Re: How will XP run on this machine?
From: Vagabond Software (carlfenley-X-_at_-X-san.rr.com)
Date: 02/03/05
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Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2005 16:51:42 -0800
"Ron Martell" <ron.martell@gmail.com> wrote in message news:2hj201dmsqt228oe67nrcg6q2b15tp9i6k@4ax.com...
> "Vagabond Software" <carlfenley-X-@-X-san.rr.com> wrote:
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>>That system should do just fine. 10GB of hard drive space should be plenty, but don't forget to disable System Restore
>
> Bad advice. Dangerously bad. Never repeat never disable System
> Restore unless you consider your entire hard drive contents to be
> totally disposable with no need for recovery of anything.
I always disable System Restore on low end machines as it only restores system state, which could be recovered in other ways, and it is not a given that System Restore will work even for this narrow task. No personal/working data is backed up or recovered by using System Restore! Everything else on a computer IS disposable because it CAN be recovered by re-installing if nothing else. It's all about the user's data!
>>or at least limit the amount of space it can use.
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> Limiting the system restore space is a valid suggestion. Generally
> 500 mb or so is quite adequate and allows for several days worth of
> restore points under most circumstances.
>
>>It would also help if the end-user employed some computing practices that made resident firewalls and and virus-scanners unnecessary.
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>
> Specific suggestions as to how to accomplish this state of Nirvana?
Sure!
1. If you're on broadband, make sure you have a router at a minimum.
2. Use secure browser settings (IE users should learn to love the Trusted Sites zone).
3. Don't permit file transfers or file-sharing in messenging clients.
4. Never launch email attachments that were not explicitly expected whether or not the sender is known.
5. Never download and launch files from unknown/obscure sites, especially files with dubious content (porn, pirated media, game cheats, etc).
6. Backup your Documents and Settings folder on a scheduled basis.
7. Direct applications to save configuration/logs/data back to your Documents and Settings folder structure.
8. Use 'linkd.exe' to create NTFS junction points to applications that will not direct settings/data files back to the Documents and Settings folder.
Use these practices and there will never be a need for real-time virus scanning or firewalls. Just manually launch or schedule a periodic full virus scan and that should be adequate.
carl
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