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Reinstalling xp pro - Tips please

  • 11-04-2008 11:37pm
    #1
    snollup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,464 ✭✭✭


    Evening all - am in the middle of reinstalling x on a machine that i have been given. The pc will be used in a homeless hostel by the lads living there to for web & mail and the like, nothing too fancy like!
    I have been using mac's mainly for the last couple of years and so am wee bit out of touch with nice open source apps that might be useful (or un for that matter).
    Also, I want to lock the machine down fairly tightly, basically so that you cant install apps and the like with out admin p/w.

    Oh sorry, was looking for avg free download and could not find it, is it still available? If not, any recs on good security s/w, pref FREE:D

    Thanks.


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  • #2
    jd83
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,445 ✭✭✭jd83


    once installed in control panel and users make sure you set a password for the admin account, then open a standard account for everyone else then they wont be able to install.

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=231147

    Link above for free open source stuff.


  • #3
    snollup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,464 ✭✭✭snollup


    Cool, thanks rory


  • #4
    SickBoy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,534 ✭✭✭SickBoy


    AVG Free


  • #5
    junkster12345
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 265 ✭✭junkster12345


    filehippo.com is great for software


  • #6
    MarkR
    Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators Posts: 11,143 Mod ✭✭✭✭MarkR


    Openoffice for office applications. Firefox as a web browser.


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  • #7
    snollup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,464 ✭✭✭snollup


    Thanks all. Managed to finf the free avg. Got openoffice to.
    Anyone know if thunderbird can be used as an exchange mail client?


  • #8
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,427 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    snollup wrote: »
    Thanks all. Managed to finf the free avg. Got openoffice to.
    Anyone know if thunderbird can be used as an exchange mail client?
    Not sure about 2007 but for all earlier versions an exchange CAL licenses a copy of Outlook on the client. And outlook allow s you yto see the address book and shared folders and calander and all that other non-email stuff

    all pop3/smtp clients will work with exchange if it allows them, but means you have to backup the email, IMAP clients can also work with exchange so you can leave folders on the server and manage them but you have to re-sync folders manually doesn't really work automatically. Bottom line, microsoft don't really go overboard to support third party email clients , because they provide one free.


  • #9
    snollup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,464 ✭✭✭snollup


    CHeers Capt'. Kind of what i thought.


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