From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mail816.carrierinternetsolutions.com ([69.49.106.26] helo=mail816.megamailservers.com) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1I1mt2-0002Qd-00 for ; Fri, 22 Jun 2007 13:25:32 -0400 X-Authenticated-User: mvferranti.clearwire.net Received: from [192.168.123.100] (69-44-252-62.mrc.clearwire-dns.net [69.44.252.62]) (authenticated bits=0) by mail816.megamailservers.com (8.13.6.20060614/8.13.1) with ESMTP id l5MHPQLf002292 for ; Fri, 22 Jun 2007 13:25:31 -0400 Message-ID: <467C0606.7080305@clearwire.net> Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 18:25:26 +0100 From: Gaijin User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.0 (Windows/20070326) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: A computer issue, how should I deal with this? Best solution? References: <000d01c7b4a3$d1e58f60$6501a8c0@YOUR3ADE1B78A3> In-Reply-To: <000d01c7b4a3$d1e58f60$6501a8c0@YOUR3ADE1B78A3> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 17:25:32 -0000 Keith Hinton wrote: > Hi all, > My father is a person who expects Windows Had a similar problem with my computer illiterate father. I told him that "the next time you break it, you have to fix it." Luckily, that got him off my system permanently. I'd suggest a dual-boot system. One where he can select Windows, but can't boot Linux without a password. Unfortunately, you won't be able to see the lilo prompts. I know nothing about grub. If you can handle that, he'll never be able to trash your Linux partition. Windows XP can take care of itself. Personally, I'd set up a dual-boot system with password protected Linux, and a DOS prompt. Let him freakin' try using that. That's bullcrapp, wrecking your computer just because he pays for the power. If you have any income, tell him you'll pay for the computer's electrical use. In any case, if he insists on breaking the thing, insist that he effing ix it if he wants to continue using it. BTW, I use removable hard drive trays. You can plug in one or the other at whim. If you can afford twin hard drives, I'd go that way. HTH, Michael