"Must have PC Programs"

[Skotti 2105]

http://www.pcgamer.com/2014/08/20/10-essential-windows-7-applications/

 

Can anyone vouch for these? I don't want any bullshit but could use a couple of these.

[Lesbian Dad 555]

yeah most of those are pretty good. the tune up programs like defraggler/recuva you may not need ... handbrake you may not need either. if you have different passwords for all your accounts, a program like lastpass is cool.

 

I would say CCleaner is a must, along with VLC. the others you could probably find something comparable because of user preference. Myself, I use Winrar and 7Z. Some might want Firefox as opposed to Chrome.

[Howard Dean 2502]

VLC is a must-have in my opinion

[MrCoolness 547]

Notepad++ is great if you need to have a lot of text files open.

7-Zip speaks for itself, great program.

Who doesn't have adobe reader?

VLC is great, I prefer windows media player classic.

Chrome? Sure why not.

 

Don't know about the rest.

[camelFun 1435]

All good except for Adobe Reader. Waaaay prefer PDF X-Change Viewer.

[Taboo 2392]

handbrake is pretty quick and easy

[Minjou 160]

I prefer to use 7-Zip over WinRAR any time.

[Grify 55]

I prefer to use 7-Zip over WinRAR any time.

 7-Zip all day everyday , highly recommend it 

[ctark 1983]

Notepad++ is great if you need to have a lot of text files open.

7-Zip speaks for itself, great program.

Who doesn't have adobe reader?

VLC is great, I prefer windows media player classic.

Chrome? Sure why not.

 

I personally use win-rar, but I also have 7-zip installed for when I want to bundle and compress something that's going over to a Linux box, much easier to untar / bzip something in Linux, and 7-zip can pack them, as well as unpack.

Both are great programs though.

 

Notepad++ all day,  it has changed my life.

 

VLC, like notepad++, all day man.  Audio, Video, everything.

 

Lastpass or keepass are both good password managers, I recommend either, personally I use keepass though.

[LOPEZ 1750]

mehhhh I don't know about CCleaner, never liked it.

 

VLC is a must, includes a shit ton of codecs.

[Velo 2077]

Ccleaner is great if you don't feel like manually going in to your user account folder and deleting temp files, etc.

 

VLC is also great, and there is a standalone version that you don't have to install floating around too.

 

Chrome is getting bloated.

 

Recuva i've used a couple times to recover some porn off of failing drives. Works well.

 

Defraggler isn't really necessary as win7/8 auto defrags when your pc is at idle for a set amount of time.

 

If you have chrome, adobe reader isn't really necessary for opening PDF's. Just open them with chrome.

 

7zip is fine, but I prefer winrar.

 

The rest i've never heard of.

[Dyscivist 5686]

MPC-HC is better than VLC.

[Clamps 4783]

For the un-initiated: www.ninite.com

 

check off the ones you want, download the installer and run it. 

[centran 4457]

CCleaner - meh. it's a good program but I don't use it.

notepad++ - hell yes! but if you don't code or go between linux and windows then you might not need it

7-Zip - screw that. PeaZip is where its at.

Adobe Reader - fuck adobe. FoxIt reader instead

defraggler - not needed

Recuva - Last time I needed to do this I used TestDisk... hardcore man! No gui!

VLC - yes

Handbrake - Do you do video editing? If so then you need this. Otherwise just use one of the dozen online converters

Chrome - I like Firefox better. I think the awesome bar is better. However, I am currently switching to Chrome

LastPass - It's nice. Especially the autofill. However, I need to store passwords and other info that isn't always "online". I use KeePass. I put my KeePass file on dropbox so it syncs to all my devices.

[Faded 266]

Never knew about CCleaner...found 20 GB of temp data.

[Clamps 4783]

Never knew about CCleaner...found 20 GB of temp data.

I'm a bigger fan of Glary Utilities.. Same concept, more functionality. 

[driz 2626]

in any windows machine, i use Notepad++ (vim when im in linux). in both linux and windows i use 7zip, vlc, chrome, handbrake for videos, and finally keepass (its much better than lastpass)

 

you only need ccleaner if you're a dumbass who doesn't know how to maintain their own system, so most of sg probably uses it! 

[ChosenOne2000 4440]

Handbreak was a life saver. I would convert and load a bunch of movies onto my phone. It gave me something to watch on those long helicopter rides.

[centran 4457]

Handbreak was a life saver. I would convert and load a bunch of movies onto my phone. It gave me something to watch on those long helicopter rides.

Let me guess... You have an iPhone

[driz 2626]

i put vids on my cell and tablet with handbrake i dont purchase apple or allow it in my house :/ 

 

it's also great for getting that perfect size/quality ratio when backing up your collections to your plex server.

[centran 4457]

i put vids on my cell and tablet with handbrake i dont purchase apple or allow it in my house :/ 

 

it's also great for getting that perfect size/quality ratio when backing up your collections to your plex server.

 

meh, I guess I am just lazy. I just got a player on my phone that can handle most formats and throw the full file on there. I am not really concerned with quantity since I just put TV shows on my phone so a couple episodes each of several shows is enough for me and that still doesn't fill my 32GB card.

[Dojima 7619]

NP++

7z

Rest are trash. MPC-HC is the best media player, Firefox is currently the best browser, and NitroPDF or Foxit are way better than Adobe's trash. Peazip might be okay now. Been a while since I used it.

[DarkPredator 1193]

1. CCleaner - use it always
2. Notepad++ - always have it but lately havent really used it, great for coding
3. 7-Zip - use it always
4. Adobe Reader - use it always, rarely though
5. Defraggler - default windows defrag seems fine to me
6. Recuva - sometimes install it on new installs, used it a couple times
7. VLC Media Player - personal preference, i use winamp
8. Handbrake - never heard of it, my dad might like this for home videos
9. Google Chrome - personal preference, i use firefox
10. LastPass - just 1 of many decent password stores

 

additional stuff (just look at FileHippo lol)

 

teracopy -  to replace default windows file transfer

cpu z and gpu z - for hardware info

process explorer

autoruns

[cookie eater 965]

Notepad++ is the shit, use that to code everything.
CCleaner is okay, dont use that very often

7-Zip I use instead of winrar because its free

Dont really need Adobe Reader

Defraggler i have never used

same with recuva

VLC is de sheet

never used handbreak

Chrome is the browser I use

Never used a password manager

[ElectronicDrug 7496]

meh, I guess I am just lazy. I just got a player on my phone that can handle most formats and throw the full file on there. I am not really concerned with quantity since I just put TV shows on my phone so a couple episodes each of several shows is enough for me and that still doesn't fill my 32GB card.

 

pretty much this. although i can stream straight off my nas now so i dont even need to do that