Comments on: The Disposable PC Society (Or Not)

By: olddon

olddon — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 13:10:12 +0000

my oldest girl & her husben where going to junk there pc and get a new one . i told them i would look at it. i run
Spybot – Search & Destroy = 647 spyware
Ad-Aware SE = 1468 Ad-Aware
mcafee anti-virus = 46 viruses

p.s.

she let antivirus and other protection expire !
saved the pc running great added dvd-r

By: ED

ED — Sun, 15 Jan 2006 16:41:40 +0000

Makes perfect sense to me. If my TV loses a channel I throw it and get a new one, what’s the point of retuning? Rust, scratch or dent on my car means I need a new car. I don’t pay for repairs like some mugs; I go out and get a new car and dump my old one on some waste ground, its worthless. Leaky pipes and heating starts playing up at home, I leave! Just move house that instant. I don’t even lock the door on my way out, the house is ruined.

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 24 Aug 2005 19:14:04 +0000

I know for the novice pc user that hiring a technician when you become infected with a worm or virus may be a little costly, but c’mon do you really want to replace a pc everytime you get infected in todays world? Especially if you have actually taken some pride in your setup and do not own a bottom of the line Dell. The advice just does not make any sense. Reload if worst comes to worst. I suggest the following programs, some of which are free.

Spyware Guard
Spyware Blaster
MRU Blaster
Windows Washer
SpySweeper
Zone Alarm
AVG
Ad-Aware SE
Root Kit Revealer
Process Explorer

Thunderbird (e-mail client)
Firefox

By: Bill Casey

Bill Casey — Mon, 18 Jul 2005 00:12:45 +0000

Its ok to use IE but I suggest Maxthon[1] or Slim Browser[2] as they allow sensible disabling of ActiveX, Flash, etc , and for what it is worth, for all its flaws, get the Windows SP 2[3] [1] http://maxthon.com [2] http://www.flashpeak.com/sbrowser/ [3] http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/sp2/default.mspx

By: martini

martini — Sun, 17 Jul 2005 11:56:32 +0000

if my blender is anything to go by, blenders need maintainance too nice utilities you mention there. will check out webroots, i’ve been satisfied with spybot search and destroy.