Some great free software for keeping your pc in good shape

JemyM said:
I use K-Lite for all my codec needs. They also host Real/Quicktime alternative. Since it's bundled with Classic Media Player, that also became my videoplayer of choice.
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That is very nice to use on a low-end computer such as a netbook, I have found.
 
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Found a great free piece of software.
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http://www.theorica.net/safexp.htm

I use it to complement the also excellent XP Antispy, which lacks some
of the features in this one.
 
txa1265 said:
That is very nice to use on a low-end computer such as a netbook, I have found.
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Wouldn't VLC be even better, since with that no codecs are needed whatsoever?
That's what I use on slow and all other PC's actually, windows or linux. Helps to reduce the clutter. And I'm obsessed with keeping my PC nice and tidy :D
 
Zakhary said:
Wouldn't VLC be even better, since with that no codecs are needed whatsoever?
That's what I use on slow and all other PC's actually, windows or linux. Helps to reduce the clutter. And I'm obsessed with keeping my PC nice and tidy :D
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Yep - I have replaced K-Lite with VLC since I wrote that ...
 
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For those with an ATI videocard this is an absolute must have.
http://majorgeeks.com/ATI_Tray_Tools_d4569.html

Replaces or works alongside the ATI control center thingy.
(I use ATT to replace it, though)

EDIT:
I disabled the "Catalyst AI" and "VPU Recover" using this tool.
Some strange freezing problems I had in STALKER with full dynamic lighting disappeared alltogether. Seems that I got a performance increase too.
 
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It's good, yes.
 
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I used it before, but switched to Avast, I am very satisfied with switching....

the most annoying thing about avira is it shows advertisements from time to time.
 
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I'd like to add a few programs
  • MP3tag All you need for your Mp3 files,easy and quick in use.IMHO the best way to tag your Mp3s.I use it everytime I add songs to my iTunes library
  • ImgBurn I'm not sure if this has been mentioned but ever since I found this program I never opened Nero again.
 
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Dear Green Place
I don't know if this has been posted before. There is this nifty program from Auslogics with which you can do a lot of stuff for your PC.
http://www.tucows.com/preview/394902

I think it is shareware but I am not really sure. I downloaded it from somewhere and it is still working. Just give it a search on google.
 
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Should I replace the default winXP picture viewer with Xn?
 
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Zakhary said:
No.

You should replace it with irfanview.
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Guess I'll have to try both,although IrfanView's interface bugged me a bit in the past.
 
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Dear Green Place
You could also try Faststone. It's free, fast, stable and has a very pleasant interface, too :) .
 
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I'd like to add the wonderful Update Notifier which I found on the site Alrik posted.
It has a pretty big database which updates frequently and you can use it as portable(no need for install).
 
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