Computer had gotten very slow it was even difficult to type. It seemed that it was on a "not responding" cycle. It was weird and very frustrating. I haven't formated Windows XP for more than a year. What difference it has made in speed after formating it. Also it gave me a chance to upgrade a new versions of free programs. For example AVG Anti-Virus free released a new version 8. I had been using version 7.5.

Here's a list of free programs for new or newly formated computers.

1. AVG Anti-Virus Free
2. Comodo Firewall
3. Mozilla Firefox
4. Foxit Reader
5. Open Office
6. Inkscape
7. Video Lan VLC Media Player
8. Real Alternative
9. JK Defrag
10. Azureus
11. Blender
12. Mozy Home

Some good place to find free downloads.

1. Open Source ALTernative
2. File Hippo
3. Fosi

 Careful with the last link. These programs should get you productive with your new computer.