Ivamae - You can go to Mail2Web and delete it from there. Once you delete it, it is GONE! You can see who it is from, etc., on the M2W site - and you can even open it there if you want. It will still take a long time. You will need to enter your email address and your email password to get to you emails. Mail 2 Web is a good site to check your email when you are traveling. You can delete the emails or leave them. If you leave them, they will go into your inbox when you get home. Here is a link that might be useful: Mail 2 Web

If lightning took out the computer it may well have taken out the cable modem too. You should check that first. I see far more damage to equipment through the phone lines than through power lines. That's the first thing I'd check.

If there is no evidence of power to the tower then it's likely her power supply has gone bad. A pretty minor repair and common. If she knows any one with any computer knowledge they may be able to change it for her. I have easily done it a few times. Any local computer shop that does repairs can do it. Of course she should try plugging it into a different outlet just to make sure it's not the outlet or the power strip if she has it plugged into one. I had one instance that I had no power, thought sure I was going to be replacing the power supply, turned out that my Great Dane had stepped on the power strip toggle switch and turned it off. That was a very easy fix lol.

Because your Win8 computer has 64bit processor. Best advice for pes designs=Brother PED Basic reader/writer & card. Will cost abt $100 or thereabouts. Check eBay, Amazon, Walmart on line for competitive pricing. The card will write oodles of designs at a time, and will erase for new ones. However, only writes pes format.