Programs for xp pro

[MrMcGriddle]

Im upgrading to xp pro and im wondering what are the best utilities/programs for xp that are free and are really useful.

Please post website of product and comment on it

MrMcGriddle

[[A3D]Hatswitch]

FavOrg

[Droppyale]

adaware
spybot
x-setup

I'm too tired to look up the sites... sorry

can u google?

[ShawnD1]

Look at http://www.webattack.com

This is where I got
-my firewall
-my browser
-my packet sniffer
-my port scanner
-other um security related tools.....
-my email client
-my FTP server

I get everything from that site, I love it

[Namie]

What kind of programs are you looking for specifically...

CDex is the best program to rip music on to your computer and it's free!

[DanGrease]

Any category in specific?
I personally cant use my XP Professional without these programs:
- Ad-Aware
- Spybot
- Kazaa Lite
- Nero Burning Room
- Office XP
- mIRC (Chat Program)
- MSN Messenger
- Norton Antvirus
- ZoneAlarm Pro
- The All-Seeing Eye (Program for Games)
- WinZip 8.1
- Mozilla
- TechIMO!

Well, these are my favorite cookies, check this theread for more ideas: http://www.techimo.com/forum/t74803.html

dan

[shahani]

Free antivirus (AVG)

[SeanC]

The ones I use are on my recently reinstalled laptop are:

Firewall: Zonealarm (free version)

AntiVirus: Avant AntiVir (free version)

Spyware remover: AdAware AND Spybot

Office Suite: OpenOffice 1.1 for Windows

Microsoft Baseline security analyser, it analyses your Windows, Outlook, SQL Server, Exchange Server, IIS, IE settings and lets you know what level they currently are at, what level is recommended and how to set them to the recommended level

A small utility from Gibson Research called "SocketLock". What it does is remove the Full Raw Sockets capability from Windows. You can read about it at www.grc.com

Sean