It is mentioned that he has an msdn subscription. Although it's not my favorite version control system to use, Sourcesafe is very easy to set up and use, and not a bad solution if he is the only one using it (which it sounds like).
And yes, you want to use something to track bugs, even if it's just a simple list in Excel (or ) so you can keep track of what's still broke and what is fixed. I've done that before on small projects I have worked on.
