0Quicklinks to a list of utilities for fresh installs of Windows

Below is a list of all the little things I install on a fresh install of Windows.

Update: up-to-date links to all these and more are main­tained on the[int­link id=“741” type=“page”]downloads[/intlink] page

• Microsoft Secur­ity Essentials
• Moz­illa Firefox
• .Net frame­work 4
• .Net frame­work 3.5 (includes v3 and v2)
• Java Runtimes (x32 and x64)
• Quick­time Lite
• Real Altern­at­ive
• Ffd­show try­outs (x32 and x64)
• Haali Media Splitter
• MPC-HC Codecs (x32 and x64)
• Adobe Flash Play­er (and Flash Play­er Square for x64)
• Adobe Read­er
• Adobe Shock­wave Player
• Microsoft Sil­ver­light
• Microsoft Visu­al C++ 2005 SP1 (and x64)
• Microsoft Visu­al C++ 2008 SP1 (and x64)
• Microsoft Visu­al C++ 2010 (and x64)
• RogueSpear Admin Util­it­ies (free login needed)
• Win­RAR (x86 or x64)
• Xiph Dir­ect­Show filters

And some option­al ones

• .net frame­work 1.1 (only if you need it)
• .net frame­work 1.0 (only if you need it)
• Install­Shield Script Engine (All in One)
• Win­dows Installer 4.5 (not required on Win­dows Serv­er 2008 R2 or Win­dows 7)