Essential Computer Programs

[FreeTerminus]

What are some programs that you *always* install upon formatting a computer? There are a couple of programs that I always seem to install (Zonealarm, AVG Antivirus, Spybot, Windows Defender, Sp2, Media Player Classic, OpenOffice, and Firefox). Any others to add to the list?

 

[Comraddict]

I would remove first 4 from your list.

 

[Zwelgje]

I always start with Windows.

 

[FreeTerminus]

I would remove first 4 from your list.

Why is that?

I always start with Windows.

Thanks, I'll be sure to add it to my list

 

[Zwelgje]

You're welcome.

 

[Comraddict]

Because they are useless (from my standpoint) and just waste your system resources.

 

[Speedo]

Opera and UltraEdit.

 

[bhsup]

In addition to some already mentioned above:

Ccleaner, Irfanview, Filezilla, Civ II ToT, Civ III (and expansions), Civ IV, SMAC.

 

[FreeTerminus]

Because they are useless (from my standpoint) and just waste your system resources.

Hi, sorry, I don't quite understand: How are they useless?

Also, agent: Whats Filezilla and SMAC?

 

[Chairman Meow]

Because they are useless (from my standpoint) and just waste your system resources.

What firewall do you use when running in Windows?

Hi, sorry, I don't quite understand: How are they useless?

Also, agent: Whats Filezilla and SMAC?

Filezilla is an FTP client program.
SMAC is "Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri"

 

[Grisu]

hmm, usually Firefox, OpenOffice, Notepad++, AVG Free, Gimp, Filezilla, Acrobat Reader, WinRAR often JDeveloper or Eclipse, Topstyle

 

[Virote_Considon]

Ad-Aware, Civ2-4 (including all Civ3 expantions). That aught to start me off. Then I may install Paint/Animationshop Pro.

 

[Padma]

One program I always install, that doesn't come on my distro CDs/DVD, is Opera. The only other one I can think of is Cedega, so I can play Civ.

Everything else that I normally use comes free on the installation media: Firefox, KVirc, Kmail, OpenOffice, etc.

 

[Till]

Among those not yet mentioned: Foobar, WinRar, putty, VLC player

 

[Comraddict]

What firewall do you use when running in Windows?


Filezilla is an FTP client program.
SMAC is "Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri"

Windows has its own firewall. ZoneAlarm is pain in the ass.

 

[Maniacal]

Hmm, when I get my new computer and set it up I will let you know.

 

[Speedo]

Windows has its own firewall. ZoneAlarm is pain in the ass.

You should know enough to know that Windows' firewall sucks pretty hard. I wouldn't trust it as the only protection on broadband - no way no how.

Really all you need is a decent router with a firewall. Any careful and competant user will be fine with it, since your only real threats will come from yourself - email, websites, downloads, etc.

 

[Till]

I have one of those, but still use a personal firewall, to controll which applications get internet access and which don't.

 

[Heretic_Cata]

Did anyone mention WinAmp & Irfanview ?

 

[FriendlyFire]

Windows has its own firewall. ZoneAlarm is pain in the ass.

Here I was thinking you had a hardware firewall.
Windows firewall =