Computer Woes

Last week, my desktop was unable to connect to the internet, & after calling TWC, the technician told me it was probably hacked into and someone erased something necessary to get on the web. So anyway, the technician came out today & I'm back in business.

I have McAfee on my desktop so I wanted to install Trend Micro PC-cillin. So I uninstall McAfee, and when I try to download Trend Micro, it tells me I need to install the latest Microsoft update first before installation. This is great except for one minor detail, my version of Windows XP isn't genuine (don't ask) so updates are not an option since Microsoft only allows authentic operating systems to get updates.

Now I have uninstalled McAfee (threw out the installation CD a while back) & cannot install Trend Micro! What's a girl to do? I can't surf the web without antivirus software so I'm screwed.....or so I thought. I remembered that you could get free antivirus software from AVG & luckily it doesn't care about my bootleg XP so I was able to install it successfully. So now I'm officially protected....as much as you can be protected with free software. It has good reviews though and it beats having nothing. So that was my little computer adventure.

I had my first study group experience today for Contracts review (exam on the 20th). I think study groups can be helpful but only to a point. It helps to hear what other people think about issues, but for me, I could have gotten a whole lot more done on my own. To each one his own.

Go Bucks! Trounced Northwestern 54-10. Between us & the BCS championship game....Michigan!!