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    *New z71v owner with question*

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by lecodiapatia, Aug 5, 2005.

  1. lecodiapatia

    lecodiapatia Newbie

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    I recently purchased a Z71v which will be arriving tomorrow. I ordered it Monday night, and was simply wondering if there are any things that I should do before I really dive into the laptop. Should I update drivers, and if so, which ones? Are there any programs that are quite beneficial for laptop's? Any recomendations at all are welcome.

    This is my first notebook as I'm a first-year college student. I know a decent bit about desktops but am completely in the dark (more or less) when it comes to notebooks, so if you have any advice for me before I really put it to use, I would greatly appreciate it.

    Thank you for the help. :cool:
     
    lecodiapatia, Aug 5, 2005
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  2. lapboy

    lapboy Notebook Deity

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    Congrats on your purchase.

    All the drivers and software will be on the CD's provided.

    Just add Anti-Virus of your choice and anti-spyware and you are ready to go.
     
    lapboy, Aug 5, 2005
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  3. lecodiapatia

    lecodiapatia Newbie

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    Thanks for the reply.

    I've got basic Norton AV from my school's website, and have tried a plethora of spyware software but nothing seems 100%.

    Any setup recomendations/programs?
     
    lecodiapatia, Aug 5, 2005
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  4. lapboy

    lapboy Notebook Deity

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    I have Avast antivirus and Spybot S&D and Ad-Aware antispyware.All are freeware on www.majorgeeks.com.
     
    lapboy, Aug 5, 2005
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  5. GregM

    GregM Notebook Evangelist

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    Don't use Norton. Get Avast (as previously recommended) and Sygate firewall. Both free and very good.
     
    GregM, Aug 5, 2005
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    scottschaffter Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    any thoughts spybot vs spyware blaster? avg vs avast?
     
    scottschaffter, Aug 5, 2005
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