WindowsXPmusthaves

Windows Tools

• 2xExplorer - [website][voordelen][screenshots]
• 7zip - [website] Voor het maken en uitpakken van gezipte files.
• Copernic - [website] Desktop zoekprogramma.
• Free Undelete - [website] Terughalen van verwijderde bestanden.
• Google Desktop Search - [website] Desktop zoekprogramma.
• Daemon Tools - [website]
• HDD Life - [website] Systray icon met de status van de harde schijven (gebruikt S.M.A.R.T.).
• Isobuster - [website]
• Keyfinder - [website] Vindt je windows cd key.
• NTFS voor DOS - [website] Een driver om NTFS onder DOS te kunnen gebruiken.
• NTFS voor W95/W98 - [website] Een driver om NTFS onder Windows 95 en Windows 98 te kunnen gebruiken.
• Powertoys for WindowsXP - [website]
• RadarSync - [website]
• Rainmeter - [website]
• Ranesh Partition Manager - [website]
• Regleaner [website]
• SpeedFan - [website]
• MOtherboardMonitor - [website]
• Synergy - [website

Benchmarks

• SiSoft Sandra - [website] Systeembenchmark

Voip Communicatie

• Ventrilo - [website] Voip. Met behulp van een headset chatten met meerdere mensen tegelijk.
• Teamspeak - [website] Communicatie tool voor de echte gamers. Zowel client als server versie gratis.
• Skype - [website] Voip. Bellen via internet

Chatten

• mIRC - [website] InternetRelayChat client
• msn - [website] Chatservice van microsoft
• ICQ - [website]

Desktopvervangers en verbeteringen

• DarkStep - [website]
• LiteStep - [website]
• StarDock - [website]
• Samurize - [website]
• SysStats - [website]
• AveDesk - [website]

Browsers

• Firefox - [website]
• Maxthon - [website]
• Mozilla - [website]
• Netscape - [website]
• Opera - [website]

Browser addons

• FireTune - [website]
• Spellbound - [website]

Email

• GMailFS - [website]
• Thunderbird - [website]

Spyware, adware en virus

• CrapCleaner - [website]
• H+BEDV Antivir PersonalEdition Classic - [website][programma beschrijving en discussie pagina]
• Hitman Pro - [website] [HowTo]
• SpywareBlaster - [website] [HowTo]

Downloadtools (ftp, P2P, Torrent)

• Azureus - [website] P2P
• BitComet - [website] Torrent
• Filezilla - [website] FTP
• HTTrack - [website] Download een webpagina

CD/DVD rippen

• AMR Converter - [website]
• AudioGrabber - [website]
• DVDx - [website][Howto]
• ExactAudioCopy - [website]
• Freerip - [website]
• SmartRipper - [website][Howto]
• WinASPI - [website]
• SHNS Shortener - [website] Converteert shn/flac files naar mp3/ogg.

Codecs

• DivX - [website]
• LAME - [website]
• Real alternative - [website]
• Quicktime alternative - [website]
• XviD - [website]

Audio/Videospelers

• BSPlayer - [website]
• Evillyrics - [website]
• Foobar2000 - [website]
• Billy - [website]
• MP3Gain - [website]
• Realplayer Alternative - [website]
• Quick time Alternative - [website]
• ZoomPlayer - [website]

HTPC Home Theater PC

• MediaPortal - [website]
• MyHTPC - [website]

Office

• Adobe Reader - [website]
• Atlantis Wordprocessor - [website]
• CutePDF - [website]
• PDF Creator - [website] Maakt PDF's van enig ander formaat document.
• Foxit PDF Reader - [website]
• OpenOffice.org - [website]
• Rainlender - [website]
• Woordenboek
  • NL - EN - [website]
  • NL - DE - [website]
  • Multitrans - [website]

Foto/Beeldbewerking

• IrfanView - [website]
• Picasa - [website]
• PIXresizer - [website]

Screensavers, demo's, simulaties

• Celestia - [website]