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Downloads

Important: Software installs, upgrades and Microsoft patches have the potential of corrupting a system. Usually after a good faith effort by ITS to resolve the problem this may still results in a full system recovery where data files are lost. Before proceeding with any laptop change, make sure you have backups of your data on CD, Zip, or USB flash drives.

Windows Operating System

Keep your version of windows updated with the latest updates. Details and download

Symantec Anti-Virus

This software is available for free to all students with a valid ID. Please go to http://www.slu.edu/x11595.xml to download your copy.

Multi Purpose On-Line Security

siteadvisor is a plug-in that run's on your computer while you're surfing the web. It is best described as and advanced warning of web tricks like spyware infections, identity theft scams, and sites which send excessive e-mail (spam). When you go to a site that even has a known malicious link or code embedded it, it will flash red to warn you. It also serves to work with the major search engines, where if the search results link to a mailcious page, it will flag you in advance. Avoid these sites! Full details from siteadvisor.com

Pop-up Blockers

Please install Windows XP Service Pack 2 for an integrated pop-up blocker in Internet Explorer. As an alternative, Yahoo! has added this feature to the latest release of their toolbar.

Spyware

Spyware or Scumware is software you've probably downloaded somewhere along the line that automatically installs itself on your system without you even knowing it, tracks your usage, then reports it back to their server. You can also get infected by downloading various browser plugins.  There are many new options for spyware removal and it is in your best interest to use multiple removal tools. Often, one software package will find something that another one missed.

Yahoo! toolbar which has incorporated a free version of "Pest Patrol" spyware removal into it.

Ad-Aware - one of the originals, and still a very good program, is a free spyware removal utility that scans your memory, registry and hard drives for known spyware components and lets you remove them safely.

Firewalls -Protect your privacy!

With Microsoft XP - SP2, there is a firewall built in that is turned on by default upon installation. It is available for download from Microsoft's live-update.

Microsoft Word 2002 Legal User's Guide

This is a reference for legal professionals that describes Word 2002 features useful to the legal industry. Features explored in this document include: digital signatures; legal numbering; header and footer formatting; footnotes; table of contents creation; and Smart Tags.
Full details and download

The Works 6.0 Converter

This tool converts word processor documents created in Microsoft Works 6.0 to Microsoft Word and other versions of Works. Specifically, this converter works with Works 2000, 4.5, and 4.x, and Word 2002, 2000, and 97 on machines running Microsoft Windows® 98, 2000 Professional, Millennium Edition and XP.
Full Details and download

 

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