Guest SGB Posted September 13, 2008 Posted September 13, 2008 Being it is September 2008, what would be the best anti-virus program/version for Windows ME? Thanks in advance! SGB
Guest Alias Posted September 13, 2008 Posted September 13, 2008 Re: Antivirus SGB wrote: > Being it is September 2008, what would be the best anti-virus > program/version for Windows ME? > > Thanks in advance! > SGB > > Check out Avast! at http://www.avast.com Alias
Guest Mart Posted September 13, 2008 Posted September 13, 2008 Re: Antivirus AVG 7.5 is still running and regularly updating on my WinMe boxes, without any nag screens. No sign though, for how much longer. Mart "SGB" <NoEmail@ThisAddress.com> wrote in message news:uGSVg1aFJHA.5484@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > Being it is September 2008, what would be the best anti-virus > program/version for Windows ME? > > Thanks in advance! > SGB > >
Guest dlsayremn Posted September 13, 2008 Posted September 13, 2008 RE: Antivirus I have Avast! on my ME. Regular updates and its FREE. You do have to register with website every year. Only detract is popup that lets you know it has updated. "SGB" wrote: > Being it is September 2008, what would be the best anti-virus > program/version for Windows ME? > > Thanks in advance! > SGB > > >
Guest SGB Posted September 13, 2008 Posted September 13, 2008 Re: Antivirus Avast... 2 out of 3. Will do. Mart - I want to reinstall AVG, but I do not think it is a wise decision, because they just do not care about us Windows MEers no more like so many others. :-( Anymore input is always welcome. This group is great! Thanks all. :-) SGB "dlsayremn" <dlsayremn@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:F6ED906E-B6E5-45A2-B70D-D82EE30F3808@microsoft.com... > I have Avast! on my ME. Regular updates and its FREE. You do have to register > with website every year. Only detract is popup that lets you know it has > updated. > > "SGB" wrote: > > > Being it is September 2008, what would be the best anti-virus > > program/version for Windows ME? > > > > Thanks in advance! > > SGB > > > > > >
Guest SGB Posted September 13, 2008 Posted September 13, 2008 Re: Antivirus Whew! Someone please send me send pain reliever for this A VAST headache. LOL This program is so not easy for the organ within my cranium to understand. I think I need new eyeglasses, too. I wore mine out straining through all those options. Still do not have the thing configured right I am thinking. Oh, I need to stop thinking. It hurts to think. Yikes! SGB "SGB" <NoEmail@ThisAddress.com> wrote in message news:eU$ym6dFJHA.5036@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > Avast... 2 out of 3. Will do. > Mart - I want to reinstall AVG, but I do not think it is a wise decision, > because they just do not care about us Windows MEers no more like so many > others. :-( > Anymore input is always welcome. > This group is great! > > Thanks all. :-) > SGB
Guest webster72n Posted September 13, 2008 Posted September 13, 2008 Re: Antivirus SGB: configure it to your liking. Your persistence will pay off in the end, you'll see. In my book it's the best one for WinME. The pop-up is a good thing and the yearly registration no bother either. It did disable auto System CheckPoints for SR in my case, but I do them manually instead. Once everything is in place, you will be pleased, I'm sure. Best of luck, Harry. "SGB" <NoEmail@ThisAddress.com> wrote in message news:uaSQl%23eFJHA.4064@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > Whew! > Someone please send me send pain reliever for this A VAST headache. LOL > This program is so not easy for the organ within my cranium to understand. > I think I need new eyeglasses, too. I wore mine out straining through all > those options. > Still do not have the thing configured right I am thinking. > Oh, I need to stop thinking. It hurts to think. > Yikes! > SGB > > "SGB" <NoEmail@ThisAddress.com> wrote in message > news:eU$ym6dFJHA.5036@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > > Avast... 2 out of 3. Will do. > > Mart - I want to reinstall AVG, but I do not think it is a wise decision, > > because they just do not care about us Windows MEers no more like so many > > others. :-( > > Anymore input is always welcome. > > This group is great! > > > > Thanks all. :-) > > SGB > >
Guest Mart Posted September 14, 2008 Posted September 14, 2008 Re: Antivirus SGB wrote :- > Mart - I want to reinstall AVG, but I do not think > it is a wise decision, because they just do not > care about us Windows MEers no more like > so many others. :-( Don't quite follow your reasoning here. As I mentioned earlier my (Free) AVG 7.5 copies update themselves (latest definitions) every day (or at least every day I fire my WinMe boxes up) and there are no warnings or pop-ups that AVG is going to suspend their updates in the near future. Also their 'free' support remains, therefore I can't agree that "they just do not care about us Windows MEers no more". So until - or unless - they do, I'm sticking with AVG 7.5 Free. AVG 8 is a different kettle of fish, though. Apart from it not being WinMe compatible, it's somewhat bloated. > Someone please send me send pain reliever > for this A VAST headache. LOL No comment <g> Mart "SGB" <NoEmail@ThisAddress.com> wrote in message news:uaSQl%23eFJHA.4064@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > Whew! > Someone please send me send pain reliever for this A VAST headache. LOL > This program is so not easy for the organ within my cranium to understand. > I think I need new eyeglasses, too. I wore mine out straining through all > those options. > Still do not have the thing configured right I am thinking. > Oh, I need to stop thinking. It hurts to think. > Yikes! > SGB > > "SGB" <NoEmail@ThisAddress.com> wrote in message > news:eU$ym6dFJHA.5036@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >> Avast... 2 out of 3. Will do. >> Mart - I want to reinstall AVG, but I do not think it is a wise decision, >> because they just do not care about us Windows MEers no more like so many >> others. :-( >> Anymore input is always welcome. >> This group is great! >> >> Thanks all. :-) >> SGB > >
Guest Galen Posted September 14, 2008 Posted September 14, 2008 Re: Antivirus My reply is at the bottom of your sent message. In news:uaSQl%23eFJHA.4064@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl, SGB <NoEmail@ThisAddress.com> typed: > Whew! > Someone please send me send pain reliever for this A VAST headache. LOL Does Avira AntiVir (free) work with ME? I don't have a spare ME box (not even a VM image) these days to check. -- Galen (Not Current MS-MVP) My Geek Site: http://kgiii.info Web Hosting: http://whathostingshould.be "In solving a problem of this sort, the grand thing is to be able to reason backwards. That is a very useful accomplishment, and a very easy one, but people do not practise it much. In the every-day affairs of life it is more useful to reason forwards, and so the other comes to be neglected. There are fifty who can reason synthetically for one who can reason analytically." - Sherlock Holmes
Guest dlsayremn Posted September 14, 2008 Posted September 14, 2008 Re: Antivirus "Galen" wrote: > My reply is at the bottom of your sent message. > Does Avira AntiVir (free) work with ME? I don't have a spare ME box (not > even a VM image) these days to check. > > -- >Galen, MSFN has a list of software that works for 98SE that is updated every two or three months. As of August 31, 2008, Avira Antivir Personal Edition Classic v. 7.06.00268 is the last that still works with 98SE and ME. Version 8.1.0.331 released this year lists only 2000/XP/Vista as supported OS DLSayremn
Guest Galen Posted September 14, 2008 Posted September 14, 2008 Re: Antivirus My reply is at the bottom of your sent message. In news:EBBAB74D-5EAB-4954-92F4-D3AB463C2E80@microsoft.com, dlsayremn <dlsayremn@discussions.microsoft.com> typed: > MSFN has a list of software that works for 98SE that is updated every two > or > three months. As of August 31, 2008, Avira Antivir Personal Edition > Classic > v. 7.06.00268 is the last that still works with 98SE and ME. > > Version 8.1.0.331 released this year lists only 2000/XP/Vista as supported > OS > > DLSayremn Crappy 'cause Avira's been ranking VERY high in the AV Comparatives for a while now. High enough to the point where it is worth considering if/when you can. -- Galen (Not Current MS-MVP) My Geek Site: http://kgiii.info Web Hosting: http://whathostingshould.be "In solving a problem of this sort, the grand thing is to be able to reason backwards. That is a very useful accomplishment, and a very easy one, but people do not practise it much. In the every-day affairs of life it is more useful to reason forwards, and so the other comes to be neglected. There are fifty who can reason synthetically for one who can reason analytically." - Sherlock Holmes
Guest SGB Posted September 15, 2008 Posted September 15, 2008 Re: Antivirus AHHHHHH...... This program is an anti-virus, but the thing is an anti-christ. It demonized my computer. Sucked the life from my icons. Then, sucked the life from my computer. Uninstalled from my system. Took many deep breathing exercises and many reboots to get my computer to come back to life. A VAST HEADACHE for little ol' me. Will try AVG. Okay, Mart... you win. LOL Gotta love this group though. You all still rock! Thanks, I think. SGB "webster72n" <webster72n@gmail.com> wrote in message news:eIwyXHfFJHA.616@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > SGB: configure it to your liking. > Your persistence will pay off in the end, you'll see. > In my book it's the best one for WinME. The pop-up is a good thing and the > yearly registration no bother either. It did disable auto System CheckPoints > for SR in my case, but I do them manually instead. > Once everything is in place, you will be pleased, I'm sure. > Best of luck, > > Harry.
Guest SGB Posted September 15, 2008 Posted September 15, 2008 Re: Antivirus Harry, Since I uninstalled Avast from my system, SR will NOT stay enabled. Any ideas! Thanks! SGB "webster72n" <webster72n@gmail.com> wrote in message news:eIwyXHfFJHA.616@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > SGB: configure it to your liking. > Your persistence will pay off in the end, you'll see. > In my book it's the best one for WinME. The pop-up is a good thing and the > yearly registration no bother either. It did disable auto System CheckPoints > for SR in my case, but I do them manually instead. > Once everything is in place, you will be pleased, I'm sure. > Best of luck, > > Harry. >
Guest Joan Archer Posted September 15, 2008 Posted September 15, 2008 Re: Antivirus That's the version on my WinME machine as well Mart. ;) Joan -- Joan Archer http://www.freewebs.com/crossstitcher http://lachsoft.com/photogallery "Mart" <mart(NoSpam)@nospam.nospam> wrote in message news:eq6LyMdFJHA.3744@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > AVG 7.5 is still running and regularly updating on my WinMe boxes, without > any nag screens. No sign though, for how much longer. > > Mart > > > > "SGB" <NoEmail@ThisAddress.com> wrote in message > news:uGSVg1aFJHA.5484@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >> Being it is September 2008, what would be the best anti-virus >> program/version for Windows ME? >> >> Thanks in advance! >> SGB >> >> > >
Guest Mike M Posted September 15, 2008 Posted September 15, 2008 Re: Antivirus SGB <NoEmail@ThisAddress.com> wrote: > Harry, > > Since I uninstalled Avast from my system, SR will NOT stay enabled. > Any ideas! How much free space is there on your system drive? -- Mike Maltby mike.maltby@gmail.com
Guest SGB Posted September 15, 2008 Posted September 15, 2008 Re: Antivirus Hi Mike! Hope all is well across the pond. It reads 21.0 GB Free. SGB "Mike M" <No_Spam@Corned_Beef.Only> wrote in message news:%23zDMzO1FJHA.768@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > SGB <NoEmail@ThisAddress.com> wrote: > > > Harry, > > > > Since I uninstalled Avast from my system, SR will NOT stay enabled. > > Any ideas! > > How much free space is there on your system drive? > -- > Mike Maltby > mike.maltby@gmail.com > >
Guest Mike M Posted September 15, 2008 Posted September 15, 2008 Re: Antivirus OK, so that's not the problem. Try clearing the SR archive and rebuilding the SR control files. Disable SR using System | Performance | File System | Troubleshooting and check "Disable System Restore", IMMEDIATELY Reboot Enable SR using System | Performance | File System | Troubleshooting and UNcheck "Disable System Restore", Reboot Is SR still enabled? Do you see a checkpoint? Now carry out the following quick test: 1) Create a shortcut on your desktop to a file (any file). 2) Create a manual checkpoint Could you create a checkpoint? 3) Delete the shortcut 4) Restore your PC to the checkpoint you created. Was the shortcut restored? Did you see any error messages? 5) Reboot your PC Was the checkpoint retained? -- Mike Maltby mike.maltby@gmail.com SGB <NoEmail@ThisAddress.com> wrote: > Hi Mike! > > Hope all is well across the pond. > > It reads 21.0 GB Free.
Guest Heather Posted September 15, 2008 Posted September 15, 2008 Re: Antivirus To put this politely, don't ask Harry how to fix anything. He specializes in breaking stuff. (G) IOW, he could quite conceivably give you the wrong advice. HF "SGB" <NoEmail@ThisAddress.com> wrote in message news:uFG68x0FJHA.1280@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > Harry, > > Since I uninstalled Avast from my system, SR will NOT stay enabled. > Any ideas! > > Thanks! > SGB > > "webster72n" <webster72n@gmail.com> wrote in message > news:eIwyXHfFJHA.616@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> SGB: configure it to your liking. >> Your persistence will pay off in the end, you'll see. >> In my book it's the best one for WinME. The pop-up is a good thing >> and the >> yearly registration no bother either. It did disable auto System > CheckPoints >> for SR in my case, but I do them manually instead. >> Once everything is in place, you will be pleased, I'm sure. >> Best of luck, >> >> Harry. >> > >
Guest Corday Posted September 15, 2008 Posted September 15, 2008 Re: Antivirus Using System Properties in the Control Panel, hit Performance then File System then Troubleshooting and make sure Disable System Restore is cleared. -- I mastered Wordstar graphics! "SGB" wrote: > Hi Mike! > > Hope all is well across the pond. > > It reads 21.0 GB Free. > > SGB > > "Mike M" <No_Spam@Corned_Beef.Only> wrote in message > news:%23zDMzO1FJHA.768@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > > SGB <NoEmail@ThisAddress.com> wrote: > > > > > Harry, > > > > > > Since I uninstalled Avast from my system, SR will NOT stay enabled. > > > Any ideas! > > > > How much free space is there on your system drive? > > -- > > Mike Maltby > > mike.maltby@gmail.com > > > > > > >
Guest Mart Posted September 15, 2008 Posted September 15, 2008 Re: Antivirus Hi Joan, - something about 'if it ain't broke' I guess <g> But to be fair, I've nothing against Avast. It's just that I've never had reason to use it. I know Alias always recommends it, and probably justifiably so, but AVG (7.xx) had always done well on my WinMe boxes and as I said elsewhere, I have no reason (yet) to pull it. Mart "Joan Archer" <archer_joan@nospam.com> wrote in message news:ubgTqK1FJHA.3392@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > That's the version on my WinME machine as well Mart. ;) > Joan > > -- > Joan Archer > http://www.freewebs.com/crossstitcher > http://lachsoft.com/photogallery > > "Mart" <mart(NoSpam)@nospam.nospam> wrote in message > news:eq6LyMdFJHA.3744@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> AVG 7.5 is still running and regularly updating on my WinMe boxes, >> without any nag screens. No sign though, for how much longer. >> >> Mart >> >> >> >> "SGB" <NoEmail@ThisAddress.com> wrote in message >> news:uGSVg1aFJHA.5484@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >>> Being it is September 2008, what would be the best anti-virus >>> program/version for Windows ME? >>> >>> Thanks in advance! >>> SGB >>> >>> >> >>
Guest Joan Archer Posted September 15, 2008 Posted September 15, 2008 Re: Antivirus Like you it's the one that's been on that box for ages and it still gets updated and as that machine is perhaps only turned on about once a week to keep it up to date, I have no need to change it. Johns XP has the free version of Avast, it was my machine and I had NOD32 on there but took it back when I got Vista as I still had nearly a year left, he can't have all the perks <g> Joan -- Joan Archer http://www.freewebs.com/crossstitcher http://lachsoft.com/photogallery "Mart" <mart(NoSpam)@nospam.nospam> wrote in message news:uHk#YP3FJHA.2508@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Hi Joan, - something about 'if it ain't broke' I guess <g> > > But to be fair, I've nothing against Avast. It's just that I've never had > reason to use it. I know Alias always recommends it, and probably > justifiably so, but AVG (7.xx) had always done well on my WinMe boxes and > as I said elsewhere, I have no reason (yet) to pull it. > > Mart > > > > "Joan Archer" <archer_joan@nospam.com> wrote in message > news:ubgTqK1FJHA.3392@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> That's the version on my WinME machine as well Mart. ;) >> Joan >> >> -- >> Joan Archer >> http://www.freewebs.com/crossstitcher >> http://lachsoft.com/photogallery >> >> "Mart" <mart(NoSpam)@nospam.nospam> wrote in message >> news:eq6LyMdFJHA.3744@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>> AVG 7.5 is still running and regularly updating on my WinMe boxes, >>> without any nag screens. No sign though, for how much longer. >>> >>> Mart >>> >>> >>> >>> "SGB" <NoEmail@ThisAddress.com> wrote in message >>> news:uGSVg1aFJHA.5484@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >>>> Being it is September 2008, what would be the best anti-virus >>>> program/version for Windows ME? >>>> >>>> Thanks in advance! >>>> SGB >>>> >>>> >>> >>> > >
Guest SGB Posted September 15, 2008 Posted September 15, 2008 Re: Antivirus Fab, Mike! Your instructions seem to have fixed my SR. As always... THANKS SO MUCH! SGB "Mike M" <No_Spam@Corned_Beef.Only> wrote in message news:eXa$Te1FJHA.4864@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > OK, so that's not the problem. Try clearing the SR archive and rebuilding > the SR control files. > > Disable SR using System | Performance | File System | Troubleshooting and > check "Disable System Restore", > IMMEDIATELY Reboot > Enable SR using System | Performance | File System | Troubleshooting and > UNcheck "Disable System Restore", > Reboot > > Is SR still enabled? Do you see a checkpoint? > > Now carry out the following quick test: > 1) Create a shortcut on your desktop to a file (any file). > 2) Create a manual checkpoint > Could you create a checkpoint? > 3) Delete the shortcut > 4) Restore your PC to the checkpoint you created. > Was the shortcut restored? Did you see any error messages? > 5) Reboot your PC > Was the checkpoint retained? > -- > Mike Maltby > mike.maltby@gmail.com
Guest Mike M Posted September 15, 2008 Posted September 15, 2008 Re: Antivirus SGB, That's good to read. Thanks for the feedback. -- Mike M SGB <NoEmail@ThisAddress.com> wrote: > Fab, Mike! > > Your instructions seem to have fixed my SR. > > As always... > THANKS SO MUCH!
Guest SGB Posted September 18, 2008 Posted September 18, 2008 Re: Antivirus >>> TO: MIKE M. Re: Antivirus >>> TO: MIKE M. Hey Mike, My SR stopped working last night and this morning. After a reboot, it came back to life, but there were no System CheckPoints. Any ideas? What do you think if I imported last month's registry? TIA! SGB For some reasons, SR will not hold "Mike M" <No_Spam@Corned_Beef.Only> wrote in message news:uu8bmj4FJHA.2456@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > SGB, > > That's good to read. Thanks for the feedback. > -- > Mike M
Guest SGB Posted September 18, 2008 Posted September 18, 2008 Re: Antivirus >>> TO: MIKE M. Re: Antivirus >>> TO: MIKE M. Wanted to add... The program simply will not open at times. Error message reads I must reboot. SGB "SGB" <NoEmail@ThisAddress.com> wrote in message news:%23iSf3%23ZGJHA.4228@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Hey Mike, > > My SR stopped working last night and this morning. > After a reboot, it came back to life, but there were no System CheckPoints. > Any ideas? > What do you think if I imported last month's registry? > > TIA! > SGB > > For some reasons, SR will not hold > "Mike M" <No_Spam@Corned_Beef.Only> wrote in message > news:uu8bmj4FJHA.2456@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > > SGB, > > > > That's good to read. Thanks for the feedback. > > -- > > Mike M > > >
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