Programs I Need To Have

[ImprezaWRX48]

I just assembled a new pc and was gonna burn some cd's full of programs which are really useful to have on a Windows XP setup.
What are some that you guys suggest I include?
(I already have Spybot Search and Destroy, Zonealarm, Ad-Aware, Motherboard Monitor 5) What are some other ones?

(Please link them)

Tnx :beer:

 

[WooDaddy]

Hehe.. I think you're forgetting the most basic. Here goes:

Winzip (duh)
Ifran view (Free, fast image viewer)
Avast! (free virus protection with automatic updates)
Winamp
(I bet you're probably slapping your head now... the list continues)
Adobe Acrobat 6.0
Microsoft PowerToys
Trillian (If you IM)

I'll add links later.

 

[Fuchs]

Chipset Drivers
Audio/Video Drivers
Winamp
Nero
Firebird (mozilla) if you like it
Adobe Reader
Winzip
Winrar
WSFTP
Anti-Virus Software (with patches)
Photoshop (or comparable photo editor)
Divx codec
misc codec's
Direct x9.0c

 

[Macro2]

I'll add...
spywareblaster This actually prevents spyware.

AVG-6 and a link to Panda activescan.

MS word, excel, Open office will get you by.

Paint shop Pro, Corel PhotoPaint (included in CorelDraw suite) or Adobe Photshop
Nero
CloneCD

Optional, CorelDraw or Adobe Illustrator

 

[godmare]

Zonealarm is the devil. Tiny Personal Firewall and AVG are both better.
System Mechanic is a great program I mentioned earlier today, check that out as well.

 

[jpeyton]

If you're going for free software, add OpenOffice on top of AVG.

 

[godmare]

Originally posted by: jpeyton
If you're going for free software, add OpenOffice on top of AVG.

Good call, OpenOffice is excellent as well.

 

[JBT]

Yeah Open Office is pretty sweet esspecially when you need to draw something in a document ect.

 

[Budman]

SOFTWARE - APPS, PROGRAMMING AND GAMES

 

[Macro2]

More Specific

 

[AyashiKaibutsu]

Win XP pro SP 1 (W2k if you don't want to deal with activation codes grr I can get any microsoft operating system free through my school but those keys are such a pain in the butt)
Winrar (XP already has zip built in)
3ivx (takes care of all your codec needs)
VLC Video Lan (takes care of anything WMP+3ivx can't handle)
Trillian or AIM (depending on whether you just use One Messanger and if you do file transfer AIM is the better choice)
Direct Connect ++
Bittorrent

 

[SUOrangeman]

7-Zip, I've found, is much better than WinZip and is totally free. www.7zip.org, I believe.

MBM5 will not be developed any further, so that may be a no-go for newer motherboards.

-SUO

 

[So]

Why are you people installing WinZip on windows XP? Is there something wrong with the built in unzipper? WinRAR, I can see.

 

[Macro2]

RE:"Why are you people installing WinZip on windows XP? Is there something wrong with the built in unzipper?"

Yeah, if your used to WInzip...the XP unzipper is confusing. Besides, it sucks, IMHO.

 

[So]

What sucks so much about the Windows Unzipper?

Also, what could possibly be confusing about that simple as hell windows unzipper (imo you'd have to be a retard to be confused by it)

Like I said I can see installing WinRAR for functionality, or even if you don't like Windows' Zip utility, but WinZip+WinRar=

 

[Macro2]

RE:"(imo you'd have to be a retard to be confused by it)"

I guess I'm a retard. I don't like it. Maybe it's too simple. <G> I change all XP machines to the "Classic" look too. Must just be me.
I guess I just got used to WinZip.
WinRAR is good too.

 

[araczynski]

the only thing i would bother with is:

Adobe Acrobat (online)
Adaware (online)
SpySweeper (online)
WinRAR (online)

(office if you need it)
(norton antivirus if you have it)

everything else throughout the years i've started not wasting my time with as its all crap and just more ways to slow the system down.

i use mobo monitor for the first few days to verify proper operating ranges, after that i get rid of it.

basically i have no need for a cd of any kind, just a NIC that works

 

[JBT]

Originally posted by: araczynski
the only thing i would bother with is:

Adobe Acrobat (online)
Adaware (online)
SpySweeper (online)
WinRAR (online)

(office if you need it)
(norton antivirus if you have it)

everything else throughout the years i've started not wasting my time with as its all crap and just more ways to slow the system down.

i use mobo monitor for the first few days to verify proper operating ranges, after that i get rid of it.

basically i have no need for a cd of any kind, just a NIC that works

yeah pretty much now adays the entire internet is my storage for small programs.

 

[randomlinh]

Originally posted by: So
Why are you people installing WinZip on windows XP? Is there something wrong with the built in unzipper? WinRAR, I can see.

cause it's slow and annoying. but i use 7-zip. Free and unrars.

 

[Wiktor]

None of you use Total Commander??

 

[Kyteland]

I can't plug this program enough. I've used it since 1997.

http://mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml

 

[boomerang]

XP will unzip, but you can't zip with it. Unless I've really overlooked something. Hmmm, maybe I have?

 

[LordPhoenix]

Kaspersky Anti-Virus
Microsoft Office 2003
Adobe Photoshop CS
Adobe Premiere Pro CS
Adobe Acrobat CS
Winamp 5 Pro
System Mechanic Engineer Pro
Winrar (.zip,.rar,.everything)
Trillian Pro
Pest Patrol Corporate
Ad Aware 6 Pro
Dr Delete
Nero 6 Ultra Edition
WinDVD
Ares Lite
mIRC
Macromedia Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Coldfusion, Flash MX 2004
VideoLan
Soulseek
Flash FXP
NFO Viewer

Too lazy to type the rest.