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Best Windows 7 Free Softwares

Alright, so after OS X it was Windows 7′s turn to sit on my desktop. I installed it after a lot of fiddling around though. I was not ready to install Windows 7 with a DVD so after searching a bit found out the solution to install Windows 7 from a USB Drive. I had some problems in the start but then AskVG’s trick worked.  Anyways, Now I am writing this from my new Windows 7, but wondering what to install in this windows. Coming from Windows Vista’s background, I really don’t have any idea what to install. All I can think of is my list of programs that were installed in Windows Vista.

Now a big task ahead. I go on to Internet searching for some list of programs compatible with Windows 7. Basically I was searching for freeware programs to be installed. I already had my own list from Windows Vista but I was really not sure whether they all will be compatible with Windows 7 or not. So I go digging. Looking into forums, blogs and other users comments. Now have compiled the list of 20 programs that you must consider installing after Windows 7 installation. Don’t look for any  other place just believe me it will definitely ease up your life. I am using Windows 7 x64 so most of the application listed below would be x64 bit compatible as well. Check out for their x64 version as well.

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  1. Mozilla Firefox (x64 Bit Version)
  2. Adobe Flash Player
  3. VLC Media Player
  4. uTorrent
  5. CCleaner
  6. WinRar
  7. Avira AntiVir Personal Free Antivirus
  8. JKDefrag
  9. Foxit Reader
  10. Daemon Tools
  11. FileZilla
  12. iTunes
  13. OpenOffice
  14. LockHunter
  15. DreamScene  Activator (x32 and x64)
  16. ImgBurn (x64)
  17. Paint.Net
  18. Shark007 Component
  19. Windows 7 Codec
  20. Windows Live

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There's 12 Comments So Far

  • Ray
    October 30th, 2009 at 11:45 pm

    Firefox is open source, not freeware. There is a big difference and FOSS advocates do not like their apps to be called freeware, particularly as they use a licence which specifies the freedoms you gain over using freeware.

    Nice list though :)

  • Ray
    October 30th, 2009 at 11:55 pm

    Actually, because I'm nice, here's a short list of various FOSS apps available for Windows: www.gimp.org/windows/ – The Gimp
    openoffice.org – OpenOffice.org
    keepass.info – Keepass
    windows.kde.org/ – KDE www.videolan.org/vlc/ – VLC Media Player

    There are many others, but this list is a batch of essentials. They are free to download, free to modify and free to redistribute as per the licence.

  • Kuld33p
    October 31st, 2009 at 10:03 am

    I don't care if its open source or free. All we wanna know is if its free to us or not. Thanks for the information though.

  • kruce
    December 10th, 2009 at 1:47 pm

    firefox 64 is not supported by everyone, you need java 64, but is also not supported by everyone and you need another flash, because the 32 bit won't work, in other words, use firefox 32 bit, because it supports all

  • zaklady bukmacherski
    December 27th, 2009 at 4:54 am

    is windows 7 better than vista ? Worth buy ?

  • Matt
    April 28th, 2010 at 6:13 am

    Ray, has a valid point… this list is wrong!

    Does it make it right because you feel the software is 'freeware' no…its because not..that is the point.

    Change the name of the list to FREE Software.. or something.

    Its like doing a list of 20 must have TVs but including PC screens in it, because they play TV content also.

    People come to site expecting freeware list.. not some random list of what you feel like.

    lol, at you guys insulting Ray…is that all you can do childish insults?

  • adelmo
    August 20th, 2010 at 3:18 pm

    Just a correction it is CCleaner not CCCleaner :)
    Btw thanks for sharing this free to use softwares…

  • Kuldeep (Admin)
    August 20th, 2010 at 11:15 pm

    Thanks for the correction. Its updated.

  • rajiv
    June 9th, 2011 at 8:52 pm

    and its FOXIT reader, not FIXIT reader. ;)

  • Kuldeep
    June 12th, 2011 at 10:43 pm

    Thanks, Corrected.
    :P

  • Mahesh.Mohan
    September 5th, 2011 at 10:55 pm

    Thanks….Nice job…………………:)

  • Janusz 'Ency' Dorożyński
    December 27th, 2011 at 2:03 pm

    Daemon Tools isn’t free – costs 12 euro and more.

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