It was never my intention to use this site to vent my frustration, but I have to let it out.
If you've ever been a victim of pirated windows you have some idea of the consequences that creep up on you. I was off the net for about 18 months, during which time my Norton Antivirus expired. It was a bad idea to cave in to pressure to get back on the net without protection. In the last month I've had to run the gauntlet of an avalanche of ads (some really objectionable) just to get into my gmail. I have to wait a month before I can do anything to resolve all the problems this has caused; then I will have a little extra cash for my birthday.
However, it will only be enough to get something to clean-up the spyware and other problems that are making the computer behave so irratically. I was surprised that the Windows xp is still almost $300, so I maybe stuck with trying to work with this gimpy program. However, there are some built in features of the old program that allow me to reactivate the desktop when it freezes; there is also a reset button that helps me avoid problems from improper shutdowns.
One of the problems right now is all the disc space the cookies are hogging. Now I had enough memory installed to choke a horse, but this gargantuan list of cookies is probably a major reason for the sluggish action. I was told to errase the computer history: this caused some trepidation, as I am still a computer rookie, but I figured I was having so much trouble that it might not hurt, so I plucked up some courage and did it anyway.
Then I opened the cookie file and started to delete the obvious porn, gambling, and other ads cookies. This could be like shovelling snow in the middle of a snow storm. The downside of doing this is that I'm being hit with a slew of ads to solve the problem, and I must have deleted cookies from second parties of my LiveJournal blog site. Trying to sign in this morning to see if some comment replies were delivered, I discover my site has been cancelled and erased. It wouldn't let me start a new account either. I'm surprised I could still get into this one. So I will have to be careful which cookies I delete; there is still some porn files, and gambling.
If some of these third parties, who advertise on sites where the agreement is to accept their cookies, are responsible for some of these objectionable ads then I'll have to be a blog gypsy, if I keep getting wiped out for trying to protect my disc space.
Afterthought: I'm not sure deleting the net history wa a good suggestion.
There are two of us using this computer, and my son was frustrated that his You Tube was not working properly. If you have any suggestions I would really appreciate some comments.
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Have you thought about trying out Ubuntu instead of Windows XP, its a free Linux operating system.
It comes with Firefox version 3 and is not targetted by spammers, so you are unlikely to get infested with viruses, spyware, trojan horses etc
Hey phil b:
Sorry it took so long to get back to you, but my computer shut itself down, and I didn't get to see your advice before I got a Windows XP Home, which I don't like as much as the Proffesional; I also got a Kasperski, which was a mistake--it was a tyrant; didn't know enough to train it, so we took it out and have a trial period free Norton; I like Norton.
I found your message when I came back to update my blogger blog. I made a note of your suggestion for future reference. Thanks.
I was just wondering, I have enough memory to choke a horse; is it possible to download the Ubuntu, and have it as well as the Windows program when the Norton runs out? I lost everything in memory when I got it fixed, and we have some accumulated good stuff in the Windows files.
I just started a new website if you are interested go to:
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Since I wrote that blog entry, I got a new Windows XP Home and Kasperski (didn't like K--uninstalled it; tried Firefox, then a trial period Norton). Kept your infor about Ubuntu for later reference, in my favorites.
What I'm wondering: is Ubuntu compatible with Windows XP, or would I have to uninstall Windows to download Ubunto? Things are working quite well at the moment. We still have the disc for the old Norton: my son installed it after the trial period of the download expired; keep getting reminders to register; think he run into a problem when he tried, told me to just ignore it. When it comes to software, I don't trust that advice.
Sorry I'm repeating myself; I've been distracted with my new site, I forgot how much I covered before.
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