New Computer on the Way

[packpe89]

Got up this morning and ordered a new computer - Dell optiplex 755 with 2.6 core 2, 4 gb ram and a 256 vid. card on Windows XP

Questions,

I plan on installing the following:
For sure - CS2, DPP, Express Digital (I use photoreflect) and Proshow

Planning on these, what do you guys think of them
Anti virus - AVG
Office Suite - OpenOffice

Any thing else?

Thanks,
Joe

[iamcanonman]

I use both AVG and OpenOffice. They are both good. CCleaner is a program I highly recommend. If you'll be doing any web browsing then get Firefox.

[BillyR]

That looks a lot like my new one, a custom-built Intel Core 2 Duo 2.66 GHz 4 GB RAM. I was leaning toward XP too, but my computer builder convinced me that Vista would be a better choice for the long term. Can't say I'm sorry, although the nagging gets a little tiresome sometimes. Might see if I can figure out how to turn some of those features off when I feel like looking into it. I believe you'll see a considerable improvement in Photoshop speeds on that machine, as well as other programs, even Nero (if you use that bloated monstrosity).