09-29-2012, 05:45 AM
May I have a few words on the computer virus story?
See, Windows has this thing that is called "user accounts" so if you let someone else use your computer, only let them use a normal user account, not an admin one (and put a password on your admin account). This drastically reduces the risk of getting a virus infection due to the restricted rights and not being able to install things and access certain propgrams and files et cetera.
I even went as far as to put the standard account of the family PC as a normal user account and only I have the password to the admin account. Of course, it's not my PC and nothing, but since I am the one who has to deal with virus problems (they've had quite a few in the past... the last one coming from a Minecraft mod using a Java exploit), I decided it's either this, or they have to deal with their viruses themselves next time.
I never let anyone use my own computers. Maybe also because of certain files ehehe.
See, Windows has this thing that is called "user accounts" so if you let someone else use your computer, only let them use a normal user account, not an admin one (and put a password on your admin account). This drastically reduces the risk of getting a virus infection due to the restricted rights and not being able to install things and access certain propgrams and files et cetera.
I even went as far as to put the standard account of the family PC as a normal user account and only I have the password to the admin account. Of course, it's not my PC and nothing, but since I am the one who has to deal with virus problems (they've had quite a few in the past... the last one coming from a Minecraft mod using a Java exploit), I decided it's either this, or they have to deal with their viruses themselves next time.
I never let anyone use my own computers. Maybe also because of certain files ehehe.