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mr moose
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Hey guys, just curious what are the top 5 or so free programs you always keep handy?

 

Example: Win 7 on USB or AVG on cd or a specific system tool on the desktop.

 

 

When I did call outs for local charities and such I always took a copy of AVG on cd, a copy of hijack this, adaware (at the time was the best) and winspy.

 

 

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Winrar, chrome (for installation on new builds), AVG.... That's about it

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hirens boot disk, win7 on usb, driver pack, codec pack

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Malwarebytes, Spybot, 7-Zip, Acrobat Reader, Minesweeper (for passing the time while a virus check happens)

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Firefox, Win7 on USB and Win XP, Drivers, Codec, Speedfan, CPUz, Ccleaner, Nod32, Winrar.

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Codec pack , 7-Zip , Chrome , Avast anti-security , Tune up utilities

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Wait win7 is a free program?? wait wait it's a program?

 

NO, and we all know it isn't, but the program to put it on a USB is free and in all uses the end user will have a legitimate serial key, So in this case it is more a tool and servicing device that is the must have.

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Avast (Used it 2 years with no viruses while downloading torrents) - Antivirus
CCleaner - System File/Registry cleaner
WinDirStat - Detailed view of what is eating up HDD space
Speedfan - HDD and PC temperature tester.
Foobar - Simple Music Player that can play FLAC files.

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WinRAR

Chrome/Firefox/Opera

CCleaner

MSE/Avast Antivirus

 

Can't really think of a 5th one.

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7zip, Chrome (I need to sync my bookmarks and browsing history) , Spybot search and destroy, Libreoffice portable.

I also keep various Portable Apps on my thumbdrive.

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7-Zip, Portable Chrome, Malwarebytes, HWInfo64, Memtest86

 

I also keep Linux Mint 14 in case I ever need it. Also have another USB drive with a Windows 8 ISO on it.

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What does CCleaner do? 

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Storage: 2TB SSD + 4TB HDD Audio: SMSL 793ii -> HiFiman HE-400 + Mission MS-50 Speakers

 

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What does CCleaner do? 

Cleans up temporary files and fixes registry issues: http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner

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7zip, Msi Afterburner, Teamviewer, Combined Community Codec Pack (CCCP), and Sandboxie. 

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Not counting free programs competing with other free programs here (irssi, vlc, foobar, firefox&chrome).

 

Gimp

WinRar

Avast

CCleaner & Defraggler

Advanced System Care - Free edition is bit limited but works.

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  • MSE Installer
  • VIPRE RESCUE
  • Speccy
  • Chrome
  • Recuva

Are the minimum. I carry a Lacie CooKey around my neck with a whole suite of portable apps to keep them with me at all times.

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Firefox, Steam, Winrar, Daemon Tools lite, and I really can't decide which of the following: redkit, cryengine, creationkit, blender, or gimp is important enough that I would include it in my top 5

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  • Win 7 Multi Installer (the installer is not limited to one win.7 version, a new window appears asking what vers. to be installed. Delete the "sources > efi.cfg" from the windows 7 install media which triggers the window asking for which version to be installed during install.)
  • DriverGenius (incredibly helpful for finding and downloading batch drivers, can be flaky at times though :/)
  • MalwareBytes (self explanatory)
  • RealTemp (helps for checking system temps quickly on first boot, plus with P95)
  • MSE (self explanatory)

 

I carry more around; Recuvra, CCleaner, Prime95... etc. Anything I find useful I may stick on there, especially for helping with fresh installs. Thinking of sticking on a FF installer and stuff so I can bypass IE entirely. :P

 

I also carry a bootable linux partition on my memory stick. Comes in handy for recovering data from windows partitions/fixing boot issues and drive flags through GParted, etc.

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Chrome

 

Ububtu 12.04 LTS - 64bits

 

Prime95

 

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eeehhh i don't know if its really the same kind of post this one is much more refined in what software your allowed to say and your limited to 5

oh dear was that YOUR computer i just downloaded a few dozen viruses on when you weren't paying attention?

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