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Re: My room mates notebooks anti-virus program won't allow access to DU
« Reply #25 on: May 18, 2011, 09:45:43 AM »
Quote from: DumbAss Tanker on May 18, 2011, 09:43:12 AM
Now Karin and BSS, to be completely fair here, he did not actually equate the DUmmorrhoids to retarded gibbons, he placed them below retarded gibbons, but didn't really say just how far below.  Let's give him the benefit of the doubt, and take that as meaning a very great distance indeed.

Point taken. :o

I love your new adjective--"DUmmorroids."  It fits them so well.  H5 issued.
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Re: My room mates notebooks anti-virus program won't allow access to DU
« Reply #26 on: May 18, 2011, 04:35:34 PM »
Quote from: DumbAss Tanker on May 18, 2011, 09:43:12 AM
Now Karin and BSS, to be completely fair here, he did not actually equate the DUmmorrhoids to retarded gibbons, he placed them below retarded gibbons, but didn't really say just how far below.  Let's give him the benefit of the doubt, and take that as meaning a very great distance indeed.

Some clarification is clearly in order here.

The intellectual difference between a retarded gibbon and a "DUmmorrhoid" is approximately the same as the difference between Einstein and cinder blocks.
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Re: My room mates notebooks anti-virus program won't allow access to DU
« Reply #27 on: May 18, 2011, 04:40:05 PM »
Quote from: chris_ on May 17, 2011, 06:57:54 PM
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TrendMicro is crap.  Everybody knows that.

That's why I got rid of the "trial" version of McAfee on my laptop and installed BitDefender.  No problems with it at all.
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Re: My room mates notebooks anti-virus program won't allow access to DU
« Reply #28 on: May 18, 2011, 04:53:46 PM »
Quote from: GOBUCKS on May 17, 2011, 07:23:34 PM
His room  mate should take that computer to the laundry  mat, and then go to the air  port.

How would you recommend he make his way there?  I was going to suggest horse back, the rail road, or he could have one of his friends push him there in a wheel barrow. 
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Re: My room mates notebooks anti-virus program won't allow access to DU
« Reply #29 on: May 18, 2011, 06:53:27 PM »
Quote from: BattleHymn on May 18, 2011, 04:53:46 PM
How would you recommend he make his way there?  I was going to suggest horse back, the rail road, or he could have one of his friends push him there in a wheel barrow. 
It would be quicker in an auto  mobile, or even an air  plane.
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Re: My room mates notebooks anti-virus program won't allow access to DU
« Reply #30 on: May 18, 2011, 07:06:31 PM »
Quote from: NHSparky on May 18, 2011, 04:40:05 PM
That's why I got rid of the "trial" version of McAfee on my laptop and installed BitDefender.  No problems with it at all.

I got rid of Windows on most of the computers here, which had the side-effect of solving the virus issue.
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Re: My room mates notebooks anti-virus program won't allow access to DU
« Reply #31 on: May 18, 2011, 07:20:09 PM »
Quote from: miskie on May 18, 2011, 07:06:31 PM
I got rid of Windows on most of the computers here, which had the side-effect of solving the virus issue.

I made the mistake of letting someone use my netbook unsupervised and they immediately went out and got something nasty. The side effect of removal was that I needed to reinstall windows. After some careful consideration I downloaded an ubuntu image and put that on because imaging the restore DVD and getting it to boot correctly from a flash drive seemed too much pain in the ass.
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Re: My room mates notebooks anti-virus program won't allow access to DU
« Reply #32 on: May 18, 2011, 07:51:05 PM »
Quote from: LC EFA on May 18, 2011, 07:20:09 PM
I made the mistake of letting someone use my netbook unsupervised and they immediately went out and got something nasty. The side effect of removal was that I needed to reinstall windows. After some careful consideration I downloaded an ubuntu image and put that on because imaging the restore DVD and getting it to boot correctly from a flash drive seemed too much pain in the ass.

Yeah, Ubuntu is my distribution of choice. As for me, I just got sick of Windows unraveling over time. Unless one is using their PC to play a lot of installable games (web based flash games work just fine), there is really no reason to not use Linux at this point.
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Re: My room mates notebooks anti-virus program won't allow access to DU
« Reply #33 on: May 18, 2011, 07:55:07 PM »
Quote from: miskie on May 18, 2011, 07:51:05 PM
Yeah, Ubuntu is my distribution of choice. As for me, I just got sick of Windows unraveling over time. Unless one is using their PC to play a lot of installable games (web based flash games work just fine), there is really no reason to not use Linux at this point.

That is where I am headed.  I have to use Windows for some work at home, but I am going to set aside some space for Ubuntu to start learning. 
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Re: My room mates notebooks anti-virus program won't allow access to DU
« Reply #34 on: May 18, 2011, 08:04:51 PM »
Quote from: IassaFTots on May 18, 2011, 07:55:07 PM
That is where I am headed.  I have to use Windows for some work at home, but I am going to set aside some space for Ubuntu to start learning. 

My PC is Dual-booting - meaning at startup I can choose to run Windows if necessary. Also, since I have a Core2 Quad, I have enough power to run a virtual machine, meaning that while running Linux, I can open up a software Based PC, and run Windows that way - then close the whole thing like any other application. Ubuntu is a good direction to go in - its well seasoned & easily managed by newbs - yet can be altered and customized by the experienced.

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Re: My room mates notebooks anti-virus program won't allow access to DU
« Reply #35 on: May 18, 2011, 08:11:15 PM »
Quote from: miskie on May 18, 2011, 08:04:51 PM
My PC is Dual-booting - meaning at startup I can choose to run Windows if necessary. Also, since I have a Core2 Quad, I have enough power to run a virtual machine, meaning that while running Linux, I can open up a software Based PC, and run Windows that way - then close the whole thing like any other application. Ubuntu is a good direction to go in - its well seasoned & easily managed by newbs - yet can be altered and customized by the experienced.

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Continuing the derailment.....my BF is going to set up a similar situation for me.  I don't know all of the "technical stuff" but, that basically sounds like what my set up will be sometime soon. 
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Re: My room mates notebooks anti-virus program won't allow access to DU
« Reply #36 on: May 18, 2011, 08:18:16 PM »
Quote from: IassaFTots on May 18, 2011, 08:11:15 PM
Continuing the derailment.....my BF is going to set up a similar situation for me.  I don't know all of the "technical stuff" but, that basically sounds like what my set up will be sometime soon. 

Good good - and you know what you are going to learn ? Your PC running Ubuntu will be significantly faster than the same exact hardware running Windows. Good Luck with it. After its set, any questions, just send me a PM.
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Re: My room mates notebooks anti-virus program won't allow access to DU
« Reply #37 on: May 18, 2011, 08:21:31 PM »
Quote from: miskie on May 18, 2011, 08:18:16 PM
Good good - and you know what you are going to learn ? Your PC running Ubuntu will be significantly faster than the same exact hardware running Windows. Good Luck with it. After its set, any questions, just send me a PM.

That is exactly what I understand.  I bought this ASUS with Vista installed and upgraded to Windows 7.  The primary reason why I have decided to learn something new is all because of speed.  I HATE friggin updates. 

I will most certainly keep you in mind if I have any questions.  Thanks!  :cheersmate:
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