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Subscribe to commentsColin HillAug 20th 2005 12:12PM
Firefox, definitely.
AntAug 20th 2005 12:23PM
Video Drivers.
ChrisAug 20th 2005 12:42PM
1. Firefox
2. AVG
3. Winamp
4. Itunes
tomAug 20th 2005 12:57PM
just did reinstall windows and it was firefox.
HkidAug 20th 2005 1:06PM
1. AVG Free
2. Ad aware
3. FF
4. TBird
5. Copernic Desktop Search
WilliamAug 20th 2005 1:24PM
easy for me to remember as i just bought a new laptop
1. firefox
2. thunderbird
3. shareaza (great music downloader, found out about it on here)
FermacAug 20th 2005 1:41PM
1 - ZoneAlarm from zonelabs
2 - AVG free from Grisoft
3 - make a restore point
David ChartierAug 20th 2005 1:37PM
It's tough to say what's first when I reinstall OSX, as a good majority of OSX apps are simply drag and drop from the zip file or disk image. There is no "installation". So I just keep a folder of 3rd party apps I use, back it up, and once the reinstall is done I just drag and drop all 44 of them over. Firefox, NetNewsWire, StickyBrain, a few games, Adium are some of the bigger names though.
MikeAug 20th 2005 1:49PM
firefox - because I have to download the drivers for everything, which means visiting the websites for the latest available.
I feel so ICKY using IE to get firefox, but it's a sacrifice I have to make when reinstalling windows.
~J~Aug 20th 2005 1:51PM
1) Mcafee Internet Security Suite
2) Drivers!
3) Firefox
4) MS Office 2003
5) VisualStudio 2003
LisaAug 20th 2005 1:53PM
1) Antivirus
2) Firewall
3) All XP updates
4) Firefox
5) Thunderbird
If I could, i'd install em all in 1 step.
HoltAug 20th 2005 2:24PM
After drivers, Windows Updates, and removing the software that came with my OEM copy of XP, I download Opera then head over to filehippo.com for all my favorite software, and install them in no particular order. Then I head over to a few specific websites for anything not in their listing.
David G. HongAug 20th 2005 2:50PM
A. Windows
- Motherboard chipsert drivers
- All the other drivers
- Windows Update
- Firefox, Thunderbird
- MSN Beta (what ever the leaked ones are)
- Microsoft Office
- EditPlus 2
- Cgywin
B. Linux (Fedora Core)
- CPU Driver
- Chipset Driver
- Soundcard Driver
- GFX Driver
- Update Fedora Core
FabianAug 20th 2005 3:09PM
On Windows machines, always the following...
First is the tool to use the internet safely for all my other software needs so:
1. Firefox
2. Firewall
3. AntiVirus
4. Compression tools (Freezip for example)
5. Picture Viewer (Irfan View)
6. Video Lan Client
7. Adobe Reader
8. ICQ software (normally GAIM or some such)
9...x Everything else...
Tal AterAug 21st 2005 3:51PM
Wingo!
Not the new versions... but an old super-simple one.
Working without it is like having one hand tied behind my back.
J.T. MillAug 20th 2005 4:15PM
1)Firefox
2)Windows Updates
*Uninstall IE*
3)Virus Protection
4)Winamp
5)Photoshop
Greg RAug 20th 2005 4:15PM
well in order to get Firefox I have to install ethernet adapter drivers then
Firefox...OF COURSE
and then Display Drivers for...
STARCRAFT!
Jason ClarkeAug 20th 2005 4:29PM
I think for Windows, we just have to assume an AV tool, spyware blocking tools (Spyware Blaster, Spybot S&Ds) and a software firewall are all assumed, after doing the requisite Windows Updates. Beyond those, and Firefox, (and, I suppose, Office), what other interesting tools do we install?
For me, I can't live without ActiveWords on a machine I'll be using regularl.
Miguel LopesAug 20th 2005 4:29PM
Anti-virus - I use McAfee Viruscan Enterprise - then immediately update
Firewall - Free ZoneAlarm
Microsoft Office
All Microsoft Updates (I install Microsoft Update as it allows me to update Windows and Office at the same time)
AdAware
Spybot Search and Destroy
Quicktime
RealPlayer
Adobe Reader 7
WinZip or similar
Nero or EasyCDCreator
This is what I consider a nice baseline config.
Jason ClarkeAug 20th 2005 4:30PM
Sorry for the typos above; that's what I get for trying to type with a baby in my arms!