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> I am not part of a Windows community as I don't use Windows. However, my wife does. :( Her computer removes any anti-virus programme that I try to install. I think that this is a sign it has a trojan. Other than this it seems to be working properly. I don't really want to spend a lot of time fixing it, especially if it is not infected. Any suggestions on what is going wrong and how can I fix it easily. I know from fast experience that re-installing Windows will eat up a day of my time and even then she will be unhappy because she will complain about missing settings and cookies.
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> This is off topic I realise, but I don't travel in any Windows circles any more.
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> Roy
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Hello Roy,
Try to go to Safe Mode on that Windows box to use the anti-spyware programs. If F8 doesn't bring it up, try Win Key + F8 key. Here's those I use:
http://download.
http://download.
http://download.
http://download.
If she can't download them, I'd boot a Puppy Linux Live CD and either download them to USB or mount the Windows Folder where you want them to be. Sometimes the latter is a 2-step process where you move them from where Puppy puts it with ROX files system manager.
I'd say her anti-virus isn't that great, so I'd think about one of the free ones here:
http://download.
http://download.
Maybe this Firewall:
http://download.
Just in case you have to re-install remember the Firefox add-on extension, I think they have the same the IE and Chrome, too:
http://download.
http://www.xmarks.
http://download.
As for her cookies and settings, clone her sick hard drive just in case, then you can scan it from a fresh updated and protected install before she uses it again. Well you know what I mean...Windows upkeep and house-cleaning is time-consuming, to say the least. At least it makes us appreciate Linux more.
Have fun re-learning,
Joan in Reno
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