Feb 1, 2009
Windows Fresh Install Checklist
This morning I’ve been setting up a fresh install of Windows on a new HD. I’ve been setting up Windows a lot lately, so I thought I’d create a checklist of the things I usually do when I first login.
- Install hardware drivers – motherboard, network, video, sound
- Install service packs and updates
- Avast! – anti virus
- Firefox – web browser
- Install add-ons: Firebug, Web Developer, Twitterfox, Ubiquity, Delicious
- Launchy – app launcher
- Notepad++ – Notepad replacement
- 7-Zip – archiver
- Filezilla – FTP
- Keepass – password manager
- DropBox – file sync
- Change the orange flower user picture to something less girly