List of Best Free Windows Softwares for a new computer

[Killen]

Whether one buys a PC or a large area that we assemble our own computer, finds herself faced with the need to install software needed for normal use. Indeed, the software offers basic integration into Windows which is generally insufficient to meet all needs. The applications provided by default with a PC trade, they are about the evaluation versions whose use is restricted and limited in time. However, it is conceivable that a user can be content simply to Internet Explorer, Outlook Express and other tools provided with Windows for burning discs or decompression of archives. Nevertheless, it would go along with excellent free software and effective offering essential features and replacing successful commercial applications whose licence can be costly.

Our selection covers the main categories of software needed: office, internet, security, utilities or multimedia applications. It goes without saying that the users already know most of these programs. If you qualify, you can always use this selection to transmit your relatives who have recently acquired a PC. You may notice the absence of your browser, mail client or favorite player. We do not disparage the idea of software that we have not selected. Simply, for the sake of simplicity, we chose programs that we seem to reconcile the better efficiency and accessibility, hence there may be absence of certain software more oriented towards "power users". So do not wait and make your choice among our selection of software to install a priority on any new machine running Windows!


Internet

Mozilla Firefox
It is no longer with the reference of Internet browser Mozilla Firefox, based on the Mozilla engine and developed by the foundation of the same name. It takes advantage of the power of Mozilla in rendering Web pages, as there is faster than Internet Explorer. Filters anti-popup and anti phishing are included for the greatest happiness of all, navigation tab simplifies switching from one window to another and a spellchecker integrated stresses errors in the forms. The browser also supports RSS and offers a variety of refinements that are lacking in Internet Explorer, even if the latter is catching up with its time delay. Its other strength lies in the large number of extensions available that allow you to customize the browser and to provide features very varied and effective. Constantly updated, safe and ergonomic, Firefox is without doubt one of the best browsers at the moment.

Download Mozilla Firefox for Windows

Pidgin
The reputation of small purple pigeon is more to be done. Pidgin is an application of instant messaging multi-protocol reference light, stable and efficient. Some do not like their favorite "dual-protocol" as WLM, Yahoo Messenger, cutting off many contacts using other protocols. Thanks to the good compatibility of Pidgin, you can find your friends on AIM, Bonjour, Gadu-Gadu, Google Talk, Groupwise, ICQ, IRC, MSN, MySpaceIM, QQ, SILC, SIMPLE, Sametime, XMPP, Yahoo! or Zephyr. The numerous extensions available for you offer original functions such as automatic replacement text or specific actions to the arrival of a contact. However only shadow on the blackboard, it does not always show webcam - or dissemination, or issue - and does not permit the recovery of your messages in status "Offline". The Swiss army knife of instant messaging is a test of any emergency if you have not already done!

Download Pidgin for Windows

Mozilla Thunderbird
Mozilla Thunderbird mail client is the independent and cross the following Internet free of the Mozilla Foundation. Unlike many other alternative customers, it does not use the engine to display HTML messages in HTML format. In fact, Gecko, the free engine of Mozilla dealing display with HTML messages providing the same time a most important protection against attacks by Worms. Efficient and offering features expected for this type of software, namely support multi account, filter Anti-Spam rules messages, address book, while adding "more" as the quick search, followed RSS as well as an account forum discussions. Its interface to both is clear and functional, its lightness and its grip makes it a quick mail client reference!

Download Mozilla Thunderbird for Windows

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Security and optimization

AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition
The virus is one of the most important comopsants to install on a PC nine. Most antivirus provided with a PC are evaluation versions limited in time. To qualify for protection without interruption, two solutions are possible: buy one of many anti-virus available in stores (Kaspersky, NOD32, Norton…) or rely on antivirus software free of charge. Loins from perfect, they are much improved over the versions and AntiVirus AVG Free Edition is one of them. The software makes the deadlock on features: it is found that antivirus and antispyware protection, but it should suffice for many users. The interface software has vastly improved with version 8 and performance, not compete with heavyweights such as Kaspersky or NOD32, are more than correct. If you can not afford to buy a commercial suite, AVG may be a transitional solution.

Download AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition for Windows

Malwarebytes Anti Malware
If you're looking for a more specific tool to get rid of malicious software, well appointed Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware you will actively eradicate malware infecting your machines. The interface is divided into nine tabs, research, protection, updated quarantine, reports, exclusions, parameters, other tools. You have two methods of analysis rather full scan, or a quick review scanning for your system with a reduced detection and a comprehensive review carefully analyzing all your storage devices. The exploration of your machine will register the file systems or by the process loaded into memory. A module for updating database, containing 32319 signatures so far, will ensure reliable protection and updated almost daily. After each scan, Malwarebytes automatically generate a detailed analysis report format. Txt stored in chronological order in the drawer Report / Logs. Rather it integrates complete, as a practical tool in the same vein that Unlocker, which will unlock the process preventing the removal of a file which is reluctant.

Download Malwarebytes Anti Malware for Windows

Glary Utilities
To clean and optimize your PC, you might need tools for cleaning the register or delete any temporary files. line with TuneUp Utilities there are very good and free utilities like Glary Utilities. Far from being limited, this application will allow you to make a "Maintenance 1" in dealing with cleaning the registry, shortcuts unnecessary entries starts dangerous and temporary files. By the same token, it will handle the deletion of your footsteps and, more surprising for such utilities, remove your spyware and adware. Glary also offers the opportunity to permanently erase your files, and an attempt to recover accidentally deleted files. The manager uninstall features cutting large files, searching for empty folders and the search for duplicate files will quickly make the necessary application. Indispensable!

Download Glary Utilities for Windows

[Killen]

Office

OpenOffice.org
OpenOffice.org is a free office suite, free and cross-reference. Following a constant development effort on the part of a responsive community, improving its usability and compatibility, OOo has become in just a few years as the most credible alternative to Microsoft Office. More than complete, this suite includes in addition to the classic word processor "Writer", a spreadsheet "Calc" equivalent to Excel, a mathematical formula editor "Math", "Impress" software equivalent of a PowerPoint presentation, "Draw "A vector drawing tool," Base "a database manager alternative to Access. OpenOffice.org remains a safe bet if you're looking for a free office suite offering a grip fast and simple.

Download OpenOffice.org for Windows

Foxit PDF Reader
Foxit PDF Reader is one of the best alternatives to formal application Adobe Reader (Acrobat). The file format. PDF is used to transmit documents "ready to print" on any type of machine and operating system. Its main asset is to be lightweight and especially to allow a launch faster than its main competitor. Indeed, memory consumption side, Foxit is far less greedy with only 6 MB. It has 34, plus some additional options provided necessary such as a research tool in the text of the "File" display full-screen, selecting text with a copy of extracts to the clipboard (disabled in documents protected) or adding annotations.

Download Foxit PDF Reader for Windows

[Killen]

Multimedia

AIMP
AIMP is a free audio player, light, complete and fully customizable. The features expected for this type of software are obviously the menu, namely the support of many audio file format - MP1, MP2, MP3, MPC, MP +, AAC, AC3, OGG, FLAC, APE, WavPack, Speex, WAV , CDA, WMA, S3M, XM, MOD, IT, MO3, MTM, UMX-, reading and recording radio broadcast via the Internet, including an equaliser fifteen types of settings and a display module. The manager playlist is about it is fairly complete. You can select a folder or device containing your music files and to take into account the new files added execute an update using the automatic scanning function. The slicing on the cake, this little application also includes several modules allowing the extraction of CD audio, file conversion and editing tags automatic and finally a digital tape recorder. The quality of the interface is not to be outdone, pleasant, ergonomic and customizable with many free downloadable skins on the publisher's site. Note finally that this free application, whose consumption of RAM varies between 16 and 21 MB is incorporated into the context menu and will therefore always at hand for your needs reading, conversion, extractions CD and audio editing tags. A must have to follow very closely!

Download AIMP for Windows

VLC
Unless you have lived on another planet the past five years, you can not ignore the existence of this multi-player unavoidable, making a point of reference in its category. If you are an amateur at video conversion, owners of many file formats of various cuts and that the search for lost last codec you put off, VLC is for you! More than comprehensive, easy to use, lightweight reader "Swiss knife" proposing a solution effective dissemination network and supporting a large list of formats, users will satisfy novices as the most demanding. To download and try urgently to read all your videos and other multimedia files!

Download VLC for Windows

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Graphics

Paint.NET
Paint.NET is a retouching software free image, offering a quick grip and sufficient for the needs of ordinary mortals. Although more complete than the ancestor and changed little Paint integrated default Windows and more accessible than the excellent Gimp, it is a good compromise. The features, management layers, filters basic adjustment of colours or historical, are modest, but reasonable. In short the ideal to get an interesting result without being drowned in options. Ergonomics side, we can not do better, the interface is clear, pleasant and professional, with some nice little details, such as transparency pallets overlap when an image. Free, simple, efficient and translated in french, this application will fully agree to a broad audience.

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Windows Live Photo Gallery

Windows Vista offers a photo gallery very pleasant to use and brings together in a single interface display photos as thumbnails, view slide shows or even some minor commodities. If you remained in Windows XP, you can benefit from a module strictly identical with Windows Live Photo Gallery, one of many applications Windows Live (Windows Live Messenger, Windows Live Mail, Windows Live Writer), Windows Live Photo Gallery offers an interface also look very similar to Windows Vista. We find the same interface, equally pleasant, the same features, and even some bonus is the chance to publish his photos directly on other Windows Live services. With very good system, Windows Live Photo Gallery can be a good choice for a new user who did not wish to go through a software more "power user" as XNView.

Download Windows Live for Windows Photo Gallery

[Killen]

Other Utilities

Tugzip
Windows includes a compression manager.Nevertheless, it is far from being the most convenient and handles only the zip format, hence the almost absolute necessity is to go through a third manager. If it was a time where those who pay became one after the other, the trend seems to have calmed down and there are now many managers, whose very practical TugZip. The software has three different views: a classical view the [software: two views and multi-panels. In terms of formats, there are roughly what it takes: ZIP, 7z, A, ACE, ARC, ARJ, BH, BZ2, CAB, CPIO, DEB, GCA, GZ, IMP, JAR, LHA ( LZH), LIB, RAR, RPM, SQX, TAR, TGZ, TBZ, TAZ, YZ1 and ZOO. In addition to this, it fits naturally to Windows Explorer, supports images BIN, C2D, IMG, ISO and NRG, offers opportunities scripts, can encrypt Archives in six algorithms, and allows repair d 'corrupt ZIP archives.

Download TugZip for Windows

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[Gauresh]

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Can you make a top uninstall software guide for antivirus or other softwares?

[jigu902003]

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Can you make a top uninstall software guide for antivirus or other softwares?

To uninstall any antivirus softwares like AntiVir, AVG antivirus, Avast, Bitdefender, Comodo Antivirus, etc; or to unistall any firewalls or other softwares like AVG Firewall Edition, BitGuard Personal Firewall, Comodo, Spybot Search and Destroy 1.4, etc; check the link below:

How to Uninstall Antivirus and Firewalls

[mobile_funs]

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[shilpa]

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Can you put a nice tutorial to keep computer virus free? & removing all those Viruses, spy wares & malwares? Please?

[Mutilda]

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Can you put a nice tutorial to keep computer virus free? & removing all those Viruses, spy wares & malwares? Please?

Just go through this!
Guide Spyware & Adware

[Killen]

We have added many new software, and in all categories: office, utilities, communication, security, multimedia and obviously games and entertainment. During this holiday period, exits and infidelities to your valuable machine, you are surely passed beside small nuggets software. To find you and help you make your choice, we offer a selection of the best free games and applications must be published in the past few weeks. These programs have attracted our attention, either because they are needed as a reference in their category, either because they offer an original idea, implemented with simplicity and efficiency.

On the menu can be found, among other things, an excellent tool to achieve your catch and effectively managing the double screen, a program authorizing the establishment of a USB drive bootable Linux under Windows, a portable application security eradicate rogues and other anti false - spies or even a browser revolutionary secure, educational and fun for children. So do not wait for you to update this autumn 2008 and take advantage of this stinging reminder well deserved to discover these nuggets software!


PrtScr
In line with the Snipping Tool, the capture tool built into Windows Vista, PrtScr you will realize just how fun and your impressions screen. Using the various shortcuts available to you, you can carry all types of screen shots total, an active window, a rectangular selection or made a show of hands. Besides, you will be able to annotate your first screenshots "red marker" using your mouse. Once your catches do not be surprised to see his thumbnail "float and move" above your desk. You have so many more possibilities: save your file to incorporate it into a text document or appoint manually adding the passage comments annexes, save to the desktop, edit it before registration, print directly or yet the copy to the clipboard. Note finally that PrtScr allow backing up your image files to JPG formats to 100% quality, BMP or PNG transparent. True icing on the cake, as rare for this type of software absolutely free, it will fully support the multi-screens. PrtScr is an excellent tool for capturing screen, free, customizable, which supports multi-screens and especially offering grip quick and intuitive. This little nugget is to discover them!

Download PrtScr for Windows

Fedora Live USB Creator
You surely know the existence of the live CD among find solutions to Linux. Now, if you have 18 minutes and a USB key a minimum of 2 gigabytes, we have a better simple and effective solution you propose to test, transport and use over the long term Fedora Sulphur. As its name suggests, the utility Fedora Live USB Creator allows you to create rapidly since Windows, a USB drive bootable integrating a recent distributions Fedora Sulphur. From the disk image of a live CD, it will install on any USB key, a Linux operating system persistent. So you carrying your own operating system and find anytime your office intact, your applications, documents and of course your personal settings. You only have to connect your valuable key to a host PC before the start, to access your OS. Nevertheless, we must make sure the bios of the host computer supports booting on a USB key. Do not worry, the installation procedure does not require specific knowledge and no transaction partitioning. Simply as a first step to connect your USB key and start the program which will automatically detect. Then download the latest version of the live CD Fedora Sulphur on our site and select the file format. ISO by clicking on the Browse button. We'll just remain determined depending on the available space on your USB key blank, the place you want to concede the persistent storage of your settings and software. Finally, click Create Live USB, after making sure your key no longer contains any data not saved. Fedora Live USB Creator is a simple, accessible and effective allowing you to quickly create your own USB drive bootable Linux. To test and especially to use any emergency!

Download Fedora Live USB Creator for Windows

SmitFraudFix
If you notice one day on your computer flashes an icon in your taskbar stating that your machine is infected, windows advertising "viagra" appearing from nowhere, that you can not control anything and you do not have antivirus, hope is still possible. We strongly advise you an effective and portable solution that allows you to eradicate these rogues or false anti-spyware software hostage taking your office. SmitFraudFix is not what might be called an anti-virus, but only a utility that is responsible for identifying and eliminating these malicious software as a last resort. Light weight, you get rid of the most common threats. Do not need any installation, this simple executable in the form of a simple window offers several possibilities. Of course research, cleaning, removal of sensitive sites, exploration and correction of DNS hijacking and verifying updated. After analysis, it will generate a comprehensive report which will determine the status of infection of your PC. You keep on hand throughout the proceedings and decide on a case-by-case basis, the elimination of each component. SmitFraudFix is a security light, complete and reliable that you will eliminate most anti-counterfeiting spies type Desktop Hijack. " Although it is obviously preferable to have an antivirus, SmitFraudFix will always be at your side in desperate situations.To download and keep carefully!

Download SmitFraudFix for Windows

Desk Drive
Having an armada of USB storage devices is a habit and even a lifestyle. Power quick access and use them quickly under Windows is not as obvious as in other operating systems. Indeed, if we compare with, among other Ubuntu, Fedora or Mac OS X, access to devices is naturally stimulated by the automatic creation of shortcuts temporary offices. Thus, disks inserted into the drive, USB sticks and external hard drives appear to simply disappear and their insertions their withdrawals. To have the same benefits under XP and Vista, we recommend Desk Drive which will detect the connection of any USB device to display a temporary shortcut on your desktop. The emergence of this new element will be accompanied by a circle of light indicating its location. Moreover, by directing you to the notification area of your taskbar, you will be able to access options to select optional peripherals to be taken into account. Finally icing on the cake, it will even manage your peripheral networks and internal harddrives. Simple, customizable and effective, this pearl is to discover them!

Download Desk Drive for Windows

ZAC Browser
Behind this strange name is hiding a program that we waited for a long time, namely a new type of Internet browser specially adapted to children. Providing an environment while colors, secure and intuitive, it was originally developed for autistic children with developmental disorders. Obviously this cocoon to play, sing, wake up, learn, listen to stories and discover the tool while gentleness, targeted at all children without any distinctions. ZAC Browser presents itself as a browser adapted and fun composed of five different universe namely an aquarium, a cinema, a prairie, the Antarctic or a former book. Navigation between each module is, this is true to say, a true child's play as performed by simply clicking on an animated logos present at the bottom of pages. These symbols associated with a universe and a type of educational activity games, familiarization with the mouse, finding passages cults cartoons, games and learning of reading, the awakening or the musical story of 'stories. On ergonomic perfection, the colors used soundscapes worked through the mouse cursor customized, windows and various animated characters on each page, everything is done to promote alertness and relaxation. Regarding the security of pages could not be better as the right click the keyboard and integrated links on each web page are disabled. Once the program started, the child may use only the left click of the mouse to navigate pages previously selected. That "Mac Users" will reassure this nugget, according to its publisher, readily available to the same conditions under Leopard. This excellent program free web browsing in french, accessible, safe, colourful, fun, ideal for exploring the IT world, music, colors, singing, reading and the game is to put into the hands of all future small geeks power!

Download ZAC Browser for Windows

Easy Picture2Icon
The ultimate way to customize Windows passes necessarily by customization of your icons. If the multiple packs of icons available on the web do not always meet, it is perhaps time to create your own. To achieve this in just a few clicks, we advise you Picture2Icon Easy, a simple and effective solution that allows you to create your own icons from any image file format JPEG, PNG, GIF or Bitmap. The interface consists of a simple window meets clearly within it all the options available. To generate your file format. ICO, "you can simply select your image file, or check the desired resolutions, namely 16x16, 32x32 or 48x48, and finally appoint. If the image you do not have the right dimensions, you will always be possible to resize the compressing or automatically on the cutting edges. Although still requiring some improvements, Easy Picture2Icon is a perfectly efficient, lightweight, accessible and free does eventually used to be!

Download Easy Picture2Icon for Windows

[varun77sports]

thanks my PC was running very slow had some registry problems ,I was using ccleaner but Glary Utilities is great it solved all the prob.

[varun77sports]

which is the best browser protection .

I have WOT.Do u have any thing better