List of most necessary programs

[Daniil]

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Dear comrades. Now I creating an automatic installation images for Windows XP and Windows 7. Images will be used for my customers PCs. In this images I want to add usefull programs, which will be installed by default. And, I want to ask you all, what programs may be useful for such program pack? Please post you answers as a list. For example - my first-thinking list of progs:


1) MS Packages
    -DirectX (most new version)
    -DotNetFX 2,3,4
    -VC++ Redist 2005-2008-2010

2) Utilites
    -WinRar
    -Notepad++
    -SpeedFan (CPU fan control util)
    -CCleaner (registry fixer/cleaner)
    -CPU-Z (Hardware information checker)

3) CD/DVD
    -Daemon Tools Lite (Virtual CD Drive)
    -CD Burner (Freeware NERO Analog)

4) Multimedia
    -iTunes (now in Russia is crazy boom for i-gadgets.)
    -CCCP codec pack (codecs - mpeg4, divx, ffdshow and other, splitters + Media Player Classic, all in one package)
    -WinAmp

5) Internet
    -Mozilla Firefox
    -DownloadMaster
    -BitTorrent
    -AdobeFlashPlayer, AdobeAir, ShockwavePlayer (like a plugins for Firefox)

6) Doc Readers
    -Adobe Reader
    -DjVu Libre (.djvu reader/viewer)

[BLADESHARK]

2) Utilites
    -WinRar
    -Notepad++
    -SpeedFan (CPU fan control util)
    -CCleaner (registry fixer/cleaner)
    -CPU-Z (Hardware information checker)

You could add
7zip [Freeware]

3) CD/DVD
    -Daemon Tools Lite (Virtual CD Drive)
    -CD Burner (Freeware NERO Analog)

Ultra ISO
Nero Burning Rom 11

4) Multimedia
    -iTunes (now in Russia is crazy boom for i-gadgets.)
    -CCCP codec pack (codecs - mpeg4, divx, ffdshow and other, splitters + Media Player Classic, all in one package)
    -WinAmp

VLC Media Player
KM Player

5) Internet
    -Mozilla Firefox
    -DownloadMaster
    -BitTorrent
    -AdobeFlashPlayer, AdobeAir, ShockwavePlayer (like a plugins for Firefox)

Internet Download Manager
Java

6) Doc Readers
    -Adobe Reader
    -DjVu Libre (.djvu reader/viewer)

Foxit Reader
Open Office
Picasa
Terra Copy
do PDF
Yamicsoft Windows 7 & XP Manager
Tuneup Utilities

Good Luck buddy

[Daniil]

@ BLADESHARK
Thank you very much, comrade.
It was a very important notice about Java and TerraCopy. I forgot about this progs.

So, who else can add another roster?

[katana]

Pls add (1) Advanced System Care under utilities; and
             (2) mpcstar in multimedia

[Daniil]

Are you shure, katana?    I can accept mpcstar, but Advanced System Care is software "tweaker", and, as I know, most of such tweakers improves performance less than makes a troubles in registry... 

[katana]

Oh... It can fix, clean & defrag the registry. And I try not to use much of its other features... If I'm using it in a somewhat slow PC, after I use it, I remove it.

[BLADESHARK]

but Advanced System Care is software "tweaker", and, as I know, most of such tweakers improves performance less than makes a troubles in registry... 

Advanced System Care is getting better in the race except for the NEW Antivirus thing

[edvaness]

How about Malwarebytes...

[Mito]

How about Malwarebytes...

MalwareBytes is not free, however it is still quite useful.

Anti-Virus
ComboFix
Microsoft Security Essentials

Mulitmedia
Media Monkey - Itunes Alternative (Somewhat free but I do find it better than Itunes)
Xion and AIMP - Lightweight music players

Internet
Google Chrome - I do find it faster than FF
Bittorrent Clients - Utorrent 2.2.1 / Transmission / Azureus Vuze (Now with integrated media server, while coded in Java? It is quite slow and not really worth the hassle due to it being bloated now with junk)

[humbert]

How about Malwarebytes...

MalwareBytes is not free, however it is still quite useful.

So it's not free. Since when do we are if something is free or not?