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What I Install on a New
Computer
~~Mike Baynes,
MikesWhatsNews
When I have to install the OS and
programs on a new or reformatted computer, I have a few programs that I
will not be without.
I generally have my AV program and
Firewall burned to a CD before starting.
After installing the operating
system, I install my firewall, with is Zone Alarm Pro:
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/home.jsp
My choice of Anti Virus is H&Bev's
AntiVir, as it works well and is often updated.
http://www.free-av.com/
On my most recent new install, I
decided to go with Pest Patrol for its Trojan detection and
spyware control:
http://www.pestpatrol.com/
Only after these programs are
installed, will I go online to update all the programs.
Then, after a reboot, I will download
the rest of my security programs, the
latest versions of:
Ad-aware SE 1.0.5
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
Spybot - Search & Destroy
http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd
SpywareBlaster
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
SpywareGuard 2.2
http://www.wilderssecurity.net/spywareguard.html
StartPage Guard 2.2 mwn #705
http://www.securityconfig.com/software/cookie/
startpage_guard_2.2.html
After all the security programs are
installed and updated, I install my email program which is Courier;
http://rosecitysoftware.com/courier/
At this point, I do a defrag of my
system and empty the temp files, then use Drive Image (Ghost)
http://www.symantec.com/sabu/ghost/ghost_personal/
to image the hard drives in case I have to reinstall things in the
future.
I also have a few
non-security-related programs I like to add:
I generally use Text to HTML
for fast conversion of text files to HTML
http://www.cyber-matrix.com/txt2html.html
I use Letter Assigner to
change the drive letter of the drives on my computers
;
http://www.v72735.f2s.com/LetAssig/
My CD Rom is P for Play
My CDR burner is W for Write
My DVD burner is V for Video
I have HJ Split to allow me to
split up larger files:
http://www.freebyte.com/hjsplit/#classic
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