OK. NOW how about ANY favorite FREEWARE program!! (Links too, if possible)

i tried using privoxy but it is qute tedious, not-so-user-friendly and u need to set IE to port 8118, i hv uninstalled it anyway. guess webwasher is still my preferred choice

 

I was interested in the above software but note the last update was July 2002, it can be downloaded but the other links on the site eg forum do not work. Is the program still OK to use?

Irfanview for fast and easy resize resample of photographs and pictures http://www.irfanview.com/

 

yeah, i guess mwsnap has not been updated for some time, but its forum is still working http://www.mirekw.com/forum.html

actually i only learn about irfanview after i hv mwsnap on my comp, but i agree that irfanview has more features than mwsnap

 

Thank you cl0ck for the link to the forum, I will have plenty to read there about mwsnap

 

My favourite freeware programms have been already mentioned. This one was not mentioned though :

NeoTrace Express 3.25
http://www.networkingfiles.com/PingFinger/Neotraceexpress.htm


I use it to track the origin of the websites of spammers and to protest to the abuse emails of their internet providers about Unsolicited email abuse I really enjoy doing that

Another interesting freeware was proved 20/20
http://www.hotfreeware.com/2020/2020.htm

One can use this to work with images, convert bmps to jpgs, isolate parts of pictures pr enhance them.

But, is it possible to find free but good games on internet? Links to download free games (especially adventures) would be grately apreciated .

greetings

 

I have Ad-aware, ZA, mailwasher, SpywareBlaster,RegSeeker,HijackThis,
jv16PowerTools,CodestuffStarter,StartpageGuard,BHODemon,PCForrestStart
Man,Gadwin PrintScreen, a lot of CamTech2000 stuff,plus a few more, all free.

 

Get yourself an account at SpamCop man! This will process your spam, automatically reporting it to the sender's ISP (regardless of forged headers) and the ISP's of any websites linked to in the email - you can do this manually of course but it is far more work.

Check out JustAdventure who have a (short) list of free games here.

For useful freeware, I would like to nominate the following:

• System Safety Monitor - Yes this is security related, but a very powerful and free tool nonetheless. It is an application firewall that intercepts calls between Windows programs and can detect process termination and DLL injection attempts. There will be a lot of popups to start with (especially if you use special mouse, keyboard or touchpad drivers that try linking into every other process) but the control it gives you over your system makes it effort well spent;
• SysInternals Freeware Utilities - A great set of programs here either for specific troubleshooting or for more general browsing of system activity;
• VDMSound and DOSBox - 2 great utilities for running old DOS games under Windows 2000/XP. VDMSound has the more elegant setup (right-click on a file and select "Run with VDMS" to create a special shortcut) but DOSBox is more actively developed and offers better emulation in many cases;
• Daemon Tools - if you need fast access to CDs, then Daemon Tools can emulate up to 4 CD-ROM drives which can be loaded with CD images from your hard disk;
• GTRipple - a program that makes part of your desktop wallpaper ripple, especially effective if used with wallpaper including water/sea like some of the beautiful ones from Digital Blasphemy (check out some of the free wallpapers here);
• TweakUI - many should be familiar with this Control Panel addon giving control over lots of little Windows features. Version 1.33 should work with all versions of Windows but XP users should check out version 2.10;
• ZangbandTK - last but not least, a game! If you ever played Rogue, NetHack or their many variants then this will be familiar - create a character, explore dungeons, find treasure, battle monsters and complete quests. This is a graphical version of Zangband (more info at Thangorodrim.net) using Tcl/Tk (included) to provide a Windows GUI interface to a classic game. Well worth checking out...

 

I would advise not playing Zangband. It is quite possibly the most addictive game known.

(Edited to add favorite freeware.)

- Spybot. Excellent stuff. Need I say more?
- HijackThis. Again, I shouldn't have to say much.
- Mozilla Firefox. Makes IE look like something invented by Dante.
- Adaware. Yeah, it's shareware, but it ain't $hareware - the unregistered version does quite enough, thank you.
- F-Prot. Great AV, even without resident protection.

 

A list of freeware that is SAFE and actually USABLE would be great!! The more I learn about what *&%^ is out there ruining everyones' computers and making life on the internet miserable, the less I roam, at least until I know more how to fight back! To actually have it all in one place would be wonderful, the usual "download" sites don't seem to work for me, always a few fiends, er, "friends" seem to come along and mess up my good time! I hate that!! Like someone said on this forum, it's like the OLDE WEST on the internet,but, progress needs pioneers and sheriffs, not just ****slingers! I don't mind being on a pioneer wagontrain as long as there are Wilder's and the like as Sheriffs! But, a wagontrain needs direction too! Did that make any sense or do I watch too many westerns?

 

SatScape shows you the positioning of the major satellites, shuttles, and the space station at any given time, for your location or any location that you may want to enter. Using SatScape, you'll be able to know almost EXACTLY when the space shuttle will be observable outside in your location, as well as many other pieces of technology that float about. Think about it!! What a hit you'd be at the evening barbecue as you nonchalantly glance skyward and mention in passing "Gee..... there goes the space station!! Can I have another beer!?". heres a link...
http://www.buzzys.net/satscape.html
"Believe me, there are no shortages of calendar programs around for the windows desktop. You can find one at just about every freeware corner on the internet. Rainlendar sits in a class of its own with it's multiple skins and excellent interface. There are quite a number of features to this great desktop calendar as you will see which make it extraordinary! Here we go!"
http://www.buzzys.net/Rainlendar.html
this is from aumha.they say it works with ie6.it works for me
Web Accessories for Internet Explorer 5
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/previous/webaccess/ie5wa.mspx
i didnt want to give security software because you probably have it coming out of your ears,i hope i didnt miss the point
although i did have that web accessory above.it was this i was thinking of.its only for xp too,so sorry for confusion
http://www.jastek.net/programs.php

 

thank you Douglas
Rita

 

• AutoPatcher (http://www.autopatcher.com) A collection of all windows updates and the full version (big download) has many many useful toys and tweaks. VERY handy to have when reinstalling windows, installs everything in one go, and you can add custom programs.

• StartupMonitor (http://www.mlin.net/StartupMonitor.shtml) Monitors startup folders and registry keys and alerts you when something is added, allowing you to accept or deny. This is included in the full AutoPatcher download, but it's worth mentioning seperatly. It only takes something like 750k of memory!

• PC Wizard 2004 (http://www.cpuid.com/pcw.php) Hardware, software, and system info with benchmarks and a few misc tools. A nice little utility to have around, and if you're a novice user that gets computer help from multiple people, it's a nice thing to have installed so they can see exactly what kind of hardware you have.

• FP-Check (http://www.niksoft.at/fp-check/) Automatically update F-Prot for DOS

• Acrobat Reader SpeedUp (http://www.tnk-bootblock.co.uk/prods/misc/index.php - theres some other cool looking stuff on that page too) Dramatically improve Acrobat Reader's performance by disabling unneeded plugins.

• CDCheck (http://www.elpros.si/CDCheck/download.php) Check your burned CDs for errors.

• X-Cleaner free (http://www.snapfiles.com/get/xcleaner.html) Freebie spyware and adware scanner with system cleaner, password generator, and a whole bunch of other stuff. I don't know that I would buy the Pro version, but it's handy for the additional functions, as a backup scanner, and for cleaning up other people's machines (no install and it fits on a floppy disk)

• Windows Worms Door Cleaner (http://www.firewallleaktester.com/wwdc.htm) Closes the doorways worms use to get in your system. Disables DCOM and a few others. Just don't disable RPC Locator with this, it shuts off RPC as well, which can stop a lot of legitimate programs from running, including Windows Update.

• Bootskin (http://www.bootskin.com) Change the XP boot screen safely (without replacing the kernel)

• SysMetrix (http://www.xymantix.com/sysmetrix/) Skinnable system monitor, media controller, email checker, and more. Very cool.

Ok, I'll stop now...

 

adventure game downloads
here and here

 

One of the best freeware programs I have come across, which I use every day, also has the best name

Crap Cleaner
http://www.ccleaner.com

Does the same as Window Washer and a lot more

 

i liked lots of the programs.but really loved paranoid's wallpaper and ripple progs.do you have any more?

 

At this site there are about 1600 apps mostly free apps some very good programs here you just have to look for them.

 

i promised myself i wouldn't continualy add/remove progs after last install.my resolve has been weaked again.

 

There are a lot of good programs there, it is tempting

 

That's why I originially downloaded Total Uninstall.. now if only I could remember to use it.

I also just recently found SnapFiles, nice big freeware section there:
http://www.snapfiles.com/freeware/freeware.html

 

Nice links everyone, I think most of my favorite programs have been named already, but I'm going to check out the links everybody posted. If I can think of any other good programs that haven't been already listed, I'll definitely post them up.

 

spy bot s@d however i feel as if it has fallen behind in late (I could have hit donate)


z-mud is great created by zugg soft.
If you like old school text game and like chatting I sugest a try at this, but it is hard to find a mud with people on now a days.

If you are bored with games that need you to buy a $200.00 video card, $15-$20 a month on multi player games such as everqueat and star wars or just long for the days of old school script games like zork with a twist download a mud program called z-mud or g-mud.
find a mud called "durismud.org" or if your all techy help out "age of insanoty" at newton.whit.org or it may be banchee.whit.org leave a post for ceribus but watch out he may get a bit cocky.

 

FREEWAREE​

Information
Information is usually free so take notes of anything in ()s and any listings I have seperated by commas. These are programs I install 100% of the time every single time I format my drive. If I posted something about what it can do then it mean I use that particular fucntion pretty regularly.

Spyware
1. SpywareBlaster - Not a resident scanner but a program for preventing spyware before it gets on your computer. This is your freeware protection BETWEEN scans. What good is it if you scan from month to month and between those scans that spyware is chipping away at you?
2. Ad-aware - Scanner (running processes, files, hosts file)/Also for logging currently running processes (at time of scan) to see if any fishy processes are running.
3. Spybot Search & Destroy - Resident scanner is a bit much/For full benifit use updated scans, host file tool (which adds a few entries not found by any other hosts file site), immunize tool (a few more spyware prevention entries just like SpywareBlaster), and 'block all bad pages siliently'.

Browsers/Filters
1. Mozilla FireFox - Mozilla has fewer security expliots than Opera and especially I.E.

2. Proxomitron - Download the June release! This is a filter for your broswer... Steep learning curve but powerful enough to turn goat piss into gasoline.
3. JD5000 - Free 'guru' filters for Proxomitron. I currently use the advanced configuration. It is a little restritive at times but there are ways around that if you can add entries to the filters properly.

 

Agent Ransack - File Searching utility; many advantages over Windows Find/Search (See features and screen shots). And so incredibly fast it has to be experienced to be believed...

http://www.mythicsoft.com/agentransack/default.aspx

Yankee Clipper - Clipboard extender. You won't know how you managed before you had it... I used this one before purchasing ClipMate, but it's very nice as well.

http://www.yankee-clipper.net/index.html


Metapad, a great Notepad replacement; many additional features, and, important, just as fast as the original:

http://www.liquidninja.com/metapad/


Note Tab Light: http://www.notetab.com/ Notepad replacement and HTML editor in one.
Too many features to mention; indispensable!

For those who occasionally or regularly edit the Registry:

Registrar Lite: multiple search results, bookmarks, and 10 times as fast as Regedit:

http://www.resplendence.com/reglite

 

America's Army

 

I like this one:

http://www.321download.com/LastFreeware/

and

http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4083.html

Very cool tools. Use with caution!