Re: Bleach Time!
By: Rob Mccart to POINDEXTER FORTRAN on Mon Mar 08 2021 12:16 am
> Maybe this is the place to ask this question. The computer I use most of the
> time is running Vista but I'm running into more and more web sites that won'
> run on the newest Browser that Vista supports (A Mozilla variation from abou
> 2010). Would it be possible to run a Windows 7 Virtual Machine on Vista to
> have occasional access to a newer browser or is a full reinstall of somethin
> newer my only option?
It should be doable as long as you have enough RAM and CPU cycles to spare.
Another alternative if it is just for a couple of sites, is to get a copy of
Knoppix. Knoppix is a operating system that you can boot from a DVD and
executes without touching anything in your hard drive. Recent versions come
with Chromium and Mozilla Firefox. You just put the DVD in the tray and reboot
the computer, et voila, the computer will boot to an operating system that will
completely disappear once you turn the computer off.
A lot of people use this sort of solution for their online banking. Since you
are booting into a fresh operating system each time you boot Knoppix, it is
harder to get persistent malware infections.
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