We solved the issue by setting up two computer systems in the room with a small TV in the middle. That way she can do her eBay stuff while I work and surf, and both of us sneak peaks at reruns of 'Forensic Files' or 'AFV'. Sometimes we'll email each other.
Roger Wright ___ When it's GOOD there ain't nothin' like it, and when it's BAD there ain't nothin' like it! On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 10:40 AM, Don Guyer <[email protected]>wrote: > Mine's quite the opposite. When I get on the PC at night, I relinquish > control of the TV remote to her and she gets to watch what she wants. > > :) > > Don Guyer > Systems Engineer - Information Services > Prudential, Fox & Roach/Trident Group > 431 W. Lancaster Avenue > Devon, PA 19333 > Direct: (610) 993-3299 > Fax: (610) 650-5306 > [email protected] > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Aldrich [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 11:57 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Probablems upgrading Vipre Home > > Yeah... but we've nearly come to blows over me spending too much time > "ignoring" her for the computer, so I try to stay off the computer after > work as much as possible... although now that she's gotten me hooked on > FarmVille... ;-) > > > > From: Roger Wright [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 11:26 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Probablems upgrading Vipre Home > > "my wife doesn’t like me to be on the computer much… She thinks it takes > away from valuable “us” time." > > They ALL think that! <grin> > > > Roger Wright > ___ > > When it's GOOD there ain't nothin' like it, and when it's BAD there ain't > nothin' like it! > > > > On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 8:46 AM, John Aldrich < > [email protected]> wrote: > *shrug* I dunno. I’ll take a look at the Windows installer Cleanup util. > Thanks… I shoulda thought of that. ☺ As for calling Sunbelt… well, it was a > time crunch, as my wife doesn’t like me to be on the computer much… She > thinks it takes away from valuable “us” time. ☺ > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 8:44 AM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Probablems upgrading Vipre Home > > > 1. The upgrade will then tell you to uninstall Avast first. (I had the AVG > Rootkit detector on my V.I.S.T.A. box, and Sunbelt told me it would not hurt > anything to keep it there. I guess the updated VIPRE begs to differ.) > > 2. In HKLM\Software, besides the Sunbelt keys, look in > \Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall for the Sunbelt keys there. > > Also look for and install the Windows Installer Cleanup tool. That > typically will take care of #2 (above). > > Too late now, but you really should have put in a phone call to Sunbelt > first. A complete VIPRE or CSE uninstall is not supposed to be necessary. > > Good luck! > -- > richard > > "John Aldrich" <[email protected]> wrote on 08/30/2010 07:33:23 > AM: > > > I tried to upgrade my wife’s computer last Friday night when I saw > > the notification from Vipre. Unfortunately, things did not go > > smoothly. Every time Vipre tries to install the upgrade, it > > complains that there’s an old version that needs to be uninstalled. > > I’ve even run the uninstaller and there’s nothing on the file > > system, but every time the installer runs, it detects an old version > > that needs to be removed. > > > > I posted a message in the Forum over the weekend, but have not > > received any replies…. I *thought* I posted a message to this list > > as well, but it never showed up… *shrug* > > > > Any ideas what registry keys I need to remove to get Vipre to > > install? Currently I’m using Avast! free as a temporary measure to > > keep from going unprotected. L > > > > Thanks! > > > > [image removed] [image removed] > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > You are currently subscribed to ntsysadmin as: [email protected]. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/u?id=8166870.a1ed41359d3d2fb22bcda1dfaca6c6c4&n=T&l=ntsysadmin&o=9079466 > or send a blank email to > leave-9079466-8166870.a1ed41359d3d2fb22bcda1dfaca6c...@lyris.sunbelt-software.com > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
