No probsOriginally Posted by Fitzy
Yes, very true, as i have a cooling plinth for my old Dell Lappy at home after the little rubber feet got lost, and the thing kept shutting down due to lack of airflow.
A very good point to take one to her. I didn't think of that, and thank you.
Nice to see a fellow tecchie, lol
I won't do remote access, as I don't want her to think that i'm spying on her
XP restore point has been helpful in the past, but of course backing up to a separate physical drive is best in my opinion, and back up regularly using Acronis True Backup for example, but how many people actually do it, hehehh
Thanks for the advice mate.
Phil..
I dont know how technically able your Mahal and her close family are.
But i have it set up so the Ghost disk (ok disks) if loaded in will wipe and then restore a clean win xp with the base programs on it ( ie your messagners, office and adobe etc).
So in most cases if it all goes pete tong a quick reload will sort out all the problems.
Best to have one with the broadband software (if required) loaded on.
This has saved a lot of hassle and so easy to be done.
The remote access just use microsofts so they have to give permission but if your mahal has a problem then you can help.
As well as peeps in phill i have helped out mates here but worth letting her know how it works and what to do her side to save time if needed.
Also worth putting software on there which will help with the VIsa app.
Adobe, and a pdf creator if not full adobe.
Office, a compression file,photo editors
Also worth buying there a AIO you know the Printer scanner combos. So any emgency copying scanning and printing can be done at home. Came n Handy for us.
Get a printer which the local shop can refill with ease.
We have a four year old AIO which has served many projects for the family.Still on its first ink cart
