System Software

This section of downloads has links to downloads of free software such as anti virus, firewalls, office software and graphics software

Grisoft AVG Free Edition Anti Virus

AVG anti virus is a programme providing free quality anti virus.

Download AVG

Lavasoft Ad-Aware SE Personal

Ad-aware is a program which works very much like anti virus software, only it scans for spy and malware – programs that sit on your computer and can spy on what you’re doing and generate those irritating pop-up adverts.

Download Ad-Aware SE

Skype

Skype is free software for making internet phone calls to other skype users (for free) and to the outside world (if you buy skype-out credit).

Download Skype

SpamBayes Spam filter

SpamBayes is a spam filter you can add on to your email programme which will learn your preferences as you go along and stop you receiving emails you really don't want.

Download SpamBayes Spam filter click on download the installation program

Zone Labs ZoneAlarm

ZoneAlarm have a free version of the $40 ZoneAlarm pro firewall. A firewall is a piece of hardware or software which helps protect your computer from hackers. Windows XP includes a basic firewall though a specific program such as Zona alarm should be considered to improve this.

Download Zone Alarm

OpenOffice

Open office is a free, fully featured office package. Requires a very big download (45Mb) so best avoided if you don’t have broadband, though it can be purchased for next to nothing.

Download Open Office

DeepBurner

Deep burner is a free CD and DVD writing package.

Download Deep Burner

Audacity

Audacity is a free audio editing software, great for recording or editing music

Download Audacity click on Audacity 1.2.4b installer

Ambient Design ArtRage

ArtRage is a great alternative to Microsoft Paint with much better brushes and effects, allowing you to create great results

Download ArtRage and click Download in English under the Windows heading

PDFCreator

PDFCreator lets you create PDF files for free and installs as a printer driver. You can select it to print to from any program and it will create a PDF file.

Download and click PDFCreator-0_9_3_GPLGhostscript.exe

Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird

Firefox and Thunderbird are alternatives to internet explorer and outlook express.

Download Thunderbird Download Firefox