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New laptop with Win 7 and some basic questions
I am getting a new laptop for Christmas and will be using Win 7 64bit for the first time.
I've been using Win XP and since I was the only one using the laptop, I only had an admin account which I now know is a big no-no.
So.....
I will be creating an admin account and a user account with UAC for my personal laptop.
1. What will I use the admin for?
2. Which account do I install and run virus/malware scans?
3. which account do i make system restores?
4. which account do I uninstall the bloatware from?
5. What actually happens if my user account gets messed up with malware etc? Does that mean my admin is still clean and perfect?
6. Will the user account be able to see network places and share with my external HD?
7. What are some of the first things to update when i turn it on for the first time? Is there a proper way to install all of the windows updates? Do i do them all at one time or restart after each install?
Maybe just a little run down on the basics. I appreciate any do's and don'ts as this is a new computer and I want to do everything right at the start.
Thanks so much