free software for Windows XP

This is best free ware for Windows XP for Personal PC.

Web Browser : Mozilla Firefox
The premier free, open-source browser. Tabs, pop-up blocking, themes, and extensions. Considered by many to be the world's best browser.


E-mail : Mozilla Thunderbird
Powerful spam filtering, solid interface, and all the features you need.




Video Playback : VLC Player
Plays more video files than most players: Quicktime, AVI, DIVX, OGG, and more. Pretty good interface.




Graphics / Photo Editing : GIMP
Photo editing application that rivals Photoshop in features.



Word Processing / Office stuff : Open Office
Big, full featured suite of tools for word processing and spreadsheets. Compatible with and a free replacement for Microsoft Word documents. Also supports OpenDocument Format.


Archiving : PeaZip.
Fantastic archiving utility to extract and pack archives of an extensive amount of formats. PeaZip also features password protecting archives, keyfile support, system integration, a lovely interface, and much more.

Alternative Archiving : 7-Zip