New Laptop

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  1. Nov 30, 2006 at 1:56 AM #1
    nightnin

    nightnin Well-Known Member

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    i just got a new sony laptop XP.
    i was wondering when you guys get new coms what new programs do you install and stuff first.
    what do you reccomend?
    any reccomended accesories?
    or maybe extra hardware for good deals?
    thanks.
     
  2. Nov 30, 2006 at 9:58 AM #2
    XMasterX

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    all depends on what you need.

    I always get Winrar right away. easy to extract zip or rar files.

    I always get Avast Antivirus, Adaware, and Ewido Spyware
     
  3. Nov 30, 2006 at 10:00 AM #3
    Anthony

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    Just a note, don't download imesh, or limewire

    Limewire has viruses >.<

    Use Direct Connect (DC++)
     
  4. Nov 30, 2006 at 4:05 PM #4
    Coolguy

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    get trillian, ad aware, limewire, winrar and firefox :P
     
  5. Nov 30, 2006 at 4:34 PM #5
    Iced

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    Get Office ;)
     
  6. Nov 30, 2006 at 4:41 PM #6
    Gacus

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    Yea Dc++ is the best, but when you use router, u can`t use it =(

    I have used that progie and it`s awesome but now i have router and i can`t use it =(=(
     
  7. Nov 30, 2006 at 5:39 PM #7
    K-74FF

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    For me....

    Firefox (w/ extensions), Winrar, Aim, MSN, Itunes, Limewire, utorrent, Photoshop, flash and dreamweaver


    i'd recommend anti-virus and anti-spyware too (you dont to mess up a new cpu)


    My old computer fried a while ago and I had the same problem.
     
  8. Nov 30, 2006 at 6:32 PM #8
    CRAC23

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    i would definitley recommend firefox, winrar and kaspersky anti-hacker for no one can hack u r computer
     
  9. Nov 30, 2006 at 10:45 PM #9
    xlink

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    partition magic, partition the drive and save your stuff to the partition, then just plop in your XP disc when you need a reformat and keep your work...
     
  10. Dec 1, 2006 at 9:34 PM #10
    AsPiCk_666

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    screw limewire

    go for ares
     
  11. Dec 2, 2006 at 9:48 PM #11
    x.Kill.Em.All.x

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    opera adware winrar itunes :) and spysweeper, but u need to pay for it
     
  12. Dec 4, 2006 at 1:47 PM #12
    iStealth

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    Like XMasterX says, it depends on what you need. I want splash some cash on some cool programs like Mic Flash & Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver is another nice program as well.

    When I first got my laptop from Dell, I did not have Microsoft word etc so make sure you have those on your computer, but I am sure you do.
     

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