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   Tim Wilson to maxwachtel@nomail.afraid.org   
   Re: Preventing downloading of executable   
   03 Apr 07 21:00:15   
   
   From: tWilson148@comcast.net   
      
   Now, what it the world is this? Who is this guy sam ting max. Why is he   
   responding to my question like this? Is there anyone subscribing to this   
   group who can a) debunk this sam ting (or is that some ting, like something,   
   or ?) and b) help me with my original question?   
      
   "What's in a Name?"  wrote in message   
   news:xn0f4il9tep02e001@news.akr.sbcglobal.net...   
   > After much thought,Tim Wilson came up with this jewel:   
   >   
   > > I am asking for a friend who has XP Home Edition on her computer at   
   > > home, and after I obtained the recovery disks from HP for the   
   > > computer & reinstalled the OS, within two weeks, the thing was full   
   > > of spyware. Guess why: adolescent boy in house, of course, target of   
   > > all web-marketing malicious, etc.   
   > >   
   > > So, I don't know much about XP, but I do know that at home and at the   
   > > office, I keep systems clean by making everybody a restricted user.   
   > > Is this configuration available in XP Home, and how do I effect it?   
   >   
   > sam ting   
   >   
   > max   
   > --   
   > Virus Removal Instructions http://home.neo.rr.com/manna4u/   
   > Keeping Windows Clean http://home.neo.rr.com/manna4u/keepingclean.html   
   > Change nomail.afraid.org to gmail.com to reply. nomail.afraid.org is   
   > specifically   
   > setup for USENET.Feel free to use it yourself.   
      
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