man, I was just compiling a list of all this b/c I'm getting a new laptop in (XP
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I use the following :
xplorer2 - replaces Windows Explorer with 2 pane file navigation
editplus2 - tabbed notepad replacement with Code Parsing
pidgin - my IM client, formerly gAIM, use it for YIM / ICQ / MSN / AIM
miranda - backup client for Yahoo / MSN
firefox - DUH
opera - for surfing with Tor Proxy
Tor / Privoxy / Vidalia - onion peered proxies, so I don't have to rely on one
ccleaner - weekly cleaning of histories, cookies, temp files, etc
flashfxp - FTP to FTP transfers
filezilla - Multi-Connection FTP to download content quickly or files
winscp3 - FTP over SSH for some servers
mediaplayer classic (with KLITE CODEC PACK) - video viewing
winamp - music
irfanview - Image Viewing with Fast Batch Resizing and Renaming
acdsee - Image cataloging & Fast Viewer
Office 2003 - Outlook / Excel / Word / Access
Thunderbird - For Personal Email Addys
StyleXP - to allow for my Minimalist Theme on XP
DaemonTools - Mount Isos
Ad-Aware - Spyware Scans
SpyBotSearch&Destroy - Spyware / Registry Changes
Tiny Desktop Firewall - Best System / Internet FireWall ever
ClamWin - for monthly Virus Scan (No Active Protection)
Adobe CS2 Suite
Macromedia MX - Fast WYSWIG authoring
Skype
Qliner Hotkeys - Remap Windows Hotkeys
DesktopIconFun - To have my Icons ListView
Nero 7 Ultra - CdBurning
lots of apps to replace