Of course everyone has different needs, even at times. However there exist some utilities that need to be available from the moment you setup a computer and on. Without these tools things are getting unnecessarily difficult and/or unsafe. If you respect your time and peace of mind you can not avoid them.

1. First of all, you need antivirus protection and drivers for your video card (you can leave for later the drivers for mouse, keyboard, etc.)

2. Install Copy Path, a tool that copies the location of a file or folder in your disk. If you have this information on your clipboard, you will be able to paste it in several cases that is needed, instead of browsing to the relevant file or folder.

3. Install AutoHotKey or whatever tool you have to launch frequently used folders, such as Pretty Run.

4. Install IZarc to handle archives (zip, rar, etc), normally setup archives of various applications you are going to need.

5. Install ArsClip or a similar tool that will allow you to manage your clipboard - to save what you copy and be able to re-paste it when you need it again.

6. Install Push the Freakin Button or whatever tool you are used to in order to auto click buttons of recurring prompts, notifications, etc.

7. Finally, a utility that will give you the option to have the computer screen absolutely clean and free, without even the Windows taskbar occupying any space at all on the desktop. Taskbar Control lets you hide and show the Windows taskbar at will using a hot key. Taskbar Labels is a relevant small utility, that provides a customizable hot-key to hide / show text beside icons in the taskbar of Windows 7. Taskbar Labels is indispensable if you use programs that display updated information on their taskbar button, such as downloaders, p2p sharing applications, etc.

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