Discuss programs you cant "live" without here

[bhj 24]

well the topic kinda say it all

you can find the list it self here

[fRACTAL 0]

This is for Immortal, with RegClean do you have to keep re downloading it to remove things free again, or is it once per day or something?

~Doom

[gial 2]

Regclean: Microsoft made an unofficial program with that name a long time ago. I still use it.

 

If this program does the same, it scans the registry to find unused keys and removes them. Since there are sometimes forward references, I always run it twice. The Microsoft version does not keep any info on spy/mal wares -- it only removes unused entries -- usually left over from a trial or after an uninstall..

[bhj 24]

hehe I was wondering how long it was going to take before Firefox got on the list

 

[fRACTAL 0]

Oh RegClean isn't 100% reliable missed a problem even I could spot with my startup a startup order for an uninstalled program.....

~Doom

[Totalimmortal 0]

didnt say regclean was 100%, but it is worth the download and the run. @gial, the microsoft was a classic

 

-Total

[fRACTAL 0]

I know you didn't

So how often can you repair stuff in the free version?

~Doom

[gogoblender 3,199]

For me, it's going to be Firefox. My browser seems to be my bread and butter these days. I basically expect it to do anything...even make coffee some day in the future.

 

 

 

Virus cleans, and stuff like that, well, I'm extremely careful with pushing any links on the net, I never click on any link in msn unless someone tells me they're sending a link...and in almost seven years of operation with this comp...knock on wood...not one single virus yet. And, I do download virus checkers every once in a while and use em for the month or so... always clean...even using kaspersky.

 

 

gogo

[bhj 24]

Quite a list Funkilicious (think I might have to have a closer look at them )

 

And winamp mmm now there you have a music player (even if it plays much more then music)

and tons and tons of skin to it as well

 

Heres the skin iam using atm (- that old tape thing at the top)

Can be downloaded at www.mzentertainment.com :viking:

[Funkilicious 1]

Quite a list Funkilicious (think I might have to have a closer look at them )

 

My fav is Winmerge, if anyone has ever had to upgrade exisiting code and has added mods to it, it is a life saver. I learn't the hard way a couple of years ago when I forgot to back up a website that had quite a few mods to it and blindly upgraded to the next version

[Schot 411]

My fav is Winmerge, if anyone has ever had to upgrade exisiting code and has added mods to it, it is a life saver. I learn't the hard way a couple of years ago when I forgot to back up a website that had quite a few mods to it and blindly upgraded to the next version

 

 

Oh ouch... The thought of upgrading always freaks me out a bit. I'm always worried that I'll lose a mod in the process which is why I try to do as little modding as possible. Good one funki. I'll be checking out that winmerge for sure.

 

Awesome topic btw bhj!

 

*Stickied the listing of programs*

[Funkilicious 1]

I have a shopping cart site that I look after and upgrades are always been developed, it has a load of mods on it (converting it from UK to Aus, including skins, shipping, payment gateways etc, ) just setting it up originally took hours, and in one foul swoop it was all gone. Winmerge is now the first thing I open when that little flashy icon says "Upgrade available:

[bhj 24]

woo hoo the list is growing

[DreDBanGeR 32]

ghe I forgot to post here... untill I figured I missed a program I Allways use .. VLC ...

 

and I just love rocketdock and that Winamp skin Reel 2 Reel

firefox was obvious and so was winamp ^^

[Schot 411]

Excellent additions everyone. What an amazing topic! Definitely one of the very best resources on the forum. Is it stickied? ... *goes to check* Ah, yup! Good.

 

Maybe a link in this topic to the resource topic bhj?

[Borg 0]

I use Firefox and love it.

I also use roboform. This remembers my passwords I hate it when I have a password memorized and the next program I want to use says you can use this because you have to have "X" more letters. Or Sorry you have to have numbers also. I can't keep track of all the different passwords or variations of the original passwords I have Roboform on my desktop and Roboform2 for my U3drive

[bhj 24]

Maybe a link in this topic to the resource topic bhj?

 

yep good idea.... done

[bhj 24]

aaah the VLC player (we like that one)

 

we had quite a bit of a media circus over here with one of the VLC´s developers (I think thats what he was/is) (DVD Jon) kinda funny actually things got blown way way out of proportion and about half of what the press said was just wrong

[bhj 24]

another triple post

 

how big does the fraps file normaly get ?

 

I just did a test installation on a old pc and a 10,15 min file was 4gb

[Timotheus 430]

Need some help on VLC!

 

I've tried the program before, and now I tried it again, but here's my problem with it:

Almost every time I load a movie in it from my HDD, it looks completely wrong.

I get a big wide green static bar on the left side of the screen.

Now, I never have this problem with neither Winamp, nor WMP, nor AVI-Preview.

 

Is there a fix to this? I just use VLC standard, no extra codecs or anything.

Edited April 5, 2008 by Timotheus

[bhj 24]

it might very well be a codec problem I never had this problem myself but I do have the nero codec pack installed

another codec pack I hear get a bucket load of is K-lite mega codec pack it can be downloaded here

[bhj 24]

nice progs you added there Den

 

so does tuneup utilities woks well ? I had some bad experience with tools that messes around with the registry

[Den Delvar 0]

TuneUp works excellent, for me. I've never experience any problems with it. It's mostly a 'clean up'-tool, I'd guess you could call it a sort of enhanced defragmentation. It fixes all those little things we're all 'unaware' of as Windows users

[bhj 24]

Nice find Timo

 

now pepps can get ride of that #¤%¤#%/& Windows button

 

link to the Programs you cant "live" without thread

[Timotheus 430]

RocketDock has a new docklet in town, it's simply amazing: Stack Docklet.

Access to the content from your complete my documents folder in RocketDock!

 

Note: you have to enable "store settings in a portable .ini" to make it save your settings for these docklets.