Outlook Express = For business. (with NotePad)
Media Player Classic = Can play .mov and .rar video files, is a great DVD player and plays all other medias Windows Media Player would using less ressources...oh, and it's free! WMP is still better for playing music.
Internet Explorer = Firefox is nice but I don't see a big difference...
InterVideo WinDVR = Plays cable TV
Ad-Aware and Ad-Watch = Free, excellent!
WindowBlinds + IconPackager+Rainlendar+Rainmeter = Duh! Looks is important too!
Adobe Acrobat.
Fireworks MX = for website design and some amateur graphics.
Fastream IQ Web FTP Server = Nice FTP/HTTP server.
Microsoft Word = For university work.
McAfee Internet Security = Ressources canibalism but it gets the job done.
Nero 7.
WS_FTP Pro = To upload my website.
FrontPage = To design my website.
X-News = Great newsgroups app.
I still need to learn Photoshop