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Apps you cant live without

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I apologise if this has been done before.

I am just about to reinstall system and would just like to know what software you all install on a fresh install that you would not be without.

To make it easier if you list system apps first. :D

I am really intrested in your thoughts on this i have my faves but curious about the rest of you.

Thanks in advance

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Vice

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(Google these if you want them this is what I install on fresh)

Antivirus Sysmantec Corp Edition 9.0 - Not Free (There are other free antivirus though) (I install this first because I dont want to stick my computer online to get windows updates till it has some sort of protection)

All Windows XP Updates + SP1 + SP2 - Free (Got to be safe!)

All Drivers - Free of course you should get these with your stuff on CD.

iTuner - Free (For my music and to stream music through my network to other computers and to my Airport Express)

VLC Media Player - Free (So I can play all types of video from Xvid to Mpeg)

MSN Messenger - Free

MsgPlus! - Free (Adds some great things to MSN Messenger)

Bittorent Client - Free (I use Shadows Expirmental I think they changed its name though)

VNC Server Client - Free (So I can control my Windows computer from my iBook Wirelessly)

Firefox - Free (Because its my browser of choice)

Adblock - Free (It stops flash ads and normal image ads in Firefox very useful)

Macromedia Flash player + FlashMX 2004 (to create flash) - Player: Free Creator: Not Free

Spybot - Free (To get rid of possible Spyware)

Adaware - Free (Also to get rid of Future Spyware can NEVER be to careful!)

Fraps - Free (Game FPS Monitor / Recorder)

Nero - Not Free (For burning DVD's CD's and so on)

WinRAR - Trial is free full is not. (To unrar / unzip files)

And then all my games.

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Hurmoth

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iTunes

Mozilla Firefox

Symantec Corp. 9

PerfectDisk

Nero

Alcohol 120%

7-Zip File Manager

Microsoft Outlook

Novell GroupWise

NSIS

FileZilla

Internet Explorer (only for updating Windows though)

Steam :punk:

This list could go one forever... these are only the major ones that I use on a daily basis!

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Syntax_Error

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Microsoft Office XP

Windows Media Player 10

Macromedia Studio MX 2004

Mcafee VirusScan

MSN Messenger

Easy CD Creator

WinZip

FileZilla

Ad-Aware

Shareaza

Adobe Reader

Firefox

IE 5 and 5.5 (testing)

SSH Client

RealPlayer 10

Quicktime

WinRAR

Plus games :rofl:

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cork1958

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Not going into a long speel here, but the first 2 I will never be without and will go on computer immediately after any install are my Kaspersky AV and firewall. You don't necessarily have to have Kaspersky, just my choice, but to do ANYTHING without those 2 type apps is just plain crazy. Anything else isn't even relevant and is your own choice.

Of course, then you need the updates and spyware programs afterwards.

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robsleezy

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Nero 6.6.0.1 Ultra Edition (Bought it)

Roxio Easy Media Creator 7.1 (Bought It)

Windows Media Player 10 Series

MSN Explorer 9.1 (Gotta Love it)

MSN Messenger 7.0.425

Internet Explorer

Firefox

Adobe Creative Suite (Bought it)

Limewire

MSI Live Update (Bios and Video Bios)

Symantec Norton Antivirus 2005 (3-user License)

Nokia Development Software

Motorola Development Software

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