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Here are some downloads that are all good, and most are free, and that are somewhere between useful and necessary.

Please be aware that the following download links were valid at the time they were posted, but we have no control over some other webmaster changing the location of their files. If a link fails, try using the name of the program in Google.

Foxit Acrobat Reader - A free reader for the most useful cross-browser  document format in the world - better, faster and smaller that the bloated Adobe Acrobat.  A must for Internet browsing
Acrobat download
AVG - One of the better (no longer best) free anti-virus programs available.  Anti-virus protection is essential for Internet use today, and this free one fits anyone's budget.
AVG Anti-virus

MS Security Essentials - If you want something that will not nag you to upgrade for money, then the free security program from Microsoft is really good.   In Windows 8, Security Essentials is renamed as Windows Defender, but works just as well. As of 2013, MS Security Essentials is better than AVG.

Flash Player - one of two players from Macromedia that is used frequently on the Internet.  The other player os Shockwave.  If you graphic's or gaming sites you will eventually need these.
Flash Player
Irfan View - IMHO the best free graphics viewer on the planet.  In the latest version, watch for an install of the Google toolbar which you may not want
irFan View
Java - A necessary component for a lot of e-commerce, but if you can live without, your computer security will be a lot better.
Java
Chrome - One of the best IE replacements. While we like the add-ons that Firefox allows, Chrome from Google is the fastest browser available, and is the browser of choice for DeRae Designs and In Your Home PC Repair.
Quick Time - A program we wish did not exist.  When ever you use it to watch a video, it nags you to buy an upgrade, and the quality of videos are no better than Windows Media Player
Quicktime Player
Real Player - A audio and video player that is being used a lot for lengthy streaming audio, such as archived radio programs.  Be careful about be talked into a paid upgrade.  It will involve a monthly bill.
Real Player
Shockwave - The other, but less popular reader from Macromedia.  Shockwave is used in a lot of animated games online
Shockwave reader
VLC - This has to be the best video/audio player there is. Not because it is good looking, but because it plays everything imaginable.
7-Zip - Very capable zipper and unzipper that does not nag you to purchase like Winzip does
Winzip
PDF creator from Primo. PDF creator becomes installed like a printer
PRIMO PDF CREATOR
Firefox - Acceptable free browser.  Used to be best, Chrome is faster and less buggy
Firefox Browser
All the links above are great for single downloads. But when setting up a new computer, we prefer to do all this downloading and installing business at one time, and for that, nothing is better than ninite.com. Select the programs you want from a list, download the custom installer program that is created for you, then run it.
File Recovery
 
Free Undelete - Hard Drive only
Recuva - Hard Drive and Flash Memory
Undelete Plus - Hard Drive and Flash Memory
PC Inspector - Hard Drive and Flash Memory
Zero Assumption - Flash Memory Only
   
Small Cost, but Worth It
 
Divx - Premier Divx video programs for one of the best video codec's available today
 
Spyware/Malware programs
 
Malwarebyte's Anti-Malware - Excellent tool to remove the fake security notices without going into Safe Mode. Free version is a run-time version. Paid version is real-time.
BHODemon - Think of BHODemon as a guardian for your Internet Explorer browser: it protects you from unknown Browser Helper Objects (BHO's), by letting you enable/disable them individually.  It also monitors your Registry and alerts you when a BHO is installed.  Best of all, BHODemon knows about the most common BHO's - the good ones, and the not-so-good ones!
BHODemon
CWShredder - Trend Micro™ CWShredder™ Version 2.15 is the latest defense against the new Cool Web Search variants.
CD Shredder
SmitFraud - SmitFraudFix is a tool that S!Ri created to remove rogue anti-spyware applications that utilize Trojans to issue fake task bar security alerts or that change your background in order to scare you into purchasing the full commercial version of their software.
ewido - ewido anti-spyware Free is a free anti-spyware protection tool developed by GRISOFT for home use.
HijackThis - Program to analyze your PC and report what it thinks is spyware/malware.  Leaves it up to you what to do about the results, so this can be a dangerous but very nice uber-geek tool.
Stinger - Stand-alone, no install virus scanner from McAfee. Scans and removes several dozen of the latest and most common virus' and Trojan horse programs
More on Spyware here  
 
System Information  
Windirstat is our favorite free tool for showing what files are consuming teh most room on a hard drive. Another useful tool is SequoiaView. File Size Tools
SIW - System Information for Windows is not only about the most complete system info program available, it is also free.
   

 

 

 

 


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