> > From: John Sessoms <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2007/09/16 Sun PM 10:40:46 GMT > To: pdml@pdml.net > Subject: Re: OT: New Laptop > > From: > Mark Roberts > > John Sessoms wrote: > >> Still don't have Photoshop installed, may get to that later today. I hope. > >> > >> > > >> >The computer I was using for email and newsgroups died. I'm pretty sure > >> >it's a CPU/Motherboard problem, and I may be able to fix it eventually. > >> >Anyway, I've spent the last 6 hours trying to configure this laptop - > >> >turning off and un-installing all of the pre-installed CRAP. > >> > > > > http://www.pcdecrapifier.com/ > > :) > > > > Bookmarked it. Thanks. > > I'll probably run it later to remove the stuff I didn't remove already. > Looks like it will remove the pre-installed McAffee that I still can't > get to work. > > I've got a lot of work ahead of me tweaking the software so it'll work > like I want it to - e.g. I've got to go into preferences on Thunderbird > (my email/newsreader client) and find the setting to make "send in plain > text" the default. > > I know I will need protection from virus and other undesirable internet > intrusions. > > I've always used Norton Anti-Virus (later Symantec) and never had any > problems with it. I started using it before the US Army adopted it and > started providing it free for service member's personal computers. > > But now that I'm retired, I'm going to have to buy my own programs and > updates again. > > I've seen a lot of talk on the internet that Norton/Symantec doesn't > play well with Microsoft Windows XP and especially with Vista (which > this laptop came with).
AVG anti-virus works very well and, almost incredibly, has a free version that does all the important stuff. Personal use only. Don't have the URL but you should be able to Gurgle it easily. Zone alarm firewall is also excellent and free. > > So, before I un-install the McAffee, can I get recommendations for GOOD > working anti-virus/anti-intrusion software? > > On a happier note, PS-CS3 installed fairly easily. Because I downloaded > the upgrade package, it asked for the S/N from my CS2 package the first > time I started the program. I didn't have to feed it any CDs or anything > though. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
