I'm talking about this which works just like a normal folder. If winrar is faster I dunno. But "instantly" has always been fast enough for me.bl4nk wrote:WinRAR is so much faster and can handle larger files better though. Why not use it?
favorite windows software
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Try opening a zip file that is a few gigabytes large. It normally takes some time, when WinRAR opens it instantly.NIPPER wrote:I'm talking about this which works just like a normal folder. If winrar is faster I dunno. But "instantly" has always been fast enough for me.bl4nk wrote:WinRAR is so much faster and can handle larger files better though. Why not use it?
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Bitdefender 8 - free antivirus - best antiVirus software you can get for free
X-Cleaner - best antispyware program ever
HijackThis
Various SysInternals Utils
Azureus - torrents
anydvd - buy it
CloneDVDmobile
nero - buy ver 7
dvdshrink
Bulk Rename Utility
Photoshop
QT alternative
Real alternative
Lame codec
ExactAudioCopy
XVID codec
DivX v. 4 codec
GSpot Codec Information Appliance
ffdshow codec
WinRar FTW!!!
TivoToGo
Open Office
Firefox - (adblock, flashblock, equake, downthemall, quickjava, useragentswitcher, dutchblock, adblock filterset g updater, foxytunes, allpeers beta)
X-Cleaner - best antispyware program ever
HijackThis
Various SysInternals Utils
Azureus - torrents
anydvd - buy it
CloneDVDmobile
nero - buy ver 7
dvdshrink
Bulk Rename Utility
Photoshop
QT alternative
Real alternative
Lame codec
ExactAudioCopy
XVID codec
DivX v. 4 codec
GSpot Codec Information Appliance
ffdshow codec
WinRar FTW!!!
TivoToGo
Open Office
Firefox - (adblock, flashblock, equake, downthemall, quickjava, useragentswitcher, dutchblock, adblock filterset g updater, foxytunes, allpeers beta)
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Usually I just setup a few things.
Firefox and Thunderbird are always first. Along with essential drivers.
Kaspersky Internet Security 6 for all that mumbo jumbo
I use iTunes, I don't care to have alternatives that the originals almost always do much better. (AKA Trillian, GAIM) I stick with Windows Live Messenger, a couple of months ago I stopped using AIM.
All of my games I currently have been playing go on.
I am actually not too fond of having sooo many of those utility type softwares.
Oh and POWERARCHIVER for the win. Seriously it does it all and so much better than winzip or winrar.
Firefox and Thunderbird are always first. Along with essential drivers.
Kaspersky Internet Security 6 for all that mumbo jumbo
I use iTunes, I don't care to have alternatives that the originals almost always do much better. (AKA Trillian, GAIM) I stick with Windows Live Messenger, a couple of months ago I stopped using AIM.
All of my games I currently have been playing go on.
I am actually not too fond of having sooo many of those utility type softwares.
Oh and POWERARCHIVER for the win. Seriously it does it all and so much better than winzip or winrar.
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http://www.free-codecs.com/download/Qui ... native.htm
Also this is great for converting any video into Tivo format for viewing on TV
http://www.videora.com/en-us/Converter/TiVo/
Also this is great for converting any video into Tivo format for viewing on TV
http://www.videora.com/en-us/Converter/TiVo/
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Firefox
|-No Script -block java script and plugins on non white-listed domains
|-Password Maker -func_hash(masterpass + domain) = domain specific password
|-Down them all -in a few clicks download tons of files, displayed images, wild card match
|-WebMailCompose -control mailto: behavior
Open Office -ms office like
Filezilla -ftp/ssh file transfer
Putty -ssh client
Gaim -aim/msn/icq/yahoo etc IM
XChat (Windows Builds SilvereX Prefered) -irc client
Cygwin -nix/bsd progs for windows
ffdshow codec
VLC -Video/Audio player + codec
Azureus -bit torrent
True Crypt -Easy file->virtual-drive encryption
Notepad++ -text editor
Gimp -Picture Editor
Mru Blaster -Wipes tons of history like locations, can be automated
Doc Scrubber -Removes Hidden Data in MS docs
audacity -Edit audio files
sysinternals -many utils
Windows® Server 2003 SP1 Platform SDK -Contains some lesser known utils like the orca msi editor
cdburnerxp -cd burning software
daemon tools -mount isos as virtual drives
clamwin -anti virus, manual scanning
Xampp -auto configed webserver for windows, apache/php/mysql/perl/etc
Compression
7zip
Winrar -trying to cut back on my usage of this propietary software and stick with 7zip
Email
gmail
thunderbird -email client
Anti-Spyware
Adaware
Spybot
Windows Defender
Root Kit Revealer
HijackThis
aries rootkit remover -removes the sony rootkit
Anony Networks, slow and complicated, the future or target of anti-p2p legislation?
Tor
Freenet
I2P
Anti-Virus, real time scanning
http://www.free-av.com/
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1
Not so Windowsish
knoppix boot disk, linux installed on a cd, easy to use, comes with memtest86(checks for bad RAM) boot option.
dban boot disk, full hard drive wipe, easy to use
Main windows user name is "user", good for privacy, changing it isn't enough, you need to do this on creation of the user account, real name is "user" when doing non important registrations
bios on-boot password, be very careful when setting this =)
ontrol panel > system > adv > preformace settings >>
Branch1 > Visual Effects > Adjust for best preformance
Branch2(Window XP SP2 only) > Data Execution Protection > DEP for all programs except (causes some a % increase in cpu usage but increases security, may cause some really rare progs not to work)
My Computer > Tools > Folder Options > View > fix all those settings once and for all, at least uncheck hide exts for known file types
Tap shift many times > disable sticky keys > so it doesn't bother you when your in a game tapping shift many times in a row
Depending on the security situation you may want it to auto log in so that your progs will auto start up when you restart your comp: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/usin ... knox2.mspx
Adjust those power saving options below the screen saver options
Depending on your security situation you may want to block file and printer sharing on your firewall
Block Remote Assistance under firewall and control panel > system
http://www.zonelabs.com zone alarm or what ever more fine tuned firewall that is free out there, though it can be a hassle and cause some probs with certain programs
disable cd autorun http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article03-018 , still need to get around to looking into non cdrom media
if you're extra pariniod you can go into your bios options and change the boot priority of your harddrive to be the highest so that someone can't just put in a cdrom and reboot your comp to execute code automaticly
|-No Script -block java script and plugins on non white-listed domains
|-Password Maker -func_hash(masterpass + domain) = domain specific password
|-Down them all -in a few clicks download tons of files, displayed images, wild card match
|-WebMailCompose -control mailto: behavior
Open Office -ms office like
Filezilla -ftp/ssh file transfer
Putty -ssh client
Gaim -aim/msn/icq/yahoo etc IM
XChat (Windows Builds SilvereX Prefered) -irc client
Cygwin -nix/bsd progs for windows
ffdshow codec
VLC -Video/Audio player + codec
Azureus -bit torrent
True Crypt -Easy file->virtual-drive encryption
Notepad++ -text editor
Gimp -Picture Editor
Mru Blaster -Wipes tons of history like locations, can be automated
Doc Scrubber -Removes Hidden Data in MS docs
audacity -Edit audio files
sysinternals -many utils
Windows® Server 2003 SP1 Platform SDK -Contains some lesser known utils like the orca msi editor
cdburnerxp -cd burning software
daemon tools -mount isos as virtual drives
clamwin -anti virus, manual scanning
Xampp -auto configed webserver for windows, apache/php/mysql/perl/etc
Compression
7zip
Winrar -trying to cut back on my usage of this propietary software and stick with 7zip
gmail
thunderbird -email client
Anti-Spyware
Adaware
Spybot
Windows Defender
Root Kit Revealer
HijackThis
aries rootkit remover -removes the sony rootkit
Anony Networks, slow and complicated, the future or target of anti-p2p legislation?
Tor
Freenet
I2P
Anti-Virus, real time scanning
http://www.free-av.com/
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1
Not so Windowsish
knoppix boot disk, linux installed on a cd, easy to use, comes with memtest86(checks for bad RAM) boot option.
dban boot disk, full hard drive wipe, easy to use
Main windows user name is "user", good for privacy, changing it isn't enough, you need to do this on creation of the user account, real name is "user" when doing non important registrations
bios on-boot password, be very careful when setting this =)
ontrol panel > system > adv > preformace settings >>
Branch1 > Visual Effects > Adjust for best preformance
Branch2(Window XP SP2 only) > Data Execution Protection > DEP for all programs except (causes some a % increase in cpu usage but increases security, may cause some really rare progs not to work)
My Computer > Tools > Folder Options > View > fix all those settings once and for all, at least uncheck hide exts for known file types
Tap shift many times > disable sticky keys > so it doesn't bother you when your in a game tapping shift many times in a row
Depending on the security situation you may want it to auto log in so that your progs will auto start up when you restart your comp: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/usin ... knox2.mspx
Adjust those power saving options below the screen saver options
Depending on your security situation you may want to block file and printer sharing on your firewall
Block Remote Assistance under firewall and control panel > system
http://www.zonelabs.com zone alarm or what ever more fine tuned firewall that is free out there, though it can be a hassle and cause some probs with certain programs
disable cd autorun http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article03-018 , still need to get around to looking into non cdrom media
if you're extra pariniod you can go into your bios options and change the boot priority of your harddrive to be the highest so that someone can't just put in a cdrom and reboot your comp to execute code automaticly
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Chipset Drivers
Video Drivers
then all other drivers
symantec corporate antivirus 10
Patch Windows
Set a strong password for both my user account and admin account, turn off fast user switching and welcome screens
XP Power Toys: Tweak UI, scientific calc, command prompt here, image resizer
Set Tweak UI to disable autorun for all drives a-z (this covers you from autoruns on removeable media *this is an absolute must if you are frequently given usb memory keys at tech conferences"
Set Tweaj UI to autologin
ATI Tool (configured to OC the shit outa my card when a 3d app runs, but underclock it severly when just running windows)
Firefox
Winamp
WinRAR
Security Task Manager
Optimizing/Tweaking Windows:
switch to classic start menu (no custom menus, show admin tools, unlock taskbar, unhide inactive icons)
reorganize start menus)
switch to windows classic theme, black background
use the system properties settings for perfomormance setting (kill the weak eye candy in windows)
manually set my swap file to 1 - 3 X physical ram for starting and max
set not to auto reboot (I'd rather get a bluescreen, that way if it crashes while im not in the room, I'll at least know it crashed)
Kill error reporting
Killl all non-essential services (there are quite a few sites online detailing what most of the standard services are used for, I basically kill everything I am not using at any given time. There used to be a really good site up *something like blackviper.com or something like that*, but I can't find it now)
use msconfig to kill all the other unecessary stuff from startup
Kill system restore
Kill indexing
set folder view settings, (view all files and extensions of all types, do not remember each folder's view settings, disable simple file sharing)
setup my scheduled backups
customize the start menu, quicklaunch bar and desktop (standard shortcuts: customized command prompt, notepad, sci calc, blah blah blah...)
Then I load my games and office type apps as I get around to playing or using them, usually only BF2, EE2, Office ms and open, photoshop, and antispyware ans secuirty software like peer gaurdian get intalled.
Video Drivers
then all other drivers
symantec corporate antivirus 10
Patch Windows
Set a strong password for both my user account and admin account, turn off fast user switching and welcome screens
XP Power Toys: Tweak UI, scientific calc, command prompt here, image resizer
Set Tweak UI to disable autorun for all drives a-z (this covers you from autoruns on removeable media *this is an absolute must if you are frequently given usb memory keys at tech conferences"
Set Tweaj UI to autologin
ATI Tool (configured to OC the shit outa my card when a 3d app runs, but underclock it severly when just running windows)
Firefox
Winamp
WinRAR
Security Task Manager
Optimizing/Tweaking Windows:
switch to classic start menu (no custom menus, show admin tools, unlock taskbar, unhide inactive icons)
reorganize start menus)
switch to windows classic theme, black background
use the system properties settings for perfomormance setting (kill the weak eye candy in windows)
manually set my swap file to 1 - 3 X physical ram for starting and max
set not to auto reboot (I'd rather get a bluescreen, that way if it crashes while im not in the room, I'll at least know it crashed)
Kill error reporting
Killl all non-essential services (there are quite a few sites online detailing what most of the standard services are used for, I basically kill everything I am not using at any given time. There used to be a really good site up *something like blackviper.com or something like that*, but I can't find it now)
use msconfig to kill all the other unecessary stuff from startup
Kill system restore
Kill indexing
set folder view settings, (view all files and extensions of all types, do not remember each folder's view settings, disable simple file sharing)
setup my scheduled backups
customize the start menu, quicklaunch bar and desktop (standard shortcuts: customized command prompt, notepad, sci calc, blah blah blah...)
Then I load my games and office type apps as I get around to playing or using them, usually only BF2, EE2, Office ms and open, photoshop, and antispyware ans secuirty software like peer gaurdian get intalled.
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