Just re-installed (XP Pro Corp) last weekend...
The progs i've got installed so far are probably what i would consider 'essential'.
Highlighted things i'm surprised no one's mentioned yet.
AccessDiver
ACDSee
Ad Muncher
Adobe
-Photoshop
-Acrobat (full)
-Album
-ATM Deluxe
DAMN NFO Viewer
DivX etc (3.11, 5.x, AC3, XviD)
Daemon Tools
DiskKeeper Workstation
ExamDiff Pro
FlashFXP <- So good that I paid for this one
GetRight
HyperSnap-DX
K++
Messenger Plus! (freeware MSN Messenger util, logging etc)
mIRC
Office XP (Word, Outlook, Excel)
QuickSFV
Tag&Rename
TextPipe Pro
UltraEdit
WhereIsIt
WinRAR
WinZip
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Therell be days/When Ill stray/I may appear to be/Constantly out of reach/I give in to sin/Because I like to practise what I preach