ZoneAlarm (Free): Protects You and Your Data From Harm
http://tinyurl.com/2psge9
FRAPS: For Taking Pics Or Movies In Game
http://www.fraps.com/setup.exe
Trillian: Mutli-IM client
http://www.ceruleanstudios.com/
Avast! Anti-Virus: Anti-Virus Utility
http://www.avast.com/index.html
Mihov Utilities: Various Utilities
http://www.mihov.com/eng/ir.html
DVD Shrink: Backs Up Your DVD's
http://www.dvdshrink.org/what.html
SpeedFan: Monitors The Temps Of Your CPU, Mobo, Etc.
http://www.almico.com/speedfan432.exe
Prime95 (Windows 32-bit): For Testing RAM, CPU, Etc
http://mersenne.org/gimps/p95v2414.zip
Opera: Alternate Web Browser
http://www.filehippo.com/download_opera/
Comodo Firewall 2.4 (does not support x64 or Vista YET): Handy Free Firewall That Consumes Less Resources Than ZoneAlarm
http://www.filehippo.com/download_comodo/
Crap Cleaner (CCleaner)2.0: Cleans Unused Files From Your Computer
http://www.filehippo.com/download_ccleaner/
SpywareBlaster: Keeps Spyware From Installing In Your Computer.
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/spywareblaster.html
nTune: Monitors Video Card
http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=1560
SUPER_PI: Tests CPU
ftp://pi.super-computing.org/windows/super_pi.zip
Coolbits 2.0: Utility For nVidia Video Cards. Applies Overclocking Ability
http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=815
3DMark01: Benchmark Utility
http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=320
3DMark03: Benchmark Utility
http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=576
3DMark05: Benchmark Utility
http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=874
3DMark06: Benchmark Utility
http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=1297
Aquamark 3: Benchmark Utility for Video Card (Does not work on Vista)
http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=673
Xfire: Instant Messaging Program - Tracks Game Stats
http://xfireimg.com/xfire/client/xfsite/xfire_installer.exe
DiskCheckup: Monitors S.M.A.R.T On Your Hard Drive
http://www.download.com/3001-2248_4-10703579.html
Ad-Aware 2007 (Free): Updated version of Ad-Aware SE
http://www.majorgeeks.com/Ad-Aware_2007_d506.html
Sygate Personal Firewall: Free Personal Firewall
http://www.snapfiles.com/php/download.php?id=103351
Arctic Silver 5 Instructions: Shows you How To Apply AS5
http://www.arcticsilver.com/arctic_silver_instructions.htm
AVG Anti-Virus 7.5: Protects You Against Viruses - One of the Best Free Anti-viruses
http://free.grisoft.com/filedir/inst/avg75free_487a1130.exe
AVG Anti-Spyware: Protects You Against Spyware/Malware. Better than Spybot (IMO)
http://free.grisoft.com/filedir/inst/avgas-setup-7.5.1.43.exe
ZoneAlarm Anti-Virus (15-day free trial): Does what it says. Its an Anti-Virus
http://download.zonealarm.com/bin/free/1043_zl/zaavSetup_en.exe
AVG Anti-Rootkit: Scans Your Computer For Rootkits:
http://free.grisoft.com/filedir/beta/avgarkt/avgarkt-setup-1.1.0.42.exe
ZoneAlarm Pro (15-day free trial; Does not support Vista at this time): Does the same as the free version but better and "more bells and whistles" so to speak.
http://download.zonealarm.com/bin/free/1043_zl/zapSetup_70_408_000_en.exe
Security Utilities
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/securityutilities.mspx?wt.svl=featured
Networking Utilities: Tools For Your Networking Needs
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/networkingutilities.mspx?wt.svl=featured
File and Disk Utilities: Various Utilities For Your Files and Disks
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/fileanddiskutilities.mspx?wt.svl=featured
TuneUp Utilities 2007: Cleans Up The Registry
http://www.download.com/TuneUp-Utilities-2007/3000-2094_4-10698444.html?tag=lst-0-1
Various Other Tools From Sysinternals
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/miscellaneousutilities.mspx?wt.svl=featured
Firefox 2.0.0.7: Alternate Web Browser
http://www.mozilla.com/products/download.html?product=firefox-2.0.0.7&os=win&lang=en-US
System Information Tools: View Information About Your Computer
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/systeminformationutilities.mspx?wt.svl=featured
Process Tools: Seems Self Explanatory
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/Processesandthreadsutilities.mspx?wt.svl=featured
Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.6: Alternate E-Mail Client
http://www.mozilla.com/products/download.html?product=thunderbird-2.0.0.6&os=win&lang=en-US
Ad-Aware SE Personal (Free): Scans Your PC for Spyware and Removes Them
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloadget.php?id=506&file=11&evp=8dbaff7daca8f4b55bf695220993fc0f
Spybot S&D: Another Spyware Program That Removes Spyware
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloadget.php?id=2471&file=11&evp=2470f9bfb0cc682334ff8c4459556118
FreeRam XP Pro: Utility To Help Free Space In Your RAM.
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloadget.php?id=1670&file=9&evp=770dde5d0b40e881f2342ea0fb3b3a24
Motherboard Monitor: Monitors Case Temp and CPU Temp
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloadget.php?id=311&file=11&evp=c230ac3b359a1981f1b0a9ee8fa4a983
Rivatuner: Utility to Tweak Your Video Card
http://downloads.guru3d.com/downloadget.php?id=163&file=7&evp=808c5fbc28230c888ecf1da10b9988dc
ATi TOOL: Utility to Tweak Your ATi Video Card (supports x86 and x64 XP and Vista)
http://downloads.guru3d.com/downloadget.php?id=733&file=7&evp=808c5fbc28230c888ecf1da10b9988dc
McAfee Avert Stinger
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloadget.php?id=4063&file=10&evp=9cf4d4f57a4c688fe042954e1ef29968
Hijack This! - In depth tool for scanning your computer for Spyware.
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloadget.php?id=5554&file=10&evp=4122712c2af084c815e5fd4f2b249d83
Everest Home 2.20 Home Edition: Tells You Your PC's Specs
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloadget.php?id=4181&file=11&evp=0da1e17dee7b6e8a3cc13fc5b7062019

Additions are welcome.

Tooshay...or however you spell it.


DVD Shrink
http://www.dvdshrink.org/what.html
Good program to backup DVDs onto your PC.

Its on there.

You can't forget all the great little utilities by SysInternals (now part of MS):
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/default.mspx

Ive being using this with good results for a few years.I bought it like the noob i was..lol.Luckily it works good.But now its free..Kind of like FreeRam XP Pro
http://www.microsmartsllc.com/speeditup.html


and what about AVS its a great free AV,Ive been using it for 2 years now trouble free.
http://www.avast.com/index.html

Or any of these programs(oops i didnt see this thin your list the frist time mark)
http://www.mihov.com/eng/ir.html

I always use this image resizer
http://www.imageresizer.com/

here is a goody
DVD43 is a free decrypter.
http://www.dvd43.com/

Everest Home Edition ( may not work on Vista )
Good program for a complete analysis of your PC, with the ability to save it as a .txt or .html ( good for posting on forums ). Also will tell you temps of HDDs, CPU, GPU and system. Pretty much tells everything you need to know about your PC.
http://filehippo.com/download_everest_home/

Stein said:
That's...on there too. XD

And no, it does not work that well with Vista.

FastStone Image Editor.
http://www.faststone.org/FSViewerDetail.htm
Free for Home Users

Irfanview Image Editor
http://www.irfanview.com/

Here's a good freeware resource. The website editors do a very good job of vetting the programs, and have multiple mirrors for most programs listed. Site also includes some shareware/donateware programs. They warn you if a program contains toolbars, is adware, etc. There are other good download sites (like filehippo) but I like majorgeeks.
http://www.majorgeeks.com



Another source of info about good freeware programs is Ian Richard's (Gizmo) site. He reviews and compares software and has often agreed with me (or at the least programs I've found useful and reliable are on his list) By definition, he therefore knows what he's doing.
http://www.techsupportalert.com/best_46_free_utilities.htm

I have Everest Ultimate installed in Vista on my other partition and it works wonderfully. It even has an option to put the temp information and stuff into Vista's sidebar.

Mark Allen said:

Great minds think alike/use same programs?

Ctrl+F to search for words on a page. Works in both Firefox and MS IE. So use it. That way you can make sure your not posting the same utilities as someone else.

I did do that for Hijackthis, probably typo'd it. Probably wrong webpage as well, I had just woken up...gimme a break.

Stein said:
*hands Stein a Kit Kat*

hahahahaha

Mark Allen said:

Super Pi is more like a benchmark for you CPU. It calculates Pi to a decimal you choose. 1 Million is the standard test most people do to compare CPUs.

Adam K. said:
How'd I mess that up?

Yeah, those SysInternal programs are great ... my favorite is Process Monitor (not to be confused with Process Explorer). It's great for nailing down what program is doing what, and when.

McFly said:
I added individual links for each category. So when you click on the link for "Networking Utilities", it will pop up with the website and all of the networking utilities they have to offer.