Whats the first thing you install once built a new system?!

Hi,
No problem, I agree that Paint.Net is a fantastic application and will be even better once Rick (developer) gets layer effects added like they ahve available in Photoshop.

I'll deffo take you up on that virtual pint offer too! - :D

dmpoole said:
I just may have to owe you a virtual pint.
I have to do a lot of photo editing at work but my bosses won't buy me Photoshop or even Adobe Elements.
I can't install stuff so I have to use it straight out of the directory and GIMP fitted what I wanted.
However I find GIMP quite difficult to use even on the simplest tasks.
I've just installed Paint.net and immediately I'm at home because I've used Photoshop since it was a baby.
I then deleted every parameter to do with Paint.net out of the Registry, moved the Paint.net folder to another hard drive and its running straight out of the folder :)
This program will now save me a lot of time because I often upload photos to my server and work on them from home.

Big thanks
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firewall, antivirus, firefox, winamp, quake 3 and 4, Eve online, Ventrillo/Teamspeak, skype, Civ4

that was my last rig.
 
Avast,
SpyBot,
Ad-Aware
Chrome,
Wniamp,
Office 2003,
AutoCad 2009,
PhotoShop CS3

Then all the little crappy things, like Picassa, EAC, Google Earth etc...
 
well always the chipset driver and obviously graphics sound drivers etc but I always get rid of the registry junk first
regseeker ccleaner driver sweeper mostly clean up tools spybot avir anti virus first game I always install is company of heroes.
 
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Just thought i'd list the apps i always install to give you some idea rather than the first as most of them aren't in any particular order. Before an installation i always hunt out the latest stable versions of the free software or for anything that i have paid for updates. This is for my windows pc:

Firstly the latest stable drivers for my hardware, followed by:

Kasersky Internet Security - I always tend to install anti-virus/spyware programs first.
Opera - and replace bookmarks, password wand, speed dial settings.
Firefox - tis OK but no match for Opera without adding extensions (not from recent experience i might add)
Pidgin - better than the turd that is WLM.
X-Chat - irc chat program
MS Office
Utorrent
Newsleecher
CCCP Codecs
KMPlayer
Foobar2000
Nero
EAC
CCleaner
Truecrypt
Daemon Tools
Winrar
7-Zip
Defraggler
Acrobat Reader
Then music stuff such as cubase, virtual instruments etc...

:)
JM
 
OS + Updates
Chipset Driver
Video Drivers
NOD 32
Office
Other Drivers (Track IR, G15, X52, Printer etc)
Photshop
Any other software
Games

The normally, repeat the whole thing 2 months later when I break it again.
 
I tend to install the AV (Kaspersky) last to avoid any 'conflicts' i.e. if I don't have to go online.

But Firefox, Thunderbird, Office, mobile phone software/utilities, Vista Codec Package, Winamp, Nero & Photoshop are the programs to go on immediately. The rest are installed when needed.
 
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After drivers and updates:

Avast
Firefox
uTorrent
Winamp
Office
Grabit
Nero
Video codecs
Adobe Reader
Photoshop
Elements
Dreamweaver
FlashFXP

Then whatever games i'm playing at the time.
 
sp2 ,office, burning software, anti virus, firewall, anti spy, then i connnect to the net and up date virus/ firewall then install firefox etc.. the import fav, the last is games.
 
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*ConTEXT- Text editor
*WinRAR- Archives
*Office/ OpenOffice
*EXT2FSD- Linux EXT3 filesystem driver
*IrfanView & Paintshop Pro- Images
*Sketchup- 3d modelling app
*Google Earth
*Azureus/ Edonkey 2000 (Original)- IMHO the best combo of filesharing apps.
 
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