[jack daniels 23]

i found these on another forum (not sure if i should mention which one) but i thought i would post it anyway because i found it very useful and downloaded a lot of the freeware programs myself

trillian, icq - i've got both, since they both have troubles on occasion.

reget deluxe 2.1 - best download manager i've come across

dBpowerAmp - audio conversion

CDex - cd ripping utility; kicks mucho ass

WinDVD - dvd player software

winamp - best audio player EVER

dfx for winamp - winamp enhancer; works best on good speaker setups

nero - cd burning utility. 0wnz all competition

partition magic - disk partitioner - very handy indeed

tweakui for xp, tweakui for all other versions of windows - 'nuff said

POW! - best free popup killer out there

winISO - .iso creator

winrar, winzip - both excellent file compression tools

ws_ftp pro, cuteftp pro - two excellent ftp clients

ad-aware - removes spyware (european mirror - main site appears to be down at the moment)

diskeeper - better defrag program than the standard windows version

maxmem - frees up RAM when your system starts getting bogged down

regcleaner - cleans old and unnecessary registry entries from your system (still, be careful with it)

iolo's system mechanic, tweak-xp, xp antispy - various windows tweaks/modifications

online time - updates your computer's clock with an online server

doom9 - miscellaneous audio and visual tools

t00ls - tons of windows utilities

ACDSee, yes - even though the one that comes with XP is quite alright.

3DMark2001 (Test your computer setup - Not free)

VirtualNetworkComputing - free PCAnywhere type clone from AT&T labs; much smaller and more efficient than PCAnywhere.

IrfanViewer - free Image Viewer/Editor;one of the best IMO.

Catch-Up - free program from CNET which scans your system and gives links to software updates.

Cleaner 5 this baby can turn 5 gigs of video into 300 megs. get the thing.

MBM 5 don't fry your box this program checks all voltages, fan speeds and temperatures in your case. pretty good.


this isnt even 1/10 of the programs there, so if any of the mods can tell me if it is ok to post the other forums address. i will post it.
Ps the original post has direct links to most of the program websites, but im not sure how 2 do it. can anyone tell me?