Every time you format your computer and install fresh copy of windows, you have to install a couple other programs which are necessary for every user. Here is the list of programs that every users should install on fresh installation of windows.
Audio & Video
K-lite Codec Pack … this codec pack contains all video and audio codecs you’ll ever need, it also has Windows Media Classic, video and audio player, who can play almost every format of multimedia content.
Winamp … manage and play audio and video files. Many online radios and tv. It has nice function named “Global Hotkeys” which let you assign shortcuts on your keyboard which will work even while you’re working in other programs or playing games.
BS Player … All new multimedia player, but still the best. Plays videos, movies, DVDs, music, tv streams, teletext, radio streams, podcasts and much more.
Internet browsing
Firefox … Mozilla’s award-winning next generation Web browser. You can choose from over a thousand useful add-ons that enhance Firefox.
Stumble upon! … this is plugin for Firefox or IE. It adds Stumble! button in you browser’s toolbar, which shows you random web page from your groups of interest.
Other programs
Avast! … complete anti virus protection for all computers with a fast incremental update. Uses few system resources.
WinRar … provides the full RAR and ZIP file support, can decompress CAB, GZIP, ACE and other archive formats.
Daemon tools … FREE Virtual CD/DVD-ROM-EMULATOR. Works with nearly all common imagetypes. Emulates nearly all known protections.
Total Commander … a file manager replacement for Windows 3.1, Windows 95/98, and Windows NT (16 and 32 bit). Can be used for FTP transfers.
Royal Noir Theme … secret Windows XP theme.
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