replacement for nero, 7-zip, and windows mediaplayer

[blues]

i have nero essentials that came with my external dvd-burner but i could not get nero to convert divx to dvd because of the restrictions in it. i also have used 7-zip, but i can not get it to extract multiple rar files without it being errors. windows mediaplayer doesnt play everything and i dont want to use codec packs. divx burned to cd does not work well in my dvd-players, and it isnt space to all divx movies on cds either.

do you have some replacements to this programs to recommend? i mean freeware.

[Tom.K]

Well, you can use Winamp instead of Windows Media Player and CDBurnerXP instead of Nero.
About file archivers, I don't know which file archiver is the best, but you can compare some of them: Comparison of file archivers - Wikipedia .

[blues]

thanks i was searching on google right now, because i have heard some time ago that winamp includes the spyware wildtangent, i hope it doesnt include it anymore. it seemed that winamp doesnt play movies, is that right?

i will try cdburnerxp again, but the last time i tried it months ago, i couldnt convert divx to dvd with it as i can remember. i will try them, and i am going to look for a file archiver too, and look closer on the article from wikipedia.

[Terminator]

I Use Win Rar 3.71 for my archiving as Win Zip 11.2 doesn't like my Vista computer very much.

[blues]

I Use Win Rar 3.71 for my archiving as Win Zip 11.2 doesn't like my Vista computer very much.

i thought you must pay for winrar, i only use freeware and will not use keygens and cracks anymore if i want something.

[Tom.K]

You can use WinRAR for 30 days.
When WinRAR becomes expired, will be able to use it still, but you will get a popup like this when you run it: "WinRAR is not free. You can use trial for 30 days. etc..." and 4 buttons:"Continue", "Buy WinRAR", "How to buy it" and "Help", I think. I use WinRAR. Possibly the same thing with WinZip.

[blues]

then everything is easier, i will download all this ones right now, but i must look for more information on winamp before downloading and using it.

[honda12]

I always recommend VLC Media player for my media files: http://www.videolan.org/

[drragostea]

Yes, I recommend that. I started using it because bitman recommended it to me. :P My WMP 11 couldn't decode a DVD.

[blues]

then i will download vlc media player, thanks to you all