- I’m in a sad motel room in Portland, Or with a messed up computer. #
- First the computer had a virus. Then I spilled a cup of tea on it. #
- Then I replaced the keyboard. Next I reloaded windows and a bunch of Dell drivers. #
- Then a guy came and replaced the mother board. For one brief shining moment my computer worked. #
- Even though I loaded the pay version of my viruses and spyware program, I got another infection. #
- A smart person would toss the laptop in the dumpster and never think about computers again. #
- But I keep trying. #
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Try getting rid of Windows. Download Linux (Ubuntu is a good choice). No viruses. Everything just works.
Hi Crow –
I hope you can sort out the problems and get back to your regular posts. You have some catching-up to do to meet your one post per day goal. I’m sure I’m not the only one that misses your daily posts. Best wishes !
You must be doing something wrong. Windows XP SP3 is not so insecure as to allow immediate infection when you connect to the internet for the first time. Once you have updated it, WinXP SP3 is quite secure from internet attacks even without third-party firewalls and other security software. I never bothered with anti-virus or other security software for WinXP myself, but then I know what I am doing. If you are running Vista or Windows 7, you are even less likely to be infected, assuming you don’t screw things up somehow.
I run Ubuntu 9.10 on my Dell Mini10V netbook and it works great, but Dell computers still need a Windows partition in case you ever have to flash the BIOS with updates. Also, there are still some programs out there that only run on Windows. So Ubuntu or other Linux mixes won’t save you. You still need to figure out what you are doing wrong with Windows.
Get an expert to help you.
Sure do miss your posts, Crow. Hope all is well. Waiting for you to return…