This list is more for me than the masses.

This is an update to A list of Apps I often install 2005

Items that were removed from the 2005 list are marked with a strikethrough.

* Application is free.
* Application has a scaled down free version.

Anti Virus AVG Free Edition*
Web Browser Mozilla Firefox*
Desktop Wallpaper Rotator Panorama 32*
Drive Imaging Acronis True Image (Also Norton Ghost)
PDF Reader Adobe Acrobat
Photo Editor Adobe Photoshop
Photo Album Adobe Photoshop Elements
Password Manager AI RoboForm
Blog Editor BlogJet Windows Live Writer*
DVD Backup DVD Shrink*
DVD Player InterVideo WinDVD
Music Player Music Match, iTunes*
Office Productivity Software Microsoft Office, although OpenOffice* is an excellent free alternative.
CD Burner Nero Burning Rom
Media Player ZoomPlayer*, Apple Quicktime (comes with iTunes), RealPlayer, Divx Player  
Remote Desktop RealVNC*UltraVNC*
Hotkey Manager HotkeyControl XP*
File Comparer WinMerge*
Search and Replace InfoRapid Search and Replace*
Music Station Yahoo Messenger/Launchcast*
Find Filename Locate32*
Find Documents Window Desktop Search*
Notepad Notepad++*, Notepad2*
Task Switcher TaskSwitchXP*
Archiver WinZipTUGZip*
Binary File Editor Hex Editor*
Little Tools ClipName, SysInternals... Process Explorer, AutoRuns, Junction, FileMon, RegMon, Power Toys... Tweak UI, CmdHere, ImageResizer, Open Command Window Here
Explorer Replacement ExploreXP*, Explorer2, Directory Opus
Tivo Tools Tivo Desktop (Because I can't get Tivo HME to work)
Screenshots WinSnap*
Launch Bar Free Launch Bar*
Launcher Launchy*
Desktop Search Google Desktop* (Yahoo crashed too may times :()
Image Viewer FastStone MaxView*
Symbolic Links Winbolic Link*, Link Shell Extension*
Home Automation Software CQC

Developer Tools

DBMS Microsoft Sql Server
IDE Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0, Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
Microsoft DirectX 9.0 SDK*
Color Picker Nattyware Pixie*
Snippet Compiler
Regular Expressions Testing The Regulator*
.NET Class Browser Reflector*
HTML Editor Dreamweaver, 1st Page 2000* which is just like Homesite

Others that I have used and like