Re: Going in circles....Please HELP!


preachingmom wrote:
Here is the thing......I read on Microsoft's webpage that you don't need to run your computer using administrator because of the damage that trojans and other things can do......but my computer is not allowing access to the internet on any account other that my administrator account. I have contacted my isp (which is my phone company---using dial up), I have contacted my computer tech support, NO ONE WANTS TO CLAIM THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE, and asked on here, and searched microsoft's website.... I do not know what else to do. Can anyone help me? I just got this computer Dec 10, 2005. PLEASE...anyone??????
Kim 


Not quite sure what is being asked but the problems and setup
are at the computer's end and not the ISP.

If one desires not to use the Administrator's logon, and this
is perfectly fine, create an individual user account with the
requisite privileges, e.g., limited, power, administrator, etc.,
to access the internet.

And for protection of the computer, make sure that it is running
behind a 2-way firewall, e.g., ZoneAlarm, and a anti-virus app
with current definitions. They should be installed for to cover
all users at all privlege levels.
.

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