Also, I don't trust anyone to remote access my PC, not even MS... Except my Brother.
This I can understand. To be totally honest, I dont trust *anyone* with this machine.... even immediate family. It's not a matter of "trust", really... it's a matter of "they have no clue what they're doing and will screw it up". Frankly I dont quite trust them with their own PCs, which is likely why I end up being the one to fix the bloody things when they inevitably go nuts.
Honestly though? This sounds like something you might want to try to sort out. Instead of having to rely on your brother, or on random people in this site, wouldnt it make more sense to start learning this stuff for yourself? I mean, one way or another, the world runs on tech of this sort now. This knowledge and skill is important. And you've frequently mentioned the idea of getting into development (correct me if I'm remembering that wrong, but I'm relatively certain it was you). I can tell you right now, no matter what sort of game or software development you want to do, they ALL will *expect* that you know your way around a PC, and wont tolerate a lack of knowledge in that category. But what's more, I PROMISE you, you cannot get anywhere learning to code/design without that background knowledge. It just wont work/happen. Or if it does, it'll be 10x slower than it would be with the proper base knowledge, and there'll be broken, messed up bits all over the place.
The next time you get a computer problem.... dont ask on here. Try to fix it on your own. I dont mean use Google. I mean give it a real, proper go... not just spend 5 minutes on it and get frustrated. Even if it takes a week of constant effort, try it anyway. ALOT of computer problems can be fixed by experimentation and learning the various parts on your own. Hell, that's how I do it. I'm frequently called in to fix problems for some damn program I've never seen before. Typically manage it anyway. I remember one time, fixing a friend's machine, I ended up deep in the BIOS or some weird place like that, facing screens and things that I'd never seen before, didnt quite understand (not that I let my friend know that). But some poking and prodding (carefully) gave the understanding that solved the problem.... no need for Google or anything. Computers are not quite as obtuse as they might seem (as long as you use common sense). And again, if you ever want to get a tech-related job, you'll be expected to do this sort of thing in any case.
