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Fresh install of XP, now what?
I had the mothership send me a Dell Latitude so I can finally quit angering Parallels on my Mac (which is down to about 2GB of HD space anyway), and it's about as clean an install as any "corporate" computer will get. For example, since our parent company is publicly traded, the rules insist AV software be included. I'm running GuardianEdge for disk encryption (so those Yahoos don't steal my sekrits), McAfee for AV, PowerDVD and Office 2003. The machine came pre-installed with the latest AOL client (naturally -- and it's really quite useful if you work here) but also with Firefox, which is nice. I had to manually install Flash, which shows how stripped-down the machine is.So now I'm staring at a pretty clean machine, all things considered. What are the top 3 things you readers would suggest I install next?
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Subscribe to commentsThis_TimeJan 27th 2009 2:08PM
#1: GIMP 2.6
#2: The XP Embedded theme because it looks nice
#3: Windows 7
#3 for real: iTunes
With that, you pretty much have your multimedia bases covered, as iTunes comes with quicktime.
Adam SmallJan 27th 2009 2:21PM
1. Foxmarks
2. Dropbox
3. 7-zip
shaden79Jan 27th 2009 2:23PM
yeah i second the move to windows 7.(it really is amazing and surprisingly stable)
cccp codec pack covers multimedia much better then itunes with quicktime though if you don't want to install codecs vlc player can also play almost anything you through at it.
grab some good fire fox add-ons (you can search this site if you dont know any)
skypes good.
and if you want chat software dump the aol and get something like digsby, pidgin, or trillan.
grab some sort of pdf reader (once again you can search this site) and you should be good for everyday things.
shaden79
Marek HrycJan 27th 2009 3:25PM
I thought you could only upgrade to Windows 7 from Vista, not XP
PaulJan 27th 2009 2:53PM
CCleaner
jZip
Notebpad++
BrentJan 27th 2009 2:35PM
1. Dropbox
2. Carbonite
3. Chrome
FredJan 27th 2009 3:25PM
Thanks for dropbox. I had never heard of it. AWESOME
Troy BowmanJan 27th 2009 2:28PM
1. 7-zip
2. CCleaner
3. Foxit Reader
These all tied for a close fourth...
ImgBurn ~ CDBurnerXP ~ JkDefragGUI
PunchyJan 27th 2009 4:13PM
Bingo...first three things I install as well. Must haves.
I also recommend CutePDF Writer and Revo Uninstaller.
seanJan 27th 2009 10:52PM
Totally agree with your three, Troy. I usually have CCleaner installed before Windows is even activated. :-)
One other under-the-hood utility I always install is PageDefrag.
MarcusJan 27th 2009 2:29PM
Just off the top of my head...
1. Google Chrome
2. iTunes
3. Picasa
Many others, but that takes care of browsing, music, and photos.
EGOvoruhkJan 27th 2009 2:29PM
1.) Combined Community Codec Pack - To watch... anything. Perhaps a little QT Lite too
2.) Daemon Tools Lite - Because lugging around discs with a notebook blows
3.) ImgBurn - To make some ISOs for Daemon Tools
RocketboyJan 27th 2009 2:32PM
iTunes?
Geesh, you might as well just install quicktime and then throw the thing down the stairs.
1. Opera
2. Thunderbird
3. Winamp
Everything else is buttah
RocketboyJan 27th 2009 2:33PM
3.5. Media Player Classic.
TheAngryGamerJan 27th 2009 3:33PM
"iTunes?
Geesh, you might as well just install quicktime and then throw the thing down the stairs."
Outstanding.
Congrats, you are my internet hero of the day.
Farseer (GDI)Jan 27th 2009 5:15PM
I agree with angry gamer. +1 to you Rocketboy.
SteveJan 29th 2009 7:03PM
Yep, Winamp rocks.
1. Winamp
2. Digsby
3. 7zip
Could've put Ccleaner, Live Writer, Chrome, uTorrent...
KismetJan 27th 2009 2:33PM
VLC
IrfanView
WinRAR
StefanFeb 6th 2009 4:13AM
1) ccc Pack
2) µTorrent
3) PeerGuardian 2
4+) Anything you want!
Timmy P.Jan 27th 2009 4:14PM
God I thought no one was ever going to throw uTorrent out there.
1) Ubuntu!
A)VLC
B)Amarok
C)Compiz-Fusion Extras
2)Windows 7
A) uTorrent
B)VLC
C)Puzzle Pirates