Ohcipala's config

[ohcipala]

With some commonsense and EMAM, fortunately, my laptop has never gotten infected. So far I dont see any use of a backup program. Cheers

 

[toffee]

Thanks for sharing!
Why Windows 8, not Windows 8.1?

 

[ohcipala]

Thanks for sharing!
Why Windows 8, not Windows 8.1?

Too lazy and busy to update it. "If it aint broken, it shouldnt be fix"

 

[toffee]

"If it aint broken, it shouldnt be fix"

This is not a good excuse!

 

[Oxygen]

Too lazy and busy to update it. "If it aint broken, it shouldnt be fix"

Windows 8.1 is way better than Windows 8.... So many improvements.

 

[Exterminator]

I would update windows 8 and enable UAC. Thanks for sharing your config

 

[ohcipala]

Thanks guys for the comments

 

[Raul90]

Thanks for sharing Using Windows firewall?

 

[Ink]

The changes in Windows 8.1 are improved with the Update 1 release. When you upgrade using the Windows Store, Update 1 will be included, so no need to worry about that.

In my opinion:
Windows 8 vs 8.1 = 8 is better
Windows 8 vs 8.1 Update 1 = 8.1 Update 1 is better

 

[ohcipala]

Thanks for sharing Using Windows firewall?

At the moment, yup windows firewall. But with the free 183 days Emsisoft Online Armor key, I might try it

 

[ohcipala]

The changes in Windows 8.1 are improved with the Update 1 release. When you upgrade using the Windows Store, Update 1 will be included, so no need to worry about that.

In my opinion:
Windows 8 vs 8.1 = 8 is better
Windows 8 vs 8.1 Update 1 = 8.1 Update 1 is better

Thanks for the tip Huracan. I'll definitely keep that in mind once I upgrade mine to 8.1

 

[Cats-4_Owners-2]

This is the 1st I've heard of 183 days. New (& free) are not always 'better', but in this case they go well together!
Search: UAC, & select default "Notify when programs make changes to system" Thanks for sharing your configuration.

 

[illumination]

Agree with the above comments, consider upgrading, enable UAC, and think about some sort of back up, at least a restore disk.. One thing most never think of is hardware failure, and how a restore disk can save loads of time, if not the day.

 

[ohcipala]

This is the 1st I've heard of 183 days. New (& free) are not always 'better', but in this case they go well together!
Search: UAC, & select default "Notify when programs make changes to system" Thanks for sharing your configuration.

The thing is that I get really annoyed when those UAC prompt pops-up. I kinda know what's going on my laptop and EMAM has been doing a great job so I'll just disable UAC altogether (for now)

 

[ohcipala]

Ok. Next thing on my to-do list is to upgrade it to 8.1 (and maybe enablee UAC). As for restore disk, I have 2 hard drives on my laptop. All my files are on my secondary drive and all installations go to my primary drive. If my primary drive (a Crucial SSD) fails me, then I'll just reinstall Windows. If my secondary drive goes kaput (touchwood), I alrady have them backed-up in my external hard drive.

 

[illumination]

Ok. Next thing on my to-do list is to upgrade it to 8.1 (and maybe enablee UAC). As for restore disk, I have 2 hard drives on my laptop. All my files are on my secondary drive and all installations go to my primary drive. If my primary drive (a Crucial SSD) fails me, then I'll just reinstall Windows. If my secondary drive goes kaput (touchwood), I alrady have them backed-up in my external hard drive.

An external drive is a form of back up Good to see you have that fail safe in place

 

[Raul90]

Saw that you use Opera as browser, is that the new Opera 12.17? Have not used Opera since they took off bookmarks...

 

[ohcipala]

Saw that you use Opera as browser, is that the new Opera 12.17? Have not used Opera since they took off bookmarks...

Opera 20

 

[peterhughes]

Thanks for sharing!
Why Windows 8, not Windows 8.1?

I'm still using Windows 7, I was told to stay away from Windows 8. Does 8.1 fix all the problems or should I stay with 7?

 

[toffee]

I'm still using Windows 7, I was told to stay away from Windows 8. Does 8.1 fix all the problems or should I stay with 7?

I had Windows Vista, so I decided to upgrade to Windows 8 and 8.1.