You're welcome.
We gone, bye bye
| Yes yes i found the info i needed ... you have no idea how much i
appreciate
| the valuable professional information that you provided with regard
to this
| matter ... thank you sooooo much.
|
| "Mungo Bulge" wrote:
|
| > The real question is, did you find the information you were
looking
| > for?
| >
| > | > | ok i got your point, thank you.
| > |
| > | "Mungo Bulge" wrote:
| > |
| > | > You made a point (twice) of stating you were not worried about
| > what
| > | > will happen next, however it is my professional opinion that
you
| > | > should be.
| > | > Just for arguments sake, lets say a fictitious laptop owner
was
| > | > connected to a fictitious ISP called Comcast Cable
Communications.
| > Now
| > | > this same laptop owner has a fictitious brother who has been
using
| > his
| > | > laptop and has been let's say downloading games from one of
his
| > | > friends and they have been playing on-line. Now on the
surface,
| > this
| > | > doesn't seem too bad, no hurt, no foul. Not even something you
| > would
| > | > feel you would have to hide from your mother. None the less it
| > could
| > | > be a violation of you Acceptable Use Agreement with your
| > fictitious
| > | > ISP and if one of their routine snoops (those occasional
| > unsolicited
| > | > connections that you firewall report) turns up activity which
| > triggers
| > | > one of their "interest point" the laptop owner could lose
his/her
| > | > account and be required to find a new ISP.
| > | > At best inconvenient, but the worst case scenario is far
worse.
| > | > Take Lanwench's advice, and lock down your laptop. Give your
| > brother
| > | > an account without Admin privileges.
| > | >
message
| > | > | > | > | What do you mean "be worried about what will happen next"?
| > | > |
| > | > |
| > | > | "Mungo Bulge" wrote:
| > | > |
| > | > | > Go to Start > Programs > Accessories > System Tools >
System
| > | > | > Information > View > System History > Software Environment
or
| > | > | > Components
| > | > | > upper right corner select a date before the period of
| > interest.
| > | > | > And you better be worried about what will happen next.
| > | > | >
| > message
| > | > | > | > | > | > |I want to know what has been installed and uninstalled in
the
| > | > past 2
| > | > | > months.
| > | > | > | I am not worried about what will happen next. I need to
know
| > | > what
| > | > | > happened
| > | > | > | before.
| > | > | > |
| > | > | > | "Mungo Bulge" wrote:
| > | > | > |
| > | > | > | > Without delay, you need to make an image of your
systems
| > hard
| > | > | > drive(s)
| > | > | > | > with a disk imaging tool. If you do not have access to
| > such
| > | > | > software
| > | > | > | > tools, take your laptop to your corner computer
service
| > depot
| > | > and
| > | > | > have
| > | > | > | > them make you an image and a complete backup on
separate
| > | > media,
| > | > | > and
| > | > | > | > ask for a detailed receipt, something that can be
traced
| > to
| > | > the
| > | > | > media
| > | > | > | > such as CRC numbers etc.
| > | > | > | >
| > | > | > | > "elietabet" <
[email protected]>
wrote in
| > | > message
| > | > | > | >
| > | > | > | > |I need to know if it is possible to know what
softwares
| > have
| > | > been
| > | > | > | > installed
| > | > | > | > | and uninstalled on a computer by the user?
| > | > | > | > | Is that possible? does the system keeps like a log
file
| > in
| > | > which
| > | > | > it
| > | > | > | > shows
| > | > | > | > | all the programs installation/uninstallation
activity?
| > and
| > | > how
| > | > | > can
| > | > | > | > this info
| > | > | > | > | be accessed and viewed?
| > | > | > | > |
| > | > | > | > | I would highly appreciate if somebody can help me
with
| > | > anything
| > | > | > | > regarding
| > | > | > | > | this issue cos i need to know what my brother is
doing
| > on my
| > | > | > | > personal laptop.
| > | > | > | > |
| > | > | > | > | Thank you very much.
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