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What software could you not live without?

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We’re searching for the 100 best programs for Windows Vista – and we need your help!
By James Stables on Tuesday, July 08, 2008

In our October 2008 issue we will be compiling a list of the 100 best pieces of software which power up Windows Vista. These are the pieces of software you would never run Windows without, which make a difference to your everyday life and that you would recommend to all other readers.

We want to hear your ideas to make sure no stone goes unturned and no program is left out. This is a great opportunity for the Windows Vista Magazine community to share the combined experiences and knowledge that help make this one of the most diverse magazines on the market.

Leave us a comment saying what should be in our software top 100.

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WinBubbles

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08/07/08 | 07:32

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J.B.

Photoshop Elements without a doubt
Ccleaner
Windows Live Photo Gallery

J.B.

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08/07/08 | 08:06

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J.B.

I forgot to add; Microsoft Office
Couldn't do without it.

J.B.

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08/07/08 | 08:08

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sky173d

Microsoft Office 2007 Ultimate

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08/07/08 | 09:58

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sky173d

Piriform's CCleaner. Works perfectly ev erytime.

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08/07/08 | 10:00

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Office 2007.
Kaspersky Antivirus.
Convertx to DVD.
CCleaner.

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09/07/08 | 09:16

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Must have the full version of Live One Care Scanner. Soon as I hear it's available, I'll be the first in the queue for it!

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09/07/08 | 06:36

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King_Kong

Update as per OneCare: Found it, bought it, installed it, love it!

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20/08/08 | 02:08

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Live One Care. Adobe Reader. Live Photo Gallery. Windows Live Mail Windows Live Writer. Microsoft Office

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10/07/08 | 07:34

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Coltch

ATi Tray Tools - lets me get everything out of my 2900XT

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10/07/08 | 08:20

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daddykev

drew532734

norton360

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18/08/08 | 11:12

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Coltch

ATi Tray Tools - lets me get everything out of my 2900XT

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10/07/08 | 08:20

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markl

Well it would have to be Firefox 3 although it's silverlight hassles are beginning to annoy me. Apart from that Expression Studio 2. Genius

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10/07/08 | 01:25

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NIKON CAPTURE NX
WINDOWS LIVE PHOTO GALLERY

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11/07/08 | 12:22

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KB6OJS

Microsoft Office 2007, with OneNote 2007. I use Outlook constantly, and I use OneNote for keeping track of all sorts of information. Wihtout those two programs, I'd be hard-pressed to function. //Steve//

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11/07/08 | 03:05

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SR71

Opera - fast, feature-rich browser.

Diskeeper 2008 - The best defragmenter. Keeps all my drives performing at their best.

VLC player - the swiss knife of audio/video players

AVG Free- excellent anti-virus.

MS Office.

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11/07/08 | 03:28

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Firefox Foxit reader AVG anti-virus Open office

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11/07/08 | 06:04

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Harvey

Corel Word Perfect - it out performs Word at every turn except one and this is only when copying web pages. In this case word is definitely better. For all other uses Word perfect is tops. Try it and be suprised.

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13/07/08 | 05:30

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nero,live photo gallery,firefox,wmp11

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16/07/08 | 09:52

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Yiannis

Onenote from Microsoft Office 2007...the best and most flexible organiser so far

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17/07/08 | 04:06

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rsvr85

Tuneup Utilities 2008 Kaspersky IS 2009 MS Office (in particular onenote, i love it!) MS Live package Photoshop CS3E Firefox 3 Windows Media Player 11, and finally; Stardock's Objectdock plus

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19/07/08 | 05:00

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microsoft office

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19/07/08 | 08:32

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brownb2

Aerofoil 1.4.3 Improves performance for Windows Vista notebooks. Specifically when on battery/mains it automatically: - Disables/enables Aero Glass - Switches power profiles between power saver/high performance - Disables/enables Vista Sidebar - Has a quick access hibernate button (since Vista's sleep/hibernate modes are much improved and faster to boot) - Is 23K - Is recommended in the O'Reilly book Windows Vista Annoyances - Is free and open source (GPL 2) See http://silentdevelopment.co.uk

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21/07/08 | 10:36

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danspy

AVG, saved my computer from dying
Windows Live Messenger, Talk to my friends when they're on holiday
Paint.NET, Free advanced photo editing, much better than MSPaint
Microsoft Office 2007, even though I can't afford it, it is a very useful piece of software
FireFox 3, very fast loading pages even on a weak wireless signal
Windows Live Mail, very quick at retrieving messages
AVG SafeSearch, see what sites are safe and what are not, comes bundled with AVG Anti-Virus Free
Nokia PC Suite, though there are some bugs with Vista and Nokia PC Suite It's still worth using if you have a Nokia Phone
CCleaner, clears out rubbish from my laptop

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22/07/08 | 02:40

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One of the programs that helps me out LOADS is rocket dock,witch you can download free here:
http://rocketdock.com/download

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22/07/08 | 04:29

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anandk

NOD32, Office 2007, Foxit pdf reader, CCleaner, SpywareBlaster, Tune-Up Utilities are the minimum must-haves. If the need for a 3rd party anti-spy arises then a-squared anti-malware.

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22/07/08 | 05:49

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Windows Live Suite Microsoft Office 2007 Kaspersky Internet Security ACE Utilities iolo System Mechanic Nero 8 Adobe Reader 9

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22/07/08 | 07:24

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Windows Live Suite, Microsoft Office 2007, Kaspersky Internet Security, ACE Utilities, iolo System Mechanic, Nero 8, Adobe Reader 9 & K-Lite Codec Full.

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22/07/08 | 07:26

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Paint.Net, Avast,CCleaner,Picasa and Spywareblaster.
Browsers- Firefox 3.

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23/07/08 | 06:36

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Windows live suite, uTorrent, Photoshop, Office 2007.

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23/07/08 | 07:33

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GoodSync; Acronis True Image

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25/07/08 | 03:50

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Windows Live Writer Snip Windows Mobility Center

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25/07/08 | 11:32

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cuggie

,CCleaner,Picasa and Spywareblaster. Kaspersky Internet Security,Adaware
Browsers- Firefox 3.

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25/07/08 | 03:51

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Windows Live Mail Firefox Portable PortableApps True Crypt Allway Sync eWallet Floola

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25/07/08 | 06:09

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Windows Live Messenger

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25/07/08 | 07:33

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Casper

This is the software that I always end up re-installing when I get a new system or rebuild one of my current systems. Mozilla Firefox & the plugin Sage Too (RSS at its finest) Mozilla Thunderbird Adobe CS3 Design Professional Corel Painter X ACD See 2 and Photoshop Lightroom MS Office 2007 Ultimate Magic ISO J River Media Center Tag and Rename Ultra Edit xPlorer2 Professional Nikon Capture NX RocketDock Foxit Reader Flash Renamer Comodo Firewall Pro ESET NOD32 Diskeeper WinRAR

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26/07/08 | 01:14

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sdubbs

IrfanView - all around graphics and multimedia viewer

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26/07/08 | 08:00

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julianatanasoae

Microsoft Office suite (I prefer Professional or Enterprise edition), Windows Live Suite, Adobe Reader, Windows Live OneCare, Virtual PC, Virtual CloneDrive, DivX, Xvid, AC3, DVD codecs (so that they work in Windows Media Player), Yahoo! Messenger, AIM.

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26/07/08 | 12:12

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tboneturner56@hotmai

Windows Media Guide, PhotoShop Elements,
and "auto backup"

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27/07/08 | 01:17

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tboneturner56@hotmai

I also forgot to put Live One Care

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27/07/08 | 01:21

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Microsoft Money
&
Norton 360

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27/07/08 | 06:38

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Remark

"ProShow Gold" by Photodex is a terrific slide show program that is comprehensive but easy to use.

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28/07/08 | 05:26

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Windows Vista 64 bits Outlook 2007 Cyberlink PowerDirector 7.0

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29/07/08 | 01:28

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Firefox 3 with add-ons, Office 2007, Windows Live Mail, Foxit Reader, Winrar, CC Cleaner, Nod 32, U torrent, Lime Wire, Winamp, VLC, Nokia PC Suite, Vista Codecs, Total Video Converter, Roxio Easy Media Centre 10, Revo

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29/07/08 | 02:51

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Windows Vista 64 bit, Norton 360, open office.org its free just as good as word. APC ups system-would not be with out one. Saved me lots of times. Nikon D60 digital camera and software. MS media player. NASA TV live feed. M.I.T.'s web site. Zino reader for M.I.T. Mag. Check it out it's cool.

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31/07/08 | 02:28

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Vista Office 2007 - for my work To tweak my UI experience: Stardock - Winblinds Stardock - DeskScapes Stardock - Tweak Vista Stardock - Logon Studio Live Writer for blogging Live Messenger to communicate EzDetach for Outlook to save space on inbox Live Messenger for Instant Messaging Live Mesg for sharing files Speedfan to help manage temperature That would be it :-)

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31/07/08 | 12:54

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Simplyfile - Intelligent filing assistant for Microsoft Outlook http://www.techhit.com/SimplyFile/ One of the best GTD software out there. Saves me at least an hour or two per week!

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31/07/08 | 04:44

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kkeaton

windows live photo
Microsoft office
ccleaner
AVG anti vires
spybot S&D
ad- adwere 2008
open office 2.0
IE7
windows media player
Adobe reader
microsoft office pubkisher 2007

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31/07/08 | 05:56

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JeffO93

MSWord MSExcel VLCPlayer (videolan.org) Mozilla FireFox Paint Shop Pro Paint.NET (getpaint.net) iTunes doPDF Windows PDF virtual printer (dopdf.com) PixelMetrics CaptureWizPro (pixelmetrics.com) IZArc (izarc.org) Google Earth TinyHexer (no longer supported)

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31/07/08 | 09:11

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