[Darude1234]

Firewall: ZoneAlarm

Anti-Virus: Symantec Antivirus Client 9

Advanced Windows Tuning (software like tweakXP): tweakXP or X-Setup

Download Utilities: Download Accelerator Plus 7

E-Mail: Don't know (used only one program, so i can't tell what's the best )

Webdesign: Dreamweaver MX 2004

Graphics Development: Photoshop Elements 2.0

Hard-Drive optimization tools (defraggers for example): Diskeeper Professional

Windows error Checking (Like Norton Utilities): Don't know (used only one program, so i can't tell what's the best )

This post has been edited by Darude1234: 22 August 2005 - 03:57 AM

[kashu]

Firewall:Zone Alarm 6 Free

Anti-Virus:Kaspersky Personal

Download Utilities:NetTransport

E-Mail:Thunderbird

Webdesign:Dreamweaver

Graphics Development:Photoshop CS

[RaynotRoy]

Firewall: Zone Labs ZoneAlarm

Anti-Virus: eAnthology StopSign

Advanced Windows Tuning: TweakXP

Download Utilities: Download Accelerator Plus

E-Mail: Google Mail (gmail)

Webdesign: Microsoft Visual Studio.NET 2003 (very expensive)

Graphics Development: Adobe Photoshop

Hard-Drive optimization tools (defraggers for example): Diskeeper Professional

[masterj]

firewall/antivirus: bitdefender 9 pro plus
advanced win tuning: x-setup 7 pro
download utilities: IDA 4
e-mail: yahoo/gmail (or incredimail )
webdesign: frontpage 2003grapchics: irfanview
HD optimization: none

[n3xus]

Firewall: Sygate Personal firewall 6

Anti-Virus: SAV

Advanced Windows Tuning: XP Manager

Download Utilities: Azureus, eMule Plus

E-Mail: Outlook Express

Webdesign: Notepad

Graphics Development: Fireworks MX

Hard-Drive optimization tools (defraggers for example): eh? whassat?

[Wip]

Firewall / Antivirus : BitDefender 8 Prof ( @ The moment AVG 7 Free )

Antivirus/Spyware : Microsoft Antispyware

Webdesgin : Crimson Editor

Graphics Devolopment : Dreamweaver MX 2004 , Paint.NET 2

System Tools : Norton Utillities

Hard Drive Tool : Powermax

DVD : DVD Shrink


And a lot more ....

[Controller]

Firewall:No need for that as the router already blocks incomming connections - in any case, @tGuard (2 or 3), that one worked, was skinfree and didn't need internet explorer

Anti-Virus:No need for that (don't need another application which bothers me about me eMail inbox file containing trojans or false alerts)... guess there are to much XP/IE/Outlook users out there?

Advanced Windows Tuning (software like tweakXP):Regedit, dis(assembler)

Download Utilities:Seems all tools suck even more than Opera 6.06b

E-Mail:Seems all tools suck even more than Opera 6.06b? Outlook was the only one fitting my personal style (after plenty hacks), but who needs a virus exchange tool?

Webdesign:win32pad or any other notepad replacement... and some assistance of QuickPage

Graphics Development:Ulead PhotoImpact (the older the better... due features i recommend a cracked 6 trial, because in the full version some features don't work); However NT series seems to have problems with PhotoImpact - The Gimp for even more functionality

Hard-Drive optimization tools (defraggers for example):MS Defrag took 1 day for my 120GB disc... Didn't defrag for 2 or three years now, also last formated my boot partition same time ago?

Windows error Checking (Like Norton Utilities):RegMon, FileMon, logfiles, disassembler, debugger

Antything else that comes to mind:Software developers should better take care about Windows compatibility (If I want applications skinned, I install a skinning software or XP and get all apps skinned the same way!!!). Also better Windows 95 compatiblity would be fine (if it runs on Windows 95, it 99% runs on any other Windows... if it is designed for Windows XP/Vista, it 90% runs on XP/Vista)