Vic Smith wrote:
On Fri, 2 Jan 2009 08:58:46 -0500, "Eisboch"
wrote:


I appreciate all the help and advice but since I lack the experience and
knowledge with and of
computers that some of you people have, I've decided to deliver it to the
Geek Squad over at
Best Buy and ask them to completely delete Norton and install AVG. For me,
that's the
safest course of action.

Let's hope the Geeks are Good Geeks.
If you don't want to really "get into it" that's your best course.
They've got the new OS's to a point of complexity that it takes
some effort for even experienced geeks to know what's going on.
I'm an experienced geek, and I try not to give advice, because it
might not fit your setup. The Geek Squad will have your PC in hand.
I don't even want to learn what's happening with Vista now, because
I'm getting tired of this **** when I'm not paid for it.
It's just work now.
Just curious, do you know how files and directory structures work?
Reason I ask is because that's the biggest problem I've seen in trying
to walk people through fixing things.
Most don't know how to find a file.
Not that they should know, but you have to at least have that
knowledge to make headway.
Otherwise it's best to get the system into experienced hands.
It's too bad in a way, because ghosting your system can keep you
safe and save you a lot of time and money.
But again, even that has a learning curve involving files/directories,
and some hardware requirements, and most people don't want to do it.
Long live The Geek Squad!

--Vic



It's really annoying when a computer seller loads up a new box or laptop
with crapware. I know that for a while, Dell was offering machines where
you could opt out of crapware.

It's even more annoying that certain software doesn't completely remove
itself when you want it to. I'm afraid that knowing how to find "a" file
isn't going to do it these days...you have to know a lot more, and
sometimes you have to go into the registry.