Help I have windows 7 !

Tina · Jul 27, 2011, 16:20:09

Iam now the owner of a windows 7 premium laptop. Now having never used windows (Mac lover) I'm a bit lost on somethings.. please can you help me?

1) I've installed avast - do I need to do anything else? It seemed to want to do something with norton and won't let me close that window? I persume it has an inbuilt firewall.. well it said it was on.

2) I'm using FF as my browser, used to it and like it

However when I go to different sites the fonts are different sizes despite setting my own size settings in FF

3) Lastly hpw do I set the scroll pad/mouse thing for let handers? And can you do two finger scrolling like a Mac

Steve · Jul 27, 2011, 16:25:14

I'll leave it to Windows users but seems you might have some third party software on besides. I would suggest use Windows firewall and one AV software suite i.e Avast or MSE.

Ray · Jul 27, 2011, 16:27:28

Sounds like it's come with a trial version of Norton already installed, Tina, it's not an HP laptop is it?

Rik · Jul 27, 2011, 16:30:17

I'd agree, Ray, laptops often have trial versions of one security app or another.

As for 2, I've never seen the issue and 3, it depends on the software as to whether it's possible. Check Control Panel, Tina.

Steve · Jul 27, 2011, 16:32:21

http://www.sevenforums.com/drivers/175643-synaptic-touchpad-driver-configuration.html

Simon · Jul 27, 2011, 16:33:26

I'm trying MSE on my laptop at the moment. It seems to nag me to scan once a week, which there should be no need to do, if it's doing it's job.

sparky · Jul 27, 2011, 19:39:50

Did you remove Norton, before you installed Avast ? You can't have both...........

Tina · Jul 27, 2011, 19:47:00

no I didn't , but have done so now

Getting used to it all now lol

Tina · Jul 28, 2011, 11:38:28

Ok 24 hours on from my windows 7 's arrival I'm coping much better

Sorted out two finger scrolling. The font was sorted by setting a minimum size. Norted was a trail, do I took it off, and just have Avast - is that enough? It's set to do matienance on a wed. The only thing I can't seem to do is check spelling lol. OnFF on my Mac it underlined words in red so I could go back and check. I've got spotify and skype set up. Do I need anything else?

Simon · Jul 28, 2011, 11:43:20

I think the spell checking is a setting in Firefox itself, Tina.

Tina · Jul 28, 2011, 11:44:07

ah Ok will go check it out. Thanks muchly

Technical Ben · Jul 28, 2011, 15:02:39

Quote from: Simon on Jul 27, 2011, 16:33:26
I'm trying MSE on my laptop at the moment. It seems to nag me to scan once a week, which there should be no need to do, if it's doing it's job.

Nope. Scans are not the same as memory checks or download file checks are they? A scan checks everything, where as memory access checks that run constantly are like bolting the stable doors after the event.

Simon · Jul 28, 2011, 15:11:43

Sorry, are you agreeing or disagreeing, Ben?

Technical Ben · Jul 28, 2011, 15:56:51

A bit of both.

Are you saying a virus scanner should not do full disk checks?

Lance · Jul 28, 2011, 16:49:54

I think Simon was saying a full disk scan shouldn't be necessary because the virus should be intercepted upon arrival.

.Griff. · Jul 28, 2011, 16:54:01

Quote from: Lance on Jul 28, 2011, 16:49:54
I think Simon was saying a full disk scan shouldn't be necessary because the virus should be intercepted upon arrival.

That's overlooking the fact that virus definitions are updated all the time so it's obviously necessary to do a full disc scan from time to time in case anything slipped through previously.

Lance · Jul 28, 2011, 16:57:55

I was interpreting not agreeing

.Griff. · Jul 28, 2011, 16:58:26

I know Lance.. I was just adding to your comment.

Simon · Jul 28, 2011, 17:36:37

Lance interpreted correctly, so I guess
I was wrong.

D-Dan · Jul 28, 2011, 19:59:24

Where's the Google translator link to idnetterspeak?

Simon · Jul 28, 2011, 20:03:32

No need, Steve. I'm always wrong.

Technical Ben · Jul 29, 2011, 22:01:02

Nah. You made a correct conclusion. "The virus checker should stop the virus". But we now have new information "virus checkers react not prevent in most instances. To react, a virus needs to be out in the wild first."
Like when you set out on a journey, your not "wrong" in your route plan if someone else blocks the road.

drummer · Jul 30, 2011, 01:01:15

Quote from: Tina on Jul 28, 2011, 11:38:28
Ok 24 hours on from my windows 7 's arrival I'm coping much better Sorted out two finger scrolling. The font was sorted by setting a minimum size. Norted was a trail, do I took it off, and just have Avast - is that enough? It's set to do matienance on a wed. The only thing I can't seem to do is check spelling lol. OnFF on my Mac it underlined words in red so I could go back and check. I've got spotify and skype set up. Do I need anything else?

From the Tools menu, select Options and click on the Content tab.

Near the bottom of that tab is a Languages option button - click on that.

You'll then get a Languages window with a drop-down menu labelled "Select a language to add..." and from that menu, your best bet is the English/United Kingdom [eng-gb] option.

Works for me with spellcheckers...