We’re fans of “Free” and Open Source software here at JW.com. So I thought I’d share a list of software, all of which are free to download, that would allow me to work perfectly fine on a new Windows XP PC, not having to worry about piracy, licenses or costs.

I’m taking the angle of a fresh install of Windows XP (SP3) – so if you are interested in trying some of the listed products you do so at your own risk, as they may conflict with existing software you all ready have installed. (for example, an Anti-Virus).

I’ll try and cover all the usual categories of what “normal” day-to-day computing is (for me at least), so forgive me if your favourite category of computing is not covered. By all means, comment and leave your own suggestions.

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