Essential software to install on a new Windows PC

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This list is my recommendation to install on a new windows computer. After installing the operating system I always install this software to start working with it. 
Tags: Install, Software, Windows
Rank: 9
Created by cduv on 05/22/2007
Updated 4 hours, 14 minutes and 30 seconds ago
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 KeePass 1.13 (File Hippo ..)[source] 4 h, 25 min and 5 secs ago   Save This | Share *
 Google Chrome 0.2.149.29 Beta (File Hippo ..)[source] 4 h, 29 min and 13 secs ago   Save This | Share *
 OpenOffice.org 3.0 RC1 (File Hippo ..)[source] 1 d, 4 h, 13 min and 43 secs ago   Save This | Share
 OpenOffice.org 3.0.0 RC1 (File Hippo ..)[source] 1 d, 4 h, 13 min and 43 secs ago   Save This | Share
 uTorrent 1.8.1 Beta 12083 (File Hippo ..)[source] 1 d, 4 h, 38 min and 46 secs ago   Save This | Share
 Firefox 3.1 Alpha 2 now available for download (Mozilla Fir..)[source] 1 d, 16 h, 53 min and 1 secs ago   Save This | Share
 SuperAntiSpyware 4.21.1004 (File Hippo ..)[source] 2 d, 4 h, 57 min and 14 secs ago   Save This | Share
 Avant Browser 11.7 Build 7 (File Hippo ..)[source] 2 d, 5 h, 5 min and 17 secs ago   Save This | Share
 VirtualBox 2.0.0 (File Hippo ..)[source] 2 d, 22 h, 45 min and 54 secs ago   Save This | Share
 Wireshark 1.0.3 (File Hippo ..)[source] 3 d, 5 h and 9 min ago   Save This | Share
 Technical Preview Triggers False Expiration (Windows Liv..)[source] 3 d, 13 h and 16 min ago   Save This | Share
 Miranda 0.7.9 (File Hippo ..)[source] 3 d, 22 h and 15 min ago   Save This | Share
 Sandboxie 3.30 (File Hippo ..)[source] 4 d and 4 h ago   Save This | Share
 Autoruns 9.34 (File Hippo ..)[source] 4 d and 4 h ago   Save This | Share
 Flock 2.0 Beta 2 (File Hippo ..)[source] 4 d and 4 h ago   Save This | Share
 Picasa 3.0 Build 57.19 Beta (File Hippo ..)[source] 4 d and 5 h ago   Save This | Share
 Google Chrome 0.2.149.27 Beta (File Hippo ..)[source] 4 d and 5 h ago   Save This | Share
 about:mozilla - Ubiquity, Fennec, Shredder, Firefox logo, Chrome, upcoming events, and more… (Mozilla Fir..)[source] 4 d and 21 h ago   Save This | Share
 VirtualBox 1.6.6 (File Hippo ..)[source] 4 d and 21 h ago   Save This | Share
 FileZilla 3.1.2 (File Hippo ..)[source] 5 d and 5 h ago   Save This | Share
 nLite 1.4.9 (File Hippo ..)[source] 5 d and 5 h ago   Save This | Share
 Pidgin 2.5.1 (File Hippo ..)[source] 6 d and 5 h ago   Save This | Share
 UltraVNC 1.0.5 (File Hippo ..)[source] 7 d and 7 h ago   Save This | Share
 Password Safe 3.14 (File Hippo ..)[source] 7 d and 7 h ago   Save This | Share
 uTorrent 1.8.1 Beta 12024 (File Hippo ..)[source] 8 d and 5 h ago   Save This | Share

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