Putty is free and quite popular, you can Download it from Here.
The version of telnet that I use is called CRT, and you can download a free evaluation copy from Van Dyke technologies inc, by Clicking Here. If you prefer something else, there are plenty of other telnets out there; go to the TuCows if your favourite search engine comes up blank. The telnet that comes for free with windows sort of works, but is very basic.
The version of FTP that I use is called WS-FTP, and you can download a free evaluation copy by Clicking Here. If you prefer something else, there are plenty of other ftps out there; go to the TuCows if your favourite search engine comes up blank. The ftp that comes for free with windows sort of works, but is very basic.
The XWindows client that I use is called XWin-Pro, and you can download a free evaluation copy from Labtam Finland Ltd Clicking Here. If you prefer something else, there are a few others out there; go to the TuCows if your favourite search engine comes up blank. There is no XWindows client that comes for free with windows.
C++ compilers are usually expensive and often unreliable, but there is a good one
absolutely free (not just an evaluation copy) for PCs that you can download from Gnu by
Clicking Here.