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Originally Posted by Jo*mar
Maybe try netzero>>
free 10 hrs per month and if she likes it she can upgrade...
http://www.netzero.net/start/landing...www/free/index
oh here's some others that say they are free... I didn't have time to check thru them all.
http://www.freecenter.com/dialup.html
oh the metconnect is a free one from NY-
http://www.metconnect.com/about.html
Is the AOL free? or just what she happened to have handy?
I really wouldn't disable the firewall unless he set it very restrictive and that is why it isn't working for AOL.
Is there stuff she needs to save on the computer?
If not ...
If she has the install CD she could format the whole thing and start from scratch..
esp if she doesn't have his password
- but she could spend time trying to figure out the password by just trying dates words etc...that he might have used.
oh and here's a Microsoft page about it-
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/870890 |
Jo:
I'll put it bluntly, She's extremely computer illiterate. The aol software was already on the computer (from some time ago). The operating system is WINDOWS XP.
She just wants to go on the computer, go online, and go on facebook and some other sites. She doesn't care about watching videos or anything like that. For now, a 56 modem will suit her just fine.
The thing is SHOULD I DISABLE THE FIREWALL, or NOT?
She has no discs by the way. Nothing. Just the computer monitor and peripherals. THAT'S IT.
She can't reformat and reinstall anything.
She just wants to go online.
Do you think I can go to Control Panel, then disable the firewall so she can go online, AND THEN (AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO THIS),
Put the firewall back on?
Can I make the computer unblock AOL so she can still have a firewall, but it doesn't block AOL??
How can I do this? Thanks much
Melody