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| Thread ID: 115545 | 2011-01-23 09:09:00 | Windows 7 32 or 64 | mick (6883) | Press F1 |
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| 1171892 | 2011-01-23 09:09:00 | My son has just bought a Toshiba L640/o9m 2.35GHz,4GB Ram,500HDD. Question, should he set windows 7 up as 32 or 64, he only uses his computer for e-mails,surfing the net and a bit of Microsoft office work. One other thing,he got Norton 360 free for a year with computer, should he use it or sell it trade-me as I haven't many good things said about Norton.:help: |
mick (6883) | ||
| 1171893 | 2011-01-23 09:16:00 | If you want to see / use 4 GB get 64 bit. I take it it supports 64 bit? No, get rid of norton and install something else | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1171894 | 2011-01-23 09:40:00 | Yes, Toshiba give you the choice. I have found 64bit produces better performance with these units. Norton is good but it is a bit like driving with the hand brake on. | PENTIUM (426) | ||
| 1171895 | 2011-01-23 11:31:00 | Not sure that selling Norton that comes with a PC is legal. I would not bother installing same anyway. |
Snorkbox (15764) | ||
| 1171896 | 2011-01-23 18:28:00 | 64bit - no brainer. As for the antivirus - I wouldn't install Norton on any of my machines. |
Tukapa (62) | ||
| 1171897 | 2011-01-23 19:36:00 | 64 bit for sure. | linw (53) | ||
| 1171898 | 2011-01-23 19:56:00 | 64 is the way. Install or dont as you please. ALL anti-virus slow the machines down and they are all as bad as each other in that respect. Anything that has to access files while you load/save must slow down the PC. Nortons is as good as any and they all miss something. |
veldthui (15543) | ||
| 1171899 | 2011-01-23 21:28:00 | Norton is actually quite quick since the 2010 version. I use it and as far as I'm concerned, it doesn't slow the computer down any more than any other antivirus/internet security package. I did use it years ago and it was indeed very resource-consuming, but I'm very impressed with the speed of the new version. People just seem to be unwilling to let go of their opinions of Norton based on the older versions. | ryanjames.powell (13554) | ||
| 1171900 | 2011-01-23 21:40:00 | Norton is actually quite quick since the 2010 version. I use it and as far as I'm concerned, it doesn't slow the computer down any more than any other antivirus/internet security package. I did use it years ago and it was indeed very resource-consuming, but I'm very impressed with the speed of the new version. People just seem to be unwilling to let go of their opinions of Norton based on the older versions. I agree, the speed and resource use of the newer NAV versions is fantastic. Shame about the rubbish detection rates. |
inphinity (7274) | ||
| 1171901 | 2011-01-23 21:52:00 | 64-bit | Bobh (5192) | ||
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