My GF and downloading software.

**DaveB** · 11 January 2007, 20:55

Originally posted by MarillionFan

How can I block my other half from downloading and installing software on my machine.

Every day I come home to find another f-cking software application sitting in memory. This time it's software for a f-cking calender - why she couldnt have knocked it up in Excel I don't know.

Anyone any ideas?

Don't let her use it?

**lilelvis2000** · 11 January 2007, 20:57

Windows XP?

**thunderlizard** · 11 January 2007, 21:05

Print out some pictures of kittens and put them next to the computer to distract her. Like from here:
http://www.innocentenglish.com/cute-animals/index.html

**cojak** · 11 January 2007, 21:13

Have Goback trundling along in the background and every time you use the PC rewind back to the last time you used the machine.

She'll never know why her downloads disappear...

Sorted.

**Buffoon** · 11 January 2007, 21:14

Originally posted by MarillionFan

This time it's software for a f-cking calender

Only a calender - you lucky, lucky bastard.

My ex used to down load viruses, spyware, etc. Wouldn't use her own because my machines were faster. Always getting arsey when I tried to explain that it was my/ower livelihood she was wrecking.

**xoggoth** · 11 January 2007, 21:36

My Missus downloads load of freeware stupid games onto ours from Google. Fortunately we have our own laptops.

**Ardesco** · 11 January 2007, 21:45

Password the BIOS

HTH

Next

**PRC1964** · 11 January 2007, 22:29

Knock up a little app that pops up whenever she uses the internet that tells her that Friends is on E4.

She'll be off to watch "The episode when... (insert banal episode details here) in no time at all.

**Cliphead** · 11 January 2007, 22:43

Bought the GF a laptop, problem solved.

My GF and downloading software.