What programs do you immediately install on any new computer?

I don't like Editpad lite because i find it crippled even though it has more features than notepad, so i just use notepad.

 

Can you expand on this? Your statement seems to make no logical sense...

 

Well, it doesn't have spell check, it has tabs but i didn't use them unless i was doing web editing which in that case a simple Firefox extension i had did a better job. It also has a bloated gui IMO.

 

Here's basically everything I have / need right from a fresh format:

Drivers

Security
Bit-Defender 10 (or Avast! free)
Ad-Aware 2007
Spybot: Search and Destroy
Windows Defender

Image Working
Adobe Photoshop CS2
Paint.net

Web Stuff
Java SDK
DreamWeaver
Shockwave, Flash

Internet Browsers
Opera
Firefox
Internet Explorer 7

Programming and Webstuff
JCreator
Ruby
Notepad++
Dreamweaver

Media Players
VLC
Windows Media Player 10
Quicktime
iTunes
Winamp or Foobar

System Utilities
Ccleaner
Foxit Reader
.Net Framework
TuneXp
TweakUI
ClearType powertoy

Office
Microsoft Office 2007 or OpenOffice

 

Ah -- okay. I don't use the spell check feature, but I do use the tabs A LOT at work. But I have an old version (2-3 years old) of EditPad Lite installed. Haven't tried a newer version.

 

I can't believe I got all the way to page 5 before finally finding someone with anydvd and clonedvd. They are THE BEST apps for making "back-ups" of movies. I have used many many others. DVDFab, DVDdecrypter, DVD Shrink and so on, but anydvd and clonedvd are the best. I don't bother with the others any more. EDIT: Including DVD ReBuilder Pro

I also use clonedvd mobile (along with anydvd) to put full length movies on my PSP at only about 500mb per movie in excellent quality. (It will also do that for ipod and many other portable devices).

All of the products from slysoft.com are great.

I also use :
alcohol 120%
imgburn
Adobe Master Collection CS3

 

adobe cs3 creative suite...
adobe fireworks
avg
camtasia studio
comodo firewall
diagram designer
autoplay menu studio
setup factory
Microsoft office (with outlook)
frontpage
expression web
publisher
streets trips 07
virtual pc
firefox
pdanet
quicken
roxio 7.5
rss builder
snagit
adaware
spybot
truecrypt
uled movie factory
xara
acronis true backup 10

and a bunch of other crap... that I did not feel like listing....

My programs and OS alone take up 30 gb of space... my data takes another 80 gb and I don't count whats on the home server or usb drives..... only on my computer....

 

You should try DVD Rebuilder Pro ( discussion/support forum) before you proclaim anything to be the best for DVD movie backups.

 

I use dvdfab.... anything that does not produce coasters (as the end result) is the best.

 

Ok, what are my options in terms of an advanced text editor over notepad, but less advanced than office? Notepad 2?

 

I edited my original post.

 

-ASIO4ALL
-cFosSpeed
-Daemon Tools
-FlashGet (Preferring old 1.7x series)
-Foxit Reader
-Google Talk
-Guitar Rig
-Media Player Classic
-Nero (NeroLite Micro Edition)
-NOD32
-RMClock
-Total Commander & Back2Life for TC Plugin
-uTorrent
-Winamp
-Windows Live Messenger (I'm about to switch Trillian Pro)
-WinRAR
-XviD