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norty303 ![]() Old Croc ![]() ![]() Joined: 18 August 2004 Location: Eastbourne Status: Offline Points: 8806 |
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Regarding graphics cards, if you are never going to play games or do any sort of intensive 3D work then a stock card will do the job more than adequately.
ATI have always historically been better than nVidia in this department (not sure about the most recent ones). Video editing and 2D graphics work like photoshop rely more on disk and RAM than they do a fancy graphics card.
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My laser stuff: Frikkin Lasers
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Bespoke ![]() Old Croc ![]() Joined: 20 August 2007 Location: Gone Status: Offline Points: 1886 |
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I have norton 360 but it just ran out and i keep getting f***King pop ups ...... can i get rid of this and use a free prog ?
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norty303 ![]() Old Croc ![]() ![]() Joined: 18 August 2004 Location: Eastbourne Status: Offline Points: 8806 |
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Use the Norton removal tool and then install one of the free options. I use AVG free, but others will have their favourites such Kaspersky.
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My laser stuff: Frikkin Lasers
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Bespoke ![]() Old Croc ![]() Joined: 20 August 2007 Location: Gone Status: Offline Points: 1886 |
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Thank you very much
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odc04r ![]() Old Croc ![]() ![]() Joined: 12 July 2006 Location: Sarfampton Status: Offline Points: 5483 |
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I don't use any AV software as I havent found one that doesn't slow my PC down appreciably. CCleaner, spybot, etc seem to do a good enough job.
The essential is the noscript extension for firefox, stops any scripts executing on a page unless you whitelist it. Haven't had a nasty in years and haven't had to reformat for about 5 years. PC still runs fine. Oh and uninstall everything using revo uninstaller to get all the registry keys etc removed that the usual uninstallers always leave. Prevention is better than cure with crap on your PC imo. |
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levyte357 ![]() The 10,000 Points Club ![]() Joined: 10 May 2004 Location: UK, London Status: Offline Points: 11743 |
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Nick, can you slow down with all the free advice gained from experience... Some of us still trying to make a living from ill gotten gains. ![]() ![]() Edited by levyte357 - 04 January 2009 at 10:25pm |
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"Who am I? I'm the guy who does his job.. You must be the other guy".
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COWFOOT ![]() Registered User ![]() Joined: 26 September 2005 Status: Offline Points: 1088 |
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I'm considering taking a nightschool course on pc basics.Like starting at the kindergarten level.
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wafflesomd ![]() Young Croc ![]() Joined: 21 September 2007 Status: Offline Points: 811 |
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How to make a pc fast:
Get rid of all the bloatware crap that is most likely on it. Ditch the Anti-Virus. |
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levyte357 ![]() The 10,000 Points Club ![]() Joined: 10 May 2004 Location: UK, London Status: Offline Points: 11743 |
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Keep Kaspersky Internet Security though, or you'll be ditching the PC as well. Couple of times now, Kaspersky has picked up viruses in downloaded mp3 files. ![]() Edited by levyte357 - 05 January 2009 at 3:50am |
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"Who am I? I'm the guy who does his job.. You must be the other guy".
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odc04r ![]() Old Croc ![]() ![]() Joined: 12 July 2006 Location: Sarfampton Status: Offline Points: 5483 |
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Phwat, how can you have executable code in a data file levyte?
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levyte357 ![]() The 10,000 Points Club ![]() Joined: 10 May 2004 Location: UK, London Status: Offline Points: 11743 |
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Kaspersky detects infectious music files, immediately after download completion. ![]() Edited by levyte357 - 05 January 2009 at 12:51pm |
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"Who am I? I'm the guy who does his job.. You must be the other guy".
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odc04r ![]() Old Croc ![]() ![]() Joined: 12 July 2006 Location: Sarfampton Status: Offline Points: 5483 |
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Pffft wma. If any of those got downloaded they would be deleted out of hand anyway :)
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