Ace
07-17-06, 10:29 PM
I posted this somewhere else quite a while ago, just figured I may as well put it here too. I guess it's none too comprehensive now, and come to think of it some of it might even be... *out of date*... but what the heck. Take it or leave it.
Firefox - You need the unofficial Deer Park release for x64, and I recommend this build as opposed to the one more commonly found on the net. This is because this is Deer Park version 1.5.0.3, as opposed to 1.6a, which means pretty much all the extensions will work with this version, compared with only a handful for the 1.6a build.
http://www.vector64.com/WindowsBuilds.html
Ultramon - the software that enhances multi-monitor support in Windows - has an x64 build. You do, however, have to pay for it, although there is a 30-day trial.
http://www.realtimesoft.com/ultramon/download.asp
SmartFTP - Decent FTP program - x64 client - free
http://www.smartftp.com/download/
O&O Defrag Pro - for defragging on x64, you can't get better than this piece of software. It's far from free, but it works like a charm, and there's a free trial. Scroll down to the bottom of the page for x64.
http://www.oo-software.com/en/download/
Daemon Tools - The essential DVD/CD emulator - free, comes with a couple of other programs bundled free - you can just choose not to install them.
http://www.daemon-tools.cc/dtcc/download.php?mode=ViewCategory&catid=5
Synergy - The program that permits KB/mouse sharing over a LAN, with support for all sorts of OSs, unofficially comes to x64. I haven't yet got this working in conjunction with other versions - let me know if you do. It's free.
http://www.mozilla-x86-64.com/archives/2006/02/synergy_for_win.html
Prime 95 - Free of course, this program is often used for stress testing PCs.
http://www.mersenne.org/freesoft.htm
7-Zip - Archiving utility, supports the increasingly popular 7z format, along with zip, tar, bzip, and can unpack rar, cab, iso and more. It's free under the GNU GPL.
http://www.7-zip.org/download.html
Style XP - If you want to go about giving XP a makeover, this isn't a bad program to start with. It isn't free, but it does work very nicely and can be made to use no resources.
http://www.tgtsoft.com/download.php
Another option you have if you fancy styling XP is grabbing the uxtheme.dll patcher from here (http://www.planetamd64.com/index.php?download=498), using it to patch your uxtheme.dll file to accept 3rd party visual styles, reboot, then grabbing the visual style file that suits you, and simply double click the .msstyles file to load. You can find some skins here (http://www.planetamd64.com/index.php?dlcategory=46).
Codecs - If you want to run video files, you'll need some codecs. The AC3 audio codec (ac3acm64.zip) and the Xvid video codec (xvid64.zip) along with the lame MP3 audio codec (lame64.zip) can all be found:
http://okejl.dk/dunstan/
And that's all I can think of at the moment.
It's worth pointing out that practically anything else you need can be found at the site below, drivers included.
http://www.planetamd64.com/index.php?act=downloads
Cheers
Firefox - You need the unofficial Deer Park release for x64, and I recommend this build as opposed to the one more commonly found on the net. This is because this is Deer Park version 1.5.0.3, as opposed to 1.6a, which means pretty much all the extensions will work with this version, compared with only a handful for the 1.6a build.
http://www.vector64.com/WindowsBuilds.html
Ultramon - the software that enhances multi-monitor support in Windows - has an x64 build. You do, however, have to pay for it, although there is a 30-day trial.
http://www.realtimesoft.com/ultramon/download.asp
SmartFTP - Decent FTP program - x64 client - free
http://www.smartftp.com/download/
O&O Defrag Pro - for defragging on x64, you can't get better than this piece of software. It's far from free, but it works like a charm, and there's a free trial. Scroll down to the bottom of the page for x64.
http://www.oo-software.com/en/download/
Daemon Tools - The essential DVD/CD emulator - free, comes with a couple of other programs bundled free - you can just choose not to install them.
http://www.daemon-tools.cc/dtcc/download.php?mode=ViewCategory&catid=5
Synergy - The program that permits KB/mouse sharing over a LAN, with support for all sorts of OSs, unofficially comes to x64. I haven't yet got this working in conjunction with other versions - let me know if you do. It's free.
http://www.mozilla-x86-64.com/archives/2006/02/synergy_for_win.html
Prime 95 - Free of course, this program is often used for stress testing PCs.
http://www.mersenne.org/freesoft.htm
7-Zip - Archiving utility, supports the increasingly popular 7z format, along with zip, tar, bzip, and can unpack rar, cab, iso and more. It's free under the GNU GPL.
http://www.7-zip.org/download.html
Style XP - If you want to go about giving XP a makeover, this isn't a bad program to start with. It isn't free, but it does work very nicely and can be made to use no resources.
http://www.tgtsoft.com/download.php
Another option you have if you fancy styling XP is grabbing the uxtheme.dll patcher from here (http://www.planetamd64.com/index.php?download=498), using it to patch your uxtheme.dll file to accept 3rd party visual styles, reboot, then grabbing the visual style file that suits you, and simply double click the .msstyles file to load. You can find some skins here (http://www.planetamd64.com/index.php?dlcategory=46).
Codecs - If you want to run video files, you'll need some codecs. The AC3 audio codec (ac3acm64.zip) and the Xvid video codec (xvid64.zip) along with the lame MP3 audio codec (lame64.zip) can all be found:
http://okejl.dk/dunstan/
And that's all I can think of at the moment.
It's worth pointing out that practically anything else you need can be found at the site below, drivers included.
http://www.planetamd64.com/index.php?act=downloads
Cheers