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[renegadedrow2]

okay, recently my dad has firewalled all downloading on my computer using the Windows Security Center (something like that) so only the administrator (him) can download and delete history and stuff. does anyone know a way to get around that? He's pretty computer smart, and I'm not that great at it, but it'd be a HUDE help if someone could solve my

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[secretsoflife]

A couple of things to try:

Install Firefox and use it instead of Internet Explorer - the software he installed might not control it.

Grab a Linux live-cd and reboot off that. If you want to be able to keep your files between reboots, grab a USB thumbdrive. This will take a little more figuring out, but it should get past any software your dad has installed. It'd recommend Beatrix: http://www.watsky.net/

Those are some starting points. Feel free to respond if you want to know more :-)

[renegadedrow2]

ugh, he's also blocked installation for me, I can't install, download, or delete anything from the computer without the admin's password!

[secretsoflife]

okay, a livecd it is then! download beatrix from the site i gave you, and burn it to cd. reboot with the cd in the drive, and you'll be on basically a "virtual" computer... leaving no traces on the hard drive :-)

[c4bl3fl4m3]

Hey, I had never heard of BeatrIX until now and I'm actually looking for a good Live CD to teach groupie_orques Linux off of!

Thx for the tip! You rock!

BTW, you showed me a browser based, multiprotocol IM client back when we were @ ShmooCon. I forget what it is (and the URL) and my Google searches are coming back fruitless... could you jog my memory and share it with me again? Thx, hon, you kick ass.