FREE Great Programs for Windows 7

[HankAZ]

I use InfraRecorder to burn CD/DVDs... and my personal preference is for the portable version - no install required:

InfraRecorder Welcome

 

[BWK]

I haven't seen anything on these yet and they are free.....
MSI Afterburner
RivaTuner v2.24c download from Guru3D.com
nVIDIA Geforce 480 470 285 260 9800 275 295 GT GTX AMD ATI Radeon HD 5870 5850 5770 4890 X2 - Guru of 3D: PC Hardware Reviews I don't know if you would want to just post a link to their site since they have a bit of freeware to download from the site. It's all very useful software.

 

[MilesAhead]

Toggle2 v. 1.0

This is one of my little Tray Apps. Toggle2. All it does is let you toggle the active window between 2 non-maximized sizes and positions.

You can see details and the download link on my page in this aritcle:

Toggle2 v. 1.0 - DonationCoder.com

No donation is required. It's free for you to use at your own risk.
Of course if you are feeling generous, there's a command in the
Tray Icon Menu.

 

[Thorsen]

I've been using Total Commander (website) for years. Technically, it's shareware, but aside from the initial screen, it is nag-free, and a wonderful replacement for Windows file manager system, search tool, multi-rename tool, built in FTP client, built-in support for creating and using archives (ZIP, ARJ, LZH, RAR, UC2, TAR, GZ, CAB, ACE), etc... a great little program that I recommend highly!

This program deserves its own thread. Many other things it can do, more than I will list here as it is OT. but def. great program.

 

[HankAZ]

I've been using Total Commander (website) for years. Technically, it's shareware, but aside from the initial screen, it is nag-free, and a wonderful replacement for Windows file manager system, search tool, multi-rename tool, built in FTP client, built-in support for creating and using archives (ZIP, ARJ, LZH, RAR, UC2, TAR, GZ, CAB, ACE), etc... a great little program that I recommend highly!

This program deserves its own thread. Many other things it can do, more than I will list here as it is OT. but def. great program.

Agreed. It's powerful and easy to use...

 

[Brink]

Thank you Thorsen. Total Commander added.

 

[gamepoint]

@thorsen..agreed..i've been using it too

 

[zay]

Here is a program for remotely setting up tv recordings, it is called Remote Potato. Some of you might remember web4guide, which I love. Right now web4guide does not support w7. I will still try it and see how it functions. For now I am using Remote Potato

 

[Brink]

Thank you Zay. Remote Potato added.

 

[Puddinpants]

AK Fontviewer

Greetings Folks, I do a lot of graphic work (in my spare time) like greeting cards and such. This font viewer I've been using for a while and am glad to say it also works in Windows 7/64 oh and it's free!! akSoft - akFontViewer

 

[Thorsen]

Brink, I have to give credit when its due, HankZ originally suggested Total Commander, I was agreeing with him. There is another program Freecommander that is freeware, but I don't think it is covered by Win7 yet.

FreeCommander - freeware file manager

I have not tested this on Win7, but it is Vista Compatible

 

[Thorsen]

There is another Program called 4t-Min that I was using in XP, but it doesn't want to work right in Win7 64x.... If someone wants to test it out in 32x It is a great program for minimizing windows to the Tray as an icon instead of in Taskbar.

4t Tray Minimizer Free/Pro - Minimize Outlook, Internet Explorer, Firefox and any other applications to the system tray!

Again, this doesn't work in 64x It would need to be tested in 32x... There is a full ($$$) version and a freeware version. Enjoy

(In 64x this installs and runs, but IE fails)

 

[MilesAhead]

Brink, I have to give credit when its due, HankZ originally suggested Total Commander, I was agreeing with him. There is another program Freecommander that is freeware, but I don't think it is covered by Win7 yet.

FreeCommander - freeware file manager

I have not tested this on Win7, but it is Vista Compatible

I've been using FreeCommander for years. It works fine on my Windows Seven 32 bit. I have it on Vista64 also, but it can get strange lags, esp. delays highlighting stuff selected with the mouse. On 32 bit systems it should be fine though.

It's a Delphi application so chances of a 64 bit port are next to null unfortunately.

 

[Win7User512]

It's a Delphi application so chances of a 64 bit port are next to null unfortunately.

Fantastic pun.

 

[Capt.Jack Sparrow]

Reprofiler

A common problem encountered with all recent Windows versions is the unexplained loss of access to a user's data and settings.

This can happen for a number of reasons:

• A disk error
• Joining the computer to a domain
• Disjoining the computer from a domain
• Transfer of data to a new computer
• Filesystem-permissions issues.
• A change of username.

In most such circumstances, the problem arises because Windows no longer recognises the profile as belonging to its user. What will happen in this case is that the next time the user logs-on, a fresh, empty profile will be created, named 'user.domain' or 'user.computer' instead of just 'user' -and from that point on, the new profile will be used instead of the correct one.

It is possible to correct this type of problem manually, but this involves editing the registry and adjusting permissions, tasks which are painstaking and time-consuming, and are probably beyond the skill-level of the average user.

Reprofiler offers a quick and easy way to see which profile is associated with which user. If a problem is evident, it then provides an intuitive and straightforward means of correcting the profile ownership.

More info on software and download over here : Reprofiler - A tool for repairing broken userprofile-associations.

- Captain

 

[MilesAhead]

It's a Delphi application so chances of a 64 bit port are next to null unfortunately.

Fantastic pun.

Heh, where it's Delphi I should have said Nil actually. But why squabble over nothing?

 

[Hasan Madrid]

Thanks.

 

[CarlTR6]

I have been using Foxit Reader for about five years. I much prefer it over Adobe Reader. It is slimmer than Adobe and far less intrusive.

 

[Win7User512]

It's a Delphi application so chances of a 64 bit port are next to null unfortunately.

Fantastic pun.

Heh, where it's Delphi I should have said Nil actually. But why squabble over nothing?


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HAHA, that's funny. I don't know any Delphi, but the 'null' made me laugh. I'll have to skim over some Delphi literature for what it's worth. I don't see much developed in Delphi anymore.

 

[TRK212]

Umm . . .

Add Photoscape, a really great program like Adobe Photoshop except this one is completely free!!!