What apps do you load each time after a fresh load

Jun 19, 2004
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I'm tired of updating and installing on all of my personal machines, time to make some ghost images.

What are, in your opinion, the must have apps, updates, utilities, etc. to load after a fresh OS install.
 

silverpig

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Jul 29, 2001
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winrar is usually the first thing I install.

Virtual needs:
winrar
winamp
office

I also always install:
trillian
powerDVD
winDVR

Prolly a few others I'm forgetting too. Refresh fix prolly? I just did a format 2 weeks ago myself...
 

Encryptic

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May 21, 2003
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Huhuhuhuhuh....he said "fresh load". :p

Depends on the machine I'm going to be reinstalling Windows on.
 

Mo0o

Lifer
Jul 31, 2001
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AIM
Office
Opera
Norton
Kerio
Winrar
Spybot
Adware-Blaster
Diskeeper
Flash
Photoshop
TweakXP
StyleXP
mIRC
Bittorrent
Steam
Nero
DVD-X
Codecs
 

yukichigai

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Apr 23, 2003
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AVG
WinRAR

Install Real Player, Quicktime, all DivX/MPEG-4 codecs
Install Media Player Classic
Uninstall Real Player and Quicktime :p

Trillian
Nero
Winamp
Omega Drivers (for my Radeon)


That's about it...

EDIT: 'cept for Open Office.
 

iwearnosox

Lifer
Oct 26, 2000
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Originally posted by: Mo0o
AIM
Office
Opera
Norton
Kerio
Winrar
Spybot
Adware-Blaster
Diskeeper
Flash
Photoshop
TweakXP
StyleXP
mIRC
Bittorrent
Steam
Nero
DVD-X
Codecs
Also known as Windows FD. :)
 

Mo0o

Lifer
Jul 31, 2001
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Originally posted by: iwearnosox
Originally posted by: Mo0o
AIM
Office
Opera
Norton
Kerio
Winrar
Spybot
Adware-Blaster
Diskeeper
Flash
Photoshop
TweakXP
StyleXP
mIRC
Bittorrent
Steam
Nero
DVD-X
Codecs
Also known as Windows FD. :)

Wait whats windows FD, i have no heard of this
 

FiLeZz

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Jun 16, 2000
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Office, what ever version you have will have to do.

Nero


setup e-mail.

powerDVD

Winrar

Acrobat reader

Real player

Codecs

Spybot or adaware or even both

Anti Virus Mcafee or Norton

Quick time

change setting about windows security

RUN all Criticals from Microsoft

Get lated Drivers.

Done