Winzip definitely - except that for some reason the install keeps failing since reinstalling Win98 from scratch.. .. .Irfan viewer: Also on my 'must' list.. .. .Ranish Partition Manager: Free. DOS based & very small. Far more capable than M$'s Fdisk and handles more than just DOS partitions.. .. .TranXit: Came with a laptop I bought years ago. Handles file transfer via serial/parallel/IR. 16 bit software so works under Win3.x as well as Win9x. Can download itself onto a target machine via the serial cable so no need for anything other than the cable.. .. .FreeAgent: Free version of 'Agent' newsgroup reader. My favourite news reader.. .. .TweakUI: Sorts of functions that should have been in Win9x in the first place!. .. .WinMX: Great file sharing software along the lines of Napster. Can resume an interrupted download.