BTW, take a look at the new bookmarks before you do it.
So, how IS Windows XP?
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I love XP, it very stable. Make sure and get the downloads for patches that fix a couple of things you probably have read about as far as people possibly being able to get into your computer. They are on the Microsoft site.
Oh, I have had Microsoft office since the 95 version and have no intention of changing. I also use Micro Soft Internet Explorer, have been for sometime and am happy with it also.
As for me, I'm also using a VAIO tower at home but under different circumstances. My husband's a US Navy submarine sonar tech, currently out on 6 month deployment, and he took our laptop with him. One of his shipmates needed a safe place to keep his desktop (couldn't keep it in the barracks) so he's letting me have full use of it, including Net access, while they're out to sea. While this has Win ME, I have been very pleased with the computer's performance and the speed of Net connection.
After you get those installed you might want to go to http://catchup.cnet.com/ and download and run that software for both security issues and for other software you may have already loaded. When you use catch-up you will be giving CNET info on your system but it’s probably very safe. I picked up a couple of security patches I missed on the computer which has Windows 98SE.
I’d also suggest you don’t depend on Windows XP for your firewall. I’m sure it’s fine just like Outlook Express and Passport are secure. All snide comments aside that firewall is going to be a major target for every hacker on the planet and they are going to find every hole that exists. Why make it easier for them. Right now both Norton and McAfee have big rebates on their software that includes both a firewall and anti-virus which are designed for XP. You can also get Zone Alarm free or the upgraded version both of which run on XP.
Lastly if you want to check out your system for some suggested changes you can go to http://www.pcpitstop.com/ and see what they suggest for improvements
I plugged in my Christmas digital camera, and it instantly recognized the new camera and opened a utility for viewing and saving the pictures. Pretty durned cool.
This Samsung operates on 25 watts which is amazing and 10 watts less than other LCD monitors.
But don't get me wrong -- I still use Netscape. (On my MAC!) If you like XP, you should see Mac OS X. What a beautiful thing.
Congratulations on your new machine. Have fun with it.
I like the Sony VAIO computers, too. A little pricey, but good machines. And you'll LOVE the flat panel monitor. SO much easier on the eyes.
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For three years, I have been running a 400MHz box with 128MB of RAM, a 13Gig hard drive and Windows98. Despite Windows crashing several times a day, I learned to live with it and used the rebooting time to grab myself another beer out of the refrigerator. See, I got locked into a "comfort zone." Had no intention of buying a new PC and in fact, was contemplating buying a bigger hard drive and keeping the PC running for another year.
Well this new PC is utterly mindblowing. For less than half the price I paid for my old computer (which was top-of-the-line at the time), I got a 1.7GHz processer with 512MB of RAM and a 80Gig hard drive. Furthermore, it has a CD-RW drive, a DVD drive, six USB ports including two on the space-age keyboard, firewire ports all over the place and a network card built in. Oh yeah, and it has this optical mouse as well that doesn't need a mousepad. It took me maybe five minutes to learn how to burn a CD and I have no idea how I lived without the ability to burn my own CDs!
When I brought it home, XP immediately recognized my monitor and printer and installed the proper drivers for them. It automatically recognized my home network, configured my Internet connection and prompted me to make a floppy so that the other PC could share the Internet connection!
Most importantly, I've had this PC running for about a week now and it hasn't crashed once. Hasn't even shown a hint of crashing. This Windows XP is rock solid. In fact, I'm probably going to run out and get a copy of XP for my old computer as well.
I've been building my own computers for the past seven years. This is my first pre-built computer since my big mistake with a Packard-Bell back in 1995. Computers have come a long way since I built my last system three years ago. If you are on the fence of upgrading, the deals have never been better and the difference between a modern PC and one of two or three years ago is phenomenal.
Yes, you can transfer the stuff easily. First go to IE on the old computer and export your bookmarks to floppy or CDR. Then put the disk in the new machine, open IE and import the files. (all under the file menu of IE). The one big difference with ie 6 is that you can't put your links directly on the toolbar (at least as far as I can tell) so you have to put them in a folder called 'links' inside your favorites folder. They will appear on a drop down menu on ie6