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Title: Top 10 Windows 7 Booster Apps
Post by: zridling on October 29, 2009, 07:58 AM

[ You are not allowed to view attachments ] (http://ninite.com/)

Lifehacker strikes again with a good start: Top 10 Windows 7 Booster Apps (http://lifehacker.com/5388948/top-10-windows-7-booster-apps), which include:

• ninite (http://ninite.com/)
  
• VistaSwitcher (http://www.ntwind.com/software/vistaswitcher.html)
  
• Ultimate Windows Tweaker (http://www.thewindowsclub.com/ultimate-windows-tweaker-v2-a-tweak-ui-for-windows-7-vista)
  
• StandaloneStack (http://www.chrisnsoft.com/standalonestack/)
  
• Hulu Desktop Integration (http://huluwmc.teknowebworks.com/) (Hulu, really?)
  
• WinFox (http://www.compugeeksoftware.com/software/winfox.aspx)
  
• Gmail Notifier Plus (http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/Gmail-Notifier-Plus/1243868925/1)
  
• Windows 7 System Recovery Discs (http://neosmart.net/blog/2009/windows-7-system-repair-discs/)
  
• Logon Changer for Windows 7 (http://tweaks.com/software/tweakslogon/)
  
• CSMenu (http://windows7forums.com/windows-7-desktop-customization/5369-windows-7-classic-start-menu.html)

To make it easier, will ninite install all of these at once? And one commenter was right: Where the heck is CCleaner (http://www.ccleaner.com/)!

Title: Re: Top 10 Windows 7 Booster Apps
Post by: f0dder on October 29, 2009, 10:07 AM

And one commenter was right: Where the heck is CCleaner (http://www.ccleaner.com/)!

-zridling (October 29, 2009, 07:58 AM)

On my "overrated to the max" list :)

Title: Re: Top 10 Windows 7 Booster Apps
Post by: zridling on October 30, 2009, 06:51 AM

Really? I love that it empties out histories and browser files and other trash all at the same time.

Title: Re: Top 10 Windows 7 Booster Apps
Post by: 40hz on October 30, 2009, 10:35 AM

I dunno. I haven't seen anybody gushing all that much over CCleaner in any of the reviews I've read.

And classifying something as a "Top 10" add-on isn't the same thing as going out and hyping it. Personally, I've found CCleaner to be a handy little app to have - even if I don't take the afternoon off and go 'party' every time a new release comes out.

 ;D

Title: Re: Top 10 Windows 7 Booster Apps
Post by: Innuendo on October 30, 2009, 10:43 AM

I find CCleaner to be invaluable in regards to cleaning out all the temp files and directories in one click. Now having said that, that's all I use CCleaner for. I don't use its uninstaller, registry cleaner, or any of the other stuff.

Title: Re: Top 10 Windows 7 Booster Apps
Post by: Hirudin on October 30, 2009, 10:50 PM

That installer looks awesome! I don't know if I'll use it or not (so many of the programs I use are portable so I just copy the folders).

They got CCleaner into the list, by the way.