Agree with most of the above. Big thumbs up for WinZip, WinMX and ZoneAlarm. . .. .The first place I head after a system rebuild is generally <a href="http://www.winamp.com" target="_blank">www.winamp.com</a> - far and away the best Windows audio player there is with a whole raft of user plug-ins and skins. . .. .As far as text editors go I'd recommend the excellent TextPad from <a href="http://www.textpad.com" target="_blank">www.textpad.com</a>, does everything I ask of it and is highly customisable. . .. .Also, a nice little utility called IP_agent is available from <a href="http://www.grc.com" target="_blank">www.grc.com</a> (follow the links to Shields Up) which tells you your internet session IP address, which has many uses. This site also provides free web security testing of your PC.. . . . <small>[ 29 March 2002, 21:53: Message edited by: SpinSpinSugar ]</small>