5 programs you highly recommend!

e36Adz · 12 Apr 2011 at 10:43

Just formatted my PC after over 8 months! I had lots of **** installed and my windows drive was almost full (being only ~73GB).

Anyway, feels almost like a new PC now! I have noticed most the software I had installed was all out of date so I am updating everything.

I installed:

Win 7 Ultimate 64
Windows Updates
Avast
Firefox
K-Lite Kodecs (inc Media Player Classic)
MSN
Skype
7-Zip
Winrar
Office 2010

I think that's most of it so far.

(1) What 5 programs do you highly recommend that I do not have listed above?

(2) Is Nero Burning Rom still fairly decent or is there something else I should look to get/buy?

(3) What Firefox addons do you recommend? (I quite like the look of the new firefox)

e36Adz · 12 Apr 2011 at 10:57

4T5 said:
Opera.
Avast.
Ad Aware.
CCleaner.
ITunes.
VLC Media player.

You just reminded me I also have Itunes installed, need it really since I have an Iphone! Will look into the others.

benjo said:
Opera
MPC-HC
AntiVir
Foobar2000
Malwarbytes

Thanks will look into those.

Garee said:
VLC Media Player
CCleaner

Have a search for the firefox add on thread. There are some great ones in there.

Thanks, didn't see that thread it must have gone off the first page. Will definately go through it tonight, I really like the new firefox but it needs some tweaking!

philtorrens said:
I ditched Nero a long time ago as it had become total bloatware. Get yourself Ashampoo burning studio which is much better

Hmmm, never even heard of ashampoo!

I would only ever install nero burning rom, not all the other **** that it comes with.

e36Adz · 12 Apr 2011 at 11:45

SiriusB said:
There is already a sticky with loads of useful freeware. Most of which has been mentioned in here again.

Go find the Firefox addon thread too. No point repeating yourselves!

This doesn't have to be freeware.

Plus there are literally thousands in that thread, so if ppl just state there top few it would save me (and possibly others) a lot of time!

e36Adz · 12 Apr 2011 at 11:50

iviv said:
Check the Filehippo update checker. Sits in the systray, scans at bootup, looks over all your installed programs, and checks to see if they have updates available, a very cool program

Very handy! Cheers.

Some programs seem to be particularly popular with almost everyone, will look to get those first.