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REQUIRED

Windows Update Software / Hardware (use IE)
Internet Explorer 8 for XP only (use IE)
Internet Explorer 9 for Win7 & Vista only (use IE)
IE 9 only WebM install (use IE9)
WebM with HTML info

Firefox 3.6x (XP only)
Firefox newest (Win7 and Vista only)
Firefox older version releases
Firefox Fix Solutions (slow, crashes, etc)
Firefox Plug-In Check
(Adobe Acrobat, Silverlight, Win Media Player DLL, Microsoft DRM, Windows Presentation Finder, more...)
Opera (slow & older XP computers 256MB RAM, 100MB Free Disc Space)

McAfee Site Advisor (for IE)
McAfee Site Advisor (for Firefox only)

Java check (do I have Java?) other Java install optionsAdobe Flash Player check (use IE, what version do i have installed?)
Adobe Flash Player install (use IE, will also update FF)
Adobe Flash Player Un-install / older versions available
Adobe Flash Player Local Storage Settings
Adobe Reader opens PDF files (use IE)

Microsoft Silverlight Win7 & Vista only (use IE)
Microsoft Security Essentials (use IE)
Microsoft Safety Scanner or Windows Live Safety Scanner no installation (use IE)
Malicious Software Removal Tool x86 x64 installation - Full TUp or Virus Removal only (use IE)

click to Opt Out of Yield Manager Cookies
How To Clear Windows Paging File at Every Shutdown (use IE)
Page Defrag by Windows Sysinternals

OPTIONAL

Windows Products
Validate Windows (is it Genuine)
ATT PC Connection Settings and Health Check
Programs Lists: StartUp Programs / Un-Installs / Files
Service Lists
Services Configurations for Windows 7, Vista, XP
Use Windows 7 Event Viewer to Diagnose Slow Boot Times
DSL Speed Test and Solutions
Remote Access Program - TeamViewer

OpenOffice
Adobe Shockwave Player (minimum: Pentium IV, 512MB RAM, XP/Vista/Win7)

AVG
Spybot
HijackThis Scanner (executable) To Remove Unwanted Files & Settings
Windows Defender controls startup, removes spyware
Microsoft Support - Windows Fixit Center ONLINE (Beta)
Microsoft Support - Windows Fixit SOLUTION Center
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack
Microsoft Office Hotmail Outlook 2003, 2007 Connector
Oracle ODF Plug-in for Microsoft Office
or ODF Plug-In on Sourceforge OpenSource, integrates into MS Office, to read Open Doc Formats
Windows Media Player Firefox Plug-In (XP & Vista only ) released Apr '07
ReadyBoost (enable flash drive for additional memory)
Firefox 3.5.9

UBUNTU
Install Ubuntu info
(how to access the Terminal) https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal
Firefox
Opera
Ubuntu Unrestricted Extras (Adobe Flash Player, GStreamer Plug-ins)
Java Console Add-on Java Ubuntu install instructions Java Check
Adobe Reader opens PDF files - Linux and Android
VLC Media Player
RealPlayer (optional) RealPlayer archive
Pidgin IM
Skype
Audacity (optional)
Clamav-Freshclam (anti-virus)

REMOVE:
Thunderbird, Empathy


FF Add-ons
Quick Java - suspend Images, Flash, Java, JScript, SilverLight, Proxy, etc.
BetterPrivacy Super-Cookie SafeGuard
x FlashBlock (replaces Flash items with a button)
x FlashGot (download movies, videos, audio)
DownloadHelper (download movies, videos, audio)
Java Console (downloaded with Java)
Firefox Hello - video and voice conversations
x RealPlayer (download videos, movies) 
x DivX PlusText to Voice
TV-Fox