>>Avoid HP. They have one of the highest warranty repair rates, right around 25%.
>>http://www.squaretrade.com/laptop-reliability-1109/
>>
>>
>>>How about HP with 4GB and 500GB drive? My husband is at the store right now and they ask him which antivirus to install (and name 3 brands I only heard of Kaspresky and I don't think I heard anything good).
>>>
>>>Do you think he should take the HP?
>
>He bought the Asus, but they didn't give him a Windows 8 disk (Windows 8 is installed). Are they supposed to give the disk with Windows 8?
>
>Thanks in advance.

In addition to Al's advice: if current partioning is single disc, change that to either:
Os+Programs
Data

or

Os
Progams
Data

or even better
Os
Progams
Data
Os-Safety

before doing serious further setup. Dunno if xxClone still works,
but either that or a tiny Linux gives you much added security against unbootable OS
and no Linux/Win justboot DVD or USB stick at hand 20H away from home ;-)

P.S.
paranoid setup is
Os (Win)
Progams
Data
Os (Win) Safety
Os Linux Safety
plus
Linux boot stick and win DVD in bag, copies in car...

Or

work from VM's (OS+programs) easily copied accessing Data partions

P.P.S
second approach not really feasible with 2 Gig...