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By: dtc

dtc — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 21:58:47 +0000

Some good stuff on your list – one small (free) program that I use almost everyday is “deskpins” (http://users.forthnet.gr/pat/efotinis/programs/deskpins.html) which “pins” whichever window you want on to the top of the others .. great program.

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By: hennie mulder

hennie mulder — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 04:48:34 +0000

Great list with the acception of your av , I use ms security essentials not very intrusive, light on resource and realtime protection. for spyware I use malware antibytes free software.

2. Cd / dvd burning I use ashampoo 2010 – retail great value light and easier to use , does the same as nero but very affordable.
Ripping DVD I use cole2k dvd ripping suite it includes dvd decrypter and dvd shrink all needs catered for in one package.

3. Office 2010 pro I covers my need for productivity , although this is expensive it is what I got used to , and compared to open office easier for me.

My browser is firefox although I do use ie9 beta from time to time , by the way I. Kind of like ie9 windows7 integration with jump lists.
And the browser seems better than previouse iterations.

For multimedia I use klite codec pack vlc media player and mostly I use windows media player.

Downloads are catered for by fdm .
Then flash and java redistr are essential software on my pc. Utorrent is essential for torrent downloads.

My communications are covered with icq and windows live messenger suite.

The list goes on and on and is always added to as I discover new and better ways to do things.

By: Jai McDonald

Jai McDonald — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:46:09 +0000

This list is great. I have pretty much an identical list that I keep burnt on a CD called “Essential Programs”. Basically the minimum programs you need to be able to do everything on the net and otherwise. Of course Flash plug-in, and all that stuff will be automatically installed. One program that not to many people know about but is a very powerful, and free one, is Auslogics Disk Defrag. It is way better than the disk de-fragmenter that comes pre-installed with your copy of windows as it keeps a memory of the previous defrag, so if you do it once a week it only takes a minute or so, it still shows the map of files like windows defrag used too, and it also tells you how much, in percent, the drive was de-fragmented by. A great one to add to your list. You can get if free here http://www.auslogics.com/en/software/disk-defrag/

Cheers

Jai McDonald

By: Shrinidhi

Shrinidhi — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:30:17 +0000

Just the essential software list that is a must have to get your computer up and running. Its been updated with the latest version. Check it out here - http://everythingoutthere.co.cc/2009/01/essential-software-applications-for-windows-users/

By: Elijah

Elijah — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:04:26 +0000

I'd recommend PolyEdit Lite. It's a free word processor for Windows comparable to AbiWord.

By: Allen

Allen — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 10:47:59 +0000

list looks cool… but CCleaner is not so much good… Acc to mine PC Optimizer Pro is good as comparison to this …

By: Crucio

Crucio — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:08:46 +0000

a great list, i totally agree with kaspersky, an excellent anti-virus and internet security tool, but I use orbit grab as my download manager, its great as far as i know, though i dunno much about memory usage..:P

By: DavidLi

DavidLi — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 09:07:09 +0000

This is a great list, most of them are installed on my computer. but if you download flash video, why not try Flash Video Capture

By: Nikolai

Nikolai — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:11:04 +0000

I prefer this list. Its a little long, but covers every program on my computer. Obviously, I don’t have very many, and most of them are licensed. This is a very nice setup for people who spend their lives at their personal computer like me!
- Norton Internet Security (many people say this is terrible, and I used to use Avast!, but Norton is much easier to manage. Anyone have anything lighter, let me know!)
- Microsoft Office 2007 (I enjoy using Microsoft products on Windows because I like to have everything from the same company.) From Office 2007 I use the following individual programs:
~Excel
~Groove
~InfoPath
~PowerPoint
~Project
~Publisher
~Visio
~Word
-Adobe Creative Suite (I have hobbies where CS4 comes in handy. I don’t use it often, but it really helps when I do!)
~Adobe Creative Suite 4 Master Collection
-uTorrent (Mentioned above, a must have if you use torrents!)
-MasterCook Deluxe (I am the designated chef at my house, so it helps to have a way to organize my recipes)
-Windows Live suite (The complete suite available from the live.com website. Except for the security program, forgot the name, I use all of these programs every day)
-7-Zip File Manager (Free .zip and .rar file manager, with much more capability than WinZip or WinRar.)
-Belarc Advisor (Whenever I need to see what requirements my computer has or needs, I start Belarc and in minutes have a complete overview of my computer hardware & software, including all the updates for Windows, program versions, and more. Extremely powerful!)
-vLite (I am a freak for modding, and whenever I need to change my Vista setup, I pop this in and get a new .iso for it, then run the new OS in VMWare. I run VMWare in a Windows XP host stripped down to use barely any resources.)
-VMWare (mentioned above, this is helpful to run multiple OSes without having to reboot to change them, plus, it lets me test any new programs or mods I made before I put them on my physical drive and blow the thing apart)
And last but, most definately not least:
-Command Promp (Sure it’s built into Windows, but it is an extremely powerful tool to keep my computer in top form. I use it mostly to clean up any old files lying on the HDD.)

By: Spyware Blockers & Spyware Removal

Spyware Blockers & Spyware Removal — Thu, 14 May 2009 06:21:57 +0000

Although I agree that Kaspersky is an excellent antivirus, I don’t agree that it is the best spyware prevention software. Spyware Cease outperformed every spyware blockers program that we tested for removing spyware/adware/malware etc.. In the very rare exception that they do not remove whatever it is whatever spyware threat your computer is infected with, they will design a custom solution just for you. It is part of their 100% removal guarantee. The anti-spyware software is also equipped with advanced anti-rootkit technology as well as real time guard. I have not seen an antispyware program be so effective as this one.

By: venukb

venukb — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:55:53 +0000

Will,
Hadn’t heard of Unlocker; Will definitely try.

Bruce,
Yeah I do agree, the list lacks multimedia tools. Yeah I have used Ubuntu in the past, but my favorite Linux Distribution has always been SUSE

By: Bruce

Bruce — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 04:55:51 +0000

Great list. I would include Imgburn, DvdShrink and DvdDecrypter for burning; AVG Free, Spybot for protection and although it’s an OS, Ubuntu can be installed in windows and it’s easy to set up a dual boot system so people can get a feel for Linux if they want.

By: Will

Will — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:39:07 +0000

Nice list… I’d add Unlocker to it, and perhaps the last.fm app

By: pepcoy

pepcoy — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:21:46 +0000

actually ur list very impressive, anyhow I am looking for suggestion about
- what do you thing bout NOD32
-Looking for anti spywre that can be match with Karpesky or NOD32
-any comment or suggestion to use or better not to use internet booster/optimizer .

thanks a lot

By: Dickson

Dickson — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 16:07:12 +0000

Why not try YouTubeGet? Download YouTube Videos to PC.

By: venukb

venukb — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:03:51 +0000

Christiana – Many have suggested AVG for AV. As I mentioned earlier, one thing which I didn’t want to take risk was w.r.t to virues and hence opted for a paid one

Jason – Will definitely give IZARC a shot !

Antony – I have no other complaint on WMP except the startup speed. IE is defintely slow to load and use compared to Chrome which I am currently using, though I accept that IE8 looks cleaner compared to previous versions.

By: Antony

Antony — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:21:26 +0000

like most of the applications you have put down but i keep wmp and just download K-lite which has every codec you will ever need lol and i have used mff but still prefer ie didnt find any difference in performance and i dont like the way it downloads but the themes you can out on are awsome … and a good freeware ad-ware security program is Ad-Ware 2007 which i have found has got me outta some sticky situations which norton couldnt do =S anyway i will stop if not go on forever =D

By: Jason

Jason — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:55:59 +0000

I really like some software named izarc it lets you open virtually anything that is compressed. Sometimes it’s nice to just open the driver exe and get just the driver out. It even opens ISO’s. It’s free too.
http://www.izarc.org

By: Christina

Christina — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:32:10 +0000

Well, my list looks very similar to yours except for the AV part I use AVG which is free and I’ve found it to do a great job… so far anyways! Though obviously everyone has his opinion, right? Good list

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By: Harish

Harish — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:40:52 +0000

I use AVG anti virus and Zone alarm as a firewall. But since i hardly log on to windows, ive been fortunate enough to have not been affected with a virus for atleast a year (i havent reinstalled windows for more than a year, which in itself is a record atleast for me )

By: venukb

venukb — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:05:23 +0000

PAStheLOD,
Will definitely check on AVG Free Edition.

TechAddict,
Yes I am relying on Windows Defender to protect me ! Also I am assuming that Vista is more secure that XP

Raj,
Even I had NAV which came with the laptop, but after trying out Kaspersky I feel that its way better than NAV.
Regarding Windows Live, check if the following KB article is of some use

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940065

Ralph,
Not sure why you didn’t like Kaspersky ! Will definitely check on Avast.

By: Ralph

Ralph — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:42:32 +0000

I don’t like kaspersky I use avast instead, apart from that I use almost all of the other softwares you mentioned. Great list.

By: Raj

Raj — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:50:14 +0000

I already use some of these softwares. I use Norton though because it came with the laptop and I just keep renewing the subscription. I use Flashget for downloads. I use Bloglines beta as my feedreader. I am a satisfied user of WinSCP & µTorrent. Can’t believe I used the resource hog Azureus earlier.

I wanted to try Windows Live Gallery after you wrote about it first but the live universal installer refuses to install it on my comp for some reason.

By: TechAddict

TechAddict — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:21:34 +0000

My list mostly matches yours. You are indeed a brave soul to live without a separate anti-spyware program. It's usually one of the first things I install on a new PC. I personally use Spybot Search & Destroy. It's been around for a while, and detects other types of malware infections as well. I have used AVG Free for a while as well. Resource usage is quite low, and it will detect any virus I throw at it. Disable the startup scan and you're all set. Long live G-Mail! This is an excellent post.

By: Geoserv

Geoserv — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:52:44 +0000

STUMBLED!

Nice list, I have most of them.

VOTED for this post at:
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Must have software for Windows — Online Diary…

I happened to reinstall the OS on my system (yet again) and there is a set of software that I install after every OS re-install. In fact I have a “Must Have” directory which has all the software’s that I use on a day to day basis….

By: PAStheLoD

PAStheLoD — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:34:13 +0000

Yeah, gaming benefits the most from the G15, but the LCD and the volume potmeter is cool even if you don’t game

Ah, IMAP is a little frustrating with Gmail, but with Tbird you have a ton of filters, otherwise you wouldn’t have.

I personally don’t use AVG Free, but last time I checked (installed on other ppl’s box) it needed resources next to nothing.

By: venukb

venukb — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:01:47 +0000

Harish/Shitu,
Will definitely try FlashGet and Internet download manager ! A comparison post is coming up soon

Harish, which AV are you using ?

Abhishek,
Yes I have mentioned notepad++ as an alternative. Its just that I have been introducted to Textpad first and more comfortable with this app. I have tried out PsPad, looks more featureful !

Anand,
Glad to know that the timing of the post was right

PAStheLOD,
Remember trying downThemAll extension, not sure why I didn’t continue with it, will checkout again.

G15 ? 100$ Nah will stick to Launch for now Also looks more of a gaming keyboard !

Regarding mail client, I have always found it easier to use Gmail rather than a client especially if you access mail from multiple computers.
When Gmail did come up with IMAP support, I quicky switched to a desktop client but found it way too slow (especially the synching of lables etc)

Thunderbird is one of my favorite, I liked Windows Live Mail too ..

AVG free, how is the CPU and memory usage of this AV ?

By: PAStheLoD

PAStheLoD — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:22:09 +0000

Some comment copy/paste from digg (I’m sleepy and lazy at the same time, sry )

For Firefox the downThemAll extension is works great, no need for the DL manager, though that can come handy sometimes.

Get a G15 and you won’t need Launchy ^-^

GoogleReader is a bit more useful than feedDaemon, IMHO, plus it’s always with you

I’d include the Java and Flash redist. packages, and foobar2000 or Songbird (it’s at 0.6 beta, getting coooler by the moment!444 ;] ) And jkDefrag and IrfanView for making sandwiches and coffee.

Plus where’s Thunderbird.. sometimes Gmail is just not an option.

And why not use AVG Free instead of Kaspersky? I’m having absolutely 0 viruses for the last few years anyway (:

By: TheAnand

TheAnand — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 15:14:54 +0000

really awsome list……co-incedently i was trying to figure out what next for my uncles new laptop

you could have split this into two posts….