Topic: No, I will not fix your computer. (Read 65340 times)

Mongrel · « **Reply #180 on:** July 20, 2009, 06:27:25 PM »

Quote from: Constantine on July 20, 2009, 06:21:14 PM

Right-Click > Format is arcane and hard to find?

If the computer doesn't recognise it as a drive yet and only sees it as a device, then right-click > format is unavailable as of yet.

You have to go Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Computer Management > Disk Management then engage in a gamut of odd shenanigans.

Perhaps it's because it's an external drive.

SCD · « **Reply #181 on:** July 20, 2009, 06:34:20 PM »

The enclosure should come with some driver software. if not, look up the enclosure model on the blogo-net. That's how i did my last one.,

Mongrel · « **Reply #182 on:** July 20, 2009, 06:52:02 PM »

Eh, it's all done now anyway.

The Artist Formerly Known As Yoji · « **Reply #183 on:** September 01, 2009, 03:18:47 PM »

Okay.

Short version: Can anyone point me towards a decent key-logging program? I'm scared to death of what people might be using my computer for.

Long version: It sounds like my dad is coming back to live at my old place, despite a turbulent divorce and allegations that he browses porn after work. If this is true, it'll most likely be my old PC since it's basically open for anyone to use, like my deadbeat cousin who takes more stupid Facebook quizzes than I'm comfortable with.

My first impulse was to buy a physical keylogger, but I didn't pay attention to the price tag before. I don't think I want to pay $60+ to find out nobody, in fact, goes to zomgtits.com, so a program of some kind seems like the better choice.

patito · « **Reply #184 on:** September 01, 2009, 03:22:07 PM »

Why would you want to breach their privacy, what kind of monster are you?

Also, can't you just set up a user account for them to use and then later on peruse through their browser's history or some such?

Bongo Bill · « **Reply #185 on:** September 01, 2009, 03:29:49 PM »

Supposing he knows how to use some anonymous browsing functionality, though?

Brentai · « **Reply #186 on:** September 01, 2009, 03:43:45 PM »

Are we talking about Big Sausage Pizza here or Hello I'm Chris Hanson from Dateline NBC? Because I don't see what the big deal is unless it's the latter.

Alternately, just buy the old man a Netbook.

patito · « **Reply #187 on:** September 01, 2009, 03:46:03 PM »

Yoji just thinks it's icky for his dad to be watching tits on the internet.

Royal☭ · « **Reply #188 on:** September 01, 2009, 03:48:04 PM »

Sounds like his mom thinks that, too. In which case, getting divorced probably did his dad a favor.

Brentai · « **Reply #189 on:** September 01, 2009, 03:50:24 PM »

Hey now, I would be kind of insulted if my girlfriend displayed a much keener interest in BigDickedStuds.com than me.

...

Now, GuroChan on the other hand...

Brentai · « **Reply #190 on:** September 01, 2009, 03:51:54 PM »

I am so tempted to merge this conversation with the other split topic about keys.

Royal☭ · « **Reply #191 on:** September 01, 2009, 03:52:30 PM »

Quote from: Brentai on September 01, 2009, 03:50:24 PM

Hey now, I would be kind of insulted if my girlfriend displayed a much keener interest in BigDickedStuds.com than me.

Are you saying you'd be jealous because she visited the site more than you did?

Brentai · « **Reply #192 on:** September 01, 2009, 03:54:26 PM »

Er, curse you awkward semantics.

I'm saying if she was looking at porn all the time when I've got a real SAUSAGE SURPRISE WITH MEATBALLS right here, I'd be wondering what the hell was up. ~~Now multiply that insecure jealousy by a factor of female.~~ Ignore that, I'm just saying I get where she's coming from.

Also if he'd seriously download porn from his own son's computer, he's pretty gross.

The Artist Formerly Known As Yoji · « **Reply #193 on:** September 01, 2009, 04:01:15 PM »

Quote from: patito on September 01, 2009, 03:46:03 PM

Yoji just thinks it's icky for his dad to be watching tits on the internet and gumming up his computer with who-knows-what kind of malware/spyware because he's too busy jerking off to browse responsibly.

Doom · « **Reply #194 on:** September 01, 2009, 04:01:44 PM »

Teach your dad to browse responsibly. It'll be a great bonding experience.

Brentai · « **Reply #195 on:** September 01, 2009, 04:06:02 PM »

Tellin' ya, Netbook.

TA · « **Reply #196 on:** September 01, 2009, 04:06:40 PM »

So lock it. Put a password on your account, and lock the computer whenever you walk away from it. It's pretty easy to do.

Alternately, move it to a room people do not have ready access to, like a bedroom.

Royal☭ · « **Reply #197 on:** September 01, 2009, 04:08:05 PM »

Netbook is the best option. He can browse his porn and jerk it in peace, you don't have to worry about Malware on your PC and you also don't have to feel scummy that you're spying on your dad's internet practices.

That said, it's probably a good idea to point him in the direction of good porn sites that don't try and take over your computer.

Brentai · « **Reply #198 on:** September 01, 2009, 04:08:49 PM »

Fuck that, he can catch Virtual AIDS all he likes as long as he's doing it with his own ePeen.

Plus, seriously, teaching your father to browse for porn. I think that qualifies for the Group W bench.

Frocto · « **Reply #199 on:** September 02, 2009, 01:05:24 AM »

Okay, I'm posting on behalf of a friend who's computer is a bit fucked. Please help if you can, I want to get his computer sorted out.

The problem is that his browser, on opening, opens a bunch of tabs, throws up popups, redirects the browser and it's disabling java most of the time. I wouldn't bother you guys with this, but I asked him to do a system restore to get the virus off his computer, but "the virus/trojan thing convinced my computer that it's not had any changes made to it so a system restore just told me 'no changes were made, nothing we can do'

So basically his computer is flat-out refusing to system restore, which suggests the virus has corrupted those? I've never really had to deal with viruses before, so this is all kind of new to me.

Other information: He's running Windows XP and has tried IE and Firefox. He doesn't want to try Chrome to see if it bypasses the virus as he's more interested in getting it off his computer. He's running Ad-Aware, Spy Doctor and AVG.

I suggested he reinstall his OS and he says he's lost the CDs. I'll pester him about that more if it's the best solution.

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