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Essential software to install in Windows?

ohla313

ohla313

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I just set up my Boot Camp Windows 7 partition and was wondering what are some essential software to install to make sure it runs fine. I don't have an anti-virus software on the system yet so can anyone make any recommendations on that?

What anti-virus does everyone else use?
 
Microsoft Security Essentials is fine. Very simple, free, no interaction required, and doesnt impact performance.

Then get Windows Live Essentials for things like Mesh (Cloud storage, folder syncing in the cloud, and other cloud stuff), Photo Gallery (For organizing viewing and doing basic editing), a basic movie maker. Again free.

Virtual Clonedrive for mounting ISOs. Free.

WinRAR. Free trial. Or 7-Zip (free).

F.lux for altering the screen temperature to halogen lightbulb temperature as nighttime occurs which is supposed to help with insomnia and such from the computer screen. I feel it helps a lot. Also free.
 
Anti Virus:
Avast
Avira
Microsoft Security Essentials

All of the above are free and great AV's.. I personally use Avast and i love it, haven't had a problem for 4 years :)
many people on these forums will suggest MSE [Microsoft Security Essentials] and that is also a great program. You can make do with either one :p

Anti-Malware:
MalwareBytes AntiMalware
Bottom Line: It's the best one out there and its amazing :p
 
thanks for all the replies! I installed MSE as you guys mentioned. What about in regards towards an email client? I'm not that big a fan of the browser based email. Something like the Mail.app would be cool.
 
ohla313 said:
thanks for all the replies! I installed MSE as you guys mentioned. What about in regards towards an email client? I'm not that big a fan of the browser based email. Something like the Mail.app would be cool.
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Mail comes with Live Essentials
 
ohla313 said:
This supports all types of mail accounts? I was thinking something like Thunderbird. What about an all-in-one chat client?
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POP3 and IMAP so it should handle what you need.

AIO chat: Im not sure about anymore. Which services do you use?
 
Total Uninstall for when you install and later uninstall your software. When programs uninstall under Windows often remnants are left behind in the registry and this one keeps track of them and cleans up afterwards. Saved me many a times. Especially usefull when you are a software developper.

I used CCleaner for emptying out the hidden temporary files in the past but these days am sitting on the fence with that since I feel Windows has become better at cleaning the temporary cached files. However you may want to take a look at it.

The rest can be handled by Windows own software.
 
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