This is the second machine I've bought that came with Vista. I overwrote the first one with Ubuntu, but thought I'd give this one a chance since it was going to be a Windows box after all. I seem to recall that there should be a way to downgrade for free, but I'm fuzzy on all the details.
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§ ita § - Apr 12, 2008 9:06:31 am PDT #5602 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
le nubian - Apr 12, 2008 9:16:09 am PDT #5603 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Kevin - Apr 12, 2008 9:30:42 am PDT #5604 of 25501
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
AVG highly recommended. Brenda m, I know it's absolutely none of my business... but I recommend you invest half an hour installing AVG at some point. It's free. If you're using Windows and you haven't got any anti-virus software installed, you've probably already got something on there. Which isn't a problem, but if you shop online it can be troublesome.
Me, I use a Mac at home, so nothing, and Ubuntu on a laptop, so nothing. At work we use Sophos Enterprise Console.
On an unrelated note, there's a new long term support version of Ubuntu due this month. I've had a play with the latest beta - it's really cool. It installs from Windows using some trickery, and will happily dual boot. No repartitioning needed. You can uninstall it from Windows, too, to get rid of it.
le nubian - Apr 12, 2008 9:32:41 am PDT #5605 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I should note that I had to get rid of AVG a couple of years ago because it was interfering with bittorrent. I don't torrent now, so I'm thinking of returning to AVG. McAfee is such a drain on my computer's resources that I have to get rid of it.
DXMachina - Apr 12, 2008 9:38:50 am PDT #5606 of 25501
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
I should note that I had to get rid of AVG a couple of years ago because it was interfering with bittorrent. I don't torrent now, so I'm thinking of returning to AVG.
Huh. I've never had a problem torrenting with AVG. Now torrents with firewall software, there I've seen problems.
Sean K - Apr 12, 2008 9:40:22 am PDT #5607 of 25501
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
I seem to recall that there should be a way to downgrade for free, but I'm fuzzy on all the details.
I think so too, but I don't know how, having never done it.
le nubian - Apr 12, 2008 9:44:55 am PDT #5608 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
DXM - well am I mixing it up? Might it be Foldershare and AVG? There was a crucial program that I couldn't use because of AVG.
Jon B. - Apr 12, 2008 9:45:55 am PDT #5609 of 25501
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McAfee is such a drain on my computer's resources that I have to get rid of it.
Tell me about it! Thanks to the conversation here, I've just switched over to AVG.
brenda m - Apr 12, 2008 10:00:38 am PDT #5610 of 25501
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
AVG highly recommended. Brenda m, I know it's absolutely none of my business... but I recommend you invest half an hour installing AVG at some point. It's free. If you're using Windows and you haven't got any anti-virus software installed, you've probably already got something on there. Which isn't a problem, but if you shop online it can be troublesome.
Oh, you're not wrong. I do use Spybot and AdAware and a firewall, but I'll add this as soon as my machine is running again. (Blown power cable, not already hoist on my lazy petard, FTR.)
DXMachina - Apr 12, 2008 12:58:33 pm PDT #5611 of 25501
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
DXM - well am I mixing it up? Might it be Foldershare and AVG? There was a crucial program that I couldn't use because of AVG.
Not sure. Antivirus programs can occasionally flag valid software as viruses, which is why a lot of programs tell you to turn off antivirus software during installation. I just haven't seen it with BT. Is it possible you had a trial version of one of AVG's pay products one that had firewall and/or spyware features? I know Grisoft makes it hard to find the free version sometimes.
Here is a link with quick reviews of three different free antivirus products, AVG, Avast, and ClamWin: [link]