At 09:05 PM 8/12/02 -0500, Leon Sargent leon.sargent5-at-verizon.net wrote: >I have a friend who's son has the worst PC in the world. I have been over >there so much just getting Windows 98 to work correctly.
>he is concerned that >if friends send him .exe files he will not be able to open them. I think the second part quoted is a major reason for his problems. Installing every exe sent to you by a teenager is an excellent way to scramble a PC, and very likely get it infected with every virus and Trojan around. What are these exes anyway? Warezed games? Better to buy him an actual game platform that can't be messed up by users. It would be nice to wean him off Windows, but if you can't get something like GoBack, which makes automatic snapshots of every file as it's changed and can be used to selectively or universally wind back changes (as from an unwise install). -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
