Zander-- You probably are quite correct. Prior to this discussion, I always thought there were some ActiveX controls that come with an...
In case you have not seen this discussion, it applies to this thread http://www.windowsbbs.com/showthread.php?p=230485#post230485
Mron--I was not aware that many small files took longer to transfer than one large one, so thanks for that info. And maybe that explains why...
Arie-- Yes, that is what I meant, whether AntiSpyware would overlook alerting when a program adds itself to another, third party firewall's...
Zander--Have not tried it lately, but I remember getting the Prompt Window much more frequently, for some reason, than I get the Information Bar....
Geri--Go here and fill in the blanks http://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/catalog/en/default.asp (Do not be mislead that you are on the Windows...
charlesvar--My earlier post was sloppily written. What I should have said is "Why would anyone use Windows Firewall?" Unless it is running and...
loonychoons--Last time I looked, Bugnosis did a good job of detecting bugs, but gave no info on whether the bugs were harmful or not. And...
Zander-- Again, I must disagree. The only reason to get the Information Bar about ActiveX controls not being permitted to run (as opposed to...
OK. I am lazy and have not studied noahdfear's link in depth. However, after all the discussion on Window's firewall not being the sharpest...
charlesvar--Is this really anything new? Many moons ago, there were "cookies" which reported back info on surfing so that targeted ads would be...
tenbob--This thread might be of interest http://www.windowsbbs.com/showthread.php?t=42469&highlight=%24NtUninstall the Hotfixes are often...
Chris H--Perhaps of help http://www.sawtoothdistortion.com/Articles/MyComputerIcon.html
Joe Locke--AdAware and HiJackThis.exe will fit on a floppy. You could try downloading to and running AA/HJT from the floppy. Perhaps downloading...
rebecca--Try downloading jre-1_5_0_02-windows-i586-p.exe without using any download manager. (That is what I did.) If no problems, then just...
Bob_B--I agree with Steve R Jones and usually do not run beta software. However, this program is based on Giant's antispyware application which...
Bob_B--Lots of comments here. Most favorable. I use it. It did not change my start page. So far I am pretty unaware it is running except when...
Graham Newey--Perhaps of help http://support.microsoft.com/Default.aspx?kbid=146904 There are possibilities other than reinstalling Windows....
loonychoons--Diolch yn fawr. I thought you would be interested to learn the results of a quick test I ran. I sent messages saying "Regvsr32...
Geri--Here is a list http://www.snapfiles.com/Freeware/downloader/fwzip.html I have used none of these. Also, I have heard that WinZip (which I...
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