The Complete PC Pack
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Note: All mentioned software are compatible with Windows Vista and Windows XP. Additional support for older versions of Windows may be available too. You can check this out from the respective category of Freeware Fiesta.
[Antivirus]
AVG Free Edition: The simple, popular and effective antivirus that is extremely light on your system resources. Home | Download.com
Avast! Home Edition: The feature rich solid antivirus with a skinnable interface. Registration (free) is required every 14 months. Home | Download.com | Registration | Skins
[Antispyware]
Windows Defender: The sleek antispyware from Microsoft to keep your computer safe from unwanted software. Available only for genuine Windows XP / Vista users. Home | Download.com
Spyware Terminator: Fully loaded spyware remover with integrated virus scan and boot scan features. Home | Download.com
[Firewall]
Comodo Personal Firewall: Extremely powerful firewall with leak-proof technologies. Simple enough for all people. Home | Download.com
[Safe Web Surfing Tool]
SiteAdvisor: Web browser plug-in to warn you of potentially harmful and malicious websites. Available for Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer only. Home
[Media Player]
GOM Player: Sleek media player with inbuilt support for almost every media format (video & audio) out there. Home | Download.com
[Internet TV]
Miro: Internet TV software with over 3000 (and counting…) downloadable channels. Home | Download.com
OFFICE / STUDENT WORK
[Office Suite]
OpenOffice.org: The complete office suite with word processor (Writer), spreadsheet (Calc), database (Base), presentation tool (Impress), all-purpose calculator (Math) and drawing application (Draw). Compatible with MS-Office and Corel WordPerfect suites and with a similar interface as well. Home | Download.com
Adobe Reader: Popular PDF file reader. Home | Download.com
[Web Browser]
Firefox: Universally popular web browser from Mozilla with tons of available add-ons. Home
Flock: Mozilla Firefox based “social” browser, which makes your online social life easier for you. Home
Opera: The small and extremely fast web browser that integrates stunning features with a techno-cool interface. Home
[Email Client]
Thunderbird: Secure and popular email client. Home
[Safe Web Surfing Tool]
SiteAdvisor: Web browser plug-in to warn you of potentially harmful and malicious websites. Available for Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer only. Home
[Parental Control]
K9 Web Protection: Parental control tool to block access of obscene and malicious websites on your computer. Home | Download.com
[Instant Messenger]
Pidgin: All-in-one instant messenger with support for Yahoo! Messenger, Google Talk, Windows Live, MySpace IM, AIM and many other protocols. Home | Download.com
Skype: Popular instant messenger with high quality PC-to-PC (free) and PC-to-Phone (low cost) calls. Home
[Download Manager]
Download Accelerator Plus Basic: Popular download manager to organize your downloads and speed up slow downloads. Home
OTHER UTILITIES
[CD/DVD/Blu-Ray Disc Burner]
BurnAware: Light and cool looking CD/DVD/Blu-Ray disc burning software with all essential features. Home
StarBurn: Powerful CD/DVD/Blu-Ray disc burning software. Home | Download.com
[Audio Editor]
Audacity: Popular audio editing software. Home | Download.com
[File Archiver / Compression Utility]
AlZip: Popular archiving utility with support for over 30 formats (including *.zip, *.rar) and with cute egg icons. Home
IZArc: Fast archiving utility with a simple interface and support for over 50 formats (including *.zip, *.rar). Home
[Image Editor]
GIMP: Heavily loaded, yet extremely light image editor with features comparable to Adobe Photoshop. Home | Download.com
Paint.Net: Popular image editor with all essential features. Home | Download.com
CCleaner: Tiny utility to quickly clean your computer of junk materials. Home | Download.com
Advanced Windows Care Personal: System cleaner with ‘one-click repair’ option. Home | Download.com
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Add Foxit Reader too in your Office/Student section.
It’s a freeware and a whole lot fast than Adobe Reader, beginning from installtion to the end.
Thanks for mentioning Foxit – in fact, I’m using it now.
This post is almost a year old – there are a LOT of new things that I’ll recommend now. Probably will have to write a new “Complete PC Pack” soon