I have just got a new pc with Vista from Dell and i am really disappointed, 
it took me 35 minutes to set up and my eyes did not bleed or my ears catch 
fire :(

Gone are the days that a new pc was a whole weeks adventure

"Porridge Wog" <Porridge Wog @ Wherever.co.ck> wrote in message 
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>I have just got a new pc with Vista from Dell and i am really disappointed, 
>it took me 35 minutes to set up and my eyes did not bleed or my ears catch 
>fire :(
>
> Gone are the days that a new pc was a whole weeks adventure

Must admit I got laptop (Tosh) with Vista and it was much the same, printer 
loaded (without software) straight away, wireless was a sinch!!! Lovely 
stuff. :-)

JB
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>

"Porridge Wog" <Porridge Wog @ Wherever.co.ck> wrote in message 
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>I have just got a new pc with Vista from Dell and i am really disappointed, 
>it took me 35 minutes to set up and my eyes did not bleed or my ears catch 
>fire :(
>
> Gone are the days that a new pc was a whole weeks adventure

That's a coincidence, I got a new Dell with Vista last week. I set aside 2 
days to set it up, switched it on, plugged in my broadband and that was it! 
Absolutely marvellous! Did have a bit of a problem with McAfee, couldn't 
register it, but after getting very uptight rang their service line and they 
said their server was buggered that day and try again tomorrow. Bingo!

"Porridge Wog" <Porridge Wog @ Wherever.co.ck> wrote in message 
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>I have just got a new pc with Vista from Dell and i am really disappointed, 
>it took me 35 minutes to set up and my eyes did not bleed or my ears catch 
>fire :(
>
> Gone are the days that a new pc was a whole weeks adventure

I've been using Vista on my new laptop for about 4 mths and I can't see what 
all the "anti-Vista" fuss was about. After about a month, I decided to buy 
the same laptop for my eldest and she loves it.

It is different in detail to XP but then XP was different to 98 etc.

Brian

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> "Porridge Wog" <Porridge Wog @ Wherever.co.ck> wrote in message 
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>>I have just got a new pc with Vista from Dell and i am really 
>>disappointed, it took me 35 minutes to set up and my eyes did not bleed or 
>>my ears catch fire :(
>>
>> Gone are the days that a new pc was a whole weeks adventure
>
> That's a coincidence, I got a new Dell with Vista last week. I set aside 2 
> days to set it up, switched it on, plugged in my broadband and that was 
> it! Absolutely marvellous! Did have a bit of a problem with McAfee, 
> couldn't register it, but after getting very uptight rang their service 
> line and they said their server was buggered that day and try again 
> tomorrow. Bingo!


McAfee sucks.

Try AVG Free antivirus http://free.avg.com/ww.homepage-appf8

Doesn't cost a penny and it updates definitions daily.

Nigel Brooks

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>> "Porridge Wog" <Porridge Wog @ Wherever.co.ck> wrote in message 
>> news:kqudne7iefguOizVnZ2dnUVZ8sDinZ2d@bt.com...
>>>I have just got a new pc with Vista from Dell and i am really 
>>>disappointed, it took me 35 minutes to set up and my eyes did not bleed 
>>>or my ears catch fire :(
>>>
>>> Gone are the days that a new pc was a whole weeks adventure
>>
>> That's a coincidence, I got a new Dell with Vista last week. I set aside 
>> 2 days to set it up, switched it on, plugged in my broadband and that was 
>> it! Absolutely marvellous! Did have a bit of a problem with McAfee, 
>> couldn't register it, but after getting very uptight rang their service 
>> line and they said their server was buggered that day and try again 
>> tomorrow. Bingo!
>
>
> McAfee sucks.
>
> Try AVG Free antivirus http://free.avg.com/ww.homepage-appf8
>
> Doesn't cost a penny and it updates definitions daily.

I've always used Panda previously. Some people moan about it, it is not all 
that user friendly but it does stop everything. Norton is crap and I'm using 
McAfee as it came pre-installed with the Dell. In what way does it suck? 
Does it let crap through? If so I'll reinstall my Panda subscription to my 
new pc.

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>> "Toooldtocare"  wrote in message 
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>>> "Porridge Wog" <Porridge Wog @ Wherever.co.ck> wrote in message 
>>> news:kqudne7iefguOizVnZ2dnUVZ8sDinZ2d@bt.com...
>>>>I have just got a new pc with Vista from Dell and i am really 
>>>>disappointed, it took me 35 minutes to set up and my eyes did not bleed 
>>>>or my ears catch fire :(
>>>>
>>>> Gone are the days that a new pc was a whole weeks adventure
>>>
>>> That's a coincidence, I got a new Dell with Vista last week. I set aside 
>>> 2 days to set it up, switched it on, plugged in my broadband and that 
>>> was it! Absolutely marvellous! Did have a bit of a problem with McAfee, 
>>> couldn't register it, but after getting very uptight rang their service 
>>> line and they said their server was buggered that day and try again 
>>> tomorrow. Bingo!
>>
>>
>> McAfee sucks.
>>
>> Try AVG Free antivirus http://free.avg.com/ww.homepage-appf8
>>
>> Doesn't cost a penny and it updates definitions daily.
>
> I've always used Panda previously. Some people moan about it, it is not 
> all that user friendly but it does stop everything. Norton is crap and I'm 
> using McAfee as it came pre-installed with the Dell. In what way does it 
> suck? Does it let crap through? If so I'll reinstall my Panda subscription 
> to my new pc.
>

I'm sure that they're efficient in stopping viruses (or would that be viri) 
but unless they've stopped the practice - don't they give you a time limited 
subscription?  If they're anything like Norton they require a credit card 
and then automatically bill whenever the time period is up.

I recently bought a Toshiba laptop with Vista - but opted to remove the 
subscription type programs and went with the free versions of AVG and 
Adaware for protection.

Nigel Brooks

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>>>> "Porridge Wog" <Porridge Wog @ Wherever.co.ck> wrote in message 
>>>> news:kqudne7iefguOizVnZ2dnUVZ8sDinZ2d@bt.com...
>>>>>I have just got a new pc with Vista from Dell and i am really 
>>>>>disappointed, it took me 35 minutes to set up and my eyes did not bleed 
>>>>>or my ears catch fire :(
>>>>>
>>>>> Gone are the days that a new pc was a whole weeks adventure
>>>>
>>>> That's a coincidence, I got a new Dell with Vista last week. I set 
>>>> aside 2 days to set it up, switched it on, plugged in my broadband and 
>>>> that was it! Absolutely marvellous! Did have a bit of a problem with 
>>>> McAfee, couldn't register it, but after getting very uptight rang their 
>>>> service line and they said their server was buggered that day and try 
>>>> again tomorrow. Bingo!
>>>
>>>
>>> McAfee sucks.
>>>
>>> Try AVG Free antivirus http://free.avg.com/ww.homepage-appf8
>>>
>>> Doesn't cost a penny and it updates definitions daily.
>>
>> I've always used Panda previously. Some people moan about it, it is not 
>> all that user friendly but it does stop everything. Norton is crap and 
>> I'm using McAfee as it came pre-installed with the Dell. In what way does 
>> it suck? Does it let crap through? If so I'll reinstall my Panda 
>> subscription to my new pc.
>>
>
> I'm sure that they're efficient in stopping viruses (or would that be 
> viri) but unless they've stopped the practice - don't they give you a time 
> limited subscription?  If they're anything like Norton they require a 
> credit card and then automatically bill whenever the time period is up.
>
> I recently bought a Toshiba laptop with Vista - but opted to remove the 
> subscription type programs and went with the free versions of AVG and 
> Adaware for protection.

Apart from AVG I think they all give time limited subscriptions. I use 
Paretologic for Spyware, Adware etc as added protection. Not sure if it's 
necessary but then I've always been one for double protection. Since I was 
16! :-)

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>> "Porridge Wog" <Porridge Wog @ Wherever.co.ck> wrote in message 
>> news:kqudne7iefguOizVnZ2dnUVZ8sDinZ2d@bt.com...
>>>I have just got a new pc with Vista from Dell and i am really 
>>>disappointed, it took me 35 minutes to set up and my eyes did not bleed 
>>>or my ears catch fire :(
>>>
>>> Gone are the days that a new pc was a whole weeks adventure
>>
>> That's a coincidence, I got a new Dell with Vista last week. I set aside 
>> 2 days to set it up, switched it on, plugged in my broadband and that was 
>> it! Absolutely marvellous! Did have a bit of a problem with McAfee, 
>> couldn't register it, but after getting very uptight rang their service 
>> line and they said their server was buggered that day and try again 
>> tomorrow. Bingo!
>
>
> McAfee sucks.
>
> Try AVG Free antivirus http://free.avg.com/ww.homepage-appf8
>
> Doesn't cost a penny and it updates definitions daily.
>
> Nigel Brooks

Got the newest Norton Antivirus thingy free with mine and it seems to have 
done the trick so far.  Tried McAfee and kept getting my pc freezing, may 
not have been anything to do with it but wont go back nonetheless.

JB
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>> "Toooldtocare"  wrote in message 
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>>> "Porridge Wog" <Porridge Wog @ Wherever.co.ck> wrote in message 
>>> news:kqudne7iefguOizVnZ2dnUVZ8sDinZ2d@bt.com...
>>>>I have just got a new pc with Vista from Dell and i am really 
>>>>disappointed, it took me 35 minutes to set up and my eyes did not bleed 
>>>>or my ears catch fire :(
>>>>
>>>> Gone are the days that a new pc was a whole weeks adventure
>>>
>>> That's a coincidence, I got a new Dell with Vista last week. I set aside 
>>> 2 days to set it up, switched it on, plugged in my broadband and that 
>>> was it! Absolutely marvellous! Did have a bit of a problem with McAfee, 
>>> couldn't register it, but after getting very uptight rang their service 
>>> line and they said their server was buggered that day and try again 
>>> tomorrow. Bingo!
>>
>>
>> McAfee sucks.
>>
>> Try AVG Free antivirus http://free.avg.com/ww.homepage-appf8
>>
>> Doesn't cost a penny and it updates definitions daily.
>>
>> Nigel Brooks
>
> Got the newest Norton Antivirus thingy free with mine and it seems to have 
> done the trick so far.  Tried McAfee and kept getting my pc freezing, may 
> not have been anything to do with it but wont go back nonetheless.
>
> JB
> x
>>

I think you'll find that Norton is a time limited subscription.  After a 
certain time - it will tell you that if you want the virus definition 
updates you'll have to pay.

I've been using AVG Free antivirus for a couple of years now with no 
problems.

Nigel Brooks

I use avast its free and sygate firewall.
I used to use norton yea messed up machine and so did AVG.

I hate vista lol

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>> "Porridge Wog" <Porridge Wog @ Wherever.co.ck> wrote in message 
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>>>I have just got a new pc with Vista from Dell and i am really 
>>>disappointed, it took me 35 minutes to set up and my eyes did not bleed 
>>>or my ears catch fire :(
>>>
>>> Gone are the days that a new pc was a whole weeks adventure
>>
>> That's a coincidence, I got a new Dell with Vista last week. I set aside 
>> 2 days to set it up, switched it on, plugged in my broadband and that was 
>> it! Absolutely marvellous! Did have a bit of a problem with McAfee, 
>> couldn't register it, but after getting very uptight rang their service 
>> line and they said their server was buggered that day and try again 
>> tomorrow. Bingo!
>
>
> McAfee sucks.
>
> Try AVG Free antivirus http://free.avg.com/ww.homepage-appf8
>
> Doesn't cost a penny and it updates definitions daily.

yeah, and last time i looked had the worst hit rate out of all of 'em!

You want Kaspersky if you want to actually identify any virii. 


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>>> "Porridge Wog" <Porridge Wog @ Wherever.co.ck> wrote in message 
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>>>>I have just got a new pc with Vista from Dell and i am really 
>>>>disappointed, it took me 35 minutes to set up and my eyes did not bleed 
>>>>or my ears catch fire :(
>>>>
>>>> Gone are the days that a new pc was a whole weeks adventure
>>>
>>> That's a coincidence, I got a new Dell with Vista last week. I set aside 
>>> 2 days to set it up, switched it on, plugged in my broadband and that 
>>> was it! Absolutely marvellous! Did have a bit of a problem with McAfee, 
>>> couldn't register it, but after getting very uptight rang their service 
>>> line and they said their server was buggered that day and try again 
>>> tomorrow. Bingo!
>>
>>
>> McAfee sucks.
>>
>> Try AVG Free antivirus http://free.avg.com/ww.homepage-appf8
>>
>> Doesn't cost a penny and it updates definitions daily.
>
> yeah, and last time i looked had the worst hit rate out of all of 'em!
>
> You want Kaspersky if you want to actually identify any virii.
>
> ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com **

Well there ya go again - raining on my parade.

Apparently one gets what one pays for.
http://www.consumersearch.com/www/software/antivirus-software/

Nigel Brooks

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>>>> "Porridge Wog" <Porridge Wog @ Wherever.co.ck> wrote in message 
>>>> news:kqudne7iefguOizVnZ2dnUVZ8sDinZ2d@bt.com...
>>>>>I have just got a new pc with Vista from Dell and i am really 
>>>>>disappointed, it took me 35 minutes to set up and my eyes did not bleed 
>>>>>or my ears catch fire :(
>>>>>
>>>>> Gone are the days that a new pc was a whole weeks adventure
>>>>
>>>> That's a coincidence, I got a new Dell with Vista last week. I set 
>>>> aside 2 days to set it up, switched it on, plugged in my broadband and 
>>>> that was it! Absolutely marvellous! Did have a bit of a problem with 
>>>> McAfee, couldn't register it, but after getting very uptight rang their 
>>>> service line and they said their server was buggered that day and try 
>>>> again tomorrow. Bingo!
>>>
>>>
>>> McAfee sucks.
>>>
>>> Try AVG Free antivirus http://free.avg.com/ww.homepage-appf8
>>>
>>> Doesn't cost a penny and it updates definitions daily.
>>
>> yeah, and last time i looked had the worst hit rate out of all of 'em!
>>
>> You want Kaspersky if you want to actually identify any virii.
>>
>> ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com **
>
> Well there ya go again - raining on my parade.
>
> Apparently one gets what one pays for.
> http://www.consumersearch.com/www/software/antivirus-software/
>

Sorry.  I've put them all in on commercial sites.  Free is fine but if it 
doesn't do what its supposed to do you could be paying a much higher cost. 


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>>>>>>I have just got a new pc with Vista from Dell and i am really 
>>>>>>disappointed, it took me 35 minutes to set up and my eyes did not 
>>>>>>bleed or my ears catch fire :(
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Gone are the days that a new pc was a whole weeks adventure
>>>>>
>>>>> That's a coincidence, I got a new Dell with Vista last week. I set 
>>>>> aside 2 days to set it up, switched it on, plugged in my broadband and 
>>>>> that was it! Absolutely marvellous! Did have a bit of a problem with 
>>>>> McAfee, couldn't register it, but after getting very uptight rang 
>>>>> their service line and they said their server was buggered that day 
>>>>> and try again tomorrow. Bingo!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> McAfee sucks.
>>>>
>>>> Try AVG Free antivirus http://free.avg.com/ww.homepage-appf8
>>>>
>>>> Doesn't cost a penny and it updates definitions daily.
>>>
>>> yeah, and last time i looked had the worst hit rate out of all of 'em!
>>>
>>> You want Kaspersky if you want to actually identify any virii.
>>>
>>> ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com **
>>
>> Well there ya go again - raining on my parade.
>>
>> Apparently one gets what one pays for.
>> http://www.consumersearch.com/www/software/antivirus-software/
>>
>
> Sorry.  I've put them all in on commercial sites.  Free is fine but if it 
> doesn't do what its supposed to do you could be paying a much higher cost.
>
> ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com **

I'd have responded earlier - but I picked up a virus.

No - not really.  I downloaded the XP service pack 3 and it totally 
destroyed my internet connection.
It took me about 2 hours to get it up and running again.

Nigel Brooks

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>>>>>>>I have just got a new pc with Vista from Dell and i am really 
>>>>>>>disappointed, it took me 35 minutes to set up and my eyes did not 
>>>>>>>bleed or my ears catch fire :(
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Gone are the days that a new pc was a whole weeks adventure
>>>>>>
>>>>>> That's a coincidence, I got a new Dell with Vista last week. I set 
>>>>>> aside 2 days to set it up, switched it on, plugged in my broadband 
>>>>>> and that was it! Absolutely marvellous! Did have a bit of a problem 
>>>>>> with McAfee, couldn't register it, but after getting very uptight 
>>>>>> rang their service line and they said their server was buggered that 
>>>>>> day and try again tomorrow. Bingo!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> McAfee sucks.
>>>>>
>>>>> Try AVG Free antivirus http://free.avg.com/ww.homepage-appf8
>>>>>
>>>>> Doesn't cost a penny and it updates definitions daily.
>>>>
>>>> yeah, and last time i looked had the worst hit rate out of all of 'em!
>>>>
>>>> You want Kaspersky if you want to actually identify any virii.
>>>>
>>>> ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com **
>>>
>>> Well there ya go again - raining on my parade.
>>>
>>> Apparently one gets what one pays for.
>>> http://www.consumersearch.com/www/software/antivirus-software/
>>>
>>
>> Sorry.  I've put them all in on commercial sites.  Free is fine but if it 
>> doesn't do what its supposed to do you could be paying a much higher 
>> cost.
>>
>> ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com **
>
> I'd have responded earlier - but I picked up a virus.
>
> No - not really.  I downloaded the XP service pack 3 and it totally 
> destroyed my internet connection.
> It took me about 2 hours to get it up and running again.

lol.  There's a cd you can get that fixes all the issues with XP.... Red Hat 


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>>>>>>I have just got a new pc with Vista from Dell and i am really 
>>>>>>disappointed, it took me 35 minutes to set up and my eyes did not 
>>>>>>bleed or my ears catch fire :(
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Gone are the days that a new pc was a whole weeks adventure
>>>>>
>>>>> That's a coincidence, I got a new Dell with Vista last week. I set 
>>>>> aside 2 days to set it up, switched it on, plugged in my broadband and 
>>>>> that was it! Absolutely marvellous! Did have a bit of a problem with 
>>>>> McAfee, couldn't register it, but after getting very uptight rang 
>>>>> their service line and they said their server was buggered that day 
>>>>> and try again tomorrow. Bingo!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> McAfee sucks.
>>>>
>>>> Try AVG Free antivirus http://free.avg.com/ww.homepage-appf8
>>>>
>>>> Doesn't cost a penny and it updates definitions daily.
>>>
>>> I've always used Panda previously. Some people moan about it, it is not 
>>> all that user friendly but it does stop everything. Norton is crap and 
>>> I'm using McAfee as it came pre-installed with the Dell. In what way 
>>> does it suck? Does it let crap through? If so I'll reinstall my Panda 
>>> subscription to my new pc.
>>>
>>
>> I'm sure that they're efficient in stopping viruses (or would that be 
>> viri) but unless they've stopped the practice - don't they give you a 
>> time limited subscription?  If they're anything like Norton they require 
>> a credit card and then automatically bill whenever the time period is up.
>>
>> I recently bought a Toshiba laptop with Vista - but opted to remove the 
>> subscription type programs and went with the free versions of AVG and 
>> Adaware for protection.
>
> Apart from AVG I think they all give time limited subscriptions. I use 
> Paretologic for Spyware, Adware etc as added protection. Not sure if it's 
> necessary but then I've always been one for double protection. Since I was 
> 16! :-)
>
>
Must take away a lot of the sensation:-)
Ted. 



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>> "Nigel Brooks"  wrote in message 
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>>> "Toooldtocare"  wrote in message 
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>>>> "Nigel Brooks"  wrote in message 
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>>>>>> "Porridge Wog" <Porridge Wog @ Wherever.co.ck> wrote in message 
>>>>>> news:kqudne7iefguOizVnZ2dnUVZ8sDinZ2d@bt.com...
>>>>>>>I have just got a new pc with Vista from Dell and i am really 
>>>>>>>disappointed, it took me 35 minutes to set up and my eyes did not 
>>>>>>>bleed or my ears catch fire :(
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Gone are the days that a new pc was a whole weeks adventure
>>>>>>
>>>>>> That's a coincidence, I got a new Dell with Vista last week. I set 
>>>>>> aside 2 days to set it up, switched it on, plugged in my broadband 
>>>>>> and that was it! Absolutely marvellous! Did have a bit of a problem 
>>>>>> with McAfee, couldn't register it, but after getting very uptight 
>>>>>> rang their service line and they said their server was buggered that 
>>>>>> day and try again tomorrow. Bingo!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> McAfee sucks.
>>>>>
>>>>> Try AVG Free antivirus http://free.avg.com/ww.homepage-appf8
>>>>>
>>>>> Doesn't cost a penny and it updates definitions daily.
>>>>
>>>> I've always used Panda previously. Some people moan about it, it is not 
>>>> all that user friendly but it does stop everything. Norton is crap and 
>>>> I'm using McAfee as it came pre-installed with the Dell. In what way 
>>>> does it suck? Does it let crap through? If so I'll reinstall my Panda 
>>>> subscription to my new pc.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I'm sure that they're efficient in stopping viruses (or would that be 
>>> viri) but unless they've stopped the practice - don't they give you a 
>>> time limited subscription?  If they're anything like Norton they require 
>>> a credit card and then automatically bill whenever the time period is 
>>> up.
>>>
>>> I recently bought a Toshiba laptop with Vista - but opted to remove the 
>>> subscription type programs and went with the free versions of AVG and 
>>> Adaware for protection.
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>> Apart from AVG I think they all give time limited subscriptions. I use 
>> Paretologic for Spyware, Adware etc as added protection. Not sure if it's 
>> necessary but then I've always been one for double protection. Since I 
>> was 16! :-)
>>
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> Must take away a lot of the sensation:-)
> Ted.

I can't remember :-)