How do i use some of the programs i already had on my widows computer, i know some wonte work but think some will

I have these programs i want to work let me know if you have any way to make them work.

Trillian
Opera
LIMEWIRE
Itervideo
Divx
Ventrilo
AOL
AutoGK
IE
Winamp

thats just a few id like to know ways to make programs work with linux
i also needs hint on how to use this OS hah =P