[Coco] OT: Computer for a newbie

[Kip Koon - Computer Doc]

Louis,
You might also want to advise them to seriously consider putting an Internet
Security package of some sort on the XP system.  
I personally use BitDefender on my Windows 7 systems and on my Mom's XP
system.  
BitDefender was rated #1 out of the top 10 or 12 Internet Security packages
a site I looked at stated last year.  I don't remember the site that did the
comparison though.  
I was having a very strange problem on my laptop at the time and it solved
it beautifully.  
By the way, outside of operator errors on my Mom's computer, the Windows XP
system has ran beautifully, just slow.  :)  
Kip

-----Original Message-----
From: coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On
Behalf Of Louis Ciotti
Sent: Saturday, May 18, 2013 10:52 PM
To: coco at maltedmedia.com
Subject: [Coco] OT: Computer for a newbie

I think I know the answer to this, but thought I would toss it out to
the group, totally off topic, but I am wondering what OS someone would
recomment
for a total computer newbie.  I have built up an old Gateway PC and gave
it to someone wanting a PC but no cash to get anything.  Well I  had put
XP on it, but after about three day they had it totally hosed, with more
spam/maleware you can shake a stick at.  So I am at a delema, I want to
help the person out, but I am leary about putting anything but windows
on it since they want to "play games" did not get into detail on this,
but really think I am stuck putting XP back on it.  Any thoughts?  I
would love to just throw a simple linux distro on it and call it a day,
but I fear that will just be too complicated in the end, especially with
him wanting do some gaming on it.

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