Best free software for VISTA

I know there is a thread for Windows, but that thread is dominated by XP software. Seeing as how Vista is realesed and will eventually have the primary market share, maybe we should start a list of Vista's best software.

Yes/No?

 

sounds good to me

 

Good

Now there are 2.

I just got my laptop in tonight and ill be formating and all of that good stuff over the next few days and experimenting also, so hopefully ill find some good stuff

 

Yes - I thought a thread like this would be a good idea and was going to start one. Thanks for beating me to it In the process of setting up a Vista system, shall return with some entries for list

 

http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-antivirus-and-windows-vista.html

Avast will work on vista, for Anti-Virus

 

Once we get some more software I will edit my orignal listing with the software and the links.

 

Thanks for doing this, especially for maintaining it. It's nice to have the original thread up to date with all the links rather than going through page after page after page...

 

I think it should just be Software/Apps that were actually created with Vista in mind. Most programs listed in the free apps section are Compatible with Vista too, so it will sort of be a repeat. I'm more concerned with knowing apps that don't work with Vista or are made with Vista in mind at the moment.

 

Im sure most of them are compatible with Vista, but thats the key word, most. Id like to have a list that is a known good. And with the first posting a lot of the programs are spread out through all 25 pages.

 

Well I can't wait till the new Yahoo Messenger for Vista comes out!! Its going to be tight.

 

Lets just start with the basics :

a. Microsoft Office 2007 : expensive and made by Microsoft. But hey, they created with Vista in mind.
b. Norton Internet Security 2007 : replace Defender and One Care with this. Surprisingly slim, does not hog resources and the Vista version is bugless (at least until now). You have to download the Vista version (50 MB) even though you bought the box.
c. Fire Fox 2.0

 

Although I have both of those and agree that they are good programs, only "c" qualifies as "free software for VISTA" which is what the thread is titled.

 

I'll chime in here -

I'm using AVG 7.5 ( Linky) as my virus scanner. It's free, and the latest version is fully compatible with vista.

It's decently lightweight (only a few running processes) - and for a free program, works splendidly.

 

That does look pretty cool, even though I don't like Yahoo! Messenger.

I agree with LiveFromNYC, we should not repeat the XP list. You can simply test the application by installing it and seeing if it works, let's not clutter this list...

Also, don't list Microsoft software as it was obviously created to be compatible with Vista.

Matt

 

I used to love Yahoo messenger. Now, the chat rooms are filled with autobots to the point that you can't even have a conversation anymore. I haven't really used a messenger in quite a while and yahoo's Voice capability sucks now. Do you know of any cool messengers created with Vista in mind?

 

I gave up on Yahoo chat rooms years ago. But the Vista Messenger look cool as hell.

I been chating on PalTalk for the longest now ...... Find the right rooms and it's a nice experience.

 

Yeah, this is the trend that the rest of the messengers should follow with Vista...

Now, on a completely different note, does anyone know any good video encoding software that's fast, reliable, and made with Vista in mind?

 

I dont want a cluttered list any more than the next guy so I will be making updates on it weekly (as long as posts are coming in). But we also have to remember that there are going to be people who dont know what XP is. Its going to happen, and im sure people will refer to where ever but at least having Vista in the title will help them with searches.