Must Have Software

[VladikRudy0017]

List all the downloaded software you use everyday that is essential to your computer. Just post the software you use and like and think is good.. whether it has to do with secuirity or other apps.

1. Mozilla Firefox
2. Google Earth
3. Winamp
4. Kerio Personal Firewall
5. Steam
6. AIM
7. Norton Antivirus Corporote Edition
8. Limewire Lite
9. WinRAR


Just help me put out a list of apps that would help make your computer either faster, cooler, safer or just fun.

[The Gravedigger]

8. Limewire Lite

Yeah.... lets all go download us some 'essential' warez right now

[Prelude]

Total Commander
MSN Messenger
AVG AntiVirus
Webroot Spy Sweeper
Skype

For me, I use other programs too, but they aren't essential

[2furio]

My top 10:

1. Mozilla Firefox (though the newest version is giving me some trouble)
2. Sygate Personal Firewall
3. Symantec Antivirus
4. Lavasoft Ad-Aware SE Professional
5. Windows Live / Yahoo Messengers
6. utorrent
7. WinRAR
8. Adobe Photoshop
9. Microsoft Office
10. TuneUP Utilities 2006

[xHaZxMaTx]

1. Firefox

That's about it...

...Ya, I don't have any virus protection...

[bashderq]

- Hijackthis
- eTrust Internet Suite
- Registry Mechanic
- Security Task Manager
- Fresh Diagnose
- Photoshop CS2
- iTunes
- Mozilla
- Diablo 2 Expansion

Yes Haz, I make you look bad q:

[vellu]

...Ya, I don't have any virus protection...

Really? I wouldn't dream of NOT having one (and firewall). I've seen enough computers with none or outdated protection that are literally full (hundreds of viruses, trojans, generic malware) of crap.

Unless you have no internet connectio (or are on dialup).

[xHaZxMaTx]

I'm sure I'm going to get flamed at or something stupid, but I just maintain my computer myself. I check the registry and processes running fairly often, and if anything is amiss, I fix it myself. And I always make a system restore point before downloading/installing software.

[vellu]

I've no doubt you're well capable of maintaining your system, but still imo simply preventing infections/malware from getting into your system in the first place is a much better way than just cleaning them up if some happens to find its way in to the system.

There a plenty of free software around for the task(s) too.

[S2000_Skyline12]

-Firefox
-Messesengers (Aim,Msn,Yim)
-WMP
-Winamp (for playlists)
-Nero Burning suite
-Adobe Photoshop
-Norton Systemworks
-Anti-Spyware/Adware Software
-Bitlord
-WinRaR

[darknight788]

that program 2furio posted tuen up utilities 2006 is awesome i freed up a ton of space with the memory optimizer and it fixed errors in my registry. thx 2furio !!!!!!

[prince1142003]

IE7
WMP11
AIM
Photoshop CS2
Corel Paintshop Pro X
Winzip
WinRar
Hex Workshop
Tune-up Utilities
Spybot S&D
Symantec Anti-Spyware Edition
Microsoft Office 2006

and of course, who can forget the trust old

Windows XP

[darknight788]

WMP 11 is out now ? or is still beta

[2furio]

that program 2furio posted tuen up utilities 2006 is awesome i freed up a ton of space with the memory optimizer and it fixed errors in my registry. thx 2furio !!!!!!

That's why it's on my top 10 list of must-have software. It's great, you can free up tons of space, removes old, un-used registry files and totaly defrags the registry...

[prince1142003]

WMP 11 is out now ? or is still beta

Yes, it's still beta, and I suggest you wait till they work the bugs out. Currently, the mandatory update checker is a major resource hog.

[darknight788]

k thanks prince i will stick with WMP 10 for now until it is no longer beta

[Jopuma]

- Windows XP (for games, photoshop, music, etc. 'except for internet')
- Battlefield 2
- Linspire Five-O (for internet use mainly. dont' get viruses or bugs infecting it )

[azzkika]

hmmm... No one mentioned Opera 9. It's my favourite browser.

[Sir Ibi]

- 3DS Max
- Photoshop
- Mcrosoft Word
- Illustrator
- Hammer Editor
- AG Anti-Virus
- SpyBot
- BT Yahoo! Browser - which is basically IE, but with a nicer skin and decent pop-ub blocker
- WMP 10
- Trillian

That's my top 10

[GT3x24x7]

IE??

/cool Ibi down 1000

[vellu]

I guess I could try to list my essentials...

In no particular order of importance:

0) Windows XP
1) Firefox & Thunderbird (for online activities)
2) Sygate Personal Firewall & AVG Antivirus (security)
3) Paint Shop Pro X (this where only the fancy stuff gets finalized)
4) 3DS Max 7 (creativity run amok)
5) Autocad 2006 (not my own though, workplace license which I need for work purposes every day)
6) Microsoft Office (can't really live without it even if I might want to...)
7) Kiss PC-Link (acts as a mediaserver via wlan for my Kiss DP600 media player in the living room)
8 ) Nero Suite (for creating backups)
9) NFS games (naturally)

[Joel]

1. Firefox
2. Fireworks
3. WMP 10
4. XFire
5. AVG Free
6. Opera
7. BitLord

Thats about it. I got millions of programs etc; But mainly because Im too lazy to un install it =)

[Abrams]

Windows!

in no particular order:

1. Winamp
2. NAV (Norton Antivirus)
3. Ad-Aware SE
4. WinRAR
5. ABC Torrent Client
6. PlanetSide
7. EVE-Online
8. NFS =)
9. Teamspeak RC 2(not mandatory)
10. K-Lite codec pack(not mandatory)

[master m]

Here's what I use mostly (random order)

- Windows XP Pro - SP2
- Opera Browser 9.01
- ACDsee 3.1
- Total Commander 6.54
- Adobe Photoshop CS2
- Windows Media Player 10
- Windows Movie Maker 2
- NERO 7
- avast! antivirus

[YaelDjiel]

in no specific order:

Windows XP Pro SP2
Mozilla Firefox (+adblock +noscript = pwnage )
Winamp
Total Commander
Photoshop CS2
IrfanView
MSN
Xfire
NOD32 Antivirus
Games (duh! XD)