Building a computer system?

Hello. I need a little assistance. I just purchased a laptop computer from ebay. It doesn't have an operating system on there and I need to know what I need in order for my laptop to run great if not decent. I need to know what operating system, virus protection and any other software that I would need to get this computer up and running. And I would need to know roughly how much these items would costs me in the store or on the internet. Thanks...

Building a computer system?malware

Im going to guess that the laptop is less then a year old and will run the following software easily.

Operating System: Windows XP with SP2 ($150.00)

Anti Virus: Symantec/Norton Anti Virus ($35.00)

Anti Spyware: Windows Defender (Free from Microsoft.com)

Plus you will need the drivers for the hardware in your laptop such as video, sound, modem, network adapters, USB Hub and so on.

It might be easier if you contact the manufacturer of the laptop and purchase a recovery disk for your laptop model. This will come with the operating system and all drivers for your laptop. These usually only cost between 25 and 40 dollars.

Building a computer system?norton 360

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All you "need" is an operating system like Windows. As Vista (newest version) just came out a month ago, I would avoid it for now. There are some strict hardware requirements to it anyway.