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   srmjdm Private E-2

   Hi all.. bought a new laptop today.. compaq presario f579wm.
   I know there is a thread on what to do when you get a new computer but is there anything specific I should do to this new laptop before gettin on the internet or anything.. it is running windows vista home Premium, has an amd athlon 64 x2 dual-core with 1024 mb ddr2, and 120 gb hard drive.
   
   thanks

    

   srmjdm, Jun 26, 2007

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   chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

   The kind of things you should be thinking about before connecting are in the below thread. You will just need to take care that you use software that supports Vista since some of the tools mentioned there may not support Vista. The principle concepts of that link still apply.
   
   How to Protect yourself from malware!

    

   chaslang, Jun 26, 2007

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