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Setting up a new computer It is often hard to remember what applications and basic system setup steps there are in setting up a new computer - especially one you have re-installed from scratch using the Windows CD. This page should help you with the basics. This is used for both computing professionals to ensure they are setting the computer up correctly before handing it over to a friend or loved one, but also for people who want to try it themselves and have somewhere to go for advice. Operating System install (Windows XP) Basic checklist of useful applications Anti Virus software Firewall software (if you don't want to use the in-built Windows firewall) Email applications (if you don't want to use the in-built Outlook Express) PDF document reader and writer/printer - Adobe Acrobat Reader - PDFCreator (Print to PDF file) Office tools to read office-type documents: - OpenOffice - Microsoft Office Internet Browsers - Mozilla Firefox - Opera Archive and Compression - WinZip - WinRAR Graphics Viewer - Picasa by Google Media players - Codecs/Codec packs please add to this article 
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