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tep0583:

I like the live distro idea. You can have her get used to it on that and let her decide if she wants to go ahead and install it or not.

You could also move her to a different web browser (like Firefox) and combat spyware with Ad-aware. That should keep her relitively clean, if you can convince her not to install weather progrems, the bonzi buddy, ect.

paigeoliver:

If you backup her important files, format, reinstall windows, do all the updates then install firefox, and most importantly HIDE ALL REFERENCES TO INTERNET EXPLORER to keep her from launching it, then most  all of her problems will go away.

danny_galaga:

or just have all files and programs on a second hd. then you can re-format the c drive without worrying about what you might lose. that's what i do...

Trimoor:


--- Quote from: paigeoliver on November 04, 2004, 09:37:48 am ---If you backup her important files, format, reinstall windows, do all the updates then install firefox, and most importantly HIDE ALL REFERENCES TO INTERNET EXPLORER to keep her from launching it, then most  all of her problems will go away.

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Yeah, but then you have to do the same thing in 3 months when all the spyware comes back.  I know.  I'v had to reinstall windoze many many times for relatives.  (Not fun.)  Somehow the spyware just keeps coming back.  Next time, I'll just shove a Linux disk in their face and say "here".

Removing IE shortcuts won't do a thing.  Since IE is imbedded in windoze, all of its blatent security holes are impossible to fix.  Plus, there are some idiotic webmasters who make IE only pages.  They should be shot.

Stick with linux.  You only have to install it once.  It will send those b****rds at micro$oft a message.

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