23-05-2009, 14:56
guys i've just got my self a new laptop, theres a couple of things i need a wee bit of advice on....this is the first out the box computer i've had, and its using vista which i haven't used before.
my pc was built for me,i've done a few things with it but it was basically set up, so please bare with me if the questions sound daft, i dont want to break the thing .lol
1 it has norton built in,i've chosen not to activate it at the moment, do i use it? i've been told it slows the thing down a lot....or will i be better downloading avast like i have on my pc?
2. it has vista basic on it, when i got to programs , extras, it has word excel etc in it, when i goto use it it asks for the product code which i dont have, is this normal to have it preinstaled then i take it you have to buy the code from microsoft ?
any help is much appreciated
my pc was built for me,i've done a few things with it but it was basically set up, so please bare with me if the questions sound daft, i dont want to break the thing .lol
1 it has norton built in,i've chosen not to activate it at the moment, do i use it? i've been told it slows the thing down a lot....or will i be better downloading avast like i have on my pc?
2. it has vista basic on it, when i got to programs , extras, it has word excel etc in it, when i goto use it it asks for the product code which i dont have, is this normal to have it preinstaled then i take it you have to buy the code from microsoft ?
any help is much appreciated