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If you're using Windows 2000/XP you could always restrict his executing Netscape and NetCaptor with security permissions on the program files themselves. I don't think there is a way to password protect them within Windows.
With Netscape Suite/Navigator and Mozilla Firefox I'm quite sure that each users environment is confined, that is to say, any changes to your fathers setup will not affect your own (or rather, they shouldn't).
I would suggest Mozilla Firefox. I've had a very good experience using it (and have for a long while now). Although my profile does get screwed up every now and again, the convience of the folder-full of settings (instead of the Windows registry) makes it easy to backup and restore or hose manually if I have to.
Don't have your dad start using NetCaptor period. Without having used NetCaptor and only looking at the screenshots, it does in fact look like it uses the Internet Explorer HTML Rendering engine, which probably also means it supports technologies like ActiveX. Which means he'll be able to install popups etc without his knowledge.
From the screenshot, it looks like you have some BHOs installed on your Internet Explorer. Use Windows Add/Remove programs to get rid of the ones that play nicely (like Google, if you want) and use HijackThis! to remove the ones that do not. Run it separately for each user profile.
Upgrade Spybot, it is invaluable and it does work as intended.
In my experience Norton Utilities (or Cleansweep if thats in fact what you're using) does not do a great job.
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