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Windows Starter Kit

Posted by Seth Rosenblatt

So whichever gift-giving deity you believe in has smiled on you this season and you’re the recipient of a brand-new machine. Or maybe the computer gods have decided that December was the time for your PC to join that great server farm in the sky.

Either way, you’re in need of some new programs. Free programs. You’re in luck: CNET Download.com has compiled a brand-new Windows Starter Kit, complete with all that your freeware-coveting heart could ever desire. This year we bring you a Web Browser, an E-mail Client, Office and Productivity tools, Image Editors, Music and Video Jukeboxes, File Compression, a PDF Reader, Chatware, a Torrent Client, and seven must-have Utilities. And you don’t even have to stress about whether that shiny wrapping paper is recyclable.

Where’s the antivirus apps? If you’re looking for programs to make your PC more secure, check out our overhauled-for-2008 Security Starter Kit.