Guest MEB Posted December 15, 2007 Posted December 15, 2007 "Willy" <willybyrd@gmail.com> wrote in message news:4cb1b969-52fb-4536-8a05-82917b71a143@e25g2000prg.googlegroups.com... | I have a friend running Win98 whose machine has slowed to a crawl. I | got a bit more speed by getting rid of a huge number of temp files as | well as removing Incredimail. Regcleaner did a good job of fixing the | registry but the other programs that I downloaded would scan but not | clean the AdWare/Spyware. Are there any good -free programs | available? | | Byrd Standards would be AdAware and SpyBot Search and Destroy. AdAware's newest version does not install in 98, so one would need the older version with updates. Depending upon what you're intending to uninstall, you may need a specialty remover. If you can indicate what these issues are, the group might be better able to advise you. -- MEB http://peoplescounsel.orgfree.com ________
Guest Willy Posted December 15, 2007 Posted December 15, 2007 Free tool to remove AdWare & Spyware I have a friend running Win98 whose machine has slowed to a crawl. I got a bit more speed by getting rid of a huge number of temp files as well as removing Incredimail. Regcleaner did a good job of fixing the registry but the other programs that I downloaded would scan but not clean the AdWare/Spyware. Are there any good -free programs available? Byrd
Guest 98 Guy Posted December 15, 2007 Posted December 15, 2007 Re: Free tool to remove AdWare & Spyware Willy wrote: > I have a friend running Win98 whose machine has slowed to a > crawl. Start -> Run -> type msconfig (then hit enter) Click the startup tab (on the far right). Look at the items with a checkbox in them. Ignore Scanregistry, loadpowerprofile. For everything else, do a google search on it and then determine if it's something the system needs to be running. Also, how much memory does the system have, and when was the last time the hard drive was checked for errors, or de-fragged?
Guest Buffalo Posted December 15, 2007 Posted December 15, 2007 Re: Free tool to remove AdWare & Spyware "Willy" <willybyrd@gmail.com> wrote in message news:4cb1b969-52fb-4536-8a05-82917b71a143@e25g2000prg.googlegroups.com... > I have a friend running Win98 whose machine has slowed to a crawl. I > got a bit more speed by getting rid of a huge number of temp files as > well as removing Incredimail. Regcleaner did a good job of fixing the > registry but the other programs that I downloaded would scan but not > clean the AdWare/Spyware. Are there any good -free programs > available? > > Byrd Try the free version of SuperAntiSpyware . I use the paid version but the free version is just as powerful in recognizing and eliminating spyware and adware. The free version is on-demand only and you need to do manual updates. SuperAntiSpyware.com
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