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risaccess1

risaccess1

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Hello all.
I've been working on decrapifying a computer belonging to the grandmother of a friend of mine.
The computer is a dell running a copy of Windows 7 home premium. I had a look through it, and it was full of random leftover files and loads of folders and duplicates of things, etc. Also, plenty of lovely adware and viruses. I decided to just wipe the drive and do a fresh install of Windows 7 Professional.
Now the computer runs smooth and well. Does anyone have any ideas about "Old People Proofing" a fresh copy of Windows 7?
 
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moozilbee
You could try setting up some anti malware and anti virus software that will regularly scan her PC, and I'm sure there's a way to get Ccleaner to run on a regular basis automatically, which should remove a lot of the junk.

However, the best solution would be to just try and explain some things to her, such as how she should always untick any extra software when she's installing things, to avoid all the toolbars and adware, and to be careful what she clicks on.
Just try explaining it with an analogy she'll understand, something along the lines of how you wouldn't buy something from a really dodgy looking shop in a dark alley, just like you shouldn't download some random pieces of software you found that strange.
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MADVIU

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The best thing is to educate them on what they should know. There's only so much "old people" proofing you can do. You can dis-allow full Administrator rights with would further more protect from malicious downloads they might accidentally do.
 
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moozilbee

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You could try setting up some anti malware and anti virus software that will regularly scan her PC, and I'm sure there's a way to get Ccleaner to run on a regular basis automatically, which should remove a lot of the junk.

However, the best solution would be to just try and explain some things to her, such as how she should always untick any extra software when she's installing things, to avoid all the toolbars and adware, and to be careful what she clicks on.
Just try explaining it with an analogy she'll understand, something along the lines of how you wouldn't buy something from a really dodgy looking shop in a dark alley, just like you shouldn't download some random pieces of software you found that strange.
 
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