Windows 7 - Software Absolutes

Is there any software you use that you simply CANNOT do without? I have but one.

Diskeeper 2010 Professional Premier

I would have to seriously reconsider computing at all if I could not run this software on my machine. Yeah, it's THAT good! What software application can you not live without?

Couldn't do without AutoIt3
and AutoHotKey

since they allow me to write little addictive hotkey doodads.

For browsing I'm dependent on Firefox. Even have Firefox Portable
running out of a Ram Disk

For basic text editing I like EditPadLite

To keep my desktop icon free I use RocketDock

and of course some security stuff like Sandboxie
and WinPatrol

For video software my best source is:
VideoHelp.com - Forum, Guides, Tools and hardware lists
also good info on:
Digital Video Forums - Everybody's Talkin'

Oh, and for a general-purpose hotkey launcher I like
FARR

Thanks for the feedback. I'll be looking into RamDisk.

An absolute for me would be Microsoft's SyncToy - Download details: SyncToy 2.1

I have 3 hard drives in my system, each one running it's on OS and use SyncToy to keep certain docs and folders sync'd between the OS, example - Documents Folder between 7 and Vista. Nice program, and 64-bit compatible.

You're welcome. I didn't want to fill in 3 screens of stuff but I should really mention
FreeCommander since I've been using it for over 5 years.

Unfortunately it was developed in Delphi. No native 64 bit version on the horizon.

Autohotkey: Used it to make the System Transparency script, and I'm still making more stuff with it.

Google Chrome: everything else seems waaay too slow without it.

Gimp: Running this on average 20+ times a day to edit misc. junk.

Ubuntu: Backup in case something on Windows messes up. -is an Ubuntu nut now-

OpenOffice, Digsby, and Windows 7.

I also use VirtualBox a lot these days.

Keep'em comin' guys, your giving other members new ideas.

My top 3:
Acronis True Image
Perfect Disk 11
MeGUI

Another nice freebie is StandAloneStack 2

Uses the library for RocketDock but you can use it for stacks on your taskbar.

For system safeguarding, Macrium Reflect

edit: at the risk of being declasse I of course am addicted to my own
little utilities:

http://www.favessoft.com/hotkeys.html

(they are all free to use donationware)