An update to the earlier things to install list. I have been meaning to post this for some time.

• System Utilities
  
  • Launchy - Tab completion for starting windows programs.
  • Console - A better version of the windows cmd.exe shell
  • Unix-Utils - Allows Unix commands at the shell
  • Process Explorer - Replace the Windows Task Manager with something useful
  • WinDirStat - Keep disk usage in check
  • Eraser - Don't just delete files, kill them
  • Handle - Find out what process is holding the file handle and kill it
  • Taskbar Shuffle - Reorder running programs in the taskbar
  • Startup Control Panel - Allows you to disable stupid little programs that start at bootup without hunting them down in the registry
• Manipulate standard files
  
  • IZArc - Extract or create compressed files (replaces WinZip and WinRar)
  • Notepad++ - Useful simple text editor
  • Acrobat PDF Reader - Read PDF files
  • Microsoft Office - If you have a copy; otherwise OpenOffice
  • Gimp - For heavy duty image manipulation
  • Picasa - For simple image manipulation and viewing
• Network Apps
  
  • Putty - An ssh client to connect to a real computer
  • Pscp - An scp client so you can copy files to a real computer
  • Mozilla Firefox
    • NoScript
    • Adblock Plus
    • Session Manager
    • HashColouredTabs+
    • WorldIP
    • Flash Player - Flash must die, but can't live without it yet
    • User Agent Switcher - Pretend to be MSIE on sites that disallow Firefox (haven't needed this recently)
  • Pidgin - Universal instant messaging client
• Rip, Burn, and Play Media
  
  • FreeRip - For ripping your albums to mp3
  • ImgBurn - For burning CDs and DVDs
  • WinAmp - The music player of choice
  • Media Player Classic - The video player of choice
    • QuickTime Alternative - Quicktime is evil
    • Media Player Codec Pack - Codecs for DivX et cetera
  • iTunes - The music player for updating the iPhone
• Misc
  
  • Java Runtime and Dev Kit - Your browser wants Java
  • TightVNC - For remote control of your system
  • Xobni - If you are forced to use Outlook this plugin that allows efficent searching of your mail is absolutely essential
  • Password Safe - Store all of your passwords encrypted
  • Skype - Phone and chat