10 things you should do to a new PC before connect

richardj · Post by **richardj** » Mon Oct 03, 2005 5:41 pm

10 things you should do to a new PC before connecting it to the Internet

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Mon Oct 03, 2005 7:46 pm

Wow, the router part should be first. NEVER, put a new PC (espcially a networking OS like win2k/xp) directly to the internet.

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richardj · Post by **richardj** » Mon Oct 03, 2005 10:07 pm

Yeah-

the word is that at a minimum you should have the firewall turned on

I ALWAYS install some kind of antivirus too---FIRST.

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sintekk · Post by **sintekk** » Mon Oct 03, 2005 11:03 pm

New installation for me, I just leave the PC unconnected from the network and install all the service packs off a CD before anything else. Really, you do that first and Windows won't be compromised automagically

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