I like Windows Vista. I’m very much a fan of luna/aero (whatever you want to call it). The sidebar is a cool fad as well, but I did eventually take it away. Anyway, my computer recently seemed to be slowing down and/or freezing. Rather than run countless spyware scanners or do something else crazy, I decided it would be a great time for a fresh start.

1. Insert the Toshiba ‘Restore’ discs
2. Remove all the extra Toshiba stuff (except WindDVD, CD/DVD Drive Acoustic Silencer, and some other useful apps.
3. Install Avira AntiVir (free-av.com)
4. Install all available Windows (and other Microst app) Uppdates
5. Install Web Browsers (all of them, since I’m a developer): Firefox (with Firebug and other plugins), Safari, Opera, Internet Explorer 8, and even Google Chrome
6. Install Pidgin: turn on transparency, install Facebook IM Plugin, turn off Details, and other minor tweaks
7. Install Audio/Video apps: Audacity, Real Time Alternative, Media Player Classic
8. Install other apps: jEdit (Advanced Text Editor), Picasa 3 (Photo Organizer). imgBurn (CD/ISO Burning Utility), doPDF (PDF Maker/Printer Drvier)
9. Install Sharpkeys and use it to map the Windows keys to Ctrl keys (so I don’t get confused when I switch between Mac OS X and Windows)

Did I miss anything?