i purchased a used pc with vista upgrade and now I can't access my bank statements what should I do?

Answer 1

Most banks now tie your account to the specific computer identity. This greatly increases your protection from password cracking. Call the bank and tell them you have switched computers and it no longer works. Also check that the computer security and pop up blocker settings are not blocking the bank site.

I would not use a used computer for online banking unless I knew the computer was wiped and the operating system reinstalled when I got it and that it had protection from spyware, viruses, and rootkits.

Securing a Personal Machine
http://safecomputing.umn.edu/studentchecklist.html

When should I re-format? How should I reinstall? (#10063)
http://www.dslreports.com/faq/10063

OS Reinstallation vs. Virus Removal
http://safecomputing.umn.edu/guides/rebuild_repair.html

In addition to a firewall you must have full time (active) virus protection and full time spyware protection. I would install the following free programs.
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Full Time (Active) Virus Protection
If you do not have active virus protection, install only one. All are excellent.
Try AVG first.

AVG Antivirus 7.5 Free Edition
http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/avg-anti-virus-free/lng/us/tpl/v5
http://www.download.com/AVG-Anti-Virus-Free-Edition/3000-2239_4-10669237.html?tag=lst-0-1
or
Free antivirus - avast! 4 Home Edition
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
or
AOL Active Virus Shield (powered by Kaspersky)
http://www.activevirusshield.com/antivirus/freeav/index.adp
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Full Time (Active) Spyware Protection

Windows Defender
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
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Install the following five programs and run weekly or at least monthly. You need all five. They will greatly increase your protection. They are not a substitute for full time spyware and virus protection.

Ad-Aware SE Personal (update + full scan)
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad-aware_se_personal.php

Spybot Search & Destroy (update + immunize + scan)
Do not enable Tea Timer and SDHelper
After installation: update + scan + immunize
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/mirrors/index.html

SpywareBlaster: Update then open and click “enable all protection”.
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

SUPERAntiSpyware free version: (update + scan)
http://www.superantispyware.com/

CCleaner: Do not install toolbar option
Removes tracking cookies, unneeded files, history
In options.
Set to run when computer starts.
Place cookies you want to keep in save list
http://www.ccleaner.com/
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McAfee Site Advisor: Internet Explorer and Firefox
http://www.siteadvisor.com/
Indicates if a site is unsafe and can link to a page to explain why it is unsafe.
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Additional run this time and monthly.

Microsoft Update "Custom Mode" install everything
http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/v6/default.aspx?ln=en-us

Microsoft OneCare Live, run “full service scan”
Updates windows, virus and spyware scan, disk cleanup, disk fragmentation (if needed), backs up registry and then cleans registry, and checks for open firewall ports
http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/default.htm

Malicious Software Removal Tool (run “full scan”)
http://www.microsoft.com/security/malwareremove/default.mspx
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Rootkit Removal Guide
http://safecomputing.umn.edu/guides/scan_unhackme.html

Rootkits Removers
Pick any 2 install and run one each month

AVG Anti-Rootkit
http://www.grisoft.com/doc/products-avg-anti-rootkit-update-app-art/?ver=1.1.0.29

F-Secure BlackLight
http://www.f-secure.com/blacklight/

Trend Micro Rootkit Buster
http://www.trendmicro.com/download/rbuster.asp

Sophos Anti-Rootkit
http://www.sophos.com/products/free-tools/sophos-anti-rootkit.html
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Online Free Scanners:
Run Trend Micro, Kaspersky, and Panda Scan now.
Run a different one each month.

Trend Micro: HouseCall Free Scan (removes what it finds)
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
BitDefender Online Scanner http://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html
Kaspersky Labs Online Scanner http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner
McAfee http://us.mcafee.com/root/mfs/default.asp?affid=294
Panda ActiveScan Free Online Scanner http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/activescan?
Symantic Online Scanner http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/ssc_eula.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym&plfid=23&pkj=ALUFRHYTINMHDKDCWLL&vc_scanstate=2

Answer 2

It is determined by what video games and methods you're going to be jogging. If you're gambling the extra latest video games comparable to Bioshock, Crysis, Assasins Creed ect. you're going to have got to spend a bit of extra money on hardware. Also, due to the fact Windows Vista makes use of a reasonable quantity of RAM, to be at the dependable part i might in my view purchase approximately two - four GB. The portraits card will want upgraded, and for Crysis, a well portraits card to get is the Nvidia Geforce 8800GT. You don't have a splendid rapid CPU to play so much video games, however latest video games require a minimum of a three.2Ghz Pentium four or equivilent. This wont price an excessive amount of, as there are lots of CPUs faster out now. Intel Core two Duo and Intel Core two Extreme CPUs are very well, as they've more than one cores and are very effecient while jogging more than one programms. It isn't vital to improve the sound card, the motherboard or the Hard Drive. I wish this is helping.

Answer 3

We need more information.

Do you have a broadband internet access? If so, do you have a router? Can you get onto other Internet sites?

Did you have the bank account user name and password memorized on the old pc and forgot these? The new pc would not have these - call your bank for a change if this is the cause.

We need a lot more info to help you.