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For windows platform ,wich I rarely use ,but configure it tightly ,I use a modificated version of Windows Xp and these are the essential stuff wich I use with it:

Browser : Opera and/or Mozilla Firefox
Media Player : Mplayer
Music Player : Winamp
Office : OpenOffice.org
Image editor : Gimp ,Gimpshop
Irc client : mIRC
Mail client : Thunderbird and/or Opera`s intergrated mail support
P2P programs : Strong DC++ ,utorrent ,Frostwire
Instant Messageing : gaim ,skype
Firewall and antivirus : Zone Alarm with Anti Virus
File management program : Total Commander
Webpage designer program : NVU
IDE : notepad++

most of the programs I use under windows are GPL or simply free.

For linux platfrom :

Prefered distribution : kubuntu linux
Prefered desktop enviorment : KDE
Browser : Opera and/or Mozilla Firefox
Media Player : Mplayer ,Xine ,GMplayer
Music player : XMMS
Office : OpenOffice.org ,KOffice
Image editor : Gimp ,Gimpshop
Irc client : Konversation
Mail client : Thunderbird ,Kmail ,Opera`s mail support
P2P programs : Linux DC++ ,Azureus ,KTorrent ,Frostwire
Instant Messageing programs : Kopete ,skype
Firewall : Firestrarter
File manegment program : Krusader
Webpage designer program : NVU
IDE : KDevelop ,kwrite ,kate