The Best Free Open Source Software For Windows
Aug 5, 2009
If you run Microsoft Windows, you owe it to yourself to try these 10 killer open source apps -- InfoWorld's top picks By Randall C. Kennedy. To many, free open source software and Microsoft Windows seem to be mutually exclusive. After all, the open source development model is most closely associated with the Linux OS and, to a lesser degree, various Unix derivatives. So when you mention the two together, you often get some rather strange looks. This is a shame because there exists a growing landscape of compelling free and open source solutions just waiting for the intrepid Windows user
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May 21, 2008
Microsoft was set to announce Thursday that it would make the
interchangeable document format of a competitor available in its own
market-leading Office 2007 software during the first half of 2009.
The company, under pressure from European regulators, national standards
organizations and its own government clients, said it planned to give
customers the ability to open, edit and save documents in Open Document
Format - the main competitor to Word - through a free update.
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Jul 29, 2009
I broke down and decided to try the SeaMonkey newsreader. It's FREE and open source. Looks better than Outlook so far.
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May 24, 2008
I can get the right click drop down menu's 'View source' to always open a web page in MS Frontpage instead of Notepad? This is when I have a web page of a site I'm working with open on my screen in IE7. I use Windows Vista Home Premium. You could easily achieve this with WinXP using TweakUI but I don't know how to do it in Vista. Reason I want to do this is because the 'Edit with' button at taskbar at top of screen always greys out after any refresh of the page. Is there a registry tweak would let me fix this? Prefer not to have to install an entire tweaking program just for this one change.
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Feb 28, 2009
I've downloaded and installed Windows Live Mail because some of the 'features' in Outlook Express don't work in Windows Mail. I'll elaborate if needed. I was disappointed with Live mail as it doesn't provide me with the ability to edit the 'source' like OE or Windows Mail does; at least I wasn't able to find it. Seems to me that Live works more like Outlook Mail than Outlook Express.
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Apr 8, 2009
I have a HP Pavillion dv6000 laptop computer. HP Total Care Advisor tells me only 4% is free on drive C. I ran disk defragmentation, disk cleanup, and uninstalled a good amount of programs I no longer use. It did not do anything. Once and awhile I get a prompt in the bottom right corner saying that I have low disk space. When I click on it it wants to run disk cleanup which does absolutely nothing. How do I free up space and make my computer perform the best it can?
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May 21, 2009
When I click "View" while composing a new e-mail message in windows mail the only three options that I get are:
- Cc and Bc
- Status bar
- Customize toolbar
there is no "Edit source" option. What could be the problem? Does Windows Mail have this feature at all?
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Apr 26, 2010
1. AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 9.0 (Not Recommend): AVG Antivirus and Security Software - Download Free Antivirus
2. avast! Free Anti-Virus Edition: avast! Free Antivirus - Download Software for Virus Protection
3. Avira AntiVir Personal: Avira AntiVir Personal - FREE Antivirus
Please post if there are anymore free anti-virus editions. For #5 (Comodo Internet Security Suite), there is a bug. If you click the link, it will go to Comodo Anti-Virus, you can use Anti-Virus. If you want Internet Security, click it on the left side panel.
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Jun 28, 2009
If you own a Dell computer purchased on or after 26th June 09, you get a chance to free upgrade to Windows 7. You can find more details here.
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Sep 12, 2009
Quote: September 11, 2009 10:05 AM PDT Turn Vista into Windows 7 for free Every time Microsoft delivers a new OS it's possible to get many of the features of a Windows upgrade in the previous version of Windows. Windows 7 is no exception. Here's a roundup of a few things you can do to make Windows Vista as Windows 7-like as possible, without shelling out for the new OS.
We'll start out with a couple tweaks, then tell you about four free apps you can download. And a tip of the hat to the amazing Gina Trapani at Lifehacker, from whom I picked up several of these tricks.................. See Source: Turn Vista into Windows 7 for free | CNET TV -
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Sep 20, 2009
Hey guys, I was curious does counter-strike source run in 64bit? (uses all 8gb of memory i have).
Does anyone know a website that shows all like programs that can run on 64 bit?
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May 25, 2008
i used to play css at a friends and he always had this window where he would type in cheats and stuff. now i got css and the only thing i wanna type in is cl_crosshairscale 9999 which i find very useful. the problem is i dont have an idea how to type it in!
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Mar 14, 2007
1. Is it ok to delete windows.old to free up drive space?
2. I tried deleting it and in the recycling progress box thing, the file kept growing and growing. And when i select properties for Windows.old it too seems to be growing.
P.S. I did a custom install when I installed Home premium upgrade and I want to leave the past behind and start with a clean computer slate. I only have 77gb/225gb free. That's why I'm trying to delete it
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Dec 28, 2009
I recently received a new computer for Christmas and it runs a lot better than my old one. First thing I did was download CS:S and ARMA II, two games that I couldn't play on my old computer. At first Counter-Strike was running fine, but after I downloaded ARMA it began to have little connection hiccups which have screwed me over more than once. Then those hiccups became more frequent until eventually I could only stay in a room for about 2 minutes (1 round) before it would give me the WARNING: Connection Problem text. Then it seemingly fixes itself, only everyone on the map is invisible to me but they can still kill me. I try leaving and rejoining, and that fixes the invisibility problem, but the cycle just happens all over again. My ping is usually around 44 and I have a 5.71 Mbps down/ .42 up connection. I also have an Xbox 360 and a PS3, which I also play regularly and rarely get connection problems on those consoles. this is extremely frustrating to deal with and I'm trying to get into competitive pc gaming. I highly doubt that it's my connection, because the internet works fine on everything else, even ARMA II.
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Dec 26, 2008
whenever i enter a game in Cs : Source it lets me stay in for about 1 min then my monitor freezes and crashes to blue screen (error nvlddmkm.sys) or comp stays frozen.. i have to restart the hard way.
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Jan 12, 2010
We are looking for a software or add-in that can be installed within Vista Mail and that would automatically identify the country of origin of each email received... for example by showing a small country flag icon beside each incoming email within our mailbox.
We need to quickly filter spam and competitor emails from certain countries. At present, we do it manually by copy pasting the header of a suspicious mail into a website online that looks up the country of origin for us. So we would like to know of any add-in that automates this process, paid or otherwise, or any alternatives that people are using for this kind of problem.
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Mar 17, 2008
Nearly all sleep problems are caused by devices that are set to be able to wake the computer back up again.They can wake your computer instantly, randomly, or can cause your computer not to fully enter sleep mode and even cause it never to wake up. If you have any problems similar to the ones described then the following could be your cure.
Advanced Users: Check the system event log. The "power-troubleshooter" source will tell you what woke it up out of sleep. If it says "Wake Source: Unknown" Its most likely to do with step 3.
1) Disable Vista's multimedia sharing option from restricting sleep:
Type 'power options' in the start menu and press enter->Choose 'Balanced' -> 'Change plan settings' (for the chosen power plan) -> 'Change advanced power settings' -> Scroll down to 'Multimedia settings' -> Choose 'Allow the computer to sleep'
2) Prevent Devices from being able to wake your computer.
Type 'device manager' in the start menu and press enter
-> Expand 'Keyboards' -> Right click 'properties' on your keyboard -> 'Power Management' tab -> Deselect 'Allow this device to wake the computer' -> OK ,..............
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May 11, 2009
does anybody know the date of Windows 7 free upgrade for Vista?
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Jul 29, 2009
There are discussions on this general subject but no aparent resolution. About two months ago I was sometimes prevented from opening photo attachments on some emails received from the same party and sometimes could open them. By this I mean, I would click on the paperclip where a list of photos would appear and I'd click on on photo and I'd get a message saying: "Windows cannot find file name (photo captions used by sender).jpg. Make sure your typed the name correctly and then try again." Well, of course I didn't type the file name; the sender did. I could click on the save attachments, and once saved to a folder I could open them from the folder. I forwarded the mail to others, and they report no problems in viewing the photos. I can also view the photos in the email itself, but it would be necessary to scan up and down and from left to right to view the whold photo and the caption would not appear.
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Feb 27, 2010
I have been running IE8 vista on my Dell xps 630i using CA anti virus, the problem is every now and again when i click on the Windows mail icon i get a message telling me that there is another instance of mail running shut it down and reboot, I have done this I also have done the clean boot but it keeps happening
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Nov 10, 2009
i keep getting a message that says "windows mails could nto be started. initialaze junk filtering, you computer may be out of memory or you disc is full. (0x80004005)" once that message is gone another message the saying "windows mail could not be started because MSOE.DLL could not be initialized" i am not using google toolbar or McAfree or Nortan, i am using AVG How could i fix this problem?
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Dec 17, 2009
I've a web site url that apparently is unreachable from my PC (dhcp reserved address), MS Windows Vista Business and IE8, ONLY this website. I checked firewall and antivirus settings, i tried to bypass firewall, but problem persist. I changed from DHCP to Fixed IP, i changed DNS, but none. I also tried from Firefox / Chrome, same problem. Apparently the site is resolved from DNS but then not reachable. The tracert command shows that the request expire immediately, so it seems that the
request remains local and is not forwarded outside from my PC....
I've another PC, Windows XP Pro SP3, IE7 (also this dhcp reserved), it's joined in the same domain, so same dchp - dns - gateway and firewall rules...., same problem. This PC is a dual boot with Debian 5, so i tried to boot in linux and surprise...with Firefox that website opens immediately...and the tracert command shows that it is reachable among 4 nodes.... In linux the dhcp and the ip released is the same as XP....so it points to same default gateway and dns.....
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Sep 21, 2009
Whenever I click on any of my folders they just won't open I cant even right click on them and press open!! no folders wil open it just says that windows explorer is not responding!
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Apr 2, 2008
I had added about 3 printers to my printer (2 via network) but suddenly one day there weren't listed in 'My Printers'. I tried to add them again but it always show a message showing: Windows can't open Add Printer. The local print spooler service is not running. Please restart spooler or restart the machine' So i restarted the machine but still got the same message. what a 'print spooler' is and how to solve this problem
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Mar 23, 2008
I have read the messages of sharing Vista (Home Premium) and WindowsXP SP2. I am trying to set up a network between my desktop computer (OS WindowsXP SP2) and my HP Pavilion dv6690ej laptop (OS Vista Home Premium Hebrew edition). Both computers use the Windows Firewall. The router is the Siemens SL2-141 Modem router. The desktop computer is connected to the router through a Lan connection while the laptop is connected by a wireless connection.
The problem: Both computers are configured to have the same workgroup: MSHOME. While the WindowsXP computer recognizes the folders in the laptop (Vista), and can open the folders and files, the laptop recognizes the existence of the logical drives and folders in the desktop, but does not allow to open them, giving a message (freely translated from Hebrew): "There is no possibility to access the drives or folders in the XP desktop because maybe you do not have permission do so. Contact to the Network manager(?) to see if you have an access permission. There is not enough storage? to operate this process"
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Mar 23, 2008
Frequently I can't open Windows Mail. I discovered that it's still running in the background under Processes but it's not showing in Applications. The only way I can open Mail is the shut down WinMail.exe in processes. Does anyone know if there's a fix for this or is it just one of those glitches that Vista has? This only started happening a few months ago.
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Oct 21, 2009
When I am on a website & hit contact us, I get a message saying windows mail cannot open because another program is using it. maybe a virus scanner. I get a error 0x800C0155,2. Also something about MSOE,DLL can' find. What do I need to do to correct this?
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Feb 25, 2010
W. Mail sends this message - "This application has requested the run time to terminate in an unusual way. Please contact the application support team for more information." I have tried everything even going through the laborious Help procedures offered
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Feb 11, 2010
The computer has worked fine since then, I've used the internet at wi-fi hotspots around my city, with never a single problem...until last night. While I was on-line at home, I was checking a website that I have always checked before without issue when my Windows Defender suddenly popped open and said that my computer was under threat and blocked Internet Explorer from me and started running a diagnosic. Well apparently it said that I had like 26 infections in my computer. That I had worms, spyware, adware, that someone was watching my key logs, etc, etc, and it gave me the option to click on the remove all. So I clicked on it, but instead of doing anything, another message box appeared saying that my Windows Defender is not the full version and that I must either purchase the full version or enter my key code for it. I don't have a key code since I never bought this program, was pre-installed.
Anyways, now whenever I try to open Internet Explorer, the Windows Defender pops up and says that my IE is infected and asks if I would like to purchase the full Windows Defender. I have clicked on both options. If I say "no", the computer blocks my IE, if I say yes, it opens my IE, but instead of taking me to a Windows website, it takes me to www.antivirus-care.com, which my browser says does not exist and instead takes me to another page with a listing of anti-virus program sites to buy from. Well, all this seems fishy to me because I can't do anything with the Windows Defender program. I can't turn it off, I can't change its settings, or even look at other options it has. Instead whenever I try the message window of "would I like to buy the full version now?" appears and keeps appearing.
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Jun 5, 2009
Recently I can not open attachments in Windows Mail. I'll get the message :WindowsSystem32xxx.xls or xxx.doc can not be found. How can I solve this problem, in the past I did not have this problem....
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Jun 10, 2009
Right out of the blue I cannot open attachments with a .doc extention..I can open PDF attachments but not .doc. I use Open Office latest version. I can however save these attachments (usually resumes, I am a recruiter) to a folder on my desk top and view them from the folder. When I do try to open these resumes within windows mail I get an error window that says "c:windowssystem32 henthedocumentname.
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