Best software for Windows?

Zdravko · 07-05-2007

What are the best Windows applications that you use?

metaphor- · 07-05-2007

well, although it is very limited, i use paint quite a bit! Print Screen pasting and such..

I WISH windows had a " I WILL RESTART WHEN IM DAMN WELL READY BUTTON! " Man that drives me crazy, almost as much as active X or regedit.

Zdravko · 07-05-2007

Okay, PrintScreen seems to work at least

MRiGnS · 07-05-2007

config tools, very powerfull:

<super>+r
-->regedit
-->msconfig
-->services.msc

image converting:
irfan view

image editing:
gimp

archiving:
7zip

irc:
xchat

IM:
gaim or psy

music player:
foobar2000

qtwerp · 07-05-2007

music: winamp
(large collection): mediamonkey

image editor: gimp

archiver: winrar

irc: mirc

image viewer: irfanview

status monitor: mbm5

video: media player classic with K-Lite Mega Codec Pack / vlc

internet browser: firefox

word processor: abiword

text editor: notepad

programming editor: textpad

spreadsheets: openoffice

Charbucks · 07-05-2007

Notepad++ is one of the best editors I've ever used... much better than anything else except maybe UltraEdit for editing large files (+200 mb).

Zdravko · 07-05-2007

From the above listed apps I will try IrfanView.

DCboI · 07-05-2007

Calculator for the win :P

Zdravko · 07-06-2007

Okay, Irfan View seems complicated for me. I will try WinAmp.

hessiess · 07-09-2007

dont use windows apps for anything mutch anymore

hackle577 · 07-09-2007

Paint.NET is a pretty decent image editor, although you'll need some version of the .NET Framework.

chiefbutz · 07-09-2007

well personally I like fdisk, it is a command line utility, very useful

rjwood · 07-09-2007

Windows, what's windows?

pENdr4gON · 07-10-2007

I guess most if not all programs we use in Windows has an equal or equivalent in both Linux and Mac. There will always be a handful of proprietary programs that are found lacking in the Linux world. However good The Gimp is it's not Photoshop. Gimp is good enough for what I need it for but I know some people that have found it lacking and will stick to Photoshop.

My only reason for keeping Windows around is my love of FPS gaming.

So if I were to recommend a Windows only program it would be the games that are made for it, like Battlefield:2

LaRoza · 07-17-2007

Dev-C++
Abiword
OpenOffice
HxD (Hex editor)
VLC
Firefox, Opera
ActivePython

kill_u · 12-08-2007

the best app for windows(aka боза) is fdisk i think. it will remove any viruses, troyans and spyware in this OS

kevmartin · 12-08-2007

Adobe Photoshop and Photoshop Elements
Dreamweaver
PHPEdit
Poser
WS_FTP Pro
Absolut Telnet

These are the main reasons my last conversion to Linux failed - I simply could not find anything comparable on the Linux platform so was constantly switching between 2 computers or dual-booting (both of which became very old very fast).

Some other major apps that I use a lot but did not cause problems when switching to Linux - Thunderbird, Office

pkslot · 12-08-2007

Back in the day, when windows was something called 98se, the best software was photoshop. But the best function by far, was ctrl+alt+delete

Now a days i won't touch any ms app. with a ten feet pole.

Edit: REGEDIT was quite the command too

holihue · 12-13-2007

Text editor: Notepad++

Archive tool: Winrar / 7zip

Image editor: Gimp

Video Playback: Vlc

Web browser: Firefox

Word processor: OpenOffice

Programming in python: Notepad++ / IDLE

3D Modeling: Blender (Maybe not the best, but that is the only I used in Windows)

holihue · 12-13-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by rjwood

Windows, what's windows?

You know... When you wash your windows, the tools you use...

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qtwerp Retired User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 372	Re: Best software for Windows? music: winamp (large collection): mediamonkey image editor: gimp archiver: winrar irc: mirc image viewer: irfanview status monitor: mbm5 video: media player classic with K-Lite Mega Codec Pack / vlc internet browser: firefox word processor: abiword text editor: notepad programming editor: textpad spreadsheets: openoffice
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pENdr4gON Less than 3 miles from the sea Join Date: May 2007 Location: Pompey UK Posts: 177	Re: Best software for Windows? I guess most if not all programs we use in Windows has an equal or equivalent in both Linux and Mac. There will always be a handful of proprietary programs that are found lacking in the Linux world. However good The Gimp is it's not Photoshop. Gimp is good enough for what I need it for but I know some people that have found it lacking and will stick to Photoshop. My only reason for keeping Windows around is my love of FPS gaming. So if I were to recommend a Windows only program it would be the games that are made for it, like Battlefield:2
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07-17-2007	#15 (permalink)
LaRoza Just getting started Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 14	Re: Best software for Windows? Dev-C++ Abiword OpenOffice HxD (Hex editor) VLC Firefox, Opera ActivePython

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pkslot Eligible for a custom title Join Date: May 2007 Location: Denmark Posts: 339	Re: Best software for Windows? Back in the day, when windows was something called 98se, the best software was photoshop. But the best function by far, was ctrl+alt+delete Now a days i won't touch any ms app. with a ten feet pole. Edit: REGEDIT was quite the command too Last edited by pkslot : 12-08-2007 at 06:27 PM.
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