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Standard PC Installation
Features
Following
are many of the steps included in a standard 2SS.Com PC installation and
which we borrow from in our
routine tune-up procedures.
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Windows 7, Vista, XP or 2000
are updated with all recent service packs as well as security, application and
performance patches and fixes.
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Internet Explorer is updated
with all recent security and recommended patches and fixes (To avoid conflicts
with other software [ACT, Goldmine, QuickBooks, etc.] many clients are
purposely kept on the 6.0
rather than the 7.0 or 8.0 versions of Internet Explorer).
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Windows 7, Vista, or XP Firewall is
verified as active. |
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If appropriate purchased software
packages are installed, updated and configured for your use including
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Adobe Acrobat Professional, Creative Suite,
etc. |
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Contact management tools like ACT! (from
Sage) or GoldMine (from FrontRange) |
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Financial management tools like Quicken &
QuickBooks (from Intuit) and MasterBuilder among others
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Microsoft Office 2003, 2007 and 2010,
typically in the Small Business or Professional editions.
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Norton SystemWorks
2008
/2009 (For businesses with Windows 2000 and XP systems. Pending
a new technology breakthrough we
recommend staying one or more years behind the current version.)
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WordPerfect Office (from Corel)
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and others... |
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And, based on your needs we will
selectively install many of:
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AdAware
(from Lavasoft) -
a spyware
checker
(:)
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Adobe Acrobat Reader (:)
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Cobian
Backup for backing up files to USB drives and disks
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Firefox - an alternative web browser (:)
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GBridge - Remote access using a GMail/GTalk
account. |
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Google Chrome - an alternative web
browser (:) |
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Google Desktop - a search
tool for your hard disk |
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Google Earth (:)
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GoToMyPC (From Citrix) is used by
several clients for remote PC access.
(If this is of interest contact us first for best pricing and
possible alternative solutions.)
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Internet browser add-ins including Flash,
Java, .Net, Silverlight, and Shockwave (:)
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Mozy
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On line backup software and service
(Using this link
at gets 2.3 GB FREE! If asked used the referral code = S33AEH)
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Microsoft
Office Compatibility Pack - allows
opening and saving 2007/2010 file
formats in Office 2003 |
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Microsoft
Security Essentials
- Full featured Antivirus protection (Requires
verifying your copy of Windows) (:)
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PDF Redirect
(A freeware print to
‘PDF’ tool) |
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Picassa - Google's picture manager
that includes the 'Google Photos Screen Saver'
(:)
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Power Toys for Windows XP
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QuickTime (from Apple), a music
and video player
(:)
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RealPlayer (from Real Networks)
a music and video
player |
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Skype voice and chat communications software
(:)
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TClocker to adjust and format the
Windows XP system tray clock. |
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Windows XP
Service Pack 3 for network installation
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WinZip file compression and
de-compression software for file transfer and archiving |
(:) Install
these programs in one step by selecting them at
www.Ninite.Com.
Then use the resulting install program again-and-again to find and install
updates to the selected programs.
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New root level folders are
established and used for various purposes including:
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‘C:\2_Delete’ containing items
from the desktop and elsewhere that are probably not of use. |
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‘C:\x_Software to Install’
containing software that was downloaded for updating this PC. |
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‘C:\x_Old PC’ as a file archive
for all files from any former PC (see below) |
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Internet Explorer Favorites are
initialized with our 2SS.Com standard folders and if appropriate, we’ve
transferred Internet browser 'Favorites' or 'Bookmarks' along with
'My Documents' and 'Desktop' contents from a former PC to the newer one.
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Standard 2SS.Com
customizations are applied to systems including the:
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Addition of Favorites folders
to assist in organizing favorites, and to provide a few typical links to search
engines, etc. |
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Addition in Windows of Control Panel
(except Win 7) ,
Networking and Printer choices to the ‘Programs’ menu. |
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Customizing of ‘Send To’
choices available when using the ‘Right’ mouse button on any file.
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Implementation of ‘Explorer
at My Desktop’ and ‘Your Organization's Name’ Favorites on the start menu (This
includes a link to
2SS.Com Get Help Now, our remote support tools.)
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Installing a
'Send to Any Folder' tool (In
Windows XP) |
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Loading and configuring our '2SS.Com'
collection of FAVORITE screen saver photos |
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Setting of folder display
preferences to eliminate the ‘Web Page’ look of folders, maximize the file list
display and to set-up for quick file dragging operations between desktop windows
that are already positioned to facilitate it. |
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Setting or installing Windows Classic
preferences, to create a Windows XP look and operation similar in each of Windows 95, 98, 2000
Professional, XP, Vista and Windows 7. |
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New
PCs are completely scanned
with Norton’s WinDoctor or CC Cleaner to identify and remove various system and
registry errors (Often
150 to 500 or more) that are typical of a new PC or one being scanned for
the first time.
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The PC is finally optimized via
defragmentation (If needed what we call 'deep' or repeated defragmentation
runs) of its hard disk
occasionally using opposing defragmentation tools.
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