new lap top
Submitted by Dale on Tue, 2014-10-14 13:30
i really need some help here, I've just bought a new lap top with this crap operating system they call windows 8. I am getting ads popping up everywhere and its driving me nucking futts. Whats a good program to download to get rid of these horrid little things.
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Mr Wolf
Tradewind
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I'll send you a PM
I'll send you a PM
hilly9
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What sort of adds? I prefer
What sort of adds? I prefer mostly to run in desktop mode on Windows8....
Run malwarebytes if you think you have some sort of problem and download AVG free if you need internet security
chris raff
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Adblock for chrome or
Adblock for chrome or firefox does the trick for me ..
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What Hilly and Chris have put
What Hilly and Chris have put forward is pretty much spot on
I didnt post it publically because I was adding a lot of Hyperlinks in for Dale to make it easier
Chrome & Adblock will remove 95%+ your risk of contracting Malware and/or Trojans when browsing the internet
AVG Free is as the name suggests, free.
MalwareBytes is great for finding and removing Malware and Unwanted Programs, and the trial for 14 days is free and functional
Windows 8.1 will take some getting used to but don't worry, Windows 10 is out next year and the preview copy i'm testing has been extremely promising.
The start menu is back, it runs quickly, no more metro screen or side bars and it looks polished.
D_d_001
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windows 10 just couldn't
windows 10 just couldn't possibly be worse than 8
cant wait
lachieH
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Lol they're a bunch of
Lol they're a bunch of idiots skipping windows 9. They probably started developing it and thougt it was Worse than windows 8!
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D_d_001
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yeah think they just wanted
yeah think they just wanted to get as far away from windows 8 as possible.
Dale
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thanks guys, downloading Malwarebytes now, first time the computer said it was corrupted, dont know why so I'm doing it again. It's a bloody slow download though, even with NBN internet.
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ha ha
have fun with that lot
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Shark B8
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I had the same problem if
I had the same problem if you google about windows 8 and viruses and what not you will find some really handy info tips and tricks that will help you.
my computer has never run so good even from new
Go big or go home..
Dale
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G'day guys, thanks for the advice and tips, I've gone with a program called Nod32, and so far so good.
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Mr Wolf
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If you want it to operate
If you want it to operate like the "old" style windows i.e. xp, vista etc you can download a program called classic shell.
It doesn't modify your operating system just gives you the old style screen and menus.
Steve.
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That's great, that's what
That's great, that's what the TSC has done to our school computers, it works just like windows 7 etc.
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uncle
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might try that
drives me mad when the page size changes and the page goes up and down,would using a mouse help this??
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Goin_Fushin.
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Sounds like a setting on
Sounds like a setting on your touch pad is making the changes to you screen. Like swiping from the edge to the middle etc. You should be able to disable those additional settings to make it less responsive.
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hate it
I just operate in desktop mode.........don t like it at all
roberta
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Agree fellas
hated the W8 new system, sent my new ASUS core i7 laptop to my son in Townsville and back to the old startup menu that I am used to hahahaha
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One thing I forgot to
One thing I forgot to mention
If you install Adblock which I highly recommend, please make an exception in the program for your favourite sites like Fishwrecked otherwise the site sponsor adverts like xtreme coolers wont show up, and we should be supporting this free community which costs money to host
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For anyone buying new laptops
For anyone buying new laptops / desktop, windows 7 is still available, although most retail outlets wont sell them off the shelf.
Dell online for example provide both windows 7 and windows 8 option for almost all their model (Generally except tablets)
Windows 8 will go down the same road as windows Vista, an operating system rushed out to market by Microsoft, with many bugs and for the most part not user friendly, it will be moved on pretty quick.