She asked to to fix her so she could e-mail. That’s my goal right now. I will be patching enough to get a pdf reader so ahe can open at manual she needs to read.
For me, it’s not rocket science - as I said, the thing IS functioning. I’ve improved it a good deal in a couple of days.
I DO appreciate all the comments!
Force all Microsoft updates.
Activate automatic updates and Microsoft Updates.
Install Microsoft Security Essentials. It will scan the
pc unless told not to. Force repeated scans, rebooting
between them, check the history log each time. When
MSSE stops finding new malware, you are done.
A router/firewall appliance is a good but not essential idea.
Make sure that the Windows firewall is on.