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New Dell Laptop

dcarroll · 2006-10-28 12:50:28

I just got a new Inspiron 6400, fairly impressed by it so far, apart from the ridicoulous amount of **** software pre loaded on it, anyone know if its safe to uninstall all this, eg. McAfee, Google esktop etc.?

28-10-2006 12:50pm

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dcarroll

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I just got a new Inspiron 6400, fairly impressed by it so far, apart from the ridicoulous amount of **** software pre loaded on it, anyone know if its safe to uninstall all this, eg. McAfee, Google esktop etc.?

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#2 28-10-2006 12:54pm

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Yes its safe enough. Make sure you replace the antivirus scan and firewall. Get AVG, Anti-Vir or avast! for your antivirus, they all have free editions and are better than McAfee. Turn on your Windows Firewall and grab a copy of Zone Alarm also.

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#3 28-10-2006 12:54pm

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safe, yes - but you should still have some anti-virus installed

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#4 28-10-2006 12:54pm

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Safe as houses. Whip it off.

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