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Essential Applications needed for new PC

• VLC Media Player
  


VLC Media Player is a lightweight multimedia player that plays most video and audio formats out there, including CDs and DVDs, without the need for codecs. It’s a thousand times better than the default Windows Media Player. I use VLC as my default video player.



• iTunes


Apple’s iTunes is the best music player I’ve found. I recommend you use it as your default audio player. And you have to install it anyway if you own an iPod or an iPhone.



• PeaZip


PeaZip can manage most of the compression protocols out there like zip, rar, gzip, 7zip etc. I’m yet to come across another compression utility that can handle so many compression formats and still look very neat. Alternatives are WinRAR and 7zip.



• Mozilla Firefox


Mozilla Firefox – the best browser ever made. Its unlimited extensibility is what’s great about it. You can download hundreds of plugins to match your tastes.



• Picasa


Picasa is the program for managing and organizing photos. It lets you find, edit, and share all your photos with ease. Picasa makes editing your photos a piece of cake by putting one-click effects at your fingertips. You can share your pics using Picasa by email, print, CDs, or by posting on your blog. This is a must-have, if you ask me.




• RadarSync


Keep your apps and drivers up-to-date for free with RadarSync. Keeping your software and hardware drivers up-to-date can be a nerve-wracking task but it doesn’t have to be. All you have to do is just run RadarSync occasionally. Stop wasting time looking for updates, instead get RadarSync.

A nice alternative is FileHippo Update Checker, although it only checks for apps (mostly freeware) on its database.




• SUPER


SUPER is a great app for those who want to convert videos from one format to another. The great thing about SUPER is that it allows you to customize the output of your audio/video file, and it supports just about any format. The only problem is that SUPER can be a bit confusing for new users.
If you’re not a geek, then my guess is that FormatFactory will be better for you.




• Roboform


RoboForm cuts out the time you spend filling various forms online, it remembers all your passwords, and even features a random password generator for the security freaks among us. What more could you possibly ask for?




• Ad-Aware Anniversary Edition


Ad-Aware is an excellent anti-spyware app that provides protection from select trojans, malware, dialers, and browser hijackers.




• Infrarecorder


If you have a DVD/CD writer then Infrarecorder is for you. The in-built windows disk writing utility is just too clunky, and well, broken. Infrarecorder allows you to do a lot of things, such as making your own video disks, music CDs, backup your data etc.




• AVG / Avast


Make sure to install a firewall and anti-virus app on that new PC of yours. As you know, the built in Windows Firewall is just not enough. I recommend you get either AVG or Avast. They offer the best protection in the industry, and more importantly, they are freeware.



• OpenOffice


For those who don’t want to pony-up for Microsoft Office, the open-source OpenOffice.org is a good alternative. It’s got the apps that you’ll want, but it’s only a bit slow.
these applicationare not mandatory but all these will be really needed. Then what are you waiting for? If you dont have then download them now You will love them.


• XP Genuine


Some of the softwares in my list would need your copy of Windows XP to be genuine. So verify if your copy is genuine with the help of THIS TOOL. If your copy is GENUINE then move ahead.

But if your copy is not genuine no need to worry. Just make it genuine with the help of THIS TOOL.


• Antivirus Nod32


I have tried many security softwares. Bitdefender, Mcafee, KIS to name a few. But I personally feel that Eset NOD32 Smart security is the best. The only reason is that it is not a resource log like the other softwares.




• DOWNLOAD MANAGER


Internet Download Manager is a tool for increasing download speeds by up to 5 times, and for resuming, scheduling, and organizing downloads. The program will resume unfinished downloads due to network problems, or unexpected power outages. The program also features Download Panel for IE, Firefox and other Mozilla based browsers that appears on top of a web-player and can be used to download flash videos from sites like YouTube, MySpaceTV, Google Videos, and others. It integrates into Opera, Mozilla, Internet Explorer, Firefox, MSN, AOL, Google Chrome, and into any application that uses FTP, or HTTP protocols. Internet Download Manager fully supports Windows Vista and Internet Explorer 7.




• CD/DVD BURNING UTILITY



Nero is the best and most complete DVDR / CDR / Blu-ray all-in-one software. Nero Burning Rom is all you need to fulfill all UR CD/DVD Burning needs.



• Irfan view


IrfanView is a fast and compact image viewer/converter. It is trying to be simple for beginners and powerful for professionals. Many supported file formats and features. Features include: multi-language support, Thumbnail option, Painting, slideshow, toolbar skins, fast directory browsing, batch conversion/editing, multipage editing, file search, change color depth, scanning, cut/crop, IPTC edit, capturing, lossless JPG operations, effects, ICC support, EXE/SCR creating, many hotkeys, command line options and plugins.




• Tuneup Utilities


To know about this software just have a look - http://www.tune-up.com/products/tuneup-utilities/




• Cc cleaner


CCleaner is a freeware system optimization, privacy and cleaning tool. It removes unused files from your system - allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space. It also cleans traces of your online activities such as your Internet history. Additionally it contains a fully featured registry cleaner.

Version 2.19.889 has improved support for Google Chrome v2 and Fixed bug with IE8 cookies.



• Nlitoes


Deployment Tool for the Bootable Unattended Windows ISO



• Window Blinds


Customize the look and feel of Windows XP and Windows Vista with WindowBlinds. It's a Windows utility that enables users to personalize nearly every aspect of the Windows graphical user interface.




• Any Video Converter


Any Video Converter is an All-in-One video converting tool with easy-to-use graphical interface, fast converting speed and excellent video quality. It allows you to effortlessly convert video files between every format! This free version supports DVD NTSC, DVD PAL, MPEG-I, MPEG-II, MPEG-4 and Flash FLV video profiles.




• µTorrent


For downloading Torrent files



• Adobe Reader


Adobe Reader software is the global standard for electronic document sharing. It is the only PDF file viewer that can open and interact with all PDF documents. Use Adobe Reader to view, search, digitally sign, verify, print, and collaborate on Adobe PDF files.It will Allow you to see online internet ebook's and many more file's ( PDF )



• Flash player


Adobe Flash CS4 Professional software is an advanced authoring environment for creating engaging interactive experiences. Its friendly yet powerful new tools for animation and collaboration help you deliver rich dynamic content to wide audiences across browsers, desktops, and devices. New object-based animation tools make working in Flash easier and more intuitive for beginners and experts alike. Powerful design tools expand your creative possibilities, while exceptional integration with other Adobe software offers new efficiencies for your design and development workflows. Bring it all together in Flash and deliver the most dynamic content to audiences regardless of platform or device.