Useful Downloads
PC Checkup/Maintenance
Free File Viewers/Plug-Ins
Java (needed to view/access some web content)
Real Player (For Real Media streaming files)
VLC Media Player (plays about any format of multimedia)
Windows Media Player - latest (Windows Only)
Office
Office '07 "Ultimate Steal" Deal - Office '07 Suite for $59 for students
Open Office (FREE Complete Office Suite - can save files as Microsoft Office file formats)
Web Browsers
(Having an additional web browser on your computer is a good way to troubleshoot an issue)
Latest Internet Explorer (Windows only)
PC Checkup/Maintenance
In most instances, these are free/eval/limited versions of a full commercial PC Maintenance checkup program, but can still be good to highlight problem areas/issues on your computer.