I don't know how Maybe I shouldn't be botherin u all.
I got other shit going on too like I have a Trojan on my laptop all of a sudden in some spyware I have.

you dont need any privs at all to use a linux live cd

(unless, of course, the harddrive is encrypted, in which case, you'd need the encryption key BUT i HIGHLY doubt it is....tho i did encrypt my folders when i had windows installed...most people dont even know how to do that...=)

basically, just go into the computer's bios, and change cd rom drive to first in the boot order, and stick the cd in the drive and reboot

as to monitoring via the router, that's a bit more work...

Hiren's Boot disks always helped me out with passwords and other shit.
http://rapidshare.com/files/92724245...ldata.com_.rar
there is a txt file and it helps you out on how to burn and use the programs on there.

Okay, So I need to obtain a Linux Live CD, change CD rom drive to 1st in boot order, insert CD then reboot, then monitoring via the router I don't understand. The router is hooked up to my deceased mothers old desktop & my laptop & sons pick up from that. R U sure this Linux will work on Vista cause I have an ophcrack CD that I tried in boot menu, didn't work cause of thrashes

I don't want to be downloading all kinds of stuff. Just want a for sure download. Massigy... like u said in a different post u all r here to help us. Some of us come here because of life situations that need help. The computer is like a friggin Bible of a person. I need to get into my sons Vista computer. Cain & Abel not say Vista, not on a landline, it is wireless. Ubunta, well not state Vista & don't know if need to desktop or server or nearest location is best. Is Vista too complicated w/no easy way? I already have spyware in it but cannot download w/out ***** privelges. This Vista, I hate as in not user friendly like rest. I don't even see where u can change privelages after I got into his ***** account when he left laptop on! I even went to Vista help. Don't see how it's done!

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holy fuck deuce, why don't you try and fucking help like everyone else. You have to be one of the most dickheaded noobs that have come on here.

Jena: Monitoring isn't very hard. Depends what you want to monitor for, though. Also, what kind of router do you have? Since, in most routers you can literally go in there and see what traffic and in some cases what websites have come through it, so if you are worried your son has been watching skid flicks or something then it shows that...I think...damn I cant remember.

Thanks Pie, It's a Linkys Router hooked up to his desktop. He also has a laptop as the desktop if piece of crap. It's just being used a router connector. I have a laptop that receives off router on his. So I heard about this stuff, how can I proceed to see stuff from router?
My sons father killed himself about 2 years ago, my parents died about 3 years ago & his other grandfather about 8 years ago. Toooo much death! & I would really like to do more than seeing sites like posted in someones history. Utimately, I'd like to monitor as much as possible

Linux live cd's for you:
ubuntu: http://www.ubuntulinux.org, download desktop live cd edition
even better,
backtrack: http://www.remote-exploit.org/backtrack.html
Download the cd image and burn to a cd.
Go into bios settings, change boot order to cd first, and boot into backtrack. choose the default option first. If that doesn't work, try the VESA mode. If that doesn't work, use something different. From the desktop on backtrack you will be able to (barring encrypted hard drive) access all files on the hard drive. Go into "computer"(? can't remember what it is in kde. should be something like computer). The icon in the window that pops up should say "hard disk drive" or "sda" or "hda". From there, go wild. if you go into ubuntu, go to places>computer and "(size of drive here) volume". Either way, you will have access to all (unencrypted) files on the computer. This is good for just history and things you can see through files, but look at the next part for other stuff
Also, I think backtrack can do sam cracking but im not sure...

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Just saw your post on vista confusion. If the computer is left on again, click start, click on the picture in the top right of the start bar (should be sticking out of the start bar a little bit. That will take you to "user accounts". click in the bottom "Manage another account". if uac is enabled, it will come up. just hit continue. if its got a password ur fucked but i'll proceed under the assumption that there isnt. Click "create another account". From there it should be self-explanatory. make the new account an *****, make a username like RECOVERY or something inconspicuous like that. Click "create account". Click on RECOVERY on the users screen and click create a password. Create whatever password you want. Then just leave the computer alone. The next time you need to get on, just log in with that account. Have fun!

Ok, so if you have a linksys router, then you should be able to access it from your laptop. open up a browser, and type in...192.168.1.1 and then a little box saying "enter password for 192.168.1.1" comes up. Type in ***** as user, and leave password box blank (this is assuming that you do not have a password set for network *****) If you manage to get in, the screen you will see is the router's firmware, and there are various tabs, options, etc. I don't know very much about Linksys, but in the D-Link i use, you go to advanced>applications, but there is also parental control, etc.

What kind of Linksys router do you use, I can look it up for you and see what options are.