I tried Avast several times and always ended up with problems..which I never had with AVG. To each his/her own system I guess...sighhhh ml ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Andrew Dulaney Jr." <rdulaneyjr@xxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2006 4:09 AM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Webwasher is no good now with Win XP? >I never used web washer - however I do use google's free address bar/pop-up >blocker and am quite happy with it > to clean the system I use Clean-up and Scotty (WinPatrol) watches over it > all. I have WinPatrol set so no cookies are saved as it doesn't bother me > to have to sign in everytime I visit a site that needs so. > > In my humble opinion ya can't beat AVAST! as a antivirus haven't had a > problem since I installed it with AVG I did now and again. I finially > paid for it because I thought they deserved it. > > My P-4 2.4 XP-Pro sings and with cable my internet speed was near 6,000 > down and 350 up last I checked so it is all good enough for me. speed was > inportant for me a few years back as I did online gaming but been a while > since I did that (maybe I grew up?. . . . NAH!) so i am quite content now. > ML <kg6ocz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I seem to notice that many things have changed with the version I now > have > on a new computer..lots of things aren't where they used to be..and yet > it's > STILL XP but a different Edition. As to slowwww??? I think what's slowing > this one down is the Norton 2006.. It always used to before when I used > it. > It was installed in this one at purchase time. I didn't want to go online > empty handed and I had two choices.. one was Norton and one was Mc > Afeeeeeeee--NOT!! in the set up package ..so I went Norton. and at THAT I > had to reinstall it.. LOL. but at least it's working. Other than THAT??? > nothing too weird.. > ML > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Donna&Skip" > To: > > Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 10:26 PM > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Webwasher is no good now with Win XP? > > >>I always used and liked Webwasher (WW) with my Win 98 PC. It really >>blocked >> pop-ups and cookies and annoying animations and those flashing banners. >> But >> the only thing it seems to do now with my new Win XP is just considerably >> slow it down! Websites take at least 10 times longer to load in when WW >> is >> on, and no cookies or animations or banners are blocked at all... ?!? >> (And yes, it is a new updated download...) >> >> Anyone else had this strange experience with WW and Win XP? Thanks, >> drummer >> >> >> -- >> > >> >> To unsub or change your email settings: >> //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk >> >> To access our Archives: >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ >> //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ >> >> > > > -- > > > > To unsub or change your email settings: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > To access our Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > > > > > > > > > Don't assist the spammers! > Please delete my name and e-dress before forwarding this e-mail to anyone. > Thank you I appreciate your compliance > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Relax. Yahoo! Mail virus scanning helps detect nasty viruses! > > -- > <Please delete this line and everything below.> > > To unsub or change your email settings: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > To access our Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > > -- <Please delete this line and everything below.> To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/