The following is the list of software that I will install after a new Windows Xp installation.
The particularity of this list is that all the featured software are completely free to use!

Internet Browsers & Related Software
Firefox + Add-ons (see this page for a detailed list)
Opera
Orbit Downloader

Communication (Instant Messaging, VOIP)
Windows Live Messenger + Addon Messenger Plus! Live
Skype
Yahoo Messenger

File Manager
WinRar (to open and create compressed archives such as zip and rar files)
Copernic Desktop Search (a vast improvement over Windows Search)
SuperCopier (replaces windows explorer file copy and adds many features)
Mozy Remote Backup (2GB free online backup service)

Image Viewer & Manager
FastStone Image Viewer
FastStone Photo Resizer

Multimedia (Audio, Video)
VideoLAN (video player)
Satsuki Codec Pack
WinAmp 2.91 (music player)

Office (Word Processing, Presentations, Spreadsheet)
OpenOffice.org (alternative to Microsoft Office)
Abiword (alternative to Wordpad)
Adobe Reader or Foxit PDF Reader

Security (AntiSpyware, Antivirus, Firewall)
Spybot Search & Destroy
Kerio Personal Firewall
Avira AntiVir Personal

Last Update: 29 July 2008

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