Any computer people out there??? Help Please!! (44)
Every brand has problems at some point. Some are more problematic that others.
I see a great many problems with Gateways, Acers and Sonys. I would not take any of them for free let alone pay for them.
The low end Dells are not much better. Enough so though I would buy one were the price right. Most HPs are good machines. Lenovos were very good when I last handled one though that was a few years ago. They are the laptop formerly known as IBM.
In Dell’s favor if you want to run XP is their “Roll up” program where the machine comes with XP installed and the ability to “upgrade” to Vista when you are ready. Don’t count on being able to install XP yourself on a new computer. Drivers may not exist for some of your devices in XP.
Research the model you are thinking of buying on Google. Type in the brand and model along with the word PROBLEM. You’ll begin to see a pattern after a while.
No matter what you buy get a good anti-virus. Forget Mcafee it is often worse than no anti-virus. Norton is OK as an AV but the engine it is built on is prone to runaway processes and even without it is a resource hog. I recommend AVAST! Or Avira to my clients. Also run a good anti-spyware or two. Spy-bot is very good. But don’t bother with the tea timer. For a second I would recommend Malwarebytes Anti-Malware.
Defragment every week using Auslogic or another aftermarket program. They are much faster and more efficient than the defragmenter that ships with Windows. I’ve seen plenty of damage done to Windows installations by fragmentation. If windows claims the disk does not need to be defragged flip it the bird and do it anyway.
Use at very least a software firewall Zone Alarm is good and easy to use. Kerio is better but a bit more tricky to configure if you are not used to it.
If someone tells you “My friend is a super geek and they say to do this…” hit them with a shovel.
I see a great many problems with Gateways, Acers and Sonys. I would not take any of them for free let alone pay for them.
The low end Dells are not much better. Enough so though I would buy one were the price right. Most HPs are good machines. Lenovos were very good when I last handled one though that was a few years ago. They are the laptop formerly known as IBM.
In Dell’s favor if you want to run XP is their “Roll up” program where the machine comes with XP installed and the ability to “upgrade” to Vista when you are ready. Don’t count on being able to install XP yourself on a new computer. Drivers may not exist for some of your devices in XP.
Research the model you are thinking of buying on Google. Type in the brand and model along with the word PROBLEM. You’ll begin to see a pattern after a while.
No matter what you buy get a good anti-virus. Forget Mcafee it is often worse than no anti-virus. Norton is OK as an AV but the engine it is built on is prone to runaway processes and even without it is a resource hog. I recommend AVAST! Or Avira to my clients. Also run a good anti-spyware or two. Spy-bot is very good. But don’t bother with the tea timer. For a second I would recommend Malwarebytes Anti-Malware.
Defragment every week using Auslogic or another aftermarket program. They are much faster and more efficient than the defragmenter that ships with Windows. I’ve seen plenty of damage done to Windows installations by fragmentation. If windows claims the disk does not need to be defragged flip it the bird and do it anyway.
Use at very least a software firewall Zone Alarm is good and easy to use. Kerio is better but a bit more tricky to configure if you are not used to it.
If someone tells you “My friend is a super geek and they say to do this…” hit them with a shovel.
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BrunoMcMahon:
If someone tells you “My friend is a super geek and they say to do this…” hit them with a shovel.
If someone tells you “My friend is a super geek and they say to do this…” hit them with a shovel.
I already do that-I know a lot of people who are great at computers-yea ok...
thanks for the advice
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Defragment every week using Auslogic or another aftermarket program. They are much faster and more efficient than the defragmenter that ships with Windows. I’ve seen plenty of damage done to Windows installations by fragmentation. If windows claims the disk does not need to be defragged flip it the bird and do it anyway.
Defragment every week using Auslogic or another aftermarket program. They are much faster and more efficient than the defragmenter that ships with Windows. I’ve seen plenty of damage done to Windows installations by fragmentation. If windows claims the disk does not need to be defragged flip it the bird and do it anyway.
I prefer to use DOS to defrag and chkdsk, this can be accessed on startup but not on all pc's , press f8 on startup when prompted. Select DOS mode and use dos code to request the actions. if lost type help and rember to use the code.
Dennis
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