Well, its been about 2 years since the last time a thread like this was posted, and software has already evolved a lot.  So, i'm just wondering, what software couldnt you live without today.  Utilities, Productivity Software, Etc.

My List:

• Windows Live Messenger
  
• WinZip 10
  
• Messenger Plus! Live
  
• Azereus
  
• Limewire Pro
  
• Cyberlink PowerDVD Deluxe
  
• SmartFTP
  
• Adobe Photoshop CS2
  
• iTunes
  
• Microsoft Office 2007 Beta
  
• Norton Internet Security
  
• DVD Shrink

My List

• Windows Live Messenger
  
• WinRar
  
• WinAmp
  
• µTorrent
  
• Opera
  
• Open Office 2.0

• Windows Live Messenger
  
• Windows Media Player
  
• Microsoft Office
  
• Winmx
  
• Firefox
  
• Remote Administrator v2.2

Windows Live Messenger
Windows Media Player
MSN Messenger 7.5
Messenger Plus!/Live
SmartFTP
Adobe Photoshop CS2
Yahoo Messenger
AIM
PowerDVD
Outlook Express
Microsoft Word
NOD32
IE

Mozilla Firefox (and some extensions)
AbiWord
Notepad++
RSSOwl
Media Player Classic
VirtualDub
uTorrent
eMule
Winamp
PowerArchiver 2006
Macromedia Fireworks MX

mIRC.

*mIRC
*Winamp
*Mozilla Firefox
*SSHd/Putty
*MSN/WLM
*BitSpirit/uTorrent
*D-Tools
*vi/notepad
*VLC
*Omea Reader
Visual Studio 2005
Zend Studio
Acrobat Reader
PowerArchiver 2006

and the *'d ones are those i use every day.

quote:

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Originally posted by Johny

These are the ones i can't leave without.. I don't understand why you put Plus! in there.. Just because we're in a Plus! community, you don't have to say that.. Plus! is a great program, but we're talking about extremely necessary programs (hence 'Pograms you can't LIVE without)

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Microsoft Windows

Firefox
iTunes
Paint
Notepad

Then a list of not bothered which software but would prefer

Microsoft Office (mainly publisher so couldn't use openoffice.org )
Photoshop CS2
Flash 8 Pro
Messenger
Thunderbird
Anti-stuff's (anti virus anti spyware etc) - keeps me in a nice little job

various software that works behind the scenes for internet connection etc

But technically we can all live without these, as push coems to shove i'll just play on my psp instead of my pc or even do some college work or something if its not working

Internet Explorer
Firefox
Messenger
Microsoft Office
Winamp

And a couple more that i cant be bothered listing

WinRAR
Visual Studio 2005 (although I could live without its bugs)
Outlook
CuteFTP
Photoshop
VMWare
FrontPage
Word
and Messenger of course (in my case, the word "live" takes its full meaning ).

WLM
Plus! Live (And not only because im in Plus! Forums)
Winamp
Photoshop
Word (Ill die without doing my homeworks, lol)
Firefox
And last but not least DivX Player

Mozilla Firefox
Internet Explorer 7
WLM
Sharp Media
Aim
Symbian OS Tools

windows boxes: mirc, utorrent, mozilla firefox, vis studio, wlm, ms office, steam, notepad.
linux/nix boxes: xchat, irssi, gaim, ssh, sshd, nano, gedit, open office, mozilla firefox.

honourable mention: VLC

p0rn

BIOS.

Winamp, Windows Live Messenger, (a load of games), Mozilla Firefox, Notepad(++), Adobe Photoshop CS2, Shareaza, uTorrent...

But to be fair, I could probably live without all of them if I was running a powerbook or something ^_^.

Windows Live Messenger Beta
Messenger Plus! Live Beta
Mozilla Firefox (extensions with it)
Windows Media Player
Divx Player
VLC
Adobe Photoshop CS2
SmartFTP
Minesweeper
Neoshooter
Zone Alarm Security Suite
Microsoft Antispyware
Volume controle
uTorrent
Limewire PRO
CCleaner
Game emulators
Open Office
WinRAR

Im sure there is more

Top 10:

• MSN Messenger (skinned of course! ) (*)
  
• Messenger Plus! (*)
  
• Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory (when I'm bored)
  
• Adobe Photoshop CS2
  
• Mozilla Firefox (ext's and themes included)
  
• Mozilla Thunderbird
  
• Windows Media Player
  
• WindowBlinds 5
  
• WS_FTP Home (for my FTP uploads)
  
• Microsoft Office

• Msn Messenger
  
• Firefox
  
• Winamp
  
• Xfire
  
• Microsoft Office
  
• Adobe Photoshop

Opera (with all Media Plug-ins)
Dreamweaver MX
Photoshop CS2
Winamp (with codecs)
WinRAR
Windows Live Messenger and MsgPlus! Live
MS Word
Azureus
eMule
Bryce

WinAmp
Firefox
Thunderbird
World of Warcraft [It's an addiction. ]
Microsoft Media Player [They changed the name recently]
MSN Client - Any version
MySQL, Apache / PHP, Visual Studio 2003 - For the times when I need to make something

• MSN Messenger 7.5
  
• Winamp
  
• Mozilla Firefox
  
• Limewire Pro
  
• Messenger Plus!

You cant live without much can ya INVASION lol Some interesting lists here

lol my list aint that big.



My list

MSN
Messenger Plus!
Mozilla Firefox
Computer
bearshare
Gunz online

My list:

• Windows Live Messenger
  
• Messenger Plus! Live (I hate any instant messenger without that functionality that Plus! provides)
  
• Photoshop CS2
  
• Dreamweaver 8
  
• Winamp
  
• FileZilla
  
• Mozilla Firefox
  
• Compatibility for my MP3 Player

quote:

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Originally posted by Patchou
and Messenger of course (in my case, the word "live" takes its full meaning ).

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Word
Firefox
MSN
mIRC
VLC media player
And probably uTorrent.

• Avast
• IE7
• Windows Live Messenger
• MessengerDiscovery Live
• Bitlord
• Autoruns
• Windows Media Player
• DivX Player
• Proxyway

• Mozilla Firefox (and many plugins)
  
• FileZilla
  
• Notepad++
  
• Adobe Photoshop CS2
  
• WLM
  
• Messenger Plus! Live

What I can't live without:
Linux
Firefox
Xampp(apache +mysql +ftpserver)
Kopete
The Gimp
Open Office
Iglooftp

What software i'd like to remove from  the world
Internet Explorer
Microsoft Windows(every version)

What software I like but that doesn't support linux
Messenger Plus
MSN Messenger

Windows Live Messenger
Firefox
Messenger Plus! Live
Norton 2006 suite.
Adobe Photoshop CS2
Bitcomet
VLC
WinRAR
Itunes
Notepad
Word
Flash.

Windows
EditPlus
FlashFXP
Winamp
Mirc
Firefox
WLM (+ Messenger Plus Live)
Microsoft Office (12 Beta - I'll be writing about why this specific version soon)
uTorrent
Photoshop
SSH Secure Shell (http://www.ssh.com)
TortiseSVN

Mac
iTunes
Textmate
Quicksilver
AdiumX
Menuet
iCal
Remote Desktop Connection
svnX
iSync
Transmit
Front Row
Firefox

Firefox
Winamp
MSN Messenger&WLM[With Msg Plus!and other plug in's]
Anti vir
Lime Wire
MS Office
Opera

long list...

Msn Messenger
Messenger Plus!
Macromedia Fireworks
Macromedia Dreamweaver
Macromedia Dreamweaver UltraDev
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Encarta 2006 Premium DVD
Mobile Phone Tools
Magic Utilities 2006
Nero 7 Ultra
WinDVD 7
Adobe Photoshop CS
NAV 2006
Opera
Yahoo messenger!
Media Player 10

..and much more

Microsoft Office
Messenger w/Plus!
Notepad++
SmartFTP
photoshop CS2
Firefox
VMware

Windows Live Messenger

Cyberlink PowerDVD Deluxe

SmartFTP

Adobe Photoshop CS2

DVD Shrink

DVD Dycrypter

Microsoft Office 2003

Firefox

To be fair, I could just live with Windows 2000, Notepad, Internet Explorer & Windows Messenger ...

Let's see

Notepad ++
SmartFTP (1.5, more simple)
iTunes
Macromedia Fireworks
Microsoft Office
AVG and other sercuity software
Windows Live Messenger
Firefox
Bearshare

hmm.. I can't live without....

Photoshop
Messenger
Bitcomet
Firefox
Sigmaplot (science major)
Maple 10 (calculus cr#*)
WinRAR
and finally WinAMP

A messenger that connects to the msn network
uTorrent
Firefox
IE/Opera for testing
PS CS2
Either WinAMP or WMP
Notepad++
FTP of some form, i <3 netdrive when it works

Mozilla Firefox
Winamp
mIRC
Notepad 2
uTorrent

Id live without the remaining programs
(Plus! doesnt count cause we need msn/wlm and well the only reason i use that is cause we have plus. Go figure )

(Windows?)
mIRC
Firefox
MSN Messenger
Winamp
uTorrent
Daemon Tools

Thats about all i couldn't use the computer without, theres lots of other stuff, but i wouldn't die without them.

probably

firefox
bit tornado
style xp
wlm
plus! live
total commander
cs
Adobe Creative Suite 2
Nero
McAfee
All the drivers for hardware
Winamp
WinRAR
Emule
Net Stumbler/T-mobile connection manager (cant live when on wifi enabled laptop)
Transparent window program
Notepad
Some Final Fantasy game
A keylogger

i always install these in the first hour after i format my pc

My list:

PhotoShop
Firefox
mIRC
Kaspersky
Windows Live Messenger
BitComet
WinRAR
Google Toolbar
Mess Patch
Notepad

Paint
MSN Messenger
Messenger Plus!
Mozilla Firefox
Notepad
Microsoft Word
Winamp

Msn Messenger
Msg Plus!
World of Warcraft
Window's Dancer

quote:

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Originally posted by kao
(Windows?)

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quote:

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Originally posted by Pr0xY
World of Warcraft

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* John Anderton runs away from Pr0xY

- Msn Messenger 7.5
- limewirepro
- firefox
- VLC
- adobe photoshop
- ect.

SonicT

(WLM) MSN Messenger
LimeWire
Winamp
Microsoft Office (that covers all the things word,exel, etc.)
Norton Antivirus (of course, I do tend to open dodgy things alot)
Easy CD Creator (wish I had the professional version... )
Firefox
Messenger Plus! (Live)

IE
MSN
Bearshare
Adobe audition

• Internet Explorer 7
  
• mIRC
  
• Windows Live Messenger
  
• Notepad ++
  
• Microsoft Office Word 2003
  
• iTunes
  
• uTorrent

The menu's favourites is a load of bull
Look according to mine mine is:
Register emporer(that was uninstalled yonks ago )
paint (dont use!)
*notepad
micromedia dreamweaver (dont use)
*adobe photoshop CS2
*win rar

[* = use]

MSN Messenger
MsgPlus!
Firefox
foobar2000
SmartFTP
Media Player Classic
ACDSee
WinRAR
Ultraedit

windows

Hmm... theres programs I use everyday which I need, but there's also programs I need... but anyway;

- Firefox
- MSN Messenger 7.5 (Until MP!L comes out)
- Messenger Plus 3.62 (With StuffPlug and other plugins)
- Xfire
- uTorrent
- Limewire PRO
- MS Office
- Notepad
- X-Chat
- Foobar2000 (Was using WinAmp for agees till today, wanted a change)
- WMP for burning CDs.

Then some others... not so neccessary.
- Photoshop
- Studio MX
- MP3 Tag
- EAC
- NFO Builder
- Mr Questionman
- cFosSpeed
- SmartFTP

MSN Messenger (i hate live messenger, probably because i haven't live plus! )
Plus!
Photoshop CS2
Opera
Emule
Bitdefender
Mozilla Thunderbird
Winamp
NotePad
VoipBuster
Wolfenstein - Enemy Territory

BOLD = Very important

I usually use this software every day =)