new computer. what to do first?

[Du1point8]

Have a look at this:

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[gaz1234]

gaz1234 said:

format c: /q
boot win xp cd

i was joking of course.
win 7 is better.

[B17NNS]

Makes me glad I'm an Apple monkey.

[FlossyThePig]

B17NNS said:

Makes me glad I'm an Apple monkey.

I've just got an iMac to replace my ageing XP system.

Still getting used to how Apple do things but have managed to find the keystrokes for the # symbol.

[mike9009]

gaz1234 said:

format c: /q
boot win xp cd

Why XP?? MS-DOS 3.1 is where it really is at. No problems with viruses - you can get Gem Desktop, MS Word. Really do not see the need for XP... You do not need any software updates anyway....

[skelters]

Get this and it should work in Windows 8.

This will remove the bloatware installed by Lenovo.
http://pcdecrapifier.com/download

Make the recovery DVD's that it'll nag you to make.

Run Windows Update over and over to get the latest updates installed. Keep doing it until there are none to install.

Microsoft Security Essentials is another. It's free and works.

EDIT
Another one is https://ninite.com/

It'll install all the usual crap, Flash, Java, .NET etc. Keep the program and run it occasionally to update to the latest releases of the original selections.

Edited by skelters on Tuesday 29th July 21:14

[Vaud]

gaz1234 said:

gaz1234 said:

format c: /q
boot win xp cd

i was joking of course.
win 7 is better.

Dos 3.22 FTW

[B17NNS]

FlossyThePig said:

I've just got an iMac to replace my ageing XP system.

Still getting used to how Apple do things but have managed to find the keystrokes for the # symbol.

I've been using Macs since the early 90's. Anything else feels alien and bloody hard work.

[Vaud]

B17NNS said:

I've been using Macs since the early 90's. Anything else feels alien and bloody hard work.

Ditto. I like bits of w7, but it feels prehistoric still.

[gaz1234]

B17NNS said:

I've been using Macs since the early 90's. Anything else feels alien and bloody hard work.

Oh dear, I used one in the 90s, pile o st.

[FlossyThePig]

gaz1234 said:

B17NNS said:

I've been using Macs since the early 90's. Anything else feels alien and bloody hard work.

Oh dear, I used one in the 90s, pile o st.

Used an original Mac when they first came out. Testing multi platform software in the mid '90s meant a PC and a Mac on my desk, while a colleague had OS2 and Solaris to play with.

I now have a Mac Classic sitting on a shelf in my study as an ornament.

[LordGrover]

Is it really so difficult to keep any computer topic free of this PC vs mac ****?

[B17NNS]

gaz1234 said:

Oh dear, I used one in the 90s, pile o st.

Each to their own. I worked in print/design, wasn't really a choice back then.

[flyingvisit]

The very first thing you should do (after switching it on and connecting to the net) is install Firefox (or Chrome). Don't use IE, ever.

[Jinx]

skelters said:

Microsoft Security Essentials is another. It's free and works.

Already installed within win 8 and 8.1 as "Windows Defender" - One last thing I will recommend is turn off one-drive. This causes my XPS 8500 to "burp" (random slight freeze with "blip" through speakers - so quick you are barely conscious of it) but happens frequently enough to spoil music and video playback.

[Zod]

gaz1234 said:

B17NNS said:

I've been using Macs since the early 90's. Anything else feels alien and bloody hard work.

Oh dear, I used one in the 90s, pile o st.

I use both every day and fail to see why people make so much fuss about the differences.

[grumbledoak]

flyingvisit said:

The very first thing you should do (after switching it on and connecting to the net) is install Firefox (or Chrome). Don't use IE, ever.

The browser wars were over a decade ago, dude. Netscape lost. Let it go!

OP, all the main browsers work fine these days, you can use IE. For Adblock on IE, google EasyList TPL. The built-in Firewall and AV are good enough too unless you have a weakness for 'free prawn' and clicking the 'Yes' button when asked.

Hth