The computer tower and hard-drive from the nephew, for which I've been waiting all winter long, is now in a small town 110 miles away from me, a damned sight closer than it's ever been. I think I'm going out there to get it in about a week or ten days, but we'll see.
No more library surplus computer. Yay.
And I can finally connect the printer/scanner/copier.
Anyway.
As soon as I get this one, I'll send its specifications to Thor, who some months ago kindly directed me to a web-site that "analyzes" a computer, in hopes that Thor can tell me what I can do with it.
Anyway again.
Last night, I was reading the afternoon newspaper, and came upon a syndicated column, "Computer Central," written by James Derk.
The topic was about getting rid of computer viruses.
As most know, my former computer was attacked by a virus, VIRUS RESEARCH LAB 2007, and because it was getting pretty old anyway--although still in excellent working order--and because I had nothing of value "stored" on it, and because it had cost a whole $100 four years previously, I had simply destroyed the tower and hard-drive, took it apart and smashed it to pieces.
Now, according to this James Derk guy, the solution was simple.
I don't believe it.
He says that in the case of this sort of virus, looking into "Add/Remove" does nothing. I already knew this one part, because I recall getting confused I couldn't find the damned thing in all the folders I checked.
He says however that if one hits "Contr/Alt/Delete," this calls up the Windows Task Manager, where one can "kill" the virus.
I'm aware of the Window Task Manager, but have never used it. How come a virus is in there, and not in the Windows folders? It never occurred to me that a virus would go anywhere but into a regular folder in Windows. Do viruses secrete themselves anywhere else in a computer?
The columnist also helpfully suggests ".....or Alt/F4."
Whoop-whoop-de-do.
This is like getting an unassembled nuclear reactor in the mail, with instructions for assembly, which merely state "open the box," and nothing else.
Any illumination of any nature would be appreciated here, so as to prevent problems in the future.