The Ever-Growing Free Windows Software List

I want to share a application I found.

It's kinda like NetStumbler but it scans access point, show signal strength and other useful information.

inSSIDer
http://www.metageek.net/products/inssider

And its FREE!

 

I vouch for both on Vista and Xp. The websites explain more. Cygwin does need a bit of configuring but the site documentation is good.

I also vouch for revoinstaller and inSSIDer.

 

Thanks for the add! I tried it out quickly (and TESTED it), and it's a simple tool to monitor signal strength for laptops.

Ch28Kid, I just tested it and it worked fine. If you tested it, would you like me to add your name as one of the testers for this app in the list?

 

Cool! Thanks Schmi, added you as a tester to the above.

 

Ginipic seems like a cool photo browser, but it needs .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 to work.

 

Thanks Jay! I added it to the list. I even tried it out a bit, on Windows 7 even and it is a cool application.

 

I don't know if this is the right place but can any one tell me please:
I just want to know how I can upload bulk of photos at a time to a website.

 

Sounds like a job for an FTP client. Which web site are you trying to upload photos to? Is it a website that you run?

 

If you're looking for a place to host images, you can upload multiple images at a time with imageshack: http://imageshack.us/

 

What program can I use to extract part of a movie/video? Say there is one particular scene that you like in a whole movie and you just want to keep that scene. Thanks.

 

I subscribe to Windows Weekly with Paul Thurrott and Leo Laporte and this week, Paul's software pick of the week is Glary Utilities. I am trying it but from what i see it is all of your maintenance in one program.

http://www.glaryutilities.com/gu.html

 

hey dbam

Microsoft Windows XP Power Toys Microsoft has several tweaking applications here for Windows XP (they will likely work in Vista as well without problems) (Added January 6, 2009)


the above i think will not work with vista.

as quoted from the website; Note: We take great care to ensure that PowerToys work as they should, but they are not part of Windows and are not supported by Microsoft. For this reason, Microsoft Technical Support is unable to answer questions about PowerToys. PowerToys are for Windows XP only and will not work with Windows Vista.

 

MZ CPU Accelerator

Official site has lots of other free programs.

Mz CPU Accelerator is an application that automatically changes the priority of the foreground window, by allocating more CPU power to the currently active application (program-game). Automatically de-allocates CPU priority when a new active application is selected. Also, new version contains an option that manages the cores of your processor!
It works on any version of Windows.

 

Added! Thanks for the add!

Thanks for the correction! I changed up that text in the listing.

Added! Thanks!

 

Add me as tested for Glary Utilities, Fraps, XP Power Toys, File Hippo Updater, Sumo, Easus Partition Manager, WinDirStat, Unlocker, PC Wizard, Adobe Reader Lite, Driver Max, InfranView, Ginipic, super and Mz Cpu Accelerator.

 

I think Eraser would make a great addition as a permanent file deleter. It also has DBAN (boot and nuke) built in.

http://www.heidi.ie/node/6

 

WoOT! I had to do a clean install today, and this list was a lifesaver for me, when I needed to reinstall what I had been using.!

No searching all over the net'

Cin

 

I suggest adding: BatteryBar.

http://osirisdevelopment.com/BatteryBar/index.html

Pretty cool program. Credits to Matt for informing me about it.

 

CloneDrive iso mounter is a lightweight iso mounter only.

Pismo Pismo File Mount Audit Package is a Windows application that allows users to mount the contents of ZIP, ISO, Compact ISO, Compact File Set and Private Folder files to the file system as virtual folders (found on neowin).

 

Many thanks Jayayess! +1 Rep for testing all these applications.

Added! Thanks!

Awesome! Glad the list is becoming of great value.

It is a great application. Only thing is, that it was already in the list to begin with.

Added and added!

 

oh, lol. I should have checked first.

 

Need software to improve Start up on Vista
To stop - Auto start programs, START-UP APPLICATIONS
thxs

 

Try CCleaner.

(Question - do you ask first, or do you use Google/NBR Search first?)

 

Just use msconfig for that...

Press (Windows Key) + R, type in "msconfig" (without the quotes), then go to the "startup" tab and uncheck whatever you don't want starting up when your computer starts.

 

Use the Revo Uninstaller

Under tools there is Autorun Manager which is really nice. Also you can right click on the start up google it quickly without typing the weird names. You can also delete it from list so it doesn't show up on msconfig.

I love whoever recommend Revo Uninstaller. Best App ever!

 

Have tested and recommend TheSage - a dictionary/thesaurus program. http://www.sequencepublishing.com/index.html
New version has even more features. Using on XP and Vista 64 bit.

 

Are there any good programs that recover corrupted files? Like a corrupted Word .doc or docx file, etc.

 

very very helpful thread thanks looking forward to use some listed on the list.

 

Cool add, Thanks J&SinKTO!

I listed it in the Productivity/Office section.

Having an application like that handy would be nice. It leads me to this idea, where I'll have a list on the top of the thread that lists app types that people are looking for that are not in the main list. People can then look at that and some might have insight on an application that does it.

Thanks! It's a community based thread really, so the thanks should go out to everybody who's contributed.

 

Does anyone know of a free program that will convert PPT/PDF to image files like JPEG/PNG?

And is there a good free alternative to Adobe Presenter?

Thanks.

 

Hey all,

Just wanted to let everyone know that I'll be on vacation all next week . Any updates will be done when I get back on the following week. I'm not sure I'll even have Internet access with where I'm going, not even phone service, which will be a challenge for me .

 

Have a good holiday then!
I suggest you bookmark this page
And you'll possibly get about 10 odd pages worth of software once you come back

 

Bookmarked! Now I know where I left off, good idea.

I'm anticipating that getting a bunch of pages...

 

Best. Thread. Ever.

 

Had to post this: Battery Bar is awesome. And works in Windows 7 (32-bit). Whew! got this post in before the battery died...

 

Hope you're enjoying your vacation

The link for ATTO is dead, under Resource Monitors.
I assume "ATTO" refers to this tool?

 

I want some good free disk partitioning management software.

 

Looking for a program to convert multiple jpeg files into 1 PDF file

Thanks for any help

 

On the costly side Adobe Standard doe that...
But it costs
Maybe via TeX...

 

EASEUS Partition Manager Home Edition

A very good FREE partition manager tool! Tested by me!!
ATT: EASEUS Partition Manager Home Edition ONLY supports 32 bit Windows systems!!!

 

The 32 Totally Essential (and Free) Apps for Every New PC

 

I have one neat addition to your "save hdd space" section:

go to the cmd program and type "vsp1cln.exe" without the " "s.
This is a Vista SP1 removal tool used to remove some pre-sp1 backup files. Once this command is run, you cannot revert back to a pre-sp1 system (I don't see why most people will want to downgrade). This will save you (at least it did for me) about 1 gig.

 

Pleas don't double post, it's against the forum rules. The Vista Tweaks thread was the correct one to post this in, as you also did: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?p=4561519#post4561519

 

hey dude, foxit! has the version 3 already. kindly update

 

Hello guys, after looking at the price of Norton Ghost, I decided to search for free alternatives first that is as good.

I came across various of websites and this one has most of the free alternatives that I came across listed.

What I want to know is;

# There's this "Back up the whole hard drive" and "Back up the whole partition". As my hard drive only consist of one main partition, so in theory they make no difference right?

# Which of the listed (or not listed) free alternatives you came across that is as good as Norton Ghost?

# Is Norton Ghost superior in this field and I should just give up and pay the money?

My needs are simple, schedule back up or any other extra features are not necessary. Top priority is just to completely clone my whole hard disk into DVDs and able to restore from them.

Although I don't mind paying, the software itself cost me a quarter of my part time job salary (Yet I'm so willing to ditch out my money for games ). So any help/suggestion will be much appreciated, thank you for your time .

 

It seems no one has mentioned these codecs yet, and I've forgotten to mention them too.

Quicktime Alternative
A codec replacement for Quicktime for Windows (which is necessary for iTunes to function). With Quicktime Alternative, Quicktime is no longer necessary for iTunes to function - certainly a boon for Windows iPod-users.

Real Alternative
A codec replacement for Real Media Player, which is a nuisance.

These two codecs will allow you to play any Quicktime or Real Media file in Windows Media Player (or Media Player Classic, if you choose to install it). After installation, no fuss necessary - just double-click a file to open, and it will open in Windows Media Player without issue.

 

I just remembered some stuff...
(sorry if I name something already in the list)

Ghostview - PS and pdf file viewer - mainly PS - quite light - a registration window does pop up, but there is no need to register (think it has been replaced by GSview...)
Ghostscript - needed for ghostview I think... part of the whole "TeX" package

MikTeX - a derivative of TeX for Windows, very powerful for creating pdfs...
An editor to use with it (which has been in Beta ever since) - TeXnics Centre

Links:
http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/
http://www.ghostscript.com/

http://miktex.org/
http://www.texniccenter.org/

 

I downloaded K-Lite Codec Pack yesterday...needed it for my lappy.

The application worked out just great!

Thanks!


Cin

 

Thanks for the heads up. I fixed the link for ATTO.

The vacation was great! It was a much needed break from the normal daily activities.

 

Thanks for that link! I looked at it and added any application that wasn't already on the list.

Awesome, I'll update the link.

Very cool list of free Norton Ghost alternatives. I updated the list to include them.

Excellent! Added them to the list.

Cool adds! Thanks!

Yep! It's an awesome codec pack to have.