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Topic: I Think a Part Of Me Just Died
whispertoascream's photo
Sun 09/14/08 10:27 AM

Two weeks without a computer would do me some good. Maybe I'd go out and find a girlfriend instead of posting to a message board...
Yea, but I do not want to find a girlfriend.indifferent

Matt8947's photo
Sun 09/14/08 10:28 AM








I remember last time I went without my computer for 2 weeks, I really did almost die lol.
I am not fully without a computer if you can tell I am still able to post.
Oh ya, good point lol
I still have my messed up desktop.
Mine hasnt worked since 2 or 3 days after I got it. It goes super slow and takes forever to download anything, BIG waste of money buying it.
Then why did you not take it back, or call out the warranty on it?

Well long story ,lets just say ,right after I bought it I had to move out of town and I just gave up on trying to get it fixed or taken in for another.
I see. I still would have called the company.
Eh its not all bad, the only time it really slows down is when I have more than 1 thing going at a time, Which I rarely ever do.

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Sun 09/14/08 10:37 AM


The important thing here is that there are some lessons to be learned-

- keep up-to-date backups of your information, so can refer back to them in the event of a system crash or malware infection.

- always have anti-virus/spyware/malware measures present in your computer, as they'll be your first line of defense when the malware comes to attack.

- be careful of where you surf when online. most sites are legit and are free of spyware, while others are chocked full of crap courtesy of 14 year-old script kiddies.

- if you're sending your computer to get fixed, be sure you don't have any nude pictures of yourself on your hard drive, as you might get a wee bit of a surprise in the future.
Yes, but you see my friend I DID have anti-virus. I will not be using Avast in the future that is for sure. But yes this time I will be taking all the safety measures that I can. I do not care how many programs I have to download to make sure this does not happen again.


I hear that Avira Anti-Vir Personal Edition is pretty good too, and it's free. The only problem with it is that it sorta nags you to buy it's full-on version while you're downloading updates and stuff.

Comodo also has a free anti-virus program too, which is just about to get up to version 3.0. Stay away from the v2.0 of their anti-virus though, as people have been having problems with it as of late- get the 3.0 instead.

Matt8947's photo
Sun 09/14/08 10:41 AM



The important thing here is that there are some lessons to be learned-

- keep up-to-date backups of your information, so can refer back to them in the event of a system crash or malware infection.

- always have anti-virus/spyware/malware measures present in your computer, as they'll be your first line of defense when the malware comes to attack.

- be careful of where you surf when online. most sites are legit and are free of spyware, while others are chocked full of crap courtesy of 14 year-old script kiddies.

- if you're sending your computer to get fixed, be sure you don't have any nude pictures of yourself on your hard drive, as you might get a wee bit of a surprise in the future.
Yes, but you see my friend I DID have anti-virus. I will not be using Avast in the future that is for sure. But yes this time I will be taking all the safety measures that I can. I do not care how many programs I have to download to make sure this does not happen again.


I hear that Avira Anti-Vir Personal Edition is pretty good too, and it's free. The only problem with it is that it sorta nags you to buy it's full-on version while you're downloading updates and stuff.

Comodo also has a free anti-virus program too, which is just about to get up to version 3.0. Stay away from the v2.0 of their anti-virus though, as people have been having problems with it as of late- get the 3.0 instead.
I get Norton, although almost every 2 weeks about, I always get a few viruses out of nowhere.

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