1) Windows Xp Prof - The best OS till date 2) Visual Studio - A great development environment + MFC adds value 3) Puran Defrag - Really keeps my computer running good... the best defragmenter 4) AVG Antivirus - All protection without system overload 4) DAP - A great download manager 5) Firefox - Better than IE 6) KMP Player - Like the ability to play mutiple formats ability to add real time effects 7) Winrar - Very fast 9) Skype - Great for video chat 10) GTalk - A regular messenger