Blocking installation

Good morning. I recently purchased a new Dell computer that has Window
Vista Home Premium. My old computer was so infected with malware that
couldn't even open a browswer anymore.

In troubleshooting the problem I noticed several programs that wer
installed on my computer without my knowledge. All appeared to have bee
installed by my best friend's son, who occasionally stays the night wit
us. He apparently deleted all of the shortcuts so I wouldn't know wha
he'd done.

He will be staying with us again in a couple of weeks and I want t
block any program he tries to install. Is there an easy way to do this


Thanks for any help for advice you can give me, and I hope all of yo
have a nice weekend

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Redbulls133 wrote:
> Good morning. I recently purchased a new Dell computer that has Windows
> Vista Home Premium. My old computer was so infected with malware that I
> couldn't even open a browswer anymore.
>
> In troubleshooting the problem I noticed several programs that were
> installed on my computer without my knowledge. All appeared to have been
> installed by my best friend's son, who occasionally stays the night with
> us. He apparently deleted all of the shortcuts so I wouldn't know what
> he'd done.
>
> He will be staying with us again in a couple of weeks and I want to
> block any program he tries to install. Is there an easy way to do this?
>
>

The simplest way would be to simply deny him to use of the computer,
particularly since he's already demonstrated his untrustworthiness.

Otherwise, don't allow him to use an account with administrative
privileges; create a limited user account for his use and make sure that
all other user accounts, especially those with administrative
privileges, have strong passwords. And make sure that he's under
constant, direct adult supervision when he does use the computer.



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Redbulls133 <> wrote:

>
>Good morning. I recently purchased a new Dell computer that has Windows
>Vista Home Premium. My old computer was so infected with malware that I
>couldn't even open a browswer anymore.
>
>In troubleshooting the problem I noticed several programs that were
>installed on my computer without my knowledge. All appeared to have been
>installed by my best friend's son, who occasionally stays the night with
>us. He apparently deleted all of the shortcuts so I wouldn't know what
>he'd done.
>
>He will be staying with us again in a couple of weeks and I want to
>block any program he tries to install. Is there an easy way to do this?
>
>
>Thanks for any help for advice you can give me, and I hope all of you
>have a nice weekend.

I would threaten the little sh** with certain bodily harm if he ever
touched the new machine.

I would also password-protect every account, including the hidden
administrator account so that if he did go for it, he'd not get
anywhere.

If I got no help from the "best friend", then I'd find living
arrangements where I wouldn't see either of them again.

On Sat, 6 Dec 2008 20:27:09 +0530, Redbulls133
<> wrote:

>
>Good morning. I recently purchased a new Dell computer that has Windows
>Vista Home Premium. My old computer was so infected with malware that I
>couldn't even open a browswer anymore.
>
>In troubleshooting the problem I noticed several programs that were
>installed on my computer without my knowledge. All appeared to have been
>installed by my best friend's son, who occasionally stays the night with
>us. He apparently deleted all of the shortcuts so I wouldn't know what
>he'd done.
>
>He will be staying with us again in a couple of weeks and I want to
>block any program he tries to install. Is there an easy way to do this?
>
>
>Thanks for any help for advice you can give me, and I hope all of you
>have a nice weekend.

" Best friend " ?

No matter what I try, I cannot get Yahoo! Messenger 9 or 8 (any version) to
install onto my PC with Microsoft Windows XP SP3. Each and every time I try I
get the same message "Yahoo Messenger install unsuccessful"

I have tried various methods of installation, including turning my
anti-virus and firewall off, instead of using the supplied installation mode.
I have run CCleaner in advance, cleaned my registry, and even defragmented my
hard drive. I have tried deleting the Yahoo! Messenger folder from my
programs directory, as well as removing any other Yahoo! related items on my
computer. I have gone to the Adobe website and installed the latest version
of the Flash player. I have even tried installing it while in Safe Mode.

I have also tried voodoo tactics such as trying to hold my mouth in the
proper position, making a ward-evil sign, and even jumped up and down and
spun around 3 times while singing the Battle Hymn of the Republic.

However i noticed one thing....when i download from a sub-installer that
yahoo provides at its messenger website, the complete download of messenger
does take place, however, during installation, it stops at 57%, and displays
the message: INSTALL UNSUCCESSFUL.

But when i tried installing from a 15 MB direct installer, the installation
stopped at 94% and i got the following error:

http://sagar13.diinoweb.com/files/Mi...-10_040937.jpg

I was installing it from an administrator account already. I also created a
new administrator account and ran the installer from that account, but i got
the same error again as listed above in the pic.

Any idea as to why is the installer saying that i don't have administrative
privileges although i am already using an administrator account? I don't
encounter such error while downloading any other application/software.

Plz help me!!
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"Vivek" <> wrote in message
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> No matter what I try, I cannot get Yahoo! Messenger 9 or 8 (any version)
> to
> install onto my PC with Microsoft Windows XP SP3. Each and every time I
> try I
> get the same message "Yahoo Messenger install unsuccessful"
>
> I have tried various methods of installation, including turning my
> anti-virus and firewall off, instead of using the supplied installation
> mode.
> I have run CCleaner in advance, cleaned my registry, and even defragmented
> my
> hard drive. I have tried deleting the Yahoo! Messenger folder from my
> programs directory, as well as removing any other Yahoo! related items on
> my
> computer. I have gone to the Adobe website and installed the latest
> version
> of the Flash player. I have even tried installing it while in Safe Mode.
>
> I have also tried voodoo tactics such as trying to hold my mouth in the
> proper position, making a ward-evil sign, and even jumped up and down and
> spun around 3 times while singing the Battle Hymn of the Republic.
>
> However i noticed one thing....when i download from a sub-installer that
> yahoo provides at its messenger website, the complete download of
> messenger
> does take place, however, during installation, it stops at 57%, and
> displays
> the message: INSTALL UNSUCCESSFUL.
>
> But when i tried installing from a 15 MB direct installer, the
> installation
> stopped at 94% and i got the following error:
>
> http://sagar13.diinoweb.com/files/Mi...-10_040937.jpg
>
> I was installing it from an administrator account already. I also created
> a
> new administrator account and ran the installer from that account, but i
> got
> the same error again as listed above in the pic.
>
> Any idea as to why is the installer saying that i don't have
> administrative
> privileges although i am already using an administrator account? I don't
> encounter such error while downloading any other application/software.
>
> Plz help me!!
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