| Windows 7: Parents act as if they own my new computer |
21 Feb 2013
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| | Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 2 posts |
Parents act as if they own my new computer Hey there. I am Sean, I just had a new computer delivered yesterday. My situation deals with my overprotective parents who I still live with. I want to remove the preinstalled commercial virus scan trial Norton but I can't because they tell me. I can but what am I going to say that they won't jump to conclusions which they claim not to? I can't perform any major changes to my own machine even though I'm freaking 21. She still gives me this "computer viruses are bad" crap that I know already. | My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number eMachines/El1360G-UW12P OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit CPU AMD E-300 dual-core processor Memory 2GB DDR3 Memory Graphics Card AMD Radeon HD 6310 Monitor(s) Displays Flat-screen Hard Drives 500GB Hard Drive |
21 Feb 2013
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| | Win 7 Pro 64-bit 6,693 posts South Central Texas |
Hello Sean and welcome to Seven Forums.
If you paid for the computer with your own money, and if you're paying for your own internet connection, then I don't think your parents should have any say in what anti-virus suite you want to install. But if your computer is part of a home network paid for by your parents, then they might have a legitimate concern about malware. So perhaps a better solution is to provide your parents with some recent anti-virus test results and show them that Norton isn't the only AV company in town; that there are other free and paid companies like Avast, Avira, BitDefender, Comodo, Kaspersky, MSE, ESET, Vipre, etc that may be better than Norton. As far as making "major changes" I would again have to ask who paid for the machine. | My System Specs | | Computer type Laptop System Manufacturer/Model Number Sony Vaio VPCEB47GM Laptop OS Win 7 Pro 64-bit CPU Intel i5 2.4 Ghz Memory 8GB DDR3 Graphics Card Intel HD 3000 Sound Card IDT High Definition Monitor(s) Displays 15.6 WGXA Anti-Glare LED Screen Resolution 1280x800 Hard Drives 640Gb 7200rpm Antivirus MSE Browser Opera (primary) with IE9 backup |
21 Feb 2013
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| | Windows 7 Home Premium x64 276 posts |
Sean, you're conducting a one-sided "fight" with your parents in a public forum while you're asking them to give you responsibility over "your" computer. Maybe if you present their reason(s) besides the "because I say so". | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Home Premium x64 |
21 Feb 2013
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| | Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit. SP-1 8,766 posts Northern Ohio |
This might not be the type of forum used for work out such problems. | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Home made Desktop OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit. SP-1 CPU Intel i7-960-3.2 @ 4.25 Motherboard ASUS P6X58D-E Memory KINGSTON KHX2000C9, Hyper X,12 GIGS Graphics Card MSI/Nvidia/460GTX-Cyclone 1GD5/OC Monitor(s) Displays DYNEX 40 IN. Screen Resolution 1920-1080 or 1280-720 HDMI Keyboard M/S 3000 v 2.0 wireless Mouse M/S 5000 wireless PSU Corsair AX-850 Plus Gold Case Corsair 600T (Black) + side panel with 2 140 mm Noctua fans Cooling Corsair H50/2 Noctua NF-P12 (120 mm) Push/Pull- Hard Drives INTEL SSD 120GB-SER 510
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2 Noctua 140 added on top of 600t case
Malwarebytes Anti Malware Professional
Windows 7 Firewall |
21 Feb 2013
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| | Windows 7 Ultimate X64 SP1 13,823 posts Mt. Crumpit/Whoville |

Quote: Originally Posted by Layback Bear This might not be the type of forum used for work out such problems. +1 to that! If you're 21 go out and live on your own. | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Home Built Desktop By DataTech OS Windows 7 Ultimate X64 SP1 CPU Intel i5-2550K, Differing ~4.4-4.8GHz No built in GPU Motherboard ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 Memory 16GB G.Skill Sniper 2133MHz 4x4GB Graphics Card ASUS ENGTX460 DirectCU/2DI/1GD5 GeForce GTX 460 Sound Card Onboard Realtek 5-1 Monitor(s) Displays Samsung P2570HD Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard Old, beat-up Dell USB From 10 yrs Ago Mouse Gigabyte m6900 wired PSU Corsair HX650W Case Inwin Dragon Rider Cooling Hyper 212 EVO w/two Noctua fans, push-pull, @1300 RPM Hard Drives Crucial M4 128GB for OS, 750GB Seagate MomentusXT for data, 500GB Seagate Constellation for storage Internet Speed 8-19 Mbs down, 3-4 Mbs up Comcast Cable Antivirus Norton Internet Security Browser IE 9, Opera when needed Other Info 4 case fans, LG BluRay-RE, ASUS DVD-RW, Mr. Fusion power generator with flux capacitor, 1.21 gigawatts. |
22 Feb 2013
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| | Windows 7 Pro X64 SP1 2,616 posts Danbury, CT |

Quote: Originally Posted by Britton30 
Quote: Originally Posted by Layback Bear This might not be the type of forum used for work out such problems. +1 to that! If you're 21 go out and live on your own. Emerging adulthood and early adulthood - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I have at least one family connection who hasn't "emerged" at 26. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number homegrown OS Windows 7 Pro X64 SP1 CPU Intel Core I7-3930k Motherboard Asus P9X79 Pro Memory 16 GB Gskill DDR3-2133 Graphics Card eVGA GTX680 Sound Card Creative X-Fi Titanium Monitor(s) Displays As PA246Q Screen Resolution 1920 X 1200 Keyboard cheap Logitech USB Mouse Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer (old optical) USB PSU PCP&C Silencer 750 Crossfire Case Silverstone FT02 Cooling Noctua NH-D14 Hard Drives Corsair Force GT, 120 GB
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Monsoon 5.1 speakers |
22 Feb 2013
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| | Win 7 Pro x64 9,592 posts Council Bluffs, Iowa |
I lived at my parents house till I was 21 and had to follow their rules, once I moved out I live by my rules (which wasn't always the best  ) | My System Specs | | Computer type Laptop System Manufacturer/Model Number Sager NP9170 OS Win 7 Pro x64 CPU Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3630QM CPU @ 2.40GHz Motherboard CLEVO P170EM Memory 12 GB Graphics Card (1) Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000 (2) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675M Sound Card (1) Realtek High Definition Audio (2) Intel(R) Display Aud Monitor(s) Displays 17.3 Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard Backlite Hard Drives (1) M4-CT256M4SSD2 ATA Device 256 GB (2) ST9500424AS ATA Device 500 GB Antivirus MSE, Malwarebytes Pro Browser Firefox Other Info Desktop.
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Hard Drives: (1) Samsung 840 120 GB (2) Western Digital blue 500 GB 7200 RPM. |
27 Feb 2013
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| | Windows 7 Professional x64 SP 1;Windows 8 Consumer Preview;Ubuntu 12.10 151 posts North Texas |
I lived off and on at my folks till about a month ago. I'm 21 now and it's nice to be able to be out past dark. | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Lenovo Thinkpad T410i 251673U OS Windows 7 Professional x64 SP 1;Windows 8 Consumer Preview;Ubuntu 12.10 CPU 2.4Ghz Core i3 370M Memory 8GB 1333Mhz DDR3 Graphics Card Intel HD graphics Sound Card SmartAudio HD Monitor(s) Displays 22" Widescreen HDTV Screen Resolution 1280x800 laptop screen,1400x900 external HDTV Keyboard Thinkpad T410 keyboard Mouse Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 3500 PSU 65W Lenovo Powersupply Case Thinkpad T410i Cooling Standard Hard Drives 265GB Intel 320 SSD Internal drive, 500GB WD Black in Optibay. Internet Speed Down:18Kbps Up:5Kbps Other Info iPod Classic 160GB
LG Optimus;Android 2.3.1 |
27 Feb 2013
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| | Windows 7 Home premium 64bit 2,800 posts |
Just let them know it's yours. Hell i'm 19 and got my own pc I use for gaming and I can do what ever I want to it. IMO it sounds like you do too much they say :P . Just remove the anti virus pre-installed and replace with what ever anti virus you want. Tell them how much better it is and how it benefits and make the other one sound like it's crappy. hehe or just do it and I doubt they notice and if they do just do what I said earlier. | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop OS Windows 7 Home premium 64bit CPU AMD Phenom II X4 925 (Deneb) OC 3.4GHz Motherboard M5A78L-MLX Plus Memory 8192MB RAM DDR3 1600 Graphics Card XFX HD 6870 1GB (Connected via HDMI) Monitor(s) Displays Polaroid TLAC-02255 22" Digital HD LED TV Screen Resolution 1920x1080 60Hz Keyboard Microsoft USB Comfort Curve Keyboard 2000 (IntelliType Pro) Mouse Logitech Optical Gaming Mouse G400 PSU CORSAIR CX600 600w Case AZZA Orion 202 EVO with 3fans and a corsair af fan Cooling cooler master hyper TX3 cpu cooler Hard Drives Kingston Digital 60GB SSDNow V300 and 500gb HDD Western Digital 7200rpm (black) Internet Speed 6Mbps download 0.65Mbps upload Antivirus MSE Browser chrome |
28 Feb 2013
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| | Windows 7 x64 Home Premium 80 posts Texas |
Use another anti-virus you want but rename it Norton. | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Home Built OS Windows 7 x64 Home Premium CPU Intel i3-2105 Motherboard Gigabyte B75M-HD3 Memory Two 4gig Corsair Vengeance Blue Graphics Card Sapphire Radeon HD 6670 Sound Card Soundblaster Audigy Monitor(s) Displays AOC LM742 Screen Resolution 1280 x 1024 PSU Seasonic M12II 520 Bronze Case Xigmatek Gigas cube Cooling Intel stock Hard Drives Seagate Constellation 1TB Parents act as if they own my new computer problems? All times are GMT -5. The time now is 10:52 PM. | |