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Okay say you're building a new computer and not includig the OS, you only have 10 items of software you can install. What are they?

So say I was using Windows XP...

1 - Firefox

2 - SEP 10

3 - Magic ISO / Magic Disc

4 - 7-zip

5 - microTorrent

6 - Core AVC

7 - CCCP

8 - Photoshop CS2

9 - Visual Studio

10 - VMWare Player

Fedora...

1 - Firefox

2 - VLC

3 - gedit

4 - gcc

5 - open office

6 - wireshark

7 - hping

8 - nmap

9 - tcpdump

10 - gimp

1. Firefox

2. Winamp

3. CCCP

4. microTorrent (i call it uTorrent)

5. WinRAR

6. MS Office

7. Photoshop

8. VLC

9. iTunes

10. LastFM

honorable mention MagicISO :cain:

mm..

1. Firefox

2. Window Media Player / RealPlayer

3. MSN

4. Microsoft Office

5. Photoshop

6. Ulead Gif Animator

7. ExtraPlayer

8. ESET Smart Security

9. eMule

10. Total Video Converter

:p

Firefox

JD

VLC

Ccleaner

Defraggler

iTunes

ICQ

Winamp

I think that's it the other things are important drivers or software to use the pc or make it better. ^^

  • 2 weeks later...

At least these 8:

Firefox

Powerpro

mIRC

do Organizer

PSPad

Dropbox

AutoHotKey

Clipboard Help+Spell

1. firefox

2. wysiwyg

3. super video converter

4. itunes

5. winrar

6. pidgin

7. photoshop

8. dvd fab platinum

9. VLC

10. kaspersky internet security ;)

  • 1 month later...

Opera AND Firefox

VLC

Spotify

replaymusic

paint.net

autoGK

DVDdecrypter

utorrent?

TuneUp Utilities

Norton Internet Security

yeah...

Maxthon and Firefox

ares

ccleaner

i tunes

photoshop

msn

orbit downloader

prism video converter

ad-aware

wavepad sound editor

I dont use firefox lol. Im an internet explorer guy haha. Mine would be

1. ITUNES (the most important one. Can't live without the music on there lol)

2. Photoshop

3. Norton

4. Internet Explorer

5. VLC

6. Audacity (Love this freakin program lol)

7. WinRar

8. Mircosoft Office

I guess thats all i would need to be honest. I dont use msn or have dvd buring stuff etc lol

  • 2 months later...

Firefox

U Torrent

Record Now Max 4.5

The KMPlayer

AVS Video Converter 6

WinRAR

Mircosoft Office

Bejeweled Twist

Foxit Reader

Orbit Downloader

  • 9 months later...

SKYPE

Firefox/Opera

last.fm

foobar2000

IrfanView

Audacity

POD Farm

Marxio Timer

  • 4 weeks later...

Well I too am using windows XP. And I am also having a long list of software that I can't live without. Here are some of them.

-yahoo messenger

-firefox/ Internet Explorer

- antivirus software

- Power DVD or some other audio and video player software

-MS Office

-Photo Impression 6

- Java

-Adobe Reader

- Photoshop

And

-some interesting game software

  • 1 month later...

google chrome

paint (yeah very basic but i love paint :p )

calculator xD

itunes

  • 13 years later...

There’s a ton of software I can’t live without, not because I literally can’t, but it would be a hassle without it. Before, it was mostly about games and hobbies, but now it’s all work-related. That’s adulting for you.

  • 1 year later...

Waterfox + Ublock

Floorp + Ublock

Topaz Video

Fastflix

Xrecode

Taggscanner

Winamp

Stereo Tool

Upscayl

Turbocollage

Photoscope 3.7

Ultimate Vocal Remover

Potplayer

Irfanview

Vripper

Advanced System Care

Open Video Downloader

OFVLD

Iobit Unlocker

Patch My PC

Videoproc Vlogger

TranslucentTB

Superantisypware

Rkill

BCuninstaller

  • 2 months later...

Photoshop CS6

WizFile64

Nicotine+

FastStone Image Viewer

VLC media player

SumatraPDF

7-Zip

BleachBit

MusicBee

qBittorrent

DefenderUI

Windows Firewall Control

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