FRAPS 274  

  A frame rate monitor

Driver cleaner Pro 1.5

     Very useful for removing graphics card drivers from your system, before you add another one

winrar371 final  updated

     Winrar, very good archiver, my personal choice

fresh download 7.58  

     A very good download manager, even though I have a high speed internet access, I do use this a lot, especially because it uses a anti virus checker once it has finished downloading, also it lists what you have downloaded, plus registration is free for personal users

ThunderbirdSetup-2.0.0.6 final updated

     Very good alternative to outlook express

FirefoxSetup-2.0.0.7 final updated

     A very good alternative to internet explorer

RefreshFix0.9.9.7

     Fixes the refresh rate problem with Radeon cards in win2000 /winxp

OutpostPro 4.0.1025.7828 (700) updated

     A very good firewall

Ad aware SE Personal

     Spyware remover, free version

Spybot S and D 1.4 

     Another very good spyware remover

SmartFTP client version 2.0

     A very good FTP program, it is also free for personal use

spyware doctor 3.2.2

A good tool for removing both spyware and trojans from your system, but you need to pay to enable the removal feature

Myregistrycleaner 2.1

A shareware tool for cleaning and repairing the registry, highly recomended if your computer is crashing or isn't shutting down properly

NoteTab free 4.95

If you are looking for a MS notepad replacement then look no farther then this great program, its free but if you really like it, then I recomend getting the standard version, that comes with more extras

FreeRam XP pro V1.51

A free Windows XP memory manager