ATI Catalyst Drivers 10.2. This is the February release.
You can read the release notes to learn about fixed and existing issues.
If you ever get any problems when updating drivers you can use Driver Sweeper after you have uninstalled you current drivers to clean your system for left over files. After that, reboot your computer and install the new ones. This will reduce the chance of having driver issues.
Real Alternative allows you to view RealMedia files without having to install the infamous RealMedia Player and everything that comes with it.
All RealMedia formats are supported, including plugins for web browsers to view streaming media.
The only difference between Regular and Lite packages is that the Lite version don’t installs Media Player Classic. If you are willing to try the best player, use the Regular installer.
A couple of days ago my Windows 7 Start Menu search stop displaying results and instead I only saw empty categories when I wrote something in the search box.
As it turned out, this is a somewhat common bug in Windows 7. For no reason, the search box will stop displaying results. Fortunately for us, Microsoft is aware of this and they are working on a fix.
In the meantime, you can fix this by deleting a registry key.
MKVToolnix is a set of command line tools to manipulate MKV files. It contains a graphical interface for MKV Merge which lets you edit many features of the matroska format, commonly knows as just MKV.
With it, you can add or delete video, audio or subtitle streams. You can add or delete chapters, add tags and many more things.
In my custom installer I have included another graphical interface (MKVextractGUI) for a tool called MKV Extract that lets you extract streams contained in an MKV file.
uTorrent is the most popular BitTorrent client.
It is very light on resources, yet it has all the features you need to manage your torrent downloads. It has a very active development team that releases new versions very often.
Use QuickTime Alternative for playing videos and as a plugin for viewing streaming media in your favorite browser. It now includes MOV DL Tool, which is great because it gets launched when you click QuickTime links and lets you download the video file or stream it normally.
With it you don’t need Apple’s invasive, slow and bloated player. Also, you need to install it if you are using my iTunes switchless installers.
There is another package called QT Lite. The only difference is that QT Lite doesn’t include Media Player Classic, a great multimedia player. I recommended it as a video player. Its light, fast and has tons of features.
ffdshow is an open source codec that supports all major formats like DivX, Xvid, H.264, AVC, MPEG1, MPEG2 and many others. It also has filters for post-processing and enhancing the video quality.
Subtitles can be displayed as well, including those embedded in containers like MP4 or MKV. You can use ffdshow as an audio decoder too, but AC3Filter is way better in handling AC3, DTS or SPDIF output.
I have included a registry file that contains the settings I use to set ffdshow as the default decoder for all the supported files. It will display external or embedded subtitles and add post-processing to the video.
I use ffdshow, AC3Filter and DivX Tech Preview to play everything I want. You can use Haali Media Splitter instead of DivX Tech Preview to support thumbnails of MKV. For video playback, Media Player Classic is my favorite.
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Realtek HD Audio Drivers 2.42.
Most computers and the majority of Motherboards with integrated audio from all the major manufactures come with Realtek audio chips. Most of them, however, take long to publish updates to their support sites. Here’s the latest version.
If you ever get any problems when updating drivers you can use Driver Sweeper after you have uninstalled you current drivers to clean your system for left over files. After that, reboot your computer and install the new ones. This will reduce the chance of having driver issues.
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