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I’m currently re-installing windows on a computer and I thought it would be good to have a checklist of what should be installed.

Let’s keep that list for free (no charge) software.

• Antivirus. I think Avast (http://www.avast.com/en-ca/free-antivirus-download) is probably the best free antivirus software around. Keep in mind that it is for home use if you want to keep it free.
• Archiver. 7zip (http://www.7-zip.org/) is the one use on every machine. It integrates perfectly with windows and is able to open almost all archives.
• Adobe pdf reader (http://get.adobe.com/reader/). If you have an older machine, Foxit has an excellent reader, which can be found here http://foxitsoftware.com/Secure_PDF_Reader/
• Office software. LibreOffice is a great suite of applications  for the office. It can open almost every MS Office files. It can be found here (http://www.libreoffice.org/download)

For the advanced user.

• A good ftp client. Filezilla is just perfect and i have not seen it crashed yet.  http://filezilla-project.org/download.php?type=client
• A text/Code editor. http://www.pspad.com/

If you have other software in mind, let me know by using the comments section.

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