Parents can sometimes be incredibly arrogant...and its very frustrating and annoying when people just don't listen to you, or trust in you.

Delete...none will miss some pictures here or there...You could try compressing the pictures too.

Yes, tough scenario.

Even with a reformat, you will still need to take other drastic measures, or else he will just start another gallery of pictures. Right back to square one.

A Rose By Any Other Name.........Is Still a Sociopath

Well, we all have our crosses to bear, I suppose.

In which case I propose that you use Firefox, with the "No Script" add on. That way it's harder to get problems when you're redirected, Set FF to "clear private data" at closing, which unloads the cookies.

In forums such as this, we're regularly asked "how should I spend my money", at least with respect to buying parts to build a machine. So, it becomes second nature for me to suggest that you get your own box. That way when the machine that we're speaking gets infected with a password cracker or a botnet, you won't go down with the ship, so to speak. When somebody 4 states away opens a new credit card account, it won't be in your name, it'll probably be in your father's. I know all about money issues, but that is a sure fix, at least until "bro" starts using your name a a login alias.

If push comes to shove, you could always have dad join the forum. Maybe we could talk some sense into him. Children always have a credibility gap with their parents.

Maybe take Bro out back and "discuss" the errors of his ways.
Might "pound" some sense into him.

It's not the "addicts" machine.
Has said that he suggested that the "addict" get his own.
The machine is either his,his fathers or family owned,but not the brothers.

its the family in the loosest term. It's mostly my folks machine. Me and my other brother have our own pc's to mess up. Plus mines not a crappy Dell. Well all good news I couldn't figure it out after 12 hours of scanning, deleting, editing, and all the cursing. So the old man gave me the green light to format after he backed up his information. So the plan is to format the drive reinstall the operating system. Create his account as a limited account and put him on a very small quota. Block as many websites as I can. Any other ideas?

Password protect EVERY single account and "forget" to tell him what they are.

hell no im going to tell him straight out that he will not being getting his fun with that pc

You are of course correct in what you're saying, but it's NOT the pornmeister's machine in the first place! It's dad's! So,as I was saying earlier, this is almost not an issue for a computer forum, but rather family counseling. If this behavior is going to take place without restraint or sanction, any and all suggestions of a technical nature tend to be rendered moot.

So then, it seems that you're afraid of him, and I was right in the first place, that he's a sociopath, and not the quaint, simple, harmless, parasite that you make him out to be! Nobody in the family will challenge your brother, and then you all sit around scratching your heads wondering how things got this bad.

Just a thought,

Thought I might join in on this rather involved thread.

Might be a bit extreme, but what about a proxy server? Then you can upload blacklists to it and block a whole tonne of stuff.

I just recently experimented with it for my roommate. I used IP Cop (had alot of fun), and used the integrated filters. Worked quite well, except you do need a spare computer that you can nuke and put the software on.

Is a tad extreme, but thought I'd add my 2 cents worth

Excellent idea, but you do need a computer lying around, as mentioned.

But IPCop is extremely robust. I use it and recommend it. There's even a video that shows how to set everything up. Look for Systm Episode #37 on either www.revision3.com/systm or YouTube. Great explanation and easy-to-follow steps.

I would love to use IPCop just for the hell of it personally. I might be able to obtain a PC for it but if I do i rather just give it to my brother so he can have something to destroy you know? Any other ideas?

First of all, I said earlier that you should tell him to get his own computer. I was wrong.

It's your parents issue to tell him to get his own computer.

When ancient people such as myself lived with their parents, the rule of thumb was, "when you're living under my roof, you'll live by my rules", period, no exceptions. Today's youth understand this concept as, "zero tolerance".

Part of solving a problem is recognizing that there is a problem. So, if mom and dad don't recognize a problem exists, you can sit around all day and post, think up clever ways to prevent him from using the computer, and bemoan your lot in life, pointlessly, all to no avail!

The answer was posted earlier and it's very simple, just password protect your and your parent's accounts, and don't open one for him.

Let your brother buy his own computer! Or, plan "B", whussy out, and buy him one. "I don't feel like buying one", is an unacceptable reason, and also an unacceptable reason to continue this thread.

Porn isn't illegal, nor necessarily harmfull, but it is one of those things, like cigarettes, that are socially unacceptable not to buy your own

People nowadays like to initiate a "reign of terror", with a fallback excuse that "I'm addicted and I can't help myself, so if you don't help me, I'll kill you, er I meant myself".

A good enough used machine can be gotten for less than $100. Much less than having to get your own machine professionally cleaned or getting a re=install.
How much do you value YOUR security (or your parents)?

Yes...tough one there, good ideas going around.

Does your dad know about this porn addiction? If any of you older people forgot, most child porn watchers don't tell their parents about it.

Hi Corbett,
protect this and password that. you need to prioritize whats more important, your dads banking, or bros porn problem. I have a porn inspired brother in law that wrecked a machine a couple of years ago.
and what Kitty said. if he has a fetish for women with a surprise under the hood, thats one thing, but if things of an illegal nature are being downloaded and stored on your machine he could be putting you all at risk. just my nickles worth.

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buy him a birthday present -- "lookie here! You get your own personal PC"

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