David J Brooks wrote:
>Quoting Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > >>D Brooks wrote: >> >> >> >>>Quoting Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >>> >>> >>> >>>>David J Brooks wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>>Quoting Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>Replace the "30-day trial" versions of the stuff they try to foist on >>>>>>you with free and better replacements. Get free antivirus from >>>>>>www.avast.com >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>Is this something you recomend Mark. My NAV 2006 has really slowed my >>>>>machine down. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>Norton and Symantec software exists solely to make life difficult. It >>>>doesn't work, doesn't uninstall and doesn't let the machine work. >>>> >>>> >>>Tell me about it. To delete nav 2001 and install 2006, took a weekend. >>> >>> >>Yep. That's why my advice for Dell buyers is to wipe the hard drive >>immediately upon receiving the machine and reinstall the OS from >>scratch. You get a nice clean install with which you can do anything >>you want. >> >> > >This of course, if one knows how to do this. I have never done the >full delete c route, but i will quess its not overly difficult, >keeping in mind my 10 thumbs.:-) > >Dave > > Just a bit over the top. I have four Dell systems here (along with a few older IBM PC's that are mostly mothballed at this time). Two have Symantec (Norton SW) ; two Have McAffee. All have long term support contracts. I haven't "wiped the disks" and haven't encountered any situations that would suggest a cost/effective benefit in doing so. I gave up playing with PC's about ten years ago, I just want a platform to run applications on. My experience suggest changing the software configuration too much could result in grief from the support chain, but that is just my experience. I haven't had any trouble adding software --- takes some time now and then, but it gets done. Each installation/user combo has limits and objectives that need to be factored into setting up and configuring the system software and support facilities. My experience suggests some of the generalizations surfacing here are just a bit counterproductive. IMHO........... Otis Wright >>-- >>Mark Roberts Photography & Multimedia >>www.robertstech.com >>412-687-2835 >> >> >> >> >> >>-- >>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>PDML@pdml.net >>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> >> >> > > > >Equine Photography in York Region > > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
