Here are some softwares I use when working on a Windows box.
- firefox + addons
- gvim
- processxp
- foobar2000 (and usb sound-card + headphones + somafm :)
- ctrl2caps
- coretemp
- tail
- windirstat
- Sumatra PDF
- gimp
- 7-zip
- thunderbird
- putty (or puttytray)
- password safe
- winscp
- pidgin (and enabled plugins: history, otr)