If it's not a secret, Amon, could you tell us what software is giving you problems.
Truespace 7.11
Ultimate Unwrap
AVG - the firewall doesn't work
WS_FTP Home
3D Studio Max 9 Demo
BlitzMax - Compiling modules
MinGW
Norton Firewall
Buggyness in Express Dev tools from Microsoft
Mapeditor
Creature Creator Pro & Creature Lab
3D World Studio
FragMotion
and a few others....