Parents JUST purchased one of those Toshiba Satellites

They just got it, paid about 600 bucks....Intel, 3 gig ram...nice DVD writer.

Okay, recommendations tfor getting them "Setup"

Comes bundled with Norton 360, Ill know what you'll say about that. So Im asking what pre-bundled software I would uninstall vs installing new ones that you recommend.

Anything at ALL you could recommend when getting them started?

ALSO< comes with that 60-day trial of MS Office, how does that work, when time runs out, you purchase it? (And the cost of it?)

Can I install old MS Software on it (MS OFFICE XP?)

ALSO< comes with that 60-day trial of MS Office, how does that work, when time runs out, you purchase it? (And the cost of it?) -> Few Hundred Dollars

Can I install old MS Software on it (MS OFFICE XP?) -> Yes if you uninstall the trial version first.

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Originally Posted by Steve R Jones

ALSO< comes with that 60-day trial of MS Office, how does that work, when time runs out, you purchase it? (And the cost of it?) -> Few Hundred Dollars

Can I install old MS Software on it (MS OFFICE XP?) -> Yes if you uninstall the trial version first.

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Which would be the better AV...

AVAST or Antivir?

Instead of using the FREE ed. How bout just go all out and purchase one of them, and if so , what do you recommend?

Which AV have you been using for the past many years? If it works for you, it should work for them.

I use Avira.

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Originally Posted by Steve R Jones

Which AV have you been using for the past many years? If it works for you, it should work for them.

I use Avira.

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That would be Norton LOL

Wierd, had every guy on here telling me get that crap "Norton" off their comp.

With my lapper, I got rid of Nortons and the office trial.

Installed Avira and Office 2000.

They work fine.

Now since you have a laptop and would like the battery to last as long as possible!

http://h20239.www2.hp.com/techcenter...attery_max.htm