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Essential apps for Vista

  • 26-03-2007 10:12am
    #1
    quad_red
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,561 ✭✭✭


    Hey guys,
    I've got a new laptop with vista installed on front of me and I'd like to set it up for a friend. Now, it's got Norton & all that rubbish on it so I'll take it off but, unlike with xp, I'm not sure what the essential free apps are (xp has avg, ad aware etc.).

    Any recommendations/suggestions?

    Cheers,
    Quad


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  • #2
    DS
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 654 ✭✭✭DS


    This may be helpful http://www.iexbeta.com/wiki/index.php/Windows_Vista_Software_Compatibility_List

    Both AVG and Ad-Aware are in the "Works" category.


  • #3
    Stephen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭Stephen


    I quite like ImgBurn for burning CD images. I think it can do nero-style disc mastering too but I haven't tried. Its from the same guy that wrote DVD Decryptor.
    I used to put IrfanView on every XP PC i used but I quite like the picture viewer thingy in Vista.
    I use Paint.net (http://www.getpaint.net) and The GIMP (www.gimp.org) for image editing - both free.


  • #4
    8T8
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,757 ✭✭✭8T8


    Nero which has it's pro's & con's has a nice plugin for Media Centre in Vista so it will convert and burn anything in your library to a video DVD.

    If you want a sort of expose style program for Vista, not my thing but some may like it try Switcher

    Foxit Reader - don't bother with that Adobe rubbish, a much better PDF reader.


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