Whats your Must Have Software after fresh install?!

I know theres a thead on free software, but Im curious as to know what you MUST install after you format your hard drive completly.

Other than the usual updates for security, software I find immediatly:
-iTunes (I love it, say what you want)
-Firefox
-Newsleecher Pro (I love newsgroups)
-MADDEN 07 and NHL 07 must have games for me
-Microsoft Office
-MSN with msn Plus!!
-All the appropriate divx codecs, K-Lite Pack is very good


Lets hear what you got!

 

-firefox
-office
-vlc
-gaim
-klite
-utorrent
-photoshop
-fireworks/flash
-probably forgetting a bunch

 

iTunes.
Firefox.
Microsoft Office.
MSN.
Photoshop.
Google Earth.
nVidia Pure Video codecs.

That's about it, really.

 

Firefox
VLC
OpenOffice

 

Firefox
VLC
Google Earth
CCleaner
Gimp

 

Blackbox
Firefox
Thunderbird
Notepad++
FileZilla
foobar2000
Irfanview
CCCP

 

First in is Total Commander, so that I can find my way around my files. Then McAfee to make sure I don't catch any new diseases while the defences are down, closely followed by ZoneAlarm for the same reason. Then Firefox so I can start checking for updates to software and drivers before I install my current versions.

John

 

too many to even think of. takes a few days.

 

Office
Virtual Machine
Oblivion
K-Lite
Norton (I know, it sucks, but it works and it's already paid for)
Visual Studio
MATLAB

 

Firefox
AIM 5.9
mIRC
Office 2007 (03 before)
uTorrent
Photoshop CS2
Daemon Tools
Divx/Codecs
Winrar
Flash/quicktime/java and so on plugins

Those are pretty much right out of box so to speak for me, i install other stuff as i go, but those are priorities.

 

Other than media codecs/plugins, I don't install anything else on a fresh install. (K)Ubuntu comes with everything I need out of the box.

 

Heh, I could have said this....but the forum was Windows OS, so I thought I should take pity on the Windows users and help them out

 

Well gosh we should all run this

 

Msn Plus yuck! lol. I use MSN Messenger 7.5 because Windows Live Messenger (MSN8??) is horrible to use and I find uses more system resources than 7.5

Also my sisters installed MSN Plus on their PC that they share (Without me knowing) and it was bundled with spyware. Is it possible to get it without spyware? That way I can put it back on for them...

 

firefox
kaspersky
yahoo messenger
powerdvd
registry mechanic
perfectdisk
adobe reader
microsoft office 2007
word perfect x3
bible works 6
snagit 8
photoshop
sda bible commentary
acronis disk director suite
hd tune
ioisland
windowblinds
white estate software
windows defender
tunexp
styler
sonic recordnow
jet audio
NHC
iconpackager
reshacker
replacer
unlocker
winrar

 

Trend Micro Pc-cillin 2007
WinRAR
Power Iso
Trillian Pro
VLC Media Player
Mozilla FireFox
*New* Songbird (itunes alt.)
MS Office 2007 (student)
uTorrent & Limewire Pro

 

I have a copy of all the EXEs backed up on DVD. I just use this disk after reformatting to get my computers working exactly how I want them too -- every time.

 

Well thank you for that

To OP: see this thread for my post (sorry, but too lazy to even copy+paste)

Oh, I only use autopatcher as I'd rather have everything ready to install, rather than have to download it all. But that's just me. Plus it also allows you to tweak XP

 

FireFox
Opera
Open Office
MS Office
Seriff Draw and Photo
NHC
CClean
Sybots Search & Destroy
AV software
Div X
Pivot
NFS C
DVD Shrink
Deep Burner
DVD Decriptor
Rip it 4 Me
Civ IV
Easy Clean
and probably more

 

AVG Antivirus
MS Bootvis
WinRAR
Opera
ffdshow, CoreAVC and ZoomPlayer
Daemon Tools
IMGBurn
NHC (for laptop) or Speedfan + CrystalCPUID (for desktop)
MS Office (currently using 2k7)
AxCrypt and Truecrypt