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New Computer -First place I come

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New Computer -First place I come

Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native now in Jax Fl.

>Sunday night I tried to uninstall some programs in my old computer that I thought I had already uninstalled some time ago. Screwd up something and for two days it would only come on in "Safe Mode". I tried everything I could to get it right, but to no avail, sooooooo

this morning my computer pushed my last button, and after two solid fist blows to it's top, which pretty much seperated the case I disconnected it for the final time.

Went and bought a new Gateway Pentium 4 this afternoon. Dunno if it was the best one to buy or not, but it's the one I got anyhow. We'll see.

Spent hours trying to fiqure out how to get online only to learn that I had to go get a Netzero(my internet provider) CD at Radio Shack. Once I got that it took only minutes to get here. :~)

Brand new computer and this is the first place I come.

I know I missed out on a few goodies that I was watching on e-bay during the past few days. :~(

Got lots to learn about this rig, but I wanted to check in and say "I'm still kickin' and b#tchin".

Off to ebay.

Todd O.

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How fast is it, ToddO?

Ted Owen, Pittsburgh

>Does it seem to you that computers are not getting faster at the same rate they did for a couple decades?

Best, Ted

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Welcome back

Jim Reed @ Tallahassee

>and congrats on the new computer.

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At least your priorities are right

Raymond in Trenton, NJ

>you had to look didn't you :o)

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I'm starting a POT any one in for a buck?

Ernie Miller

>I pick sunday at 5:07 as the time that he has his first major melt down from either adding a program or going some where he should not. Who else wants to pick a date and time? No one here acn hose a comp[uter faster than Todd so this should be a short game.

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Ernie, your such a...........

Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native now in Jax Fl.

>WISE GUY! ;~)

More than likely your right tho. :~(

Right off the bat which of the anti-virus, spam ptotectors, etc, etc, should I download? Spybot? Ad-ware(or is it Ada-ware)?

McAffee want me to subscribe to their protection, but I don't wanna pay for it. Should I?

Ted, I dunno how fast it is. It's a Gateway model 838GM, so you tell me. One sticker on it says 512 MB DDR. Tell you anything?

Came pre-loaded with Windows XP. :~)

Has no slot for the floppy disks, everything is CD's now.

Put me down for $1 on Dec. 21st, at 8:27. I'm sure by then I'll have goobered something up.

Todd O.

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Steve Kubien

I'll take....

Steve Kubien

>...tomorrow at 7:09am. (you have so much faith in Todd, it disturbs me). Side wager on whether he will boot it all the way to Topeka?

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get a fire wall!

Ernie Miller

>I don't know the names but you need one. don't let crap sneek in the back door.

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Jack Guzman from Maine

Monday 2:00 PM

Jack Guzman from Maine

>..And Todd,Buy Norton,or something.Cheap will get you a virus.I've been using Norton for 3 years now and no viruses.New computers are fun but it won't be long before you get it all full of junk so you forget what fast was like.---Jack

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firewall etc.

Dan Donaldson

>zonealarm has a free, very good firewall.

Spybot search and destroy

Adaware

spywareblaster

avg free or avast! for antivirus

All free for home use.

I have a cd with all of them on it that I can mail if you have a real slow connection.

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