First, I attempt to kill myself for ever relying on Windows, then after that fails, Iinstall anti virus software and Steam, then away I go to pwn teh n00bs.
network driver
video driver
sound driver
windows update til it cant update anymore
mouse driver
webcam driver
flash
showckwave
divx
xvid
aim
games
patches
haven't reformatted in a 2 years now . . . what would I do right off the bat?
hmm.
NOD32
Zone Alarm
Opera
Thunderbird (unless the new Opera mail client handles digital signatures)
Windows Update
Gaim
iTunes + Foobar + Foobar plugins + music library (I have some lossless music that iTunes won't play)
bblean
xPlorer 2
disable all the nonsense startup stuff.
make bblean my default.
Good to go. (and I'll never have to look at windows explorer until my next reformat)
Install Firefox, Trillian and NOD32 from a disc, update if available. Download the IETab extension and do my Windows Updates that way. I avoid IE as much as possible.
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