Lots of mods do not need forge, big ones such as: OptiFine Too many items and Better Sprint (all i know of)
I believe you need to install Forge first then run Minecraft once before you install any other mods.
Mods (modifications) are free. You do not need to pay, however, you do need to be able to download them. Use Magic Launcher or Forge to do this.
No, you only require the necessary mods that server is using.
You will need to wait until MinecraftForge is updated to 1.7.2 so that the mods running on Forge can also be updated. In order for Forge to update, you will need to wait until MCP (Minecraft Coders Pack) updates. TLDR; Be patient. :)
You need to install Minecraft Forge in order for many mods to work. Look up a YouTube tutorial to find out how to install Forge.
The easiest way I found is to go to the .minecraft folder. Once you do that you want to clear all of your mods. Go to mods and do Ctrl+A and then Ctrl+D and click yes. Then click versions and delete all of the forge versions. I hoped this helped anybody who need it!!
NO!
You don't need a CD for mods. You don't need a CD for Minecraft at all.
any will load mods onto minecraft but the better operating system the more mods you can have
No, you just get them for free
If you have to ask then you need to go to their-- minecraftforge.net/wiki --and read all the information you can.Forge is a major game mod that will let you use much more in depth mods. If you don't follow the directions of Forge and the mod maker you can screw up the Minecraft game to where you will have to reinstall it to get it to work again.It's not hard to use, you just have to read up on every thing to make it run well with all the mods your gonna want to have.
To get mod packs you must go to the forums for minecraft. There should be a forum that is for mods and you can find all the mods there. The first mod that you will need for minecraft would be the ModLoader, which is used to load all the mods that you will acquire.