Free software to use after Windows reinstallation

I've saved this in case I ever have to reinstall Windows!

One day all software will be free, is the message at the top of the page, and the author created the page/site after reinstalling windows clean, and outfitting the system with free and open source software. He goes through his installation step by step, and there are user comments under his post, with feedback and other freeware suggestions by users.

clipped from www.freewaregenius.com Description: I recently clean installed Windows XP on my laptop, and this meant that I had to re-install all the essential software that I use. It also presented an opportunity to write a posting about how you can outfit your computer with all the essential (and non-essential) software you need using strictly 100% freeware and/or open source titles.This posting could have been titled any of the following: How to never use a paid program again (aside from Windows). 53 essential freeware programs that can take care of the majority of your computing needs. I am writing this from the perspective of myself clean-installing Windows and re-installing all the software I find to be essential afterwards. This post took a long time to write, please Digg and/or Stumble it ;). Pre-installation: before reformatting my hard drive, I used the following programs: 1. Gparted Live CD 2. Unstoppable Copier 3. Amic Email Backup 4. DriverMax: 5. Produkey Post installation: now the fun begins. 6. PC Decrapifier