In just washed away Ubuntu in favor for Windows Vista on my laptop.
The reasons being that I want to:

• be able to play extinct games, such as Deus Ex and Max Payne 2
• use TVersity to transcode HD movies to my xbox 360

So, how do I roll with a fresh setup of Vista?
Well first, I have to install a bunch of drives, which is something I didn’t need to do in Ubuntu.
After that (and a reboot) I go straight to Windows Update to get the latest version of the operating system.
Then, I install Firefox.
Using Firefox I download and install all of those apps that I use:

• AVG Free
• Google Chrome
• Pidigin
• uTorrent
• 7zip
• FileZilla
• E-Texteditor
• Last.fm
• Spotify
• TVersity
• Daemon Tools Lite (without the adware)

I don’t need any office apps since I use Google Docs. Pidgin is too good to live without, even though I enjoy using Meebo.

What apps do you download after a fresh Vista install?