I am going to re-install windows on my machine and I would like to record a list
of everything that I need to re-install. I thought I might as well publish that
list since so many people have published their Top 10 software lists. The only
difference here is that mine is real 
and
this is what I am actually planning to do.
Copy, save and re-install the following directories
- C:\Documents and Settings\[me]\My Documents
- C:\Documents and Settings\[me]\Desktop
- c:\projects
- c:\www
Install the following applications (no particular order preference)
- Dell Drivers
- MS Office 2003
- Visual Studio 2003
- Mind Manager 6.0
- Code Smith
- ReSharper for VS 2003
- Unleash It
- telerik controls
- BlogJet
- FTP Explorer
- Java SDK
- IntelliJ IDEA
- SnagIt
- SpyBot – Search & Destroy
- MSN Messenger
- Star Downloader
- GMail Notifier
- Doppler Podcatcher
- NewsGator – make sure to save old OPML and PST files
- Registry Mechanic
- Media Player 10
- Creative utils for the new Zen Micro
- RapTier (legacy, don’t ask)
- Paint.Net
- Araxis Merge
- Perfect Disc
- TextPad
- WinRar
- Tortoise SVN
- Rapid SVN
- ISO Buster
- Sizer
- NUnit
- Easy Cleaner
- SQL Server
Then I have to
- Reset Windows Explorer preferences
- Configure Desktop preferences
- Create VPN connections
- Set up quick start menu
This sucks.