ack-hh Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 (edited) ** Edit: I forgot to mention that all programs are TRUE freeware- no ads, no nags, no spyware. Most of the programs are "alive" -that means their authors are responsive, bugs will be fixed, andsuggestions will be implemented. **Hi @llI think this is the right topic for my first post in this great forum. First of all, as a former regular in alt.comp.freeware I'd like torecommend http://pricelesswarehome.org/, "The best of the bestin Freeware as determined by the readers of alt.comp.freeware"But now to my list of freeware in use ...VNCremote desktop accessKarenware from http://www.karenware.comsome nice utilitiesWinAmpversion 2.79SnIco from http://snidesoft.cjb.net/icon editorBLA from http://www.woundedmoon.org/win32/bootloganalyzer123.html (mirror)boot log analyzerFileAsocfile association editorActive XCavatoractiveX controls browserDLL Archive from http://www.analogx.comscan for duplicate/unused DLLs (use with care!)AsciiDiff from http://www.homestead.com/adriancarter/Compare.htmlfile comparisonDependency Walker from http://www.dependencywalker.com/analyze executables, dlls, etc.RegMon, FileMon, Autoruns from http://sysinternals.commonitor registry access / monitor file access / list startup itemssome of the BEST freeware programs IMHOIconScan from http://www.freewarepage.de/download/31.shtmlscan files/entire disk for icons (german version)jv16 Powertools (aka RegCleaner)last free version 1.3.0.195Reptile from http://www.sausage.com/reptile-free.htmlgraphics generatorMiranda IM from http://www.miranda-im.org/small non-bloated messenger; supports various protocolsNetboot from http://www.backmagic.de/produkte/netboot.htmdos bootdisk with networking capabilities (german, registration required)IconEdit32 from Ziff Davis (gone commercial)icon editorWebReaper from http://www.webreaper.net/website downloader - this one sucks CrackUp from Ziff Davis (gone commercial)filesystem fragmentation analysisUCU from http://www.jimwillsher.co.uk/Site/Software/UCU_Intro.htmlunit conversion utilityPEsx from http://www.jps.at/pesx.htmlshell extension to analyze exe/dll filesCDexCD ripperIrfanViewpicture viewer - a true must-haveUPX from http://upx.sourceforge.net/utility to compress executable filesCatfish from http://www.equi4.com/catfish.htmlfile catalog browser - one of my mostly used programsFileAnalyser, RegCool, HDCleaner from http://home.tiscali.de/zdata/mainpage_e.htmpretty useful utilitiesTreesize from http://www.jam-software.com/freeware/index.shtmllist folders sorted by sizeOpenExpert from http://www.baxbex.com/openexpert.htmlhandle file extension associationsTreeCopy from http://www.rjlsoftware.com/software/utilit...y/default.shtmlcopy folder structures without filesSysIcon from http://www.filelibrary.com/Contents/Windows/130/53.html (mirror)free up/repair the ShellIconCacheRegistry Detective from Ziff Davis (gone commercial)search the registry FASTBIOS from http://www.geocities.com/mbockelkampsave/restore BIOS settingsExamDiff from http://www.prestosoft.com/ps.asp?page=edp_examdiffvisual file comparisonBlat from http://www.blat.net/194/send mail from the command lineTrayManager from Ziff Davis (gone commercial)"hide" icons in the systrayTheGun (grown-up notepad) from http://www.movsd.com/thegun.htmnotepad replacement; fast and small - 6144 bytes only!Attribute changer from http://webplaza.pt.lu/~rpetges/edit file/folder attributesrjhExtensions from http://www.rjhsoftware.com/rjhextensions/excellent context menu extensionBelarc Advisor from http://www.belarc.com/free_download.htmllist of installed software/hardwareDirkey from http://www.protonfx.com/dirkey/move to folders with a single keystrokeMotherboard Monitor (MBM) from http://mbm.livewiredev.com/monitors the status of the motherboard (fan speed, temperature, ...)Dir2Html from http://www.pc-tools.net/win32/dir2html/create html page from directory structureMetapad from http://www.liquidninja.com/metapad/even though it has some bugs (can't handle loooong lines correctly; GoTo line number larger 32766 doesn't work) I got used to itRegistry Editor Plus from Ziff Davis (gone commercial)great REGEDIT enhancer - favorites, history, ...Regex Coach from http://www.weitz.de/regex-coach/test (and learn) regular expressions interactively - a smart tool from a smart guyCabPack from http://home.t-online.de/home/lars.hederer.cab compressorChainsaw from http://www.schmeusser.siw.de/software/chainsaw.htmlfile splitterReshackerguess you know itAudacityaudio editorRegshot (no homepage(?) - use google)make snapshots from the registry and compare them - FAST & smallGRDB from http://www.members.tripod.com/~ladsoft/grdb.htmdebugger - excellent "debug" replacement@icon sushi from http://www.towofu.net/soft/e-aicon.phpicon editor/converterIconoid from http://www.sillysot.com/desktop icons manager; make icons transparent - EXCELLENTnote: works (for me) even after closing Iconoid - so it uses 0% system resourcesMWSnap from http://www.mirekw.com/winfreeware/mwsnap.htmlexcellent screenshot utilityk9 from http://www.keir.net/k9.htmle-mail spam filter (blacklist, whitelist, regular expressions, "learning")Ad-aware & SpybotSDno comment requiredmp3tag from http://www.mp3tag.de/excellent mp3-tag editormp3gain from http://mp3gain.sourceforge.net/mp3 volume normalizerDownload Express from http://www.metaproducts.comexcellent download managerOLEclean from http://www.geocities.com/drdole/sort of registry analyzer/cleaner - use with care!ShellExView from http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/shexview.htmlexcellent shell extensions managerInstant Version Info from http://www.lorriman.com/software/verext/verext.htmVersion info for files in explorer context menuDirHTML from http://home.pacbell.net/nitzsche/dirhtml/dirhtml.htmlcreate html pages from a directory structure - lot of featuresEnjoy! ** Edit: Some gems I forgot to mention ...xxcopy from http://www.xxcopy.com/index.htmEXCELLENT copy/xcopy replacementgraburl from www.kiraly.com (website down)command line tool to download web pages (text only)Internet Explorer Text Archiver from http://www.pcnineoneone.com/tweaks/scripts9.htmlselect some text from a web page - right click - select "Archive selected text" - very handy!The plugin saves the selected text in a predefined folder. The file will include a timestamp and the web site's address.OE-Quotefix from http://home.in.tum.de/~jain/software/oe-quotefix/Add-on that modifies message composition windows on-the-fly to allowfor 'correct' quoting, compressed indentation, and RFC-compliant signaturesDesk Marker from http://www.deskmarker.com/Draw on windows with different pensize and color to emphasize window areas.Aezay Registry Commander from http://aezay.dk/EXCELLENT registry editor with features seen nowhere elsemore to come ... Edited July 10, 2005 by ack-hh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBlackMan Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 @ ack-hh: First off I would like to welcome you to the MSFN boards. It is a privilege to have you. If you have any questions please use the search tool provided because most questions have been asked before and have answers to them. Also, please read the forum rules. Now, regarding your post. What a great way to start! Wow, those are some great programs. I have only looked through a couple of them, but I can tell that it is all gold! I especially like attribute changer. Take note, The GUN link appears to be down. I hope to see more from you soon. Once again, welcome to the boards and what a post! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zxian Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 Wow... ack-hh... that's a good long list. Way better than my first post here...I'll definately have a look at some of those when I get home tonight...Oh... and welcome to MSFN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack-hh Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 Thank you all for the warm welcome.Regarding the link to MOVSD's TheGun:I've checked all links as I were writing my post.I even downloaded the latest version of TheGunfrom that site. Hopefully it will be online again soon.Regarding Attribute Changer:Yes, it IS a nice tool. Otherwise I would not have donethe German localization in the previous version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack99 Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 welcome to the forum ack and im familar with 90% of those trusty freeware proggie .ived spend countless hours combing the freeware highways from son of spy to nonags and i find tons of handy apps sure some arent the prettiest gui but they work and the price is great lol . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBlackMan Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 @ ack-hh: Why do you use WinAmp v2.79? I'm curious as to why you havn't upgraded to v5 Lite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yzöwl Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 Well, from version 3 the program was considered bloated and buggy, and because of this I was under the impression that version 2.95 was the best. I wouldn't mind knowing why either ack-hh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack-hh Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 @ TheBlackMan & Yzöwl: There's no specific reason for THAT version.It's only because at some point I noticed that WA became bloated,so I decided to refuse any further updates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBlackMan Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 That actually makes perfect sense. I was partial to v2 as well, but for some odd reason just switched to v5. I can't remember, does v2 support Internet Radio/TV? If so, then I might switch back because I think v2 was the fastest and most stable and AOL has made it bloated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack-hh Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 heads up: http://www.movsd.com/thegun.htm is online again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwistedMetal Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 Yea, Crap Cleaner is the best piece of freeware you can find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ootsoo Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 hi dman and others,can u tell me a freeware that will help striping down or cutting down an "mp3" file...i tried with "VCD cutter".. it is saying an error..i dont get wat it tells... i think the version of that is old...so any free ware to cut a part of a mp3 file so that it can be made as a tune to my cell phone...also tell me the site for them...thanks and regards,Ootsoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lylo Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 While we're on topic of creating a kick a** freeware machine, how about I, a seasoned gamer (I like to think so anyway hehe) let you guys know of some of the best free games out there! I know this would rather go in the Gamers Hangout but this is a thread for free software so...As said before, Grand Theft Auto 1 & 2 are both absolute classics that cannot be denied! Here are some others for ya Wolfenstein: Enemy TerritoryCan be downloaded at various sites, http://enemy-territory.4players.de:1041/http://returntocastlewolfenstein.filefront.com/One of the best online first person shooters out there, and certainly one of the most popular. Play as either Axis or Allied troops in various WW2 themed settings in objective based teamplay maps. The game was made using the RTCW engine and was originally planned as a mod for that game but eventually came to be a free standalone game. Great community as well, one of the main things that affects the way a game can be!Each team has 5 different types of troop to play as:Soldier (Heavy weapons, lots of boom boom),Medic (Heal and revive teammates), Field Ops (Give out ammo packs and call in airstrikes), Covert Ops (The stealthy guys, snipe off enemies and steal their uniforms to look like one of them!) and Engineers (Needed to build various things throughout the map)You're gonna need to form a team mixed of all these classes to launch effective attacks on your enemie and win the maps!True Combat: EliteDownload at http://www.truecombat.com/intro.phpThis is a total modification for Wolfenstein: ET (So you're going to have to have that installed first of all). If you're bored of the arcadey-unrealistic feel of Enemy Territory, try this one and completely turn it around!This changes Enemy Territory into a realistic, counter terrorism based game in the same vein as Counter Strike. However, compare the realism of this game to the so called realism of Counter Strike and this wins hands down. (Plus Counter Strike sucks anyway but not to go off the subject) No crosshairs for your weapons requiring you to bring the weapon to your eye level and aim down the iron sights. Be careful not to rely on the cover of wooden boxes or other things that might be in the battlefield, some weapons can be ferocious enough to be able to fire and shoot straight through certain materials!No health bars or money to buy weapons with while you're in the battlefield! You take a shot you better hope its not to your head or chest or else it'll probably kill you there and then. The game makers have planned that in future releases, wounds to bodyparts may affect the functionality of that limb. This game isn't even officially in Beta stages yet so be sure to keep an eye on it, it will be BIG in the future.GunboundGet it at http://www.softnyx.net/Soon to become Gunbound: World Champion, this is another online game which just might have you hooked if you're not too careful! This is a 2D Turn Based battle game. Players take part in various cute and colourful tank like machines each with their own special powers, abilities, advantages and disadvantages. The aim of the game is simple, to blast the hell out of the other team! When you begin playing though, you begin to learn though that a whole new tactical world opens up and you really have to think about how you're gonna play to make sure you dont give the enemies too much of an advantage over you and your team!You'll win gold and Experience points for winning matches, with the gold you can buy upgrades for your 'avatar', new clothes and items to make him/her look cool and really stand out or just save it all up to build the ultimate fighting machine! You're gonna have to rack that experience up as well to advance through all of the game's ranks if you aim to be the world's #1 player!Simple on the outside, indepth and very engaging on the inside. Recommended!Other games that spring to mind:Knight Online - a free MMORPG that while not as current or advanced as say World of Warcraft or Guild Wars, is still **** fun to play and you certainly dont have to worry about monthly fees or any other purchases!Enemy Territory: Fortress - Another ET mod (Can you tell I'm an ET fan?) though admittedly I'm not as keen on this as other games. This turns ET into a fast paced, Quake 3 style team fortress game. Arm yourself up with lots of firepower then go in to take the enemy base over!O-Game - This is a web based MMO that kinda blends RPG and RTS elements together. Colonise your own planet and control everything in there, from power, resources, to fleets, defences and build everything up to become leader of the universe... Or fail miserably lol. VERY addictive and currently one of my favourite games out there.Nanaca Crash - Put simply, the best flash game ever created I hope this helps some of you guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBlackMan Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 Nanaca Crash - Put simply, the best flash game ever created WOW! How did you find this!?! My best record is 2166.34m!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lylo Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 LMAO, lets just say I'm one of those guys with WAY too much spare time and a will to waste it somehow! 2166.34 huh?Beat 8539.64 A mate of mine linked me to a picture of one guy who had a score of 14000+ which is what I want to beat... I then got shown a picture of a guy who had well over 40000..... and then another of someone with 96000+ That kinda pooped on my parade! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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