Power User Setup for Windows XP

[Chewy]

you would want to get

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146569

Although the memory can be installed one module at a time, the best performance comes from using matched pairs of modules.

[dr_ml422]

taking a look at this right now.

yea i get that. i didn't mean 2 different brands, or differering amounts of ram. i just wanted to know if you could stick 1 stick in 1 slot n leave the other open 4 later. but then again i don't even know if the 2 slots r hooked together anyway.

can't do anything about zone or avast huh? seeing you said your daughter has it i guess it can't b that bad. but damn all that resource it hogs up. the other free firewalls n antivirus software can't b too far from hogging either huh.

[Chewy]

avg might be a little less bloated than avast, people seem to like comodo

http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/

I don't use any real time protection beyond that provided by sd helper in spybot and immunizng(host file)

I am behind a nat in a router and leave windows firewall on and keep a close eye on exceptions

Decided to learn a little more about computer security here

http://www.malwareremoval.com/

[dr_ml422]

cowboyed up. just pulled the trigger. thnx. i'm really looking forward to that future build w/linux you suggested a ways back. is it cool to do video work w/linux? or totally different software like w/macs? 1 day at a time. haven't even scratched the surface w/pcs yet. lol.

takes a while to read n learn about all the hardware.

[dr_ml422]

avg might be a little less bloated than avast, people seem to like comodo

http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/

I don't use any real time protection beyond that provided by sd helper in spybot and immunizng(host file)

I am behind a nat in a router and leave windows firewall on and keep a close eye on exceptions

Decided to learn a little more about computer security here

http://www.malwareremoval.com/

i'll check this malware link out. tiger suggested router in verizon thread. check if same. sd? google came up w/secure digital card. have spybot n know about the immunizng. look into host file.

[Chewy]

SDHelper - This program will integrate into your Internet Explorer browser and block your browser from downloading "bad" programs from known malware sites.

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial43.html

it's turned on by default when you install spybot

[soup]

If you do go to Comodo, I would advice when you install it, do it Basic not Advanced. I am using it on my XP64 side & the main thing I like about is that it is 2-way.

[dr_ml422]

hi soup. good to hear from you. think i'm going to head towards Comodo if in fact it hogs up less ram. thnx 4 that link chewy. i have spybot already. if it's on their by default then i must have it n it must b working. i'll read that tutorial over though to really see how to use spybot's features. is there a way to check n make sure helper is on spybot just to make sure? also i remember you advising not to use teatimer. is that suggestion still a good 1?

both you guys r so right. too much stuff to learn. it can drive you crazy. lol...

[paglamon]

If you do go to Comodo, I would advice when you install it, do it Basic not Advanced.

This is not a good idea according to this:http://blog.scotsnewsletter.com/2008...asic-firewall/

[dr_ml422]

Good tip. thnx Paglamon. Right now i'm undecided. Gonna go w/the old if you don't know what to do, don't do anything. definitely going to have to do something about avast, and probably zonealarm too.

@chewy
Real time? you mean while you're not browsing, or just in general across the board?

[Chewy]

real time protection is having the program loaded at bootup and it's always running

every time I turn off avast with my daughters it shuts down like 6 modules
Geez

[soup]

This is not a good idea according to this:http://blog.scotsnewsletter.com/2008...asic-firewall/

All I can say is that I have been using it for months now on my XP64 side & (touch wood), haven't run into any problems.

[paglamon]

All I can say is that I have been using it for months now on my XP64 side & (touch wood), haven't run into any problems.

Me too. The only problem(for me) seems to be that it takes a pretty long time to start up during boot.And this problem was not there with version 2.4. I am not alone. Many are complaining about this at the Comodo forum.

[soup]

I agree with the fact that it takes a while on boot, but then so does my Net Defence 2-way Firewall on the XP32 side. If I really wanted to, when everything is booted up, I can log off then log on again & they will load in a heartbeat, but who needs to do that all the time, so I just live with it.

[dr_ml422]

wow. more time. looks like a small price right now 2 b secure. i'm mainly disturbed at how much ram that avast takes up. i thought zone was doing the same, but it's not. it's avast n all those services it provides separately.

on that note, i just put in those 2gb of ram. under properties in my computer it shows up as 1.99. did they jip me out of 1/10 of ram? or is this normal? lol... i'm serious though. just want to make sure everything's hooked up correctly. thnx.