FREE Great Programs for Windows 7

[Gornot]

For those that, like me, use 7zip but hate how it looks, here's a very handy app that can change both the interface icons and filetype icons on your PC:

7-Zip Theme Manager

Version 2.1 works perfectly on Win7, but if someone decides to download this for XP, use v2.0 instead (2.1 doesn't seem to work).

 

[pjd]

Wizmouse works on Win 7
Prismatic Software Dup Detector works - duplicate IMAGE detector (mirror, resized, flips etc
Bullzip PDF printer Driver
FeBooti Property Sheets
Faststone MaxView - browse images in zips & rars
LinkShellExtension - junction, hardlinks and symlink tools
GumNotes - associates by window title like Stickies, but a bit easier to use.
Reckonwonder StreamViewer, view contents of alternate data streams
Taskbar Eliminator - hide/show taskbar with Alt/T toggle
PhotoMe - Image metadata vewer
Phil Harveys ExifTool, and the ExifToolGui, hence jhead & jpegtran
z-o-o-m file & image uploader

 

[Oaken]

Daum Pot Player x86 (English)

Daum Pot Player x64 (English)

More info...

PotPlayer (aka "KMPlayer Reloaded") is an amazing free player from the same developer who made The KMPlayer* (*sold to Pandora.TV and now a shadow of what it was). Features include; resume playback from last position , hide mouse pointer, shutdown computer when completed, use own decoders/filters, powerful A-B repeat, automatic playback of all/similar files in a folder, seamless playback (move from one file to the next seamlessly), capture a screenshot, record the file currently playing, and a serious degree of flexibility for manipulating subtitles. Set window size and position on start (no switching like with VLC). It's highly customizable with loads of skins and with your own background images. Like VLC it comes with internal decoders that are able to play pretty much anything, and has internal DXVA video codecs (H.264/AVC, VC-1, MPEG2) and EVR. I'd recommend this to both novices and advanced users alike. It just works, is very intuitive, and for those with greater demands there's plenty to tweak. Available for Windows XP, Vista and 7(x86 and x64).

Even better than VLC in my humble opinion.

 

[Brink]

For those that, like me, use 7zip but hate how it looks, here's a very handy app that can change both the interface icons and filetype icons on your PC:

7-Zip Theme Manager

Version 2.1 works perfectly on Win7, but if someone decides to download this for XP, use v2.0 instead (2.1 doesn't seem to work).

Thank you. Added.

 

[Gornot]

Always a pleasure

 

[TheReaper]

Gotta try out 7-Zip Theme Manager, thanks.

 

[MilesAhead]

KeyDrive is a Hotkey that sits in the tray for opening drives in Explorer. Instead of making a Hotkey with every drive letter it takes the approach of using 5 Hotkeys for various tasks.

Use the About command in the Tray Menu for Hotkey info.

Just search for the KeyDrive download link on this page:
Hotkeys

Note that the "Snap" type functions only use the Right Winkey. Normal Windows7 Snap functionality is still available using the Left Winkey.

KeyDrive does not snap open windows. It only opens drives in Explorer and positions the window(s).

Updated to v. 2.0.0.0. Control-down arrow with Explorer window active centers the window and sizes to 60% of desktop work area. What's new is then the mouse drags the window to enlarge a few pixels. At least on W7 this should reset the default Explorer window size.

 

[MilesAhead]

Massive improvements in this version, very very fast and smooth. The developer has actually managed to remove some of the inherent problems in Explorer. This is now faster than Explorer itself!

If you have not yet tried this you should...........

QTTabBar 1.5.0.0 Beta 2 Released « QTTabBar

Regards....Mike Connor

I'm just trying this out today. I'm skeptical of Explorer toolbar addon thingies since the ones I've tried before have been flaky. Been using this for a few hours and it seems solid. The thing I really like is I can set it to pick up all the USB drives in docking stations that are powered up. I like to use multiple Explorer windows for drag & drop and this just makes it possible to do everything a bit easier.

Nice freeware.

 

[Gornot]

Shawn, the link for "Beep Codes Viewer" on the first page needs to be updated. Here's the blog post with the link to the program, and more; not much explanation for the action, though:

An OpportunityRizone3.com | Rizone3.com

 

[Brink]

Shawn, the link for "Beep Codes Viewer" on the first page needs to be updated. Here's the blog post with the link to the program, and more; not much explanation for the action, though:

An OpportunityRizone3.com | Rizone3.com

Thank you. Updated.

 

[MilesAhead]

MaxaMiser 1.1

I wrote a Tray hotkey called MaxaMiser to "maximize" windows in a way that didn't cover RocketDock. It leaves a gap by the TaskBar. You can download from my page here:

Hotkeys

and read a more detailed write-up here:

MaxaMiser 1.1 - DonationCoder.com

It's free for you to use at your own risk.

Edit: Updated to 1.3 See this link for detailed changes:
http://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=26927.msg251033#msg251033

 

[MilesAhead]

Shift Kicker 1.1

You can download Shift Kicker from my Hotkeys Page

It's basically just a Hotkey hack. It sits in the tray. The idea is if you hold down the Shift key while clicking the mouse on a window's Maximize Button, it will maximize, then be adjusted to leave a gap next to the TaskBar. Clicking Restore Button normally with the mouse restores the old size and position.

I say it's a "hack" because technically the window has the state of "maximized" as far as Windows is concerned.. but since it's not taking up the entire desktop, it's not, in actuality.

It's just a lot simpler this way. If you don't want to fool Windows, I have other utilities that resize the window while keeping the correct state(see MaxaMiser on the same hotkey page.)

Shift Kicker is easy on memory since it doesn't have to remember the old window size and position for each window. Windows already keeps that info. Hitting the Restore Button undoes the window size change.

 

[dothackjhe]

I'm having trouble downloading Panda USB Vaccine. After registering an account with Panda, it sends a link for free download of the software yet when clicked a site appears yet there's no option to download anything. .

 

[Tews]

Try HERE

 

[dothackjhe]

Try HERE

What I'm looking for isn't actually the AV version of Panda Security, but rather the Panda USB Vaccine.

 

[derekimo]

Try HERE

What I'm looking for isn't actually the AV version of Panda Security, but rather the Panda USB Vaccine.

How about this,

Panda USB Vaccine - Reviews and free Panda USB Vaccine downloads at CNET Downloads

 

[dothackjhe]

Try HERE

What I'm looking for isn't actually the AV version of Panda Security, but rather the Panda USB Vaccine.

How about this,

Panda USB Vaccine - Reviews and free Panda USB Vaccine downloads at CNET Downloads

Thanks. ^______^

 

[derekimo]

What I'm looking for isn't actually the AV version of Panda Security, but rather the Panda USB Vaccine.

How about this,

Panda USB Vaccine - Reviews and free Panda USB Vaccine downloads at CNET Downloads

Thanks. ^______^

You're welcome.

 

[Oaken]

Please sir, may we add Daum PotPlayer?

Review: The New King of the Software Multimedia Players - Daum PotPlayer

 

[MilesAhead]

Taskbar Gap 1.1.0.0

Taskbar Gap 1.1.0.0 It's a Tray Hotkey to toggle the desktop work area between "normal" settings, and one with a percentage gap next to the Taskbar.

It saves the work area setting and restores it on close.

The idea is to use the normal maximize button with windows but prevent them from covering a Toolbar next to the Taskbar, such as RocketDock or another launcher or Toolbar thingie.

You can set the PercentGap ini file option in the range 1 to 25.
Double clicking the Tray Icon or using Alt-F7 Hotkey toggles the setting.
The current setting is indicated by the Tray Icon.

Sorry but I only have a single monitor setup. I can't support multiple monitors.
It's free for you to use at your own risk. You may download here:

Hotkeys

edit: updated to 1.2.0.0 Now by default Taskbar Gap adjusts the work area on startup. It still saves the initial state and restores it on program exit. This way you can put a shortcut in the StartUp folder and forget about it. Set ToggleAtStart=0 in TaskbarGap.ini to use the old behavior of doing nothing until you click on it.

edit2: updated to 1.3.0.0 Added Change Gap command to Tray Menu. More convenient than editing .ini file.

Important Update: 1.4.0.0 Now detects screen resolution change. If you are using Taskbar Gap please update to the latest version.