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DIY Media Home Files: Made Here
DIY Media Home Hosted Files (but not made by us)
The Bluetooth Guide Files
| Details | Primary (SkyDrive HTTP) | Mirror 1 (Google HTTP) | Mirror 2 (DIYMH FTP) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcom Blutonium Uninstaller |  |  |  |
| TDK BlueAlert Utility | | | |
| Bluetooth Guide v1 (26-Oct-2003) |  | | |
| Bluetooth Guide v2 (16-Feb-2004) | | | |
| Bluetooth Guide v3 (8-May-2004) | | | |
| Bluetooth Guide v3b (15-Sept-2004) |  | | |
| Installation INF for 3Com 3CRWB6096B version 3 PC Card |  | | |
| Widcomm Installation Driver Recognition File (for v 1.4.3.4) | | | |
| USB Firmware Update Utility | | | |
| Generic CSR Firmware (31st March 2004) v839 for BlueCore2 based devices |  | | |
| Dell CSR Firmware (29th March 2004) for Dell devices only | | | |
| Fix for (some) USB dongles that are stuck in DFU mode after a firmware update (including the D-Link DBT-120 rev B3) | | | |
| Disable Key Indication Registry Fragment |  | | |
| Microsoft Windows XP Pre-SP2 Bluetooth Patch (Q323183) | | | |
| Disable Network Security Registry Fragment | | | |
| Widcomm Bluetooth Diagnostic / Monitoring Tool | | | |
External Links
Browsers
| x86 32bit | x64 AMD64 x86-64 64bit | |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla Firefox | 12.0 | Minefield alpha nightlies |
| Google Chrome | 18.0.1025.162 | no |
| Microsoft Internet Explorer | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| Apple Safari | 5.1.5 | no |
| Opera | 11.62 | no |
Codecs & Media Players
| x86 32bit | x64 AMD64 x86-64 64bit | |
|---|---|---|
| ffdshow Tryouts | Build 3949 | Build 3949 |
| MPC-HC | ||
| Haali Media Splitter | Combined installer 03-03-2011 | |
| LAV Splitter | Combined installer 0.50.2 | |
| Quitetime Lite | 4.10 | no |
| Real Alternative | 2.02 | no |
| Xiph DirectShow Filters | combined installer 0.85.17777 | |
| VLC | 2.0.1 | no |
Media Related Apps
| x86 32bit | x64 AMD64 x86-64 64bit | |
|---|---|---|
| MediaBrowser | 2.5.3 | |
| Media Center Master | 2.00.7512.614 | no |
| MCEBuddy | 2.1.8 | |
| MC-TVConverter | Version 2 | |
| WMPTagPlus | 1.2 | no |
| TunerFreeMCE | 5.0.7 | |
| My Channel Logos | 2.10 | |
| StarkCovers | 10.28.2009 | |
| Remote Potato | 1.0.6 | |
| GuideTool | 1.2.4 | |
| Collaborative ImagesByName | 07-28-2010 | |
| GraphStudio | 0.3.2.0 | 0.3.2.0 |
| GraphEdit | 10.0 | 10.0 |
| Win7DSFilterTweaker | 5.2 | |
| Media Foundation Topology Editor | MFT_Editor | |
| VC1tweak | VC1tweak thread on doom9 | |
Windows Updates, Runtimes and Plugins
| x86 32bit | x64 AMD64 x86-64 64bit | |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Security Essentials | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Microsoft .NET Framework | 1.0 (only if you really need it) 1.1 (only if you really need it) 3.5 SP1 (includes 2.0, 3.0) 4.0 | |
| Java Runtimes | JRE 7 update 4 | JRE 7 update 4 |
| Adobe Flash Player | 11.2.202.233 | |
| Microsoft Silverlight | 5.0.61118.0 | |
| Microsoft Visual C++ | 2005 SP1 2008 SP1 2010 SP1 | 2005 SP1 2008 SP1 2010 SP1 |
| Microsoft DirectX 9.0c | v9.29.1974 (18-Apr-2011) | |
| Windows Installer | 4.5 (Not required for Windows 7 or Server 2008 R2) | |
Microsoft Service Packs
| Format | x86 32bit | x64 AMD64 x86-64 64bit |
|---|---|---|
| Windows XP | Service Pack 3 | Service Pack 2 |
| Windows Vista | Service Pack 1 x86 Service Pack 2 x86 | Service Pack 1 x64 Service Pack 2 x64 |
| Windows 7 | Service Pack 1 | |
| Windows Server 2003 | Service Pack 2 x86 | Service Pack 2 x64 |
| Windows Server 2008 | Service Pack 2 x86 | Service Pack 2 x64 |
| Windows Server 2008 R2 | Service Pack 1 | |
| Office 2003 | Service Pack 3 | |
| Office 2007 | Service Pack 3 | |
| Office 2010 | Service Pack 1 x86 | Service Pack 1 x64 |
Document viewers
| Format | Details |
|---|---|
| Word (DOC, DOCX) | Word Viewer 2010. Opens both DOC and DOCX word documents from Word 97, 2000, XP, 2003, 2007 and 2010. |
| Excel (XLS, XLSX) | Excel Viewer 2010. Opens both XLS and XLSX excel spreadsheets from Excel 97, 2000, XP, 2003, 2007 and 2010. |
| Powerpoint (PPT, PPTX) | PowerPoint Viewer 2010. Opens both PPT and PPTX powerpoint presentations from PowerPoint 97, 2000, XP, 2003, 2007 and 2010. |
| Acrobat (PDF) | Adobe Reader X. Opens all PDF files. |
Recommended Free Utilities
| App | Description |
|---|---|
| IcoFX 1.6.4 | Free icon extractor and editor. Supports full alpha transparency, windows 7 x64 and 256×256 pixel icons amongst other features. Note: Version 2 and up is no longer freeware. |
| EAC | Exact Audio Copy. Enables bit-perfect jitter-free ripping of audio CD’s, including compression to common formats including FLAC |
| MP3tag | Audio-file tagger. Includes intelligent filename < – > tag conversion, support for a wide range of tagging formats and full manual control of all tag / meta data. |
| ProduKey | Utility to retrieve serial numbers from microsoft products prior to a reinstall. |
| ClownBD | Utility to rip HD video from BluRay disks. Enables reauthoring, stream selection, and automatic merging of the m2ts files that make up the movie. |
| CCleaner & CCEnhancer | Utility, and extra application profiles, to clean up unneeded files and programs from windows. |
| System Ninja | Utility to clean up unneeded files and programs from windows. |
| CPU-Z | Utility to identify the hardware in your system. |
| Speccy | Utility to identify the hardware in your system. Offers more general system information than the alternatives. |
| SpeedFan | Utility to monitor and control temperatures and fan speeds. |
| VirtualDub or VirtualDubMod | Utility to edit, enhance and recode video. Extendable with plugins. See the article for more information on 64bit plugins |
| Key Update Tool | Utility from Microsoft to change the serial key for an installed instance of windows. Especially useful if an OEM licensed machine has been installed with a corporate key and need to be reverted. |
| 7zip | Decompression utility with support for all common formats. Achieves very high compression. |
| RT Se7en Lite | Create customised Windows 7 install disks, including slipstreaming service packs. |
| Free DVD MP3 Ripper | Freeware utility which can extract audio from DVD, VCD/SVCD and MPEG (MPEG-1, MPEG-2) files into MP3s. |
| RegShot | Freeware utility which takes a before and after snapshot of the Windows registry. Very useful for identifying changes made to the registry by programs, especially during installation. |
| InSSIDer | Utility to detect the presence and details of nearby wireless networks. Effectively a Windows 7 compatible replacement for NetStumbler |
| RogueSpear’s Standard Installer | Small package with a very large number of very useful system utilities. Free registration required |
| DVD Flick | Simple DVD Authoring tool |
| Google Earth | Google’s famous satellite imagery of planet Earth |
| MediaInfo | Utility for identifying media file formats and the codecs contained within |
| Audacity | Free audio editing tool |
| Microsoft Pro Photo Tools | Utility to edit the metadata in photos |
| WordWeb | System Tray dictionary and thesaurus |
| Cue Splitter | Can split albums stored as a single audio file into separate tracks using an associated cue file |
| DrDOS Bootdisk | See the “Driver Free Disk For BIOS Flashing” section. |
| CDBurnerXP | CD, DVD and BluRay writing tool. |
| Radio Downloader | Podcast and BBC Radio Downloader. |
| PNGGauntlet | Excellent utility for compressing PNG images as much as possible. Uses the power of 3 utilities: PNGOUT, OptiPNG and DeflOpt. |
| Image Resizer | A right-click image resize utility, similar to the old Image Resizer PowerToy. Offers several options and resolutions. Compatible with Win 7, 64bit OSes. |
| Test Disk |
