ISORecorder for WinXP or for Windows 7.You can create ISO files and burn ISO files from cds & dvds simply by right clicking on the cd that's in your drive, and selecting from the menu! It works great! HERE is a tutorial on how to use it.

Once you have the ISO file, you can use MagicDisc to mount it as a virtual optical drive. (Really works well with netbooks)

IZArc is an excellent, free archive program that supports all known archive formats. So long, "trial period expired" messages!

IPSCAN scan ranges of IP addresses on the network you're currently on. Tells you if someone is using your wireless network.

Taskbar Repair Tool. This repairs various taskbar problems.

FileZilla My favorite FTP program

WinLame4 is an audio conversion tool

A fair, quick Image Resizer program.

Unlocker allows you to delete files that windows won't allow because it says they're currently in use.

Process Explorer is a much better "task manager" that explains the things that are running in greater detail.

Snagit is a great tool for grabbing screenshots, pictures and stuff

MalwareBytes Anti-Malware is a free, good malware/spyware scanner/removal tool.

DVD Flick is a free, great tool for converting video files into dvds.

Timed Shut Down is a simple program that you run and tell it when to shut your computer down.

MV Regclean will detect and allow you to remove junk files in the registry.

Defaultmail will repair your system when you click on a mailto: link and you get the error that an email program hasn't been installed.

Everything is a super fast file search program that will allow you to find a file on your hard drive as fast as you can type a key word in the file name.

Imageburn is a great DVD/CD burning tool.