Re: Windows 98 box is 'owned'

[GuidoZ <uberguidoz () gmail com>]

Awesome to hear you came to a solution that seems to fit the situation
the best. After all, you said the main reasons yourself:

1. You can support it
2. It will work in her case

'Nuff said. =)

--
Peace. ~G


On Mon, 4 Oct 2004 15:14:09 -0700, Darren Kirby
<bulliver () badcomputer no-ip com> wrote:
> (Note to mods: I checked the mail headers and it appears I just sent this to
> myself...I am sending again to the list. So if the first message did in fact
> make it to the list please just remove this message, thanks, and sorry...)
>
> Hello all,
>
> Again, I just want to thank everyone who responded with such great
> information/advice. However, with my Mom's very limited needs for using a
> computer (literally: freecell, check mail 1x/day, browse web ~2x/week) I have
> decided to install Linux on her computer (with her blessing of course...). In
> fact, it is all of your great advice that helped me to decide to go this way.
>
> With Windows 98 fast approaching its effective "end of life", my Mom would
> have to buy Windows XP, and this would, as I understand it, require a
> hardware upgrade as well, as her box isn't exactly cutting-edge. Couple this
> with suggestions of a hardware firewall, a/v software, education etc, etc...
> it just seems overkill for my Mom's needs.
>
> I am going to install a kde desktop for her, including a passwordless
> automatic login using KDM (physical security of her box is not important),
> tweak a few settings so it looks familiar and everything is where she expects
> it. This just seems the best way to go because, as mentioned, at least I
> could help her if she had problems.
>
> I don't want anyone to think however, that their advice was wasted, because of
> the course of action I have decided on. I have been lurking on this list for
> a while now...and I have great interest in computer security. Thanks to the
> links you provided I can perhaps help the various relatives/friends etc that
> invariably think I can fix their Windows box because I am a "computer guy".
>
> Thanks again one and all,
>
>
> -d
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