Free Software List for Vista

[Dzomlija]

If you're like me and have gotten into the habit of converting DVDs to DivX or XVid for use with Media Center, and have been struggling to find a good free utility to enable the task, then you might want to have a look at HandBrake.

It's available in both GUI (Graphical User Interface) and CLI (Command Line Interface) versions, and has some really advanced facilities. The most important of which (for me anyay) is the ability to specify the target file size so that 2-pass encoding can give the best quality video.

And if you want to learn how to use the CLI version, the GUI version has a one-button click option to generate the command line parameters according to your current settings.

Version 0.9.3 can also do format conversions.

 

[Brink]

Thank you Peter. Added.

 

[dnavarrojr]

Hello all!

I would like to highly recommend Magic Disc, a freeware ISO utility that I have used for a couple of years now. Works great in Vista 64 on my computer.

Freeware MagicISO Virtual CD/DVD-ROM(MagicDisc) Overview

--Dave

 

[Venomous Soul]

Great List some really cool stuff Thanks to all who have contributed!

 

[Brink]

Hello all!

I would like to highly recommend Magic Disc, a freeware ISO utility that I have used for a couple of years now. Works great in Vista 64 on my computer.

Freeware MagicISO Virtual CD/DVD-ROM(MagicDisc) Overview

--Dave

Added Dave. Thank You.

 

[kem]

Hey Brink,

Last night I saw a printing program called priPrinter in which you can drastically manipulate printer output but it costs money. I would get it but I'm broke and trying to start a desktop publishing/printing business to stay afloat. Do you know of a good free program ? I'm on the Brink.

And thanks for your input/presence/list Brink.

kevin

 

[Brink]

Hello Kevin,

Unfortunately I do not use a printer, so I do not know of any off the top of my head. You might take a look at these free ones in the link below to see if one them may suite your needs for now though.

Printer Software - Reviews and free downloads at Download.com

Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[kem]

Thannks.

 

[Brink]

You're welcome Kevin.

 

[kem]

you look just like the azgard.

i llove x64 forums.

 

[Martee]

Hello Brink,

I have got great application.

XRECODE - Free Audio Converter v.2.54 Converter for MP3,WAV,OGG,WMA,FLAC,APE,WavPack,CUE files with full unicode support.
a powerful free utility for converting almost any format to another.

Freeware parallel audio converter full unicode support for input and output files under Win2K, XP, VISTA.

Full Unicode support:


M4B to WMA, M4B to OGG, M4B to WAV, M4B to FLAC, M4B to APE, M4B to AAC, M4B to ALAC (M4A), M4B to Wavpack
MP3 to WMA, MP3 to OGG, MP3 to WAV, MP3 to FLAC, MP3 to APE, MP3 to AAC, MP3 to ALAC (M4A), MP3 to Wavpack
WMA to MP3, WMA to OGG, WMA to WAV, WMA to FLAC, WMA to APE, WMA to AAC, WMA to ALAC (M4A), WMA to Wavpack
OGG to MP3, OGG to WMA, OGG to WAV, OGG to FLAC, OGG to APE, OGG to AAC, OGG to ALAC (M4A), OGG to Wavpack
WAV to MP3, WAV to WMA, WAV to OGG, WAV to FLAC, WAV to APE, WAV to AAC, WAV to ALAC (M4A), WAV to Wavpack
FLAC to MP3, FLAC to WMA, FLAC to OGG, FLAC to WAV, FLAC to APE, FLAC to AAC, FLAC to ALAC (M4A),
FLAC to Wavpack, APE to MP3, APE to WMA, APE to OGG, APE to WAV, APE to FLAC, APE to AAC, APE to ALAC (M4A)
APE to Wavpack, MPC to MP3, MPC to WMA, MPC to OGG, MPC to WAV, MPC to FLAC, MPC to AAC, MPC to ALAC (M4A),
MPC to Wavpack, RealAudio (ra,rm) to WMA, RealAudio (ra,rm) to OGG, RealAudio (ra,rm) to WAV,
RealAudio (ra,rm) to FLAC, RealAudio (ra,rm) to APE, RealAudio (ra,rm) to AAC, RealAudio (ra,rm) to ALAC (M4A)
RealAudio (ra,rm) to Wavpack, Wavpack to MP3, Wavpack to WMA, Wavpack to OGG, Wavpack to WAV, Wavpack to FLAC
WavPack to AAC, WavPack to ALAC (M4A), Wavpack to APE, DTS to FLAC, DTS to WAV, DTS to OGG
Big WAV, FLAC, APE, WMA, WavPack files to small ones using CUE file


Can extract audio from video files (avi, flv, mov etc.)
Supports files splitting by silence.

Can convert multiple files in parallel by taking full advantage of multi-core CPU. Supports 24Bit encoding
for OGG,FLAC,APE, WavPack and WAV and 32Bit encoding for OGG, WavPack,FLAC and WAV.

I'm not sure what about Vista x64 full compatibility.

Cheers...

 

[Brink]

Hello Kem. I like Stargate as well.

Thank you Martee. It has been added.

 

[Ifonlea]

Stickies is a free sticky note application. I know there are heaps of these, but this is comparable to Notezilla.

Stickies


Main features:

Once on screen, stickies will remain where placed until closed, even through reboots
Stickies appearance can be customised; fonts, colours and buttons may be changed, and styles saved. Stickies can be resized.
Stickies can snap to each other and to the sides of the screen to keep them neatly lined up
Stickies can be attached to a web site, document or folder so they only show when it's on screen
Stickies can be transferred from one machine to another either over a TCP/IP network connection, or by using an SMTP mail server or MAPI client:
Hierarchical friends list, which may be automatically transferred from other friends
Play a sound file on receive
Signature for transmitted or emailed stickies
Favourite friends, and custom lists can be made
Stickies can be hidden for a certain period, until a specified date and time, or to wake every day, week or month, to act as reminders.
Stickies can have alarms set to ensure you notice them at a point you choose
Stickies can be transferred to and from your Palm or PPC PDA.
International language and RTL text support
Stickies works with Windows Vista
Stickies is small and simple, it writes to a single text file, and does not alter the registry
AD network administrators can use Group Policy to control settings
API to allow integration with other applications
...and Stickies is completely free!

 

[Brink]

Thank you Ifonlea. Added.

 

[avirupforyou]

Hey... Great List Buddy.... Thanks a Lot......

U cud have added WINAMP too... I think its free Tooo............

 

[worf51]

thanks cpemma,this is just what i am looking for,stops a lot of mucking around....

 

[Dwarf]

TreeSize Free V2.2.1

Every hard disk is too small if you just wait long enough. TreeSize Free tells you where precious space has gone to. TreeSize Free can be started from the context menu of a folder or drive and shows you the size of this folder, including its subfolders. You can expand this folder in Explorer-like style and you will see the size of every subfolder. Scanning is done in a thread, so you can already see results while TreeSize Free is working. The space, which is wasted by the file system, can be displayed and the results can be printed in a report.

Download Link (select TreesizeFree.zip (Zipped Executable, 970.02 KB)): https://www.jam-software.de/customer...80&language=EN

Once extracted to a folder of your choice, the executable can be run directly from that folder in either normal mode or by running as an administrator.

 

[Brink]

Thank you Dwarf. Added.

 

[Irunongames]

You should put down Digsby. You can chat with friends over yahoo, MSN, yahoo and more and you can monitor facebook and myspace with it.

 

[Brink]

Thank you Irunongames. Added.