Windows

With 90% of the desktop operating system market, Windows is a fact of life like plaque, heartburn and indigestion. It comes with most retail desktops such as those from Dell and HP much like the indestructible plastic packaging surrounding many products at WalMart. Usually these computers come with bloatware trial versions of software from manufacturers such as Norton and McAfee. Fortunately, there is a lot of "free software" for Windows. Much of it is "cross-platform" and appears in the category software/cross-platform. Windows-only software appears here.

For the bandwidth challenged, LSNet publishes a free Windows software CD from time to time. Broadband users may find it easier (and fresher) to download from the 'net but this CD can be a boon for dialup users. You can use the "Contact" link to request a copy. The current file list contains both Windows shortcuts (.url) to information and the file names on the CD.

 163.71_forceware_winxp_32bit_english_whql.exe
7z455.exe
7zip.url
AbiWord_Dictionary_American.exe
abiword-plugins-impexp-2.5.2.exe
abiword-plugins-tools-2.5.2.exe
abiword-setup-2.5.2.exe
abiword.url
AdbeRdr810_en_US.exe
adobe reader.url
antivir.url
antivir_workstation_win7u_en_h.exe
ccleaner.url
ccsetup201.exe
CDBurnerXP Pro.url
cdbxp_setup_4.0.015.277.exe
cdex_170b2_enu.exe
CDex.url
directx_aug2007_redist.exe
DirectX.url
dixmlsetup.exe
dixml.url
dotnetfx3.exe
dotnet.url
dvdshrink32setup.exe
dvdshrink.url
everesthome220.exe
everesthome.url
FileZilla_3.0.2_win32-setup.exe
filezilla.url
Firefox Setup 2.0.0.7.exe
firefox.url
flashplayer9_install_activex_100107.exe
flashplayer9_install_plugin_100107-ff.exe
flash.url
gaim-2.0.0beta6.exe
gaim.url
gdiplus_dnld.exe
gdiplus.url
gimp-2.4.0-rc3-i586-setup.exe
gimp.url
gizmo.url
gmailfs111.zip
gmailfs.url
gnumeric-1.7.10-win32-1.exe
gnumeric.url
googletalk-setup.exe
googletalk.url
GoogleToolbarInstaller.exe
googletoolbar.url
hijackthis.url
HJTInstall.exe
IE7-WindowsXP-x86-enu.exe
infinst_enu.exe
infinst.url
Inkscape-0.45.1-1.win32.exe
inkscape.url
irfanview.url
iview410_setup.exe
jre-6u3-windows-i586-p-s.exe
jre.url
kompozer-0.7.10-win32.zip
mit-mathml-fonts-1.0-fc1.msi
MWSnap300.exe
mwsnap.url
OOo_2.3.0_Win32Intel_install_wJRE_en-US.exe
openoffice.org.url
Opera_9.24_Eng_Setup.exe
opera.url
picasa.url
picasaweb-current-setup.exe
putty-0.60-installer.exe
puttytel.exe
putty.url
realalt160.exe
RealPlayer11BETA.exe
realplayer.url
seamonkey-1.1.4.en-US.win32.installer.exe
seamonkey.url
SetupDVDDecrypter_3.5.4.0.exe
SkypeSetup-Beta.exe
skype.url
spybotsd15.exe
spybotsd15he-beta1.exe
spybotsd_includes.exe
spybot.url
sword-setup785.exe
sword.url
Thunderbird Setup 2.0.0.6.exe
thunderbird.url
tightvnc-1.3.9-setup.exe
tight-vnc.url
unxutils.url
UnxUtils.zip
vbrun60.exe
vbrun.url
vlc-0.8.6c-win32.exe
vlc.url
WinGizmo-4-0-0-305.exe
winpt-install-1.0rc2.exe
winpt.url
wireshark-setup-0.99.6a.exe
wireshark.url