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From: Jeff on 28 Jul 2005 18:24 I am building my nephew a computer. All new except the HDD, which is only going to be 6 GB. I am using that because I had it laying around and am trying to go cheap althought the processor is 2.7 Mhz and 512MB Ram so it will be enought for any type software I might want to add. A question to the group. If you had only 6 GB on your HD, what software would you install. Interested in as much as possible with of course leaving plenty of buffer space. So far I have decided to load: Windows XP Home (I have an unregistered copy from another desktop I bought from Emachines) for the OS. Zone Alarm for the firewall One of the freeware anti-virus programs (Recomendations please?) Ad-Aware and Spyware Killer I am thinking of using an unopened unregistered MS Works from 2002, (What would you recomend for freeware MS Office compatible apps?) Belarc Advisor (Just because) What else would you install (Freeware) if this were your computer? Thanks J
From: *ProteanThread* on 28 Jul 2005 18:34 stick with no installs or portable software if possible. extend the size by getting a USB drive to store his documents on. but thats just my opinion.
From: mike555 on 28 Jul 2005 18:45 Jeff wrote: > I am building my nephew a computer.------- snip------ > > What else would you install (Freeware) if this were your computer? ==== forget works, I would use a simple editor, like textshield ... and I have a few other suggestions at my little web site... www.nonags.org/members/mike555/ =======
From: filthy-mcnasty on 28 Jul 2005 18:46 Using at least one appendage, the entity known in this space-time continuum as "Jeff" <catfisherman62(a)123yahoo.com> revealed in news:sWcGe.39299$0f.30074(a)tornado.texas.rr.com: > What else would you install (Freeware) if this were your computer? Don't mean to discourage you, but I just ran a "Dir/s" on my Windows XP Pro Folder: Total for: C:\WINDOWS\* 5,696,331,504 bytes in 20,779 files and 3,725 dirs 5,737,340,928 bytes allocated I know that other apps have dumped their own quota of stuff in the System32 folder, but still ..... And I NEVER install anything to "C:\Program Files". That goes onto a separate dedicated partition. But: Total for: C:\Program Files\* 992,717,592 bytes in 6,964 files and 2,246 dirs 1,010,147,328 bytes allocated Granted the odd app will go right ahead and dump stuff into the "Common Files" subfolder, or some similar subfolder And that does NOT include the SwapFile, Temp or Internet Cache. Again on a separate Temp partition If I were you, I'd scale your plans down to the likes of Windows ME, which nobody seems to like much. Or, better I reckon, Windows 98. Then come back and ask again Sorry, but I don't think you'll get better advice, even if you go for a minimalist Windows XP installation Best of luck -- Will Cornish of Cardigan, UK - No nastier than you; No filthier than usual To EMail Remove Anti-Spam Spaces: filthy-mcnasty @ btconnect.com
From: laurent.herve23 on 28 Jul 2005 18:52
Zone Alarm has the (bad) habit to create HUGE log files, it can grow up to 50 Mo after a while. I prefer Tiny personal firewall. Can't remember the name of that logfile... maybe "internet.log" So maybe zone alarm improved since last time :) Lh |