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Old 07-25-2012, 03:32 PM  
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What Is The First Thing(s) You Should Do When You Get a New Computer?
Bringing home a new laptop tonight. I read they don't come with restore discs anymore. Is this true? Is creating system restore disks the first thing I should do? What else do you do with a new computer to make sure things go right?

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Old 07-25-2012, 04:09 PM   #16
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Depends on whether it's a Mac or a PC. From what I can tell by reading forums online, if you have a Mac, you should return it and get a PC. If you have a PC, you should return it and get a Mac.

I hope this helps.
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Old 07-25-2012, 04:10 PM   #17
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But seriously, as has already been mentioned, get rid of any pre-installed anti-virus programs. Then go an get a free anti-virus like AVG. Also, go install Ad Block.

And check out the stickied Malware / Antivirus thread for other recommended security programs.
I have AdBlock on my phone, didn't know they made it for PC. Is it for Firefox only?
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Old 07-25-2012, 04:11 PM   #18
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If it has Windows 7, you'll want to upgrade to Vista.
I should punch you for this.
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Old 07-25-2012, 04:12 PM   #19
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I have AdBlock on my phone, didn't know they made it for PC. Id it for Firefox only?
Oops, I meant Ad-Aware. You can get it here:

http://download.cnet.com/Ad-Aware-Fr...=dl&tag=button
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Old 07-25-2012, 04:24 PM   #20
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Oops, I meant Ad-Aware. You can get it here:

http://download.cnet.com/Ad-Aware-Fr...=dl&tag=button
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It comes with a year of Norton 360. Is there an antivirus that is better to the point you would toss out the free Norton?
Norton 360 is a terrible program no one should ever use.

Just use Avast! if you want an AV on it.
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Norton 360 is a terrible program no one should ever use.

Just use Avast! if you want an AV on it.
Shit, really? Why? Huff recommends AdAware. What do you think about that combined with Avast?
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First thing I would do is go to Control Panel\Programs. Uninstall all the crap. They'll sometimes have trial software installed, like a 30 day trial of Office. Delete all the shit that isn't Windows related that you don't want.

I'd probably toss Norton 360 in the trash. It's a piece of shit, a huge resource hog, and usually causes more problems than it prevents. There's a reason they give it out for free in situations like this.

Then, go to http://ninite.com/. Select everything you need to get started. I would suggest the following:
Chrome
VLC
Flash
Java
Gimp (Free photoshop clone for image editing)
OpenOffice (Free M$ Office clone if needed)
Adobe Reader
Avast
Malwarebytes
ImgBurn
WinRAR

That will give you a great start.

Then I'd really recommend upgrading Malwarebytes to the Pro version($24.95). It's a great investment and will keep 99.9999% of spyware/malware/trojan/etc off the machine. It's what I call "Grandma proofing". In my opinion, that's a better solution than paying for a virus scanner.

I don't really feel that Ad-Aware is necessary these days, with the built-in features present in today's browsers and virus/malware protection.
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First thing I would do is go to Control Panel\Programs. Uninstall all the crap. They'll sometimes have trial software installed, like a 30 day trial of Office. Delete all the shit that isn't Windows related that you don't want.

I'd probably toss Norton 360 in the trash. It's a piece of shit, a huge resource hog, and usually causes more problems than it prevents. There's a reason they give it out for free in situations like this.

Then, go to http://ninite.com/. Select everything you need to get started. I would suggest the following:
Chrome
VLC
Flash
Java
Gimp (Free photoshop clone for image editing)
OpenOffice (Free M$ Office clone if needed)
Adobe Reader
Avast
Malwarebytes
ImgBurn
WinRAR

That will give you a great start.

Then I'd really recommend upgrading Malwarebytes to the Pro version. It's a great investment and will keep 99.9999% of spyware/malware/trojan/etc off the machine. It's what I call "Grandma proofing". In my opinion, that's a better solution than paying for a virus scanner.

I don't really feel that Ad-Aware is necessary these days, with the built-in features present in today's browsers and virus/malware protection.
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Shit, really? Why? Huff recommends AdAware. What do you think about that combined with Avast?
That'd be fine.
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Dumb Question: Is running both MS Essentials and Avast redundant?
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Waste of time.

Just run PC decrapifier.
hows it a waste of time, on my pos computer, to install windows 7 64 ultimate it takes 20 min tops from a thumb drive. You just start it, go take a dump, then grab a sandwhich and when you get back its done.
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If it has Windows 7, you'll want to upgrade to Vista.
Might as well shoot yourself in the face while you're at it!
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Norton 360 is a terrible program no one should ever use.

Just use Avast! if you want an AV on it.
Yup, Avast is 1 gazillion times better than the $500 norton symantec crapola.


Any Symantec product will slow your computer down to about half speed.
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