Weekend Open Forum: What are your software essentials?

In no particular order:

* TeamViewer
* Q-Dir
* Firefox/Chromium
* DC++
* TeraCopy
* iTunes
* Windows Theme Installer
* Freemake Audio Converter
* WinSCP
* Everything
* CopyTransManager
* 7-Zip
* Everest Ultimate
* Avast
* Outpost Firewall
* VLC Player
* CCleaner
* PDF-Xchange Viewer
* PicPick
* Unlocker
* Revo Uninstaller
* MyDefrag
* MS Office

General:Firefox, Avast Pro, Office 2010, Tune Up Utilities, CCleaner, Karen's Replicator, 7-Zip
Graphics: Paint Shop Pro, Picasa
Gaming: rFactor, Logitech Gaming Software, VNC Viewer, Team Speak

I used to use a lot more software - Diskeeper, Spybot, etc. - but I've found that they are redundant and just waste processor cycles so the goal now is to keep things simple.

Avast 6 + MalwareBytes
Firefox + Chrome + IE9
foobar2000 + K-Lite Full incl. Media Player Classic
Skype + Windows Live Messenger
7zip
Flashget 1.96
3RVX (volume OSD)
DaemonTools Lite
EASEUS Partition Master
Fraps
MSI Afterburner
CCleaner
Revo Uninstaller
Faststone
Freemake Video Converter
Audacity
MiniLyrics

No particular order

(1) Zone alarm
(2) Chrome
(3) AVG
(4) Adobe Suite
(5) Office Suite

Free:

7Zip
CamStudio
DeFraggler
DosBox & D-Fend Reloaded
FFDShow
FileZilla
Firefox
Foobar2000
ImgBurn
ManyCam
Notepad++
Renamer by Den4b
Sharky007 Windows 7 Codecs and X64 Components
Skype
Steam
STDU Viewer
VLC
Virtual CloneDrive
VirtualDub
Windows Live Essentials & Messenger Plus & A-Patch
Windows Security Essentials
Yahoo Messenger
uTorrent
Colors by Den4b

Paid:
AnyDVD
DVD Rebuilder

Arrr:
Adobe CS
Microsoft Office
Avid Media Composer
Avid Pro Tools

Media Player Classic, JDownloader, CCleaner, Steam

LightWave
AdobePhotoshop
3DMax
CCleaner, Defragger
Mostly 3D Animation, Modeling Software...etc etc..

No Internet Browsers, have other machine to do that...

Then Strip Windows 64 bit down to Bare Bones OS, Remove all the OS Bloat....that takes the
longest...
Remove all internet Browser Programs, Like Internet Explorer, First Thing Removed...


Then go to work...on Modeling and Animations

web browser:
Internet explorer 9 (tracking protection- Abine, Easylist, Fanboy)

Multimedia:
Windows Media Player, ALPayer, Flash Player/Reader, Divx Web Player, Freemake Video Converter, Steam.

Security:
Microsoft Security Essentials, PCtools Firewall Plus, Returnil (with secure external hd).

Tools:
nCleaner, Winrar, LibreOffice.

Firefox, Thunderbird, Zonealarm, Avast, Malwarebytes, Ccleaner.

Use alot of the same ones.One I have not seen listed that is a must for me is startup monitor by mike lin one the best software you can install,be sure to install it early on before you add a bunch of other software.

-Avira antvir
-Ms office
-Vlc media player
-Mozilla
-uTorrent
-32bit ftp
-Devv Cpp
-Daemon tools
-Xdesk
-Adobe reader
-Photoshop
-Pspad editor
-Winamp
-UltraIso
-Pcsx2
-unlocker
-Tuneup utilities
-apache
-Fl studio
-IDM

Avast, uTorrent

Browsers - Opera, Chrome, Firefox, IE ( including betas and nightly builds )
Utilities - CCleaner, K-Lite Codec Pack Full, Auslogic Disk Defrag / Defraggler, Iolo System
Mechanic Professional
Anti-Virus - Avast, Malwarebytes, SUPERAntiSpyware, Windows Defender
Office Suite - Libre Office ( used to be Microsoft Office but you can't beat the price of this suite )
Also trying out Kingsoft Office, free for 1 year and claims to be 100% compatible
with MS Office 2007 / 2010

Firefox
Winamp
MSE
Adobe reader
Adobe Flash
7-Zip
Steam + associated games
Speedfan
RSA Secure ID
CDex
Malwarebytes
Irfanview

Avast! antivirus, Steam, CC Cleaner, Chrome and Opera

In no order:

Chrome
MS Office 2007
Windows Explorer
ImgBurn
AMD Overdrive
DVD Maker
Game Booster
Fraps

I use Mozilla Aurora, a beta that I'm surprised that more users haven't listed. I also use Avant and Comodo and Ausologics free downloads. My computer is a Maingear Vybe with I5-2500 and 120SSD.
Now some energetic soul should sort this material and list most popular by category.
Felix
Sanibel, FL

Browser Mozilla Aurora
Browser Sea Monkey
AV Avast
Firewall Comodo
Email Thunderbird
Regis Cleaner Ausologics
Defrag Ausoligics
Word process Open Office Org
Spread Sheet Open Office Org but I was rasied on Lotus (The Best)

rick4651 after windows 7: avast,open office,advanced system care, registry fix 8, lastpass,skype, teamview 6, Chrome

It depends on whether it's my main machine or not. The base list is:

- Microsoft Security Essentials
- Flash
- Adobe Reader

The rest is fluid based on machine. On my laptop I use IE9 for browsing and gmail for mail, but on my desktop I use Firefox (3.6) and Thunderbird. On my laptop I only have City of Heroes and Everquest II Extended installed as games, but on my desktop I have Steam for most games, and would consider it essential (but of course also has CoH and EQ2X).

Still, I think the desktop is the representative, so here's a list (not comprehensive and in no particular order):

- Firefox
- Thunderbird
- IZArc
- SoftMaker Office
- Paragon Hard Disk Manager (for backup)
- Steam
- Skype
- Visual Studio
- VirtualBox
- Irfanview
- Paint.NET