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I think a good way to go is to use Ninite, it will help you install all the programs you need in one shot, most of what people are proposing here is there.
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When I recently reinstalled my OS due, the first things that came to my mind was the following:
1. Google Chrome. (In my opinion the fastest and easiest web browser.) 2. 7Zip. (Easier than both winrar and winzip.) 3. VLC. (Because who uses WMP when watching movies?) 4. Foobar2000. (The best sound-only media player out there.) 5. Steam. 6. uTorrent. 7. OpenOffice. (Because who in the right mind pays for these programs?) 8. AVG Free. (Always used this as an anti-virus and I've never had problems with viruses whatsoever.)
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Google Chrome - Web Browser.
Avast Antivirus - As the name says. Ccleaner - To fix register errors and widely clean caches and temp files. Steam - Games. Winamp - Music/video player. K-lite codec pack - Old and classic media player, that supports subtitles, many options of file extensions and have some interesting features. uTorrent - Torrent client, smallest I think. Microsoft Office - For write and create spreadsheet. WinRAR/7zip - Decompress .rar/.zip. Daemon Tools - Mount and burn .ISO and many other images extensions. Mozilla Thunderbird - E-mail client. Skype - VoIP. TeamSpeak 3 - *If you are a gamer*, Client/server to VoIP conference. Low lag and no registration (user/pass) needed as Skype, but few people use and needs a server running. Adobre Acrobat Reader - PDF files reader. |
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CCleaner, MalwareBytes, and Avast Free for security
OpenOffice, CutePDF, for Office / Productivity Steam, MyRecorder/Fraps for Gaming VLC, ImgBurn, DeepBurner for Music/Video/Burning and of course Firefox, or Chrome for your internet browsing. |
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Teracopy is a MUST HAVE application. It makes transferring files on PCs way faster and has a cleaner interface than file explorer.
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All of this is free:
paint.net - graphics firefox - web browsing steam - games audacity - sound manipulation gimp - more graphics notepad++ - programming and note taking openoffice.org - office suite |
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Chrome is great,
*IDon't buy MS office** Open Office is a fantastic alternative to MS Office, Auslogics disk defragger, ccleaner, 7zip, vlc, winamp, utorrent, f.lux which is an auto monitor dimmer to match day and night cycles. |
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f.lux is amazing for your pc. It changes the brightness on your screen judging by the time of day it is to eliminate or lower eye strain.
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- 7-Zip
- Bins (It is $5, best $5 you'll spend) - Steam - VLC - Microsoft Office - Skype - Raptr client - Boxee PC (If you can find it, awesome media centre app) - Google Chrome - Mozilla Firefox - TIO Tournament Organizer (for creating tournament ladders/trees) - Kindle for PC - Adobe Acrobat Reader X - Paint.NET |
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Opera, it really is the best web browser. If you're not familiar with it, you should be. The mouse gestures which so many people make extensions and plugins for other browsers come from Opera - and they actually work. Read up on the mouse gestures and try using it, it's hands-down the most effective browser and has been for a decade.
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Easily the most useful program I've used. It's similar to Quicksilver (or to a lesser degree, spotlight) if you're familiar with Macs. It's a program launcher that will save you boundless time on trying to find your programs each day.
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The Basics:
Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox for your internet browsing needs (FREE) iTunes for music (FREE) Steam for gaming (FREE) Microsoft Office for documents and power point etc Skype or MSN for talking to friends (FREE) Paint.net for image editing (FREE) Trend Micro or AVG for virus protection (FREE) Utorrent and winrar for downloading movies and music and unzipping (FREE) VLC media player for downloaded movies (FREE) These cover all your basics
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when I ever I reformat my computer the first programs I install are Google Chrome, iTunes, Steam, VLC, and Winrar
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HijackThis for keeping your PC startups running smoothly and to keep an eye out in regards to some spyware that is tough to get rid of.
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Win-rar, SVN Turtle, Utorrent, Steam, Chrome (browser) and VLC are the ones I always make sure I have installed, Open Office if you need those features but do not want to buy MS Office.
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VirtuaWin, iTunes (or WinAmp), Steam, Google Chrome, Utorrent, OpenOffice, and a good game or two.
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Install and use chrome as your browser, enjoy.
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Voting Summary |
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Ninite - Install or Update Multiple Apps at Once |
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Launchy: The Open Source Keystroke Launcher |
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Binsâ¢, by 1UP Industries |
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