At 11:01 AM -0500, 7/18/05, Michael Winter wrote: >On Jul 17, 2005, at 7:01 AM, Joe Grande wrote: > >>People are now throwing away their PC's rather than ridding them of >>viruses and spyware. > >And if they buy a new PC, they'll be in the same boat in a week or two. > >Am I the only one who thinks this is a really stupid thing to do? >Wonder if he junks his car when it needs an oil change and buys a >new one. I as a consultant am often finding that I recommend the 'Buy a new one' thing just because the client gets a significantly faster computer, larger drive, etc. by buying a new computer. Many users are just ready for one anyway and this is a good excuse rather than spending several hours cleaning up an older computer. -- <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Robert Ameeti All excellent things are as difficult as they are rare. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>