QPRbrad Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Ok, so I can't play FM 09 on this computer because it only has 246mb of RAM So, my brother has a laptop and it has 1gb of RAM so i'll be able to play it on his. But the thing is, he hates me playing all these games which I get obssessed with and thinks computers shouldn't be used for games because they take up too much space and make it slow. So i'm going to have to download FM 09 onto his laptop when he's out, but can I hide FM 09 and Steam so he doesn't know they're on his laptop? Also, will downloading FM 09 and Steam make his laptop slower so he will notice? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpa Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Steam starts automaticly and will have an icon in the bottom right, so he might notice it. Computers not for games? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
QPRbrad Posted January 17, 2009 Author Share Posted January 17, 2009 Steam starts automaticly and will have an icon in the bottom right, so he might notice it. Computers not for games? Are you saying your for my brother with computers aren't for game or for me? He hates Football Manager, really he's a control freak lol he thinks he's my Dad Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoulpain Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Right click steam icon on the try .. click settings .. click interface .. uncheck run steam when windows starts .. click okey Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpa Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Are you saying your for my brother with computers aren't for game or for me? He hates Football Manager, really he's a control freak lol he thinks he's my Dad Nope, that's why im playing FM:D Me mates brother was similar he only went on the pc to upgrade it and make scripts for no reason. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
QPRbrad Posted January 17, 2009 Author Share Posted January 17, 2009 Cheers Zoulpain And FM 09 I just have to delete the shortcut Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahmufcwafc Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Right click steam icon on the try .. click settings .. click interface .. uncheck run steam when windows starts That wouldn't exactly hide Steam & FM from his brother though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrashOverride Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 It depends how intelligent his brother is! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoulpain Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 That wouldn't exactly hide Steam & FM from his brother though Just install steam in C:\WINDOWS\Web\printers or something. Off course you need to hide it from add/remove software applet .. you could do this .. but be careful (assuming he has xp and not vista) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
atonement Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 poison his weetabix and claim the laptop as your own its the only logical solution Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristoaster Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 There's no way to hide it properly, but if you make sure Steam doesn't open when you start the computer and delete all the shortcuts (including in the Start Menu) then he might not find it unless he goes looking. Really though, you should save up your pocket money and buy yourself a computer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almondo Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 Thats a bit drastic atonement. I'd suggest zoulpain's idea but be very careful or like kristoaster says save up and get a new computer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam426 Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 poison his weetabix and claim the laptop as your ownits the only logical solution the mans got a point Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristoaster Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 Just thought, if your CPU is fast enough, you can actually buy a gigabyte of RAM for about £13 quid and install it yourself, if you know what you're doing. Try here www.ebuyer.co.uk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmulv Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 just make it a hidden file and hope your brother doesn't go looking...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
QPRbrad Posted January 18, 2009 Author Share Posted January 18, 2009 Just thought, if your CPU is fast enough, you can actually buy a gigabyte of RAM for about £13 quid and install it yourself, if you know what you're doing. Try here www.ebuyer.co.uk Yer on crucial.com i can get 2gb of RAM for £18.38 but I don't know how to install it but I have a mate who says he's put a whole computer together before and that he can do it but he wasn't sure, but my parents aren't in a very good financial position to buy me the RAM atm I think. So i'm pretty sure upgrading MY computer or buying a new one is a no go atm. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucky326 Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 He may find it as well if he notices some HDD space missing if his HDD is quite small. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hursty2 Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 You could just label it well ya know lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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