Fresh Install

Windows Settings

Control Panel -> System -> Advanced -> Error Reporting -> Disable error reporting (But notify me when critical errors occur) -> [Checked]
Run -> gpedit.msc -> Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> System -> Turn off Autoplay -> [Enabled]
Control Panel -> Power Options -> Advanced -> When I press the power button on my computer -> [Ask me what to do]
Control Panel -> Security Center -> Automatic Updates -> [Download updates for me, but let me choose when to install them]
Control Panel -> Security Center -> Change the way Security Center alerts me -> Virus Protection -> [Unchecked]

System

Internet

Opera + Configure Opera
Digsby + Configure Digsby or Pidgin
Firefox + Firefox Plugins
Chrome
Internet Explorer Plugins

Multimedia

Combined Community Codec Pack + Configure CCCP
QT Lite
Real Alternative Lite
GOMPlayer
VLC media player
Winamp + Configure Winamp + Lyrics Plugin
Picasa
FastStone Image Viewer
FastStone Photo Resizer
Foxit PDF Reader
Paint.NET
Subtitle Workshop
Flash Player
IcoFX

System

Total Commander + Imagine plugin + 7zip plugin + Configure
Launchy or Find And Run Robot
Daemon Tools + awxDTools
Ditto
7zip
Notepad++
MyUninstaller
Unlocker
PDF Creator or PrimoPDF
Universal Extractor
DirectX
AutoHotKey
KeePass Password Safe
Dropbox
XP PowerToys
SysInternals
Macrium Reflect FREE Edition
VirusTotal Uploader
Areca Backup
Java Runtime
VirtuaWin

Office

Word
Excel
Outlook
Powerpoint
Access
Update for Outlook 2007 (KB933493)
Lookout + install instructions
HandyFind

Developer Tools

Visual Studio 2008

Visual Studio 2008 + Configure Visual Studio 2008
ReSharper + Configure ReSharper

Other

TortoiseSVN + Configure TortoiseSVN
DiffMerge
SQL Server 2005 Express Edition
Reflector
Console
NAnt
XmlNotepad
Smoothy Event Viewer
Internet Explorer Developer Toolbar
Snippet Compiler

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