
I use Winamp for audio and Sasami2k for video, though for the nontechnical I'd just let WiMP handle video.AVG and Kaspersky Antivirus seem pretty popular in this forum. IE can work as a basic FTP client, but it tends to freeze when contacting a server folder view is slow but necessary for uploading.SSH2, free: PuTTY.Simple games: mine tend to be complex, but I probably have a copy of the old Windows Entertainment Pack around here somewhere.I prefer to leave off WiMP 7-you can download the codecs separately. if you need to know about anything in particular, ask.If Office is on there, it needs to be updated too.CuteFTP sucks get SmartFTP. "Critical" is a must have, "Recommended" means "use your judgement", and "Pick of the month" means "potentially craptacular". You should get most of the other stuff off Windows Update. IE definitely needs an update-take it up to 6, and do it first so you don't waste your time downloading patches for an old IE.
