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1. OFF TOPIC-computer advice (score: 1): Author: "Monte/Jane Morris" <montejane@gmail.com>; Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 08:29:17 -0600; First off; I consider myself internet savy, but mostly computer illiterate, so you'll have to talk SLOWLY:-). My problem is that I need new antivirus software for the system described below, but don'; /html/mgs/2007-01/msg00112.html (8,068 bytes)
2. RE: OFF TOPIC-computer advice (score: 1): Author: "Councill, David" <dcouncill@msubillings.edu>; Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 08:05:40 -0700; This should elicit some interesting responses. But in short, I would say the cost efficient answer is to use the laptop. Your desktop computer would need more memory to run XP. You have 128 mb and yo; /html/mgs/2007-01/msg00113.html (9,217 bytes)
3. Re: OFF TOPIC-computer advice (score: 1): Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>; Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 15:18:09 -0000; Quite a few anti-virus options for win98 here: http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=win98+anti+virus&btnG=Google+Search&meta= Can't comment on any of them, except to say that Norton is pretty diabo; /html/mgs/2007-01/msg00114.html (8,189 bytes)
4. Re: OFF TOPIC-computer advice (score: 1): Author: David Breneman <david_breneman@yahoo.com>; Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 08:21:50 -0800 (PST); OK, Slowly: L - I - N - U - X . David Breneman david_breneman@yahoo.com Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com; /html/mgs/2007-01/msg00115.html (6,599 bytes)
5. Re: OFF TOPIC-computer advice (score: 1): Author: "Simon Matthews" <simon.d.matthews@gmail.com>; Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 08:41:46 -0800; As a Linux user myself, let me suggest a slight modification to your suggestion: Ubuntu Linux. Regards, Simon (using Gentoo Linux on this machine, Ubuntu on others).; /html/mgs/2007-01/msg00116.html (8,697 bytes)
6. Re: OFF TOPIC-computer advice (score: 1): Author: David Breneman <david_breneman@yahoo.com>; Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 10:59:46 -0800 (PST); Hi, Sinom - I've been using Suse 10.x for about a year and a half and have been very pleased with it, although I have read some good things about Ubuntu. If Novell really is getting in bed with the D; /html/mgs/2007-01/msg00117.html (9,122 bytes)
7. Re: OFF TOPIC-computer advice (score: 1): Author: Ron Engelhardt <hardt@sonic.net>; Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 11:01:38 -0800; The new free version of AVG (Version 7.5) works fine with Win 98SE. If you've had good luck with the previous version, the new version should work for you as well. With only 128M of memory and a slow; /html/mgs/2007-01/msg00118.html (9,952 bytes)
8. Re: OFF TOPIC-computer advice (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <max_heim@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 10:29:00 -0800; Pretty wicked of you to suggest Linux to the computer illiterate... As if... Mac would make sense, and have the same relative immunity. As of last year, with Intel Macs and Bootcamp and Parallels Des; /html/mgs/2007-01/msg00119.html (9,228 bytes)
9. RE: OFF TOPIC-computer advice (score: 1): Author: "Councill, David" <dcouncill@msubillings.edu>; Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 17:28:59 -0700; I have my doubts as to whether Linux or Macs are a viable solution to his problem, not withstanding the costs and time involved for such a migration. Linux, like Max said, is not for the computer ill; /html/mgs/2007-01/msg00122.html (10,966 bytes)
10. Re: OFF TOPIC-computer advice (score: 1): Author: Rod Williams <offsideundo@mac.com>; Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 16:46:04 -0800; Not a mailing list, but lots of technical resources with searchable archives http://www.macfixit.com/ Mac owners know to only buy Seagate drives and avoid LaCie drives like the plague. Sorta' like,; /html/mgs/2007-01/msg00123.html (8,295 bytes)
11. Re: OFF TOPIC-computer advice (score: 1): Author: Bullwinkle <yd3@nvc.net>; Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 19:51:31 -0600; I am running Windows 98SE and was able to update AVG to a usable new one. I did it sometime last fall. The installation program was avg75free_430a828.exe. It appears I downloaded it November 1. It's; /html/mgs/2007-01/msg00124.html (8,771 bytes)
12. Re: OFF TOPIC-computer advice (score: 1): Author: "bjshov8" <bjshov8@comcast.net>; Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 21:10:09 -0600; Our computer supplier at work always told me that WindowsXP was Windows2000 with a clown suit on it, so Vista must be really funny.; /html/mgs/2007-01/msg00125.html (8,027 bytes)
13. RE: OFF TOPIC-computer advice (score: 1): Author: "Councill, David" <dcouncill@msubillings.edu>; Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 20:39:24 -0700; Although I don't like to stray too far off topic on this list for those of you who don't give a rat's ass about this stuff, this list has been one of the best sources of information for many things b; /html/mgs/2007-01/msg00126.html (10,576 bytes)
14. Re: OFF TOPIC-computer advice (score: 1): Author: "Monte/Jane Morris" <montejane@gmail.com>; Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 00:18:51 -0500; Thanks for all the advice about computers and/or virus protection. As Barry suggested, I have tried earlier versions of the AVG, but with our dial up situation it always "times out" before getting co; /html/mgs/2007-01/msg00127.html (8,774 bytes)
15. Re: OFF TOPIC-computer advice (score: 1): Author: Eric Erickson <eric@erickson.on.net>; Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 16:46:03 +1030; I think you need to ask more questions (or even "think different" about how you are trying to accomplish a task)- can you suggest something you are struggling to do with a Mac that you can do with a; /html/mgs/2007-01/msg00128.html (8,218 bytes)
16. RE: OFF TOPIC-computer advice (score: 1): Author: David Breneman <david_breneman@yahoo.com>; Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 08:32:42 -0800 (PST); I'd have to disagree strongly with this. I for one find Windows inscrutable and counter-intuitive. It's almost like the people who designed it not only don't know how computers work, but don't care t; /html/mgs/2007-01/msg00147.html (8,786 bytes)
17. Re: OFF TOPIC-computer advice (score: 1): Author: "bjshov8" <bjshov8@comcast.net>; Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 10:44:13 -0600; I come from a Unix background, even before I had a PC. IMO Unix was invented by people that had certain ideas they wanted to implement, and they wanted to make it easy for themselves to use, but maki; /html/mgs/2007-01/msg00148.html (9,104 bytes)
18. Re: OFF TOPIC-computer advice (score: 1): Author: David Breneman <david_breneman@yahoo.com>; Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 16:58:53 -0800 (PST); But this is exactly what I said - if you're used to doing things the Microsoft way, then that seems simpler to you because it's *familiar*. Windows causes me no end of agony because it *doesn't make; /html/mgs/2007-01/msg00151.html (10,247 bytes)

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