[Gllug] OT - Windows Freeware /ISP/ Firewall/AntiVirus etc

[Peter Childs]

Mick Wilkinson wrote:

> Off Topic
> Thought I'd ask here as there seems to be a great deal of knowlede on 
> this list.
>
> Some friends of mine want broadband (browsing/e-mail/web-space/Xbox 
> Live). They use XP and are definitley not computer geeks.
> I have very little knowledge of XP.
>
> Their need for web space is for just a single page that will be 
> updated infrequently.
>
> The PC is mainly used for PC games - so there is no way I can convert 
> them to Linux.
>
> Cost is of course a factor.
>
> What I am looking for is some free software that is easy to 
> install/use and runs on XP. I think they will need a firewall, 
> anti-virus and something to deal with spam.
> Also they will need parental control software (they have a 13 year old 
> boy). I don't have any kids so I have absolutely no knowledge of 
> parental control software.
>
> Does anyone have any recommendations and or experience of these types 
> of packages.
>
> I was also thinking of Pipex as the ISP (£19.99/month) - any 
> suggestions (no flame wars please).
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Mick
>
    Right Lets start with the easy but.... Firefox, Openoffice, 
Thunderbird. Firefox and Thunderbird both have good control over spam, 
popups etc and I'm sure the parental controls are there probably as an 
extension.
    On the subject of Mozilla Extensions how do you write one the 
instructions on there web site are useless and there discussion groups 
are not very easy to start ask questions... A good book is probably what 
I need....
    Free-Av is an excelent Free Anti-Virus tool.

Peter Childs

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