-=PCTechTalk=- Re: AVG anti spyware
- From: "ms24" <ms24@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 20:04:52 -0500
Hi Sandi:
Do not delete "Installer" unless it says "Defender Installer". Anything
relating to Defender you can delete. If it does not have the word
"Defender" with it, leave it be.
In the Search window where you found "Installer", click or double click on
it to open it. I think you were looking at an Installer Folder with a
defender file inside.... If when you open it, you find something that
relates to ?Defender?, highlight and delete that, but NOT the entire folder.
That?s an unusual way for ?Search? to work, but that?s how I would go at it.
If nothing inside says ?Defender?, I would leave the entire file intact.
Often when you do a search, if you put a word like ?defender? in the box to
search, if will come up with files and folders that have 3 or more of the
word?s letters in it especially if in the same order. I only see 2 letters
at the end that are similar, but?.
Emma
ms24@xxxxxxxxxxx
-----Original Message-----
From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sandi Beach
Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 10:08 AM
To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: AVG anti spyware
Emma, I went to Control Panel and add/remove programs and removed Windows
Defender. I did a search and found 3 entries for Windows Defender. Do I
need to be careful about deleting those or can I just right click and delete
those entries. Two seem to be the Windows Installer. And is this what you
meant when you said you looked for other evidence of Defender and deleted
them?
Sandi
----- Original Message -----
From: "ms24" <ms24@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, December 11, 2006 11:37 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: AVG anti spyware
> Hi Sandi:
>
>
> Sorry for taking so long to reply -- wasn't on my computer about a day and
> a
> half -- no computer problems, just busy elsewhere.
>
>
>
> I downloaded defender as whenever I download anything, I do one download
> at
> a time. Even Updates. Run it a day which for me is usually about 8 to 10
> hours on the computer. I noticed after downloading "Defender" that
> everything slowed down so I just deleted it the next day from Add/Remove
> and
> did a search for whatever was left and got rid of it completely. Don't
> recall if I found anything in the search because it's been awhile, just
> that
> whenever I do a delete from Add/Remove, I follow it up with a search and
> delete anything remaining from there.
>
>
>
> After removal, speed increased dramatically in all phases of my work.
> Others may like it and I hope they write in to give you their take.
>
>
>
> I would imagine that with "dial-up", the slowdown in getting on line and
> viewing pages would slow you down even more than before, but that would be
> for you to determine. I have not recommended defender but I have not
> heard
> very many people [a very few did] knock it, as I did. I don't want to
> give
> you the wrong impression if you happen to like and want it.
>
>
>
> You could delete it and see if things speed up and if not, you can
> reinstall
> it from the Microsoft download site.
>
>
>
> If you're only on your computer an hour per day as most people, I would
> suggest you go without it for about a week to get used to how quickly
> everything works and then reinstall it and keep it for a week to see if
> you
> notice a slow down. Then you can decide for yourself if you'd like to
> keep
> it.
>
>
>
> Emma
>
> ms24@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sandi Beach
> Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2006 10:51 AM
> To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: AVG anti spyware
>
>
>
> I never thought about Defender being the culprit--just figured I am on
>
> dialup and that goes with the territory. Did you just go to add/remove
>
> programs to get rid of Defender? Any downside to doing that?
>
> Sandi
>
> ----- Original Message -----
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> From: "ms24" <ms24@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2006 12:21 AM
>
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: AVG anti spyware
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>> Hi ML:
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>>
>
>>
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>> Could you possibly be running another AV on your computer as well?....
>
>> Sometimes they don't play nice together.
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>>
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>> Microsoft's has a security thingy that if you use it slows down your
>
>> computer. Defender.
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>>
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>> I downloaded it and got rid of it because it slowed everything whether I
>
>> was
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>> online or trying to open a program.
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>>
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>> I use AVG along with McAfee and they seem to play nice together... If
>
>> you're using Norton, they do interfere with each other. Been that route
>
>> also.
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>>
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>> By the way, I always click the "Check for updates" as soon as I go online
>
>> which is usually the first thing I do after boot up. It updates a lot
>
>> faster than my McAfee and way faster than Norton ever did, almost
>
>> instantaneously. Usually within 20 or 30 seconds after I click to
>> update,
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>> it's done and it begins counting down to close.
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>>
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>> Both AVs are set for auto updates. McAfee notifies me when it's done.
>> It
>
>> can tell me, "No new updates" and after I'm online about 10 minutes it
>
>> sends
>
>> me the notice that it's been updated. It seems to tell me, "Don't ask.
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>> I'll do it when I feel ready to."
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>>
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>>
>
>> Emma
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>>
>
>> ms24@xxxxxxxxxxx
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>>
>
>>
>
>>
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>> [ lately I have been having problems with the update part of this
>
>> program..I
>
>>
>
>> thought they had solved that. It takes all day to get the thing updated
>
>>
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>> sometimes....anyone else?
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>>
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>> ml ]
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>>
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>> -----Original Message-----
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>> From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>> [mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of ML
>
>> Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 4:49 PM
>
>> To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: AVG anti spyware
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>>
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>>
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>> Mine is manual download. I was trying it out..I had SO much trouble with
>
>> AVG
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>>
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>>
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>> getting updates, I dropped it. Now I am wondering the same thing isn't
>
>>
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>> happening here.
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>> ----- Original Message -----
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>> From: "Beverly Hahn" <bhahn@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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>> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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>> Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 12:44 PM
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>> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: AVG anti spyware
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>> Mine updates automatically--and quickly--every time I log on. Have you
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>>
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>> upgraded to the most recent download?
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>>
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>> Beverly
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>> ML wrote:
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>>>lately I have been having problems with the update part of this
>>>program..I
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>>
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>>>thought they had solved that. It takes all day to get the thing updated
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>>
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>>>sometimes....anyone else?
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>>
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>>>ml
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