Top 10 PC Programs Everyone Should Have

There are millions of free and open source projects available, many of them better than any commercially available product. Below is a short listing of what we think is the best out there, broken down into ten categories.

1. Antivirus and Malware Protection

Most PC users realize that they need protection on their computer or may have an installed antivirus program from their computer manufacturer. What most don't realize is that there are free programs that are just as good and in some cases better than the commercial products. Below are our recommendations:

Antivirus program: Avast! or AVG

Malware and Spyware protection: Malwarebytes

2. Backup solutions

There are dozens of free and commercially available backup programs for computers. Unfortunately many of those backups are stored locally, meaning if your house were to catch fire, get robbed, or if you lost your backup discs all your data would be lost. This is why when dealing with important data we suggest users use online backup services.

Online backup solution: Mozy or Dropbox

3. Browsers

Although Microsoft Internet Explorer comes pre-installed on Windows computers. There are several excellent free alternatives that everyone should try. These free alternatives can often be faster, have more options, and in many cases be more secure than Internet Explorer.

Internet Browser: Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome

4. Compression utility

When downloading files on the Internet you'll eventually encounter a .zip, .rar, or other compressed file. Dealing with these files can be easy with our below free file compression utility.

File compression utility: 7-Zip

5. Disc Ripper and Creation Utility

Creating an audio or data CD/DVD, ripping the data from an audio CD, or creating a CD from a .ISO file can also be done freely using our below free recommendation.

CD burner utility: CDBurnerXP

6. E-mail

E-mail is yet another service that can be done freely. Most users today use online e-mail

solutions like the one listed below. However, for those still using an e-mail client such as Microsoft Outlook we strongly suggest one or both of the below suggestions.

E-mail client: Mozilla Thunderbird

Online e-mail: Gmail

7. FTP, SFTP, and SSH Utility

Users who maintain their own web page or need to upload or download files to or from a server will have to use an FTP utility or a SSH client. There are many commercial programs capable of doing this but our below free recommendations beats them all.

FTP client: Filezilla
SSH client: Putty

8. Image Editor, Paint Program and Picture Organizer

There are many great free solutions for editing, creating, and organizing your images on your computer. Many of the programs capable of doing these tasks can be several hundred dollars, but all of the below programs are completely free.

Image editor: GIMP
Paint program: Paint.net
Picture organizer: Google Picasa

9. Multimedia

There are dozens of different multimedia programs with different capabilities and limitations. Below are our top free multimedia programs for watching video files and recording audio.

Audio editing and creating tool: Audacity
Video and DVD Player: VLC

10. Office Suite

An Office suite such as Microsoft Office is often one of the most expensive programs that a user can install on their computer. Why install these expensive programs when there are free solutions that are just as good.

Office suite: OpenOffice
Notepad and Source code editor: Notepad++

Conclusion

Finally we got the information about which programs shuold have on everyone's PC. Hope you like my article.

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How to Resolve Program "Has Stopped Working"

The message must have often encountered if you are a true game downloader. Well the error message is very annoying, after you download the game in hopes the game can we play soon. The error even when on the run with error message warning the program "Has Stopped Working". Did you know that when most likely the actual error message appears because your PC has gone wrong? there may well cause problems in the software. could be due to registry errors, virus, or a driver problem. So to overcome these problems, try the following tips:

Step Fix:

1.Press Windows + Pause break, or if you are still confused, Control Panel> System and Security> System. it will appear as shown below

 2. Go To "Advance System Settings".

3. Once open then in "Performance" click on "Setting"

 4. Then check "Turn on Deep all program and service except" residence add a crash program. then click open.

 5. Is complete, well now try to re-test the program that had an error Has Stopped Working.

Additionally, if it still crashes also add the this way:

1. All non-enabled AV

2. In compatibility mode to mutually to not crash (how, right-click the program - properties - compatibilty)

To change to a win win vista sp2 sp3 live check "run this program in compatibitly mode for:"
If we are using windows7 usually compatibilty mode.
in addition
If all of the above still did not work, and still crashes as well. Uninstall the program crashes before then please check the health of your PC from virus attacks. Now install the program again.

 

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Repair Windows Xp Without Installing CD

If you have some bugs in your Windows Xp and want to repair it.Then Usually you need a Installing CD to Fix Them.But If you didn't have then try this.

Repair Windows Xp Without Installing CD

1. Click on START and then RUN.

2. Type webfldrs.msi

3. This will start the process to repair your windows problems.
    Follow the instructions.

   

4. In next screen, choose SELECT REINSTALL MODE.
   A new window will appear.
   Put check marks on all the options and click OK.
   This will take few minutes.

5. When the process will complete, it will ask for RESTART your pc.
 

6. Just Restart your computer and you will be amazed that you have fixed the problems without having BOOTABLE or INSTALLATION CD.

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