Firefox, mozilla or K-melon (
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download555.html) for your browser. Thunderbird for email. Avast! for virus protection -
http://www.avast.com/index.html also available from majorgeeks.com.
And I know you said no to linux, but you could download and try this free one out on your current system. It boots either straight from the cd or you can install it. Available for download through BT. Check it out -
http://www.knoppix.org/
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