Have you ever started to download an application and after downloading it you realized that what you downloaded wasn’t the application but a downloader application. I’ve always disliked this as it requires an Internet connection and isn’t an installer that I can just pass around to friends. So this post is dedicated to getting those full installers.
Google Chrome: Download page
Basically add “?standalone=1” to the end of the URL of the download page that shows the Terms of Service
Live Essentials: Download page (On the download page, there is a column on the right with a “Try again” button. On pressing this button you will get the full download)
AVG: Download page
- On the initial download page, go to the bottom and where you can download the file direct from AVG servers.
- On the following page there is a link for the offline version (linked above) which is the complete installer
Skype: Direct Download | Download Page
Instead of the regular installer look for the business version that includes the MSI installer
Java runtime:
Click the “all Java downloads here” link on the Java download page
The Wheat Field 
Oh yea!!! Maybe you can make a Wiki for such links.. I am sure there are many more.. :P
Hmmm good idea. Actually I was thinking of getting direct download links for all the applications I use and compile it into a script. So that at one click I can get all the updates easily. Would be great for clean installing Windows / OS X. Similar to Windows Updates Downloader. You should go do it since you have so much free time as a student =p
It seems that my idea is already implemented in AppSnap and InstallPad. Will boot into Windows to test it