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Title: Given the old laptop a new lease of life
Post by: Auto Addict on 12 February 2009, 20:22:36

With a lot of help from TB :y

New larger HD, Win XP, Wireless Network.

Title: Re: Given the old laptop a new lease of life
Post by: TheBoy on 12 February 2009, 20:45:57

Glad you sorted in the end, bummer about the first disk though

Title: Re: Given the old laptop a new lease of life
Post by: Auto Addict on 13 February 2009, 06:50:51

Yes, although there were no quibbles from Ebuyer, seems like a good outfit.

Now I'm up and running properly, I've got rid of that troublesome AVG-free, and installed a proper firewall and virus checker.

Title: Re: Given the old laptop a new lease of life
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 13 February 2009, 08:37:01

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Yes, although there were no quibbles from Ebuyer, seems like a good outfit.

Now I'm up and running properly, I've got rid of that troublesome AVG-free, and installed a proper firewall and virus checker.

Ha ha, thing is, you are probably one of the only people who would consider the likes of Norton to be a 'proper' anti virus package!  ;D ;D :y

Title: Re: Given the old laptop a new lease of life
Post by: TheBoy on 13 February 2009, 09:12:37

I really don't like Norton...

In all fairness, when it works, it works.  When it screws up...  ...oh boy...

Title: Re: Given the old laptop a new lease of life
Post by: Auto Addict on 13 February 2009, 13:46:18

I've got 2009, not had a problem, it covers 3 users.

Tried most of the others, always had problems, never had a problem with Norton.

Norton 2009 is by far the best product they have produced.

Title: Re: Given the old laptop a new lease of life
Post by: Taxi_Driver on 13 February 2009, 14:36:34

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Yes, although there were no quibbles from Ebuyer, seems like a good outfit.

Now I'm up and running properly, I've got rid of that troublesome AVG-free, and installed a proper firewall and virus checker.

Why install another firewall? will only slow the laptop down.
I assume your cordless router has one? Why not use that one+the firewall in XP, I would have thought was good enough.

Title: Re: Given the old laptop a new lease of life
Post by: Auto Addict on 13 February 2009, 16:18:12

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Yes, although there were no quibbles from Ebuyer, seems like a good outfit.

Now I'm up and running properly, I've got rid of that troublesome AVG-free, and installed a proper firewall and virus checker.

Why install another firewall? will only slow the laptop down.
I assume your cordless router has one? Why not use that one+the firewall in XP, I would have thought was good enough.

Doesn't seem to have affected the running of the laptop.