Gary's Suggested Setup Instructions for:
Windows XP
- Get XP Service Pack 3 (security updates to IE and Firewall protection)
- Minimum RAM suggestion (2GB )
- sometimes loose RAM or bad RAM can make your computer unstable.
- Run the following every other week
FireFox
mozilla.com
FireFox (1.5.0.x) Menu Preferences;
- General tab -
- Location (type in where you want your default web page)
- Privacy tab (in addition to what is checked or unchecked by default) -
- History (0 days),
- Saved Form Information (uncheck),
- Saved Passwords (uncheck remember..),
- Download Manager History (Upon successful download),
- Cache (0kb)
FireFox (2.0.x and 3.0.x) Menu Preferences;
- Main tab -
- Location (type in where you want your default web page)
- Privacy tab (in addition to what is checked or unchecked by default) -
- uncheck; Remember visited pages... (0 days),
- uncheck remember what I enter in forms...
- uncheck remember what I've downloaded
- Accecpt cookies from sites; keep until I close Firefox
- Security tab (in addition to what is checked or unchecked by default) -
- uncheck remember passwords for sites
- Advanced tab (in addition to what is checked or unchecked by default) -
- Network tab
- cache; use up to 0MB of space...
Internet Explorer 7
- From Tools Menu; Internet Options: General tab (set address to what you want)
- Settings button: Amount of disk space to use; 8MB
- History Area: Days to keep pages in history; 0 (select clear history if you haven't done so already)
Office 2003
- Open Word, turn off recently used file option from the Tools Menu; Options
- Open Excel, turn off the recently used file option from the Tools Menu; Options
- Open PowerPoint, turn off the recently used file option from the Tools Menu; Options
Other Stuff
- Run CCleaner every so often (after all these installation and whenever you do a lot of installs or after a month or so of use of your computer)
- GRISOFT Antivirus
- Norton Antivirus
Use MavDisk for backup and/or CDs or DVDs
