Are there any other windows apps i can replace with better ones?

[kaishlothon]

I have replaced mediaplayer and internet explorer with more resource friendly applications, are there any more windows apps i can replace with more resource friendly apps?

alsoh in the bottom left on the tool bar at bottom of the screen there used to be an icon that would minimize all programs and let me view the desktop, i must have accidently deleted it or something and cant find a way to get it back, is there a way?

 

[Vizy]

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/190355

It is called the 'show desktop' icon.

 

[meg]

open office (like microsoft Office)
thunderbird (like Outlook)

 

[Bartmasta]

open office (like microsoft Office)
thunderbird (like Outlook)

I'd say microsoft Office is better than open office

 

[tlarkin]

Windows with Unix

 

[porterjw]

^ Beat me to it

I'd say microsoft Office is better than open office

Depends on what you're using it for.

 

[Intel_man]

Use Litestep. It's a pretty cool thing.