[TechAssist] Re: DO NOT delete a program called SIDE FIND from your computer.

  • From: Bil Green <tv.vcrrepair@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: al m <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2005 19:33:10 -0700

Hi Al,

I often think something is fishy about this. Seems too good to be
true.

Bil

PC 1000
Mammoth Lakes, CA 
760-924-1000   
M-Pulse 5000 magnetic pulse generator
http://www.heal-me.com.au/m-pulse5000.htm
               
  
Wednesday, June 1, 2005, 7:10:44 PM, you wrote:

am> You and me both and I got the idea on this list.
am> Al Marquardt
am> ampm@xxxxxxx
am> Al Marquardt Electronic Repair
am> 206 W Main
am> Girardville Pa. 17935
am> ----- Original Message ----- 
am> From: "Bil Green" <tv.vcrrepair@xxxxxxxxxxx>
am> To: "J. Knoll" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
am> Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 10:07 PM
am> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: DO NOT delete a program called SIDE FIND from 
your 
am> computer.


>> Since I started using SpywareBlaster, Ad-aware and Spybot finds almost
>> no spyware (and it's free).
>>
>> Bil
>>
>> PC 1000
>> Mammoth Lakes, CA
>> 760-924-1000
>> M-Pulse 5000 magnetic pulse generator
>> http://www.heal-me.com.au/m-pulse5000.htm
>>
>>
>> Wednesday, June 1, 2005, 6:38:44 PM, you wrote:
>>
>> JK> Sounds like you need to learn more about spyware/adware and how to
>> JK> avoid it and programs that safely remove it .
>>
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>> JK> On 6/1/05, Kevin's TV Repair <kevintv@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> I recently lost my hard drive by uninstalling a program called SIDE
>>>> FIND.  It had aggressively installed itself on to my computer, and when
>>>> I went to uninstall it, it corrupted my hard drive.  I later found out
>>>> that other people had the same problems with this horrible program.  The
>>>> only way to fix the drive was to save what I could to partition D, and
>>>> format drive C.  Of course I did not have a back of my hard drive, so I
>>>> lost all my old emails (roughly 5000 emails, mostly fixes from all you
>>>> technicians on this fine forum).  Is there anyway I can get them back
>>>> from one of you?  Thanks.
>>>>=20
>>>> By the way I learned 2 things from this:  1) Always back up your hard
>>>> drive, and 2) Do a search on the internet before removing ANY program.
>>>> I have deleted many programs before that just appeared on my computer,
>>>> and never had any problems, until now.
>>>>=20
>>>> I have now upgraded from Windows 98SE to XP Pro and am much happier
>>>> (except for the lost emails).  Live and learn.
>>>>=20
>>>> Kevin Wilks
>>>> Kevin's TV Repair
>>>> Penticton BC Canada
>>>> kevintv@xxxxxxx
>>>>=20
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