Re: Computer aggrivation

I've been having trouble with my mouse - extremely agravating to the
point of slamming it on the desk and even screaming at it. Poor thing
probably just needs cleaning. But I don't want to clean it. What I
really wanted was a Logitech wireless mouse with programmable buttons.
Got one on eBay - works like a dream.


Kitty

-------------- Original message -------------- 

> Another convert! 
> Cathy 
> On Wednesday, October 6, 2004, at 06:37 PM, james singer wrote: 
> 
> > Yeah, you're right. I'm going to buy her a MAC nest week end, Tired of 
> > this bull shit. Anyone want a Compaq laptop cheap? 
> > 
> > On Wednesday, October 6, 2004, at 07:23 PM, Donna wrote: 
> > 
> >> And the b**** of it is.... 
> >> 
> >> The minute he connects, something will get him again.... Now a days, 
> >> they hit before you can get the AV file updates as well as the MS 
> >> updates....and no you don't even have to open/download/read an e-mail. 
> >> The connection causes it, whether it is a dial up or dsl. 
> >> 
> >> I would watch some of the settings... I believe they default to file 
> >> sharing and non-firewalled. Might want to change those before hooking 
> >> up 
> >> the dsl.... 
> >> 
> >> Might as well download all the updates, then scan for the virus, then 
> >> do 
> >> the fix. Reinstalling just causes it to happen all over again. 
> >> 
> >> Donna 
> >> 
> >> 
> >>> 
> >>> Wow, what a pal. 
> >>> I'm not familiar with Sasser, but I suppose it's a good thing you 
> >> found 
> >>> out b4 she passed it on in emails - if that's possible with Sasser. 
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> Kitty 
> >>> 
> >>> 
> >>> -------------- Original message -------------- 
> >>> 
> >>>> Ms. Fatma finally got interested enough in e-mail to get a computer. 
> >>>> She bought a reconditioned Compaq laptop and a friend of hers set it 
> >> up 
> >>>> for her. When I tried to install her DSL connection, I discovered 
> >> that 
> >>>> in addition to Microsoft Office and a lot of other cute stuff, her 
> >>>> friend had also installed the Sasser virus. So. we stripped it down 
> >> to 
> >>>> empty, re-installed XP, and are now in the process of fetching the 
> >> DSL 
> >>>> connection and then Norton. What a pain. 
> >>>> 
> >>>> 
> >>>> Island Jim 
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> >>>> 
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