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Windows 7 protection
09-12-2009 4:04 PM
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The shop assistant (John Lewis) assured me that I have to run anti-virus and a firewall on it.
If this is true, (and I expect it is) - can anyone recommend any free software to do this?
I expect it will need to be 64 bit.
It will be behind a NAT router, but I expect Windows leaves its ports open..
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Re: Windows 7 protection
09-12-2009 4:19 PM
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The built in firewall isn't bad so you could stay with it.
As regards a free antivirus - I normally advise Avira although the new Microsoft one isn't too bad
Re: Windows 7 protection
09-12-2009 9:38 PM
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I've been spending hours removing rubbish software (Works, Office[trial], infantile games, Internet Explorer)...
I'm signed on with Administrator privileges but the UAC keeps upsetting me.
BTW The boot time and the login time are both inferior to Ubuntu.
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Re: Windows 7 protection
09-12-2009 10:15 PM
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Re: Windows 7 protection
09-12-2009 10:25 PM
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Re: Windows 7 protection
09-12-2009 11:03 PM
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It's fine, the "carp" is not Windows it's the hardware manufacturer. Windows 7 is not as bad as you think, just different (Polar bear vs Penguin?)
But I'd leave IE on as otherwise Windows Update may not work properly. Add your own favoured browser, I always have a "backup" anyway.
If you want a "real" Administrator (not a User with administrator rights) it can easily be done - but of course with no UAC it's easy to screw up!
(ask and ye shall be told)
Re: Windows 7 protection
09-12-2009 11:43 PM
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(it demanded a reboot!)
Windows update appears to work - it offered me about 5 fixes to IE (declined!) and a load of other stuff.
Have to go now - it wants to reboot me again.
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Re: Windows 7 protection
10-12-2009 12:58 AM
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Couldn't find a firewall - only a thing that allowed you to set whether you wanted dangerous OCX downloads.
Exactly like XP.
Currently downloading Open Office - but someone seems to be throttling my connection.
I tried to follow the procedure for copying the recovery partition to DVD.
It says DVD+RW disks are not acceptable
Must be DVD write once...
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Re: Windows 7 protection
10-12-2009 10:24 AM
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Being unable to copy a recovery partition to an RW disk seems very sensible
Re: Windows 7 protection
10-12-2009 11:19 AM
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I have never, ever bought a write once and throw-away DVD - yet!
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