of flight, Mar 6, 2011
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  34. hxkclan

    hxkclan Notebook Consultant

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    Lots to choose from i must say. I would say use the build-in Windows 7 Backup & Restore (using it myself as well). Or you could try an utility like easeus todo backup home which has some more features (encryption, compression etc.) AND is FREE.
     
    hxkclan, Mar 7, 2011
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  35. dbam987

    dbam987 wicked-poster

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    I've had great success with Macrium Reflect. It's awesome for doing full system images. I don't think the free version has automatic backups enabled, but it's a great tool none-the-less. It even allows you to create recovery disks so you can clone your backup onto another hard-drive if required.

    Edit: As hxkclan suggests, Windows 7's own backup is great too. Windows 7 Home Premium does file backup only, but Professional and Ultimate can do system images too. I kind of wonder why Microsoft chooses to split those two apart though.
     
    dbam987, Mar 7, 2011
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  36. KonstantinDK

    KonstantinDK Notebook Evangelist

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    UPDATE
    Postbox is out of the beta and is version 2 now, but it's not free anymore.
    But there is new free Postbox express

    Also, there a new cool FTP manager - Cyberduck, originally designed for mac and now ready for Windows.
    Althoguh it asks for donation to get read of donation ntification, so I'm not sure if it fits here.
     
    KonstantinDK, Mar 10, 2011
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  37. MoabUtah

    MoabUtah Notebook Consultant

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    MoabUtah, Mar 21, 2011
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    fakenjones Notebook Enthusiast

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    Microsoft Mathematics 4.0 has helped me a lot and is not on the list.
    -equation solving, graphing calculator, a lot of other math tools built in.

    "Microsoft Mathematics provides a graphing calculator that plots in 2D and 3D, step-by-step equation solving, and useful tools to help students with math and science studies."
    Download Page
     
    fakenjones, Mar 29, 2011
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  39. 1ceBlu3

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    1ceBlu3, Apr 6, 2011
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  40. Texanman

    Texanman Master of all things Cake

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    Macrium Reflect is the tool of the devil... Lost about 2 days of work when I had to restore my drive and it turned out I couldn't because of some random issue the program had... easeus todo backup is much better imo..

    and the issue windows backup is that it doesnt compress very well if at all... but it does work if you have the same sized drive you are backing up
     
    Texanman, Apr 7, 2011
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  41. MoabUtah

    MoabUtah Notebook Consultant

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    Windows backup will work on the same size or larger hard drive, just not smaller.
     
    MoabUtah, Apr 8, 2011
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  42. anseio

    anseio All ways are my ways.

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    And a windows system image will work on any drive that's larger than the size of the image itself.
     
    anseio, Apr 12, 2011
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  43. MoabUtah

    MoabUtah Notebook Consultant

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    I assumed they are talking about the built in Windows Image Backup.

    That was not true in Vista, image size had nothing to do with it, it had to be the same size hard drive or larger, or the restore would stop with an error. As far as I know this did not change in W7.

    Other 3rd party image software such as Acronis can restore to a smaller drive if the image will fit size wise.
     
    MoabUtah, Apr 12, 2011
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  44. anseio

    anseio All ways are my ways.

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    My bad. I though we were talking about 7. I didn't read too far back.
     
    anseio, Apr 12, 2011
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  45. HerrKaputt

    HerrKaputt Elite Notebook User

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    Absolutely epic thread!

    I'm posting mostly to keep up to date with changes in the list :)
     
    HerrKaputt, Apr 21, 2011
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  46. DetlevCM

    DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I thought I'll post a gain....

    From the original post:
    -> Version one is an RC release that is stable.
    Version 2 is an Alpha Release that is pretty stable but not bug free nowadays.

    It is actually what I am using for my final year project - on that note: the pdf files on work well on computers, they don't work well with pocket readers.
     
    DetlevCM, Apr 21, 2011
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  47. HerrKaputt

    HerrKaputt Elite Notebook User

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    +1, I use Texnic Center as well and there's an RC release, and it's very stable. I've been using it for several years now.
     
    HerrKaputt, Apr 21, 2011
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  48. TitanGod

    TitanGod Notebook Evangelist

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    Awesome list! just came across it now after being in these forums for a while. I'm sucked into the alienware threads so much that I never notice these other forums exist!
     
    TitanGod, Apr 21, 2011
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  49. TitanGod

    TitanGod Notebook Evangelist

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    TitanGod, Apr 21, 2011
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  50. Gracy123

    Gracy123 Agrees to disagree

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    I tried that once but did not like it. If one program fails to install you need to run the whole installation once again... and I just don't see the point. I usually keep the up to date installations of programs I use on my HDD but it doesn't really help me have them all in one installation pack - some get outdated, others not... just messy :-/
     
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