Apparently, though unproven, at 00:01 on Tuesday 16 November 2010, Dale did opine thusly:
> OK. I took a nap and it seems everyone on the list wanted to chime in. > lol This is one reason I posted here. I knew I would get at least a > few replies. Just picking one to reply to so not pointing at Alan here. > > First, the drive is not full. It has about 30% or so left. I think the > virus broke something and I don't have the OS media to reinstall. If I > had my way, that puter would have Linux and a root password that only I > know. > > Second, it has not been kept up to date for sure. They are little kids, > oldest is getting about old enough to understand how to maintain things > tho. > > Third, I'm not going to go to to much trouble with this thing and trying > to get it back to shiny new. If it doesn't work to their liking, I'll > tell them to get a CD/DVD with the install on it or I can put Linux on > it for free. Let them decide. > > One post mentioned that this needs to be reinstalled, I AGREE. Same here. I find this approach workable: Tell them the machine needs an OS re-install. They can pick Windows - which they will pay for Linux - it's free Either way they will lose their data. Give them that choice and let them decide for themselves. -- alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
