I thought I'd make a little list of programs and shit that'll come in handy for everyone.
Media Player
Winamp.
http://www.winamp.com/
For me it's the best for playing everything except DVD's.. since I have a DVD player that came installed. Also has streaming radio and video.. tv shows, pr0n etc.. as well as loads of skins and stuff to customize it.
Codecs
Defiler Pack.
http://rapidshare.de/files/1929100/...k-1.19.exe.html
Install this and it will update all your media player codecs to play almost anything. .avi mp4, mpeg1-4 etc.. camcorder videos.. whatever. A must have.
K-Lite Codec Pack
k-lite codec pack has everything you will ever need.
The codecs it includes are:
- Media Player Classic [version 6.4.8.4]
- DivX Pro [version 5.2.1] [Decoding]
- DivX Pro [version 5.2.1] [Encoding]
- XviD [Version 1.0.3 build 2004-12-20] [Decoding]
- XviD [Version 1.0.3 build 2004-12-20] [Encoding]
- 3ivX Pro [version D4 4.5.1] [Decoding]
- 3ivX Pro [version D4 4.5.1] [Encoding]
- Windows Media 9 VCM [version 9.0.1.369]
- Windows Media [version 10.0.0.3646 / 8.0.0.4487 / 8.0.0.4000]
- On2 VP3 [version 3.2.5.0]
- On2 VP6 [version 6.4.2.0] [Decoding]
- On2 VP6 [version 6.4.2.0] [Encoding]
- Ligos Indeo XP [version 5.2820.15.58]
- Intel Indeo [version 4.51.16.2]
- Intel Indeo [version 3.24.15.03]
- Intel I.263 [version 2.55.1.16]
- huffyuv [version 2.1.1 CCE Patch 0.2.5]
- MS MPEG-4 [version 4.1.0.3927]
- DivX MPEG-4 Low and Fast motion [version 4.1.0.3927]
- Cyberlink DVD decoder [version 6.0.0.1417]
- Elecard MPEG-2 demuxer [version 2.0.84.30429]
- MainConcept MPEG-2 demuxer [version 1.0.0.54]
- Ligos MPEG-2 demuxer [version 4.0.0.77]
- Ligos MPEG-2 decoder [version 4.0.0.77]
- Cyberlink MPEG-2 decoder [version 6.0.0.1402]
- MainConcept MPEG-2 decoder [version 1.0.0.56]
- Fraunhofer MP3 DirectShow decoder [version 1.9.0.311]
- WMA DirectShow decoder [version 8.0.0.4487]
- AC3 DirectShow decoder [version 0.70b mod]
- AC3 ACM decoder [version 0.7]
- Vorbis DirectShow decoder (CoreVorbis) [version 1.0]
- AAC DirectShow decoder (CoreAAC) [version 1.0b9 build 2005-02-24]
- AAC DirectShow decoder (3ivX Pro) [version D4 4.5.1]
- AAC DirectShow encoder (3ivX Pro) [version D4 4.5.1]
- Nero Digital MPEG-1/2 decoder [version 1.0.4.6]
- MusePack DirectShow decoder [version 1.0.0.3]
- Voxware MetaSound DirectShow decoder [version 1.0.0.12]
- Monkey's Audio DirectShow decoder [version 1.00]
- DivX Audio [version 4.2.0.0]
- LAME MP3 Encoder [version 3.96.1]
- MP4 DirectShow splitter (made by Haali) [build 2005-04-19]
- Ogg DirectShow splitter (made by Tobias) [version 0.9.9.5] and Vorbis DLLs [version 1.1.0]
- Ogg DirectShow splitter (made by Gabest) [version 1.0]
- Matroska DirectShow splitter (made by Gabest) [version 1.0.2.5]
- Matroska DirectShow splitter (made by Haali) [build 2005-04-19]
- Matroska DirectShow muxer [version 1.0.0.9]
- DirectVobSub (vsfilter) [version 2.33]
- Matrix Mixer [version 0.30b]
- SHOUTcast Source [version 1.0.0.1]
- Morgan Multimedia Stream Switcher [version 0.9.9]
- GSpot Codec Information Appliance [version 2.52 beta 1 build 20040915]
- Sherlock
- VobSubStrip [version 0.11]
- FourCC Changer
- Bitrate Calculator
http://home.hccnet.nl/h.edskes/mirror.htm
Firefox
http://www.mozilla.com
A browser that's second to none. If you use IE you should make the switch to Firefox.. it's alot safer.. and doesn't install Active X controls from pages without your permission. Very customizable.. you can add themes and extensions that'll help you out in all kinds of ways.
All your IE bookmarks, options etc.. can be imported so you don't lose anything while making the switch.
A Download Manager
Fresh Download.
http://www.freshdownload.com/
I download everything using this. Very simple to use.. has a resume and pause feature.. so you'll never lose a download halfway through and it'll never fail. Alot faster than regular downloading too. Perfect for big downloads like movies etc..
Flashget.
http://www.amazesoft.com/
A more popular one.. with no expiry time I don't think. I'm gonna switch to this now tbh.
Spyware/Adware
Ad Aware SE Personal Edition.
http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Person...tml?tag=lst-0-2
Spybot - Search & Destroy.
http://www.download.com/Spybot-Search-Dest...tml?tag=lst-0-1
Both of these should be all you need to rid your computer of spyware and adware. Run a scan every few days and you'll be sorted. Don't forget to update each before a scan for the new spyware definitions.
Virus Scanning.
I don't have an anti-virus program.. I just scan online using Homecall every few days. Best free online scanner there is.
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
Music Downloading.
Soulseek.
Needs no introduction.
By far the best P2P for downloading music there is. 100% free with no spyware or virus files etc..
http://www.slsknet.org
Bit Torrent.
Torrents are the shit. Movies, Music, Pr0n.. whatever.. it's all easy to download and top quality with Bit Torrent.
You'll need a client. I use Azureus.. great client.. have had no problems with it as of yet.
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/azureus...up.exe?download
When you first install it will take you through th configuration process. All simple.. except the the port number.
Change the Incoming TCP listen port. A range within the region 49152 through 65535 is preferable.
Basically pick a number between those.
I use 57332.
All done.
* NOTE * -- There is a newer version of Azureus. The link I provided is to the old version.. I use it.. alot of ppl have problems with the new one.. so stick to this. Each time you open Azuerus it'll ask you to install the upgrades. CLICK CANCEL.
Downloading Torrents.
First you need torrent sites. There are loads out there.. a good free one being
http://www.torrentspy.com. Great site.. but alot of shit files.. make sure you read the comments before downloading a file to see what others have to say about it.
http://www.filelist.org/signup - One of the best. IF it says sorry.. they've reached the user limit.. bookmark and keep trying every 30 mins or so.. eventually you'll get a registration form.
http://torrentit.com - The best site I've ever found torrent wise. Great releases.. good seeders and a hell of alot of files. Something new posted every few minutes. No shit files.. all the best of the best and all work perfectly. Currently not accepting new members.. it's invite only. I get 10 invites when I reach the rank of Power User.. if you want an invite off me when it happens PM me.
Downloading torrents is as easy as clicking the torrent download link. If your browser asks you to choose what program to open with.. choose Bit Torrent. If not.. just save the torrent file to your computer.. and open it using Azureus.
It'll start downloading.
Have a read on the forums of FileList/Torrentspy etc.. for more info.. but once you get the hang of it you'll never look back.
WinRAR.
http://www.download.com/WinRAR/3000-2250_4...tml?tag=lst-0-1
WinRAR is alot like WinZIP.. it allows you to open .rar files that are compressed.
Alot of large files like movies and such come in 50+ .rar files in a folder. With WinRAR installed.. you just open the first .rar in the folder and automatically behind the scenes they'll all combine to give you the main file.
Simple to use.. same as WinZIP just a different file extension.