Freeware your Windows in 13 steps

Disclaimer : While i know that most of these freeware are safe and stable because i installed and tested them,i will not be responsable if something goes wrong with your installations.Some of them are buggy and some are beta.

If by any chance you do get in troubles with one of the installations,you can always leave a comment and I or someone else will help you fix it.

Read first the entry and download the freeware needed.Make a new folder into My Documents and download there to avoid clutter and find them easily.You can find .

Note: Most of the apps listed here are linking to , a trustable downloading source.

Let’s start with the essentials.We only need freeware and we will only use freeware.

1)Start by securing your Windows

  • A freeware antivirus-choose from :

    • ( I recommend Comodo or Avast Home)

  • A freeware firewall -choose from :

    • (I recommend Comodo Firewall or Zonealarm Free)

  • A freeware antispyware (i recommend more than 1)- choose from :

    • (becomes freeware after 30 days)

    (I recommend Lavasoft with Avg or Spybot with Windows Defender)

  • A prevention freeware

    • – .Don’t even think about leaving this one out.

    Beware of the rogue antispyware software!

    Quick note : I’ve tested Comodo antivirus together with Comodo firewall and the antivirus was hanging.Remove it if it causes troubles and replace it with another one.

    2) Compress/Decompress

    Now we need a compression freeware such as or . They both open all type of archive formats.

    3) Pick a browser

    Choose from : , , , (fast,secure and reliable) or install them all.It’s all up to you.

    4) Pick an e-mail client

    Choose from : Thunderbird (Recommended) , , (fat in graphics), or just use Outlook.

    5)Pick an antispam for your e-mail client

    Choose from : , SpamBayes ,Comodo AntiSpam ,K9

    6) Check your system information

    Let’s move to the next step now and have a look to the device information with , or .To monitor your pc’s voltage and tempetarure use .

    If you would like to see some deep information about your computer such as software and your licence keys,your missing patches and your systems vulnerability,then i recommend .

    7)Style it your Windows

    Our next step is to get rid off the classic look of your Windows and to do so,please follow this link to .You’ll find there everything you need to transform your desktop from a boring one to a fancy one.

    8) Communication

    No need to go deep into this one. Pick your favorite from : MSN Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, Google Talk, Skype.

    Need more? .

    9) Video/Audio Tools

    I don’t know what you would prefer so i provide you with a link to some of .

    While we are here, as well.

    10)Image tools

    Some of the best image and graphics editors at the moment are GIMP or ,Paint.NET, Blender,Inkscape.Of course,there are ,but i am only giving you now the best ones.

    To view your images ,use or use (it organizes your images as well).

    To take a screenshot use Fast Stone Capture

    11)Desktop and related utilities

    Time to take care of those office stuff and let’s start by installing OpenOffice.org .We all know by now what is for so let’s go on with a PDF Creator then a Notepad++ followed by a desktop publishing freeware PagePlus SE.

    When you are done with we’ll go over to Html/css/php editors and we’ll have the following : Nvu editor -see some ,then if you are into php you’d want to have PhpDesigner 2006 and TopStyle Lite for your css needs.

    To publish entries to your blog,choose between Qumana and Windows Live Writer.

    Transfer your files with or .

    To catch up with the news,use the

    I will skip over the Desktop search and file sharing.But if you want to install any of them,head over to Filehippo and pick your or for freeware (scroll down the page).

    12)Maintenance

    Let’s move to the next step and take care of the maintenance. You’ll only need few tools here.By the moment we are done with installing everything,we’ll need to defragment and put all the files next to each other,check for some reg keys and some other important tasks.

    There’s no need to install 20 apps in order to keep our system clean and runnung smooth.

    We need 3 instead from which 2 are multifunctional.

    – will take care of the errors on your pc,clean it,prevents security threats and so on.What can i say? It’s a great one.

    -Now that’s a tweaker.It has lots of features that tweaks your system from startup to shut down.Some of the included features are :cleaning junk files and registry,cleaning ram,rename,encrypt and split files,uninstal manager…etc.

    This one is a beauty.

    – This tool does your job.Just set it to defragment and that’s it.If you don’t want it,then just use the Windows defragmenter.

    Extra:

    – this is just an addition and it is not really necessary to install it because the Advanced Windows Care and RegToy will take care of the same things.Anyway,install it if you want.

    13)Back it up

    Time to back up to make sure we haven’t done all this work for nothing.

    Go and grab Comodo BackUp or just use the original backup app incorporated into your Windows.

    After you’re done with all the installations,clean the junk files,do a quick scan and when you are done,secure your files by backing them up.

    That’s all for now.You are done!