We thought it would be a good idea to post some of the helpful links that we have found over the years. Simply click on the underlined link to open the page. Please keep in mind that these files are freeware and you will not (well, should not) be asked for any payments, but we do recommend supporting these sites if possible as they do provide a great service to the public. Please use at your own risk.
AVG 8.0 Free Edition for Windows (free anti-virus)
http://free.grisoft.com/ww.download-avg-anti-virus-free-edition#tba2
SuperAntispyware Free Edition (free spyware removal tool)
http://www.superantispyware.com/download.html
Lavasoft Ad-Aware 2007 (spyware removal tool)
http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-2007/3000-8022_4-10045910.html
Spyware Blaster (defensive spyware tool, prevents infections)
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/sbdownload.html
Spybot Search and Destroy (defensive spyware tool, prevents infections)
http://www.download.com/Spybot-Search-Destroy/3000-8022_4-10401314.html?tag=lst-0-1
IncredimailXE (an alternative e-mail client for those who still use e-mail)
http://www.incredimail.com/english/splash/splash.aspWindows Live Messenger (for XP and Vista only)
http://get.live.com/messenger/overview
MSN Messenger (for Win98, WinME)
http://www.download.com/MSN-Messenger-Windows-98-Me-/3000-2150_4-10384209.html
Yahoo Messenger (all windows versions)
Aliant Web Mail (check your Outlook e-mail from anywhere)
Microsoft Direct X (needed for some games)
Java VM software(needed for some websites and some games)
Adobe - (Adobe Reader, Adobe Flashplayer, Shockwave Player)
DIVX Player (needed for playback of some .avi video files)
http://www.divx.com/divx/windows/download/
Apple QuickTime (needed for some games and some video files)
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/win.html
WinRAR (archive and zipped folder tools)
http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm
Cursor XP (free cursors for XP only)
http://www.download.com/CursorXP/3000-2317_4-10357248.html
Visual Task Tips (very cool taskbar previewer for XP)
http://www.visualtasktips.com/
WindowsXP Powertoys (enhancements for Windows XP only)
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx
Flashpeak Slimbrowser (excellent multi-function multi-tabbed web-browser)
http://www.flashpeak.com/download.php
3D Windows XP screensaver (one of the nicest free screensavers for XP)
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/desktop/xpscreensaver.mspx
Magentic (free screensavers and wallpapers program by Incredimail)
http://www.magentic.com/splash/t/sv3_2.aspx
Really Slick Screensavers (free amazing 3D OpenGL screensavers)
Deepburner (Free CD/DVD burning software)
http://www.deepburner.com/?r=download
Audacity (Free audio editing, recording and creation software)
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
Neave Planetarium (Free online planetarium)
http://www.neave.com/planetarium/
Stellarium (Free astronomy/planetarium simulator - totally amazing)
OpenOffice (free opensource MSOffice type programs)
http://download.openoffice.org/index.html
GIMPshop (free opensource Photoshop program)
http://gimpshopdotnet.blogspot.com/
FlightGear (free opensource flight simulator)
Danger from the Deep (free opensource U-Boat submarine simulator)
http://dangerdeep.sourceforge.net/
TORCS:The Open Racing Car Simulator (free opensource racing simulator)
Savage:Battle for Newerth (free online multiplayer role-playing game)
Freewarehome.com (free versions of almost every kind of program-games too)
CCleaner (free disk cleanup utility for WindowsXP)
http://www.ccleaner.com/download
Defraggler (free faster file defragmenter for WindowsXP)
http://www.defraggler.com/download
Trackmania Electronic Sports World Cup (free challenging racing game)