Must Have Windows Programs and Utilities

I put together the following list of must have Windows Programs and Utilities as an aid to myself when I need to rebuild my own or another persons computer. I tend to do this a good bit. These are all very good applications that are either free or very low cost.

NOTE: This is a work in progress and I am currently compiling my list of applications.

  1. cygwin
  2. Firefox
  3. Thunderbird
  4. Stickies
  5. Trillian
  6. Bulk Rename Utility
  7. WinSCP
  8. HTML Kit — This is a must have if you do any editing of HTML
  9. Handbrake — Must have utility to encode videos
  10. Universal Extractor — extract files from any type of archive
  11. emailSTRIPPER — free program for cleaning the “>” and other formatting characters out of your emails. It will restore “forwarded” or “replied” emails back to their original state so they’re easier to read.
  12. jzip — a free alternative to WinZip
  13. CDBurnerXP
  14. MozBackup
  15. irfanview
  16. FastStone
  17. LightBox JS Web Gallery Generator
  18. DIM
  19. Trillian
  20. VLC Media Player
  21. RawShooter Essentials 2006 v1.2
  22. UFRaw
  23. Notepad2
  24. gimp
  25. synctoy
  26. Videora Converter
  27. GeoSetter
  28. imgburn
  29. Web Album Generator
  30. Process Exolorer
  31. Notepad++
  32. SyncBack — Freeware At Bottom Of Page
  33. WinTouch
  34. The FilmMachine
  35. iTag
  36. LightBox JS Web Gallery Generator
  37. BurnAware Free Edition
  38. VideoSpin
  39. Picasa
  40. Google Earth
  41. irfanview
  42. Ultra Defragmenter
  43. DVD Profiler
  44. Instant Memory Cleaner
  45. AdAware
  46. PC Repair System
  47. Neo’s SafeKeys
  48. Foxit Reader
  49. picasa2flickr — the name says it all :)
  50. GPS Utility
  51. Turn XP into a Blazing Speed Demon <— NOT a utility, but a guide on how to make XP Faster!
  52. PhotoMapper — It is in German but I am sure you can figure out what to download!
  53. Microsoft Pro Photo Tools
  54. GPSBabel

Check out this page for another list of utilities.

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