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I just got my new puter. Dell Inspiron Duo Core ADM athlon64 667MHZ with 2GB ssddr ram and 320 GB harddrive...Flat panel 19inch monitor.It's sweet. My question is this. Does firefox have any issues with Vista and is it better to use IE7 with vista or not???

I use firefox, but IE7 is better than most of the previous versions.

I can't get Java to load on firefox on The satellite services page?? Any thoughts??

I wouldn't get IE7. It's got more features than IE6, but it's still much slower. If you can't get Firefox, and you don't need tabs, see if you can get the original IE6.

I fixed the problem with Java. I just updated the platform.... I have internet explorer already installed and it seems really fast. Well the puter is super fast so thats probably why Thanks guys. Side note Norton sucks with vista and so did the CA suite that roadrunner provides. I installed avg and it's working really good. Is windows defender as good as adaware or should I install that as well???

Rainband wrote:I fixed the problem with Java. I just updated the platform.... I have internet explorer already installed and it seems really fast. Well the puter is super fast so thats probably why Thanks guys. Side note Norton sucks with vista and so did the CA suite that roadrunner provides. I installed avg and it's working really good. Is windows defender as good as adaware or should I install that as well???

You should using more than one spy-ware program, so use both.

Thanks I will download adaware. I hope it has no compatibilty issues with Vista?

Rainband wrote:Thanks I will download adaware. I hope it has no compatibilty issues with Vista?

I have no idea, because I am not using Vista. But I don't think it should cause any compatibilty issues. Another good one is Spybot. I used to use three spy-ware programs, Spybot, Adware and Windows Defender.

It's fine right now, I forgot about spybot. I guess I will laod that one too. Why not I have 320GB of hard drive to fill up

First of all thanks for all the input. I have a question about divers and updates. All my windows update are current but when I run pc pitstop, it's says some of my drivers are outdated?? Is there anything in windows vista that can check on this. I want to either find that out or a good free program to run thanks for the information.

Rainband wrote:First of all thanks for all the input. I have a question about divers and updates. All my windows update are current but when I run pc pitstop, it's says some of my drivers are outdated?? Is there anything in windows vista that can check on this. I want to either find that out or a good free program to run thanks for the information.

Have you tried the Dell site? See if they have a scanner program that will check to see if you have the most current drivers.

lurker_from_nc wrote:

Rainband wrote:First of all thanks for all the input. I have a question about divers and updates. All my windows update are current but when I run pc pitstop, it's says some of my drivers are outdated?? Is there anything in windows vista that can check on this. I want to either find that out or a good free program to run thanks for the information.

Have you tried the Dell site? See if they have a scanner program that will check to see if you have the most current drivers.

it says I do?? Under the update section unless there is another scan??

Rainband wrote:

lurker_from_nc wrote:

Rainband wrote:First of all thanks for all the input. I have a question about divers and updates. All my windows update are current but when I run pc pitstop, it's says some of my drivers are outdated?? Is there anything in windows vista that can check on this. I want to either find that out or a good free program to run thanks for the information.

Have you tried the Dell site? See if they have a scanner program that will check to see if you have the most current drivers.

it says I do?? Under the update section unless there is another scan??

Here?

What kind of drivers is PC Pitstop saying are outdated? Here is something from the PC Pitstop forums regarding "problems" with their "driver scan"program.

It is new computer. The drivers should be updated to the latest. There isn't a lot of turnover in drivers. Especially, if it pre-loaded with Vista. If you have problems with drivers, then you should revisit the issue of updating of drivers.

Rainband wrote:

lurker_from_nc wrote:

Rainband wrote:First of all thanks for all the input. I have a question about divers and updates. All my windows update are current but when I run pc pitstop, it's says some of my drivers are outdated?? Is there anything in windows vista that can check on this. I want to either find that out or a good free program to run thanks for the information.

Have you tried the Dell site? See if they have a scanner program that will check to see if you have the most current drivers.

it says I do?? Under the update section unless there is another scan??

Thanks lurker, no there aren't any problems. I love my new Dell and still can't believe what I payed for it

Just FYI, I used Avast for my virus blocker and it works great!! I download a ton of music and it has done the job like a pro, not to mention its FREE!!

http://www.avast.com

Thanks Yankee girl. I use AVG and I love it as well.