FREE Great Programs for Windows 7

[swarfega]

BlueScreenView - see my post at http://www.sevenforums.com/software/20252-bluescreenview-v1-00-view-bsod-crash-information.html

 

[SquonkSC]

Burnaware Free

Burnaware Free,

Very small and easy to use Burning suite that has all you need, even writes Blu-ray.

Two cons:
It can burn ISO, but not create ISO

And it can't copy disks.

 

[Brink]

Vista Shortcut Remover is only available via mirrors, original site is dead.

List of mirrors: vista shortcut remover - Google Search

The How-To geek mirrors - see last statement: Disable Shortcut Icon Arrow Overlay in Windows 7 or Vista :: the How-To Geek

Vista Firewall Control is now archived, the author has developed Windows 7 Firewall Control, which has both a free version and a paid version, and portable free and paid versions also.

Vista Shortcut remover download link updated.

Shortcut Arrow - Vista Forums (Method Two)

 

[TGSoldier]

Did not see this on the list.. So just throwing it in...

Defraggler..

Download Defraggler 1.12.152 - FileHippo.com

 

[hdfrango]

Rightload: http://rightload.org/

great uploader, has Facebook, Flickr, Tinypic and Imageshack plugins and you can manually set (or import) servers as well, including rapidshare

edit:

just installed another one, works great, and very useful too:

VirusTotal Uploader: http://www.virustotal.com/metodos.html

not much of a program, only integrates in shell, right click/send to/ VirusTotal and uploads the file to the service and then a webpage pops up with results, definitely a time saver for users of that service and a neat way to have a file scanned by 40 antivirus very quickly.

edit#2:

I just noticed executor is not on that list, I'm surprised:

Executor: http://executor.dk/

 

[n1k]

Good thread, here are some useful apps from me

Killbox
KillBox.Net

KillBox is a tool to delete in-use files, if the file is running, KillBox will attempt to end the process (close the running file) and delete it.

ColorPicker
Just Color Picker (aka Anry Color Picker, TakeColor). Download free color picker

Absolutely free color picker and color mixing tool features five formats of picked color value (HTML, RGB, HEX, HSB/HSV, HSL), 3x/9x zoom of any screen area, saving picked color history, gradients, RGB and RYB color wheels, two harmonious color finders and RGB color mixer.

EASEUS Partition Manager
FREE EASEUS Partition Master Home Edition: Best Partition Manager freeware for Windows 2000/XP/Vista.

EASEUS Partition Master Home Edition is a FREE disk partitioning utility for extending system partition, better disk space management
What's more, the freeware works perfectly with hardware RAID and laptops like HP, Dell, etc. Your data is completely protected during all operations

ApexDC++
ApexDC++ - The Pinnacle of File-Sharing

Innovative Direct Connect client based on the StrongDC++ modification. ApexDC++ is actively developed and provides a user-friendly interface, unique features, unlimited customisation and a dedicated support team.

FreeRapid Downloader
FreeRapid Downloader - Homepage

Simple Java downloader that supports downloading from Rapidshare and other file-sharing services.
Simply copy and paste your links from a browser to this application. FreeRapid Downloader will handle the rest itself. No more clicking or uncomfortable waiting.

Orbit Downloader
Orbit Downloader: the ultra file & social media (YouTube etc..) download manager

Leader of download manager revolution, is devoted to new generation web (web2.0) downloading, such as video/music/streaming media from Myspace, YouTube, Imeem, Pandora, Rapidshare, support RTMP. And to make general downloading easier and faster.

Hamachi
https://secure.logmein.com/products/hamachi/list.asp

LogMeIn Hamachi is a VPN service that easily sets up in 10 minutes, and enables secure remote access to your business network, anywhere there's an Internet connection.
It works with your existing firewall, and requires no additional configuration. Hamachi is the first networking application to deliver an unprecedented level of direct peer-to-peer connectivity. It is simple, secure, and cost-effective.

 

[Kari]

Belarc Advisor -Belarc Advisor - Free Personal PC Audit Builds a very detailed profile of your hardware and software with serial numbers and product key numbers. Very informative.

Installed this yesterday. It's stunning! All the information I ever need, very detailed reporting.

Thanks for tip!

Kari

 

[hdfrango]

I just noticed that the OP, Brink, doesn't mention anywhere in his post that if we recommend programs, they will be added to the list.

It also says he tests all the programs himself, so if he doesn't feel like testing a program I recommend, it will never be there? (or if he tests it and believes there is a better one in his list already, or just doesn't like it)

I am not saying that in a negative way, I just want to make sure I get this thread right.

If it is only a Brink approved software list, it might be a good idea to make a new list.

 

[Kari]

I just noticed that the OP, Brink, doesn't mention anywhere in his post that if we recommend programs, they will be added to the list.

It also says he tests all the programs himself, so if he doesn't feel like testing a program I recommend, it will never be there? (or if he tests it and believes there is a better one in his list already, or just doesn't like it)

I am not saying that in a negative way, I just want to make sure I get this thread right.

If it is only a Brink approved software list, it might be a good idea to make a new list.

As far as I know, all functional suggested and recommended applications and software are included in his list.

Kari

 

[Brink]

I just noticed that the OP, Brink, doesn't mention anywhere in his post that if we recommend programs, they will be added to the list.

It also says he tests all the programs himself, so if he doesn't feel like testing a program I recommend, it will never be there? (or if he tests it and believes there is a better one in his list already, or just doesn't like it)

I am not saying that in a negative way, I just want to make sure I get this thread right.

If it is only a Brink approved software list, it might be a good idea to make a new list.

Hello Hdfrango,

I welcome all suggestions, but the list is of the programs that I test, or have been verified by many, to work in Windows 7. I try to get to all suggestions as quickly as possible, but sometimes it may take a day or two depending on how busy the sites are.

Some suggested programs will just not make the list for various reasons. For example, they may still be buggy, haven't been updated in a very long time, already have many programs listed that do the same thing and are better, etc.....

Shawn

 

[hdfrango]

thanks for the explanation, pretty much what I thought.

I respect very much the idea of a list of programs you personally test and recommend.

May I ask why Cerberus FTP Server never made it on the list? Was it because you already have a ftp server installed and aren't willing to disable it to test, or may be you have no remote machine to test it on, or it was just rejected?

Also, the fact there is no update log, it is unclear what was added based on a suggestion and what wasn't.

As an example, before posting 3 suggestions (mydefrag, privatefirewall, cerberus ftp server), I thought I had checked the list and thought they weren't there.

A few minutes after I posted, 2 of them were in the list, and I became confused as to whether I had checked in the right list or not before posting.

If they were already there, my apologies, I didn't mean to double post. I might have gotten confused because I was sending suggestions to the x64 thread at the same time .

 

[SuperFreak]

Hi,

Thanks for the list, it's grandiozo...
Complaining "Rainbow Folders" - it has a huge problem with displaying Large Folder Icons. You should put a note: I wouldn't install it if I knew this info.

Cheers,

 

[Brink]

Hello SuperFreak, and welcome to Seven Forums.

What did it do when you tried to display large folder icons?

 

[SuperFreak]

It just shows the folder icon small or medium size (instead of large), don't remember, cause I deleted the program right after that - but it was clearly visible smaller; smaller than the other icons in the surrounding, I remember it...

 

[Brink]

Thank you SuperFreak. Note added.

 

[CoNs]

first post

just thought i would mention

Izarc

IZArc is the best freeware archive utility supporting many archive formats like: 7-ZIP, A, ACE, ARC, ARJ, B64, BH, BIN, BZ2, BZA, C2D, CAB, CDI, CPIO, DEB, ENC, GCA, GZ, GZA, HA, IMG, ISO, JAR, LHA, LIB, LZH, MDF, MBF, MIM, NRG, PAK, PDI, PK3, RAR, RPM, TAR, TAZ, TBZ, TGZ, TZ, UUE, WAR, XXE, YZ1, Z, ZIP, ZOO. With a modern easy-to-use interface, IZArc provides support for most compressed and encoded files, as well as access to many powerful features and tools. It allows you to drag and drop files from and to Windows Explorer, create and extract archives directly in Windows Explorer, create multiple archives spanning disks, creating self-extracting archives, repair damaged zip archives, converting from one archive type to another, view and write comments and many more. IZArc has also build-in multilanguage support.

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• With IZArc you can open CD image files like ISO, BIN, CDI and NRG. It is also possible to convert such files from one type to another (BIN to ISO, NRG to ISO). If you need to send large files to your colleagues, friends or customers who may not have archiving tool you can easily create self-extracting archive that can be extracted by simple double click. IZArc can be configured to run your preferred Anti-Virus scanner when you open any archives. IZArc supports 256-bit AES encryption to secure your data. IZArc is integrated in Windows so you can perform all archiving operations by using right-click menus in Windows Explorer. If you have broken archives IZArc can help you to repair them with ease. IZArc is 100% virus free and it doesn't contain any spyware or adware. IZArc is the most complete archive utility available today.

IZArc - Download

thanks

 

[djsolidsnake86]

first post

just thought i would mention

Izarc


IZArc - Download

thanks

better than 7zip?

 

[swarfega]

Imo having used both, I prefer 7zip.

 

[Brink]

better than 7zip?

I prefer 7-Zip as well.

 

[hdfrango]

I don't see this one on the list :

Marxio File Checksum Verifier : http://www.marxio-tools.net/en/marxio-fcv.php

Great portable app to compare the checksums of 2 files. It can install/uninstall shell integration as well.