Top 5 Must-Dos on new Windows PC
A buddy of mine wants me to come over and help set-up his newly reinstalled XP laptop. But my life is hectic at the moment. so for-now I've put this list of the top 5 must-dos for a new Windows PC.
As sent to my buddy in an email just moments ago.
Who knows, it might help somebody else.
Yo Bud,
This is just off the top of my head.
The 2 things you really need are to update windows and to install an anti-virus.
Sin é buddy - Enjoy.
If you have any suggestions/software to add to the list, let me know with the comments below.
As sent to my buddy in an email just moments ago.
Who knows, it might help somebody else.
Yo Bud,
This is just off the top of my head.
The 2 things you really need are to update windows and to install an anti-virus.
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Update Windows
(This is Mircosoft fixing all the security flaws and providing a more reliable and easier-to-use system.)
To perform the update, just visit
http://www.update.microsoft.com/
The site should guide you through the process. It will ask you to validate your software and you may have to say YES to install something called an "activeX control".
Once it starts - It will take a while to download but you can be using the computer away in the meantime installing other shit.
When it finishes a round of installs, it sometimes asks you to reboot.
Once it has rebooted, return to that website and check for updates again... keep at it until there is nothing left to upgrade.
Note: with these updates, your version Internet Explorer will be be updated to version 7 at some point. Just say yes when prompted, IE7 is a good thing.
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Install good and free antivirus software
(You can complete this step even while step 1 is at work downloading updates)
First-things-first, we'll download an excellent and completely free anti-virus solution. The best available (IMHO) is AVG Free Edition.
It's available at:
http://free.grisoft.com/
Be careful not to get the paid-for version. Get the free Basic Protection version, it is all you need. Download it but don't install it yet; we first need to remove the crap pay-later-ware antivirus off your computer.
Completely uninstall all the crap or pre-installed anti-virus on your computer.
So if you have MacAfee or Norton, completely uninstall anything that bearing their name. You will probably have to reboot.
Now install AVG Free Edition. Just run the program and say yes to everything.
Happy days, we now have good free virus protection.
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Install good and free Anti-Spyware
Next I recommend you get SpyBot - Search and Destroy.
(This is excellent free software that saves you from yourself and keeps shitty software away from your pc - it's a must have really.)
The website for this software is awful and confusing so here is a direct link to download the software:
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/mirrors/index.html
Click one of the download buttons under the heading "Hosted by Safer-Networking" (The other download screens are confusing).
Install this with all options.
Once it's installed it will ask you if you want to download all updates - this is important - say YES.
Excellent, we not have good anti-spyware.
Once every now and then if you've been doing a lot of downloading, you may want to download the run this program, download any updates and scan your computer. This will remove or block any shitty software that may be slowing your computer down.
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OK, you need good and free Office Software.
(If you have Office 2003, that's great, skip this step.)
There is an free office suite, that is (IMHO), 90% as good as Microsoft office.
It's call OpenOffice and is available at:
http://www.openoffice.org/
To download. click the is a big-fuck-off link (in green in case you missed it)
On the next page, again, click "Download Openoffice". Then click "Windows"... on the next screen click "continue to download" and it should start.
Install this when it has downloaded.
You now have a full office suite.
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Some Porn
Next essential link, some good Porn, go to:
Go to www.t*******lpost.com
;p
(I'll replace this paragraph with a good suggestion, if you have any)
Sin é buddy - Enjoy.
If you have any suggestions/software to add to the list, let me know with the comments below.
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