Quote Originally Posted by bassin_bug View Post
Hi, Guys:
This old computer is about dead and it needs to be baptized. I'm thinking of turning it into a boat anchor and dragging it over some underwater rocks at high speed to kill it and take it to the landfill for burial. My patience is already exhausted and it's managed to avoid a shootout by only a hair. lol

I've bought a new HP Pavilion PC with 7GB Memory, 640 GB Hard Drive, DVD Burner, and a few other bells and whistles. It has a 22" diagonal widescreen LCD flat panel monitor. I also bought an All-in-One, printer, copier, fax, scanner. How hard/easy is it going to be to setup? I'm usually able to follow simple instructions with no leftover parts when the job is finished. My problem is that I'm somewhat electronically challenged but do manage to navigate the systems reasonably well.

It has a 30-day free trial of McAfee Virus protection but I'm not sure how well I will like it and don't plan to download it until I know a lot more about it. The last McAfee virus protection I used messed up every program I had and slowed my high-speed internet down to a snails pace. I need some opinions from you about Norton vs McAfee or "other." Thanks for your help and guidance.

Bassin-Bug
The printer/copier/fax will be easy to set up, especially if it's USB attached. Just connect it to your computer and it'll detect it and try to install drivers. You should probably interrupt the install and use the drivers that came with the printer. I'd consider downloading the latest drivers from the manufacturer and using them.

AV/AS programs are, and always will be a source of aggravation, but you absolutely can't do without them. New PC's typically come with a demo version of AV protection which'll bug you forever with popups unless you either buy it or uninstall it. They often come with the AV mechanisms configured with a software firewall enabled and your PC locked down very tight. If you're using a hardware router/firewall (which you should definitely be doing) behind your DSL or cable modem, you're fairly safe from conventional brute force attacks and you can loosen it up some. Usually by turning off Windows and AV software firewalls which conflict with other programs and can affect your computer's performance.

A 22" screen? Dang, you can't hide money...