My pc at home is getting old and I realize I need to buy a new one. It has 256 mb ram, 7 gb hard drive, windows 2000, 466 mhz processor. I have tried adding a lot of software to it but that seems to have slowed it down considerably. I bought counter spy anti-spyware, mailwashe anti-spam, avg anti-virus, zone alarm firewall and registry mechanic. Booting up with all these is a very slow, painful process.
i recently bought a router which has a firewall in it.
1) do i really need a router with a firewall AND Zone alarm software firewall?
2) exactly what security-related software do i need?
3) what software do i need in startup? it takes 10 minutes now to boot up
Computer software?internet security 2006
You are right on the MONEY if you stick with Windows 2000 and the 256MB of RAM. Here are some tips:
1. Yes, I would use Zone Alarm as well as your router's firewall. It just makes sense to have protection on the INSIDE as well as the OUTSIDE.
2. You also need an Anti-virus program. An older version of Norton Anti-virus would do the trick, but avoid the ALL IN ONE, or Internet Security versions of any of these. You also need anti-spyware cleaners like Ad-aware and SpyBot Search %26 Destroy. Get the free versions from http://www.download.com
3. Just about ALL of your startup programs can be deleted. Actually, you can get a copy of MSCONFIG.EXE from someone else's Windows XP and copy that into your WINDOWS folder. Then you can use MSCONFIG to experiment and TURN OFF some of the startup options.
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